Make a homework routine. With rare
exceptions, students will have homework every single night. Pre-Algebra assignments are checked every day. Work that is turned in late in the same week is given half credit, and work that is
turned in after Monday of the following week is not accepted for credit. Algebra assignments are only collected once per week; however, students who do it all on Sunday
nights will find themselves confused in class and performing poorly on quizzes. Students should have a regular time and place in which homework is done every
night.
Monitor homework
completion.
Students are given a calendar every Monday (also available on this website) that
shows their assignments for the whole week. Compare the calendars to your child’s work to
ensure that everything is complete.
Monitor your child's grade. My grade book is available online on the Parent Portal at https://ereport.spps.org/campus/portal/stpaul.jsp or click on "Parent Resources" on the left side of the Murray webpage. If you find your child's grade to be lower than you both would
like, please click on one of the links to "How can I help my struggling
student?" documents at the bottom of this page.
Encourage your child to ask
questions and seek help. I will be available after school each
Wednesday to help with homework or give make-up quizzes or tests. If that is not convenient, please contact me and we can arrange another time before or after school.
Read the book. When your child needs help with homework, start by reading through the examples at the beginning of the lesson.
Look online at http://my.hrw.com/.
Log in using "palgmurray" as username and password for Pre-Algebra or
“algmurray” as username and password for Algebra. In addition to finding the entire textbook
online, you will find lesson tutorial videos and practice problems.
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