Homework Assignments, Policies, and Procedures.
Homework/Reflection Notebook and Planners The Homework/Reflection Notebook and planner are important pieces of communication between parents and the teacher. The folder and planner serve several purposes: transportation of homework and a spot to send notes back and forth. If you have not purchased a planner, please do so by going online to SchoolPAY. On Fridays, your child will have a special Bacon Bulldog/Friday folder that will contain important information from the office.
Homework is never graded for accuracy, just checked for completion. It is practice…valuable practice. We emphasize learning, not grades in K-3. We do not want to put pressure on grades, but focus our energy on learning and mastering grade level standards. Homework should be an authentic learning task and never busy work. I try my best to assign only meaningful assignments for homework.
Reading: Your child will have 20 minutes of reading homework each night, Monday-Thursday and once over the weekend. To start the year, there will be no reflection or response page, just 20 minutes of reading. You as a parent will be responsible for initially your child’s planner each night to verify that your child did indeed read.
Math: Once a week your child will be completing a math reflection page, discussing one of our weekly lessons, or electronic Quick Check assignments from enVision. The reflection will include an example of the work and an explanation of the problem solving strategy the child used. I also do math reflections and test corrections at the end of each math unit.
Spelling: Children will have a spelling test every other week. Lists are differentiated by ability. I will send the list home electronically on Monday or Tuesday of the test week.
Focusing On Meaningful Homework
My goal when assigning homework to ensure that I am providing students with quality, learning experiences. Here are links to some some engaging articles that have helped shaped my thinking for Homework during the 2017-2018 school year.
www.edutopia.org/blog/homework-vs-no-homework-wrong-question-maurice-elias
www.edutopia.org/blog/homework-vs-no-homework-wrong-question-maurice-elias