Homework
Expectations for
Written Work in Grades 5 and 6
As parents and students are already aware, homework is
written on the white board at the front of the classroom. Students are expected
to record their homework in their agenda books and complete their homework
every night.
Homework generally consists of reading on
a nightly basis as well as completing unfinished classwork. Students are also encouraged to practice
typing at home. Classwork and homework will be
checked for completion regularly. Failure to complete assigned work on a
regular basis will affect student’s Learning Skills, as per the Ontario Report
Card, and has a strong impact on student learning.
If students are unable to complete their
homework due to extenuating circumstances, they are expected to have a note
from parents explaining why the homework was not completed. “Extra” homework will not be assigned to
students by parental request.
*** There have been many occurrences of homework not being completed by the assigned due dates. Please review the expectations for homework with your child.
*** Grade 5 and 6 students will be receiving this handout on Monday. Please review these expectations for writing with your child.
The
following is expected in ALL written
work that you complete this year. If you do not take the time to ensure that
your works meets these expectations, it will be handed back to you to redo. As
well, this will be reflected on your report card in your Learning Skills and
your Writing mark.
As we
have discussed numerous times in class, if you take the time to do your work
right the first time, it will be less work as you will not have to redo it. As
well, your marks will be higher, and more accurately reflect your ability.
Capital
Letters
o
All
sentences begin with capital letters
o
Capital
letters are also used for proper nouns (i.e., people’s names, places, etc.)
o
You
may not use a font where the entire piece of writing is in capital letters
Periods
o
All
sentences must end with punctuation
o
Most
sentences you write will end with a period
o
Those
that do not end with a period end with a question mark (to ask a question) or
an exclamation mark (to show excitement)
Commas
o
Commas
are used in between items on a list (i.e., I like apples, strawberries,
bananas, and melons)
o
Commas
are used to show a pause when reading or writing (i.e., Jenny, my best friend
from summer camp, is coming for a visit this weekend)
o
Commas
are used after a greeting (i.e., Dear Mrs. Longo,)
Apostrophes
o
An
apostrophe is NOT used in
every word that ends with the letter “s”! You do not use an apostrophe to
o
Apostrophes
shows possession of a noun (i.e., Mike’s jacket) or it is used to show the
omission of letters, as in a contraction (i.e., doesn’t)
Full
sentences
o
You
must always write in full sentences
o
Read
your work out loud to determine if the sentence is complete
Spacing
o
There
is one space after a comma
o
There
is one space after a period
o
The
use of space on the page is important. Only titles are centered – not your
entire paragraph
o
New
paragraphs should be indented
These are
only the “basic” rules that you should already know from earlier grades.
We will
re-visit all of these grammar rules, and more throughout the year.
Please make
sure that all of your writing follows these rules.
Thank you,
Mrs. Marni Longo
Thank you,
Mrs. Marni Longo
