Students will have a binder that goes to and from school each day.  This is called their Forest Binder and it is vital for communication between school and home. It has a place for papers that can stay at home and a place for papers that need to be returned. It should be checked daily by an adult. In addition to the Forest Binder being used for communication between school and home, it is also the place for students and guardians to reference their spelling words, reading goals, multiplcation fact progress, and other helpful resources. 

I feel passionate that after school hours, students should have time to be a kid! They should have time to play, imagine, do extracurricular activities, be with their family, and read for pleasure! This is why your child will rarely come home with homework. There may be a special project from time to time that requires an at-home component, but mostly we will work hard to complete all our classwork during school hours. Although we will work on phonics/spelling skills and multiplcation fact fluency during classtime, 10 minutes of study time at home in each of these areas daily, will help them be more successful. Furthermore, I would love your partnership in helping your child fall in love with reading. Please encourage them to read independently, with you, and/or any other family/friends for 15-20 minutes each night (at bedtime is a great time for this).