Both candy and calculators were causing problems this week, and I respectfully ask that both be left at home. Candy has been known to be used as a relationship bartering tool. Also, all that sugar turns most students lethargic.
In regards to calculators, some students were caught trying to use their calculators to complete their multiplication homework, and others were playing with them at recess on the field and had them confiscated by a recess attendant.
While I realize that, in the "real world", we can take our calculators with us anywhere to figure things out, what the students need to learn right now are the concepts behind the math (repeated combining of equal groups) just like they need to be able to understand how time is measured (learning to read an analog clock instead of a digital one). They are not allowed to use their multiplication tables to complete their work (only to check it), and we aren't quite ready for the chapter on calculators yet. Until then, I appreciate your consideration in this matter. Have a fantastic holiday weekend, and I will see your children on Wednesday, as they will have a substitute on Tuesday.
Aloha,
Miss Cook
In regards to calculators, some students were caught trying to use their calculators to complete their multiplication homework, and others were playing with them at recess on the field and had them confiscated by a recess attendant.
While I realize that, in the "real world", we can take our calculators with us anywhere to figure things out, what the students need to learn right now are the concepts behind the math (repeated combining of equal groups) just like they need to be able to understand how time is measured (learning to read an analog clock instead of a digital one). They are not allowed to use their multiplication tables to complete their work (only to check it), and we aren't quite ready for the chapter on calculators yet. Until then, I appreciate your consideration in this matter. Have a fantastic holiday weekend, and I will see your children on Wednesday, as they will have a substitute on Tuesday.
Aloha,
Miss Cook