Introducing…
MATH SUPERSTARS
Dear Parents,
A fun program designed to enhance your child’s math experience called
Math Superstars is starting at Sommer Elementary this fall. The program
offers small prizes/incentives for working on these extra math
problems at home.
Each Monday, a weekly worksheet will be posted on the Sommer website:
by grade level. If your child chooses to participate, the worksheets should
be printed out at home and returned for grading by the following Monday.
Please be sure that the student's FIRST and LAST NAME as well as TEACHER's
NAME are on each worksheet or they will not be graded. As your child
accumulates stars (points), they will receive prizes. Their name
will be posted on a special bulletin board when they have 50 stars.
Your role is to encourage your child and facilitate problem solving. Allow
time during the week for your child to think about each problem. You may
need to read the problem to your child, explaining any new words
encountered. Feel free to suggest a strategy for solving the problem,
offer “counters” or manipulatives or listen as your child shares his or her
thinking, but please DO NOT GIVE THE ANSWERS. In order for this program to
be effective, the thinking must be done by the students.
It is normal for a child NOT to be able to complete every problem on a
worksheet. The process of reading, understanding and approaching the
problems is a valuable step in solving many types of problems. Remind your
child that she or he is not expected to know the answers to every problem.
Thank you for allowing your child the opportunity to participate in this
exciting new math adventure!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kelyndra Vieira at
kelyndra@austin.rr.com.