Today, third graders brought home their first homework of the year! Each Monday (or Tuesday), students will receive a YELLOW newsletter in their mailboxes to bring home. This newsletter includes a little information on each of the subject areas we are covering in class and should provide a nice starting point for conversations at home. Instead of asking "How was school today?" you may want to try asking about the game played in math or the strategy learned during reading workshop! (More ideas can be found here!)
On the other side of the newsletter is a recording sheet for students to keep track of the books read during the week, the activities used to practice for word study, etc. An empty calendar is included at the top of this page to help students plan their week. It is a great opportunity to help students learn time management by helping fill in the week's events. By doing so, students will be able to see when they should work on their homework to make sure it is completed on time. This recording sheet needs to be signed by an adult and returned to school on Friday.
Each week, the newsletter will be added to the "Family Community" tab on our blog -- it's located at the top of the page. A blank recording sheet will also be posted here, in the event that the family dog does actually each your homework (by accident!) one week!
If your child ever encounters any difficulty with homework, please encourage them to seek help early in the week from their classroom teacher. We're more than happy to help sort out any misunderstandings or to give them a little boost of encouragement. If it's not possible, simply include a little note with the week's homework.
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(Clipart from: http://myclassroomnotes.com/resources/holiday-homework-clipart-i1.jpg.opt772x153o0,0s772x153.jpg)
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