Parents and guardians concerned about their child’s math development outside of school have a place to go this week. Mountain View Middle School will host a Family Math Night for elementary-level students and parents Thursday. The 6 p.m. event is cosponsored by STARR Project, the 21st Century Learning Center and Sumner School District.

The object of the evening is to strengthen math concepts by presenting them in an entertaining game form, according to an information release on the district website. Tips will be presented for ways families can help with homework and reinforce math skills at home.

Teaching consultants Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks will give a presentation at the event.

The district focus on math skills is being pushed forward in part to foster student success in performance benchmarks such as K-8 testing platform Measures of Academic Progress.

“Our world of technology demands strong skills in mathematics, and these demands will only increase over the lifetimes of our children,” an information release authored by district spokesperson Ann Cook read. “Parents must become involved early and stay involved over the school years to build children’s skills in math and develop positive attitudes toward mathematics.”

Mountain View Middle School is at 10921 199th Ave Ct E in Bonney Lake.