Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.

1. What homework is each night?
2. If my child does not complete his/her classwork in class what happens?
3. Are there any goals or incentives in the class for positive behavior?
4. What are Mad Minutes?

What homework is each night?

Students will usually have about 30 minutes worth of homework each night.
Written homework will be math and reading skills.  
Students will need to read for at least 20 minutes for 4-days out of the 7-
day week.

In the case of quizzes and tests in other subjects, there may be an 
additional assignment the night before a quiz or test to help the students 
review.

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If my child does not complete his/her classwork in class what happens?

If a student does not complete an assignment in the amount of time given
he/she will need to complete it at recess.
If it is still not done after recess then it will be extra homework.

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Are there any goals or incentives in the class for positive behavior?

If your child completes his/her homework every night for the entire month, 
she/he will receive a free homework pass at the end of the month.
If the student gets done with his/her work early he/she gets to do a free 
choice activity or go on the computer to play educational games.
Also, students have the chance to earn "caught being good" tickets from 
peers and teachers. 3 are picked out of the can every Friday for a chance to 
get something out of the prize box.  The more time you are a good citizens, 
the better your chances of getting a treat.

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What are Mad Minutes?

Every day the class will receive a one minute test in addition/sbutraction 
and a one minute test in their times table.  Once a student gets a 100% on 
their Mad Minute test they will receive a star on the chart and begin 
getting a Mad Minute test in the next times table.  Once a student gets a 
100% on the last Mad Minute test for addition/subtraction and multiplication 
he/she will have passed the Mad Minutes course and will not have to take the 
tests again.  They will have graduated basic addition, subtraction, and 
multiplication.  This program helps students improve their ability to answer 
basic math questions quickly. 
They need to memorize the basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication 
tables.  It also helps them become better test takers and understand timed
conditions.

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