Student Information |
Student DressWe 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. Ms. Dalton 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. |
Lion's Quest The Lion’s Quest programs are used in all of our kindergarten to grade eight classes. Lion’s Quest Skills for Adolescence is a comprehensive positive youth development and drug prevention program for young people in grades six to eight. The program also brings together families, educators, and community members to help children develop life and citizenship skills within a safe, caring and consistent environment. The skills for adolescence program will be delivered through a Teacher Advisory Program where a group of about twelve students meet once a cycle with a teacher advisor. The Lion’s Quest program will be supplemented with other life skills not included in Skills for Adolescence. We will be continuing with the service learning and assets component of the Lion’s Quest program. More information will follow in the newsletter. |
Junior High Caution FeesStudents in grades seven and eight will no longer be charged a caution fee of $20.00. The cost of school materials such as textbooks, library books, locks, lockers, sports equipment, etc. which may be lost or damaged by the student will be charged to the student. |
Junior High Dances
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 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 and arrangements for pick up should be made in advance. |
MusicalGrade 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. |
EvaluationRolling 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. Progress reports are sent home in November, March and June, but Parent/Teacher contact can be made any time throughout the year. The following summary outlines the core subjects evaluation criteria for Junior High over the school year:
At the end of June there will be final exams in the following subjects: Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. However, if a student maintains an average mark of 80% in a subject throughout the year, he or she will be exempt from writing an exam in that subject. |