How can parents help their children at home Let’s Work Together

Homework The purpose of homework is to reinforce the skills taught in class and should take no longer than 1 hr. This should include 20 minutes of reading. Make sure that your child completes their work every night and check for errors. If your child is a fan of electronics try adding educational apps to your/their smart devices. Apps such as PBSkids, NickJr, ABC Mouse, and Starfall. This activity can be added into their 1 hour of homework. Feel free to replace other expensive hand-held devices with less expensive but, educational ones. Such as: Leapfrog and V-tech games.

Homework (continued) You can also encourage you children to put down the smart devices and pick up a set of sight words cards, letter cards, and number cards. These can be purchased at The Dollar Tree, Dollar General, or Wal-Mart. If they say, “We don’t have any homework”, the fun doesn’t have to end. This is an opportunity for you to be creative. Encourage your students to spend some time on the ConnectEd website. Have them go through the kitchen and tell you the beginning sounds of different items. For example: stove begins with s, cabinet begins with c. Use chocolate sauce to write sight words on graham crackers.

BOOK IT! Program Date: October 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014 Make The Promise: The minutes read outside of school are what make the difference. Promise to read to or with your kids daily for at least 20 minutes.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB The majority of teachers have setup an online account which allows parents to go online and place book orders from the comfort of their home. Students have already begun receiving Scholastic’s booklets with a variety of seasonal books; with prices as low as $1. With each purchase teachers will earn points which can be used to build classroom libraries and more importantly your child’s personal library. GO ONLINE TO WWW.SCHLASTIC.COM AND SIGN UP.

Box Tops For Education CACS has begun collecting Box Tops for this school year. The Purpose: K-2 Fundraiser for our end of the year field trip. Our Goal: 30,000 box tops

With your help this can the best school year ever!