Garden City hosts Elementary Literacy and
Mathematics Family Fun Night
On Feb. 26, Garden City hosted their Elementary Literacy and Mathematics Family Fun Night at Stratford School. The night included 11 teacher facilitated literacy and mathematics workshop sessions and six independent learning experiences, and students and families had the opportunity to select three of their choosing.
Literacy session offerings included letters of love, where students and families crafted personalized letters to loved ones; iSpy phonics, during which students completed iSpy challenges aligned with individual phonics skills; and word stack, where students used 10 cups labeled with different letters to build word towers.
For mathematics, sessions included addition and subtraction fact frenzy, a twist on the classic game Jenga, multiplication baseball, where parents and students teamed up to master tricky multiplication facts and math marvels through the captivating game “24.”
Independent learning experiences took place in Stratford’s brand new library, which was filled with stations such as storytime online read alouds, an estimation station and bookmark making. Students and families learned about the PARP (parents as reading partners) program, which has been taking place throughout the year, through PTA members.
"It was wonderful to see families engaged in hands-on literacy and mathematics activities, learning and having fun together,” said Christina Cardella, director of mathematics and STEAM, and Lauren Kaufman, director of literacy K-12. “We are grateful to our student volunteers, PARP, and our incredible teachers for facilitating such interactive workshops and creating a memorable experience for everyone!"
Elementary Literacy and Mathematics Family Fun Night was a success and brought families together through literacy and mathematics using engaging and interactive activities.
