Imagine Clay Avenue Community School
Title I Newsletter
December 2016
Activities on the Go!
Math: Think of a number in
your head and give clues about
the number. Have your child ask
questions too. This is great for
reinforcing concepts from
greater than/less than to place
value!
Reading/Language Arts:
Think of a random word. Have
your child come up with as
many rhyming words as he or
she can. Or, take turns thinking
of homophones – words that
sound the same but are spelled
differently, like to, too, and
two – and defining them.
December Important
Dates
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1-13 – Holiday Canned
Food & Coin Drive
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5-16 STAR Assessments
8 – Holiday Family Night
15 – End of 2nd Quarter
16 – Staff PD – NO SCHOOL
19-Jan.2 – Winter Break
Jan. 3 – School resumes
Help your child develop writing skills!
Writing is an important part of our
daily lives. However, it is a difficult
skill to learn and master. Students
are asked to use their writing skills in
every subject, from explaining how
they got an answer in math, to
writing about specific details from a
text to answer comprehension
questions in reading, to writing an
essay in language arts, science or
social studies.
Here are some ways you can help
your child develop his or her writing
skills to ensure academic success and
build important life skills.
Read, Read, Read! One of the best
ways to improve writing is reading.
Reading exposes students to
general vocabulary, word study and
content-specific vocabulary.
Through reading, students see a
variety of authors’ techniques that
they can use in their own writing.
Create a “writing center” at home.
Have a special place for writing
stocked with pencils, pens, crayons,
markers and a variety of paper. Add
photos, magazines or newspapers to
spark writing ideas.
Provide authentic writing
opportunities. Help your child make
“real world” connections to writing by
having him or her write the grocery list,
letters to family, invitations and thank
you notes.
Encourage your child to keep a
journal. Have him or her write about
things that happen at home and school,
express feelings or just for fun.
When reading the journal (only with
your child’s permission), share your own
feelings and ideas and give positive
feedback.
Be a writing role model. Let your child
see you as a writer. Point out times that
you use writing to communicate, in your
job, and in everyday life.
Help your child “publish” his or her
work. Whether it’s posting it on the
fridge or using a website to create a
book, display your child’s writing
proudly!
Source: Great Schools. (2016). Best Ways to
Support Writing at Home.
http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/tips-tosupport-writing-at-home/
Notable Websites
Math
Literacy
Math Playground has over 100
educational games that can be
played on the computer or any
mobile device. You can find skill
builders, logic games and interactive
brain teasers by grade level or
concept. Students will sharpen their
basic computation skills as well as
improve their critical thinking and
problem solving skills while having
fun!
www.mathplayground.com
Dogo News is a great place for kids to
keep up with current events. This
website has hundreds or articles on
current events, science, social studies,
sports, fun, the world and the
environment that are organized by
grade level and topic. Dogo News also
contains current book and movie
reviews that interest kids of all ages K12!
www.dogonews.com
Check out Imagine Clay Avenue Community School’s website at
http://www.imagineclayavenue.org/ and our Facebook page for the most up
to date information.