Congratulations to Cassidy!

Cassidy won honorable mention in the Casella Waste Poster Contest.  She just received her picture back in the mail today!

Artist-in-Residence: Jeh Kulu

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE:  JEH KULU

Coming to RES  April 17th -20th

Dancing and Drumming with the West African Musical Troop during physical education classes.

Students should bring sneakers and comfortable clothes.

This artist in residence was supported by many people, including:

Vermont Art Council

Community Go Fund Me Contributors

RES Enrichment Program

RES Art Program

RES PTO

THANK YOU!

Questions?  Contact Darcie Rankin, Enrichment Teacher at darcie.rankin@cesuvt.org

Using MobyMax from Home

     Students are encouraged to use MobyMax from home to work on mastering their basic math facts.  They are set to the facts they first need to work on and the program or teacher adjusts them as they master facts. 

Steps for Logging on at Home

1. Log into our school website at https://richmond.cesuvt.org/
2. Under the link: STUDENTS choose MOBYMAX
   
3. Next students will see this log in screen where they type in their username and password:
4. Students type in: first name.last name (username with no capitals or spaces).  Their password is their lunch number.
5. Students then need to be choosing the fact fluency icon.

If students have trouble logging in at home, have them check with their classroom teacher to make sure they have the correct password.  

Thanks for all of your support!  While we are hoping students are logging in at least three times a week, they can always log in daily for frequent practice!

Ways to Support Your Child at Home with Math

                                                                                  
      At this point in a third grader's math career, we are working on efficiency, precision and flexibility.  One area that can really hamper this goal is when a student isn't solid in their fact fluency.  Students that are automatic in their basic facts are more efficient when solving 3 and 4-digit problems in addition and subtraction and in solving multiplication and division problems.
      Fact fluency is something that students have been working on in a variety of ways throughout their years at RES.  The research shows that students that have mastered their facts can recall them in about 3 seconds.  Every student develops at their own pace and some need more time to achieve mastery.  So, we are giving you some ways to help support your child at home with the mastery of their basic facts.
    One way for this is to find time to go over flash cards with your child or to simply use that time in the car when you are driving to appointments or activities to call out facts for your child to answer.  Some students also need paper pencil to also learn them.  The following are some websites that you could use:

• https://www.math-drills.com/
• http://www.math-aids.com/

   Also, games are really a fun way for students to practice their facts.  This can be done with some games such as:

• Snap It Up
• Learning Resources Pop for Addition & Subtraction Game
• Math Dice by Thinkfun
• Flip It
• Learning Resources tri-FACTa Multiplication & Division Game
• Learning Resources tri-FACTa Addition & Subtraction Game

Finally, our district no longer uses FASTT Math, but instead uses MobyMax.  This is a great site that we customize for each student.  They log into it through our RES website and then type in their passwords.  Students would benefit from logging into this program at least three times a week at home.