Tardiness to School or Class
Students are expected to arrive at school and in each class on time. Students may enter the building at 8:20AM, and are expected to be in their homerooms for attendance by 8:30AM. Students arriving after 8:30 AM are to report to the Attendance Desk inside the Main Office for a tardy slip. Lateness may only be excused if the student is ill, because of a religious holy day or in the case of extreme emergencies. In these cases, the student must present a parental note explaining the lateness. Oversleeping is not an excuse for lateness. If a student is late more than( 3) times in a Marking Period he or she may receive an administrative detention. Excessive tardiness may also result in loss of school privileges. Students will have an opportunity to“ start over” each Marking Period to correct their lateness.
It is also important that you report to your classes on time. Detention will be assigned by your classroom teacher to those students who are late for class.
Encore Subjects For Seventh And Eighth Grades
Encore courses offer some choice to upper grade students. All students are required to take Physical Education and Health / Wellness. Students are also required to take either Spanish or French. Encore classes meet every other day for either one semester or for the entire year.
Fine and Performing Arts courses open to seventh and eighth graders include: Art, Band, Chorus, Orchestra, and Music through Technology. Additional electives include: Creative Writing, Law and Public Speaking, Humanities, Reading Lab, Mathematics Lab, Study Skills, Forensic Science, Multimedia Production, and Classroom, Inc.( technologybased business simulation).
If there is an indication that a student needs extra help in reading or math, he or she will be placed in a Reading and / or Math Lab, which will count as an Encore selection. This supportive environment provides a smaller class setting and different instructional strategies to assist students in achieving at a higher level.
Study Habits
During the school year, teachers and counselors will try to provide you with support to improve your homework completion rate and study habits. Experts have shown that students who regularly complete homework are more successful in school. Just as practice is essential to an athlete, regular study and homework completion is important to be a good student. Here are some suggestions that some of our students have found helpful:
� Keep in good physical condition. � Maintain a schedule for homework. � Keep your mind on your work. � Have a regular place to study. Make sure that it is well lit and as quiet as possible. � Be sure you understand your assignment. If you don’ t understand it, ask your teacher questions.
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