Tips

Students should plan ahead to arrive at their classes with all needed materials, as they will not be going to their lockers during or between classes.With a balanced school day timetable, students bring all their supplies for only two classes at a time (periods 1&2, 3&4, and 5&6).Your child has been given two copies of their timetable.I suggest that one copy be attached to their locker door, and one to be kept at home. Please go over your child’s timetable and help them get into the habit of looking ahead for what they will need to do. As well, if assignments are not completed on time or if you child has been given permission to redo an assignment, please help them plan to complete the work in a timely manner.
 * [[image:wiki-wilson/clipart-pencil-checklist.jpg width="143" height="169" align="right"]]Student Organization **

Students should show up to every class (except P.E.) with their pencil case, and books.The pencil case should have at least a couple of blue pens, red pens, and pencils, as well as colouring pencils/markers, highlighters, a ruler, a calculator, and an eraser.Other items to consider are reinforcements, scissors, compass, and protractor. Please be sure that your child always has an ample supply of lined paper and grid paper.

For grade 8, you should expect that you child do an average of 60-80 minutes of homework a night.Homework should include:
 * Homework **
 * Completion of work not finished in class
 * Work on long term assignments
 * Extra work for skill reinforcement
 * Reading for pleasure and being read to by an adult (minimum 15 min./day)
 * Studying for tests
 * Correcting tests and assignments
 * Organizing notebooks, notes, and materials

There may be, from time to time, no assigned homework.This does **not** mean there is nothing to do for school.Students should spend the time doing one of the following:
 * Reading and/or being read to
 * Reviewing and/or reorganizing notes
 * Practicing math facts for speed and accuracy (Khan Academy or other sites noted in the @Math link)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Organizing materials to maximize learning

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Please keep an eye on how much time your child spends on homework and how productive they are during that time.Contact me if you have any concerns.Also please note that students are often able to spend one of the nutrition breaks in the library or in my room to complete work and/or get extra help.

=Working from Home= If you need to work on computer files/documents both at home and school, you can access them by logging into your student account with your assigned personal username and password at http://myfiles.ocdsb.ca