Take Home Tuesday Folders
On Tuesday of each week, students will bring home a large envelope of important communications from the school and PTA. Class work will be enclosed on a weekly or biweekly basis, as explained by individual teachers at Back-to-School Night. Please review the contents, sign and date the envelope, and ask your child to return the envelope to school the next day. This system has been instituted in cooperation with the PTA to help families manage the volume of information exchanged between home and school.

Homework
Homework is assigned to reinforce skills already taught in the classroom or to enrich, enhance, and extend the school experience. It should serve a definite purpose, stem from the consideration of the total educational background of the individual child, and never be viewed/used as punishment. The amount and type of work will be determined by the teacher who considers the level, maturity, and ability of his/her students.

Regular homework assignments increase in number and scope according to grade level. In general, assignments should not require more than sixty minutes by grade six. A routine of daily reading is strongly encouraged at all levels. A cooperative effort on the part of teachers and parents to encourage children to assume responsibility for completing assignments and developing good study/work habits is encouraged at Kings Glen.

Parents can also enhance good study and work habits when they:

• cooperate with the school to make homework effective;
• provide their children with suitable study conditions (desk or table, lights, books, and supplies);
• reserve a time for homework and turn off the television;
• encourage their child but avoid undue pressure;
• show interest in what their children are doing, but allow the child to do the work; and
• understand that the school expects homework to be completed on time.

Students will become better at studying and completing work on time when they:

• bring all necessary materials to class;
• are active participants in the classroom, listen well, and take part in discussions;
• ask questions if they do not understand the discussion or have a problem;
• make sure they understand and write down the assignment in their assignment notebooks before they leave class;
• plan their work and schedule time for homework each day;
• use what they learn, see how each subject applies to the other subjects; and
• strive to do their best, not just enough to get by.
  

Homework Assignment Notebook
The Kings Park and Kings Glen PTA has provided each students a standard homework assignment notebook. In the event that a student loses his/her homework assignment notebook, a second one may be purchased from the office. The homework assignment notebook is expected to be completed daily by the student, and provides parents an opportunity to monitor their child's assignments and communicate with the teacher on a regular basis.

Parent-Teacher Communication
Parents are urged to contact the school whenever the need arises. Teachers may be contacted by note or by telephone. If you call during the school day, the secretary will leave the teacher a note to return your call. If you wish to have a conference with your child's teacher, please call ahead to make an appointment as our teachers' schedules do not allow time for drop-in conferences. Visits to children's classrooms should also be arranged in advance as a courtesy to the teacher so he/she may let you know what is planned during the time you intend to visit.

Student Progress Reports
The established policy for Fairfax County students requires reporting on student progress every nine weeks. A written progress report is given for each reporting period in grades 4-6, with a scheduled parent conference at the end of the first nine-week period. This conference is considered an essential part of the reporting and student evaluation process. Other conferences may be requested by either the teacher or parent as necessary.

Interim Reports
Interim reports are used to communicate exceptional progress, improvement, or unsatisfactory progress. They may be sent home half way through each quarter or at any time deemed necessary by the teacher. However, teachers and parents are encouraged to bring questions or concerns to the attention of one another at any time. Parents will be notified by teachers of their systems for sending papers home so that parents may share in monitoring academic progress.

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