School Letterhead
Date
Dear Families,
Beginning next week, students in your child's class will be participating in a math club
program one hour a week on (the day of the week). Topics for these sessions will include geometry, data
analysis, statistics, and number theory. These topics are a standard part of our
mathematics curriculum. The program will also include volunteers from local businesses
(including interested parents) who will speak to us about the math they do in their jobs.
Finally, students will be bringing home a number of different math games and activities to
play with family members.
We are developing this program with materials from TERC, a non-profit math and science
education development firm based in Cambridge, MA. An important component of the
program is that girls and boys will be taught in single gender groups for math club. In other
communities where math clubs have been implemented, girls' participation in co-ed math
classes was found to increase. The single gender groups are also intended to provide an
atmosphere where girls and boys are encouraged to aspire, achieve, and excel in
mathematics. Specifically, it will give us an opportunity to reach out to girls and
communicate our high expectations for them. At the same time, both girls and boys will
become more conscious of the importance of participation in learning. They will also learn
about math-related job opportunities and how to prepare for them.
The teachers listed at the end of the letter are participating in the program. Each team of
teachers will work out a system for combining and regrouping their classes. Teachers
will take turns leading each group.
We will provide periodic updates as this program unfolds. If you would like more
information about this project, please feel free to contact your child's teacher or [Principal].
If you would like to volunteer to be a guest speaker, please complete the tear-off form
below.
Sincerely,
  [principal, participating teachers]