Homework for newcomers is defined here as meaningful and purposeful learning tasks and activities that originate in the school and extend to the home and the community. Such three-way learning gives newcomers a voice, helps them integrate into their new school environments and links their three worlds: home, school and community. It builds on their prior knowledge, brings them into the curriculum, and helps them learn the school language, grow bilingually, make friends, feel competent and experience success.