Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.
My child says that (s)he doesn't have homework tonight. Is that true?
Probably not. Students will have assigned homework Monday - Thursday nights. It may be that your child finished the assignment in class. Ask to see the assignment & go over it with your child. 5th Graders are also assigned independent reading for a minimum of 20 minutes each night ... hopefully more! They're reading to meet an AR goal each quarter. Some children may need to read A LOT MORE than 20 minutes a night if they're not making sufficient progress towards reaching their goals. Three weeks into the grading period, students should've earned one-third of the points toward their AR goals ... six weeks into the grading period, students should've earned two-thirds of the points toward their AR goals ... then they should be right on track towards meeting their goals, without having to cram at the end of the quarter. Read! Read!! Read!!!Back to Top
Probably not. Students will have assigned homework Monday - Thursday nights. It may be that your child finished the assignment in class. Ask to see the assignment & go over it with your child. 5th Graders are also assigned independent reading for a minimum of 20 minutes each night ... hopefully more! They're reading to meet an AR goal each quarter. Some children may need to read A LOT MORE than 20 minutes a night if they're not making sufficient progress towards reaching their goals. Three weeks into the grading period, students should've earned one-third of the points toward their AR goals ... six weeks into the grading period, students should've earned two-thirds of the points toward their AR goals ... then they should be right on track towards meeting their goals, without having to cram at the end of the quarter. Read! Read!! Read!!!
What reading strategies could my child use to be more successful?
Reading Strategies1. Read the title2. Number the paragraphs, if they are not numberedalready.3. Read the entire passage CAREFULLY FORMEANING.4. Read the 1st question & all possible answer choices.5. Go back into the passage, find the answer (or theclues) in the text & highlight them.6. Write the paragraph number where the answer wasfound to the right of the answer choices.7. Eliminate any unreasonable / unsupported answerchoices.8. Choose the correct answer choice fill in the circle or circle the letter next to the correct answerchoice.9. Go on to the next question repeat steps 4 through 8 foreach question that follows.Back to Top
Reading Strategies1. Read the title2. Number the paragraphs, if they are not numberedalready.3. Read the entire passage CAREFULLY FORMEANING.4. Read the 1st question & all possible answer choices.5. Go back into the passage, find the answer (or theclues) in the text & highlight them.6. Write the paragraph number where the answer wasfound to the right of the answer choices.7. Eliminate any unreasonable / unsupported answerchoices.8. Choose the correct answer choice fill in the circle or circle the letter next to the correct answerchoice.9. Go on to the next question repeat steps 4 through 8 foreach question that follows.