Mathematics Strategy: Grades Primary

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Mathematics Strategy Grades Primary6
Mathematics Home-School Communication Resource
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The Department of Education is pleased to
present
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The MathematicsHome-School Communication box!
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Lets look inside
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Overview

• The resource makes it easy for grade primary6
  teachers to inform parents and guardians about
  their children's mathematics education and
  involve them in what their children are learning.

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CDElectronic Files

• All the paper files and folders packed in the box
  are also available electronically on the CD. That
  means you can always print another copy of
  anything thats here.

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Letters Newsletters

• You can keep parents up-to-date on what their
  children are learning in class by sending out
  letters or regular newsletters.
• The communication box contains both sample
  newsletters and letter templates, as well as tips
  on how to create your own.

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Sample Letter
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Sample Newsletter
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Curriculum Night
Curriculum nights offer a great opportunity to
involve parents in student learning by explaining
whats going on in class. Weve put lots of
goodies in the communication box to make your
curriculum night the best it can be
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Curriculum Night

• Contents
• Introduction
• Letter
• Homework Information
• Summaries Overheads Grade Primary
• Summaries Overheads Grade One
• Summaries Overheads Grade Two
• Summaries Overheads Grade Three
• Summaries Overheads Grade Four
• Summaries Overheads Grade Five
• Summaries Overheads Grade Six
• Learning Outcomes Framework

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Curriculum NightSummary and Overhead Samples
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Student-Led Conferences

• A student-led conference is an effective
  alternative to parent-teacher interviews.
• Conferences allow students to take responsibility
  for their learning by sharing a portfolio of
  their work with the people they care about
  mosttheir parents.
• The goal of these conferences is to improve
  communication between home and school as well as
  to promote the development of the students
  organizational and leadership skills.

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Student-Led Conference Support Resources

• Heres what the communication box contains to
  help you set up student-led conferences
• Introduction
• Sample Letters
• Invitation
• Thank You
• Session Templates

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Family Math Night

Family math nights are informal evenings during
which students, siblings, and parents are invited
to the school to do math-related activities. The
whole family becomes engaged in the childs
learning. Heres what weve packed in the
communication box to help you make your schools
event a success
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Family Math Night

• Contents
• Introduction
• Letter
• Grade Primary
• Grade 1
• Grade 2
• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5
• Grade 6

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Family Math NightSample Activity
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Pamphlets
Pamphlets are another good way to get your
message about mathematics learning into the hands
of parents. Pamphlets will be coming to your
school on a variety of topics, and there is a
place for spares to be stored in the
communication box.
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Curriculum Strand Pamphlets

• Lets Talk about
• Mathematics Grades Primary3
• Number Sense Grades Primary3
• Operations Sense Grades Primary3
• Patterns Grades Primary3
• Measurement Grades Primary3
• Geometry Grades Primary3
• Data Management and Probability Grades Primary3

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Mental Math Pamphlets

• Lets Talk about
• Mental Math Grades 13
• Mental Math Grades 46

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Sample Pamphlet
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Video Books
Your communication box also contains three books
and a video for your reference in communicating
with your parent community. Heres what you get
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Video Mathematics What Are You Teaching My
Child?

• This video features live classroom scenes
  insightful commentary from curriculum expert
  Marilyn Burns and interviews with parents, not
  to mention testimonials about the importance of
  mathematics in the workplace.

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Book Getting Your Math Message Out to Parents
In this book, Nancy Litton explores the many
ways teachers can communicate successfully with
parents about their childrens math education.

• She covers the following topics in detail
• Newsletters
• Back-to-School Night
• Parent Conferences
• Homework
• Classroom Volunteers
• Family Math Night

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Book A Familys Guide Fostering Your Childs
Success in School Mathematics

• This guide is intended to help family members
  understand changes in mathematics education and
  to suggest ways that they can support their
  childrens learning of mathematics.

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Book Involving Families in Mathematics Education

• The purpose of this book is to present a
  collection of articles that highlight helpful
  strategies and ideas and to describe some of the
  successful programs that further the goals of
  family participation in childrens mathematics
  learning.

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Thats All, Folks!
We do hope you find all the goodies in your
communication box helpful. Your mission, should
you choose to accept it, is to use these
resources to make your schools communication
with its parent community about mathematics
education even MORE effective. This message will
not self destruct in ten seconds, but heyyou get
the idea!