Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Math Strategies...

Find out if your student is using their math strategies when solving problems.  This is a very important skills that all students need to have and use when solving word problems in Math. 

Volunteers Needed...

We are in need of parent volunteers daily in our Math Lab to help 1st and 2nd grade students with Study Island.  You must have a cleared background check and orientation.  Please stop in our front office or visit with Mr. Scatliffe, our parent liaison, to get signed up!

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Report Cards...

I hope your 1st 9 week's report card was to be celebrated! What was your math grade?

Friday, October 7, 2011

Prize Donations

Accepting donations of small, new or gently used trinkets to be used as prizes for earning blue ribbons in Study Island.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Moving onward and upward!

Moving on from place value and comparing of whole numbers to place value and comparing of decimals with my older students!

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

SMI Testing

Has your 3-5th grader taken their SRI and SMI test? Know their score and know what it means!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Math Trivia - Place Value

It grows in periods! Students learn ones, tens, and hundreds to begin.  Then on with thousands, millions, and billions in 5th. Can you name any further place value periods? Google it!

Quote...

"Be a yardstick of quality. Some people are not used to an environment where quality is expected." Steve Jobs

Monday, August 22, 2011

Welcome!

And so the journey begins. Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year!

Sunday, August 21, 2011

First Day

Tomorrow is the big day, everyone!  Wrap up the summer and pull out the learning!

Thursday, August 18, 2011

So glad you made it!

It was great to see everyone back at "Meet the Teacher Night" tonight!

Friday, August 12, 2011

August Newsletter - Math Lab

Are you set up with one of the social media sites in order to receive updates?

Quote

"If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog bisquits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them!" Phil Pastoret

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Quote

"Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas." Albert Einstein

Monday, August 8, 2011

Is your room ready for students in two weeks? Let the fresh ideas flow!!!
Buckling down to the last official week of summer for teachers. If you haven't done something yet that you really wanted to do, now's the time!!!

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Great Math sites needed...

If you are aware of any great sites for children to practice math, please respond with URL!

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

My Personal KISD site address

Math Lab and Study Island (My personal KISD site) = https://www.killeenisd.org/teachers/index.cfm?param1=16968

FACEBOOK address

Gaitan's PPES Math Lab = https://www.facebook.com/ppesmathlab

TWITTER address

PPES Math Lab = http://twitter.com/ppesmathlab

BLOGGER address

Gaitan's PPES Math Lab Blogger = http://ppesmathlab.blogspot.com

It Works...

Okay, I think I have all my pages connected.  You can watch Math Lab information on Blogger, Facebook, Twitter, and my personal school website - whichever is your preference!  You should get the same information regardless of which you use. It all seems to be working correctly!!!
Testing a text to blogger

KISD Online Trainings

If you'd like to get your online trainings done before school starts, they are up and ready!  Click my title above to be taken to the KISD website.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Technology...

Just when you think you are getting pretty good at using technology, you take a social media class through KISD and realize "Wow, there is soooo much more!" Thanks for being patient while I learn!

30 more minutes till the end of the social media class.

My boxer, Ronin!

That's my boy!!!

Remember to laminate your classroom posters.

Thursday Morning

I had a Starbucks vanilla coffee frappuccino for breakfast.