Week ending 10/28/16

Hello Families!  We've had another busy and productive week in room 250!  In case you haven't had a chance to check out the new playground...please do!  Many have parents have been working each day to help get this up and ready for the students!  Our class is very excited about playing and exploring and we thank all of you for helping out, whether it was time or a donation!

This blog entry is a bit different as I want to be sure you have all the information regarding the homework which is starting this week.

This past week we practiced homework expectations in the classroom.  We reviewed what homework should look like, learned classroom routines for collecting and passing in homework each week, and we discussed where and when homework should be completed at home, Extended Day, or elsewhere. 

On Monday, October 31st, students will receive a homework packet that will start to come home each week on Mondays. It will be due back in the classroom on Friday, November 4^th.  Our homework routine will continue like this, with new weekly packets on Monday to be returned each Friday.

Monday's homework will be completed in class.  This exception is in place so that those families that celebrate Halloween may do so without the added stress of homework. The first official night of at-home homework assignments will be Tuesday, November 1st.

Other Things to Know:

• Homework should be completed nightly.
• Students complete only the assigned homework, as scheduled on the cover sheet and noted at the bottom of each page in the packet.
• Students check off assignments on the cover sheet as they are completed.
• Students record what they've read at home in the space provided on the cover sheet.
• In class we talked about the different places students may do their homework and where they thought they could work the best.  We also talked about when to do the homework, from right after school with a snack, to after an activity, and also doing the practice after school and reading at bedtime.  

• Families may help students as needed.  An adult must help with the Thursday night word study homework.

• Reading may be done in many ways: independently, with an adult, with a sibling or friend, from a book, from a Nook, etc.  Reading should be enjoyable.

• Our grade level expectation for time spent on homework is 30 minutes per night.  This time should be spent demonstrating best effort.

Please let us know if you have any questions.  Thank you.

- Your Second Grade Team