The Paw Print

August 2008

News from Campbell-Savona Jr./Sr. High School<= /b>

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Dear 7-12 Students and Parents:

Schedules for the 200= 8-09 school year are enclosed with this newsletter. You will notice that our student schedules have a new look. We= hope that they are easier for you to follow.&nb= sp; Students need to be aware that the schedules are tentative at= this point. Students will receive = their final schedule that will include their assigned lunch time on the first day= of school.

Students should pay c= lose attention to the dates designated for schedule changes and adding or droppi= ng courses. If there are conflic= ts, students should come in to meet with their guidance counselors on the sched= uled dates.

I have some important information to share with you before the first day of school:

All students are assigned to a homeroom. Please report to your homeroo= m on the first day of school for schedule updates, locker information, and other miscellaneous information.
The doors for breakfast only will op= en at 7:30 for all students. S= tudents in the building prior to 7:55 need to report to the cafeteria. Students who ride the bus sho= uld get off when they arrive at the school to eat breakfast. Breakfast will end at 8= :10. Students will not be permitted to leave first period to go to breakfast and will not be allowed to take breakfast food out of the cafeteria so= it is important to arrive on time and ready to eat!
All students will need to report to homeroo= m by 8:05. Students who arrive after 8:05 need to report to the office for a tardy pass
7^th grade students and 9^{th<=
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grade students will receive new lockers this year. All other locker assignments =
for 8^th,
10^th, 11^th, and 12^th graders will rem=
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the same. Locker combina=
tions
will remain the same as well. Locker cards will be distributed in home=
room
the first day and will include new combinations and will refresh your
memories if you have forgotten where your locker is located.}
If you have any transportation changes or requests, please contact Gloria Burgess at the bus garage -527-4447.

I hope you enjoy the = rest of the summer! I look forward to seeing all of you on September 3^rd.

Mrs. Hawken

Student and Visitor Entrances

Students will be perm= itted to enter school each day through three designated areas between 7:55-8:14. The areas to be used are the distr= ict office, the entrance by Mr. Allen’s office, and the main office entra= nce. Students who arrive to school at other times during the day may only enter at the high school office= . Students who park in the student p= arking lot and arrive late will need to walk around the building to enter at the m= ain high school entrance. All vis= itors to the building will also need to enter at the main entrance by the high sc= hool office. Visitors should report to the office to sign in and to receive a visitor’s badge. Visitors will no longer be permitted to enter at the district office entrance. These changes were made by our school’s safety team with the safety of our students and staff member= s as our number one priority. We appreciate your understanding of= these updated safety procedures.

Schedules

Enclosed schedules are subject to change and students should not bring it to school on the first day. New,= official schedules (which will include your lun= ch schedule), will be issued in homeroom on the first day. <= /p>

Summer School students may have changes to their schedules which will be made afte= r we receive final grades from the summer school program.

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S= chedule Changes

We have reserved August 14, 15, 18, 19 from 9:00-2:00 for students to make cha= nges to their schedules. If you wa= nt to change your schedule you must do it in person in the guidance office on tho= se days. There will be no change= s made after that date until school has been in session for two weeks. As in past years, the add/drop time periods will begin at the start of the 3^rd week of school and concludes at the end of the 6^th week of school. This timeline will once again be strictly adhered to.

Emergency Cards

This summer, we have implemented a new student management system called SchoolTool. With this change,= it is necessary for us to check the accuracy of the contact information we have f= or each student. Please review t= he enclosed “Student/Parent Contact Information Form” and make cha= nges on the line below the incorrect information. We ask that students return this t= o Mrs. Galligan in the front office on the first day of school. After we have made the corrections= in SchoolTool, we will send home the yellow-Emergency Contact Form for verification.

5 week report cards

The new student management system this year will be used to report grades, attendan= ce, schedules, and enrollment information.&nbs= p; You will notice that various forms from the school will now look different, including our report card. Due to this change, we need additional time to train teachers and st= aff on how to use the new software to enter grades. Therefore, we will not be sending = out 5 week report cards during the 1^st marking period. Students will not receive a report= card until the end of the first marking period.= We will resume the 5-week report cards during the 2^nd, 3<= sup>rd, and 4^th marking periods. We encourage you to contact your child’s teachers for a status check or if you have concerns during the first 10-week marking period.

7th Grade Parent/Student Orientation Night

Attention= all 7^th grade students and parents: o= ur Orientation Night will be held on Wednesday, August 27^th at 6:00= PM in the Jr./Sr. High LGI for students and parents= . Your teachers, Mrs. Hawken and Mrs. Potter will all be on hand to share with you some important information about the upcoming school year. The ev= ening will begin with a power-point presentation in the auditorium followed by questions you may have for us. Please bring student schedules with you that evening as we will be visiting classrooms after the presentation to he= lp the students become more familiar with the building. We hope to see y= ou on the 27^th! Please let Mrs. Potter know if you= have any questions.

Important Information for Seniors……

When students reach t= heir senior year at Campbell-Savona, they may be eligible for some well deserved senior privileges. These incl= ude late arrival, early dismissal, and senior passes. We know seniors are looking forwar= d to these privileges. Please read= the below information to learn how you can earn these liberties:

Senior privileges and passes are awarded to students after the first 5 weeks of school.

To earn and maintain a senior pass, seniors= must have a good attendance record, be in good academic standing (passing t= heir classes), and be a productive and positive member of the Campbell-Savo= na community (follow school rules and expectations).

Important Student Information<= /u>

Regulations of the Co= mmissioner of Education require that a health examination be completed for each public school student in grades 7 and 10. As part of the required school health examination, students are weig= hed and his/her height is measured. These numbers are used to figure out the student’s body mass i= ndex or ‘BMI’. The BMI= helps the doctor, nurse, or parent know if the student’s weight is in a hea= lthy range. Recent changes to the = New York State E= ducation Law require that BMI and weight status group be included as part of the student’s school health examination.= This information will be included in a parent report. Additionally, selected school dist= ricts will take part in a survey by the New York State Department of Health. If our school is selected to be pa= rt of the survey, we will be reporting BMI information to New York State Departme= nt of Health. Only summary infor= mation is sent. No names or other in= formation about individual students are sent. Parents may choose to have their child’s information excluded = from this survey report. If you ha= ve questions or concerns about these new requirements, please contact Mrs. Fle= et.

Important Dates:

August 13^th               5= :30 pm Board of Education Mtg., Executive Session

August 14^th             &nb= sp; 1:00 pm Make-up Fall Sports Physicals

August 18^th             &nb= sp; JV/Varsity Fall Sports Begin

   &nb= sp;                    &nb= sp;        6:00 pm JV/Varsity Parent/Athlete Handbook Meeting, Auditorium=

August 25^th               6:00 pm B= oard of Education Meeting, LGI

August 27^{th
           6:00 pm 7=
^th
Grade Orientation, LGI}

September 1^{st
           Labor Day=}

September 2^{nd
          Staff Conference Day=}

   &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;     Modified Fall Sports Begin

September 3^{rd
          First day of school}

September 4^{th
           Modified Fall
Sports Parent/Athlete Handbook Meeting, Auditorium}

September 5^{th
           Freshman Class
Sales Begin}

September 19^{th
         Senior Class Sales Begin}

September 22^{nd
        6:00 pm Board of Education Meeti=
ng,
LGI}

October 1^{st               =
4:15pm
High School Shared Decision Committee Meeting, Library}

October 7^{th
School Picture Day}

October 6^th –10^th       Spir= it Week

October 10^{th /11^th     Fall Homecoming Weekend<=
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October 11^{th        =

Homecoming Dance – Time TBA}

October 15^{th        =

5:30 pm High School PTSO Meeting, Library}

October 16^{th             =
6:00
– 7:30 pm Grades 7 – 12 Open House}

October 20^{th            =
  7:00
pm Broadway Boys Concert, Auditorium}

October 27^{th        =

6:00 pm Board of Education Meeting, LGI}

October 29^{th             =
Make-up School Picture Day and Group Pictu=
res}

October 30^{th        =

3:00 – 4:30 pm Jr. High Halloween Activity Night}

November 3^{rd        =

   6:00 pm Wi=
nter
Sports Parent/Athlete Handbook Meeting}

November 5^{th        =

4:15 pm High School Shared Decision Committee Meeting, Library<=
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November 7^{th        =

Report cards sent home}

November 10^{th        =

Parent/Teacher Conference Day – No School for Students}

November 11^{th        =

Veteran’s Day – No School}

November 14^{th/15^th    7:30 pm Singing In the=
Rain
Performance}

November 16^{th        =

2:00 pm Singing in the Rain Performance}

November 19^{th        =

5:30 pm High School PTSO Meeting, Library}

November 24^{th        =

6:00 pm Board of Education Meeting, LGI}

November 26^{th-28^th
   Thanksgiving Vaca=
tion}

Student Parking:

There is one parking = lot designated for student parking. All students will be expected to park= in the front parking lot by C= ounty Route 125. Students will not be permitted to = park in or to enter the back parking lot until 3:10 when all of the buses have departed at the end of the day. If you plan to drive to school, please see Ms. Knowles to register your car.

Code of Conduct:

We will be holding cl= ass meetings during the first week of school to review procedures and expectati= ons with our students. Uniform ru= les will be shared with all students and will be posted in all classrooms. They are listed below:

Students are expected to follow the dress c= ode outlined in the code of conduct.

Chains, spiked jewelry or any other fad or trendy item that is unsafe or disruptive will not be allowed.

Extremely brief garments (short skirts or shorts, halter tops, midriff baring tops, and see-through garments) a= re not allowed. Skirts and shorts must fall below the wearer’s fingertips when arms are down. Shirt straps must= be the width of the three of the wearer’s fingertips.

Electronic devices (cell phones, walkmans, = MP3 players, IPODs, etc.) must be left in lockers and turned off during sc= hool hours. Electronic devices fou= nd on a student during the school day will be taken and must be picked up by= a parent in the office.

Students are expected to be to class on tim= e and will not be permitted in the halls without a pass. Students who are tardy to cla= ss will be assigned a detention. <= /span>

Pre-signed passes are needed for permission= to report to another area of the school, including the Library. Students should always report= to classes prepared as locker passes are limited.

Students must present their planner to the teacher in order to be excused from class to go to their locker or the bathroom.

Our school is a tobacco, drug, and alcohol = free zone. =

Students will not be permitted to leave the school grounds during the school day without prior permission.

Review of the Attendance Policy

The school district h= as determined that absences, tardiness and early departures will be considered excused or unexcused according to the following standards.

a)&n= bsp;      E= xcused: = An absence, tardiness or early departure may be excused if it is due to personal illness, illness or death in the family, impassable roads due to inclement weather, religious observance, quarantine, required court appearances, attendance at health clinics, approved college visits, approved cooperative work programs, and military obligations.   A written note must be turned in for = such absences or tardies to be excused. <= /span>

b)&n= bsp;      U= nexcused: = An absence, tardiness or early departure is cons= idered unexcused if the reason for the lack of attendance does not fall into the a= bove categories (e.g. family vacation, hunting, babysitting, hair cut, obtaining learner’s permit, road test, oversleeping)

Please also be aware = of these additional points of information regarding attendance:

1.         Scheduled Instruction: We use a period by period attendance program to track every period that a pupil is scheduled to attend instructional or supervised study activities during the course of a school day throughout the school year.

2.         Absent:<= /span> S= tudents are absent if they are not present for the entire period of their scheduled instruction.

3.     Tardy:   Students are tardy if they a= rrive later than the starting time of their scheduled instruction.

4.&n= bsp;     Early Departure: Incidents in which a student leaves prior to the end of the scheduled instruction.

It is important for s= tudents to maintain good attendance to maximize their learning and their success in class. If students are late to school, absent, or need to leave early, they need to turn in a written excu= se for the absence in order for it to be excused. They should also contact their tea= cher for any missed work.    If you have any questions regarding your child’s attendance, please cont= act Mrs. Galligan at extension 410.

We will be following the same daily time schedule for the 2007-08 school year.