Homework Plan for Lewis and Clark Elementary                                 

Homework is another extension of the home and school partnership which seeks to provide the communication and teamwork important to the education of our children.  Homework is not assigned for disciplinary purposes, but to promote skills and learning. 

Goals of the Homework Plan

          •    Strengthen basic skills through practice time.

            •    Develop initiative, responsibility and self-direction.

            •    Build independent study skills.

            •    Teach budgeting of study time.

            •    Promote parents' understanding of our educational program.

            •    Build students' confidence by ensuring successful learning experiences and familiarity with materials and procedures; and

            •    Encourage innovation and creativity through open-ended, individualized assignments.

 

Lewis and Clark's Teachers will:

 

            •    Provide meaningful, well-planned homework which considers the needs, abilities, and resources of the students.

            •    Provide guided practice in the classroom to prepare for homework.

            •    Inform students and parents of the homework policy for his/her classroom at the beginning of the school year and clarify this policy as needed.

            •    Ascertain that the desired learning has taken place.

            •    Provide a response when one is needed for effective learning.

 

Parents are encouraged to take an active interest in students' homework in these ways:

 

          •  Promote a positive attitude toward homework.

            •   Provide a consistent time and a suitable place for study.

            •   Make resource materials available whenever possible.

            •   Assist with drills or assignments as requested by the child's teacher.

            •   Communicate to the teacher circumstances which may affect the child's  ability to complete assignments.  

 

Lewis and Clark's Students will:

 

          •   Complete homework in a timely fashion.

            •   Ask questions to help clarify assignments.

            •   Communicate to the teacher special circumstances which may affect his/her ability to complete assignments.

 

Guidelines for Average Homework Time

 

          Grades K - 1:        10 to 15 minutes per day for two to four days.

 

          Grades 2 & 3:       15 to 30 minutes per day for three or four days.

 

          Grades 4 & 5:       30 to 60 minutes per day for three or four days.

 

Grade 6:              45-60 minutes per day for four or five days.