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Why assign homework?
Homework is assigned as practice. As in any sport or hobby, the
more you practice, the better you are able to perform. Homework
is assigned so that children may develop self-efficiency,
responsibility and organizational skills that are needed to be
successful in all areas of life.
When will homework be assigned?
Expect your child to have homework each night of the week.
Will homework be graded?
Homework will be checked and discussed in class in order to ensure
accuracy. Homework will be counted towards the overall average for
each subject. Homework will be graded based up whether or not it
was completed with effort.
• Completed (not just filled in) = full credit
• Partially Completed = partial credit
• Not Completed = 0
We understand that sometimes homework assignments can be confusing
to some students. If your child does not understand any part of an
assignment, it is their responsibility to come to us for extra
help.
Do assignments that are not completed need to be made up?
It is our expectation that if an assignment is given, it must be
done. If your child does not complete an assignment, he or she
will receive an IOU. Your child has until the next school day to
show us the completed homework assignment and the IOU signed by a
parent of guardian. If the completed assignment, and IOU are not
returned the next day, please expect a friendly phone call from your
child. Unfortunately, we cannot add points to
the homework grade, as it is unfair to the students who handed it on
time. However, if all assignments are completed by the end of the
marking period, we will count that positively towards your child’s
grade.
What can you do to help?
We feel it is important for you to start to encourage independence
in your 6th grader when it comes to doing homework. In school, we
allow the students time to write down the homework for the night, as
well as upcoming due dates and tests. The best thing you can do at
home is:
• Find a spot in the house, preferable at a desk and FAR AWAY
from the television that will become the “homework spot”.
Stock the area with all the materials your child might need
to complete assignments (ex: pencils, pens, rulers,
computer, paper, markers, erasers…).
• Set a specific time that homework will be complete each and
every day. This will foster a sense of routine and
structure that, believe it or not, your child will
appreciate! Make this time a priority and if it needs to
change because of other activities, discuss a new time with
your child.
• Give your child the support he or she needs while
encouraging independence. If possible, stay in the same
room and work on anything you need to accomplish. Offer
praise for completed tasks. Talk them through difficult
tasks and encourage them to talk to us if they do not
understand something. If we know there is a problem, we can
fix it!
• For at least the first quarter, check to see if the homework
was completed. Help your child to make sure that his or her
backpack is packed with the textbooks, notebooks, and
homework that was brought home that day. Mornings can be
hectic, so doing this before bedtime could save some time
and tears the next morning!
• Teaching and modeling organizational skills is the number
one thing you can do to help your child learn good study
habits.
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