Homework Folder

I will send homework folders home each day and the students will turn them in each morning. Please check this folder as it will have important papers that are sent home, notes from me if any, and contain their homework.  We will slowly transition into doing homework, but I will send an email when we begin homework which will be a few weeks into the school year.


Students will have a reading passage due weekly, but math homework will be completed nightly. I expect students to read at least 20 minutes each night. They will record their minutes read on a reading log that will be turned in at the end of each month.

Grading Policy and Late Policy

River Mill has a late work policy for students. Students will receive a 10-point deduction per day for three days. Assignments will no longer be accepted, and students will receive a zero on day 4. Students who are absent will be given time to complete the missing work.

Classroom Management

For my class, we will be using ClassDojo for classroom management. Students will earn points throughout the day for positive behaviors. Students can lose points for negative behaviors such as not listening, not following directions, off task, or talking when they shouldn’t be. If there are any consistent behavior problems, I will reach out to parents to discuss the issue, so that we can work together to get the student back on track.  

Every Friday, students will be able to pick a prize from our Prize Cart using the points they have worked hard to earn! Students will need at least __ points to visit the Prize Cart, and will need additional points to pick bigger prizes from the cart. Once the cart gets low on prizes, I will send out info and/or an amazon wish list to ask for donations!