Dear Parent/Guardians,

In math, we are learning about the collection and organization of data. Over the next few weeks, your child will be working on a number of tasks to do with gathering data, organizing data, and presenting the data graphically, using a variety of tools.

We are asking students to keep track of how much screen time they have over a seven-day period. This would include computer games, video games, and television, as well as playing on tablets or cell phones. It is important that your child thinks about how to collect and organize the data, as the method used will be discussed in class. Please take the time to discuss with your child why he or she chose certain ways to report the data and to discuss why the information varies on certain days.

Having had the chance to explain this thinking to you at home will definitely make your child more confident and enthusiastic about the discussion at school. After the class discussion, students will have opportunities to present their data graphically and to compare their data with the information collected by their classmates.

If you have any questions regarding this task, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for your continued support,

Mrs. Gill