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LUNCHROOM INFORMATION
School lunches are $2.20 for students and
$3.00 for adults. If your child brings a cold lunch and wishes to purchase milk, it is
30 cents. Lunch credits may be purchased by the week or the month. School breakfasts are $1.35 and will be served from 8:30 to 8:50. Forms are available for free or reduced price meals. If you feel you may qualify check with the school office.
2007 -2008 CALENDAR
September 2 First Day of School K-12
October 3 No School K-12 - Staff Development/Flex Day
November 11 No School K-12 - Veteran’s Holiday, Teacher Workday K-5
November 24 No Kindergarten - Parent/Teacher Conferences,
Evening Conferences 4:00 - 7:30
November 25 No School K-5 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 26 No School - Staff Development/Flex Day
November 27 & 28 No School K-12 - Thanksgiving Holiday
December 22- 31 No School K-12 - Christmas and New Year’s Holiday
January 5 Back to School K-12
January 19 No School K-12 - Martin Luther King Day Holiday
January 23 No School K-5 - Staff Development
February 13 No School K-12 - Flex Day
February 16 No School K-12 - President’s Day Holiday
March 13 No School K-5 - Teacher Workday
March 25 No Kindergarten - Parent/Teacher Conferences,
Evening Conferences 4:00 - 7:30
March 26 No School K-5 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
March 27 No School K-8 - PT Flex Day
March 30 -
April 3 No School K-12 - Spring Break
May 22 No School K- 12 - Staff Development/Flex Day
May 25 No School K-12 - Memorial Day Holiday
June 5 No PM Kindergarten - Early Release @ 1:25 for
K-5 grades
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL K-5
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LOST & FOUND
During the year many children will come home missing an item of clothing. In almost every case we find that the item has not been stolen, but only misplaced. We have a
room for clothing items, lunch boxes,
balls, umbrellas, etc. Smaller items are kept in the lost and found drawer in the office.
We suggest that you label your child's clothing and other possessions so
they can be easily identified. If your child is missing something, feel free to come to school and check our lost and found
before the end of the trimester. Items remaining in the Lost &
Found room are donated to a local clothing ministry at the end of every
reporting period.
SCHOOL PLUS
School Plus, an on-site daycare, is available for students before school from 6:45 to 8:55 a.m. and after school from 3:15 to 6:00 p.m. For further information regarding
fees and registration, contact the School Plus office at 769-0700.
CHILD SAFETY BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL
Children need to know the routine they should follow before and after school. Please make sure your child knows the safety rules needed to get him/her to and from school. To ensure the safety of all children, any child who arrives at school before 8:30 a.m. or who has been left at the school after 3:30 p.m. will be taken to the “School Plus” facility. Parents will be charged for this service. (Emergency situations will be taken into consideration.) Students are not allowed to stay after school to play on the playground because there is no supervision.
Parents are to notify the office when children are ill or will be late to school.
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MEDICATION
(Policy 561)
School personnel are not to administer ANY medication to students without written instructions from a physician. Medication must be in original container with matching instructions on file in the office. Notes from parents are not sufficient. Parents or legal guardians are welcome to come to the office and the child will be called from the classroom to take the medication from the parent. Over the counter medication may be administered only if the parent comes to the office prior to giving medication and signs a permission/release form.
SICK OR INJURED CHILDREN
If your child becomes ill or is injured at school, we will contact you immediately. It is important that you keep the office supplied with ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE PHONE NUMBERS & EMERGENCY INFORMATION. Please remember, we cannot keep seriously ill children at school.
HEAD LICE POLICY
(Policy 563)
Head lice is a common condition in school-aged children. It it
highly contagious and easily spread from direct or indirect contact with
infested persons and/or infested personal items. The school
principal or designee will screen students for head lice. If nits
(egg cases) are present, the student will be sent home.
The school district has adopted a “nit free” policy. Any student contracting head lice will be excluded from school until the principal or designee determines the child “nit free.”
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PARENT / TEACHER CONFERENCES
There are two regularly scheduled Parent/Teacher Conferences during the school year. These coincide with 1st and
2nd report cards (November 24-25 & March 25-26). You will receive a conference slip from your child's teacher with your scheduled conference time and date. Please feel free to contact your child's teacher any time. If you have any concerns, please call and schedule a time to talk with your child's teacher.
COUNSELING
A counselor is a person who likes to help you. If children have something they would like to talk about - personal problems, schooling, peer pressure, or anything that is troubling they may see the counselor. To arrange an appointment, children fill out a request slip and the counselor will contact them as quickly as possible. The counselor is always looking forward to meeting new students.
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HOW YOU AS PARENTS CAN HELP YOUR CHILDREN
A. Praise your child each day for something he/she has done. Have a special place to put school work that is brought home.
B. Laugh and talk with your child about school experiences and listen attentively to what is said about your child’s school day
experiences. Keep the lines of communication open between yourself and your child’s teacher.
C. Stress attendance. If your child is ill, home is the best place; otherwise, your child needs to be at school every day.
D. Stress organization of school notebooks, materials, etc. Work at home with skills taught at school.
LEAVING EARLY / ARRIVING LATE
If a child must leave early during the school day, the parent must stop by the office to sign him/her out.
We will have your child meet you at the office. For your child’s safety we will not release any student to anyone other than parents or legal guardians without permission from parents. Students who are tardy or are returning to school from an appointment must check in at the office. Please try to schedule appointments for your child after 3:15 p.m.
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PARENT / VISITORS / VOLUNTEERS
All parents, visitors, and volunteers are welcome at Ramsey. It is important for you to first check in at the school office before going to a classroom and put on a Ramsey Visitor’s Pass. The school office is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
VISION STATEMENT
All students will leave Ramsey prepared to succeed academically demonstrating responsible citizenship.
PHILOSOPHY
Ramsey students will understand and value life long learning, be critical thinkers and problem solvers, be able to work independently and in groups, communicate effectively in all forms, demonstrate responsible citizenship and develop to their individual potential.
BELIEF STATEMENT
We believe that families are a child's primary teacher, therefore, the family and the school will work as a team to provide a thorough education in a safe environment for all.
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SCHOOL WIDE PROACTIVE DISCIPLINE PLAN
(Policy 539 and 543)
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT PLAN
Ramsey Elementary School implements a school wide behavior management plan. All staff work together to teach and reinforce positive student behaviors. Recently the Coeur d’Alene School District has implemented procedures which require us to document and provide consequences to students who threaten other students or staff. Please talk with your child about the seriousness of verbal threats towards others.
We request that every parent volunteer time at school or time at home. Title IV funding for schools requires parent participation in the nation's schools. WE WANT PARENTS TO BE AWARE AND INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILD(REN)'S EDUCATION AT RAMSEY.
To insure that students can learn in a safe and positive environment, high standards of behavior are expected. To best achieve this, expected behaviors are taught for the classroom and all common school areas. This involves teaching all rules and routines modeling and monitoring conduct, and reinforcing appropriate behaviors. Students are held accountable for their own actions through a district philosophy of Disciplining with Dignity. Please talk with your child about the school rules and help him/her understand their importance.
Severe offenses are referred to the Principal. These include:
·Fighting, ·Possession of Weapons, Threats to Kill
·Disrespect, ·Possession of any Controlled Substance
·Harassment/bullying, ·Extreme disruption of the educational process
Any of the following procedures may be followed:
·After School Detention
·“In-school” Suspension
Loss of recess privileges
·Out of School Suspension
·Parent Conference / Communication
·Expulsion
Weapons: (Policy 541)
Possession of any dangerous item while attending school is prohibited. School staff are authorized to confiscate such items immediately and to take disciplinary action which may include suspension. Dangerous weapons shall be defined as any article capable of being used as a weapon. Pocket knives and toys of violence are not acceptable at school.
Student Harassment/Threats: (Policy 506)
Each student has the right to attend school in an atmosphere free from
harassment, threats or violent acts.
The HARASSING of students is not tolerated and each school administration is directed by the School Board to take necessary disciplinary action with students who violate this Board Policy.
The student should report an incident to the teacher, counselor,
administrator or a trusted adult.
Smoking Not Allowed:
The State Board of Idaho prohibits smoking in all buildings and on all property owned by public school districts.
Drug Policy: (Policy 551)
We believe that there is no such thing as responsible use of tobacco, alcohol and/or other illegal drugs by adolescents. It is the firm stand by this school district that any use of mind altering substances by students is abuse. Students, while on school property, or within a Drug Free School Zone, or attending a school sponsored activity, who possess, distribute, sell, use or give evidence of having consumed alcoholic beverages, drugs, or narcotics, (not taken at the direction of a physician), or other controlled or dangerous substances, or are in possession of paraphernalia, shall be subject to intervention, discipline, suspension, expulsion and/or reported to law enforcement officials.
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