1. Transparency & Parent Partnership
Homework serves as a vital bridge between home and school. It provides a window into the classroom, allowing parents to stay informed about the current curriculum, understand specific learning expectations, and engage directly with their child’s academic journey.

2. Development of Executive Functioning
Beyond academic content, assignments are used to cultivate habits of success. By establishing consistent routines, students learn vital organizational skills, responsibility, and the foundational study habits necessary for long-term academic independence.

3. Focus on Reading 
Reading as homework provides the highest return on investment for literacy development by consistently exposing children to a rich variety of words and sentence structures they rarely encounter in everyday conversation.

Primary Years: Establishing a Foundation
In the earliest years, we prioritize play and a gentle introduction to school routines. 
Kindergarten: Focus on exposure to words and numbers, reading and playing real-world games
Grade 1: Minimal, high-impact activities consisting of 5–10 minutes of reading and foundational word work.

Early Elementary: Building Consistency
As students move into Grades 2 and 3, we introduce a consistent nightly routine. The expectation is generally 15–20 minutes per night, centered on core literacy (reading/spelling) and numeracy (math facts).

French Immersion K-2: Parents as Primary English Teachers
Since your child is fully immersed in French at school during these foundational years, and there is no formal English language instruction, you are their primary guide for English literacy. Nightly reading at home is the essential bridge that ensures their English vocabulary and reading skills flourish alongside their new language.

Upper Elementary: Increasing Stamina
In Grades 4 and 5, expectations shift to prepare students for more complex academic work. Students can expect roughly 30 minutes minutes of daily engagement, typically balanced between reading and focused practice in core subjects.

Grade 6: Transition to Independence
As the final year of elementary school, Grade 6 serves as a bridge to junior high. The focus shifts toward accountability and time management, with students expected to manage weekly review sheets, nightly reading, and the completion of projects or test preparation as deadlines approach.

Our homework assignments are designed to be high-impact, focusing on the essential building blocks of literacy and numeracy while allowing for program-specific language development.

1. Literacy & Language Development
Reading is the cornerstone of our school-wide homework philosophy. Across all grades, students engage in:
- Daily Reading: Utilizing "good-fit," leveled books, or the "Book in a Bag" program, often accompanied by a tracking log.
- Word Work: Practice focused on spelling, high-frequency words, phonics/sound-based work, and vocabulary development.

2. Numeracy & Core Concepts
Mathematics practice focuses on building both speed and understanding through:
- Fact Fluency: "Mad Minutes," flashcards, and math games to master basic operations.
- Concept Reinforcement: Weekly review pages and practice sheets that mirror current classroom problem-solving strategies.

3. Content Mastery (Upper Elementary)
In Grades 5 and 6, homework expands to include Study Guides and test preparation for Science and Social Studies, helping students develop the study skills needed for secondary education.

4. Program-Specific Focus in French Immersion
While the core learning objectives are identical in content areas, our French Immersion program makes use of tools such as the Je Lis portal and leveled French books to build immersion-specific fluency and spelling.

5. Specialist & Early Years Enrichment
Fine Arts: Our Band program focuses on consistent instrument practice to build technical proficiency.
Wellness: Our PE department and Kindergarten team emphasize non-academic growth, encouraging active outdoor play, physical movement, and family-based activities like board games.

At our school, the goal of homework feedback is to encourage growth and responsibility while providing teachers with a clear picture of each student’s academic journey.

1. Feedback for Students & Families

Feedback is designed to be actionable and supportive, focusing on both academic performance and the development of strong work habits:

• Skill Mastery: Teachers provide direct feedback through weekly spelling quizzes, reading assessments, and leveled-book check-ins to monitor progress.
• Personalized Coaching: In the upper grades, students receive one-on-one conferencing and written comments based on clear success criteria.
• Habit Building: A significant portion of feedback focuses on effort, consistency, and organization, helping students and parents establish sustainable home routines.

2. Data Insights for Teachers
Homework is a "diagnostic tool" that helps teachers refine their classroom instruction. By reviewing completed work, teachers gain insight into:

• Concept Mastery & Fluency: Teachers can see at a glance who has achieved "automaticity" (speed and accuracy) in math facts, sight words, and spelling rules.
• Independent Application: Homework reveals whether a student can apply a concept on their own, outside of the teacher's immediate support.
• Reading Engagement: Regular check-ins and conferences quickly identify which students are building the necessary reading stamina at home.
• Curriculum Calibration: If a specific homework concept comes back consistently misunderstood, it signals to the teacher that the topic needs to be revisited or reinforced in class.
   

Math

• IXL (some resources are free to use, others require a membership)

   

French Language Exposure:

• Radio Canada Kids

• Mini TF

• Le bus magique

• Alec

• Boukili

• Allo Prof

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Reading/ELA:

• Epic

• Prodigy

 Both Epic and Prodigy require a membership for use outside of school.

Organizational/School Links:

• Google Classroom