Homework Information

     It is my belief that homework helps to build skills and provides students with a chance to practice skills from school at home.  I also think that homework can provide students with opportunities to build responsibility and good future work skills.  For these reasons, and others, I do assign homework. However, I feel that weekends are family time and I will do everything in my power not to invade on that time with your child.
    

     Most students will have some form of homework each night.  Homework will usually consist of math, spelling practice, and reading.  Students’ math assignments come directly from the skill we are studying at school.  I will work with the class to complete several of the problems, then have them work independently, while I check their answers to ensure accuracy.  Students will be asked to finish this work at home each night.   The spelling homework will consist of studying the spelling words for the weekly spelling test that will be given on Friday.   

      Any other work that students bring home is unfinished class work.  I give students ample time and opportunity to complete most of their work here at school, if excessive incomplete class work becomes a problem, it is usually for one of these reasons:
* Your child is not using his/her time wisely at school.
* Your child may need to have some adjustments made to his/her seating in the classroom, so as to limit distractions.
* Your child may be struggling with the content that is presented in the lessons.
If you are concerned about the amount of work your child is bringing home nightly, please contact me and we can discuss what to do about the situation.

 Mrs. Smith's Classroom Homework Policy

     Homework will be assigned by Mrs. Smith on a weekly basis.  It is the student’s responsibility to complete, and return this work in a timely manner. Assignments are due to be turned in each Friday prior to the ringing of the bell, unless you were/are absent, or Mrs. Smith tells you otherwise. When homework is assigned, it should be placed in your homework folder.  Homework and classroom assignments will be checked off daily, to ensure student completion.  Consequences will be as follows:

**Consequences for not returning work:
Daily: Students will not receive a grade for the assignment, and will receive a zero until it is turned in, they will lose a portion of their recess for the day, and a note WILL be sent home to parents regarding the missing work. The note will be expected at school the next day, signed by a parent.

Other: If a student is missing several assignments, I will contact his/her parents, and Mr. Durham and conferences will be held to determine why the work isn’t being returned.  Other punishments will be used at my discretion.

 
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT STUDENT GRADES WILL SUFFER IF WORK IS NOT RETURNED! LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED WITH A DEDUCTION OF 10 POINTS. PAPERS WITH NO NAMES WILL RECEIVE A DEDUCTION OF 5 POINTS FOR EACH OFFENSE.  MAKE-UP WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED IN A TIMELY MANNER. IT WILL BE COUNTED AS ZEROS IF IT IS NOT COMPLETED AND TURNED IN WITH ACCORDANCE TO DISTRICT POLICY.