September 29, 2010       Today, after school, our Grade 5 had a very encouraging tutoring session.  There were about 20 students from both classess attend this very alternate means of reinforcing the daily activities.  Students worked with peers to find a number of equations to complement problems.  During this time students are so at ease with asking questions. Concerns were addresssed with patterns, that may have occurred in the class but students may not have felt as comfortable in the large group to ask for help.  They feel more at ease in this small group setting away from their classroom as well as being in a place where friends gather to experience the power of working together. Kids were all engaged and very excited while working with students from both classes.  Great Job, guys!  This tutoring will be every Wednesday, from 3 til 4.  Snacks are encouraged, as it can be somewhat of a long day from lunch til' supper. The Grade 6 receive extra help durimg the Flex period, each day. Tomorrow both Grade 5 and Grade 6 will have their first Unit test on 'Patterns' I have been getting a number of calls form students regarding Math homework.  I encourage this and appreciate the input from both student sand parents. A reminder that on Oct. 7th and 8th there will be no school for students but both groups can keep connected by going on line with the Math websites.  This past week we were working with activities from the www.IXL website.          “While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.”