So…do they have homework?

Great question!

Homework for me this week has been to READ!  I have purposely been open ended about the number of minutes because I am still getting to know the kids as readers.  I want them to want to read.  Some are there and some are not.  This is ok.  What I don't want to do is force reading on them and give them a "bad taste" in these first few weeks.

Reading every night is really an expectation for me.  Just like anything, we only get better if we practice.    We are working hard here at school on building solid reading lives, and we will all get there!

So, the answer to this questions is, YES.  They do have homework and it is to read!  They are also learning ways to respond in their reader's notebooks so I am encouraging them to be doing a little writing about reading too.  However, this will get to become more and more as we learn more about how the reader's notebook works.