I want to make you aware of a few different websites that we will be using in class this year, which you can also use at home with your child. I sent a letter home last Friday about AdaptedMindMath, and I can see that some of the students have already been practicing their math skills at home. IXL is another math program that is being used across the supervisory union. Students can practice skills in many different areas of math. Right now, it would be particularly helpful if students practiced number sense skills (letter A). The easiest way to access the site is through http://www.wsesu.net/dashboard and I have included a letter with the login information. If you are just looking for some fun, yet educational, math games for your child to play, OCSD Interactive Games (http://resources.oswego.org/games/) and ABCya (www.abcya.com) are two of my favorites.
Students can also access the reading program Lexia from home (http://www.lexialearning.com/). This is a great program that practices reading and spelling sight words, syllabication, comprehension, phonics skills, and understanding prefixes, suffixes, and root words. If your child is having trouble remembering their login information, please let me know.
Finally, just a note that Wednesday, October 8th is Health and Safety Day. Students will be practicing bus evacuations and listening to a fire safety talk. In addition, we will also be going on that day to help harvest some vegetables that the students planted last spring. It should be an exciting day!
