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.