Your scholar will have one page of ELA homework and one page from their math book each week as homework. Both assignments will be graded for participation/effort.
If your scholar is struggling to complete their work in class, it will be put in their folder as homework, along with a REMIND message from me to the child's guardian about why the work was not completed in during school hours.
Additionally, I ask that you spend at least 10 minutes each evening reading aloud to your child. If you would like to add on to this practice by having your child read to you, that is fine, but the focus should be on you reading to them.
This will be documented by you on a Reading Log that will be graded monthly.
Reading aloud to children offers a wide range of developmental, educational, and emotional benefits, such as;
1. Language Development
Vocabulary growth: Children hear new words in context, helping them understand and use them correctly.
Improved grammar and syntax: Listening to well-structured sentences helps them learn how language works.
Listening skills: They learn to focus, follow a narrative, and retain information-often it is easier to practice these skills in a quiet room at home, rather than in the classroom because there tends to be less distractions at home.
2. Cognitive Skills
Better comprehension: Listening to stories builds understanding, memory, and critical thinking.
Background knowledge: Stories expose kids to new concepts, cultures, and ideas.
3. Literacy and Academic Success
Early reading skills: Reading aloud lays the foundation for phonemic awareness, letter recognition, and fluency.
Better performance in school: Children who are read to frequently are more likely to become strong, confident readers.
4. Emotional and Social Benefits
Bonding time: Reading aloud strengthens the caregiver-child relationship.
Empathy development: Hearing stories from different perspectives helps children understand others' emotions.
5. Love of Reading
Positive associations: Reading becomes a joyful experience rather than a chore.
Motivation to read independently: Children often want to read on their own when they’ve enjoyed being read to.
Children are free to take home a book from our class library upon request.
We will also be visiting the school library every other week, so students can choose new books to bring home.
The materials you and your child read at home are your choice.
There will be instances throughout the school year where you will need to work on a project at home with your child, but the majority of our Project-Based-Learning will be done at school.
Second grade has one after school hours event in the Spring and their participation in the event will count as part of the project grade.