Homework
Homework should be a brief and independent review of the day's learning. No child should be struggling through homework to the point of frustration. If it takes your child longer than 15 minutes, you should:
1. Tell your child that they do not need to finish their homework and that I will support them the following day.
2. Inform me that it was taking longer than the expected time. This will allow me to plan for time with your child to review the skill and/or alter homework assignments given in the future.
*Students should be reading for 20 minutes each night. It should be a joyful experience with a parent, sibling, friend, or can be done independently. If the child is reading to him/herself, the text should be on their independent reading level.
*If you would like to enrich your child academically beyond the scope of the homework that is given, consider fostering their personal passions by making connections to what they are learning in school to what their outside interests are.