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an educational nature, pertain to specific elements of the curriculum, and be integrated into the curriculum. No field trip should be taken unless the teacher and students have established objectives. A major factor in
planning is the cost to students. No field trip should be so expensive that it would prohibit a student from participating. See Mr. Robinson for questions about field trips.
FINES & FEES
Money owed to the school for books, parking, tickets, performing arts fees, athletics, etc. is totaled and the amount is documented in the student's account in Power Schools. All fees/fines owed must be paid in order to purchase a parking or lunch pass, an activity card, or to participate in extracurricular activities. A fee is charged for each book not returned on time. A restock fee is also charged for books left in lockers at the end of the year. The Media Center handles fines and fees.
GYM
Students taking gym should (1) purchase a lock for the gym locker and (2) lock ALL valuables in the locker. Book bags are too large to place in a locker. It is advisable to lock calculators, money, and jewelry securely in lockers. The school is not liable for lost or stolen items.
HEALTH ROOM / NURSE
The health room is located in the office. A student who wishes to use the health room requires a note from a teacher. If a student wishes to leave school early because of an illness, he or she must contact a parent. Students must sign in and out of the health room. Wakefield shares a nurse with other schools. The nurse is on campus a few hours per week.
HOMEWORK
The purpose of homework is three-fold:
 To help students understand and review work covered in class;
 To see whether students understand the lesson taught;
 To help students learn how to find and use more information on a
particular subject.
Homework serves as a link between school and home that shows what
children are learning in the classroom. Research indicates that when
homework is turned in to the teacher, graded, and discussed with students, it can improve students' grades and understanding of their schoolwork.
In order to support the WCPSS Board Pol icy #5510 and #55101.1 pertaining to homework, the following homework plan has been implemented at Wakefield High School:
1) Time Guidelines:
o Homework will be assigned on a daily basis as needed.
o Students may be assigned projects with deadlines several
weeks away.
o As a result, students may need to organize their
assignments and work time to make sure they have
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