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The following
information will help your child to have a successful experience at
Geneva Middle School. Please read the information and go
over it with your child
so that they can have a smooth transition to the Middle School and are
aware
of the expected actions and behaviors.
A. Coming To School
1. Walking –
Please respect
the school neighbor’s property. Use the crosswalks and sidewalks where
provided. Once on school property, stay on school property.
You need to enter through glass enclosure doors. You will
not be allowed to enter the building until 7:15 so adjust your walk
accordingly. You must
be in your first period class before 7:32. If you arrive after
7:30
you need to bring in a note and sign in at the office. If there
is
no note the student will be considered unexcused until a note is
brought
into the office. If a note is not brought in the student is
considered
truant and CSC will be assigned.
2. Dropped Off By
Parent –
Please have your parents drop you
off in the southeast parking area in front of the building and enter
through
the glass enclosure. Please do not
have your parents drop
you off in the back parking lot as it will interfere with the
busses.
Students will not be allowed in the building until 7:15. If you
bring
your parent brings you at7:30 or after, you will need to bring your
parent into
the
office and sign in and have your parent write a note for the tardiness.
3. Bus Students –
Students will remain on the bus
until 7:15. Students must remain on school property when
dismissed from
the bus and enter directly into the building. If the student’s
bus
arrives after 7:32, they are to go directly to their locker and then to
first period if not directed to go to the
office.
Breakfast will be available. Students
eating breakfast will be allowed to the cafeteria. Students not
eating breakfast will need to remain in hallway 100 or sixth and
seventh grade and the eighth grade will be held in the new building
hallway.
B. At School
1. Entering The School –
When entering the school,
students are to immediately dispose of pop, coffee,etc. When the
admission bell rings a 7:25, headphones and hats are
to be off heads. Cell phones
are to be turned off and are to remain off until dismissal. Students
should not
bring electronic equipment such as cell phones and cd players to
school. If they are lost or
stolen, no effort will be made to find them or the person(s) who took
the
item. Students who are in violation of the dress code or who draw
unnecessary or unusual attention to themselves by their appearance will
be sent to the Controlled Study Center (CSC) or parent notified and
student
sent home. Students are to report directly to their own lockers. (lockers
are school property and the contents may be checked if there is reason
to
believe it contains items that are in violation of the conduct code.)
Students
should not be giving their combination out to friends and they should
not
move into other student’s lockers without permission from the
office.
Students are responsible for all books and school property issued to
them.
Several of our hallways and many of our outside areas are monitored by
a video security system.
a. Tardiness to School
Students who are tardy to school for
a
non-excused reason are considered truant. Students who are tardy
must
have a note from parent when they sign in or at least by the following
day. Failure to bring note will result in
detentions.
Students who are tardy 6 and 6+ times will face
detention and CSC time.
b. Absence From School
If a student is absent, a parent or
guardian is to call the 466-4831, ext. 139 if
possible before 8:00 a.m. on the day of the absence. A note still
needs to be brought in even if a call was made to report the
absence. We realize this seems to be redundant but the
state requires us to keep documentation. We appreciate your
cooperation on this. Students who do not bring notes in the
second day after an absence will receive detentions. Please help
us not to place your child in this situation.
2. Going To Class –
Students are to be in class
before 7:32 a.m. Once in class, they are to stay in the class
unless they
have received permission from their teacher to be somewhere else.
If they arrive to class after 7:30 a.m., they must first sign-in and
receive
and admit pass from the office. Students are to
have
their class books and assignment book in class everyday
unless
instructed by the teacher not to bring them. Students are to have
their own pens, pencils and paper so that they can take an active part
in
each lesson.
3. In Class
a. Students should listen to morning
announcements for information that may need to be passed along to the
parents.
b. Students have 3 minutes to
get to class. Students not in the room when the bell rings are
tardy. The teacher may make exceptions if specific problems are
noted or may require a student to be seated at the time of the
bell. Study halls are considered class and the tardy policy also
applies. The
first tardy is noted and the student will be warned on the second
tardy.
For the third through fifth tardy to class, a student will receive a
detention. On the sixth tardy, a conduct report will be sent to
the office and the
student will receive one day in CSC. This is ongoing for the
entire
school year.
c. Students need to be aware that
pushing, shoving, running and yelling are not acceptable
behaviors. Open pop containers and candy are not to be in
the hallways.
d. Each teacher has his or her
own rules to follow. Breaking those rules will result in teacher
issued detentions. Detentions will be noted in
the student assignment book. It is the student’s responsibility
to inform parents of the detention. Detentions are in room
206. The time of detentions is 2:25 to 3:10 p.m. Students
who can not serve detentions need to make
sure they don’t get them. Not attending a detention will results
in
a one day CSC assignment for each detention missed. If
teacher detentions and parental communication does not have the desired
result, guidance referrals and/or conduct reports will be
written. Students are to remain in seats except for when the
teacher dismisses the class. The assignment
book is to be used as a pass from class and carried whenever leaving a
class. Restroom passes should only be used for emergency
purposes. Students with urinary problems are to provide a note to
their teachers at the beginning of the year from the parent indicating
the nature of the problem.
4. Lunch
Students will eat either 5, 6 or 7th
period for lunch.
Students will have to
enter their lunch pin numbers at the cash register. They will
report to their lockers before lunch begins and then go directly to the
cafeteria. The lunch periods will be 43 minutes in length. Half
the grade will eat the first 21 minutes; the second half of the
grade will eat the last 21 minutes. Whe not eating lunch, students will
participate in a walking program with the physical education
instructors. Student will go directly to the lunch
lines. After
getting lunch, they will remain seated until their table has been
dismissed
to empty their trays. After emptying the trays, the students may
use
the restrooms and/or return to their seats where they will stay until
being
dismissed from lunch.
5. Early Dismissal
Students can have up to 9 early
dismissals
for the year. Students are to present their dismissal note to
their
first period teacher who will forward it to the office. When picking the students
up,
the parent or guardian must pick the student up in the office.
If a student returns from an appointment, they are to sign-in.
The parent need not come back into the office.
6. Dismissal
Students should be attentive during
afternoon announcements as there may be bus and athletic announcements
that affect them
and you. Students riding busses need to move quickly to their bus
as
they are on a tight schedule to pick up the elementary students.
Students being
picked up by
parents after school are to be picked up in the front parking
lot. The
students should meet parents outside of the glass enclosure so that
there
is no interference with the busses.
7. Controlled Study Center (CSC)
CSC is for students who miss detentions,
are disrespectful and/or continually cause disruption of class.
Students assigned CSC will need to get off the bus at the high school
and report to the high school office. They will be directed to
the CSC room. They will need their books and assignment books for the
day. If they cause a problem in CSC, they will be suspended out
of school.
C. The Assignment Book
The assignment book has become
a very valuable tool for us at the middle school. Please
review
the following information and go over it with your child so that we can
do
the best for them in getting them off to a good start for the 2010-2011
school year.
ASSIGNMENT BOOK
PROCEDURES:
Students Must:
Carry assignment book to every class, record all assignments as
written, show their parents comments from teachers and show teachers
comments from parents, and use assignment book as a hall pass.
Treat assignment books as textbooks. They are not to be folded,
rolled, or have pages ripped from them. Students who have lost or
abused the assignment book will have to purchase a new one.
Teachers Will:
Write or post assignments, initial comments from
parents when shown by students, write comments to parents that should
be initialed by parents and use assignment book to record detentions.
Parents Should:
Insist that assignment book be brought home each
evening and check for notes, grades, etc.
Insist that child is writing complete assignment
down as written.
Write notes to teachers in assignment book to
communicate concerns and initial comments from teachers.
Email Mr. Belconis at richard.belconis@neomin.org
or call if teachers are not responding to your notes in the assignment
book.
Failure to bring assignment book to class repeatedly will result in
disciplinary action.
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