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GREAT EXPECTATIONS

The Franklin School Community will cooperatively provide the highest quality education and develop responsible citizens, using their individual talents and options to form whole individuals in a safe, nurturing, and multicultural environment.

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Homework Guidelines for Parents

Parents can establish sound, fair, and successful plans in their home, which will encourage their student's responsibility for homework. The following practices are recommended:

It is important that parents/guardians help establish a homework routine with their children by determining a regular place free from distractions and by giving priority to homework as a daily home activity.
It is essential that parents recognize homework as the student's work and responsibility. The parent is responsible for supervision. The degree of supervision required will vary according to the age of the child and the difficulty of the work.
The parent should be available to encourage, listen and review, but the responsibility for completing the work should always rest with the child.

Parents who are interested in and supportive of school assignments are a great help to our school's efforts. By establishing a routine and consistent expectations at home, the parent not only reinforces what the teacher expects of the child in school, but also plays an essential part in enabling the child to become increasingly self-reliant and accountable.

Homework Week of November 30, 2009
Monday 11/30/09	Tuesday 12/1/09	Wednesday 12/2/09	Thursday 12/3/09	Friday 12/4/09
Read story to family. Write each new spelling word in a sentence. Math -Add numbers using the number line.	Read story to family. Answer the Critical Thinking Story Questions using complete sentences. Math- Addition and Subtraction Facts to 12.	Read story to family. Write a Book Report about the story and tell if you enjoyed this story or not and why. Math- Use double facts to practice doubles plus one.	Read story to family. Write five questions you have about the story. Math word problems. Solve problems using the number line.	Read Watch Me Read Take Home Book to family and complete the reading. Use math flash cards to practice addition & subtraction facts.
*Important Parent Reminders: Sign Agenda Book each night. Bring reader to class each day. ENJOY reading with your child each night! Stop and ask specific questions about the story as you read together. Encourage your child to read signs, labels, magazines, maps - everything & anything around them! Provide as many as possible reading and writing experiences daily for your child. Stress that Handwriting is important! Use flash cards to consistently practice math addition and subtraction facts.