Homework

Each child will have homework every night. It is necessary to establish a homework routine with your child. Homework is sent to enrich your child’s learning. It is a mandatory item in my class! No exceptions! Homework is to be completed and returned every Friday. 

Daily Homework Assignments:

• Spiral Reading Review 
• Spiral Math Review 
• Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe 
• Reading Log-Read for 10-20 minutes. Complete 1 Reading Log Task each night. 
• Review Vocabulary Study Guide
• Review Science Study Guide 
• Review Social Studies Study Guide

Special Assignments:

Each nine weeks, your child will have a special project to complete as a culminating task to demonstrate learning and to apply learned concepts. 

The following is a list of possible projects that may be assigned:

• Science Projects
• Social Studies Projects
• Research Projects 
• Service Learning Project

Genius Hour:

Genius Hour is a movement that allows students to explore their own passions and encourages creativity in the classroom. It provides students a choice in what they learn during a set period of time during school.  

The teacher provides a set amount of time for the students to work on their passion projects. Students are then challenged to explore something to do a project over that they want to learn about. They spend several weeks researching the topic before they start creating a product that will be shared with the class/school/world. Deadlines are limited and creativity is encouraged. Throughout the process the teacher facilitates the student projects to ensure that they are on task.  

Click Here to Watch a Quick Introductory Video about Genius Hour.