Dear Parents,
Please keep an eye out for your child's Student Agenda and Homework
Folder each night. Daily assignments will be written in the Agenda
and any assigned worksheets, etc. will be placed in their folder. Homework
is due back in class the following morning, unless otherwise noted on an
assignment.
In general, students should spend approximately 30 minutes on
homework each night (NOT including daily READING time). If you find that
your child is becoming frustrated or requiring a significantly longer amount
of time to complete their nightly homework, please let me know and we can
discuss possible accommodations for your child. We don't want school work
to become a battle at home! :)
Nightly assignments will look something like this:
Reading: Please help your child in their literary growth! Reserve 20
minutes a day for your child's sustained reading time.
Math: Please help your child with flash card practice of basic addition and
subtraction facts up to 20, on a daily basis! Going through 1 or 2 sets of
cards twice a night is the minimum effort suggested. This practice will help
your child to prepare for CRCTs and the more complex 3rd Grade concepts of
multiplication, division and fractions which begin after the 1st Semester.
Most weeks, there will be nightly math assignments, often in the form
of a review worksheet (found in Homework folder). If there is any confusion
on an assignment, please refer to the Everyday Math Student Reference book
for clarification. This book should travel back and forth between school
and home each day with every student, for use when needed. Additionally, at
the start of each new Math Unit, a purple letter will go home which
describes the skills we will be addressing and provides answers to the
homework sheets for the entire unit. Please use this reference guide to
help go check over and address concerns with your child's homework.
L.A./ Science/ S.S.: Generally, there will be one more assignment other than
Math and Spelling practice for your child to complete. It may be Grammar
practice or a writing prompt that integrates our Science/ Social Studies
curriculum themes. Directions and materials will be sent home as needed.
