Homework is given throughout the grades. Its purpose is two-fold: to assess the students’ grasp of what was taught and/or to reinforce it. Homework and projects should be viewed as a learning experience. By means of such assignments, students learn to do research and to extend and apply what they already know to new material, thus developing essential thinking and organizational skills.

Assignments vary in length. Study assignments as well as written ones are given. These should be ones that the student can do independently. Suggested time allotments for homework are as follows:

 
 
Homework assignments sheets are given to students in grade 1. Assignments books are required for all students in grades 2 – 8. Parents are encouraged to supervise students’ homework and study periods.

Incomplete or missing homework has a bearing on the student’s assessment.
All tests are to be signed and returned to school. These tests are sent home on either a weekly basis, or as they are given back to the students. Individual classroom teachers decide on the best method for sending tests home to be signed and returned.

The students in Kindergarten through eighth grade have access to their grades on a website with individual web pages assigned to each child. Parents and students are encouraged to browse their web page regularly to keep abreast of the child’s performance, and particularly at crucial points in the year, such as mid- trimester and end of trimester times.  The school does not send written notice of a child’s performance unless the parent specifically requests this information since up to date information is available at all times on the web page.

Teachers, especially in the upper grades, make an effort to coordinate their schedules so that no more than two major tests will be scheduled for the same day. Weekly spelling tests are not considered major tests; therefore, they may be scheduled on a day with two major tests. Projects, however, will often come due at the close of a marking period, so students are encouraged to organize their long-term assignments carefully.

The parent’s role is primarily that of providing a suitable place for study and helping your child decide the best time for study.  Parents should supervise homework, but not actually do the work.  If you are noticing frustration due to difficulty in a homework assignment, please write a note to the teacher about your observation.  Having children sit for hours accomplishes nothing and by writing a note, a teacher may look for solutions to specific problems regarding homework.  If a student fails on a continual basis to complete homework assignments, the teacher will determine the consequences of this action.