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Schedule
REGULAR
BELL SCHEDULE
Warning Bell 8:18 A.M.
Period 1 8:25 – 10:02 A.M. 1 hr. 37 min. Warning Bell 10:07 A.M.
Period 2 10:08 - 11:38 A.M. 1 hr. 30 min. Warning Bell 11:43 A.M.
Period 3 11:44 - 1:44 P.M. 2 hours
Lunch A - 11:44 - 12:14 Lunch C - 12:44 - 1:14
Lunch B - 12:14 - 12:44 Lunch D - 1:14 - 1:44 Warning Bell 1:49
P.M.
Period 4 1:50 - 3:25 P.M. 1 hr. 35 min
WEDNESDAY
- HOMEROOM SCHEDULE
Warning Bell 8:18 A.M.
Period 1 8:25 - 9:52A.M. 1 hr. 27 min. Warning Bell 9:57 A.M.
HOMEROOM 9:58 - 10:14 A.M. 16 min. Warning 10:19 A.M.
Period 2 10:20 - 11:46 A.M. 1 hr. 26 min. Warning Bell 11:51 A.M.
Period 3 11:52 - 1:52 P.M. 2 hours
Lunch A – 11:52 – 12:22 Lunch C - 12:52 – 1:22
Lunch B – 12:22 – 12:52 Lunch D - 1:22 – 1:52 Warning Bell 1:57
P.M.
Period 4 1:58 - 3:25 P.M. 1 hr. 27 min
Attendance
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Attendance
at school is vital!
Studies show that student presence in the classroom is a major
factor in their performance.
Encourage your student to be in class every day.
Remind them of Wheeler’s Attendance Incentive Program—students
with two or fewer absences may exempt one final of the classes
where they have a “B” average or above! (Some classes are exempt,
check for details.)
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Contact Ms.Gagat in the Attendance
Office with any attendance concerns. She will be happy to work
with you.
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Always keep the school
up-to-date on your contact information!
Whenever your phone number—home, business, cell, beeper—or
address changes, send the new information to the Attendance Office
right away. Be sure you list at least one other person who can
pick up your student or give permission for them to leave, and
keep their phone number(s) current, too!
Fill
out this
Emergency Form and
turn it in to the Attendance Office.
- Magnet Students need to notify
Attendance and Mary McGinnis in the Magnet office of any phone number
or address changes.
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A Student may not leave during the
day until the school contacts a parent/guardian or person on his/her
emergency contact sheet.
- A student is not considered present
for the day unless they remain until at least 11:45 AM.
Absences
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When a
student has been absent he/she must bring a written statement
from a parent/guardian within 2 days of returning stating
the reason he was absent. This statement is brought to the Attendance
Office and exchanged for an “Absence Slip” which is shown to all
the student’s teachers.
- If an absence is unexcused or this
statement is not brought, zeroes will be given for all work missed.
The student has two school days to clear an absence.
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Absence
is excused by state law for the following reasons:
· Personal
illness
· Death
or severe illness in the immediate family
· Recognized
religious holidays observed by the student’s faith
· Government-related
excuses: absence for court appearance or otherwise mandated
by order of governmental agencies; registering to vote or voting
in a public election; serving as page of the Georgia General Assembly.
· Conditions
under which school attendance would be impossible or hazardous
to their health or safety.
· Absences
are also excused for medical appointments.
- Students may request approval for
a personal/family “field trip” such as a college visit where
absence is unexcused but work may be made up. Contact the Attendance
Office a few days in advance.
- When a student is absent or tardy
the school’s automatic phone system calls the home with a recorded
message. If you have any question about your student’s attendance
status, please call the Attendance Office.
Tardy, Late
Arrival
- All students
who are not in their classroom by the 8:25 tardy bell must report
to a Late Arrival System (LAS) station for an admit slip to class.
- If the
student does not have a written, confirmable note from a parent
or guardian the tardy will be considered unexcused.
- Tardies
will be marked as excused or unexcused according to the previous
stated absence policy.
- Six unexcused
tardies to school will result in the revocation of parking privileges
Early Dismissal
- Students
may not leave until a parent/guardian or a person on the student’s
emergency list is contacted by the Attendance Office.
- Please try to avoid having students
leave between 3:00-3:25.
- Parents should send a note with the
student who should bring it to the Attendance Office in the morning.
The note should contain:
·
Student and parent’s full name and time the student should
leave
·
A phone number where a parent or guardian may be contacted
by
the Attendance Office before the time the student is to leave.
·
Reason for leaving. Absence from remaining classes is excused
or
unexcused according to the policies above.
·
Who will pick up the student, or if the student is driving
himself.
- The Attendance
Office calls to verify the note, then a dismissal slip is written.
If a student leaves without a dismissal slip, disciplinary action
will be taken.
- If an early
dismissal note is submitted to Attendance in the morning, the student
will be waiting in the Attendance Office for parent pickup. If a
not is not submitted in advance, the person who is picking up the
student comes to the Attendance Office and must show ID. The student
will then be called from class to Attendance. Be sure to arrive
in time to allow 10 to 15 minutes for the student be released.
- If the student
is driving himself, he may pick up the dismissal slip between classes
and be released at the time on the slip by the classroom teacher.
- Students who
become ill while at school should obtain a teacher’s pass to go
the clinic. There they may obtain permission to go home if appropriate.
They will then sign out through the Attendance Office.
Returning
to school
When
a student returns to school after an early dismissal, he must sign
back in through the Attendance Office and then proceed to class. |
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