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

1. How can I get in contact with a teacher if I have a concern?
2. My child was absent. How can he or she get the makeup work?
3. What are stamps calendars?
4. How do I know if there is homework?

How can I get in contact with a teacher if I have a concern?

Teachers can be reached via email, or by calling the school at 870-4098. 
Leave a message with the front office on where we can reach you at 9 am or 12 
pm.

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My child was absent. How can he or she get the makeup work?

There are various ways to get makeup work. Students should check with the 
agenda board and make sure their own personal agenda is filled out. In 
addition, the table of contents should be copied. Students may need to 
advocate for themselves if they need a stamp of a homework assignment that 
was checked the previous day.

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What are stamps calendars?

Every student has a stamps calendar for each core class. A completed homework 
assignment will get a stamp the day it is due. For example, if a workbook 
page is assigned on Monday night, the page will be checked Tuesday. If it is 
complete, a stamp is placed on the calendar Tuesday. At the completion of 
five stamps, the calendars are collected for a homework grade. Each stamp 
therefore counts 20 points of the 100. 

Students can submit a late assignment for half credit (10 points) up until 
the calendars are collected for a grade. As such, a 90% on a stamp calendar 
means the student had four of the five assignments on time, and the missing 
one was submitted late for half credit before the calendar was collected.

There is not always a stamp every day for every class, but most classes will 
have at least 3 in a week. Ask your child to see his or her stamps calendar 
for each of the four core classes. If you see lots of "blank space", you may 
want to ask your child about the homework.

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How do I know if there is homework?

STUDENTS WILL HAVE HOMEWORK EVERY DAY. Your child's agenda should be filled 
out in all core classes everyday, first thing each class period.  Even in the 
rare instance that there is no homework in a given class on a given night, on 
the agenda board we would write "Watch the News", "Read for your Weekly 
Reading Log", or even, "Have a nice Tuesday". This keeps students in the 
habit of copying the agenda. Also, parents then know to not accept blank 
spots or "none" on their child's agenda. Then, you should be able to 'match 
up' what is in the agenda with an assignment. Also, the previously mentioned 
stamp calendar for each core class shoudl give you a visual representation of 
how your child is doing in completing his or her homework.

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