Mary Hogan Family Newsletter
November 15, 2024
Dear Mary Hogan Families,
Tonight is a full moon and the skies are clear, so I hope you get outside after dark (which comes so early) to enjoy the beautiful full moon. You certainly don't need sunglasses, like these third graders in the photo, but you may not need any flashlights.
If you haven't been stargazing with your children, it is something that I really do recommend. We all can enjoy the stars, finding constellations (sometimes phone apps help!), and sometimes meteors shoot through the sky. Last month's full moon coincided with a comet! And, when you are out there, you can look for satellites that are crossing the sky faster than planes and last longer than meteors. There is so much to enjoy in the night sky. Go out for an after dinner walk (or jog!), find a clear spot, and enjoy the full moon!
💙, Jen
We will get you the link to the presentation next week, hopefully. In the meantime, you can always do some Math at Home with your children. Just choose the grade for math and then explore! Another math resource you can have fun with at home is Which One Doesn't Belong? You can choose from shapes, numbers, and graphs and then see how many reasons and ways to exclude one from a group of four.
And if you are looking for advice on how to support your child in math, here is advice from Jo Boaler, a professor at Stanford who has done A LOT of work around teaching and learning of mathematics.
