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This is the letter I sent to all parents before Thanksgiving. Please remember that girls have until after Christmas (first day of classes: Jan. 5, 2016) to make sure their skirts comply with the dress code (no shorter than two inches above the kneecap, which can be measured with a credit card). Thanks to parents and students for your help and cooperation
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All information about semester examinations is on the Harding website, as well as in the archives of this blog. Exams are Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (December 16, 17, 18). Please do not ask that your student be allowed to take semester exams early so that you can begin Christmas vacation early. December 16, 17, and 18 are school days. We take exams seriously. They count 1/5 of the student's semester average. These exams are comprehensive (meaning that they cover the semester's work), and they are 90-minute exams. The reason our exam days are half or partial days is that we expect students to spend the rest of the day prepping for the next day's exams. Also, exams if exams are appropriately challenging, a student probably won't do well with a full day of back-to-back testing. Asking to take four or five exams in one day speaks volumes about the importance one places on academics or semester exams. What we want is for students to finish strong, to take exams seriously, to do their best, and to feel a sense of accomplishment as they complete this semester. We do not want them to rush or cram or be distracted by knowing that mom or dad is in the parking lot with the car running. Please help us place the appropriate emphasis on academics and on finishing strong. While everyone will be eager for the break to begin, it's an important life lesson to keep working right up until the time we're supposed to begin our vacations. Millions of teens are using a new app to post anonymous thoughts, and most parents have no idea12/10/2015 "Millions of teenagers in high schools nationwide are using a smartphone app to anonymously share their deepest anxieties, secret crushes, vulgar assessments of their classmates and even violent threats, all without adults being able to look in. "The After School app has exploded in popularity this school year and is now on more than 22,300 high school campuses, according to its creators. Because it is designed to be accessible only to teenagers, many parents and administrators have not known anything about it." Read the whole article here. In the event of adverse weather conditions prior to the beginning of the school day or during the school day, Harding will notify parents by text, email, website post, and media announcements. It is important that parents have correct and current email addresses and telephone numbers on file with the school. (handbook, p. 43) |
Mrs. SemoreHead of Upper School Archives
May 2016
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