Parents,
Today is our first day sending a team e-mail.
Homework. Our plan is to make every effort to keep homework very simple and straightforward for you and your child this year. Students are expected to spend around 45 minutes on homework each night. On rare occasions it may take longer, but if you find that your child is consistently spending longer than this amount of time on homework, then please let your child's homeroom teacher know. Communication with us is really important. If your child is struggling or very frustrated by his/her homework, it is better to simply attach a note and send it in to school the next day rather than have a melt down at home. Reassure your child that there will not be any consequence at school as long you let us know of the situation. We intend to assign one assignment each night. The remainder of your child's homework time should then be used to read (minimum 15 minutes), study spelling, and study math facts as needed.
TAP - The Tutoring Assistance Program (TAP) is a free one-on-one tutoring program offered by the Zion Lutheran Church just down the road from the school. Volunteers from the church have work with children from 3:30-4:45 on Wednesdays. The time begins with a 15 minute snack and beverage and then 1 hour of adult-led tutoring. Students can work with their tutor to complete homework, read together, study for tests, or work on skills that need practice. If you are interested in this free program for your child, please contact your child's homeroom teacher so they can send you more information.
Art Shirts. If you haven't already, please send on old loose fitting or over-sized shirt for your child to wear in Art class this week. It's a good idea to put your child's name on it as well.
Spelling. We will give a pretest each Monday and a test each Friday.
-Mr. Pransky & Mrs. Dressel
Reading/Language:
Read "Family Pictures" in Reading book and complete the 3 types of questions worksheet
Read your AR book for 15-20 minutes each night
AR Goal for Friday, August 30 is 11%
None.
Social Studies:
None.
None.
Science:
Math:
Study math facts
(+/- must be mastered by end of 1st quarter)
(+/- must be mastered by end of 1st quarter)
