Welcome parents of Grade 3 students,

To better serve your child and to help you guide your child towards a rewarding Grade 3

year, I have outlined some guidelines for parents along with some of the class routines

and expectations.

How You Can Help Your Child:

1. All students are expected to arrive at school in complete uniform, on time and

ready to work. This includes eating a healthy breakfast before coming to school

and getting enough sleep. Many students come to school tired. Please ensure

that your child obtains enough sleeping hours so he/she is ready to learn.

2. Your child will receive an average of 30 minutes of homework each night.

This will include approximately 15-20 minutes of nightly math homework. The

amount of time it takes students to complete their homework could vary greatly

depending on each child. If homework is not completed, the work will be sent

home along with a homework slip which will need to be signed by a parent. If it

is not possible for your child to complete their nightly homework, please write a

small note in their agenda letting me know. Any incomplete homework will be

expected to be completed by the next day.

3. On a daily basis, your child is given time to complete their agenda book. After

your child has completed his/her agenda, he/she must show me it to be initialed.

Each evening, please check and review to make sure they have completed their

homework and initial the day. I would encourage you to use the agenda as a

form of communication between myself and you. If you have a short question

that I could easily answer, please feel free to write it in their agenda book and

I will do my best to respond. Please encourage your child to be independent

and responsible for their own work. By working together, we can help your child

develop into a responsible, caring individual.

4. Please let me know if your child has any medical problems, allergies, hearing

loss, impaired vision, etc. Also, if your child is absent for any reason, or needs to

leave school early, a note MUST be written.

5. Please let me know about any problems before they get out of hand. I also

would appreciate knowing when something is going well. A quick phone call may

relieve a lot of unnecessary worries. It may also lighten up a teacher’s day! You

may reach me at school in the mornings between 8:15-8:40 and 3:00-4:00.