Copy to: Notes: 8 CHANGE OF ADDRESS / EMERGENCY CONTACTS It is very important that we have your current address and telephone number. Please inform the PowerSchool Data Manager, Ms. Patti Poll, or the Guidance Office Secretary, Ms. Jennifer Lovings, if you change your address or telephone number. If a child becomes ill while in school, parents will be notified. If we are unable to reach the parents, the school will contact the “Emergency Contact” person designated by the parents. At the beginning of each school year, parents will fill out a new Student Information Form (Emergency Contact / Who has Permission to Pick Up My Child form – these need not be the same persons.) Please advise us immediately if your Emergency Contact Information changes so that we may best serve your child’s needs. STUDENT HOLIDAYS Thanksgiving – November 26 - 29 Winter Break – December 22 - January 2 Spring Break – March 30 - April 6 Refer to the CALENDAR toward the back of this Handbook for additional information. OUR SCHOOL DAY The instructional school day begins for students at 8:10 AM. Because supervision does not until 7:45 AM, students should not arrive on school grounds before this time. Students arriving by car must be dropped off in the area adjacent to the cafeteria. Bus lanes and staff parking areas are not to be used for student drop off. Students who are tardy must report to the Guidance Office to sign in. Please refrain from making appointments during the school day. Students will not be allowed to be “signed out” between 2:45 PM and 3:10 PM. Since bus transportation is provided, no student is allowed in or around the building after dismissal time unless serving after school detention or at the request of a classroom teacher. All car riders should be picked up before 3:30 PM. Any student picked up prior to 11:45 will be counted absent for the day. 9 CLASS ASSIGNMENTS/CLASS RECORD SOCIAL STUDIES DATE DUE ASSIGNMENT GRADE 30 ASSIGNMENTS/CLASS RECORD SOCIAL STUDIES DATE DUE ASSIGNMENT GRADE
Textbooks are provided free of charge to each student; however, fees will be charged for books that are lost or damaged beyond normal use. The same rules apply to books checked out from the school media center. FEES OWED Every student is responsible for the textbooks issued to him/her. In the event that a book is lost or damaged, charges will be assessed to the student. All fees owed to the school for items such as library books, fundraiser sales, cafeteria meals, damage to school property, etc. should be paid in a timely manner. Failure to do so will result in students being ineligible to participate in extracurricular activities. 11 CLASS ASSIGNMENTS/CLASS RECORD SCIENCE DATE DUE ASSIGNMENT GRADE 28 CLASS ASSIGNMENTS/CLASS RECORD SCIENCE DATE DUE ASSIGNMENT GRADE 27 FUNDRAISERS Fundraising projects are necessary since school organizations need funds to operate. There are several fundraisers scheduled for this school year. Parents and students are encouraged to participate in these events for purchases to enhance students’ educational opportunities. HOMEWORK Students are assigned homework relevant to the objectives being taught. The assignments are designed to expand on classroom learning and as additional practice for the lessons. The consequence for a pattern of not doing homework is serious. A student who is absent is expected to make up all work whether the absence is excused or unexcused. HAL -- Homework Assistance Line Rockingham County Schools provide a Homework Assistance Line (HAL). This service makes teachers available to help students with their homework in the afternoon, Monday through Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. The number for HAL is 623-3689.