At Sonntag, our goal is for homework to be authentic, meaningful, and engaging. Homework should be an extension of the learning that has taken place at school, rather than the introduction of new skills for students to attempt to learn on their own. Since young students are still developing study habits like concentration and self-regulation, assigning a large quantity of homework isn't very beneficial. Instead, we have chosen to keep homework focused on the essentials: Reading, Math, and Spelling. The expectations for reading will be to read nightly using your child’s guided reading books, library books, or other books that your child enjoys reading. The essentials for Math will be Math fact fluency in the younger grade levels and progress to problem solving using the Math fact fluency in the older grade levels. Spelling words will come home routinely and can be accessed on grade level websites to practice for the spelling test on Friday. Additionally, grade levels will send home some math problems as extras for students and will serve as a reference for parents on what your child is learning. Homework should not be a lengthy process at home, please contact your child’s teacher if homework becomes a struggle.