Homework comes in a packet. The whole packet will come home on Monday, and is due on the following Friday. Homework can stay in the home folder during the week. As I stated previously, reading as a family is the most important part of the homework. In fact, if you have time for only one thing, please read for 10-15 minutes per night.
Homework will usually consist of:
A Reading Log. This is important. Please fill this in. Both reading to, and reading by your children is acceptable. For reading, you may include poems, books borrowed from school, books from reading programs, even the newspaper. Also, this year there will be a feature where students can read books online.
Words of the week. These will be introduced and practiced in class. They will be a variety of vocabulary words, sight words and phonics words. Students will practice these words in a variety of ways.
1-2 Math or Science pages. These will be related to activities in class, either review or extensions.
A Language Arts/Writing page. Usually a response to a book we have read in class.
I am flexible about homework. If you need the weekend to complete it, or your child is working hard and just not finishing, I am happy to adjust. Please just let me know.