Our Lady of Prompt Succor Central School
2305 Fenelon St.
Chalmette, LA  70043
504-271-2953     504-271-1490(Fax)
                                                       
scoll8312@aol.com


August 9, 2011


Dear Eighth Grade Parents and Students,


Teaching is one of the highlights of my school year.  It is with 
great enthusiasm that I will be teaching religion during this 2011-12 
school year.  The focus of our class will be to live our Catholic 
faith daily. We will correlate our Catholic faith, our beloved 
Catholic traditions and rituals with our daily living. Our textbooks 
(Liturgy and Word and Morality) will be used as a resource.  Students 
are encouraged and will occasionally need to use other sources, such 
as the internet, encyclopedias, primary sources, etc. to complete 
assignments.
 
A variety of instructional styles will be utilized that includes 
visual, linguistic, logic, auditory, and kinesthetic strategies.  Our 
class will use the Socratic style to encourage class participation.  
Students are strongly encouraged to discuss their views that are 
supported by facts.  Homework will be issued daily and reviewed the 
next day.  Quizzes will be given almost daily. Tests will be given 
approximately every five to seven days.   All assignments, classwork, 
tests, quizzes, etc. will be organized in a student folder.  This 
folder will be organized by page number and will be graded 
periodically for completeness and accuracy.  Each grading of the 
folder will constitute one major test grade.  Students will be given 
two bonus points for having the folder signed by their parent every 
Tuesday.  Folders are to be submitted for grading on the prescribed 
day.  Five points will be deducted for each day the folder is 
submitted late.

Generally, major tests will be a combination of multiple choice, 
matching, fill in the blank, short answer, and essay questions.  All 
short answer and essay questions should be answered in complete 
sentences.  Points will be deducted for spelling when the noted words 
are not corrected prior to submitting the folder for grading.  The 
same is true for correcting the responses on tests.

Several projects will be assigned during the 2011-12 School Year. 
Please refer to the rubric that will be distributed when the projects 
are assigned. All lessons will be aligned with the Catechism of the 
Catholic Church.  

Students will be given a syllabus at the beginning of each chapter.  
All class assignments will be posted on the OLPS website 
(www.olpsschool.org).


Nine Weeks Grading Scale:

Tests     50 Percent (Service Hours (8) will count as one test 
                      grade)
Quizzes   10 Percent
Folders   30 Percent
Projects  10 Percent


Thank you for sharing yourselves with us. It is our pleasure to be a 
part of your lives.  Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance or 
discuss particular needs or circumstances.  We want very much to help 
in every way possible.

God bless,



Sharon Coll
Principal


PS. Please note that we will meet on September 20, 2011, for 6:00 
p.m. to discuss our eighth grade year, especially the eighth grade 
retreat, closing exercises, and more.