Today in your child's yellow folder or backpack there is a packet of math games that I have collected from various resources.  They vary in level of difficulty and skills, but hopefully there is at least one that will appeal to everyone.  We have played Build a City, Five Frame Fun, Bingo, Rocket, and Plus One in class, so everyone should be familiar with these.  If your child is like my son, he or she may enthusiastically play the games at school but prefer not to play them at home- that's fine!  I'm sending them along as an option, but not something that has to be done.

Next week during ECO we are planning to make tea.  This is something we will probably do several times during ECO, and I also love the option of having a warm drink after a cold winter recess.  If you have an extra travel mug that your child could bring in and keep here for the year that would be fantastic.  I have permanent markers in almost every color of the rainbow, so your child could label his or her mug and we could find a place to store it in the room.   If you don't have one, I have some extras at my house.

Playing Sneaky Snake, a fun math game.

Shaking hands after a good game!