Homework should be time devoted to learning and practicing social skills.
According to research, homework at this age is not entirely beneficial in helping students achieve. What's more is that homework at this age is not so much the child's responsibility, as it is the parents. The enforcement of homework often falls to the parents, which then can cause stressed relationships at home. I believe that developing social skills is just as important as developing academic skills. I desire not to give homework, with the intention that your child will go outside and enjoy the fresh air. I want him/her to go make friends and develop strategies for solving social problems that arise. In other words, your child's homework is to go play and foster relationships.
With this said, you can still help your child learn at home!
While it is not considered graded homework, the way that you can help your child achieve to his/her highest potential is to read with your child every night. Children at this age (and at all ages) highly benefit from reading a text and thinking about it more deeply.
If you are interested in more ways you can support your child's learning at home - click the tab above, which says "Ways to Support Learning at Home."
Grades
Your child's grade at the end of each quarter will be shown as a letter. You will notice that for spelling tests, quizzes, and other assessments, I will most likely write +2, rather than -18 on a 20 question quiz. Even though the final score is the same, students become discouraged when they see (-) pop up on their paper. By instead focusing on what they answered correctly, the students will feel more compelled to grow.
A = outstanding (90-100)
B = (80-90)
C = (70 - 89)
D = (60-79)
A = outstanding (90-100)
B = (80-90)
C = (70 - 89)
D = (60-79)