Homework - Kindergarten Griswold School
It is the policy of the Berlin Board of Education that each and every night students should be reading (read to and later when they are able read to someone else) for 15 to 20 minutes per night. Additional homework at the kindergarten level is at the discretion of the individual teachers.
As kindergarten teachers at Griswold school we feel that homework is an important part of school learning. It helps to develop student responsibility, extend and practice skills that children are learning in the classroom and allows parents to see what their child is learning and how they are progressing with their skills.
READING:
Reading and or being read to for 15 to 20 minutes per night with an adult is part of daily kindergarten homework. Even as children become independent readers, they need to have a balance of reading themselves and hearing stories rich in content and vocabulary read to them. This should include their Library book brought home each week.
**Please note that if you or your child is feeling frustrated with any assignment, notify your child’s teacher so that it can be modified. Most activities should take 15 minutes or less and should be a positive family time. **
You can expect to see the following types of assignments:
STUDENT WORK:
Check student work that comes home. If extra practice or suggestions are indicated find some time to reinforce the skill. Other “Homework” might also be to complete a quick job from the day or some other very short task.
LETTER TILES:
From the early fall until mid winter students will be working on letter tiles. These letter packs will come home with a new job and children are expected to work on the job several times during the week. This is an opportunity for parents to work on a school task and have fun with learning. Children are able to show what they know and feel like a “big kid” while demonstrating their abilities.
WORD RINGS:
From later winter to early spring children will work with “sight word” rings. These are words that children should be able to read automatically without stretching out the sounds. Through repeated practice with these words in a variety of creative ways children will acquire this skill.
SHOW AND TELL:
Weekly “Show and Tell” sharing may also be a homework assignment when your child is expected to select something to bring in and practice the oral explanation with someone at home before bringing it into school.
GUIDED READING / RED DOT READING BOOKS:
As students become more independent readers they will bring home small simple text to practice what they are learning.
These should be read together with an adult.
The “red dot books” are texts that students have colored and read in school. These should be kept in a special place and revisited often to foster and maintain their abilities.
Guided reading books should be read when they come home and returned the next day.
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT:
There are also times when we might assign some social/ emotional development tasks. This might be, play outside and get lots of exercise or help Mom or Dad with a job. In this way we hope to foster the essential character traits they have learned from home and are practicing in school and back home again.
It is the policy of the Berlin Board of Education that each and every night students should be reading (read to and later when they are able read to someone else) for 15 to 20 minutes per night. Additional homework at the kindergarten level is at the discretion of the individual teachers.
As kindergarten teachers at Griswold school we feel that homework is an important part of school learning. It helps to develop student responsibility, extend and practice skills that children are learning in the classroom and allows parents to see what their child is learning and how they are progressing with their skills.
READING:
Reading and or being read to for 15 to 20 minutes per night with an adult is part of daily kindergarten homework. Even as children become independent readers, they need to have a balance of reading themselves and hearing stories rich in content and vocabulary read to them. This should include their Library book brought home each week.
**Please note that if you or your child is feeling frustrated with any assignment, notify your child’s teacher so that it can be modified. Most activities should take 15 minutes or less and should be a positive family time. **
You can expect to see the following types of assignments:
STUDENT WORK:
Check student work that comes home. If extra practice or suggestions are indicated find some time to reinforce the skill. Other “Homework” might also be to complete a quick job from the day or some other very short task.
LETTER TILES:
From the early fall until mid winter students will be working on letter tiles. These letter packs will come home with a new job and children are expected to work on the job several times during the week. This is an opportunity for parents to work on a school task and have fun with learning. Children are able to show what they know and feel like a “big kid” while demonstrating their abilities.
WORD RINGS:
From later winter to early spring children will work with “sight word” rings. These are words that children should be able to read automatically without stretching out the sounds. Through repeated practice with these words in a variety of creative ways children will acquire this skill.
SHOW AND TELL:
Weekly “Show and Tell” sharing may also be a homework assignment when your child is expected to select something to bring in and practice the oral explanation with someone at home before bringing it into school.
GUIDED READING / RED DOT READING BOOKS:
As students become more independent readers they will bring home small simple text to practice what they are learning.
These should be read together with an adult.
The “red dot books” are texts that students have colored and read in school. These should be kept in a special place and revisited often to foster and maintain their abilities.
Guided reading books should be read when they come home and returned the next day.
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT:
There are also times when we might assign some social/ emotional development tasks. This might be, play outside and get lots of exercise or help Mom or Dad with a job. In this way we hope to foster the essential character traits they have learned from home and are practicing in school and back home again.