Homework

For most students there will be homework every evening. If school time is being used well, however, it will never be excessive. Good study habits cannot be started too soon. Reading should be encouraged nightly. Parents should also encourage children to use the public library.

The students are expected to write the assignments down or call another student. If a child is unable to complete a homework assignment because of an emergency situation, a note from the parent stating this should be provided.

Homework may be assigned Monday through Friday, in addition to periodic long-term projects. The following is to be used as a guideline with the understanding that the amount of time spent on homework varies from student to student. Work finished in class, working pace, make-up work, etc., are a few variables that may affect the time your child needs to complete his/her homework.

Homework is expected to be returned daily or parents will be notified and students will do homework during their lunch period. Classroom teachers may also determine additional consequences, i.e., miss recess.

Make-Up Work

Years of experience have shown that children who do not feel well usually are not able to do their best work. When your child has a brief illness, we discourage you from calling the school during the absence for make up work. It is better to allow the child time to feel well, return to school, and then make up the missed work.

Homework requests for illnesses extending 2 or more days can be made through the office for grades 3-8. Teachers in grades K-2 can determine how homework will be made up after the child returns to school.

In all cases, due dates for make up work will be established at the discretion of the classroom teacher.

When a child has been absent for a short period of time due to illness, he/she is given two school days for each day absent in which to make up work. If the work is not made up within this time, it may not be accepted.

If it appears that absence is used to avoid tests, assignment deadlines, and the like on a continual basis, extra time allowed to make up will be only at the discretion of the classroom teacher. Children missing 20 days in any one marking period may be retained for another year in the same grade unless satisfactory make-up work has been completed.

Middle School Make-Up Policy for Tests & Quizzes:

If a student is absent on a day when a test or quiz is given the student will need to make-up the tests or quiz during lunch or after school, not during class time. It is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements to make-up the work. This should be done in a timely fashion.