Student Handbook Page 2

School Hours:

All Students, Grades K-5 Will Have The Same Hours

To ensure the most effective operation of our school, we ask that all parents and children please adhere to the following guidelines:

  1. All children enter the building at 8:25 A.M. Children will be allowed to enter the building early only during inclement weather. Children participating in the breakfast program will enter through the kitchen entrance at 8:05 A.M.
  2. Those parents who wish to drive or walk their children to school are asked to have their children enter by the entrance assigned to their class. Students who are transported to school by bus should enter through the Main Front doors.
  3. Dismissal is at 2:35 P.M., unless otherwise notified. If for any reason your child must remain after school, he/she will be allowed to call home.
  4. Parents are reminded to meet their children OUTSIDE THE EXIT DOORS RATHER THAN BY THE CLASSROOM DOORS. Older brothers and sisters are to meet family members outside the exit doors as well.
  5. We ask that you plan appointments (doctors, dentists, etc.) after school hours. In the event that your child must be excused for any legitimate reason, please send a note or call the school office in advance of the appointment. If permission is granted, a parent, or someone designated by the parent, must come to the office to pick up your child.
We appreciate your cooperation!

ABSENCES
When your child is absent from school, please call the Health Office (563-1170) or the school office (563-1140) before 8:45 A.M. If we do not hear from you by that time, we will call you at home or on the job site. We feel that it is important that we account for our students within the first two hours of school. When your child returns to school, a written excuse is needed. Please use the format below, if possible, when writing excuses.

In the event your child makes a habit of being tardy or absent, you will be notified.

LUNCH SCHEDULE
A 45 minute lunch/recess period is scheduled for all students within the following time periods:

Kindergarten
First Grades		 10:50 - 12:10
Second Grades
Third Grades		 11:30 - 12:40
Fourth Grades
Fifth Grades		 12:00 - 1:10

Our hot lunch and breakfast programs begin September 4th. A properly balanced lunch and breakfast is available each full school day. Menus are prepared in advance and are sent home monthly. Meal prices are listed on the lunch menu web calendar.

Lunch tickets can be purchased in the morning before school begins on Mondays and Fridays. In case of emergency, or loss of money, we will attempt to contact parents. In the event we are unable to reach you, your child will be provided with a sandwich and juice.
NO CHARGING WILL BE ALLOWED.

Free and/or reduced price lunches are available for those families who qualify. Applications will be sent home with your child.

Students may have the choice of bringing their lunch if they do not wish to eat what is on the menu for the day. If a student is unable to adhere to cafeteria rules and regulations, he/she will be asked to eat lunch at home, or asked to refrain from attending the breakfast program.

**prices are subject to change with prior notification.

DISCIPLINE GUIDELINES
 The Staff and Faculty at Arthur P. Momot Elementary School believe that all students are responsible for displaying behaviors that are appropriate for an effective learning environment. It is our intent to emphasize the worth of all students, to promote enthusiasm for learning, and to ensure student participation in the development of self-responsibility and the acceptance of that responsibility.

Our goal is to provide a discipline policy to ensure a school climate that:

  1. Fosters an orderly, safe environment for our children.
  2. Makes students responsible for their own behavior.
  3. Provides clear steps that can be monitored by staff.
  4. Improves relationships between the home and the school.
  5. Will be consistently used by all involved.

All students and staff are expected to demonstrate the following behaviors:

1. Fairness
-To be cooperative with both adults and fellow students at all times.
-To resolve problems in a positive, non-threatening manner.
2. Honesty
-To be honest with others at all times
-To give their best efforts to achieve in the classroom.
3. Respect
-Self-respect: to care about themselves as individuals, growing and living within the school and community at large.
-Respect for others: To respect the property and feelings of others.

MOMOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RULES

Student and Staff Responsibilities

  1. Each student is responsible to every staff member with whom (she may have contact.
  2. All staff members have the responsibility of looking out for the welfare of all children.
  3. Follow the Golden Rule: Do unto others what you want others to do to you.

Respect for people

  1. Use polite language with everyone and be kind to others;
  2. Be helpful to everyone;
  3. Keep your hands to your self and no fighting;
  4. Be courteous at assemblies;

Students will not:

  1. Wear hats in the building, except for extenuating circumstances, and while exiting the school building;
  2. Bring radios, walkman-type equipment, tape players, hard bats or hard balls on school property;
  3. Bring guns, knives, caps, explosives, or other sharp objects to school (as per Board Policy);
  4. Chew gum or drink soda in the classroom, except during parties or on field trips;
  5. Ride bikes, roller blades, or skateboards on school grounds;
  6. Have in their possession or use tobacco products, alcohol or drugs (as per Board Policy).

Respect for all school property

  1. Trees and flowers - Do not climb trees, break off branches, or pick flowers;
  2. Be responsible in the bathrooms--do not litter or use graffiti;
  3. Keep all walls (inside and outside) clean;
  4. Play away from classroom windows;
  5. Library and Textbooks - Take proper care of all books;
  6. Classroom equipment - Use carefully;
  7. School grounds - Keep clean and neat - Do not litter or dig holes;
  8. Stay off fences.

Hallways

  1. Walk quietly on the right side in a single file;
  2. Keep hands at sides, do not touch walls or pictures/bulletin boards;
  3. Close doors quietly.

Breakfast and Lunch Rules

    1. Respect Monitor;
    2. Walk in a single file;
    3. Talk in a quiet, conversational voice;
    4. Follow posted classroom breakfast and lunch time rules;
    5. No pushing, shoving, running or throwing food;
    6. No glass containers
    7. Keep all uneaten food on trays and empty trays carefully;
    8. Remain seated until dismissed by Monitor.

Playground Behavior

1. General Rules
  1. Stay on designated playground or tarmac area with staff member. Play away from windows.
  2. Respect others, take turns, share, and allow others to play their games.
  3. Stay a safe distance from playground equipment while it is being used by others.
  4. No snowballs, king of the mountain, or throwing any objects: (rocks, stones, dirt, sticks, etc.).
  5. Stay away from icy areas.
  6. Do not use foul language, offensive names, or put downs.

2. Equipment

  1. All equipment should be returned to its proper place.
  2. Do not use the equipment when it is muddy or when there are puddles underneath.
  3. Swing - one person at a time, stay seated, no jumping off or playing on crossbars.
  4. Sides - one person at a time, go down feet first, stay off poles, climb up the ladder, no jumping from the top, no bumper cars.
  5. No fighting or "play fighting," or threatening behavior.
3. Arrival
  1. Children may enter the building at 8:15 for breakfast.
  2. All other children should arrive at their designated door at 8:25.
  3. Children will remain outside, unless there are mitigating circumstances. A notice regarding inside/outside weather conditions will be posted at each door each morning.
  4. All children who enter before 8:25 MUST be under a staff member's supervision.
  5. Children are not allowed to stay in the parking lot or in the bus turn around.

CONSEQUENCES FOR INFRACTIONS OF RULES

In the event of a rule infraction, the following steps will be taken:

  1. Infractions will be dealt with on a teacher to student level, using a positive approach.
  2. The teacher will remind the student of the rule and ask the student to stop the inappropriate behavior.
  3. The teacher will hold an individual conference with the student as soon as possible to discuss the problem.
  4. As a result of the conference, one or more of the following steps may be taken:
    1. contact with another teacher for input;
    2. contact with parents;
    3. contact with administrator for further action.
  5. Those conferences may lead to:
    1. loss of recess privileges;
    2. loss of school activity privileges;
    3. detention.

In the case of detention as a consequence, the teacher involved will give the parent 24 hours notification, either in the form of a phone call or a note. Parents will be responsible for the student's transportation on the day's) of detention. Student supervision during the detention period will be arranged by the teacher giving the detention.

In the event of administrative intervention, one or more of the following steps may be taken:

  1. conference with the student;
  2. conference with the teacher's) involved with the student;
  3. conference with the parents.

The result of the conference may include:

  1. loss of recess privilege;
  2. loss of school activity privilege;
  3. detention;
  4. in-house suspension;
  5. out-of-school suspension
  6. contact with social services;
  7. contact with a social agency.

Everyone has the right to appeal the administrative decision by requesting a formal hearing before the Superintendent of Schools.

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