Homework
District guidelines for homework outline 15 - 20 minutes per week for first
graders. Homework is important for several reasons. First,
it provides opportunities for students to practice taught skills.
Second, it gives parents a chance to see how their children are
fairing. Third, it establishes necessary work habits that
students will need throughout their academic careers.
Students are currently receiving homework from their Small Group
Reading teachers. This work is directly linked to our Houghton
Mifflin Reading program. Typically it will include things related
to sight words, phonics skills, and reading comprehension as these are
the things students are tested on weekly. This homework will go
home in a RED folder. Instructions for the
completion and return of this homework will be in the folder.
Students may also get homework from their homeroom teacher. This
will go home in the CLEAR envelopes with separate instructions for
completion and return.
At this time of the year it is especially important for students to
practice their SIGHT WORDS. You may also hear these words
referred
to as HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS. These are the most common words seen
in print that in many cases cannot be sounded out - students just need
to recognize them ON SIGHT in order to be able to read fluently.
Please click on the link to view the first 100 sight words.
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