Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 12:55     Subject: APS elementary school homework and iPads
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:1) Yes
2) No
3) 3rd
4) ASFS

Homework is a daily reading log, one reading response per week, and one math packet per month.


I would never doubt reading as “homework” but I guess for some kids that’s the only way they would read.

So you have one reading response and one monthly math packet? Does it take some time every day to complete those (like building a thesis on day one, outline on day two, etc for the reading response or is more one night of work and done?) similarly the monthly math packet, is it a months worth of daily math problems? Having the homework due as more or a project where they have to plan out and execute completion over the week/month may not be too bad.


I think most schools have 20 minutes of reading as "homework" but we're new to ASFS and it's the first year we have to write it in a log. Reading response doesn't build as far as I can tell, they get a choice of questions to respond to about any book that they've read on their own. My kid does it in less than 10 minutes. Math packet is not daily math problems, seems like a handful of pages that cover what they're learning for the month that gets turned in by the end of the month.

In third grade, the homework isn’t really graded (even when there were letter grades). It’s more of a check yes you did/didn’t do it. They used to be harsher and not give kids credit if they didn’t write something substantial, but I think everyone’s a little less intense about school since covid started.


What's homework in 4th and 5th like at ASFS? I was nervous coming from a mostly no-homework school, but have been pleasantly surprised that the homework is completely reasonable and manageable. Have heard ASFS has chilled out on the homework in recent years.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 13:29     Subject: APS elementary school homework and iPads
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:1) Yes
2) No
3) 3rd
4) ASFS

Homework is a daily reading log, one reading response per week, and one math packet per month.


I would never doubt reading as “homework” but I guess for some kids that’s the only way they would read.

So you have one reading response and one monthly math packet? Does it take some time every day to complete those (like building a thesis on day one, outline on day two, etc for the reading response or is more one night of work and done?) similarly the monthly math packet, is it a months worth of daily math problems? Having the homework due as more or a project where they have to plan out and execute completion over the week/month may not be too bad.


I think most schools have 20 minutes of reading as "homework" but we're new to ASFS and it's the first year we have to write it in a log. Reading response doesn't build as far as I can tell, they get a choice of questions to respond to about any book that they've read on their own. My kid does it in less than 10 minutes. Math packet is not daily math problems, seems like a handful of pages that cover what they're learning for the month that gets turned in by the end of the month.

In third grade, the homework isn’t really graded (even when there were letter grades). It’s more of a check yes you did/didn’t do it. They used to be harsher and not give kids credit if they didn’t write something substantial, but I think everyone’s a little less intense about school since covid started.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 13:25     Subject: APS elementary school homework and iPads
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:1) Yes
2) No
3) 3rd
4) ASFS

Homework is a daily reading log, one reading response per week, and one math packet per month.


I would never doubt reading as “homework” but I guess for some kids that’s the only way they would read.

So you have one reading response and one monthly math packet? Does it take some time every day to complete those (like building a thesis on day one, outline on day two, etc for the reading response or is more one night of work and done?) similarly the monthly math packet, is it a months worth of daily math problems? Having the homework due as more or a project where they have to plan out and execute completion over the week/month may not be too bad.


I think most schools have 20 minutes of reading as "homework" but we're new to ASFS and it's the first year we have to write it in a log. Reading response doesn't build as far as I can tell, they get a choice of questions to respond to about any book that they've read on their own. My kid does it in less than 10 minutes. Math packet is not daily math problems, seems like a handful of pages that cover what they're learning for the month that gets turned in by the end of the month.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 12:41     Subject: APS elementary school homework and iPads
3rd grade ATS. Yes some on iPad apps every night and we are thinking of pushing back. Reading is ok and so are projects and worksheets. But I’m not cool with my kid being on iPad after school doing apps. It is not happening in 1st or 2nd grades at ATS. Seems to be a grade level thing. Someone here said it’s not happening in ATS 4th grade. Anyone know about ATS K and 5th?
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 12:37     Subject: APS elementary school homework and iPads
Anonymous wrote:Yes homework & yes on the iPad. Ugh. 2nd grade.


What school? That’s a shame, none of the others mentioned seem to be doing it on the iPad.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 11:27     Subject: APS elementary school homework and iPads
Yes homework & yes on the iPad. Ugh. 2nd grade.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 08:22     Subject: APS elementary school homework and iPads
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Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 08:21     Subject: APS elementary school homework and iPads
Anonymous wrote:1) Yes
2) No
3) 3rd
4) ASFS

Homework is a daily reading log, one reading response per week, and one math packet per month.


I would never doubt reading as “homework” but I guess for some kids that’s the only way they would read.

So you have one reading response and one monthly math packet? Does it take some time every day to complete those (like building a thesis on day one, outline on day two, etc for the reading response or is more one night of work and done?) similarly the monthly math packet, is it a months worth of daily math problems? Having the homework due as more or a project where they have to plan out and execute completion over the week/month may not be too bad.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 07:26     Subject: Re:APS elementary school homework and iPads
Pulled kid to private from APS. Homework takes about 10 minutes. I like seeing what she’s learning and we have many more conversations about school since bringing home homework. I used to love APS’s no homework policy but have done a total 180.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 06:00     Subject: APS elementary school homework and iPads
Ashlawn 2nd, no homework. Kid should read 20 min a day, but no log.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2021 21:17     Subject: Re:APS elementary school homework and iPads
K and 2nd at Tuckahoe. No homework.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2021 20:39     Subject: APS elementary school homework and iPads
1. Yes
2. No
3 4th
4. ATS

The iPad is also not used much in class, outside of submitting paper assignments to canvas
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2021 18:07     Subject: APS elementary school homework and iPads
5th grade Discovery: Homework is reading and a weekly math worksheet. None of it is on the iPad.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2021 17:56     Subject: APS elementary school homework and iPads
1) Yes
2) No
3) 3rd
4) ASFS

Homework is a daily reading log, one reading response per week, and one math packet per month.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2021 17:49     Subject: APS elementary school homework and iPads
1) Does your APS ES give homework?
2) Does it include iPad app work and if so how often and how much?
3) Which grade is your child in?
If you don’t mind naming schools, please do.
Thank you.