If you have trouble accessing the ATLAS Practice Site with the link above, you can use the following link: https://atlasportal.org/
- Once you have clicked this link, you will click Students and Families at the top.
- Once you have clicked Students and Families, you will scroll down a bit to click the Practice/Training Tests button on the left side of the screen (button shown to the side).
I purchased this for adding and subtracting. I know it just looks like they can just use their own fingers, but they both enjoy creating the problem and then showing it on the fingers. I also found it useful when either/both of the addends are bigger than 10. We can count up or count down using the fingers.
We’ve been using it to practice our counting backwards and forwards. We’ve also been using it like a number line. They both enjoy popping the numbers in and counting them. We pretend that their fingers are frogs or rabbits, and they are jumping from number to number.
Instead of the boring flashcards, I got these. We spin them around to practice our addition and subtraction problems. Each spinner has a number 1-9 in the middle, and you add or subtract based on which side of the spinner you’re on. They really enjoy spinning the fidget spinner. LOL And flipping it over is like figuring out the mystery. They get so excited when they flip it over and see that they chose the right answer.
A Letter from Your Teacher on the First Day of School
Click on the picture (or HERE) to hear a letter from me for your first day of school!
Love,
Mrs. Duvall
I wanted to stop by and introduce the new ARVA Hub.! This is ARVA's new office located in the Downtown Little Rock area! A lot of planning went into this space and now we get to use it! The great thing about the Hub is that many spaces were designed with you in mind! This location is now available if your internet is down or if your power is out! You are welcome to load up and go use the HUB during the day to get your work done! I understand not everyone lives in the LR area so this is not feasible for your family! However, if you live close...go check it out! You will LOVE THIS PLACE! (Just remember an LC must be with students at all times. You cannot just drop off and leave!)
If you do need to utilize the Hub in the event of having your internet or power out, please reach out and let me know prior to heading that way so that I can alert our office staff that you will be coming. 🙂
Weekly Update || 3.31-4.4
Happy Friday!!
We’ve made it to SPRING BREAK!! When we return from break, we will have just 40 more days together. This year has FLOWN by. It’s a joy to watch your students shine so bright!
Tasks for next week:
- · Have a wonderful Spring Break
- · Complete any overdue lessons that you have
- · Makeup any missing days that you have not worked in the OLS
- · Makeup any IXL time that you may need to
- · Makeup any Lexia time that you may need to
When we return from Spring Break on Monday, 3.31.25, I will push out another reminder with your student’s ATLAS testing times for the week of April 14.
Just a reminder for any class connect session that your student attends that they need to be in a position ready to listen and learn (aka not in bed, lying down on the couch, etc.). Please be mindful of any language going on in the background when your student has their mic on (mics can be super sensitive and we don't want them picking up inappropriate language, the TV, etc.). 🙂
Thank you for all that you do to help your student grow and shine bright!
Have a WONDERFUL break!!
