Dear Parents,
Happy Labor Day Weekend! In honor of the holiday weekend, we
have given all of our students a weekend without homework to enjoy. In case any
of you were worried when your children didn’t bring homework home, don’t worry;
we didn’t give them any! This coming weekend, of course, we will give them
homework as usual.
Although your students didn’t have any new homework this
weekend, they should have brought home some graded homework. Throughout the
past few weeks, we have been giving your students graded homework back as we have
finished grading it. However, many of the students still have their graded
assignments sitting in their homework folder. Please take them out and review
them with your students. They are yours to keep.
From now on, the system for returning graded homework will
be changing. Every Friday students receive a “Friday folder” with their name on
it and their graded assignments inside. They will be expected to return it
empty Monday morning. This way you will know when to look for graded
assignments.
At this point, we are almost halfway through the quarter.
Having given the students a few weeks to adjust to their new school, we will
start giving them more frequent quizzes and tests. This is to help your
students get in the habit of studying more seriously, a habit that will serve
them well in middle school and beyond. This will also give them more chances to
get good grades because their quarter grade will depend on a larger number of
assignments.
This week they have a test on place value in math class.
They also have a test on “Prince Caspian” in literature class. Next week they
will have a test on force, potential and kinetic energy, gravity and friction in science. They will also have a test on basic equations and properties of addition and subtraction in math class. We will do some studying for tests in both math and science classes, but please encourage them to go over their
notes at home as well.
As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or
concerns. If you need more contact than a short email or phone call can
provide, we can also arrange a short meeting.
Sincerely,
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