| 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:
Book Club: 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 Quarter.
Most weeks, there will be nightly math assignments, often in the form
of a review worksheet (found in Homework folder). Math homework will be a
review from the day's/week's lessons. 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. Students are
responsible for returning it to school at the end of the year. If you are
still unsure of what to do, please write down your questions next to the
math problem and I will review them with your child in school. In place of
the assignment, you may use your judgement to choose an appropriate activity
(a home game, etc.) that coordinates with the math skills currently under
study. Thanks for your support! :)
Spelling: Below is a list of Spelling homework activities for your child to
use during the week with their differentiated word sorts.
Students should choose different activities each night to complete and turn
in for their homework. Most often, quizzes will be given each Friday.
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.
***** SPELLING ACTIVITY CHOICES *****
Word Scramble! Choose 5 SMART words to write at the top of your homework
paper. For each word try rearranging and “scrambling” your letters around
to see if you can create other words. Make a list of the new words you
make. For example:
rainbow
1.rain 6. now
2.bow 7. rib
3.in 8. win
4.bin 9. war
5.oar 10. boar
Definitions! Learn to spell and use your SMART words correctly! Choose 6
of your Word Study words write them in a list on your Homework paper. Next
to each word write the correct definition (meaning) of the word. Then use
each of your words correctly in a sentence.
*Remember: If you’re not sure what a word means, practice looking it up in a
dictionary!
Rainbow Words! Write the word in a color, trace over it in another color,
and trace over it again in a third color. Do this on your homework paper:
date on right,
title in the middle of the next line (“Rainbow Words”), skip lines and
number words.
Vowel & Consonant Colors! Write out each SMART word in a neat list. Then
go back and trace over all of the vowels for each word in one color. Choose
a different color to trace over the consonants.
**Do you notice any patterns? Write them down! Can you make a math problem
with your vowels and consonants?
Rule Hunt! Hunt for words in a dictionary, thesaurus or things around the
house that might fit this week's rule. Write down this week’s rule as your
title and create a list of your new words. Try to find at least 10!
ABC Order! Sort your words in ABC Order and then write them on your
homework paper. Date on right, title in middle of next line, skip lines and
number words.
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