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Homework Folders:
I have provided students with a homework folder that must be transported to and from school everyday. Students and parents should be checking the folder for homework, notes, important papers, and any other school related information as well as emptying them each night. There should be NO papers on the "keep at home" side of the folder the following day of school.
Homework Assignments:
Each night, your child will be given the following tasks to complete:
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Math- worksheet or study
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20 minutes of Reading (Book in a Bag)
**Homework should not take more than 45 minutes to complete each night. If you find that it is taking your child longer than this alloted time to complete their assignments, please write me a note and I will help your child the following day. However, I would like ALL problems on assignments to be attempted!! This helps me see where students are struggling. Students who simply write "I don't know how to do this" or leaving problems blank will NOT be accepted and therefore will result in the homework not being completed on time. Any parent(s) caught completing their child's homework for them will result in your child completing the assignment over in lunch detention. Assisting is great...but each child needs to think and process information in their own way. I always allow time for students to work on homework in class.**
Homework Club:
In my classroom, students who complete their homework on time are part of my "Homework Club." Any student who forgets their homework at home or doesn't complete it on time, gets asked to remove themselves from the club. Students remaining in the club every Friday will receive a gumball and a ticket to put in the Laraby Lotto. The club resets every Monday for another chance to earn a gumball and a ticket. At the end of the month, I draw a lucky winner from my Laraby Lotto and a lucky student will receive an awesome prize! It pays to have your homework done... more tickets towards the lotto!!
Reading (Book in a Bag):
In third grade, I expect students to be reading 20 minutes a day! This can consist of student's reading to others or being read to themselves. They will track their daily minutes read on a minute tracker. This allows me to see the fluency pace that students are reading at. Every Friday, these trackers are due.
20 minutes x 5 days a in a school week = a total of 100 minutes. At the end of each week, students grade will be a reflection of their minutes read.
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