Current PRA Bus Schedule

Prayer Rock Academy is delighted to offer transportation between Roseburg and the PRA facility on our new school bus. Families which use the school bus program during a given month will pay a monthly fee of $50 for a single child or $75 for a family (due the first school day of each month). Please let the school know by the last week of each month whether you are planning to use the bus the next month.

I. Bus Rules   

1. Students must be calmly seated the entire time between bus stops. No standing, switching seats, or bouncing on seats will be allowed. 

2. Students must be fully seated. They may turn around to talk to friends, but their bottoms must stay on the seats and their feet on the floor.


II. Bus Stops

The PRA school bus will have two morning pick-up locations and one afternoon drop-off location.

Morning pick-up

North Roseburg Evangelical Free Church parking lot

1553 NE Vine St. Roseburg, OR 97470

Roseburg Cinema 7 parking lot

750 Northwest Hughwood Avenue, Roseburg, OR‎

(behind My Coffee)

Afternoon drop-off

North Roseburg Evangelical Free Church parking lot

1553 NE Vine St. Roseburg, OR 97470

III. Revised Bus Schedule (modified 09/20/10)

Morning pick-up

7:30am – Bus loads at North Roseburg Evangelical Free parking lot

7:35am – Bus leaves North Roseburg Evangelical Free parking lot

7:40am – Bus arrives at Cinema 7 parking lot

7:55am – Bus leaves Cinema 7 parking lot

8:15am – Bus arrives at PRA facility in Umpqua

Afternoon drop-off

3:30pm – School is out

3:40pm – Bus leaves PRA


4:00pm - Quick stop at Cinemay 7; parents must be there to pick up or bus will just pull through and go on   to the church. 

4:10pm – Bus arrives at North Roseburg Evangelical Free parking lot

If students miss the first pick-up stop in the morning, parents are encouraged to bring students to the Cinema 7 stop. If students miss the second stop, parents are responsible to bring their students to the school.

Logic Stage Classroom Rules

I. Behavioral rules

While we expect you to uphold the broader rules of the school, there are three main principles which you need to focus on this year in the classroom.

1. Be kind.
2. Don't talk out of turn.

3. Obey the teacher and say, “Yes, sir” or “yes, ma'am.”

#1 means being polite to others, helping, and showing love and sacrifice in every way you can.

#2 means not talking during quizzes/tests or when the teacher or others are talking to the class.

#3 means what it says. Obey the teachers cheerfully and quickly; we represent your parents.

II. Late Homework Rules

1. No late papers or written assignments will be accepted for credit in any class. If you're at school, your homework should be there too. Unless there are extenuating circumstances (see 3 below), late assignments will receive a 0 and parents will be notified. You must still turn in late assignments before the last day of the quarter.

2. Reading which is completed late will be given partial credit so long as you complete it before the quarter ends. It's a better idea, if you get behind, to keep up with the rest of the reading but finish the late reading in the last week of the quarter.

3. Work which is late because of unforeseen circumstances (such as sickness or family emergencies) may be turned in late by the number of days you were absent. E.g: if you were sick Thursday and Friday, you can turn in your assignment Wednesday of the following week (3). Your late work must be accompanied by a note of explanation from your parents.

III. Tardiness Rules

1. The teachers will be careful to hold classes on schedule. Students will have 5 minutes between classes to change books and binders and to get to the next room. If you are not standing by your chair by the time the bell rings, you will be counted tardy.

2. 4 tardies in one quarter will receive an office visit.

3. 8 tardies in one quarter will receive another office visit and a penalty12 tardies in one quarter will receive suspension from school for a time determined by the Director.

4. Students start each quarter with a clean slate. 

5. Bathroom breaks: Instead of using the restroom during the period breaks, students should proceed to their next class and wait to ask the teacher for permission to use the restroom.  

Temporary logic stage location

Dear Parents,

As you may have heard, we're going to be holding the Logic stage classes in a modular classroom unit which we are installing on the school grounds out in Umpqua. Unfortunately this unit will not be available for use until after the first three or four weeks of school.

However, the North Roseburg Evangelical Free Church is kindly allowing us to use some empty classrooms at the church (which is the same location for the first bus pickup). Please bring your child to the church around 8:15 a.m. Classes will start at the standard time, 8:30 a.m, so an extra fifteen minutes will allow the students to get organized for the day.

We're very excited to begin the new school year.

Blessings on your day.

2010-2011 PRA Secondary Course Schedule

	7th	8th
1st Period 8:30- 9:30	Pre-Algebra – Dr. Merken (Room 1)	Omnibus II – L. Nieuwsma (Room 2)
2nd Period 9:35 – 10: 35	Omnibus I – Mr. Nieuwsma (Room 2)	Algebra 1 – Dr. Merken (Room 1)
3rd Period 10:40 – 11:30	Reading Period* – Dr. Merken (Room 2)	Reading Period* Dr. Merken (Room 2)
M/W/F 11:20-11:30	Hoplite Exercises	Hoplite Exercises
Lunch 11:30-12:00
4th Period 12:00 – 12:55	English 7  – Dr. Merken (Room 1)	English/Writing 8 Mr. Nieuwsma/Dr. Merken (Room 2)
5th period 1:00 – 1:55	Secondary Latin I – Mr. Nieuwsma (Room 2)	Logic  – Dr. Merken (Room 1)
6th period 2:00 – 2:55	Space/Earth Science - Dr. Merken (Room 1)	Secondary Latin II – Mr. Nieuwsma (Room 2)
7th period 3:00– 3:30	T/Th P.E., M/W/F Study Hall** Dr. Merken (Room 2)	T/Th P.E., M/W/F Study Hall** Dr. Merken (Room 2)

*Reading Period: this is a time for students to accomplish as much of their Omnibus reading as possible. Both classes will be supervised by one teacher in one room.

**Study Hall: this is a time for students to accomplish as much of their daily homework as possible. If all students have completed their homework, other activities may occur here at the teacher's discretion.

**P.E. is a graded pass-fail course for credit. Early dismissal will not be allowed without the approval of the Director and a written agreement.

PRA Secondary School Supply List

2010-2011

Item	7th	8th
Bible (New King James Version)*	1	1
3’’ 3-ring binder with college ruled paper and subject dividers	1	1
1” 3-ring binder (for Latin curriculum)	1	1
Accordion binder with slots labeled by subject (to hold papers)	2	2
Planner/Calendar (to keep track of assignments, tests, etc)	1	1
#2 Pencils; highlighters; and pens (3 red, 3 black)	2	2
Dry erase markers (fine or large tip; color OK)	12	12
Whiteboard eraser	1	1
Composition book or journal (science lab & commonplace book)	2	1
Graph paper, 1/4’’ squares (4 to the inch) with holes for binder	1	1
Splash-proof chemical goggles (no holes)	1	0
Clear (transparent) metric & standard ruler (no floppy rulers)	1	1
Protractor	1	1
Compass	1	1
Red PE t-shirt w/PRA logo (purchase from Mrs. Wyatt)	3-5	3-5
Modest (mid-thigh) navy or tan shorts or sweatpants	3-5	3-5
Running shoes for outside	1	1
Navy or red sweatshirt (no logos besides “Physical Education”)	1	1
Sports bra required for girls	1	1
Box of hand-sanitizer wipes (“baby wipes”)	2	2
Box of Kleenex	3	3
Bottle of hand sanitizer (for student’s use)	2	2

No spiral notebook paper please.

*Due to its fairly exact but less readable translation, the NKJV is the Bible version for the logic stage and above at PRA.
For a quality, hard-bound version selling at only $16, see: http://www.amazon.com/NKJV-Study-Bible-Second/dp/B001OW5ON6/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281047229&sr=8-6

Wes Callihan and 'What is real education?'

Dear Parents,

As a number of you may have heard or read, tomorrow night at 7:00 Wesley Callihan will be speaking at the Roseburg Country Club. His topic is "What is Real Education?" and he'll be outlining some of the differences between public schooling, private schooling. Part of his focus will be why we need distinctly Christian schooling.

If you can fit his talk into your Friday plans, I think you'll be encouraged and uplifted during the evening. Since 1997, he has been educating hundreds of high school students in church history, the Great Books, classical languages, and other scintillating subjects in his online teaching program 'Schola Tutorials.' Mr. Callihan also has a great perspective on the revival of Christian education this country is seeing, and has immense personal experience by being a Christian teacher himself.

If you can come, please try to bring a friend or another family you know might be interested. We'd love to have the Roseburg Country Club packed out.

Also, my apologies for sending this email out so late in the game.

Blessings in Christ,

Luke Nieuwsma

7th grade supply list and Secondary Orientation Night (Sept 2nd, 7:00)

Dear 7th grade parents,

I hope you are all doing fantastically well and looking forward to school starting in a couple weeks! I've attached a list of supplies for the 7th graders; please purchase these and have them ready for your child by the first day of class (Tuesday, September 8th).

Also, there will be a Secondary Orientation Meeting at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, September 2nd, at the school in the 7th grade room. If both spouses could plan on attending this, that would be wonderful because there are several important items I'd like to discuss with you regarding curriculum and other academic issues which particularly apply to the Logic stage students (different expectations, methods, standards of behavior, etc). Please bring the informational packet which Mrs. Sieker handed out at the picnic, including the Secondary Curriculum Prospectus.

Also, I'll be posting the emails and updates I send out to parents on the Prayer Rock Academy Bulletin blog, http://prayerrockacademy.blogspot.com. If you ever can't find an email and need to refresh your memory about an upcoming event, you should be able to find the original announcement at that link.

Thanks much, and may God bless your day.