Student Dress

We are proud of our well-dressed student body. Cleanliness, good grooming, neatness, and modesty are very important issues for each of you to consider each morning. Our administration and staff have the discretion to make decisions on what is appropriate or inappropriate attire for school. Clothing promoting alcohol, drugs, sexual innuendo or gangs will not be permitted. Headgear and coats are not to be worn in the classrooms. Trousers (jeans) will be worn at the waist. Short shorts or bare-midriff tops are not allowed. Tops or trousers that reveal underclothing are prohibited. Wallet chains of inordinate length are not allowed.

Tanner’s School Library

The TCS Library is located at the heart of our school, and is the center of our children’s research, reading and studying lives. Mrs. Widdowson is available as a resource person for students requiring information, assistance on the nine computers located here, or just looking for a good read. Library periods include a story time for kindergarten to grade three, and silent reading up to grade eight. Students may sign out a book at this time, or briefly visit the library before morning exercises to drop off a book and pick out a new one. Only one book is to be signed out at a time, and is to be returned or renewed at the next library period. Some resources such as encyclopedias must be used in the library only. If a book is lost or damaged, a charge of $5.00 is levied to help recover the cost of purchasing a replacement. Encourage your children to visit the library regularly, as we are always acquiring new titles.

The junior student council will be organizing a number of dances throughout the school year. The door opens at 7:00, and closes at 8:00. Students arriving after 8:00 p.m. must sign the late list at the office. Students attending the dance must remain at the dance unless they have parental permission to leave, at such time they may not return. The dances will be over at 10:30 p.m. and arrangements for pick up should be made in advance.

Musical

Grade four to eight students will have an opportunity to take part in a spring musical. In addition to acting and choral parts, it is a chance for students to be involved in other aspects of a production, namely costuming, props, sets, lighting and makeup. Auditions and practices will start in January at noon hours followed by more intensive practice in the weeks before the production dates (approximately end of May, beginning of June). Previous performances have been very successful and we expect this year's to be as good.

Evaluation

Rolling River School has a set of guidelines for student assessment that each school is to follow. This set of guidelines can be found in the policy manual referred to later in this handbook. Students and parents are encouraged to use this handbook to keep track of student marks and communicate with school staff with regards to student progress.  Report cards are sent home in November, March and June, but Parent/Teacher contact can be made any time throughout the year.

At the end of June there will be final exams in the following subjects: Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.