Recommended Reading

BenneV,S.,Kalish,N.(2006).TheCaseAgainst Homework:howhomeworkishur5ngchildren andwhatparentscandoaboutit.NewYork: ThreeRiversPress. Kohn,A.(2006).TheHomeworkMyth:whyour kidsgettoomuchofabadthing.Cambridge MA:DeCapoLifeLong. Kohn,A.(2006).TheTruthAboutHomework. RetrievedJanuary7,2009,from, www.alekohn.org/teaching/edweek/ homework.htm Kohn,A.(2007).RethinkingHomework. Principal,January/February,3538 Marzano,R.,Pickering,D.,Pollock,J.(2004). ClassroomInstruc5onthatWorks:Research BasedStrategiesforIncreasingStudent Achievement.HomeworkandPrac?ce,6066 Pren?ceHallCollegeDiv.Alexandria,VA:ASCD Marzano,R.,Pickering,D.(2007).TheCaseFor andAgainstHomework:Teachersshouldnot abandonhomework.Instead,theyshould improveitsinstruc?onalquality,Educa5onal Leadership,March.7479 VaVeroV,C.MomandDadArentTaking AlgebrathisYear:HintstoHelpReduce HomeworkStress,RetrievedJanuary7,2009, from,www.theneartofparen?ng.com/public/ 167print.cfm 2003) 200) PHP

Elementary Homework Policy

Expectations Homework may only be assigned Monday to Friday, with no compulsory homework on weekends and holidays. However, children who areengagedinhomeworkorresearchtasks have thefreedomtoworkonweekendsandholidays. Homework may be assigned on an individual basisinan eort to directly support astudent's classroom learning. Students within grades and classes mayreceivedierentamountsandtypes ofhomeworkonacasebycasebasis. Japanese language homework will be assigned ononenightperweek.Thenightwillbeagreed towiththehomeroomteachers,ona nightwhen no other homework will be assigned. Children whoaretaking JapaneseLanguageatthena?ve ornearna?velevelmayhaveamoredemanding homework schedule,asdeveloping literacy skills mayrequirerepe??veprac?ce. Incaseof aninability toaVendschool,children will not be expected to complete missed homework. In a developmental and posi?ve approach to fostering lifelonglearners,homeworktasksmay be assigned by teachers. If assigned, it will be basedon theguidelineof 10 minutespernight, increasing each year by increments of ten minutes. Reading isnot consideredpart of this ?mealloca?on. Time Allocation

Homework Schedule
~in addition to reading ~
Grade Homeroom - Nightly 10 mins 20 mins 30 mins 40 mins 50 mins Japanese - weekly 20 mins 20 mins 30 mins 40 mins 50 mins

Kinder Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

Whenchildrenexceedtherecommended/me alloca/on,parentsshouldinformtheteacher.

Implementation and Review Dates Thispolicywillcomeintoeectfromthe beginningofthe2009/10academicyearand willbereviewedbyarepresenta?veteamof teachersfromK2,Grades35andsingle subjectteachersinApril2010