Parent Communication - Two Rivers Magnet Middle School!

- 24 -1. Retrace your steps since you last knew you had it. Alert all of your teachers and checktheir rooms.2. Check the lost and found box at the reception area.3. Continue checking lost and found for up to one week.4. If your item has not been found within that week, please report the missing article to theassociate principals’ office.PARENT VOLUNTEERSParents are encouraged to volunteer in their child’s classrooms. Two Rivers team teachers willcoordinate opportunities for parents to contribute to the learning environment on their child’s team.Parents are encouraged to contact their child’s team leader if they wish to volunteer in the classroom.PASSES / HALLWAY BEHAVIORStudents are expected to be in all classes on time. Your student planner is to be used as your hallpass. Students not in class must have a pass, signed by a staff member, giving them permission to beout of class. If delayed between classes by a staff member, the student must ask for a pass excusinglateness to class. For safety reasons and to limit distractions of the learning process students should useappropriate hallway behavior. The expectations this behavior is based upon the fullvalue contract for the hallway.HOMEWORKHomework is an integral part of the learning process for a middle level student. Numerous studies havedemonstrated that the use of homework has led to an increase in student achievement. Furthermore,additional research has supported the belief that a well developed homework policy contributes tostudent capacity for organizing and completing academic tasks in high school and beyond. Homeworkextends the school day and provides students with opportunities to refine and enhance their knowledge.For instance, certain studies indicate that a skill must be practiced at least twenty four times beforemastery can be achieved. As such, homework is an inherently useful strategy for meeting the learningneeds of the middle level student.Students at Two Rivers can expect to receive homework from their core teachers that is consistent withthe following time range:Grade 6 – 60 minutesGrade 7 – 75 minutesGrade 8 – 90 minutesThe above time parameters are indicative of a range and, at times, students may receive slightly more orless than the indicated guidelines.Certain subjects, such as Math or Language Arts, may assign homework with greater frequency thanothers due to the nature of the course. In addition to their core assignments, students are also requiredto read thirty minutes nightly as well as complete their homework for their Encore classes.Homework generally falls into three categories: practice, preparation, and elaboration. The purpose ofthe homework assignment should be clearly stated by the teacher as meeting one of the aforementionedcategories. Practice assignments are those with which the students are familiar and are intended toreinforce a skill or concept. The students may expect a greater number of examples in