HOMEWORK
Homework
assignments should be completed neatly, carefully and promptly.
The amount of time spent doing homework differs with each grade
level. If a student
has consistent difficulty with homework assignments, or if too much time is
spent in their completion, the teacher should be contacted. An
explanatory note from
the parent, written in the homework notebook, is required for work not completed.
Homework assignments are not ordinarily given on weekends or holidays, except
for long-range assignments or make-up work. When they are well and ready to
return to school, students should obtain and complete assignments
missed due to illness.
SUGGESTED DAILY HOMEWORK ALLOTMENTS:
| Kindergarten |
10 - 20 Min. |
Grades 5-6 |
60 - 90 Min. |
| Grades 1-2 |
20 - 30 Min. |
Grades 7-8 |
90 - 120 Min. |
| Grades 3-4 |
45 - 60 Min. |
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Because the completion of homework assignments is such a contributing factor
to student success, O.L.A. School assigns and expects the completion of homework
each Monday through Thursday, according to the time allotments above. All
students in grades 1 - 8 must use assignment notebooks. All parents are encouraged
to
review student assignments each evening. If there is some reason why a parent
might need a student excused from the completion of a homework assignment
due to a family emergency, parents are to write this in the homework notebook
on
the evening that the homework is assigned. The student must then make up
the missed assignments according to his/her teacher’s directions. Forgotten
homework will not be delivered to students. MISSING HOMEWORK will be brought
to parents’ attention on the class Packet Covers. Parents are to sign
these Packet Covers and return them the next day. (Parents are reminded that
their
signatures on the Packet Covers indicate their awareness of achievement levels/situations,
not necessarily their approval).
GRADING SCALE - REPORTING OF STUDENT PROGRESS:
Students in Kindergarten receive a Kindergarten Progress Report at the close
of the second and third trimester. Students in Grades 1-8 receive a report
card at the end of each trimester, as well as Progress Reports at the midpoint
of
the trimester. O.L.A. follows the Archdiocesan grading scale:
MUSIC, ART & P.E. ALL GRADES |
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ACADEMIC SUBJECTS |
GRADES 1-3 |
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GRADES 4-8 |
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| O |
= |
Outstanding |
A |
= |
93-100 |
4.0 |
C+ |
= |
80-84 |
2.3 |
| G |
= |
Good |
B+ |
= |
90-92 |
3.3 |
C |
= |
75-79 |
2.0 |
| S |
= |
Satisfactory |
B |
= |
87-89 |
3.0 |
C- |
= |
70-74 |
1.7 |
| NI |
= |
Needs Improvement |
B - |
= |
85-86 |
2.7 |
D |
= |
65-69 |
1.0 |
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F |
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64 and below |
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0.0 |
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HONOR
ROLL:
Students may receive honors at the end of each trimester for academic achievement
and for Christian Witness, and Perfect Attendance.
TRANSFER OF RECORDS
Student Transfers and Graduation
Whenever a pupil transfers from one school to another, a copy of the Cumulative
Student Report and the original Health Record shall be transferred by the
former school upon a request from the school where the pupil intends to enroll.
The original Cumulative Student Report will remain at the school. A record
of the transfer, the reason for the transfer, and the name of the school
to which the student is transferring or entering after graduation should
be entered on the original copy of the Cumulative Student Report and in the
Student Attendance Register. Official transcripts are not given to students
or parents.
Damaged or Loaned Property
Under California law, a private school cannot refuse to provide student records
to a requesting school because of any charges, including tuition or fees
that are owed by the student or parent. However, the school may withhold
from parents/guardians the grades, diploma, or transcripts of a pupil pending
payment of certain amounts for damaged property, or the return of loaned
property, in accordance with school policy.
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