Heritage Christian Academy maintains a tradition classroom approach to education using Christ-centered books and materials. Our classroom teachers present academics to not more than 15 students per classroom.
Honor Roll
Each nine weeks when report cards are issued students will receive a reward and public recognition. There will also be a yearly honor roll for students who have excelled academically. Honor roll students will also be recognized.
A criterion for elementary honor roll is as follows:
Students making all A’s = Highest Honors
Students making 1 or 2 B’s and the rest A’s = High Honors
Students making all A’s and B’s = Honors
A criterion for middle and high school honor roll is as follows:
Students with a grade point average of 3.75- 4.0 = Principals List
Students with a grade point average of 3.9-3.5 = High Honors
Students with a grade point average of 3.4-3.0 = Honors
Middle and High school students may not have a grade of “C” or lower to qualify for honor roll.
Homework
We believe homework is a very important part of your child’s education. Incomplete homework assignments will lower your child’s grade and could result in an offense. Reading is appropriate and necessary homework each night for every child. In addition to this we have the following homework guidelines:
Kindergarten 10 - 15 minutes
° 1st Grade 15 - 25 minutes
° 2nd Grade 20 -30 minutes
° 3rd Grade 30 - 45 minutes
° 4th Grade 40 - 60 minutes
° 5th Grade 50 - 75 minutes
° 6th - 12th GradeFor every hour spent in class = 30 minutes outside of class
Please remember that children complete work at different rates. Homework is used to offer additional practice, reinforce classroom instruction, and enrich learning experiences. If you have concerns about homework, please contact your child’s teacher.
Make Up Work
Students may make up work only if the absence is considered excused. Students are allowed one day for each day of absences to make up work missed. Work not completed by that time will receive a grade of zero. Any test or quiz that is announced in advance may be required to be taken upon the day of returning to school. Homework assigned the day before the absence must be turned in upon the day of return to school. All long term reports, essays, or projects must be turned in on the date assigned with no extra days allowed due to absences.
Testing
Typical standardized testing schedule is as follows:
Grades K - 12th The Stanford Achievement test will be given in the spring.
Grades 9th - 12th The PSAT test will be given in October. This schedule is subject to change. High school students take the ACT and the report will be
sent home to parents. Ninth and tenth grades have practice ACT .The ACT will be officially taken the eleventh grade year and retaken the
twelfth grade year if the student is college bound. A student must take the ACT before graduating.
