Homework+Information



Homework has a definite place in the educational process. It is an extension of the learning experience children have during the instructional day. Homework is designed to help the students achieve classroom, school, and district goals.

Fifth grade students are assigned approximately one hour of homework per day. This includes their daily assignment of 15 minutes of independent reading. **If your child is consistently spending more than an hour on his/her homework or has difficulty completing an assignment, please let us know.**

The homework we give falls into one of these five categories:

1. **Remedial Drill **: An extension of work introduced in class 2. **Research **: Work involving the use of reference materials 3. **Unfinished Work **: Work not completed in class within the student’s capability to finish at home 4. **Review **: Time spent at home studying and preparing for tests (Example: Studying for the weekly spelling test) 5. **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">: Assignment related to a given subject area and assigned on an extended time basis

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Each student will receive five late coupons per quarter. These allow students to turn in a daily assignment one day late with no penalty. They also will complete an **<span style="color: #fa4919; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">orange late slip **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. This slip will be sent home for parents/guardians to sign and should be returned with the completed work the next day. If work is turned in more than one day late, or if the student runs out of late coupons, they can receive partial credit for the completed assignment. Late coupons may not be used with multiple day assignments or projects.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Late Homework Policy **