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1. Arrival/Dismissal Time:
Students are not to be on campus before 8:00 a.m., unless they attend Starlight Christian before-care and must be picked up promptly at dismissal time which is 2:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 2:00 p.m. on Friday’s. [top]
2. Irregular Departures During School Hours:
If your child will be leaving school prior to the regular dismissal time, please send a note with your child that indicates the student’s name, date, time of pick-up and the name and relationship of the person picking up the student. The student should give the note directly to the teacher at the beginning of the school day. Students will remain in the classroom until a person arrives in the child’s classroom to pick them up.
When the authorized person arrives at school to pick up the student, the adult must report to the office to sign the child out of school. Students will ONLY be released to the authorized person indicated in the note or listed on the student record card in the office. If your child returns before school is over, please escort him/her to the office to sign him/her back into school. Students will not be released during school hours to ride bicycles or walk home alone.[top]
3. Absence From School/Independent Study:
We are required by law to secure an absence excuse from an adult when a child has been absent from school. Please call the school in the morning if your child will not be attending school. Please call (772) 465-8386 to report absences. All absences require a note from the parents.[top]
4. Visiting School:
All visitors to school must first report directly to the office. At the conclusion of your visit please return to the office and sign-out. School tours are scheduled on a monthly basis and include an overview of the many school programs and visit to classroom. [top]
5. Homework Request For Illness Caused Absences:
Parents may request assignments after the second day of absence by phoning the school office in the morning. Homework may be picked up at 2:30 p.m. the day of your phone call. [top]
6. Emergency Procedures & Prepardness Plan:
During School Hours
Regardless of whether it is an alert or actual disaster, all students will be held at school until the school principal is notified by the superintendent to release students.
Early Release — Until notification is received to send student home, students will be released only to their parents or an adult listed on the child’s emergency card.
Each classroom is equipped with a First Aid Kit.
In the event of an actual emergency, students will be evacuated to the upper playground and will be released to parents one at a time so that an accurate accounting of students can be made. [top]
7. Lunch / Nutrition – Cafeteria:
School Lunch - $3.00
Drinks are not included
Hot, vegetarian lunches are available Monday- Friday and must ordered in advance on Monday of each week as well as paid for in advance for the week.[top]
8. Medication During The School Day:
For the health and safety of your child at school it is requested that:
ALL medication given at school must be accompanied by a prescription from the prescribing physician as well as a signed statement by the parent requesting that the medicine be given at school. All medication must be given from the prescription bottle or vial and in accordance with the label on the bottle or vial. For the safety and welfare of your child, as well as the total school population, do not put medication in a school lunch container. This includes such things as Tylenol, cough drops etc. If medication is given, a medication form must be obtained from the office and signed by your physician. No medication will be given without the dosage, schedule time and amount to be given.
UNDER NO CONDITION WILL MEDICATION BE GIVEN UNLESS THE ABOVE GUIDELINES ARE FOLLOWED. [top]
9. Health Issues:
To see that children attend school well nourished, well rested and free from illness. To ensure that children are dressed appropriately for the weather. To notify the school promptly if a child has a contagious disease such as head lice, chicken Pox, measles, impetigo, strep throat, conjunctivitis, etc. and to keep the child at home in accordance with school policy. To ensure that your child brings a healthy, nutritious lunch. [top]
10. Appropriate School Dress:
We believe that appropriate dress and grooming contribute to a productive learning environment. School uniforms are to be worn at all times unless otherwise specified. Students are expected to give proper attention to personal cleanliness.
- Any shoe that is not rubber soled: or shoe with wheels built into the soles:
- Open-toe, open-heel or over 1” high-heel shoes:
- Tops that expose the midriff and/or have spaghetti straps:
- Any shirt that displays inappropriate language or graphics or displays a logo or reference to tobacco, alcohol, drugs, sex or violence:
- Excessively baggy clothing that inhibits physical education activities:
- Cut, colored or dyed hair that distracts from the education process.
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11. Discipline:
Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6. At JES discipline is necessary for the welfare of the student, as well as the entire school. For Optimal learning to take place, order must be maintained.
JES School has a commitment to its school families to maintain high standards and requirements for all students. If the student does not conform to these standards, the school may request a withdrawal of the student.
The teachers and administration of JES will utilize a variety of discipline techniques to maintain a positive and safe environment. The amount of discipline will be determined by the teacher, and if necessary, the Principal. All discipline will be based on Biblical principles.
Discuss the incident/counsel student
Work with the student to correct the behavior (time out, behavior contracts, and modifications of the student’s day
Call the parent or write a note home
Hold a conference with the parent and a meeting with the principal. Send the student to the office with a discipline referral slip indicating to the principal the steps taken previously
Once a child has been sent to the office, the principal will address the behavior using the following procedures;
- Discuss the incident/counsel student.
- Student and principal contact the parent.
- Modify the student’s day with teacher/parent/student input.
- Parent/ principal! student conference
- Full/partial day of suspension
Zero Tolerance Policy<
Depending on the nature of the incident, parents will be involved and informed about the discipline plan for the student.
Parents and students need to be aware that, according to law, there are certain actions, which require suspension and may lead to expulsion. Students may be suspended/expelled if any of the acts are committed while on school grounds, going to or from school, and during a school sponsored activity. Among these actions are:
Caused, attempted to cause or threatened to cause physical injury to another person Caused or attempted to cause damage to school property or private property. Stolen or attempted to steal school property or private property. Committed an obscene act or engaged in habitual profanity or vulgarity. Disrupted school activities or otherwise willfully defied the valid authority of supervisors, teachers, administrators, school officials or other school personnel engaged in the performance of their duties. Harassed threatened, or intimidated a pupil who is a complaining witness or witness in a school disciplinary proceeding for the purpose of either preventing that pupil from being a witness or retaliating against that pupil for being a witness, or both.
A pupil may be suspended or expelled for acts that are enumerated in this section and related to school activity or attendance that occur at any time, including, but not limited to any of the following:
- While on school grounds.
- While going to or coming from school.
- During the lunch period whether on or off the campus.
- During, or while going to or coming from, a school sponsored activity.[top]
12. Homework Policy:
Time: Daily average based on a 4-day week
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Assignments
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Recreational Reading
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Total
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K-1
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10 minutes
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10 minutes
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20 minutes
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Gr. 2
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20 minutes
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15 minutes
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35 minutes
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Gr. 3
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30 minutes
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20 minutes
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50 minutes
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Gr. 4
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40 minutes
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20 minutes
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60 minutes
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Gr. 5
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50 minutes
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25 minutes
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75 minutes
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Criteria:
- All homework is standards based
- Homework reviews and/or reinforces previously taught skills and strategies
- All homework has a purpose that is communicated to students and family (for example:
When a writing assignment or project is assigned, guidelines and a distinctly communicated focus of skills and traits will be provided)
- Within a class, all students are to be given the same homework assignments although modifications may be provided
- The family’s responsibility is to provide a home environment that supports self-directed student study
- Parent/teacher communication is encouraged to minimize conflicts regarding homework and provide support when needed.[top]
13. Bicycles / Skateboards / Rollerblades / Skates
Bicycles are allowed as transportation to and from school however, students should be sure to secure the bicycle with a proper lock, and not leave a bicycle parked over night. Children may not ride skateboards, scooters, motorized scooters, rollerblades, tennis shoes with wheels or skates at any time on the JES campus, unless it for a planned occurrence as an extra-curricular activity. Please remind students these items will be taken away from them, and a parent will have to come in with them to reclaim the items if there is not prior approval. [top]
14. Birthday Parties
Birthday parties are not part of regular school day, however, birthday treats may be brought in by the parent for that day and can be eaten or given at lunch time. Students may not hand out party invitations at school, unless they have an invitation for every child in the classroom. Otherwise, they must be mailed to the invitees. [top]
15. Field Trips:
Parents driving on field trips will have to fill out a form in the school office and show proof of insurance and driver’s license before the day of the field trip. [top]
16. Student Council:
JES students elect student body officers twice each year. In addition to the officers, each classroom, grades K- 8 elects one student representative to serve on the Student Council. Student Council meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at arranged time. [top]
17. Telephone:
Students will be allowed to use the phone in the office or classroom for emergency calls only. All after school or social arrangements should be made prior to the school day. [top]
18. Lost And Found / Names In Clothing:
Each year, a distressing amount of clothing is lost, found, and unclaimed. Please place names in your child’s clothing so that we may promptly return lost articles to them. [top]
19. Communications:
The principal and teachers send regular communications to parents to keep them informed about school activities. [top]
20. Parent Support Groups:
Home and School sponsor events throughout the year to offer JES school students opportunities to raise money for extra- curricular materials and excursions.
In order to support these activities and materials the Home and School Association sponsors several fundraisers over the year. Plans are underway for a Fall Fair/ Concert, a Holiday apple sale, a Jog-a-Thon and a Spring Fling.
Parents are encouraged to join our Home and School Association each fall and invited to attend meetings which are held on a regular monthly basis. Look for notices of meetings. [top]
21. Orientation / Questions:
The school schedules meetings during the year to familiarize parents with the school and its instructional program. Open House or Back-To-School Night in September, classroom teachers give presentations which explain the curriculum that will be covered during the year. The principal schedules Parent/Community/Church events every month. The event includes a question and answer period/ a tour of the classrooms and sports events for all. Everyone is welcome. [top]
22. Parent Volunteers:
JES is known for its very supportive, involved parents. Parent volunteers participate in all school activities. Your participation is needed! Please contact your Home and School classroom representative or your child’s teacher. [top]
23. Wish Night:
This event is held at Back-To-School Night. Parents make donations to help purchase items on teacher’s/school’s ‘Wish List’. [top]
24. Professional Development Days:
During the year the Conference schedules Study Group Days so that teachers may participate in in-service training. On-going teacher training is important to the maintenance of a high-quality instructional program. Parents are often concerned about students’ time out of class for these days. However, the Conference schedules the length of the school day and school year so that students still receive the number of instructional minutes as required by the State. [top]
25. Instructional Programs:
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Physical Education (P.E.) is scheduled weekly. Students participate in activities designed to improve large muscle skills as well as those which teach the basic fundamental of games/team sports.
MUSIC
Classroom teachers provide music instruction in grades K-8. Private piano lessons are available during the school day. Please see your child’s teacher regarding this.
ART
Classroom teachers provide a wide variety of art experiences for students at all grade levels. Parent volunteers are welcomed to present lessons to each classroom. All lessons should expose the students to major works of art. The lessons should also include art projects related to the techniques of the artist studied.
LSS (LANGUAGE SPEECH SPECIALIST) for students who need assistance with speech and language problems is available through the public school system. [top]
26. Extended Day Care Program:
Starlight Christian offers an Extended Day Care Program for JES students. Morning care and after school care is available for students in grades K-8. For more information on availability and cost please contact the Director, Grace White at (772) 466-4171. [top]
Playground Rules and Policies:
- Students and teachers may bring own equipment onto the playground during designated recess times.
- Each class should have two designated students to help put the play equipment away after their recess time.
- All games will be played according to P.E. rules.
- Play safely and most of all have fun!
Rules for Swings
- Need to pump yourself— no pushing.
- 1 person at a time.
- Line up spot — walk in front on the blacktop & then to the swing.
- Sit down facing the office & start counting
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