WELCOME TO FACTORY SHOALS MIDDLE SCHOOL!

HOMEROOM TASKS

1. Fill out the first page in your agenda.2. Write your bus number or “car rider” in the top

right hand corner of the first page of your agenda.

WELCOME TO FACTORY SHOALS MIDDLE SCHOOL!

HOMEROOM AGENDA

- TRANSPORTATION- SCHEDULES- HANDBOOK- AGENDAS

- PAPER WORK

TRANSPORTATION• BE SURE THAT YOU KNOW HOW YOU

ARE GETTING HOME TODAY AND EACH DAY AFTER THIS.

• IF YOU ARE RIDING A BUS – BE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR BUS NUMBER AND WRITE IT IN YOUR AGENDA. THIS SHOULD GO IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER ON THE FIRST PAGE.

SCHEDULES• IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A SCHEDULE BE

SURE TO LET YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER KNOW!

• CHECK THAT YOUR SCHEDULE HAS 7 CLASSES ON IT: FIVE ACADEMIC CLASSES (MATH, L.A., SCIENCE, S.S., READING) AND TWO CONNECTIONS CLASSES.

AGENDAS• YOUR AGENDA IS LIKE A TEXT BOOK! YOU

MUST HAVE IT EVERY DAY IN EVERY CLASS. IF YOU LOOSE IT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY $10 TO REPLACE IT. DO NOT TEAR ANY PAGES OUT OF YOUR AGENDA.

• EACH DAY YOUR TEACHERS WILL INITIAL YOUR AGENDA AND EVERY NIGHT YOUR PARENTS ARE TO SIGN YOUR AGENDA.

PAPER WORK

• THERE ARE SEVERAL IMPORTANT PAPERS GOING HOME TODAY THAT MUST BE FILLED OUT BY YOUR PARENTS AND RETURNED TO YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER PROMPLTLY.

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS???

DRESS CODE• PANTS: MUST BE SIZE APPROPRIATE

AND MUST BE WORN AT THE WAIST.

• SHORTS: MUST BE SIZE APPROPRIATE, WORN AT THE WAIST, AND NO MORE THAN THREE INCHES FROM THE TOP OF THE KNEE.

DRESS CODE• SKIRTS AND DRESSES: SKIRTS MUST BE

WORN AT THE WAIST AND NO MORE THAN 3 INCHES FROM THE TOP OF THE KNEE.

• DRESSES MUST HAVE SLEEVES AND NO MORE THAN 3 INCHES FROM THE TOP OF THE KNEE.

• SLITS IN DRESSES OR SKIRTS MUST ALSO COMPLY WITH THE THREE INCH RULE.

• WEARING LEGGINGS UNDER SKIRTS/DRESSES DOES NOT EXCUSE THE 3 INCH RULE AS WELL.

DRESS CODE• SHIRTS AND BLOUSES: SHIRTS MUST

BE SIZE APPROPRIATE.FEMALES: SHIRTS MUST BE BELOW THE BELT LINE EVEN WHEN ARMS ARE RAISED OR WHEN STUDENT IS SITTING. (MIDRIFF IS NOT ALLOWED TO SHOW)MALES: ALL SHIRTS MUST BE TUCKED IN AT ALL TIMES.

DRESS CODE• UNDERGARMENTS: APPROPRIATE

UNDERGARMENTS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES. UNDERGARMENTS OF ANY TYPES MUST NOT BE EXPOSED!

• ACCESSORIES: BELTS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH WEARING PANTS AT THE WAIST.

• SKULLS ARE PROHIBITED AT SCHOOL!

DRESS CODENOT APPROVED FOR SCHOOL WEAR:

PANTS THAT TOUCH THE GROUND OR FLOOR, HOLES OR PATCHES ABOVE THE KNEE,

FRAYED ENDS, SEE-THROUGH CLOTHING, SLEEVELESS TOPS, HALTER TOPS, TANK

TOPS, SPAGHETTI STRAPS, LOW NECKLINES, CLOTHING THAT SHOWS BACK

OR SHOULDERS, PAJAMAS, SLIPPERS, CLOTHING THAT ADVERTISES DRUGS,

TOBACCO, OR ALCOHOL

DRESS CODENOT APPROVED FOR SCHOOL WEAR:

CLOTHING THAT DISPLAYS OR IMPLIES PROFANE, VULGAR, OBSCENE, OR OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE, SYMBOLS OR SEXUAL SUGGESTIONS. ANY CLOTHING THAT DISRUPTS CLASS, HATS, SUNGLASSES, SWEATBANDS, DO RAGS, BANDANAS,CHAINS, DOG COLLARS, ELECTRONIC BELT BUCKLES, GANG ARTICLES OR ANYTHING GANG RELATED, “GRILLS”, HEAVY CHAINS, JEWELRY THAT DISTRACTS, UNNATURAL COLORED HAIR, PIERCINGS (OTHER THAN EARS), HANDWRITING ON BODY OR CLOTHES, AND SHOES WITH WHEELS.

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS???

LUNCH PROCEDURES• EACH CLASS HAS A DESIGNATED

DOOR TO GO THROUGH AND A LINE TO STAND IN. BE SURE TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.

• WHEN YOU ARE WAITING IN THE LUNCH LINE, YOU NEED TO BE IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND QUIET SO THAT THE LINE WILL MOVE QUICKLY.

LUNCH PROCEDURES• YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT YOU WANT

BEFORE YOU GET TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE.

• WHEN GIVING YOUR LUNCH NUMBER BE SURE TO SPEAK CLEARLY AND LOUDLY SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO HEAR YOU.

• AFTER RECEIVING YOUR LUNCH, GO DIRECTLY TO YOUR ASSIGNED TABLE.

• YOU ARE TO STAY IN THAT SEAT UNTIL YOUR CLASS IS DISMISSED FROM LUNCH.

LUNCH PROCEDURES• WHEN YOUR TEACHER DISMISSES

YOUR TABLE – BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE PICKED UP ALL OF YOUR TRASH AND CLEANED UP ANY MESS THAT YOU HAVE MADE.

• WHEN EXITING THE CAFETERIA, DO NOT STOP TO TALK TO FRIENDS. STAY WITH YOUR CLASS AND MOVE TO YOUR ASSIGNED PLACE.

BATHROOM PROCEDUREYOU HAVE 4 MINS DURING CLASS

CHANGE TO USE THE BATHROOM, GO TO YOUR LOCKER AND DRINK WATER.

HOWEVER, YOU MAY NOT USE THE BATHROOM BEFORE OR AFTER CONNECTIONS CLASSES.

WHEN IN THE RESTROOMS, YOU NEED TO BEHAVE IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING TO CLASS ON TIME.

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS???

MATERIALS• 2 – 3 INCH BINDER• 7 DIVIDERS(WITH POCKETS)• NOTEBOOK PAPER (NO SPIRAL

NOTEBOOKS)• PENS AND PENCILSYOUR BINDER SHOULD HOLD ALL OF YOUR

MATERIALS FOR EACH CLASS AND IT SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO EVERY CLASS EVERY DAY WITH YOUR AGENDA IN IT.

STRING BAGS ARE NOT ALLOWED AND YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO BRING BOOKBAGS AFTER YOU HAVE PURCHASED A LOCKER.

MATERIALS TO DONATEIF YOU COULD PLEASE BRING SOME OF

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AND DONATE THEM TO YOUR CLASS WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT:

TISSUE, PENCILS, NOTEBOOK PAPER, EXPO MARKERS, FILE FOLDERS, CLOROX WIPES, PAPER TOWELS, AND COPY PAPER (WHITE & COLORED)

PAPER HEADINGS

• ANYTIME YOU TURN IN A PAPER IT SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING HEADING:NAME, DATE, SUBJECT, AND CLASS PERIOD IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER.

EXAMPLE OF PAPER HEADINGS FIRST AND LAST NAME

DATE

SUBJECT

CLASS PERIOD

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS???

DISMISSAL• EACH OF YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR MODE

OF TRANSPORTATION WRITTEN IN YOUR AGENDA.

• IF YOU ARE A CAR RIDER, WHEN THEY CALL FOR CAR RIDERS TO BE DISMISSED – YOU WILL EXIT THE BUILDING BY GOING THROUGH THE DOUBLE DOORS CLOSE TO MS. WHITTINGHAM’S CLASSROOM.

BUS DISMISSAL• FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO WILL BE

RIDING A BUS HOME – YOU WILL WAIT QUIETLY FOR YOUR BUS TO BE CALLED. IF YOU ARE LOUD AND DO NOT HEAR YOUR BUS #, THE BUS WILL LEAVE WITH OUT YOU.

• WHEN YOUR BUS # IS CALLED, YOUR TEACHER WILL DISMISS YOU. YOU WILL WALK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HALL QUIETLY. YOU WILL EXIT THE BUILDING THE SAME WAY YOU GO TO THE GYM. IF YOU HANG AROUND INSTEAD OF GETTING ON YOUR BUS, YOUR BUS WILL LEAVE WITHOUT YOU!

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS???

DISCIPLINE• ALL MAJOR MISBEHAVIOR PROBLEMS WILL

BE SENT DIRECTLY TO AN ADMINISTRATOR!• ALL OTHER MISBEHAVIORS WILL BE

HANDLED ACCORDING TO THE DISCIPLINE PLAN. THERE WILL BE DIFFERENT CONSEQUENCES FOR EACH OFFENSE LEADING UP TO AN OFFICE REFERRAL. OTHER CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE: SILENT LUNCH, PARENT CONTACT, IN-TEAM TIME OUT, AND AFTER SCHOOL DETENTION.

WE PLAN TO HAVE AN EXCITING AND FUN YEAR FILLED WITH LOTS OF

LEARNING. FOR THIS TO HAPPEN – IT IS NECESSARY THAT EVERY STUDENT

FOLLOW THE RULES AND PROCEDURES AND DO THEIR BEST!

WE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL LAST YEAR IN MIDDLE

SCHOOL HERE AT FACTORY SHOALS– HOME OF THE KNIGHTS!