Each
child has a homework folder that is sent home nightly. I recommend that
you spend about 10-15 minutes each night on letters, sounds, number
recognition, and sight words. The best gift that you can give your child
is to read to them each night. The children will begin bringing home
leveled reading books in September. These are the books you child is working on in Power Hour Reading groups so they should be able to read it independently. Please let your child read the book to you with little assistance. They will keep the
same book all week to help with fluency. The more times a child reads a
text, the more fluent they become.
For
extra literacy help, read library books, zip lock bag books, recipes as you
cook dinner, the newspaper or magazines. Children love reading
environmental print they see at home, grocery store, or road signs.
(cereal boxes, crackers, restaurants, Stop signs)
For
extra Math practice in counting, have your child count toys as they
clean up or count the number of silverware and plates needed to set the
table. Practice counting by 1's to 10, then to 20, then to 50, then from 1 to 100. Also practice counting by 10's to 100.
Please
sign the Homework Folder and the Discipline Folder and return each
day. Please return the Friday Folder and Discipline Folder on Mondays.
Practice writing letters and words in a pan of sand, salt or use Play Dough to form letters.
Thank you for all of your help with homework. It makes a big impact on your child's education.