Let's Get Organized!

In an effort to get my third graders organized and to keep their parents informed, I send home an assignment sheet like the one below each day.  

I can't take credit for this idea.  All the third grade teachers in my district use their own version of the assignment sheet.

It lists homework to be done for the evening and announcements/reminders for the coming day.

The student has a take-home binder which is simply a three-ring binder into which a spiral notebook has been inserted. (Both items are on our third grade supply list each summer.)

Each day they glue an assignment sheet onto a new page in their notebooks. The parents are asked to look over the the assignment sheets each day and sign them.
When I began using assignment sheets, I quickly learned that it's quite simple for kids to forge their parents' initials so I now ask for a signature rather than initials.

I check the assignment sheets the following morning.  Sometimes parents write messages back to me on the assignment sheet.

It's not a perfect system but it goes a long way toward making our students accountable and communicating with our parents on a daily basis.

VIESSELMAN ASSIGNMENT SHEET DATE: Tues., May 28,  2019

SUBJECT	ASSIGNMENT	DONE
Reading	30 minutes of reading
	Name of book --
Math	Practice math facts
	Homelink 10.2
Other:	Reminder: Spelling test on Thursday
	Wear tennis shoes for our walking
	field trip tomorrow
	PLEASE SIGN BELOW

Parent Name (No initials, please!)