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MISSED SCHOOL WORK POLICY during Non-Ministry Approved Absences
Phil & Jennie Gaglardi Academy

According to the School Act, children are legally required to be in school unless they are ill. Unless a child is ill, the school cannot be responsible for preparing work packages for such things as family
holidays that are taken outside of the regular school calendar. The reasons for this are that:

  • A large amount of class instruction is done orally through demonstrations and discussions and therefore cannot easily be made up through worksheets unless considerable explanations take place.
  • Vocabulary development and understanding of the concepts in science, math, etc., is tightly linked to the active participation of the student.
  • It is difficult for a teacher to assign work ahead of time and to know exactly what will be covered two or three weeks down the road. As the approach at the elementary level is more child-oriented than content-oriented, many variables constantly come into play such as the classroom pace, difficulties, interests, unexpected special events, etc., which all affect the day to day planning.

In the past, teachers sometimes spent time preparing work for a child to take along while traveling. The teacher would expect the work to be completed upon the student’s return. However, frequently the student would inform the teacher that they were too busy during their trip to do the work. Therefore, if a child has to miss school, it is usually more feasible to do some catching up after they come back to class. Teachers may add homework prior to departures, at their discretion. This being said, we recognize that certain trips can offer excellent learning opportunities. We also realize that parents are the ones who ultimately make the final decisions on whether to take their child out of school to go on trips after all things have been considered. We hope that this helps you understand our position no matter what your decision may be.

 

Missed School Work Policy During Non-Ministry Approved Absences
Approved August 31, 2007