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What is Parallel Recuperation?

Parallel recuperation is when you get less than 70% in one of your 

subjects you don’t have your activity on the parallel recuperation 

days. In parallel you try to get your grades up by doing more work 

to do it. Also when you have parallel recuperation you go to the 

class you have parallel. So try to keep your grades up! Also PR is 

the same as parallel recuperation.

Where do I go if I get lost? Who can help me?

If you get lost in the school, don’t know where is your class and 

you don’t have anyone near you to help, the best option would be 

go to the office. The office is located in block 5 and it is always the 

best place to get information, but if you don’t know how to get 

there you can check the map and the instructions at the end of this 

book.

What classes are required and which are electives?

Required classes are:

6th Grade:          7th Grade:           8th Grade:

Portuguese          Portuguese          Portuguese

Social Studies      Social Studies      Brazilian Social Studies

P.E                      P.E                      Regions and People

Math                   Pre Algebra          P.E

Science               Science                Science

English                English                English

Drama                 Drama                Drama

Music                   Art                     Health

Art                      Health                 Game Design

Robotics               Robotics              Art Studio

Will there be someone to help me on my first day?

There will be someone to help you get around on the first day of 

school. He/she will help you get there to your classes. They are 

called your guides they will be assigned to help you and show you 

around. Also he’ll show you where the cafeteria is and where all the 

shops and Snack Shack are. They will guide you for a week. If they 

forget you then wait at your class or ask someone to get you there.

What is Via Sapientia?

Via Sapientia is an educational field trip, that lasts 4 days done by 

middle school. Each grade goes to a different place every year, to 

study about different topics. The main purpose of the trip is to 

study outside of school, also known as “school without walls.” The 

trip also helps students in the aspect of making new friends and 

starting to know them better. It is usually done at the end of the 

1st semester of school year.

How do You Get a locker?

You will get your locker on orientation day before school begins. 

That day your guide will tell you the available lockers and you 

get to choose which one you would like. If you don’t go to 

orientation the first day you you will go to the office and receive 

a locker. They are not locked you will have to buy your own lock.  

It can be a password lock or a key lock. You end up not using it 

just to put your bag before you go to lunch. You end up carrying 

your backpack to every lesson anyway. 

What is Activity Period?

At EARJ there is no recess for middle school. This is because 

instead of recess we have activities like soccer, basketball, 

book club, scrapbook, photo club and lots more. Don’t worry 

you aren’t forced to do all of them. The second Friday after 

schools starts, during advisory   we will go to the tartan and 

there will be booths with the activity names on them. Your 

advisory teacher will be put in a random order. When your 

teacher is called you will pick the activities available for 

Monday and Wednesday. Then you will go back to your seat. 

If you were the last advisory to be called for Monday and 

Wednesday activities you will be the first for the Tuesday-

Thursday activities.

When and how can I use the library?

The library is open from 7:30 in the morning until 5:00 in the 

afternoon. Students can go to the library before school 

starts,during brunch   and lunch, or after school without needing a 

pass. If a student wants to go to the library during class time, 

though, they need to ask their teacher for a pass. 

The library is in the upper school on the second floor. When you 

climb the stairs up to the second floor in the upper school, in the 

seventh block, there’s a sign that will direct you to the library. It’s 

on the floor right above the science wing.

There isn’t a limit to the amount of books you can check out at 

the library, provided you return them all. They use the Dewey 

system, of last names and call numbers. There are also 

computers in the library, which can be used to print something 

out or do work in class. To print something, just ask the librarian, 

Ms. Barbara Andersen, and she will help you.

If you want to check out a book, there are two ways: you can go to 

the desk in the front of the library, where another librarian, Ms. 

Elisa Correa, will sometimes be sitting. You put the books you’re 

checking out on the desk, and she’ll check them out for you. The 

other way is to go to Ms. Barbara’s office, on the far left of the 

library when you walk in. You can give her your books, too, and she 

will check them out.

How do I use the computers at this school? Wifi? Rules? 

There are computers all around the school. In the library, almost 

every classroom (for teachers), and scattered around elsewhere. 

You can’t use the computers without permission, unless you’re 

with your class. To use the computers during times that aren’t 

class time, just go to whichever place that has a computer and 

ask the person who works there if you can use the computer. If 

you need to use a computer to print something, just ask. 

If your class took a trip to, say, the library, for a research project, 

then you can choose any computer and use it. You don’t need to 

ask the person working there. However, if you need to use a 

computer during class time, for example to print something out, 

you need to first ask the teacher of whatever class you’re in for a 

pass to the library or other place with a computer. Then, if they 

give you one, you have to show the person working in the 

designated place the pass and say that your teacher gave you 

permission to use the computer.

In order to gain access to the wifi at school, you need a username 

and password. When you have one, then you can connect to the 

wifi EARJ_ZONE. It will redirect you to a page that looks like the 

picture to the right. Put your username and password in, then click 

on ‘Login’ and it will connect you.

There’s another way to connect to the wifi. Most classrooms have 

individual wifi. It’s usually something like MS511 or MS-512, with 

the letters MS at the beginning and then the room number. To 

connect, you have to put in a password, but the password is usually 

room_[room number]. For example, for room 512 the password 

would be room_512. However, the strongest one is usually 

EARJ_ZONE.

Can I bring electronics and other valuables to school?

The policy at school is that you can’t use any electronic device 

during school hours unless you have permission from the teacher. 

However, you must have a computer or computer-like device at all 

times at school. You’re also expected to have a charger. You can 

bring your electronic devices to school as long as you don’t use 

them during school hours.

Other valuables, such as jewelry, expensive items, or other 

valuable things, are allowed at school, but they are entirely your 

responsibility. That is, if you wear a really expensive brand of 

jewelry to school, then you have to be responsible and not leave it 

in, say, the cafeteria.

Is there time during the day to hang out and talk to my 

friends?

Yes, there are a few. Of course, you can hang out with them before 

and after school starts/ends. You can also hang out during brunch 

and lunch. During brunch, though, you only have about fifteen 

minutes to do one/some/all of the following: go to the bathroom, eat 

your brunch (brought from home or bought at the snack shack) (not 

mandatory), drink water, talk to friends, and get to your next class. If 

your priority is friends, that’s fine, but you might not have time to do 

any of the other things. Of course, you then can’t expect for the 

teacher in your next class to let you go to the bathroom, because you 

just had the chance to.

Lunchtime is probably the best time to talk to friends. You can walk 

around the school freely, though generally people stay in the 

cafeteria, snack shack area, and PE area. You can hang out for as 

long as lunch is during that time, almost wherever you want.

What is Edmodo?

Edmodo is a site used by the whole school as an agenda for you to 

keep track of your assignments and homework, so you don't forget 

any assignment and also don't have them turned in late, also you 

can do quizzes, talk to your teachers, make comments so you know 

what is going on the school, it is also an easy way to turn in your 

homework, you can download things, you can, etc. 

What is Gmail?

Gmail is an internet program used by a lot of people in the world and 

also used by EARJ to be able to communicate with you and your 

parents and teachers to tell you information that you should know 

but sometimes you miss school so that is one way of 

communicating. Your email will be the one given by the school, and 

also the same as the one for Powerschool, and Google drive but you 

will have to add after your username (earj.com.br) 

What is Google Drive?

Google Drive is a google program used by EARJ to keep track of 

some documents that you want to keep there and you will be able to 

open those documents wherever you are with internet and an 

internet device. You will also need the same username and password 

that the school will give you for this sites, it also keeps everything 

that you have been saving there for the time you want, because you 

will be using it for the whole middle school.

What is PowerSchool?

PowerSchool is an internet site used by EARJ to keep track of your 

grades , so you can be able to see your grades wherever you are 

with internet just by entering in google, (powerschool.earj.com.br). 

You will use the same username and password that will be given by 

the school just to see your progress in the different classes. It also 

shows you some assignments that will be graded it in there by your 

different teachers, so you can be prepared for quizzes, tests, etc. 

How do I get a username and password to use EARJ’s 

pages?

Go to www.earj.com.br then you’re going to find a button called 

“Intranet”.

On the “intranet” site you will find a variety of different links that 

will help you with your school year.

Where do I buy PE uniforms? 

First you will have to go to the Upper School office and then you 

pay, they will give you a note for you to go to the PE area. Ask a PE 

teacher to get you two PE uniforms in your size.    

 What are the places I can eat?

 You could eat in the Snack Shack (Next to the nurses office and 

the supply booth). For the Snack Shack you will need to have 

money. For the cafeteria you can either use your fingerprint or 

your school card, the cost to eat at the cafeteria is 12 reais. To go 

to the cafeteria you will have to go down a flight of stairs which is 

next to toe supply booth.

How do I find my classrooms?

Each classroom has a number. First number indicating the block, the 

second number indicating the floor, and the third number indicating 

the room. If the classroom number is 524, that means you would 

have to go to the fifth block, second floor, and look around for the 

number 524.

Each block is usually farther from the middle school office, where 

most of our classes are located. The middle school office is actually in 

block 5, so you can either start there and work your way by finding 

the signs and following them until your get to your desired block. You 

can find these signs usually by stairs and some near bathrooms. 

They show in which way you need to go to get to the blocks and what 

block you’re in.

Sadly, since this school was built in the middle of a humongous 

jungle on top of a mountain, we have to go up a bunch of stairs 

before getting to your class. But we have elevators that we can take 

with a pass or if you are injured.Though it is old and is sometimes 

out of order, just don’t panic if it ever stops on random floors.

What happens on the first day of school?

On the first day of school there will be someone to guide you 

around the middle school area. You get your schedule from either 

your teachers or a printed copy from the office directly given to you. 

There might be an assembly welcoming new students and 

presenting the middle school teachers, as well as after school 

activities and electives. STUCO is the student council and is 

explained to you and how you can sign up. STUCO is a campaign in 

where students sign up to participate in helping the student body 

become better. Adding activities, putting up posters, bake sales for 

charities, etc. 

The first day of school is the day when all your new teachers 

present themselves and show you what you're going to do that 

school year. They give you a syllabus in which you have to sign and 

bring back to your teacher next class. The syllabus is a form, 

explaining the units and policies you will have for that class. By 

signing it, you show that you respect their policies and understand 

the units.

What exciting events can I look forward in the middle 

school this year?

Exciting events you can look forward this middle school year are 

mostly holidays. The Halloween party is one of the first. Every 

year, there is a Halloween party the school throws at school in 

where you can go and dress up in your costume, do fun activities, 

touch weird things, etc., and so much more. The most popular 

activity to do in the Halloween party is going to haunted house. 

No, not the lower school haunted house, the high school haunted 

house. They're the scariest place to go, even if it's all fake.

Other events other than the Halloween party, there is 

International Day where you're able to represent your nationality 

and give your country's food out and share. There is Christmas 

break, which lasts two months and so many other activities like 

the STUCCO activities and the cupcake eating contests. Which is 

pretty much self-explanatory... But for the most part, the events 

we have here at school are exciting and full of fun!

Advisories

Every Friday you go to advisory. Advisory is where you, a few other 

students, and one teacher get together. It is required that you go to 

your advisory.You will do activities together and you will have a 

name.The name will be chosen by the advisory group. Your advisor 

is the adult in your group and you can always go to him/her for help 

in any problem.

Who can I talk to if I am having problems?

There are many people you can talk to if you are having problems 

but I suggest your advisor or Ms. Marcia. When you talk to them 

they have to be available. Sometimes they call you in during class, 

because they are too busy. Most of the time when you talk to them 

they will be in their office or classroom. 

What do I do if I am feeling sick?

If you are feeling sick there are always the nurses, Ms. Lilian, and 

Ms. Cruzeiro. They can help you get better.   She will give medicine 

or let you lay down. You can go anytime except her break. Of 

course you go to the nurses room which is right in front of the 

lower school playground. If you want to go to the nurse’s office, you 

have to ask a teacher first. Then they have to give you permission, 

and a note to go to the nurse’s office. When you are really sick the 

nurse will ask you to lay down or go home. If you go to the nurse 

too often then a teacher might call your parents to see if you are 

sick. When you go to the nurse to skip classes-or try to-the teacher 

has permission to keep you from going to the nurse during that 

period. 

What do I do if I am absent?

f you are absent. There are a few options to get your school and 

homework done. The first thing that you should do is go to 

Edmodo. When you are in Edmodo the teacher might post the 

homework or you can ask your classmates. There is also an option 

of Powerschool or Gmail. You can also ask a teacher in advance to 

give you the work. The last option is the unit plan. A lot of teacher 

share the unit plan with you. Most classes have the unit plan but 

not all so be careful.   Your parents can call the school and let them 

know that you are absent. They can also ask teachers for your 

homework.

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