Thursday, September 23, 2010

Timed Addition Quizzes

The children will bring home their corrected math quizzes today. In order to move to the next quiz they need to have no more than 2 problems wrong. In addition, they need to finish the quiz within a certain time. (I don't tell them what the time is, because that tends to stress them out. :o(

In your child's folder you should find their corrected quiz. The quiz has their score on it given as a fraction - the number correct over the total number of problems. All children completed their quiz accurately, however, most of them did not complete the quiz quickly enough. If I wrote "You got it!" on the quiz, they passed and will go on to the next quiz (+1,+2,+3). Those children received 3+ flashcards to study for that quiz. They should cut the flashcards out and begin studying tonight.

If I wrote "Keep studying" or "Study harder so you can go faster" on the quiz, the child needs to keep studying +2 so they can complete the first quiz more quickly. (If anyone needs new +2 flashcards, they are welcome to them.) I have emphasized to the children that I don't want them to worry, I just want them to study hard.

The next quiz will be given on Tuesday.

As always, don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.

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