Notification of trips should be sent to the principal in advance. It is difficult to project work student will be accountable for while they are away on a trip. Assignments, though, are available through www. YourHomework.com from any computer. The student will be permitted five (5) school days to make up the work missed. Although families may have reasons for trips during the school year, parents are strongly advised to avoid scheduling their family vacations during the school year. If unavoidable, we trust that vacations are truly structured as educational adventures which the student can share upon return. It is a great idea to require a trip diary, picture album, collection of artifacts or deliberate connections with curriculum topics.