Sentences with phrase «long school days lasting»

Roxbury Prep is known for its strict discipline, including mandatory uniforms of blue shirts and khaki pants; long school days lasting eight hours or more; and a firm code of conduct that forbids things such as speaking in the hallways.

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You won't remember me, but I was the very last one at your Minneapolis book signing (I had to go to school the next day and dad kept asking if I wanted to go home because the line was so long.

I didn't have school last Friday so I started the day with a wonderful long run.

Despite severe cost cutting, scores of layoffs and wholesale restructuring last year, Chicago Public Schools faces a budget deficit estimated at $ 600 million to $ 700 million in 2013, with the cost of a longer school day still unknown, officials said.

-LSB-...] Readers with a long memory might recall that I interrupted our otherwise sacrosanct «School Food Reform - Free Day» last fall to tell you about his research.

In addition, they (along with healthy fats) are more satiating and provide long - lasting energy, which is incredibly important as kiddos need to power through their school day.

Not only do they fall off the wagon after being in school all day long, doing homework is also the last thought on their minds.

- Camping trips singing in the car, being there through all their childhood illnesses and hurts; emotional and physical ones, first days of school, last days of school, dinners that flopped (I am remembering the failed salmon loaf recipe), pants that were too short, too long, too old, too loose, too tight or too great to take off to wash, friends and then girlfriends / boyfriends, soccer and scouts and blue hair dye and laughter and tears and all the things that make up a life LM

Carl Paladino was the last to testify in what was a long and at times grueling four days of proceedings before State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia — a hearing that was supposed to center on whether the two - term Buffalo School board member should be removed for violating board policy when he publicly disclosed information discussed in an executive session.

When Alice fell down the rabbit hole, she found herself in a bewildering world where magic potions made her grow large or small, where school masters taught reeling and writhing and where tea parties lasted all day long.

I served these to the kids last night after a long, hard day of high school and extra curriculars.

It's been a long time since I last prepared my spring break suitcase, and I had so much fun remembering my excitement about those few days off school and campus.

Not too long ago, adding a shirt to my shopping cart would have been the last thing I would have done, considering I haven't had use for one since my primary school days in Zimbabwe.

After a long day at school I was the last car in the parking lot, excluding the evening custodian of course.

long for the last day of school parties.

When I was in high school I would steal my moms whitening strips (it didn't last long, I'm not very sneaky), or spend a half hour every day walking around my parents place with a mouth full of whitening toothpaste, thinking that would help.

I know it's only August, but while you are enjoying the last few weeks (or days) with the kids before school begins or vacationing or taking long dips in the pool let's take a few minutes to think about fall!

Since it's also the last week of school for us, I've been pinning recipes and summer activities like a mad woman preparing myself for the long summer days ahead.

Pumpkin season only lasts so long, it starts with the first day of school and thereafter goes into full swing: pumpkin muffins, pumpkin bread, pumpkin soup, pumpkin lattes, pumpkin donuts... you get the point.

The sun is out all day long, school is out, and work is the last thing on your mind.

«It could be a longer school day, a longer year, or summer time,» Riley said at a panel discussion on turnaround schools held at the Ed School last Decschool day, a longer year, or summer time,» Riley said at a panel discussion on turnaround schools held at the Ed School last DecSchool last December.

About 55 percent of students attend a charter school with a day that lasts eight hours or longer, 67 percent attend one with an optional afterschool program, and about 57 percent attend one with Saturday school that is mandatory for all or at least some students (for instance, students who are struggling academically).

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HGSE Grads Talk About Why Today's Kids Need Full - Service Education Last year, when Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer introduced landmark legislation to provide funding for full - service community schools, he became part of a nationwide movement aimed at making children's school days longer, more numerous, and filled with services once provided solely through other industries.

After two years, the schools were no longer required to hold weekly meetings for their planning teams; instead, unsuccessful algebra teachers (those whose teaching allowed fewer than 15 percent of their students to pass the end - of - course exam last year) would be pulled out of their classes for eight days of in - depth training.

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Block scheduling is a hot topic in school reform these days, with a growing number of high schools replacing the traditional setup of six or seven 45 - minute classes a day with fewer classes that last longer.

I remember reading this blog last year, after coming home from a long day of teaching at my school in Geelong, Australia and thinking, «Wow, these students are so lucky to be studying here.

Charter schools, which emphasize flexibility in schedules and longer school days, are not the last word in education reform.

Last fall Farmington's two middle schools joined the district high school in transitioning to fewer, longer periods during the day — four 80 - minute classes, instead of nine, 44 - minute classes.

Vicki Abeles, author of Beyond Measure: Rescuing an Overscheduled, Overtested, and Underestimated Generation, wrote in The New York Times last year about burdening already stressed - out students with a longer school day:

Class sizes will go up substantially and the longer school day, which Mayor Emanuel instituted last year, has lost its funding but not its extra 90 minutes.

Friday, December 18th was the last day of school for Long Beach Unified School District schools before the Winter Break, and the Long Beach Police Department is providing safety information parents can discuss with their kids to help keep themschool for Long Beach Unified School District schools before the Winter Break, and the Long Beach Police Department is providing safety information parents can discuss with their kids to help keep themSchool District schools before the Winter Break, and the Long Beach Police Department is providing safety information parents can discuss with their kids to help keep them safe:

Last month, the General Assembly's Education Committee held a day - long session on school turnarounds.

South says that if leaders want deeper learning and greater student engagement, then projects need to last longer, crossing over various periods during the school day to cover more than one content standard and provide in - depth experiences for students.

Because clinical experiences in these programs are typically longer than in other preparation programs, prospective teachers are brought into the classroom more fully, acting as co-teachers or otherwise participating as part of a team with the lead teacher — beginning with the first day of school and lasting throughout the entire year.32

The end of the year is a busy time, many teachers have to have report cards completed long before the last day of school.

Featuring school - proof reinforced, yet lightweight design, the new 11.6 - incher from Lenovo comes with multimedia - and web content - capable hardware and battery that should last throughout the entire school day, or even a bit longer.

The VivoTab Smart may not have that sort of battery life, but it will last long enough to take you through an entire day of work or school.

But it is easier done as a long weekend or a three to four day stay (Kruger Park accommodation during school holidays can be an issue, so if you have left it until the last minute, you can rest easy knowing you can do it as a number of day visits).

This is a truth well understood by Dazed and Confused, Linklater's film about the last day of school and the long night that follows it.

Whether you're taking your child to an hour long class, a party or a full day of school, he'll acclimate better by being one of the first to arrive instead of being the last.

Coverage will last throughout the school year, as long as the policy is purchased before the first day of classes.

I know it's only August, but while you are enjoying the last few weeks (or days) with the kids before school begins or vacationing or taking long dips in the pool let's take a few minutes to think about fall!

We don't have a large vacation planned yet but my daughters last day of school is this friday so we are going for a long Memorial day weekend to Florida and then back home for a staycation for the rest of the week.