Homework Expectations

• Homework assignments for the week will be printed on the Communication Sheet. 
• All homework for the week will be sent home on Monday afternoon.  It will all be due back on Friday morning.  That means your child has all week to work on the assignments. Please do not have them complete everything all in the first night as the homework is planned as an extension of what we are learning in class.  Having all of the assignments due back on Friday does allow your child some flexibility if they are unable to complete all assignments on a particular night.  We understand that some children are involved in outside activities or that different circumstances may arise, so if you do not finish all assignments on a particular night you have until Friday to get them completed. 
• You may keep the completed homework in the left side pocket of your child’s Parsley folder.  We will leave it there until Friday, when it will be checked.  Once we have had a chance to look over your child’s homework it will be returned.  You will continue to send in your child’s Parsley folder daily so we may record your child’s conduct and send home any other important information. 
• Please remember to have your child complete the tasks as independently as possible.  You may read the directions to your child, but please have them do the coloring, writing, drawing, cutting, and/or gluing ON THEIR OWN!! The purpose of homework in Kindergarten is not only to practice skills that are being learned, but also to help the children learn responsibility.  The majority of assignments should be completed independently; however, there may be some instances where parental involvement is needed.  We will specifically request “help your child…”
• The children should be responsible for keeping up with their homework and folder AND for turning the folder in each day.  Encourage your child to put their homework back in their folder and into their book bag each evening so it is ready to go in the morning. 
• We do ask that you spend at least 15 minutes each night reading.  This may be you or another family member reading to your child, your child reading to you (if he/she is ready), or your child reading on his/her own.  Reading for your child at this early stage can include “reading” by telling the story based on what is happening in the pictures.  This is also a very helpful tool since we teach children to use the pictures to help decode the words and gather meaning.