All second graders will have an assignment book, which we will use daily for communication.  I will help the students write down their assignments each day.   The purpose of homework in 2nd grade is to build responsibility and study habits, review skills/concepts, and keep the parent informed about what we are learning in school.  Please check the assignment book daily for assignments and initial the book when the work is done.  This is also a good place to write a note to me about the assignment.  Typically homework will be a worksheet or workbook page reviewing a concept we worked on in school that day.  These should take 10-20 minutes.  Please let me know if it takes much longer for your child.  If your child needed lots of help or reteaching to do the assignment, please write "with help" at the top of the paper.  This will not affect the grade, but will help me judge whether I need to present the material in a different way. Occasionally there will be special projects or book reports.  These will be assigned at least a week before they are due.
      Students should read daily for at least ten minutes.  This develops good reading habits and practices skills we are learning at school.  This can be independent reading or reading aloud to you depending on your student's skill level.  Please make a note to me each week in the assignment book about what your child is reading at home and I will encourage him/her at school. 
       We will be learning 5 Word Wall words (sight words) each week for 20 weeks.  These will be sent home in a ziploc bag on Mondays.  Students should practice their Word Wall words at home until they recognize them on sight and can spell them.  They will be tested on their words at regular intervals and will receive a reading grade for this.  New words will be added to the bag each Monday until there are 100 words.

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