Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions 
of students and parents.

1. When is the autobiography due?
2. When is the JR. HIGH WRITER due?
3. Can students use the classroom computer?
4. What can we bring for a morning snack?
5. What kind of book report will we be doing?
6. When should family envelopes be returned?
7. When will the Friday folder come home?
8. How is homework collected in the morning?
9. What is the writing center?
10. Do I have to select a library book from the reading corner for my book report?
11. Will I see tests in English, religion, and reading?
12. How soon do students find out when tests are or projects due?
13. Can we send in a birthday treat?

When is the autobiography due?

 This will be due late in April or early May. The rough draft of 
the baby years chapter will be due in mid-October.

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When is the JR. HIGH WRITER due?

  Students will be given a calendar each month with all due dates 
on it including the Jr. High Writer, the monthly book report, and 
the writing center.  These dates will also be in each weekly 
newsletter the students receive and on the calendar page at this 
site.  This paper is a wonderful opportunity for the students to 
see their work in print. We always use something we have already 
written to send in; it's not an additional assignment.

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Can students use the classroom computer?

Yes, they can.  They just need to ask and only use it for school 
projects or classroom information.

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What can we bring for a morning snack?

  Please bring nutritional snacks such as fruit, granola bars, 
fruit roll-ups, crackers, and pretzels.  Please do not send 
cookies, sweets, etc.

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What kind of book report will we be doing?

  Each month the students will be given different ways of doing 
this. Students need to have a new library book at the beginning 
of each month.

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When should family envelopes be returned?

  Your family envelope must be returned by Thursday so that they 
can be filled for the next day.  Please return tutition cards, 
necessary forms, etc.  I clean these out each morning.

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When will the Friday folder come home?

  We will try to send this home about every other week.  It will 
come home with the papers that we have completed.  Some times it 
will include a newsletter about all of our accomplishments. All 
you need to do is send back the paper signed and the empty folder.

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How is homework collected in the morning?

  I will have the kids stay in the desks and collect it row by 
row.  This way the kids don't have to run around getting confused 
about what goes where.  They can spend more time preparing for 
the day and staying organized.

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What is the writing center?

  In the reading corner, there is a small bulletin board with 
several writing activities.  Students may look at this before we 
start in the morning or whenever they are done with all of their 
other work.  The directions are also on this bulletin board.  The 
due date will be on their monthly calendar and weekly newsletter.

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Do I have to select a library book from the reading corner for my book report?

No, students are free to bring one in from home or the library.  
I have quite a collection of books for the junior high and middle 
school student.  If your child has a favorite author or kind of 
book, please let me know.

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Will I see tests in English, religion, and reading?

   Yes, I will send home tests to be signed.  Please return these 
promptly.

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How soon do students find out when tests are or projects due?

   Students know as soon as I do.  I try to give them a week or 
more warning about tests.  With the reading projects or English 
stories, I give them time in class to work on them and plenty of 
warning when they are due.  But with any assignment, no matter 
how much warning there is-some students wait until the last 
minute to complete it.

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Can we send in a birthday treat?

   Yes, please be sure that it is a wrapped treat.  I would 
appreciate if you would let me know ahead of time if you are 
sending something in so that I can plan a time for it.  Some days 
are more heavily scheduled than others.  I don't have the eighth 
graders for art or computer this year so our spelling time will 
be the best time to share birthday treats.

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