HOMEWORK IS DUE FRIDAY Please check that your child's homework is completed BEFORE they turn it in on Friday. Completed homework consists of the cover pages filled out completely and signed by a parent, journal with colored picture and parent response, skill page, and math pages. Homework is checked and recorded. Any missing item will result in an incomplete packet. Homework is designed to be a partnership between parent and child. You should be reviewing your child's homework with them on a daily basis. If you have any further questions on homework, please contact me. I have received a few questions on the math flashcards. The flashcards should be addition and subtraction. The problems should not use numbers higher than 20. At this point in the year, it is appropriate to only be practicing the addition to 10. I will let you know on the homework sheet when to increase the numbers or move on to subtraction. HOMEWORK UPDATE - NOVEMBER 2, 2009 There are many new and changed portions of the homework this week. Please note the following: The journal sentence amount has increased. Students should now be writing 3-4 complete sentences in their journal. Parents need to take the time to read the journal with their child and correct spelling and punctuation errors. Sentences should be detailed and on one topic. Parents should respond to their child's journal with a sentence or two. Spelling has started this week. The weekly spelling list will always be attached to the front of the homework packet. This week there is a blue spelling information sheet attached to the packet. Please take this sheet and keep it somewhere special for future weekly reference. Students need to pick two activities off the spelling activity list to complete at home. If they can be turned in, please turn them in with the homework. There are some activities that can't be turned in (writing words on the sidewalk in chalk) and that is fine. The two activities that your child selects must be writing on the cover of the homework page. Please do not write the number of the activity (for example #3) instead write the activity (words on the computer). In addition to the 8 spelling words, I always have 4 or 5 bonus words. I encourage all students to try these words, but they will not be counted or graded. Reading- By now your child should be reading 15 minutes nightly to an adult or older sibling. Please make sure your child is reading books that are appropriate for their level. If there are 5 or more words on a page that your child is having a difficult time sounding out, please choose another book. * As always, if you have any questions regarding homework, please email me.