This week has also been a chance for us to collect some change to help MAKE A CHANGE by supporting Riley Hospital! Since many of us forgot our $2 RED SHIRT day earlier this week, we are trying again tomorrow, Friday! If you already paid, just wear your RED! If you want to help, bring your $2, wear a RED shirt, and wear school pants!
MOBY MAX: You've all been hearing or reading about the school's use of Moby Max. This is a web based resource to reinforce / practice skills at an individual level. We are resending logins TODAY in folders now that we have our school account (not just the trial). Your child has taken the placement assessment with me. This was done at school so we could see what students could do on their own. I quickly saw, however, that using the tools (mouse, keyboard, headphones, speaker) was a bigger unknown than the questions! We will be working on all of that, too!
For Kindergarten, I would emphasis the word PRACTICE! We will be using this as a resource within our school time as well! Here are a few pointers to remember when practicing at home: (LOOK FOR THE LETTER IN FOLDERS)
TO DO:
- Keep the parent letter in a handy place until students get familiar enough with their login and password.
- Keep an eye on your child to only focus on the 2 areas (MATH & NUMBERS) for now.
- Make sure they know how to use the "tools" (mouse, keyboard, speakers, headphones, tablet) they need to do the task
- Make sure they listen to the directions carefully! They can even have it replay if needed by clicking on the speaker image.
- Talk about what they thing they should do, why they should do it, or even why a choice is better than another.
- If they choose the wrong item, just say "o.k., go to the next one."
WHAT NOT TO DO:
- Don't "teach" the right answer! This is to practice skills they are comfortable and familiar with... at a level they can understand what is needed. If they don't, the computer needs to "learn" what they can AND CAN NOT do so it shows the correct next piece.
- Don't worry that they don't move "fast enough!" :) I know this is hard! But practice is so important and it helps me see what they are still working on if you are careful to not over influence the answers they choose.
I'm looking forward to seeing what fun things we can do with this program!
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Awards Day - 2nd Quarter
