Dear First and Second Grade Parents,

We have rolled out XtraMath to the first and second grade students over the last week.  XtraMath is a site set up specifically for your student through your student’s teacher.  What I really love about this program is that it responds to what your student needs in terms of fact practice.  As your he or she improves, the program works on more difficult problems.  If your student struggles, it reviews those challenging facts.  What is even better is that the work your student does at home is tied to the same work that he or she does in school.

In order to betterincorporate fact practice during instructional class time, as your child works on XtraMath each day, your teacher gets a detailed report that records every question and every answer that your child completes.

Fact fluency (knowing a fact within 3-4 seconds) is a key to unlocking further mathematical learning.  By helping your student get consistent daily practice on math facts through XtraMath, you will be instrumental to their success in school.

Flyers with your student’s login information and procedures was sent home last week.  If you have any questions about XtraMath, you can contact your student’s teacher and they will be able to give you all the details you need.

Happy fact practice.

-Mr. Reed-Swale