Triton Regional School District Adopts New Mathematics Program for Grades K-8
Salisbury Elementary is excited to announce the implementation of Math in Focus as the new mathematics curriculum. Based on the successful Singapore Math approach, Math in Focus draws on best practices from around the world and highlights problem-solving as the key focus of mathematical learning. Your children will undoubtedly come home and share new math vocabulary and problem-solving strategies. The learning progression at every level includes;
Concrete (hands-on) → Pictorial (visualizing ) → Abstract (numbers and symbols)
A key differentiator of this program is its focus on attitudes and metacognition. In order for students and teachers to excel, they must develop positive attitudes about math, have the confidence to persevere, and have the ability to monitor their own thinking. This sets the stage for high achievement for all!
Along with new learning comes occasional frustration. Please encourage your children’s math thinking with a positive message, especially if math was never your favorite subject. We consider all of our students mathematicians!
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Dear Students and Parents,
We are excited to be able to have usernames and passwords for all students and parents from kindergarten to sixth grade. These are generic student accounts for Think Central/Math in Focus. The resources you have access to are:
Student Edition Textbook
Student Workbook
Virtual Manipulatives
Interactivities
Background Videos
We envision this to be a wonderful and useful tool for home and here in school. The student/parent resources are all found in My Library once you are logged in.
Students and parents can log in and use the resources in My Library by accessing Think Central https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com. Please see the step by step instructions attached.
Step 1: Go to https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com
Step 2: Click the drop down arrows to select
Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
District: Triton Regional Sch District, Byfield 01922
School: Salisbury Elementary School, Salisbury 01952
Remember my school (check this box to save all above info)
Step 3: Enter the correct grade level username and password then click Log In
User Name: ______________
Password:______________
Usernames and passwords are as follows:
Grade |
Username |
Password |
K |
sesgrk |
sesgrk |
1 |
sesgr1 |
sesgr2 |
2 |
sesgr2 |
sesgr2 |
3 |
sesgr3 |
sesgr3 |
4 |
sesgr4 |
sesgr4 |
5 |
sesgr5 |
sesgr5 |
6 |
sesgr6 |
sesgr6 |
Step 4: This is what you should see once you log in.
Step 5: Click on ‘My Library’ to access available resources.
Click on desired icon to open the resource.