It was great to meet almost everyone at Open House today. I'm looking forward to meeting the rest of you on Monday! It's going to be a GREAT year! I'm very excited to get started!
I wanted to take a minute and talk about a couple of things. The first is homework. Spelling homework is generally given on Mon., Tues., and Wed. There may occasionally be other homework given. Homework should never take more than 40 minutes. If it is, please talk with me! All homework is due the next day unless indicated otherwise.
Your child will also have a Reading Log. This should be kept in the planner. I ask my students to read at least 20 min a night, four nights a week. I will check Reading Logs on Monday mornings. This is part of the Reading Effort grade.
Spelling: I will try hard to post Spelling words on my website and the blog on the Friday before the week that we actually study them. A "pre-test" will be given on Monday. If your child scores a 90% or higher on the "pre-test", he or she will be given "challenge words" for the week. For the challenge word test, I will record the score that was higher...either the pre-test from Monday or the final test on the challenge words. Challenge words will start the 2nd week of school.
As always, let me know if you have any questions or concerns. We need to work together to create a successful year for your child!
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