Homework
Homework is assigned nightly, Monday through Thursdays night each week and will typically consist of reading, vocabulary, and math. Our intention is to assign homework that is meaningful and is practice or reinforcement of what we learned in school and well as help establish individual responsibility for school work. Homework generally should take your child about 30 minutes, NOT including nightly independent reading. This is an average - sometimes it may take a little longer, sometimes a little less. The amount of time taken may vary from child to child depending on individual work habits and work pace. Homework is intended to serve as reinforcement of skills and a connection between home and school so you can see what your child is learning. Homework will NOT ever be graded - we will look to see the student made his or her best effort to complete any assigned homework. If homework is consistently incomplete (without evidence of effort) or not attempted, I will contact you.
If your child is frequently or consistently going far above the intended time of 30 minutes (working for an hour or longer frequently), please let me know.
Nightly Reading Assignment
Each student should be reading nightly at home independently most nights for approximately 20 minutes or more in addition to assigned homework. The actual amount of time each night is less important than establishing a regular independent reading habit at home that is substantial enough to support reading development. Books should be the child’s choice – fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, and magazines or other periodicals are all perfectly acceptable. It is also great to have your child read aloud to a parent or sibling. Listening to a story on the computer or other electronic device can also be a wonderful alternative - the public library has many books available on CD or downloadable onto a computer or reading device and we have access to Storia, an e-book web site and app for students that every student has an individual account for. If you need Storia access information for your child, please email me.
Students are not required to keep a reading log. We will be checking in with each student daily to learn about their progress in their current book. We do this to encourage a love of reading and do not want to take the joy from it. At the same time, by checking in during the mornings, we can keep track of what children are reading and how many books they are completing.
Homework is assigned nightly, Monday through Thursdays night each week and will typically consist of reading, vocabulary, and math. Our intention is to assign homework that is meaningful and is practice or reinforcement of what we learned in school and well as help establish individual responsibility for school work. Homework generally should take your child about 30 minutes, NOT including nightly independent reading. This is an average - sometimes it may take a little longer, sometimes a little less. The amount of time taken may vary from child to child depending on individual work habits and work pace. Homework is intended to serve as reinforcement of skills and a connection between home and school so you can see what your child is learning. Homework will NOT ever be graded - we will look to see the student made his or her best effort to complete any assigned homework. If homework is consistently incomplete (without evidence of effort) or not attempted, I will contact you.
If your child is frequently or consistently going far above the intended time of 30 minutes (working for an hour or longer frequently), please let me know.
Nightly Reading Assignment
Each student should be reading nightly at home independently most nights for approximately 20 minutes or more in addition to assigned homework. The actual amount of time each night is less important than establishing a regular independent reading habit at home that is substantial enough to support reading development. Books should be the child’s choice – fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, and magazines or other periodicals are all perfectly acceptable. It is also great to have your child read aloud to a parent or sibling. Listening to a story on the computer or other electronic device can also be a wonderful alternative - the public library has many books available on CD or downloadable onto a computer or reading device and we have access to Storia, an e-book web site and app for students that every student has an individual account for. If you need Storia access information for your child, please email me.
Students are not required to keep a reading log. We will be checking in with each student daily to learn about their progress in their current book. We do this to encourage a love of reading and do not want to take the joy from it. At the same time, by checking in during the mornings, we can keep track of what children are reading and how many books they are completing.