No homework the first week! Homework is assigned weekly, glued into your child's black and white composition book. It includes daily practice reading, math "home links", and other brief language arts, social studies, or science assignments. Homework books should be brought to school each day, though if you forget them or are too busy to do homework occasionally, don't worry! Each Friday children who have done any homework that week will get a sticker and recognition. The goal is for homework to provide reinforcement, practice, and connect home and school. If homework becomes a sad time, a struggle, or too time-consuming, please let me know and we will work something out. For children who want MORE homework, bonus homework is occasionally offered. If not, children may always 1. Write more or put in creative writing 2. Create math problems and tell how they arrived at the solution 3. Read more and tell what they are reading 4. Bring in items of interest related to something we are studying. If you save your child's homework book, it will show them their growth over the course of the year! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HOMEWORK September 8-12, 2008 READ or be read to every night, at least 10 minutes. MONDAY – Write your phone number 3 times in your homework book. TUESDAY – Write your address 3 times in your homework book. WEDNESDAY - Go over the first math Home Links (1.8 Numbers Are Everywhere) with a grown up. THURSDAY – Do the math Home Links 1.9 on calendars. If you want to, bring a book from home that you want to share with your book buddy tomorrow. Be sure your name is in it. Remember to dress for P.E. tomorrow.