Homework reinforces skills taught in class, teaches students
to work independently, and teaches responsibility.
Homework is assigned Monday through Friday. It is written on the board
daily, and your student is expected to write their assignments in their
Agenda Book each day. It is to be turned in the day after it is assigned.
Those students who do not bring their completed homework in the next day will
be responsible for completing it during their morning recess time.
As part of their daily homework, your student must read every night for
20 minutes. Also, included with the homework is their spelling
assignments to be done daily.
Spelling Activities include writing the weekly spelling words as follows:
Monday - In ABC order
Tuesday -In a sentence
Wednesday - Three times each
Thursday - Pyramid Words
Friday - As our spelling test is part of the weekly assessment on Friday,
students will be given a reading comprehension assignment instead of
a spelling assignment to complete for Friday's homework.
If your child is absent, he/she has two days to complete all missed work
following their return to school. In the event of a lengthy absence we can
arrange to have your child make up all missed work by having a parent sign
an independent study contract through the attendance office.
Parents may write a note if their child did not understand the homework and
I will take this into consideration and work with your student sometime in
class that day. The following are some guidelines to follow when helping
your child with their daily homework:
Guidelines for Helping With Homework
So You Don’t Work Harder Than Your Child!
by Dr. Charles Fay
• Set aside a time each day for family learning.
Set aside at least 30 minutes, devoted to “family brain cell development.”
During this time, there should be no TV, video games, computer games, etc.
Model your own excitement for learning by reading a book, writing letters,
etc.
Your child may learn by doing their homework, reading about something they
love, writing stories, etc.
• Help only when your child truly wants it.
Some parents make the mistake of forcing help upon their kids. This only
creates frustration, anger, and kids who believe they can’t learn without
their parents’ help.
• Help only when there’s an absence of anger or frustration.
When either you or your child gets frustrated or angry, learning becomes
associated with frustration and anger.
• Help only when your child can describe what the teacher said.
This ensures that your child continues to believe that it’s important to pay
attention to teachers.
Unfortunately, some kids learn that it’s best to “tune-out” at school and
let their parents do all of the teaching at home.
• Move away from your child before he/she “gets it.”
Some children believe they can only learn something, or “get it,” when an
adult is in the same room…or is guiding them every inch of the way.
To prevent this dependency, avoid falling into the habit of sitting at the
table as your child does their homework, especially when they are on the
brink of learning something new.
THE CARDINAL RULE FOR HELPING:
Never Work Harder Than Your Child.
