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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