Homework

Homework Planners: Your student will have a planner this year! It is my hope that this will be a central source of communication between our classroom and your household. I will be teaching your child how to organize and plan for homework, projects, etc. You can also ask questions or add comments in your students planner. I have used planners in a second grade before and think they are a great organizational tool for today's busy world. He/she will write assignments/events, due dates and other information in his/her planner every day with my assistance. I ask that your student take out his/her planner when home and that you look it over with your student and sign it. I suggest you have a special place where he/she can put it until you have a chance to look at it and that you help remind him/her until it becomes habit. I am going to try to reduce the number of paper reminders from our classroom and instead have students write them in their planners. This will lead to greater responsibility for your student and a sense of ownership of that responsibility.

Due Dates:

3rd Grade Homework Due Dates Subject || What? || Given || Day Due || Why? || Math || 1 (usually) Worksheet || Daily || The next day || So we can go over correct answers and help with misunderstandings || Word Work || 1 Worksheet || First day of the week (usually Mondays) || *Fridays* (new) || So students can show (through dictation and memory words) that they learned the skill or pattern we learned in class that week. || Reading || Reading at home- occasional take home texts || Per classroom || Per classroom || So students can practice the five components of reading at home || Special Projects || Look for information in planner or assignment sheet || Occasionally || Look for information in planner or assignment sheet || Look for information in planner or assignment sheet ||

Components of homework (subject to change): __**Every day**__: Return Everyday Math page(s) and planner __**Weekly (day to be determined)**__: Return Take-home Book Bag and study words for the week __**Thursday Folder (School Communication):**__ Return to school by Wednesday of each week __**Occasionally:**__ Special Projects to be determined

Special Accommodations: Please let me know if you have any questions about the homework or if any part of it is not working for you and your family. We will always go over homework in class and it is my expectation that the homework is at school the day it is due. If that is not possible, please write me a note in your child's planner, call me, or email me. I DO NOT expect the homework to be all correct when it comes to class. Every family has a unique way of working on homework and sending homework done only by the student is OK with me! We will work on misconceptions at school and certainly with the family if needed or wanted. Homework should only take 30 minutes or less and I really hope the amount I send fits into those parameters and is truly practice of what we have learned that day or that week. Please feel free to give me constructive feedback on homework to help make it a good experience for you and your child!