With the use of a daily planner, students
are expected to record and be responsible for daily homework and upcoming
assignments. Missed homework assignments will result in a homework
label in the planner to notify you of the situation, and to be signed. Consistently
missed assignments will result in a phone call home.
Any homework your child will have will consist of work not
finished in class, studying/reviewing concepts for tests, and/or a long term
assignment or project which will be due within a certain time frame. As a
guideline, homework per evening should not exceed 10 minutes per grade level,
i.e. 60 min. for grade 6. This may fluctuate depending on how much work
your child completes in class, and if there is a project or test in addition to
regular homework. Homework should not take several hours, nor should it be a
frustrating or stress-inducing task. If this is occurring, please contact
me and we can discuss how to help your child to have a successful and positive
homework experience. All assignments are updated on the blackboard to keep
students well informed as to due dates for work.
The students will be required to complete many projects
during the school year, but they will always have a working frame of
approximately 3 weeks and will be given class time. When a project is
due, and your child is required to work on it at home, please encourage your
child to organize himself/herself. For example, working on the project 10-20
minutes a night as opposed to several hours the day before it is due is
recommended. Usually for a project, work at home would involve researching,
note taking or cutting and pasting. Projects will not be completed fully
at home as work that is assessed (i.e., marked) must be completed at school.
Therefore for example, the written part of a Science project will be completed
at school but the presentation on Bristol Board may be completed at home.
