COMMUNIQUES SENT HOME

A Newsletter will be sent home frequently each year with students to keep parents informed of happenings at school. Students are reminded often to see that you receive the newsletters and notices, but they sometimes forget. Would you please check with them periodically to make sure they haven’t forgotten to get information to you? Thank you for your consideration.

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GRADING SYSTEM

The school year is divided into four (4) terms of nine (9) weeks each, with two nine-week periods comprising a semester. During each term, tests and other appropriate means of evaluation are used by the teacher to measure the academic progress. The grades reported at the end of each term indicate the level of achievement of each student. In addition to report cards, parents are encouraged to communicate frequently with their child’s teacher regarding school progress.

PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES

Communication with your child’s teacher is vital to his/her success in school. You will be invited to a teacher conference after the first grading period. If at any other time you feel the need for a conference, this may be arranged. We request that you contact the school at least one (1) day prior to the desired conference time to make the arrangements.

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GYM SHOES

All students will need gym shoes that will be used exclusively for the gymnasium in order to participate in physical education classes and inside recesses due to inclement weather.

PERSONAL ARTICLES

Students are discouraged from bringing personal articles such as cell phones, CD players, handheld video games, toys, games, expensive watches, etc. to school. The school cannot be responsible if the articles are broken, misplaced, or stolen.

LOCKER AND DESK INSPECTION

All lockers, desks, tote trays, or P.E. baskets provided for student use on school premises remain the property of the school corporation and are provided for the use of the students, are subject to inspections, access for maintenance, and search pursuant to this section. No student shall lock or otherwise impede access to any locker or storage area except with a lock provided by or approved by the principal or the school in which the locker or storage area is located. Unapproved locks shall be removed. Lockers and desks may be searched at such times that there is reason to believe that the storage area may show evidence of a violation of student conduct standards or contains anything which because of it's mere presence presents an immediate danger or physical harm or illness to any person. Normally the student should be present at a search except for a general building search.

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USE OF TELEPHONE

Students are to use the phone only in case of emergency. Permission must be granted by a teacher or the secretary before a student uses the telephone.

CLASSROOM VISITAtiON

Teachers welcome parents who wish to visit their child's classroom. However, we do ask that any and all classroom visits be arranged with the child's teacher PRIOR to the visitation time.

PERSONS WISHING TO VISIT CLASSROOMS FOR ANY REASON AT ANY TIME ARE REQUIRED TO CHECK IN WITH THE OFFICE AND WEAR A VISITOR TAG.

GETTING A MESSAGE TO YOUR CHILD

The school's primary goal is to educate children. To help accomplish this it is important that the classroom be interrupted as little as possible. It is for this reason that your cooperation is asked for in regards to making sure that when your child comes to school in the morning he/she is ALREADY AWARE of any special procedures that are to be followed upon being dismissed from school that afternoon. Thus, unless an emergency exists, we ask that you not call the school and ask that your child be given a message.

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PICKING UP CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL

Parents are asked to make every effort to schedule appointments for their children during non-school time. However, if it becomes necessary to remove a child from school for a medical appointment, parents and guardians are asked to "check in" at the school office, whereupon the child will be called from his/her classroom to sign out. Children will not be released to any adult other than their parents or legal guardian without previous authorization from a parent/guardian.

REQUESTING ASSIGNMENTS FOR ABSENT STUDENTS

In the event of a child’s absence, parents may request make-up work for the child to complete at home. Please notify the school before 10:00 a.m. if you would like to pick up homework on that day. Work sent home will be expected to be returned completed when the student returns to school. Teachers are not responsible for providing assignments in advance of student’s absence.

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

In order to keep distraction at a minimum during our school day we ask that you not send balloons, flowers, stuffed animals, etc. to school on your child’s birthday. These items disrupt the classroom setting and are very difficult to transport on the busses. Many times this causes children who don’t get something special for their birthday to feel left out. With this in mind, we ask that you not send in these items for your son or daughter’s birthday.

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