Today, your child is bringing home login information for XtraMath and Typing Club.  XtraMath is a way to improve speed and accuracy with math facts.  It begins with addition and it will move through to subtraction, multiplication, and division.  The idea is that your child spends 5-10 minutes a few times a week practicing these skills.  Typing Club will help your child learn how to type properly.  It is really important to encourage your child to keep their hands on the Home Row keys and to avoid looking at the keyboard keys while typing.  Although we will be using XtraMath and Typing Club in class, using them at home will be quite beneficial as well.

I sent home last year’s comfort kits and a letter on how to update them. Although we always hope that there will not be a need for them, we realize the need to be prepared! If you could return your refreshed Comfort Kit by October 4th, that would be fabulous!

On Wednesday, September 22nd our school will do a run outside in honour of Terry Fox. Students are encouraged to bring a $2.00 donation to cancer research in his honour.