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Fourth-grader Tashauna Martin is pretty good at math,
but, in her own words, “sometimes I stumble.”
That’s why she’s one of 118 students from prekindergarten
through fifth grade who gets extra help every day after school in
Sheridan Preparatory Academy’s Homework Club.
The club is the brainchild of Principal Cecily Wilson.
She started the voluntary program in October to help accommodate working
families affected by the decision to start the school day one hour
earlier this year.
Sheridan Prep parents enthusiastically embraced the
program, which has a waiting list of about 20. Fifth-grader Sulaiman
Naser said Homework Club helps him bone up on his favorite subject –
spelling.
“It’s a good thing,” he said.
There are other payoffs as well.
“I think it’s going to build better studying habits,” Ms.
Wilson said. That translates into being better prepared for school and
more successful, she said.
Homework Club meets Monday through Friday, but it’s not
all work and no play. Students get a respite after school on Friday,
which is game day. |
