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Monday, September 1, 2014

Welcome Back!

Dear Parents and Students,

I hope you will find this blog a useful tool as you navigate your way through the 5th grade experience at Fox Hill School.  Following the blog will give you an alert when I post a new news entry on the home page.         Homework is assigned daily.  Simply click on the homework tab to see the day's homework.  One important note: there is no way to get a homework alert even when following the blog.

 So if your child is in my homeroom they will do the homework posted on my blog.   Mrs. Lee, Mrs Jaffe, Mr. Lisano also post homework on their blogs.  You will find links to each of their blogs on my blog.  If your child has Mrs. Lee for ELA simply click on the link to Mrs. Lee's blog to see what she has assigned for homework.  Each teacher posts homework for his/her own ELA class.  Your child will be able to tell you who his/her ELA teacher is after the first day of school! Math is taught in homerooms this year.

 The most efficient way to not miss homework assignments is to check the blog daily regardless of whether I have updated the home page.  I will always update the homework on a daily basis.  Parents often ask me how they can support teachers.  The number one way to support your child's education is to make sure they have completed homework and brought it to school.  Fifth grade homework reinforces concepts learned in class.  Doing homework builds self discipline in students.  Also, when homework is completed your son or daughter is ready to move on to new concepts and is not caught up in searching for the missing work or making it up. The first homework assignments will be covering text books and reading 30 minutes a night.  I will post these activities on the homework page.  Please help your son or daughter learn to use this blog on a regular basis and check the homework daily.  They will also be given a homework planner that they will be responsible for filling out each day.  Please check the homework planner to make sure your child is filling in accurate information that corresponds to what is on the homework page on the blog.  Note taking is an important skill for fifth grade and moving forward.  

Please note that "Follow by E-Mail" and "Contact Form" are in the bottom right corner of the blog.  You will need to scroll down to find them. I'm looking forward to working with your children and will post more important information to this site as I think of further ways to assist you.  

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