Mrs. Hara – 7th/8th Grade Math

Congratulations 1A and 4B!!! Kumu Kaleo’s first grade class was able to complete the most ixl math skills during the first trimester for the lower elementary division.  His class was able to master a total of 394 skills!  Hooray! Kumu Silva’s fourth grade class was able to win the upper elementary division with a total of 553 skills!  WOW!   As their reward each class was able to feast on a onolicious pizza lunch!  Yummy!  Look at all of those happy faces!  Mahalo everyone for your continued hard work!

Last month I provided you with some favorite ipad apps.  So in all fairness, here are the top 5 math apps on the android, in order of their popularity:

5.  Math Attack improves basic operational math skills.                                        

4. Mental Math Preview helps to improve mental math calculation skills.

3.  Math Training for Kids also provides opportunities to practice basic math operations in a fun way.

2.  Math Workout includes minigames such as mathblaster and world challenge.

1.  Kids Numbers and Math Lite is ideal for preschoolers and kindergarteners.  It is prompted by a voice, so that kids can learn how to spell math words as well.

Krista, Adam, and Makena will be enjoying a cool and delicious yogurt treat!

Congratulations goes out to all the keiki who spent time on ixl this past month.  Mahalo for your efforts in meeting your montly goal of mastering seven skills! Each child’s name was added to the drawing for a yogurtland gift card.  The lucky winners for October were:  Adam from Mrs. Derr’s class; Krista from Mrs. Littrell’s class; and Makena from Ms. Fullerton’s class.  Stay tuned as the students await to hear which class from grades K-2, and which class from grades 3-5 was able to master the most skills for the entire first trimester.  These classes will win a pizza party!

Last month students worked very hard to earn their monthly goal for IXL math.   Names were entered into a drawing and one name for each grade level was pulled at morning `oli.  Congratulations goes out to Sean S., grade 3; Dillon A., grade 4; and Paige P., grade 5. Whether goals were met or not, mahalo to all the students for making an effort to incorporate ixl math practice into your busy schedules.  I look forward to giving out more prizes and cannot wait to see who next month’s recipients will be!