2nd Grade Assignments:

• Read every night 

I recommend setting a timer each night for 15 minutes and instructing  your chid to read. They can read aloud. They can read silently. You can read to them. You can take turns. Please do whatever works for you. There is a reading challenge each month that you can encourage your child to participate in. Students who complete the challenge each month earn a token necklace. They will also be entered to win a raffle prize for the month! You can't win the raffle if you don't read!

• Study trick words

New trick words are introduced in each Fundations unit. You can practice these words at home to help your child improve their spelling skills. We do not have weekly spelling tests. Instead, there is a dictation assessment at the end of each Fundations unit. I will always send practice work home before an assessment. Please check the agenda each night!

• Math practice

I will usually send a math homework page each night. It is a review and practice of the daily lesson. I do not grade homework , so if the kids forget it or don't hand it in, there is no punishment.  I do want the kids to gain confidence and learn responsibility, so I give a blue paw ticket for completing homework. No homework = No trouble... people are busy. I get it. I would just suggest trying to hand it in as much as possible. Those blue paw tickets are fun to spend at the school store! Homework assignments will be written in the student agenda each night. 

• Study guides

Before each Math, test,  I will send a study guide. It will have "MUST DO"  written at the top.  I will do the same for Fundations Assessments. Please check the agenda each night to know when these come home. They are the only mandatory homework.