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Excelling 2nd Grade Mathematicians

Dan Frobish from GVSU’s Statistics Department visited our math class today to hand out awards for a outstanding math thinkers. This winter, Mrs. Kuieck’s math class submitted posters to a state wide competition and some of our friends won awards for their hard work. We are all so very proud of these bright students!  The [...]

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2nd Grade Statisticians

Did you know that second graders from Georgetown work on statistics? Mrs. Kuieck’s second graders became so skilled that they entered the GVSU Michigan Statistics Poster competition. To create the posters, they worked in groups focused on a  topic of interest. They created a survey, compiled their data on a poster complete with the results [...]

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Math Parent Night

WHEN:  Tuesday, March 20, 2012 @ 7:00-8:05 PM at the WHERE:  Hudsonville High School Auditorium. A Math Expressions Parent Night will be held at the high school auditorium for parents of K-5 students in the district. Parents will hear an overview of the Math Expressions Math Program in the auditorium, followed by 3 break-out sessions: K-1st, 2nd-3rd, and 4th-5th. Break-out sessions [...]

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Parent Math Night

Math Expressions Parent Night:  Thursday, March 20, 2012 @ 7:00 PM at the Hudsonville High School Auditorium A Math Expressions Parent Night will be held at the high school auditorium for parents of K-5 students in the district.  Parents will hear an overview of the program in the auditorium, followed by 3 break-out sessions: K-1st, 2nd-3rd, [...]

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Mr. Gort: Math Video Tutorials

Does your child’s math homework ever stump you?  Do you find yourself wondering how you passed math courses way back when if you can’t figureo out how to help your elementary child complete a math problem? Can I tell you this?  As a parent, I UNDERSTAND!  Math is not what it used to be.  It [...]

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Learning Math in Today’s Classroom

Are you confounded by your child’s math homework?  Do you sometimes wonder if the math your child is now learning in elementary school involves math concepts that you learned in secondary math classes? Do you ever question your own math ability when you can’t help your child complete a stem and leaf plot, a proof [...]

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Parent Math Night Powerpoint

Many parents have asked to have access to the presentation that was shared during the PARENT MATH NIGHT last week.  This was led by our two GT and Intervention Specialists, Dawn Heerema and Kris Mason. To access this presentation, click on:  PARENT MATH NIGHT PPT

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Georgetown Surveyers

Have you seen these students in the hallway with measuring sticks?  I have watched them measure the length of hallways, the area of the rotunda and classrooms.  Their work in measuring was tied to an advanced math project they were doing for their fifth grade class. One day I snapped a photo of them with [...]

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Smarty Games: Reading and Math

Richard Byrne, author of the blog FREE TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS, shared a new website, SMARTY GAMES, designed to help elementary students develop basic math and reading skills.  After visiting the site, I decided that this would be helpful to many students during the summer months. Free featured games for mathematics cover basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, [...]

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Math Facts: Cool Tips for Parents

If you are working on math facts with your child over the summer months, I have a helpful link that is worth checking out.  The authors of this blog provide strategies for learning addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts.  MATH FACTS If you are looking for a site that provides practice with facts, here are [...]

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