Homework

PROCEDURES

Homework will be in the form of a weekly packet.  It comes home on Fridays and is due the following Friday.  3rd grade tried this new homework procedure last year and it worked great.  It allows you and your child to work out your own homework schedule.  We realize that life is hectic and hope that doing homework this way helps. 

The spelling list for the week is attached to the homework packet.  Spelling tests will be given each Friday. 

Homework is meant to be a way for your child to INDEPENDANTLY practice skills from class.  Some students may finish quickly while others find it challenging.  Homework is not intended to teach new concepts.  If your child needs additional practice for enrichment or remediation please take advantage of the many links on our class page and the 3rd grade webpage. 

In addition to the packet, students will be required to read at home each week.  I encourage students to read or be read to nightly at home. Students should record those reading minutes on their reading log. The third grade reading goal is 75 minutes a week, 300 minutes a month. Your child should record their minutes  on their reading log, and return it to school at the end of each month.  This is not optional.  I would recommend reading each night and not saving it only for the weekend. :)

CONSEQUENCES:

Students are given bonuses for returning their homework on time.  Your child will recieve a fine for each page not done. The fines and bonuses are a part of our mini-economy behavior system.