Homework

Homework Homework for math comes home in the hard red folder. Typically I am able to get to correcting math home links every day. If I have corrected a math home link than I will put some type of marking on it (a star, stamp, ect..) If you don't see that I looked at the homework, than simply leave it in your child's folder until it is corrected. Once it is corrected you can take the home link out and keep it at home.
 * Math:**

Your child will have a book bag with their name on it and a reading log in the bag along with a book. Please sign the reading log after you have read the book with your child. Their will not be a set rotation of when your child will have a book come home, so please be sure to ask your child nightly if they have a book bag book to read. If a book bag book didn't come home I encourage you to still read 10 minutes with your child each night.
 * Reading:**

The only homework that needs to be sent back in is the making words worksheet. Please remember an important part of the assignment is manipulating the letters to make words. Make sure your child is cutting out the letters at home.  WHAT TO LOOK FOR EACH WEEK IN WORD STUDY Please note that Wednesday is the only day that your child will do homework and send it back in for me to check. The other days I am trusting that you will be doing the readings at home.  ** Monday ** – On Mondays I introduce the fluency piece. This will come home in their folders. Please practice at home. Work on fluency, noting punctuation, and expression.
 * Word Study:**


 * Tuesday ** – On Tuesdays we will use the phonics readers for the sound of the week and high frequency word hunts. We will use the phonics readers to highlight words containing the sound of the week and we will search for the two high frequency words we are practicing.


 * Wednesday ** – On Wednesday we make words by manipulating letters. I will send a homework sheet home with the letters so they can practice at home. If it’s not challenging enough for your child, add a few letters. (be sure that you do not add vowels)


 * Thursday ** – On Thursday we practice blending sounds by reading a word list. We also discuss meanings of words. This list will come home. It is not a spelling list. However, have your child practice reading the list. The list will focus on words using the sound of the week. We will be using this list as a partner activity in class as well.


 * Friday ** - On Friday we will record (write) words with the sound of the week. These may or may not be the same words from the Thursday list. The focus is on learning to record the sound, not to memorize words. Some weeks we do this together, other weeks I will use this as an assessment. This will come home the following week. If your child didn’t do well, continue practicing with that sound.