Spelling- Spelling lists are handed out each Monday. Each student has his/her own spelling journal that is brought home each night to complete spelling homework. ABC order, 3x each, spelling senteces, and practice tests are given as spelling homework each week. Every three weeks a review spelling list is given. Children need to study and will be tested on the previous 3 lists. Homework that week will consist of 3x each for each list and a practice test. Spelling tests are given each Friday. Math- Home Links are given almost every night. Please check over your child's work. To support your child's math facts, Mad Minutes are given every night. Please time your child to see how many problems they can finish in a minute. After time is up, correct and count the number of right answers and write the number at the top. Then, have your child finish the mad minute untimed. Mad Minutes are given in school also weekly. If your child gets a perfect score on a mad minute in school, they will move up to the next level next week. For example, if they are on 30 addition problems and they get a perfect score in school, they will start 40 addition problems next week. Reading- Children should be reading 30 minutes each night. This should consist of a combination of independent and read aloud. Read aloud helps support your child's fluency and is very important to reading development.