Chalkville Chatter
December 2017
Making Sense of Math
Parents are bombarded with messages to read with their children, but it’s rare to hear about the importance of doing math with them. Here are some helpful tips on why and how to instill a love of math in your children.
Play Games: adding and subtracting speed drills
Count everything: steps, signs on the road, french fries, light switches in the house – EVERYTHING
Find Patterns and Shapes: noticing math in our world establishes a need to understand
Technology: Compass Learning and Stride Academy are free to all Chalkville students and a great way to build math skills
The goal should be to make math “real” and meaningful by pointing it out in the world around you. That could include checking and comparing prices at the grocery store, driving down the street counting mailboxes, reading recipes, calculating coupons, or even measuring food or drink at the dinner table. I encourage every parent to show their children ways that math impacts our world daily.
School News
AttenDANCE Challenge
Each day a class has perfect attendance (no absences, no tardies, or checkouts before 1:00) the class can earn a letter.
When the class spells DANCE, the entire class has earned a...
DANCE PARTY!!
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December 12
PTA Program 6 pm
December 19
End of first semester
December 20-January 5
School closed for mid-year holiday
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3-Tyler Chapman
4-Marques Maddox
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9-Jalen Pritchett
10-Ja'Mariea Taylor
3rd Grade Winners
1-Evelyn Stanfield (#1 Score in school!)
2-Christopher Rutledge
3-Robert McDonald
4-Kadell Wright
5-William Goodloe
6-Va'richia Wood
7-Jasmine Carter
8-Jeremiah Garner
9-Jeremiah Hill
10-Kaylee Melton
2nd Grade Winners
1-Austin Snow
2-Jayla Watkins
3-Ryan Taylor
4-Maria Crider
5-Christian Morrison
6-Tayliyonna Butler
7-Daylen Long
8-Ja'Kendalin Aguillard
9-Matthew Hurt
10-Daizha Jeff
1st Grade Winners
1-Saira Butt
2-Ivy Marbury
3-Chloe Jones
4-Bryson Holmes
5-Kenneth Hunt
6-kendalyn Powe
7-G'Kobi Robertson
8-Ryan Huang
9-Piper Thompson
10-Kamryn Thompson
Kindergarten Winner
1-Benjamin Quarshie
2-Carlos Ramirez
3-Marco Thomas
4-Jeremiah Hunter
5-Joe Wiimes
6-Jayden Crosskey
7-Uriel Irish
8-Ja'Maya Blackmon
9-Bralynn Fluker
10-Jacobi Watson
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Location: 940 Chalkville School Road, Birmingham, AL 35215
Phone: 205-379-2950
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