For nearly all assignments in core this year, students will have opportunities to make improvements on their work and raise any grades with which they are not satisfied. Very high-achieving and highly motivated students will also have an opportunity to augment their core work this year by participating in a stimulating and demanding supplement program called Challenge. Challenge activities are coordinated by Bill Humphreys, our Highly Capable Learners Specialist. Your child could select any material which is acceptable in your family for these reading homework sessions. This material could be a book, magazine, newspaper, or any other printed matter that is not considered difficult by the student.
Research clearly shows that children become better readers by practice.
Reading is also the primary way a child gains a wider vocabulary and is highly related to success in every academic area. Students will be provided with notebook calendars and organizational instruction to help them keep track of school assignments that are additional to the ongoing homework. Parent involvement with school work and school activities is requested. It is during this time of development that many students begin to respond much more to peer influence than to adult influence. Discipline often requires a new dimension of emphasis.