Homework activities are meant to be interactive. It is my hope the assigned homework will help your child develop good study habits, practice skills, and share some of the things we are doing at school. Students will receive an agenda book to keep track of homework assignments. Parents need to initial the agenda book every night so that I know assignments are being communicated and that nightly reading and writing work is completed. Let’s work together to ensure we are on the same page.
Nightly Reading is an important part of helping your child become a better reader. The goal of nightly reading is to not only provide reading practice but also foster a love for reading. I want this to be an enjoyable time for your child. At least 20 minutes of reading is assigned for every night. This is a minimum - I always encourage students to do more reading.
Writing practice is also an important part of helping your student become a better reader and a better student. Again, this is meant to be an enjoyable time. Students will keep a dialogue journal (that I will give out at a later time). This is meant to be a way for the students and me to get to know each other. I do not expect this journal to be in final draft form but rather this is a practice for writing thoughts in a logical way and increasing time spent writing. At least 10min. of writing is assigned for every night. Again, students are always encouraged to do more.
As the school year progresses, longer-term projects will be assigned for homework. These projects will include book reports and research projects. Your student will also receive literacy (grammar, vocabulary, and/or spelling) and/or science and social studies work. The activities assigned are designed to reinforce lessons we have worked on in class.
Most nights your student will receive a math homework page or a math game to play at home that corresponds to the lesson or activity we did in class.
Homework replacements:
● I encourage you to play strategy board games with your student! These games greatly increase problem-solving skills, cognitive flexibility, and language development. This activity can replace any assigned homework. Your student will get credit for playing a game if it is written in their agenda and initialed by an adult.
● By noting in your student’s agenda that you cooked together, attended a special event, or visited the Library or Museum, can always substitute for any assigned homework!
Agendas and writing journals will be checked on a daily basis. I will look at any worksheet homework once a week. All worksheet assignments are due a week after they are assigned (i.e. if a science worksheet goes home on Monday it is due the following Monday).
Your student will have a binder to keep track of their homework assignments and agendas. Please make sure this binder is brought to school every day. Students will be paid (with class money) for completed homework assignments and nightly reading and writing.
Nightly Reading is an important part of helping your child become a better reader. The goal of nightly reading is to not only provide reading practice but also foster a love for reading. I want this to be an enjoyable time for your child. At least 20 minutes of reading is assigned for every night. This is a minimum - I always encourage students to do more reading.
Writing practice is also an important part of helping your student become a better reader and a better student. Again, this is meant to be an enjoyable time. Students will keep a dialogue journal (that I will give out at a later time). This is meant to be a way for the students and me to get to know each other. I do not expect this journal to be in final draft form but rather this is a practice for writing thoughts in a logical way and increasing time spent writing. At least 10min. of writing is assigned for every night. Again, students are always encouraged to do more.
As the school year progresses, longer-term projects will be assigned for homework. These projects will include book reports and research projects. Your student will also receive literacy (grammar, vocabulary, and/or spelling) and/or science and social studies work. The activities assigned are designed to reinforce lessons we have worked on in class.
Most nights your student will receive a math homework page or a math game to play at home that corresponds to the lesson or activity we did in class.
Homework replacements:
● I encourage you to play strategy board games with your student! These games greatly increase problem-solving skills, cognitive flexibility, and language development. This activity can replace any assigned homework. Your student will get credit for playing a game if it is written in their agenda and initialed by an adult.
● By noting in your student’s agenda that you cooked together, attended a special event, or visited the Library or Museum, can always substitute for any assigned homework!
Agendas and writing journals will be checked on a daily basis. I will look at any worksheet homework once a week. All worksheet assignments are due a week after they are assigned (i.e. if a science worksheet goes home on Monday it is due the following Monday).
Your student will have a binder to keep track of their homework assignments and agendas. Please make sure this binder is brought to school every day. Students will be paid (with class money) for completed homework assignments and nightly reading and writing.