The School Leadership team recently revisted and updated the homework policy.
372K/418K Children’s School Homework Policy (Grades K-2)
TCS’s homework policy was created in collaboration with members of the 2016-2017
Principal’s Advisory. Advisory included teachers, paraprofessionals and related service
staff members.
● Homework in grades K-2 is assigned daily.
● Homework is designed to reinforce what is being taught in school. We
do not wish for homework to be a burden on families. Please use it as a
tool to support your child.
● Reading: We encourage students to engage in reading for 10-15 minutes
daily.
● Math: A review sheet will be sent home after the completion of a lesson.
This can be used as practice or review of concepts taught.
Homework in K-2 is not graded but teachers do encourage students to
complete what is sent home.
Teacher’s Responsibilities:
● To provide purposeful homework daily
● To include clear directions and instructions
● To implement a system for routinely checking homework
● To provide students with support when struggling with homework independently
● To specially designed homework based on needs of students
Family’s Responsibilities:
● To support student independence while completing homework assignment
● To provide a quiet, consistent place for homework to be done
● To notify your child’s teacher(s) if the homework presents a problem
● To read and respond to notices in a timely manner
Additional homework resources:
Dial – A – Teacher
(212)-777-3380
Homework help line for elementary and middle school students, run by classroom teachers.
Languages spoken: Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Fukanese), English, French,
Haitan-Creole, Russian, Slovak, and Spanish
372K- The Children’s School Homework Policy (Grades 3-5)
· ELA includes: Writing, Grammar, Word Study, Fundations, and Extended Reading
Responses.
· Reading [and logging] is assigned daily including one weekend day for fifth grade.
· Math is assigned daily M-Th.
· One or two other assignments from other content areas can be assigned per night.
Example:
· Mon: [read/log & math] grammar and word study
· Tues: [read/log & math] science
· Wednesday: [read/log & math] s.s and word study
· Thursday: [read/log & math] writing
Teacher’s Responsibilities:
● To provide purposeful homework
● To include clear directions and instructions
● To implement a system for routinely checking homework
● To communicate to the student and family what is expected for completing
homework successfully
● To communicate with families when students are not consistently completing
assignments
● To offer students support when struggling with homework independently
● To specially designed homework based on needs of students
Family’s Responsibilities:
● To notify your child’s teacher(s) if the homework presents a problem
● To read and respond to notices in a timely manner
● To provide a quiet, consistent place for homework to be done
● To support but not complete the homework for your child
Additional homework resources:
Dial – A – Teacher
(212)-777-3380
Homework help line for elementary and middle school students, run by classroom teachers.
Languages spoken: Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Fukanese), English, French,
Haitan-Creole, Russian, Slovak, and Spanish
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