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Nottingham views homework as an integral component
of the teaching-learning process. Homework should
provide short practice sessions on previously
taught material, which the students are ready to
practice independently.
We hope that your child will achieve the following
desired outcomes from the assignment of homework:
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the development of self-discipline
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self-responsibility
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the development of organizational skills
The purposes of assigning homework include the
reinforcement and extension of concepts learned at
school, the opportunity to increase fluency and
comprehension in reading, and the opportunity to
practice and enhance higher-order thinking skills.
In order to help our students develop
organizational skills, each child receives a
"Nottingham Homework Folder" at the beginning of
the school year or upon registration. This folder
contains a front pocket labeled "Leave at Home"
and a back pocket labeled "Bring Back". As a
homework assignment is given, the student is
taught to write it in the appropriate dated space
on the weekly homework calendar and any homework
papers to be completed are placed in the back
pocket. This folder goes home each night to be
completed and reviewed by both child and parent.
In an effort to teach responsibility, students are
required to bring homework folders back to school
each day, and NOT have them delivered to the
office by the parent. By reading over and signing
your child's homework assignment calendar each
day, you have the ongoing opportunity to monitor
your child's progress throughout the nine-weeks
grading period. |
