Title 1 Presents

Operation:

Homework &

Study Skills

Savannah Classical Academy, K-8

705 East Anderson Street

Savannah, GA 31401

(912) 395-4040

Thursday, November 15, 2018

6:00pm

Dining Hall

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Power School Parent Access

Are you monitoring your child’s grades and attendance?

– sccpss.com

– Family & Students tab

– Student/Parent Tools section

– Power School Parent/Student Access link

Please contact Mrs. Kiley or Ms. Orlandi in the front office for assistance with log in credentials!

General Homework Tips

➢ Set up a homework-friendly area ➢ Keep distractions to a minimum ➢ Help your child make a plan

➢ Give encouragement, check completed homework, & make yourself available

➢ Incorporate daily opportunities for Reading & Math (read recipes, calculate trips in the car, etc.)

➢ Praise their work and efforts

➢ Problems or frustrations with homework? Get Help!

Tips for Students with ADD/ADHD:

– Study in spurts

– Create a consistent schedule

– Get organized! Use colored folders, stickers, labels, and prepare the night before school

– Understand how your child learns and foster that modality

– Move around!

– Know when it’s time to quit

Tips for Students with Disabilities:

– Create a consistent schedule

– Offer wind down time after school before starting homework

– Provide guidance (Read the directions together, do the first item together, and monitor thereafter) *Guide, but do not correct*

– Give breaks as needed

– You may need to bridge the accommodations from school to home

Organizational Tips

➢ Keep a family calendar ➢ Introduce checklists (3 Things to Do

Before Bed and so on) ➢ Assign chores that involve sorting or

categorizing ➢ Get ready the night before ➢ Use containers and closet organizers ➢ Buy your child a planner (if he/she

does not already have one) ➢ Organize school work

➢ Establish a homework routine ➢ Create a homework supply box ➢ Cook together ➢ Cultivate an interest in collecting

(rocks, stamps, etc. so they can sort/classify/arrange)

➢ Reward and provide support with organizational tasks

*cited from scholastic.com

Kindergarten

Mrs. Page

Students are given Math and Spelling every night….please be present for Homework Time!

– Math homework is a review from the school day

– Math homework is also a preview of the next school day

– Spelling homework is a review from the school day

– Have your child sound out words while completing the Spelling homework

First Grade

Ms. Norris

Math Homework Tips: ➢Have your child try the

homework before helping them ➢Work on back problems without

looking at the front ➢Have your child recall what

was covered in class that day

Spelling Homework Tips: ➢Keep a running list of the spelling words at home ➢Practice words at home by having the child write the

words and then read them to you ➢Have your child create a sentence with the word

Reading Homework Tips:

➢Have your child read something that interests them as well as challenges them

➢Have your child sound out words in books you read together

Second Grade

Ms. Parham Mrs. Phillips

2nd Grade Homework Tips 10 Minutes of Riggs/10 Minutes of Math

– Ms. Parham

+ Each word is written 3 to 5 times plus a sentence

+ Check the spelling of your child’s sentences

+ Practice Reading with your child every night and have them read a page of the book

+ Work with your child on sounding out words

– Mrs. Phillips

+ Practice reading each spelling word as they write it

+ Choose three words and write sentences

+ One minute reading chart

+ Math: Let students attempt independently and the assist if needed

+ Reading logs (optional)

Third Grade

Ms. Davis Ms. Pennington

Spelling Homework Tips: ▪ 12 new words at the beginning of the week ▪ Write each word three times ▪ Write words alphabetically ▪ Write sentence for each word ▪ Compete vocabulary crossword puzzle ▪ Practice flashcards ▪ Test on Friday

Math Homework Tips: ▪ New lesson in GA Ready

each Monday ▪ Sample problems will come

each night that were covered in class that day

Reading Homework Tips: ▪ Most of the time, GA

Ready lessons are completed during class

▪ Occasionally there will be a short reading comprehension passage

▪ Chapter questions may come home if class is reading a novel

Science/Social Studies Homework Tips: ▪ 3rd Grade alternates between Science and

Social Studies homework ▪ Occasionally a worksheet may come

home to complete ▪ If quiz/assessment is upcoming, a study

guide will come home. Please review with your child!

Fourth Grade

Mrs. Hartig Mrs. Singleton

4th Grade Homework Tips: • Organization is key!!

• Classwork vs. Homework

• Multiplication facts

• Study habits and websites

• Quizlet.com

(“Singleton – Hartig 2018-2019”)

Fifth Grade

Ms. Blake Mrs. Gaylord

5th Grade Homework Tips: ➢ Math homework nightly in the Math Lesson Packet (front and back) ➢ Each night, students should review notes in Science and Social Studies ➢ Every Friday : Spelling test or Unit Vocabulary test

➢ Study flashcards!

➢ Math Homework = 20 minutes

Spelling = 10 minutes

Science/SS = 10 minutes

Middle School

Ms. Carter, Ms. Davis, Ms. Kauffelt, Mrs. Lingenfelter, Ms. Mills, Mrs. Nichols

English/Language Arts

– Talk to your child about what’s happening in the book

– Visit your local library

– Allow your child to read what interests them but is also challenging

– Make flash cards for vocabulary words and ELA concepts

– Quiz your child!

Math

– Utilize weekly newsletter sent via Remind

– Parent letter for the lesson of the week

– Math Homework is approximately 3 – 4 times a week

– Find a quiet place for homework!

Science

– Ask student frequently if the have Science homework

– Encourage students to define the unfamiliar terms being used in class

– Check your students homework once they are finished

– Stay in touch with teachers

– Inspire your student to ask “WHY”

– Help to investigate to answer the question

Social Studies–  Everyone can benefit from reading through notes and vocabulary terms on a regular basis.

– o   Students take detailed notes in class and have vocabulary terms and definitions in their notebooks for each unit. Everything they are tested on is in their notes!

– o   Have your child read the notes out loud and then talk about it

– o   Ask them to explain topics in their own words

– o   Quiz them on vocabulary terms/definitions

– o   Homework either requires they use their notes or a separate reading that is included in the assignment

– o   Have students try the assignment early in the week, so if they need help they can ask for it before the assignment is due

 6th/7th Grade

– o   Do not have homework every week

– o   When homework is assigned, they have a few days to turn it in

 8th Grade

–   Usually assigned Monday/Tuesday and due on Thursday/Friday

Skills & Enrichment Websites

– www.cram.com (make your own flash cards)

– www.math-play.com/index.html

– www.khanacademy.org

ENGLI i-readycentral.com/familycenter How Can I Support My Student? Speak with your child about how using i-Ready will help him or her grow in school. i-Ready shows where your child is doing well and where your child needs some more review. It helps teachers understand how to give your child the best support, and it lets your child see the gains they will make throughout the school year.                                                   •Help your child prepare for the Diagnostic by explaining that some questions on the Diagnostic test will be hard and that it’s okay not to know the answer to every question. Questions on the Diagnostic get a little harder each time a question is answered correctly, and a little easier when answered incorrectly. The goal is to figure out the math or reading level that is “just right” for your child, so your child should expect to see some questions that are too hard—and that’s okay! It means the test is working correctly. •Encourage your child to take each lesson and test question seriously. Emphasize “thinking before clicking,” because just clicking through answers will not give teachers an accurate picture of what is understood and what requires further instruction. •Help your child identify and become familiar with the different parts of the student dashboard. Log in to your child’s account with them and ask them to give you a “tour” of what they see. If anything is unclear, you can check out our Frequently Asked Questions page and help fill in the blanks for them. •Encourage your child to use the tools that will appear at the bottom of the screen in some lessons. Your child will sometimes see tools, like a calculator or dictionary, that will be helpful for completing an activity or answering a question on a quiz. •Discuss your child’s results by looking at “My Progress” together. First, look at the number of lessons shown as completed in i-Ready and celebrate that number with your child, who should feel good about this achievement alone. Then, take a look at the percentage of questions your child answered correctly in the quiz at the end of each lesson. In discussing these results, you might say: “Let’s look at how well you’ve been doing on your i-Ready lessons!” “What do you notice when you look at this data?” “Can you identify strengths from this report?” “What is something you feel like you are doing well?” “What areas are challenging to you?” “Let’s look at your data to see where and how we can work together to improve in those more challenging areas.” •If you are unsure about the expectations your child’s teacher has for the use of i-Ready at home, and which lessons your child should be completing, contact the teacher to clarify them.

**Just Remember**

➢Offer praise ➢Be organized ➢Don’t stress…contact the teacher!

Questions?

– Please contact your child’s teacher with any questions or concerns:

Savannah Classical Academy (912) 395-4040 www.savannahclassicalacademy.org