Homework Helper

Homework Helper:
Homework serves many purposes. One purpose of homework is to provide the students with additional practice of previously taught skills and knowledge. This also increases the time students engage in learning. Another purpose is to help both the parent, and the teacher, monitor student progress and diagnose problems, which increases communication between parents and the school. Homework also increases the students' personal responsibility and accountability which will facilitate their success the rest of their lives..

Parents: Be sure to sign or initial the agenda each night!

Math: Students have math homework every evening except Friday! Following classroom instruction, side A is completed in class. Students are to complete side B independently for homework, along with fact practice.

Reading: Your fourth grader should be reading a minimum of 25 minutes per night. Record those minutes on their weekly reading log to earn the reward!

Science/Social Studies: Your child is encouraged to bring home their textbook and/or notebooks nightly to re-read, and/or pre-read new units and chapters. Unit tests are posted on our classroom board at least 2 weeks prior to testing.

ELA: As you are aware, the students are given weekly spelling and vocabulary tests on Fridays. They are encouraged to study these words, as well as the challenge words. Thank you in advance for your help and encouragement! Both the weekly spelling words and vocab list will come home on the same sheet of paper each week. Look for them each Monday evening. If they are not in your child's take-home folder, the words are listed here on my website.