Managing Worksheets at home
What should we do with the worksheets that come home?
KG : Just file the sheets that the child brings home. They do not need to come back to school. File sheets of different subjects in different files as has been shared with you in the material collection list.
Std 1, 2 : Just file the sheets that the child brings home. They do not need to come back to school. File sheets of different subjects in different files as has been shared with you in the material collection list.
Std. 3 to 10 : When the sheet comes home, if there is HW on it, then that has to be done and brought back to school the next day. Once the homework is checked and the sheet is returned, it does not have to come back to school. File it and keep it at home.
The teacher tells the students in the class what the HW questions are. You can also get this information on the WalSH app in the daily academic updates. Check the WalSH tutorial for this.
Suggestions on how to file
We recommend using one big box file per unit for all the main subjects together. Keep them organized with separators. These should be filed daily. So they go directly from the folder to the box file after they are received. Since it's from one folder to one box file, it should not be too hard to do.
All the studying for exams per unit will then happen from one box file. So it will be easy to manage and handle as all main subjects are in one place. And it is big enough to hold the sheets.
The activity sheets can go into separate files. Those can be kept in a separate bunch and filed once a week - maybe on Friday or Saturday.
So which subjects are main and which are activity?
Main Subjects are MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, ENGLISH, SOCIAL STUDIES (History / Geography / Political Science / Economics all together are social studies), MARATHI, HINDI.
Check the file distribution table given on THIS page to understand what goes into the box file and what goes into the regular flat cardboard files. Check the entry for your standard.
We need to refer to the worksheets for the content that is taught in the school and so to prepare for the examinations. The worksheets are the reference material for the students to revise the concepts that are required to be done for their periodic tests/unit exams.
How do we come to know about homework?
You can check it from what the student has marked on the worksheet when they bring it home. This is also seen in the curriculum update tab of Wal-Sh app, which is usually updated sometime before 6 pm everyday.
What is to be done about homework?
Students from KG to Std 2 do not have homework. So there is no action point here. From Std. 3 onwards, the student needs to complete the homework and bring it back to school the next day and hand it over to the teacher. Once it is checked by the teacher, it is returned to the student to bring it home and file.
What are the textbooks that we have to refer to?
You need to refer to the NCERT textbooks and novels and some state board textbooks that are mentioned in the list shared with you. Some special subjects in some standards do not have a separate textbook assigned. The study material for these is sent to you on the worksheets itself as it is custom made for Walnut School students.