Hybrid 2021
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Homework helpers
Homework & Working Habits
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Get ready for Middle School!
There is homework everyday including Fridays.
Read 30 minutes everyday and write a comment or a question in your reading log.
Tip: go to sleep early and read in bed
+Allow about one hour for completion
(depending on the child’s ability and focus!)
Therefore, if students finish the math in 15 minutes and
all left to do is the writing, it implies that
Mrs. Lee expects the class to spend 45 minutes on the writing.
We want to produce quality writing! We must check, improve, rewrite.
Homework is given each week starting on Friday, the first week of school.
Homework is mandatory and must be turned in on time.
A Grade for homework completion/neatness (not correctness)
will appear under several categories on report cards.
It is the student’s responsibility to makeup work after being absent.
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As a concerned parent, please participate in the following ways:
1. Check on homework daily.
Don’t correct it, just check if the child tried his best.
2. Praise your child for acceptable work.
3. Sign the cover sheet of the homework packet.
You may explain directions.
You can guide
(ask the child questions or give similar examples to help him figure out the answers,)
but you can’t provide the solutions.
If your child didn’t understand the material,
you may re-explain the material if you can
or just write a quick note to the teacher. This really helps!
The homework given falls into one or more of the four categories:
1. Remedial Drill: designed to help strengthen the child’s weak areas.
2. Reading at least 30 minutes DAILY: practice in reading.
3. Review: preparing for a test or presentation.
4. Research: often given on an extended-time basis.
5. Extended practice: to strengthen skills or strategies introduced in the classroom
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