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guidelines set by chaperones. A small financial contribution may be required to help meet the costs of certain trips. 8. HOMEWORK AND HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD WITH IT It has long been a widely held belief that homework improves academic achievement, reinforces skills and knowledge learned in the classroom, and teaches students independence, organization, responsibility, and selfdiscipline. However, there is no conclusive evidence to support this belief 2 , and there are better ways of teaching most of the skills above than by extending an already long school day. In addition students need “down time” from school work - even during the week – and developing adolescents, who are learning to find their places in the world need time to develop their social relationships – with their families as well as each other. For the reasons above, we do not assign homework for its own sake, but there are times when students will be asked to work at home. There should be a clear reason for asking the students to work at home, and the task should be one that can be better done at home than at school. The teachers are encouraged to ask themselves the following three questions before assigning work to be done at home. • Is this assignment worth asking the students to give up their time for? • How will this assignment affect the students’ attitude to learning? • Does everybody need to be doing the same assignment? All assignments are due by the deadline set by the teacher. It is the class teacher’s responsibility to ensure that the due date – for written work and oral presentations – is clearly understood by all of the students in the class. Assignments which are a necessary preparation for day-to-day class work cannot be accepted late. For longer range assignments: � i. Students who anticipate having difficulty meeting a deadline must see the teacher before the due date to discuss a possible extension. An extension may be granted if the teacher judges that there is an acceptable and legitimate reason. ii. Otherwise, work may be accepted one day late only if accompanied by a letter from a parent/guardian, giving a legitimate reason. The teacher reserves the right to contact the parent/guardian. iii. Students with an absence for the day that an assignment was due should hand in the assignment on their return. They are also responsible for finding out what new assignments there may be and when they are due. 2 See for example: Kohn Alfie, The Homework Myth, Cambridge, MA, Da Capo Press 2006. 20
How to help your child to work at home You should be an observer not an enforcer. The work done at home is the student’s responsibility, not yours. You are encouraged to • ask your children about what they are studying in school • ask your children to show them what homework they have • provide an appropriate space and materials for completing homework • help your children to put together a plan for completing homework You could also, if you wish, • help your children interpret the directions for an assignment • proofread written work and point out errors (resist the temptation to correct the errors) • give practice quizzes or questions to prepare for tests • help brainstorm ideas for projects or essays You should not • try to teach your children new skills or concepts • complete assignments for your children • let your children sacrifice sleep to complete homework • force your children to continue with an assignment if it is apparent that they cannot complete it without help. . 9. HONOR ROLLS Two academic honor rolls are named at the end of each year. • The Principal’s Roll is for those students who have no grade below a 4, and have earned 58-63 points (G6-8, nine subjects), 65-70 points (G 9 and 10, 10 subjects) or 46-49 points (G 11 and 12, 7 subjects) in the end-of-year report. • The Academic Roll lists those who have no grade below a 4, and have earned 53-57 points (G 6-8, nine subjects), 59-64 points (G 9 and 10, 10 subjects) or 42-45 points (G 11 and 12, 7 subjects) in the end-ofyear reports. In addition there are departmental awards, presented at the end of each school year in recognition of exceptional achievement and improvement. 10. LANGUAGE POLICY We believe that the learning of language is fundamental to students’ cognitive and personal development and that students should: • learn English to a level required for academic success • maintain and develop their mother tongue (the language used in the home or outside of the classroom.) 21
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