Please
remind your child that they cannot wait outside of the
school without an adult present.
Students
need to be supervised at all times, by an adult, for
their own safety and well-being. Every student is
expected to attend every hour of every day of the
school year. Routine medical and dental appointments
should be made out of the school hours whenever possible.
We realize that this is sometimes impossible. Vacations,
and trips, should be scheduled only at non-school
times.
If your child is going to be absent,
please notify the school office. If your child is
not at school when attendance is taken and no notification
has been received, the secretary will call to verify
that the student is at home. For each absence a phone
call or a note from the parent is required before
admitting the student to school.
When a student misses school for
any reason, they must see the teacher on the day of
returning to school to learn what assignments must
be made up. In such cases the teacher will supply
reasonable assistance appropriate to the circumstances
in helping the student catch up.
The principal and classroom teacher
must be informed in writing of a planned extended
absence at least one week in advance of the absence.
The teacher will provide a list of subject areas that
will be covered for the child to do during his/her
absence; however, parents are responsible for teaching
these lessons and for seeing that the work is completed,
corrected and returned to the teacher. Long absences
are detrimental to the child’s scholastic development
and it is nearly impossible for teachers to prepare
this much work for the child to complete. Students
are responsible for completing all missed assignments.
Parents should be certain that a
child is in good health before sending him/her to
school. Attendance during illness may be harmful to
the child, may expose other children needlessly, and
may present a problem to those in charge. It is expected
that a child who is well enough to attend school will
participate in recess and physical education classes.
A parent’s written excuse is required for exceptions
to this rule.
Students’ absence for religious
instruction or participation in religious exercises
away from school property may be excused. No student
excused for religious holidays shall be denied the
opportunity to make up a test or missed assignments
given on the religious holiday.
Any student arriving at school after
the 8:50 a.m. tardy bell must check in through the
office and will be considered tardy unless the tardiness
is due to bus trouble. Consistent tardiness will require
a conference with the parents. Any student arriving
after 11:00 a.m. will be considered absent for ½
day.
Any student who leaves the school
during the day for any reason must have written permission
and must check in through the school office when leaving
and immediately upon returning. Parents or delegates
must pick the child up at the school office only,
and must sign in at the office when the child leaves
and immediately upon the child's return. If someone
other than the parent is coming to take the child,
written permission is required.
