Homework Expectations

To help our students develop good lifelong habits, they will keep track of all homework assignments using their planners. It will be their responsibility to write down their assignments every day.

There will be two types of work coming home:

  • Weekly assignments will be handed out on Monday and will be due on the following Monday morning. Students should work on weekly homework throughout the week.
  • Daily homework will be due the morning after it was assigned, if no other due date is specified.

Students will take home their planners and yellow homework folders every day. Please check your student's homework folder every night. It may contain:

  • Daily and weekly homework
  • Corrected homework or classwork that can be left at home
  • Important communications from the school or our classrooms

It will be very helpful if you can review any corrections or notes we've made on completed homework and guide your student through any challenges they had, especially if they have a blue "Try This Again" receipt (see below).

Math

Most homework in Math will come from the Home Links workbook, which can stay at home. Students will be informed which page is due at school, and write that in their planners. At home, they can remove the page, complete it, and hand it in the next day.


Students who share time between homes may of course keep Home Links in their backpacks.

Reading

Students will be asked to read for 20 minutes a day and fill out their Reading Log. Occasionally students will be asked to complete reading homework beyond their daily reading requirement.

Pink Homework Slip

Students will receive a Missing Homework slip when assignments are not turned in first thing in the morning on the due date. The missing assignment(s) should be completed that night (in addition to any other daily homework that may be assigned), attached to the late homework, and turned in the next day with a grown-up's signature.

Blue Homework Slip

To encourage their best work, students may receive a blue “Try This Again” receipt that should be signed and returned with the assignment indicated.