September 29, 2008 Dear Middle School Parents, We would like to offer once a week after school math tutoring for small groups of students who need extra help practicing skills. We plan on offering one session for 5th grade and one session for 6th grade. These sessions would run on Mondays (5th grade) and Wednesdays (6th grade) from 3:45 – 4:45 in the Science room and will be taught by Ms. McGee. Ideally, each group will consist of 3-5 students attending on a regular basis. The cost for the tutoring is $10-15 per week per student depending on the size of the groups. Payment for tutoring will be due each week. Students in 7th or 8th grade may request individual tutoring. Please contact Ms. McGee at cmcgee@bettonhills.com or by calling the office if you are interested in enrolling your child or would like more information. We anticipate beginning the math tutoring sessions as soon as possible. In addition to the tutoring sessions, we would also like students to have the opportunity to use an enrichment math program called Aleks. Aleks is similar to the Accelerated Reading program, except for math. Ms. McGee used this program in middle school math classes last year. It is an excellent program for students needing help practicing basic skills and also for advanced students who would like to get ahead. It is an online program that can be used both at school and at home. Unfortunately, we did not budget for the program this year. However, it would be possible for the school to order student subscriptions at a discounted “school” price if parents are willing to pay their child’s portion of the cost. For a seven month subscription, the cost per student is $31.25. If you are interested in your child using Aleks this year, please contact Ms. McGee as soon as possible so that we know how many subscriptions to order. Sincerely, Ms. McGee and the Middle School Team |