Homework is an important part of your child's education and corresponds with the work we are doing in the classroom.  It really helps the students to grasp the concepts we are working on and it also gives you an idea of what we are doing all day! 

It is important that your child learn good study habits.  Get in a consistent routine- homework same time, same place, etc.  Since there will be daily homework, schedule time every day for this routine. 

 Other Ways Parents can Help at Home

The top three

• Talk often with your child to build listening and speaking skills.
• Read to and with your child often. Talk to her about the words and ideas in books. Encourage your child to read on her own.
• Ask your child's teacher how you can help your child practice at home what she is learning at school.

Use reading opportunities to help your child develop fluency

• Listen to your child read books that he has brought home from school. Be patient as your child practices reading. Let him know that you are proud of his reading.
• If your child is not a very fluent reader (that is, she reads slowly and makes lots of mistakes), ask her to reread a paragraph or page a few times.

Find opportunities for your child to spell and write

• Encourage your child to write often--for example, letters and thank-you notes to relatives and friends, simple stories, e-mails, and items for the grocery list.
• Help your child learn the correct spellings of words.

Find opportunities to help your child develop vocabulary, knowledge of the world, and comprehension

• Talk about new words that your child has read or heard. Ask her to make up sentences with the new words or use the words in other situations.
• Help your child use the dictionary or thesaurus to check on the meanings of new words she reads or hears.
• Help your child become aware of prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Point them out in books you are reading together or in print materials around the house. Ask her to think of other words related to the words you are discussing.
• As you read a book with your child, stop now and then to talk to her about the meaning of the book. Help her relate the experiences or events in the book to experiences or events in her life or to other books you have read together. Ask her questions that encourage her to talk about the information in a nonfiction book, or about the characters or events of a fiction book. Encourage your child to ask questions. Ask her to tell in her own words what the book was about.