Please be sure your child is up on his/her division facts.  Test Wednesday, December 2.

We will resume our Simple Solutions routine in January.
  

General:  Math homework is assigned nightly to practice a new skill or to review a previously learned skill.  It is important to compleete the nightly homework with care in order to be prepared for the next day's lesson.  The math notebook will contain samples from the class and should be brought home every night.  Most nightly homework is for practice, and therefore should be completed in the notebook.  Occasionally homework will be assigned on looseleaf and be collected for a grade.

 

Students are required to always show their work.  A list of answers alone is never acceptable, unless the purpose of the exercise is to practice mental math.  Even if the student is able to "do it in his head",  I have yet to master the art of reading minds and need to see how he/she arrived there.  Valuable feedback, for the student and for me, lies in examining the process.  This is where the learningn occurs.  Not showing work will result in a missing assignment.  Pleae help your child understand the importance of being able to analyze the process.

 

Occasionally a student will be unable to complete a problem or assignmenet because he/she is confused or "doesn't get it".  I encourage them to review the samples from class in their notebook, look in the text, find a sibling or parent to help, or call a friend.  If none of this helps, then a note from the parent explaining the situation is required, or it will count as a missing assignment. 

 

If your child is struggling with a concept, please emphasize the importance of asking questions in class.  Usually someone else is unsure too and will benefit from the question.  Another option is for the student to stop by after class and let me know that he/she is feeling lost.  I will find time to work with them one-on-one to reinforce the skill.  Sometimes all it takes is another sample or two for the light bulb to go on, but they need to ASK.