The very first thing the students are supposed to do when given an assignment of any kind is put their name on their paper. Sometimes I take papers up by hand and sometimes they are instructed to turn their paper in to the correct work basket (Math, Reading, Lang. Arts). Either way I always remind them by saying, "Please make sure your name and date is your paper before turning it in or handing it to me." Many times I give that reminder more than once. Also, right above our work baskets is this sign..
Yet I am still spending much of my time on the weekends searching through student work trying to figure out whose paper is whose. This is a habit that they should have already learned. The students know about this problem and I have been telling them for the past 2 months that I was going to start taking points off if they would not put their names on their papers. I will now be taking off 5 points for any paper that does not have a name on it. For ex: If they had made a 100 on an assignment then it would turn into a 95. Hopefully this will catch their attention and cause them to slow down and check first before turning their papers in. If your child is one who has trouble with this and seems to forget often please discuss this with them.
Thank you for your cooperation and as always if you have any questions about this please contact me at kpoole@flcobras.com.
-Ms. Poole
