Homework???

I think that homework can be positive and negative. I have seen a lot of teachers assign homework on material they have never covered in class and expect students to know how. Then I have also seen wonderful homework packets sent home that give children a choice to expand their knowledge on material they have learned in the classroom. I think that homework should not be busy work. That's a waste of time and is only going to give the children and parents a negative outlook on homework. The Kindergarten staff at Shaw send a homework pack home every Monday with four sheets of reading/writing and four sheets of math. We ask parents to not make the students sit and do it all at once but work on it through out the week. Some kids might get frustrated after a page or two and we always say STOP and work on it the next day. We allow feedback every week on the packets letting us know if its too easy, just right or needs more instruction. It helps us get a good look at what children are comprehending and not during the week. We collect them on Friday and give them a new packet on Monday.

At the end of last week we did some fun centers making rip art candy corn and pumpkins. The class had a blast and loved eating their candy corn's after.


Today in class one of our high readers sat in front of the class and read to us. Cheri and I were so impressed with him. He is such a SMART SMART boy.


Tomorrow we have a field trip to the FIRE STATION. The kids are super excited. Once we get back to school we will have lunch, calendar, and then have a FALL HARVEST! I am super excited for our FUN day.

I am also looking forward to TEACHER CONFERENCE. I think it will be a wonderful eye opener and learning experience. Today we reviewed what we are presenting to them in regards to benchmarks, AIMS assessment and material we have collected during the first quarter to present to them. I am also excited because this will be a perfect opportunity for me to get a lot of my School Community Project materials collected!

HAPPY CONFERENCE AND HALLOWEEN!!!