Homework policies and helpful information:
Welcome to third grade! It is a pleasure and privilege to guide and nurture your child’s education for this school year. Third grade is a year of tremendous growth and change; therefore we want to inform you of this year’s homework policies so that we may work together to provide the best possible experience for your son or daughter.
Homework assignments will reinforce, supplement, and complement learning that takes place in the classroom. Practice increases confidence in their abilities, often leading to even greater motivation and success. Assignments may be used to encourage student discovery about people and the world around them in order to relate the information to classroom studies. This will help students gain a greater understanding of the subject. The importance of completing homework in third grade cannot be understated. Students who complete their homework with care and consistency will have more success than those who do not. There is a direct correlation between homework and good grades.
Frequency of Homework and Missed Homework:
Even though most homework and classwork assignments are checked, some will also be graded and recorded. The assignments graded and recorded are at the teacher's discretion and will vary depending on the subject. Homework is regularly assigned Monday through Thursday and occasionally on weekends. If your child is taking longer than 30 minutes to complete the written assignments on a daily basis after the first month of school, please contact your child's teacher. Students will be expected to read each night for a minimum of 20 minutes in addition to written assignments. Extra practice on spelling words, math facts, and preparing for subject tests is important for success. Your child will be given more information explaining the criteria for grading homework and classwork.
The student, teacher and parent all have different responsibilities with homework.
Teacher’s responsibilities:
Student’s responsibilities:
Homework Frustrations:
Do you feel like you are doing your child’s homework for them? Let’s face it, doing your child’s homework for them is not going to help your child become an independent learner. Furthermore, you will end up doing their homework for the rest of the their years in school. If your child is totally relying on you to get the work done, you are setting yourself up for many years of homework headaches. Here are some ways to help without as many headaches.
Please DO NOT email the teacher and ask for the assignment or to verify what is written in the planner. This does not help your child learn responsibility. We all have days when we make mistakes, forget things, or just get distracted. Please encourage your child how to be accountable for themselves. You are welcome to email the teacher or write a note in the planner to explain why the assignment is missing.
We hope this helps to make the homework expectations more clear and make third grade the best possible learning experience for your child!
Galatians 6:5 (ESV) “For each will have to bear his own load.”
Welcome to third grade! It is a pleasure and privilege to guide and nurture your child’s education for this school year. Third grade is a year of tremendous growth and change; therefore we want to inform you of this year’s homework policies so that we may work together to provide the best possible experience for your son or daughter.
Homework assignments will reinforce, supplement, and complement learning that takes place in the classroom. Practice increases confidence in their abilities, often leading to even greater motivation and success. Assignments may be used to encourage student discovery about people and the world around them in order to relate the information to classroom studies. This will help students gain a greater understanding of the subject. The importance of completing homework in third grade cannot be understated. Students who complete their homework with care and consistency will have more success than those who do not. There is a direct correlation between homework and good grades.
Frequency of Homework and Missed Homework:
Even though most homework and classwork assignments are checked, some will also be graded and recorded. The assignments graded and recorded are at the teacher's discretion and will vary depending on the subject. Homework is regularly assigned Monday through Thursday and occasionally on weekends. If your child is taking longer than 30 minutes to complete the written assignments on a daily basis after the first month of school, please contact your child's teacher. Students will be expected to read each night for a minimum of 20 minutes in addition to written assignments. Extra practice on spelling words, math facts, and preparing for subject tests is important for success. Your child will be given more information explaining the criteria for grading homework and classwork.
The student, teacher and parent all have different responsibilities with homework.
Teacher’s responsibilities:
- Write assignments on the board for students to copy.
- Provide time for students to copy assignments.
- Discuss assignments thoroughly before students leave for the day.
- Check to make sure homework is completed.
- Check planner daily for parents’ signature
Student’s responsibilities:
- Bring student planner to school each day.
- Copy assignments correctly.
- Bring home and return all necessary books and materials required to complete the assignments.
- Complete homework by themselves.
- Turn in assignments on time.
- Take care of books and supplies. Lost and damaged books will result in a fine.
- Provide a specific time and place without distractions for their child to complete the assignments.
- Check and sign planner.
- Provide assistance with child’s homework if needed. This does not mean the parent does the child’s homework, but the parent should prompt, explain and check the homework as needed. If a child is struggling with something, please make a note of it in the child’s planner for the teacher or send me an email. (See below: “Homework Frustrations” )
- Check, discuss, and sign weekly test papers with their child.
- Show a positive attitude toward school and learning.
- Establish logical consequences when a child fails to bring home the necessary items (i.e. planner, books, or binder) or fails to complete or turn in the assignment (see below: “Homework Frustrations”).
Homework Frustrations:
Do you feel like you are doing your child’s homework for them? Let’s face it, doing your child’s homework for them is not going to help your child become an independent learner. Furthermore, you will end up doing their homework for the rest of the their years in school. If your child is totally relying on you to get the work done, you are setting yourself up for many years of homework headaches. Here are some ways to help without as many headaches.
- Have your child read the directions aloud to you. This may be all that is needed.
- Encourage the child to get started by saying, “Show me what you will do first.”
- Point out the order of steps in the task.
- Check for understanding as the child completes each item.
- If your child continues to struggle or homework is becoming a battleground, contact me. It may be time to consider a tutor or testing for attention or learning issues.
Please DO NOT email the teacher and ask for the assignment or to verify what is written in the planner. This does not help your child learn responsibility. We all have days when we make mistakes, forget things, or just get distracted. Please encourage your child how to be accountable for themselves. You are welcome to email the teacher or write a note in the planner to explain why the assignment is missing.
We hope this helps to make the homework expectations more clear and make third grade the best possible learning experience for your child!
Galatians 6:5 (ESV) “For each will have to bear his own load.”