Homework

Homework Policy
Homework is essential because it reinforces what is taught during the day. It also instills
responsibility, which I strongly enforce in my students. Homework will be assigned Monday
through Thursday and occasional (not many) weekends. It should take your child about an hour to
complete. If your child is working well past an hour, you may have them stop and send a note in
the next day explaining what the problem was. Please have them come to school with the note at
8:00 am the next day so that I can help them finish the work before class starts. A child WILL
NOT be excused from homework unless there is a note from a parent or guardian.

If homework is missing or incomplete (this includes A.R. reading), the student will be on detention
during recess working until all the homework is complete.

Reading Each Night
You are required to read an average of 30 minutes every night. This will not only help you to reach your Accelerated Reader (A.R.) goal for the
month, but it will also help you to increase your reading level by a year or more by June.

If you are not making your A.R. goal you will be not only required to read for 30 minutes each night, but you must also write a 5 sentence summary
paragraph each night of what you read. Your paragraph must follow Step Up To Writing, along with having correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
This must be signed by your parent each night. This will show me that you are doing your required reading.

Math Podcast: Download these files to your mp3 player to practice anywhere!
Practice your multiplication facts and beat Mr. Grothem: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Downloadable multiplication games up to 10's here

Scott Foresman Online Math book: is here. Username: your student number Password: rockets
Harcourt Social Studies book - read your S.S. book online - username: grothem ------- password: rockets
Macmill McGraw-Hill Science book- read the textbook online - username: casci06 password: redwood
Houghton Mifflin Language Arts - online
SpellingCity - interactive online practice, test, or play games with your spelling words
Encyclopedia Britannica - online free encyclopedias Username: cnusd Password: cnusd

Free Desktop Backgrounds!!! (featuring our classroom comic characters)
-Mr. Grothem
-Mr. Grothem with boy and girl
-Mr. Grothem with boy and girl - waffles/pancakes/french toast