Week of 9/17-9/24

Hot Topic: How much time should my child be spending on math homework each night? Well that depends on the assignment and your child. Homework should last anywhere between 15 minutes to possibly 1 hour. It should never last more than an hour. I try to give the students a few minutes at the end of class to get started on it. They have 10-20 minutes after lunch each day for study hall period. The important question that needs to be asked, Is you child using their time wisely? Some students choose to read their reading book at the end of my class period instead of getting a start on their homework. They need to take advantage of the 10-20 minutes after lunch to get some of their work completed. Students need a quiet place at home to work without distractions. They should not have their cell phones, television on, or searching on their Chromebooks during homework time. If they are truly focused on their math assignment then they should complete  it in an average amount time. 

Cumulative Reviews (CRs) -Your child gets a CR every Monday. The CR is not meant to be done in one night. I tell the students to try to do one or two boxes each day. This way it will be completed by Friday. They always have a week to complete it. Cumulative reviews are problems that the students have already been taught the skill. They can use their notes/math book to help them if they have forgotten how to do any of the problems. They can come to me during study hall as well if they have any questions.

Binder Is your binder set-up correctly? We spent class time to set-up the binders. The binders should have a math section with the following dividers: Notes, Warm-ups, Homework, CR's, and Quizzes. Additional Sections for Science, Lang. Arts, and Social Studies. The Binder is a great resource if set-up correctly. There should never be any loose sheets. Every sheet should be in the correct subject area. The students should have the most current math notes on top in the note section. We will clean out binders at the end of each nine weeks. You should never get rid of hold CR's, Quizzes, or typed math notes. We will get rid of old homework/warm-ups at the end of each nine weeks. You can ask the other Team Teachers about what you need to keep for their classes. I would think after a unit test, then you could clean out that information to get ready for the next unit.

Take Advantage of the EXTRA HELP and EXTRA TIME 7:30-8:05 in room A113 Monday thru Friday there are teachers there to help you with your homework. If you don't need help, but just need a quiet place to get some work completed then head to the library.

Check the Online Agenda I do my best to write on the online agenda by Sunday afternoon. This gives you an opportunity to see what we are doing in the class for the week and when I am holding afternoon study sessions. 

INOW I will try to have all grades up to date and posted by Tuesday night. You should check your grades once a week. Come to me or email me if you have any questions about your grade.