Last week we had a very successful math night for parents and guardians.  We are grateful to our own Kimberly Beane, a Tuscan parent and head of K-5 District Math and Science, who led our MATH & PIZZA NIGHT AT TUSCAN along with Katie Costello - only these two math professionals could make us laugh while learning about new ways to solve a long division problem.  We had a terrific turnout and the kids had fun and pizza while the parents studied for a change.  Thanks also to Ms. Lamkin, Ms. Reyes, Ms. Donatelli, Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Cicolello for going “above and beyond”!  As a Tuscan parent, I’m grateful to SOMEA, our local teachers’ union, the District and your Tuscan PTA for sponsoring this informative evening.   At last I know what that little penguin on my son’s computer screen is up to!       
~ Alan Stephenson, PTA President

Internet Resources from Kimberly Beane:

Presentations and Trainings, including the slides from the Tuscan Math Night
http://www.slideshare.net/KimberlyBeane/presentations

Kimberly Beane's Singapore Math LiveBinder
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=132843

ST Math INformatoin and Research
http://www.mindresearch.net/

Bar Model Practice
http://www.thinkingblocks.com/

Singapore Math Materials
http://www.singaporemath.com
http://www.crystalspringsbooks.com   (search math)

Math in Focus (Houghton Mifflen-Harcourt)
http://www.hmhco.com/shop/education-curriculum/math/math-in-focus-singapore-math#sthash.FQFua810.OR8qH61B.dpbs

Come experience math like a child and learn to support your child's math learning at our first Math & Pizza Night on Thursday November 21st at 7pm!
Sponsored by SOMEA, your Tuscan PTA and the school District, join K-5 Math/Science Supervisor Kim Beane for an overview of the new components of our math program including MATH IN FOCUS and the computer program ST MATH.
Breakout sessions with Tuscan teachers will follow for grades K-1, 2-3, and 4-5 for strategies and activities that happen in the classroom every day!

Ask a question in advance!  Click here to submit a question - frequently asked questions and their answers will be sent via e-blast after the event.

Childcare and pizza will be provided free of charge for children over 3 and are first come, first serve through the signup genius www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0B49ABA82A1-math2

Great thinkers are everywhere.  Is your child creative?  A problem solver?  Does he/she look at life in a unique way?  Be part of the new Odyssey of the Mind teams at Tuscan! Tuscan is excited to be forming its first two teams for the 2013-2014 Odyssey of the Mind competition. 
Odyssey of the Mind is a program that encourages the development of creative problem solving and critical thinking skills through teamwork and competition. Each Odyssey of the Mind team is made up of seven children who work on a year-long “problem.”

One competitive Division I team will be coached by teachers Ms. Wolsky and Mrs. Lamkin.   One non-competive team (a demonstration team that will participate in a regional event) will be coached by parent Alli Joseph.   Please click more for additional information and signups:

On October 3rd the Elementary PTAs and the Parenting Center are hosting what has become an annual curriculum night for elementary parents and guardians.
Hosted for all district elementary families at Clinton School on Thursday October 3rd at 7:30pm: 
"Parents will have the opportunity to participate in content-based workshops presented by department staff.  The purpose of these sessions is to give parents hands on opportunity to learn about the curriculum and to better understand and support their child's academic experience."    Find the flyer here with details on presenters and the session topics.

K-5 Supervisor of Math & Science Kim Beane, shares the following information for Summer Math:

"........To keep math fresh and interesting over the summer I highly recommend BEDTIMEMATH.ORG   Each day BedtimeMath.org posts a new math problem to be discussed and solved, and the problems can be used with all elementary students.  You can get the daily problem from:

Website  www.betimemath.org
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bedtimemath
Twitter  @bedtimemath
Book  on Amazon or iTunes"

Find her full letter and links to online resources here on the Math Page