Homework Policy

Students will receive homework Monday through Thursday. All homework is posted on ClassDojo and/or Google Classroom. The purpose of homework is to extend and reinforce learned skills and concepts. It is also to develop the sense of self-discipline, personal responsibility, and independent thinking. Homework are for the students and students should complete their homework independently. This helps the teacher diagnose where the student misconception lies. 

 

Literacy

Reading Response Journal

Grades K and 1

TBA

 

Grades 2 to 5

Students will have to submit a weekly response journal on assigned reading. 

Literacy

  
  1. Weekly Spelling Words
  2. Reading responses are to be completed according to the schoolwide reading response. 
  

 

Spelling and Grammar

To support academic vocabulary and grammar, student receive spelling words each week and have a weekly spelling/vocabulary test on Fridays. The words are introduced throughout the week to students. 

Grade

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

K


Words Introduction

Say the word

Write the first three words

Write the last two words

Review the five words 

Spelling Assessment plus 1 bonus word


For grades 3 to 5, provide students with definitions of 5 words so that they can write the correct word. 

1

Write the first four words

Write the next three words

Review the seven words 

2

Write the first five words

Write the next five words

Write the first three words

3

Words Introduction

Say and write word

Review word parts

HW: Write definitions and complete sentences for the first of the words

HW: Write definitions and complete sentences for the second of the words

HW: Write a synonym and antonym for each of the spelling words

4

5


Mathematics

For mathematics, students are encouraged to study their math facts for weekly fact fluency tests. 

 

Mathematics
 
  1. Select questions from Envision Math workbook. 
  2. Math Journal (Grades 2-5)- students complete one Constructed Response question requiring them to show their work and explain their math thinking with a written explanation. Sample Constructed Response Homework 

Science and Majors

Students in Grades 4 and 5 will receive homework in Science and their Majors as well. This homework may be in the form of a project task, computation task, or a written task.