Parent Information
Science and Social Studies
Ask your son or daughter to bring their notebooks home so you can see what they are working on at school. If there are any notes that appear to be incomplete ask your son or daughter to finish them. Help them to study for tests by reviewing the information in their notes. Look for videos on the internet that describe what they are learning in class. |
Reading
Every night students should be reading a just right book for a minimum of 40 minutes. They should discuss with a parent what they have read. Ask your child questions to make sure they understand what they are reading. Ask them if they can make a prediction about what they think may happen next in the story. Ask them questions about the characters in the story. If your child does not like reading chapter books find something else that they are interested in. They can read magazines, comics or the internet as long as they are reading something every night and talking to you about what they have read. Reading is a skill like playing basketball or dancing. You don't get better at it, unless you practice. |
Math
Some nights there will be math homework and other nights students should review what we have covered in class or play math games on various websites.
Students should be practicing their multiplication tables at home with either flashcards or on the internet. Students who have memorized most of the multiplication tables will find new math concepts much easier to understand. It will also help them to notice patterns in numbers that follow the multiplication tables.
Some nights there will be math homework and other nights students should review what we have covered in class or play math games on various websites.
Students should be practicing their multiplication tables at home with either flashcards or on the internet. Students who have memorized most of the multiplication tables will find new math concepts much easier to understand. It will also help them to notice patterns in numbers that follow the multiplication tables.
Unfinished Written Work
Students should be taking their Writing Notebook home to complete any unfinished school work. As the year progresses, students will have two literacy activities to complete each day during Literacy
Centres. They are given 20 minutes to complete each activity. If the work is not completed in class they must take it home to be finished. All writing activities will be used to give them feedback for future improvement and for final marks. It is important that all pieces of writing are completed.
Ask your son or daughter to show you their Writing book periodically so you can see if their work is complete. Read over their writing and ask them if all the sentences and ideas make sense. Is it an example of their best work or do they think they could improve some part of their writing? Ask your child to focus on an area for improvement like neatness, completion or spelling and grammar.
Students should be taking their Writing Notebook home to complete any unfinished school work. As the year progresses, students will have two literacy activities to complete each day during Literacy
Centres. They are given 20 minutes to complete each activity. If the work is not completed in class they must take it home to be finished. All writing activities will be used to give them feedback for future improvement and for final marks. It is important that all pieces of writing are completed.
Ask your son or daughter to show you their Writing book periodically so you can see if their work is complete. Read over their writing and ask them if all the sentences and ideas make sense. Is it an example of their best work or do they think they could improve some part of their writing? Ask your child to focus on an area for improvement like neatness, completion or spelling and grammar.