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Role of the ParentsIn case of an emergency, parents should first ascertain if conditions are safe totransport students to the school.Once a student is on campus, he or she may not leave the campus withoutauthorization from the appropriate school representative. Students who are notpicked up by nightfall will be relocated to temporary accommodations on the<strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> campus.In the event of an emergency on campus . . .1. The school will call you via our notification system. (Please keep yourcontact information up to date).2. Instructions will be given where and when to pick up your child.3. All SHS students will need to be signed out when picked up.GENERAL INFORMATIONDaily ScheduleMorning supervision is provided from 7:40 a.m. to 7:55 a.m. The schedule forMonday through Friday is as follows:• 7:55 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. -- Grades 1-5• 7:55 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. -- Grades 6-8All students are encouraged to arrive at least ten minutes before school begins.Classrooms open at 7:45 a.m. Children may not enter any school buildingunless a teacher is present. Before school, at recess, and at lunch, students playin supervised play areas. All students need to be in their first period class by7:50 a.m. and are considered tardy at 7:55 a.m.Morning announcements will be at 7:55 a.m. every day. Announcements onMonday will be held in Robinson Court or in the Foley Center, depending onthe weather. On Parent Conference days and on days preceding most vacations,school is dismissed at 11:30 a.m. for Preschool - grade 3, 11:40 a.m. for grades4-5, and 11:50 a.m. for grades 6-8. Specific dates are listed on the schoolcalendar and in the Weekly Bulletin.Students in grades 1-5 leave the school grounds promptly. Students who are notpicked up within fifteen minutes following dismissal or the completion of anafter-school practice or activity will be taken to extended care and families willbe charged accordingly.Extended CareBefore School Care is available from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and After SchoolCare is available from 2:50 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. for children in preschool throughgrade eight on regular school days. Detailed information and arrangements forenrollment can be obtained by calling Mrs. Diane Greenleaf, since this is not adrop-in service.Students participating in a school-sponsored activity will attend a schoolprovidedstudy hall/supervised area until the last game or practice begins.Parking LotsParking lot controls are designed for the safety of the children. Please be promptin picking up your child and other riders. There are three areas used for drop offand two areas used for pickup; each family is assigned locations depending onthe grade level of the children in the family.• Families with children in grades 1, 2, 3 and 4 only are to drop off andpick up in the Circle Lot.• Families with children in grades 1-8 are to drop off and pick up in theMain Lot.• Families with children in Preschool and grades 1-8, drop off 1-8 studentsin the Main Lot then proceed to the Preschool Lot. For consistency, thesefamilies must pick up all students in the Preschool Lot, even on days whenthe Preschool is on a half-day schedule or not in session.• Students need to be dropped off on the passenger side in designated spotsonly.• Parents may not use cellular phones while driving in any of the lots.Parents must follow the directions of the faculty and staff supervisors. Parentsmust not park in drop-off or pick-up areas, during the posted times. Nopassenger loading or unloading in the Main lot driveway during 7:30 a.m. -8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m.AttendanceStudies consistently find a correlation between student attendance and academicperformance. Students who are absent miss valuable instruction that cannot bereplaced by any amount of independent study. The school schedules holidaysthroughout the year and every effort should be made to schedule medical anddental appointments outside of school hours. Missing class for medical/dentalappointments should be a last resort.Children who leave the campus for an appointment must leave and return fromthe office entrance with a parent or guardian.14 15
Absences Rules and Procedures• Attendance is taken daily and recorded in the school office; all absencesand tardies are recorded on a student’s report card.• Absences must be reported to the office before 9:00 AM by phone call oremail.• Students who will be leaving during the school day must provide advancedwritten notice (a note from the parent/guardian) to the office. Students maynot leave school directly from class; they must report to the office beforeleaving campus and must be accompanied off campus by a parent/guardian.• Students who arrive at school after the second bell (7:55 a.m.) are markedTARDY; students must report to the office before being admitted to class.• Students who have not arrived at school by 11:00 a.m. are marked ABSENT;students who leave school mid-day for 3 hours or more are marked ABSENT.• Every fifth tardy in a trimester will result in a letter being sent by the Dean ofStudents.• Attendance is REQUIRED in order for students to participate in extracurricularactivities; A student must be in attendance for a minimum of 3hours in order to participate in sports, plays, dances, clubs, or any otherextra-curricular activities.• Students who accrue eight absences within a single trimester will be put onATTENDANCE PROBATION. Students on attendance probation will notbe permitted to participate in extra-curricular activities for the duration oftheir probation.• Students will remain on attendance probation until the end of the trimester.• If an extended illness or emergency situation results in the student’s accruingmore than eight absences in a trimester, the parent may appeal the probationin writing to the principal.• Students who arrive at school late or temporarily leave school during theschool day are required to submit any and all assignments that are due thatday. Previously scheduled tests or quizzes that may have been missed due totardiness/temporarily leaving school must be made up that day after schoolor before school the next morning. Failure to submit work or make up tests/quizzes that day may result in zero credit.• Students who are absent must complete missed assignments within areasonable timeframe as prescribed by the teacher.• Parents must submit a request for homework of an ill student by 9:00 a.m. itwill be available in the office by 3:00 p.m.• Trimester Exams are scheduled on the calendar and must be taken on the dayassigned except in cases of extreme emergency. Students arriving to schoollate on days when trimester exams are administered much check in with theDean before reporting to class. Make-up exams will be administered afterschool hours, and may not be the same exam already given.• Long-term assignments are due on the regularly scheduled day. If a studentis absent or tardy, he/she must make arrangements to have the assignmentturned in as scheduled.• Even if a student misses a test review day, he/she is still expected to take thetest on the scheduled day.HealthState law requires that each child have an updated California SchoolImmunization Record on file.An accurate emergency card must be on file for each family from the first dayof school. Duplicate cards are needed if you have children in the preschool orin the high school. Should a child become ill or have an accident, parents orpersons listed on the emergency card will be contacted.The school does not have a registered nurse on staff. Our receptionist also servesas our health care person. She is trained and certified in First Aid and C.P.R., asare other members of the faculty and staff.First aid supplies are kept in the office for emergencies. The school health careperson is available during school hours.If your child contracts a communicable disease, it is required that a parentnotify the school immediately so that other parents can be told of theincubation period and symptoms.Head LiceIf a student is at school and is found to have head lice, notification andinformation will be sent home. A standard exposure notice will be sent to theother students in the class. The student may return to school after treatmentand a check up in the school office. The school will continue to make periodiccheck-ups of the student for the month after initial treatment.Head lice are a common and annoying problem but are not dangerous. Pleasedo not be embarrassed or upset. Call your doctor’s office and follow their advicefor treatment. It is critical that you follow the directions for treatment exactlyand completely. Please have your child come to the office before returning toclass.CafeteriaThe cafeteria is open to students during morning break and lunch for thosestudents wishing to purchase food. It is open after school until 4 p.m. only forthose students involved in after school activities.16 17
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