Wilburn’s
Homework Instructions
Homework will come home on Monday and is due Thursday unless
we do not have school on Monday. Then the
due date will be adjusted to allow time since they did not get the homework
until Tuesday. I also will take it on
Friday because I understand that “life happens” at its own pace. It is very important that you sit down with
your child and have them read to you. It
is expected that every child in the school does their weekly homework. Try to
let them do as much of it themselves as possible. Your role is that of a supporter and
encourager. Most of the homework sheets and
reading should take them no longer than 15 minutes a night. If it takes longer than that something is
wrong. Just space the work out and that way they won’t get overly tired. Things
I send are the same type work we do at school and will mirror skills being taught
and reviewed. The books sent in folders are
school and personal copies. I have sets
of six and it is very important I not lose any of the books sent home. I use them for guided reading groups as well
so I need each one and often they cannot be easily replaced. Please just keep them in the folders after
you read each night.
I have included a writing development continuum for you to keep
and use to see how their writing should develop over time. I also will send the first set of Dolch sight
words for you to practice. Knowing these
sight words really helps to increase fluency.
If your child does not yet know all the letters and sounds, it is important
for you to set aside time each day to review those.
Spelling
Tests
We will not begin spelling tests for a couple of months. We are working on the sight words daily but I
like to give the children a little time to adjust before I put the pressure of
a spelling test on them. When we begin,
I will send home a list of the words to practice.
If you have any questions, just email me at letitiawilburn@gmail.com or call and
leave a message at school. I will get back to you as soon as possible.
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