Daily Homework Assignments will vary according to our studies. As the year progresses, certain assignments will become typical on certain evenings. For example; Vocabulary definitions and written sentences may become routine on Monday nights and studying for a Spelling Test every other Friday may be the norm, but it won't be "written in stone". Assignments may need to be given and adjusted according to in-class accomplishments. Homework will be used to further practice skills and research topics introduced in class. It will become imperative that homework be completed in order for students to be adequately prepared to participate in the following day's lessons.
Please refer to our white Daily Planner assignment book for each evening's homework requirements. This book will need to be signed by a parent each day. There is also a very useful Message Box for communication purposes. Any comments,questions, or concerns can be addressed here as students will be required to show me their planner each morning. It is the student's responsibility to fill out and appropriately maintain this extremely important ledger. Test dates and long-term assignments deadlines will be copied down in this book, too. Separate homework sheets and informational notices will be sent home as well in their Hagan Elementary School "United We Stand" folder.
Please maintain this folder using the organizational pockets. Leave At Home on the left and Bring Back (to school) on the right hand side. Homework is rarely given on weekends unless it's to continue working on a long-term project or make-up missed work.
The Words of Wisdom (W.O.W.) Journal is a three-piece assignment.
1) Each afternoon students copy down from the board; a famous quotation, saying, proverb, or other wise words.
2) They then either make a connection between the Words of Wisdom to something in our day's studies or explain in their own words what wisdom these words may hold for them.
3) FUN FACTS: The students need to write down at least two, three or more of the most important things we learned in school that day. In school today, I learned... This journal should be brought home and completed each evening and then returned to school each and every day. Hopefully, this journal will solidify daily learning, encourage further investigation, and promote conversation at home about what interested and excited students at school each day. It's OK to use pen or pencil; script or print in their journal. Journals will be collected and reviewed periodically (usually on Day C).
We've been working on our cursive with alphabetized work pages. All other homework and final copy writing assignments should be done in pencil. Cursive is being encouraged as it will be in 5th grade. Print is acceptable until we reach a comfort and accuracy level with our script handwriting.
New York State ELA Reading/Writing and Math Tests will be administered. ELA will be on March 28, 29, and 30th. Math will be May 2, 3, and 4. NYS Science will be on May 24th and June 5th. Keep reading carefully and using your test taking skills to best answer multiple choice questions. On writing assignments, do what the questions and bullets ask you to do. Make sure your answers are complete and well written. Proofread your responses before you consider your tests to be completely finished. Please check in for further details as we approach these important assessments.
Please refer to this web site for generally updated information. Daily homework will not be updated on this site. Please use my e-mail for any immediate answers to homework or school concerns. www.sufsdny.org Thank you, Mr. Weisnerr