Philosophy

The purpose of homework is to provide practice to supplement classroom instruction. An additional purpose of homework is to help students develop good, consistent study habits. The student is responsible for understanding homework expectations before leaving school and for completing the assignment on time. 

The amount of homework assigned varies based on the student’s grade level, how much work they do not complete in class, and academic requirements in a particular subject area. Most classrooms will assign reading and math every night, Monday through Friday. Talk to your child's teacher if you have any questions.

When students are absent, it is their responsibility to talk with their teachers to obtain missed assignments. Students should get missed assignments completed and turned in to the teacher immediately. Students are allowed time equal to their period of absence to submit makeup assignments. i.e. one day absent equals one day for make up. Students who have been absent or who have been sent home from school by the administration for disciplinary consequences will have 1 day for each day absent to make up work missed at school. Absent students who are having difficulty making up absent work may be assigned to homework club in the morning until all missing work is received.

 

Behavior Standards

Dreaming Summit believes in creating a culture of learning based on safety, connection and problem solving. This neurodevelopmental model helps to focus our attention on internal states first and behavior second. Addressing the internal state that precedes the behavior, individuals learn to self-regulate and develop strong executive skills for problem solving and goal achievement.

The School Family is built on a healthy family model with the goal of providing optimal development for all its members.  The School Family builds connections that foster the following:

• ➔  Impulse control through co-regulation skills

• ➔  Cooperation and willingness to learn through a sense of belonging

• ➔  Executive skills through modeling, scaffolding and direct teaching

• ➔  Routines- How we teach behavior expectations in our classrooms and school

• ➔  Rituals- Expressions of unity

• ➔  Classroom Structures- The ultimate goal of the School Family is to provide a learning environment where all members (adult and children) spend more time in an executive state than not.

  We work tirelessly to help guide students towards positive behavioral choices. We understand that students sometimes make choices that disrupt their classroom, cause harm to others, or go outside of our rules and expectations. Students who choose to interrupt the learning environment will be subject to disciplinary action. Please read and review the student handbook with your student in ParentVue and sign digitally. In our student handbook/agenda, there is a discipline rubric that will be followed. The rubric can be found at: https://www.lesd79.org/family-community/student-and-parent-handbook. This will need to be signed in the digital format in order to access grades, progress reports, and report cards in ParentVue.

  This year we will continue to refocus on being Responsible, Respectful and Safe in all areas of campus. This is an effective behavior management process to create safer and more effective schools. We will implement a system of clear schoolwide expectations with incentives and consequences. When students need extra support they will receive interventions. In addition, we will be recognizing and celebrating student successes. Within the classroom, teachers will be guiding students in making positive choices for behavior and classroom performance. Teachers will set, teach and reinforce clear expectations. When students know the expectations and are recognized for following them this creates a successful learning environment. The implementation of evidence-based strategies and systems assist schools in decreasing problem behavior, increasing academic performance, increasing safety, establishing a thriving school culture and a common language with clear expectations.

  Students will be supported by our Behavior Coach and Behavior Technician through interventions. These interventions could be reflections, social stories or lessons. The ultimate goal is for our students to understand the choices they make, the impact on others and learn a new skill for the future. Families are an integral part of the school family and will be informed by the teacher or staff member when their child receives interventions with the coach or technician. It is our hope that we will be able to work together to help your child reach their full potential by maintaining an environment conducive to learning.

  You can look forward to a great number of opportunities to get actively involved with the growth and development of your children. I invite all our community to commit to giving at least 1 hour of service to Dreaming Summit this year. We have a number of committees that provide school wide events, which will actively engage our students and the community in academically rich activities. I would like to encourage you to get involved through membership in the PTSA, sitting on Site Council or becoming a qualified volunteer.