WELCOME TO FACTORY SHOALS MIDDLE SCHOOL!

1. WELCOME TO FACTORY SHOALS MIDDLE SCHOOL! HOMEROOM TASKS • Fill out the first page in your agenda. • Write your bus number or “car rider” in the top right hand corner of the first page of your agenda.

2. WELCOME TO FACTORY SHOALS MIDDLE SCHOOL! HOMEROOM AGENDA • TRANSPORTATION • SCHEDULES • HANDBOOK • AGENDAS • PAPER WORK

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. ANYQUESTIONSOR CONCERNS???

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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!

12. DRESS CODE NOT 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

13. DRESS CODE NOT 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.

14. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS???

15. LUNCHPROCEDURES • 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. BATHROOM PROCEDURE YOU 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.

19. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS???

20. MATERIALS • 2 – 3 INCH BINDER • 7 DIVIDERS(WITH POCKETS) • NOTEBOOK PAPER (NO SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS) • PENS AND PENCILS YOUR BINDER SHOULD HOLD ALL OF YOUR MATERIALS FOR EACH CLASS AND IT SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO EVERY CLASSEVERY 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.

21. MATERIALS TO DONATE IF 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)

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

23. EXAMPLE OF PAPER HEADINGS FIRST AND LAST NAME DATE SUBJECT CLASS PERIOD

24. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS???

25. 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.

26. 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!

27. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS???

28. 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.

29. 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!