We have been learning multiplication in our math group this week! 

We have found some fun websites and games you can play at home on your computer!  My students love playing them, too! 

Multiplication as repeated addition: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/numeracy/multiplication/index.shtml

Multiplication as patterns in numbers (on a chart):

http://www.mathsisfun.com/tables.html

Have fun, and give them a challenge! 

Ms. Grimley

Starfall is a great, free online tool for helping students that have difficulty with phonics. 

Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read with phonics. Their systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL). Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children.

Check it out! 

www.starfall.com

Hi parents and students,

I know we have been back for nearly a month, but I wanted to officially say, “Welcome Back”!  My, my, my – what a month September has been.  I hope our families in Manheim are receiving the support they need after the flooding we have received.  I personally had flooding in my basement, so we are in the process of cleaning that up right now! 

School is off to a great start!  We have many great interventions and modifications set in place so that each student is successful in school!  This year, my students will be involved in SRA Corrective Reading to assist them with word decoding and fluency.  Another great intervention we will be using is Soar to Success, which will assist in grade level comprehension.  Both are great tools in making our students better readers! 

In math, we have many great interventions and review tools.  Like mechanics that need tools to work on cars, teachers need tools to help children learn to their fullest potential!  We will be using tools like Mountain Math, Study Island (a website designed to remediate and accelerate),  and PALS (Peer Assisted Learning  Strategies). 

Some great things you can use at home are math flash cards.  These will help students develop their basic math skills to get ready for the more multi-step math problems.  Also, utilize the websites available for students, such as Starfall for phonics development, First in Math for basic skills practice, and Cool Math Games for that extra “push” in math. 

If you ever need to speak with me, you can either call me at the school or email me at grimleyb@manheimcentral.org. 

Thanks and here’s to a great school year!

Ms. Grimley

Learning Support Teacher

H.C. Burgard Elementary

Hi Everyone! 

This is my first post for my blog!  I hope everyone has a safe and happy summer!  I wish all my HCB 4th graders a great summer, and a wonderful 5th grade year at the Middle School!  Please come back and visit! 

Take care!

Ms. Grimley

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