Homework

• Doing homework results in higher grades. The time and amount of homework should increase with the student’s grade level. Incomplete or unfinished class work constitutes homework, which serves to:
  • Reinforce the present day’s lesson
  • Help develop a sense of responsibility
  • Prepare for the next day’s lesson
  • Reinforce acquired skills / develop new ones
  • Incorporate available materials/media at home
• There may be four types of homework:
  • Practice homework is designed to reinforce learning and help the student to master specific skills, i.e. finish written work, re-read, etc.
  • Preparation homework introduces materials that will be presented in future lessons, i.e., read ahead, study for a test, outline a chapter, and/or prepare for cooperative learning participation.
  • Extension homework is designed to help scholars transfer skills they already have to new situations, i.e. watch a television program, complete an experiment, apply math problems to practical spending activities, etc.
  • Creative homework requires scholars to integrate and apply many different skills to a single task, i.e., complete a science project, write a story or book, paint a picture, etc.
• An allotted time for home study should be part of a student’s daily routine, regardless of whether specific assignments have been given. Students should realize that homework is not just written assignments, but studying is an integral part of homework.
• Parents should routinely verify its contents and communicate with teachers if there is a concern, as well as encourage development of good study habits.
• The student’s responsibility is to complete and turn in all
• Make-up work: It is student/parent’s responsibility to make arrangements with the teacher to get the make-up work and to complete the assessments.

I-Ready

• Students are to complete a minimum of 50 minutes a week in Reading Pathways, remember to reference the Time-On-Task for completion of minutes.
• Students are to complete a minimum of 50 minutes a week in Math Pathways, remember to reference the Time-On-Task for completion of minutes.
• Students are to complete a minimum of 100 minutes a week combined in Reading and Math Pathways, remember to reference the Time-On-Task for completion of minutes.

Accelerated Reader

Accelerated Reader engages K-12 students in independent and cloze reading practice.  They complete cloze reading activities built into nonfiction articles, choose their own independent reading books, and take short reading comprehension quizzees. Students work toward personalized reading goals and grow!

• Students should read every night. Here's a guide that can help.
  • TK-Kinder (Picture Books, listening to parents read counts) 20 minutes
  • First to Third Grade should read a minimum of 20 minutes
  • Fourth to Eighth Grade should read a minimum of 30 minutes