June 2013

Dear Parents,

 

I am pleased to tell you that we will be using a website called IXL in our classroom for the month of June. IXL is a comprehensive math review site with an unlimited number of math practice questions in hundreds of skills — all of which are aligned to the provincial curriculum. One of the best things about IXL is that your child can access it from home, so you have a chance to see your child's progress!

To get your child started on your home computer, please follow these easy steps:

•Go to www.ca.IXL.com.

•Enter your child's username and password that was emailed to you in the top right-hand corner and click Sign in.

(Note: the username and password is in your child’s agenda.

•Navigate to your child's grade level on the Practice tab.

•Find a skill to practice by doing one of the following:

◦Select a specific skill to practice from the list of skills. You can place your mouse over any skill to see a sample question and click on the link to begin.

Click on the Awards tab. Each grade level presents challenges for your child to conquer and virtual prizes to be uncovered. Place your mouse over any challenge to begin.

In addition to making math practice exciting, IXL is designed to help your child learn at his or her own pace. The website is adaptive and will adjust to your child's demonstrated ability level. The site also saves all of your child's results, so you can monitor your child's progress anytime by clicking on the Reports tab.

I hope you'll encourage your son or daughter to use IXL daily. Here’s to the last month of grade 2 in review; working together to make math fun for your child!

Sincerely,

Mme Audy