Category Archives: Volunteer Resources

2014 Work Begins

We are excited to return to Billingsville and Winterfield in 2014!  Thank you, volunteers, for your fantastic work in 2013.  Click here for more 2013 Highlights!… continue reading

There’s One Key Difference Between Kids Who Excel at Math and Kids Who Don’t

There’s One Key Difference Between Kids Who Excel at Math and Kids Who Don’t (read article here). “I’m just not a math person” is a self-destructive fallacy.… continue reading

December – HEART NOTABLES

Logistics

• Holiday Take-Home Games: Your students will be receiving a Deck of Cards and some other treats from HEART during the week preceding Winter Break. Please spend 10 minutes practicing the attached games with your students this and next week, so that they will know how to play at home with parents and siblings. In the past, students have improved their math skills over Winter Break as a result of practice at home. Encourage your students to play the games over the break!

• Winter Break

November – HEART NOTABLES

Logistics

• Thanksgiving Break is 11/27 – 11/29. Tutor as scheduled on Monday 11/25, but NO TUTORING on Tuesday 11/26 due to class parties and other school events.

• Winter Break is 12/23 – 1/3, with school and tutoring starting back on 1/6. If your holiday travel plans extend beyond the school’s break and you will miss tutoring sessions, please let me know so that we can make arrangements for your students.

• See full list of school holidays here or in grid form here.

• Please bring

October – HEART NOTABLES

Important Logistics

• Friday, November 1st – Teacher Work Day – No School, No Tutoring

• Monday, November 11th – Veterans Day Holiday – No School, No Tutoring

• Wednesday, November 27th to Friday, November 29th – Thanksgiving Holiday – No School, No Tutoring

• See full list of school holidays here or in grid form here.

• When your student is ready to move to the next concept notebook, let [Emily/Grey] know. We will give a mini-assessment and offer suggestions/tips if more practice is needed.

Tutoring Tips

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