About the Class

The first thing parents and children usually want to know is what are the rules. There are only three, but they are carefully followed:

1. Everyone deserves respect.
2. Come to class prepared.
3. Have a winning attitude.

We spend time at the first of the year discussing many aspects of respect and why it is important to their lives now and in the future. There is a monetary system that rewards students who are caught being good.

Homework is given nightly Monday through Thursday. It should take your child between 45-60 minutes to complete. A story is read each Monday and a group of workpages we call the lit pack is given out. This is due the following Friday. Hopefully this will help your child develop time management as well as academic skills. If homework is regularly taking your child over an hour (with the TV off), please let me know, and we can work out an adjustment. If you have a night when homework can not fit into the family schedule, please send a note with the student and have him or her complete it as soon as possible.

Reports are done in the classroom so that I can be sure each student can use the internet, encyclopedia, reference books, dictionary, and thesaurus.

If your child is unable to participate in PE, please send a note stating how long you want them to be excused. This helps the teachers to stay on the same page with the parents.