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ASSEMBLY

ADMINISTRATION

Mrs. Heidi Lyon – Principal Mr. Curiel – Vice Principal

Mr. Pearson Dean of Students

COUNSELING

6TH GRADE A-L – MS. MEREDITH

8TH GRADE – MS. MEREDITH

6TH GRADE M-Z – MRS. WILSON

7TH GRADE – MRS. WILSON

THE BASICS - PLANNER

Have DAILY

Record of your schedule, home-work, due dates, study buddies…

Must not tear out, fold, or mutilate pages…use the page finder to mark your place

THE BASICS – HALL PASS

Required anytime you are out of a classroom during class timeIncluded on the last page of the plannerBack of ID used for restroom passAlso can be used for tutoring at lunch timeAlways write in your planner then your teacher will sign your ID

THE BASICS – BEHAVIOR

SOAR! (pg. 6 and 12)SuccessfulOptimisticAccountableRespectful

THE CHOICE IS YOURS! NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU DO THE WRONG THING. STOP AND THINK BEFORE YOU ACT!

SEAHAWK SESSIONS

• Beginning this Monday

• Listen for your class to be announced in the morning

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• New Session approximately every 6 weeks

• Always happens during first Academic Prep

• If you have Seahawk Sessions you will go to second

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THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

“We were just playing around.”No play fighting at any time.Rowdy, running on campus,

taking others belongings, and/or disruptive behavior is not acceptable at school.

THE CHOICE IS YOURS! NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU DO THE WRONG THING. STOP AND THINK BEFORE YOU ACT!

1st Priority – EAT2nd Priority – Pick up your trash3rd Priority – Stay in the lunch area 4th Priority – Relax and enjoy the time with your friends

Tutoring – Get Pass from the teacher before lunch and show to the lunch supervisor before you go

THE BASICS - LUNCH

Must report to lunch area/tutoring classroom within 3 minutes of tardy bell

Stay in the boundaries

No cutting in line

During Seahawk sessions, tables between 600 building and 700 building (library) reserved for 6th graders

THE BASICS - LUNCH

LUNCH – MINIMUM DAY

BUS RIDERS – UNDER THE LUNCH COVER

PRIME TIME – UNDER THE LUNCH ARBOR IN THE CENTER OF THE LUNCH COURT

All food purchased here must be eaten here. No food on the bus.

– district requirement

THE BASICS - ARRIVAL

• School opens at 8:35 a.m. unless have set-up tutoring with a teacher (begins at 8:15 a.m.) DON’T arrive before this time. Tell your parents.

• If after 9:05 a.m. you must go to the front office to check-in

• NO trips to the store/mini mart – will result in discipline

• NO games/balls before school • Stay on the blacktop or in the center

of campus

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SAL• Leave campus

immediately• Walk when

heading to your bus or ride

• Report in at PrimeTime by 3:55 p.m.

• Report to tutoring by 3:55 p.m.

THE BASICS – SKATEBOARDS, BIKES, ETC.

• Lock up or leave at your risk in a classroom• Walk bikes once on campus• HELMETS REQUIRED – it is the law!Code 21212. (a) A person under 18 years of age shall not operate a bicycle, a non-motorized scooter, or a skateboard, nor shall they wear in-line or roller skates, nor ride upon a bicycle, a non-motorized scooter, or a skateboard as a passenger, upon a street, bikeway, as defined in Section 890.4 of the Streets and Highways Code, or any other public bicycle path or trail unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet.

• No helmet = Parent pick-up of item

REQUIRED to wear it DAILY (lanyard provided)Must be worn around neckUsed for:Computer/Internet UseBus PassASB ticket purchases and pick-up

Lunch

THE BASICS – SCHOOL ID CARD

You will not be allowed in class without an ID. This means you will be marked TARDY.

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Students will move about the campus in a safe and civil manner that supports positive interactions within our learning communityPassing period is a time for walking not socializing, make sure you get to class on timeNO EXCUSES

THE BASICS - WALKWAY POLICY

THE BASICS – BE ON TIME

When you are late, you lose out and distract others from doing their job – learning or teaching

Consequences (page 12) Lowered citizenship for the SEMESTER

IMPORTANCE OF GRADES AND CST SCORES• Builds a foundation for future success• Impacts available elective choices in

middle and high school• Impacts participation in sports and

extra curricular activities • Both semesters and all tests count• Algebra, Geometry, and Foreign

Language grades are part of graduation requirements and A-G for college entrance

• Allowed before/after school

• Kept out of sight at all times

• Must be OFF (not on silent or vibrate) from 9:05 a.m. – 3:50 p.m.

• If they are seen or heard by a staff member between those hours, the phone WILL BE confiscated. Inappropriate item form given. Parent signs form/picks up item

• Bring at your own risk – not investigated

THE BASICS - CELL PHONES

THE BASICS - PROHIBITED ITEMS

• Gum

• iPods, PSP’s, hand held games, and all electronics not needed for school

• Laser Pointers

• Toys, games, mini-skateboards, playing cards, trading cards, etc.

• Weapons, drugs, medications

DRESSED TO LEARN POLICYALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW

• Shirts must have sleeves that cover your shoulders• Avoid sheer tops, depending on what is seen

underneath it may be inappropriate• Pants must fit and may not have holes/tears above the

knee. It’s a hole/tear if you can put your finger through it

• No shorter than 4 inches above the knee• Closed toed shoes• PE Uniforms are for PE ONLY• No pajamas or slippers• No earrings bigger than quarter or spikes• Appropriate for school - Not distracting• Jackets – not to be worn to hide clothes in violation of

dress code• Hats - worn straight and outside ONLY

CONSEQUENCES – VIOLATION OF DRESSED TO LEARN POLICY

1st offense –parent contact, change/new clothes brought to school

2nd offense –parent contact, change/new clothes brought to school, detention

3rd offense – parent contact, change/new clothes brought to school, referral, detention

4th offense –parent conference, referral, detention, may result in loss of school privileges

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HONOR CARDSHonor Card Requirements

 

Disqualifications:

• Any N’s or U’s on the report card

• 2 or more referrals in the last 6 weeks

• Any in-school or out-of-school suspension in last 6 weeks

 

Honor Card GOLD

3.85 - 4.0 in Academic and Citizenship

 

Honor Card SILVER

3.5 – 3.8 in Academic and Citizenship

 

Honor Card BRONZE

3.5-4.0 in Academic OR Citizenship but not both

BULLYING, HARASSMENT, AND INTIMIDATION POLICYIn its commitment to providing all students and staff with a safe learning

environment where everyone is treated with respect and no one is physically or emotionally harmed, the Board of Education will not tolerate any student or staff member being bullied (including cyber‐bullying), harassed, or intimidated in any form at school or school‐related events, (including off‐campus events, school‐sponsored activities, school busses, any event related to school business), or outside of school hours with the intention to be carried out during any of the above.

Such acts include those that are reasonably perceived as being motivated either by an actual or perceived attribute that includes but is not limited to race, religion, creed, color, marital status, parental status, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, mental or physical disability or any other distinguishing characteristic.

The district further prohibits the inciting, aiding, coercing or directing of others to commit acts of bullying or cyber‐bullying, harassment or intimidation.

Students who observe, overhear, or otherwise witness such actions must report the behaviors to a staff member. Any form of retaliation in response to a report of such acts is prohibited.

COMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLYour behaviors off campus can get you in trouble if they disrupt the

school environment in ANY way.

• Bullying, harassment, or intimidation is when you speak, text, blog, post, message anything that may include, but is not limited to, speech that is vulgar, cruel, mean-spirited, threatening, harassing, intimidating, spreading rumors or gossip, taking photographs that demean or humiliate and/or are critical of the school, teachers, school administrators or fellow students.

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY (PG. 7)

• Equal opportunity for all individuals• Programs and activities available to

all -regardless of gender, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, disability

• Report IMMEDIATELY• Discipline: Suspension or Expulsion

HATE VIOLENCE

• Motivated by hostility towards people based on race, gender, disability, nationality, religion, or sexual orientation

• Includes:• physical violence• offensive comments• threats• Report IMMEDIATELY• Discipline: Suspension or Expulsion

SEXUAL HARASSMENT (PG. 8)

• Has a negative effect on learning, grades, or attitude

• Activities such as:Unwanted sexual advancesVerbal, visual, or physical behaviors• Report IMMEDIATELY!• Discipline: Suspension or Expulsion

COMPUTER-INTERNET USE

• This is a privilege, not a right.• Turn in your netbook use contracts

immediately• Must have Student ID and permission• In support of education• EtiquetteMay not be abusive, have inappropriate language, disrupt the network, ignore privacy of others

• Vandalism will not be tolerated and you will be held financially responsible

ZERO TOLERANCE

Designed to keep everyone safeExpulsion may be recommended

for:Possession of WeaponsObjects used in a dangerous mannerRepeated fighting, violent acts, injury to another student or staff

Selling, Furnishing, or Use of Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug

Violation of the Law

PRIMETIME PROGRAM

All school rules applyThat means everything we’ve reviewed

An extension of the school day

REMINDERS

Seahawk Sessions start next Monday

Back to School Night –Wednesday, October 24 at 5:30 p.m.

End of the first grading period – October 12

Parent Conferences – October 30 – November 1

QUESTIONS?