Schedule

Homework

We do not assign homework for the sake of assigning homework. Sometimes, students may still have

some work to complete at home. Daily, students should be reading a minimum of 20 minutes at home. On

some nights, your child may have 10 – 15 minutes of math homework. If your child is becoming

frustrated, please do not have your child continue. We will go over homework the next day in class. We

value time with our families and believe our students should also have time for family. If your student

comes home with a lot of homework during the week, you might want to have a conversation about using

time wisely in class! If you are concerned about keeping a routine at home for homework, we suggest

that your child read (fiction and/or nonfiction), complete extra practice math problems (can be found on

our website), practice math skills online, and/or practice nonfiction reading skills using Newsela.

We will send one email ("TC2 Weekly Update") each weekend that summarizes what students did in each class during the week, what they will be learning the next week, and any other important information.
Formative work, such as daily math practice and reading responses, are not formally graded. These assignments are used to gauge student progress and guide next teaching steps. If your child is not making expected growth/progress, we will contact you immediately. Grades for summative work, such as tests and final projects, will be shared with you.
Email is the best way to contact us. Please include both Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Johnson on your emails (and Mr. Barnes if he is your child's case manager) so we can be sure to respond in a timely and efficient manner.

We encourage you to take time regularly to ask your child to show you what they are doing for school. Reassure them that you are not asking to check up on them but to learn from them what school is like. Help build your child's confidence by allowing them to "show off" and "teach" you a few things!
Rather than asking your child how their day was, here are a few open-ended questions that (hopefully) move away from just "fine" or "okay" responses:

1. Tell me about the best part of your day.

2. What was the hardest thing you had to do today?

3. What was something funny that happened today?

4. Tell me about what you read in class.

5. Who did you play with today? What did you play?

6. Teach me what you learned in math (or any subject) today.

9. What did you and your friends talk about/play/do at recess/lunch today?

10. How did you help somebody today or show somebody kindness today?

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