Quickly, what’s 9 times 6?
If the answer doesn’t spring to mind for you or your child, the local Sonic Drive-In is leaping into action. For the fourth year, the business is giving free multiplication flashcard sets to 35,000 Middle Tennessee children.
Autumn Turner, director of Teaching and Learning for PreK-6, appreciates Sonic’s support for public education.
“We are very thankful for the support of our local Sonic to help make the flashcards available to our students here in Warren County and for their support of the Homework Hotline program in general,” she said.
Local Sonic franchise owners give more than $100,000 in scholarships annually, provide community fundraising programs at no cost to schools, offer free incentives for good attendance and good grades, and have sponsored Homework Hotline for eight years.
Sonic donates the cards, while Homework Hotline distributes them to school districts across Middle Tennessee, including Warren County.
“Homework Hotline is such a great resource our students have at their disposal,” said Turner. “It provides the help students may need in order to complete their homework and make sure students understand their at-home assignments when teachers are not necessarily available.”
During the 2014-15 school year in Warren County, Homework Hotline offered 168 tutoring sessions from Aug. 11, 2014 to May 26, 2015. By school, the program assisted students at: Bobby Ray Elementary 22; Centertown Elementary 15; Dibrell Elementary 8; Eastside Elementary 67; Hickory Creek Elementary 10; Irving College Elementary 1; Morrison Elementary 11; Warren County High School 16; Warren County Middle School 15; and West Elementary School 3.
Students receiving the multiplication cards are encouraged to look carefully because each deck will contain a coupon for a free ice cream cone from Sonic tucked inside.
Homework Hotline, free tutoring by phone, can be reached at 615-298-6636 or toll free at 1-888-868-5777.