8 th Grade Class Rules Be a Camel! 1. Be Respectful: -Receive permission before speaking out -Ask and receive permission before using other’s materials -Use appropriate Language 2. Be Responsible: -Bring all required materials -Arrive on time -Follow procedures for room -Clean up after yourself 3. Be Safe: -Keep your body to yourself at all times -Follow directions -Use furniture appropriately

Students that choose to break the class rules will be subject to the following consequences: Students will be given warnings and teacher documentations per the discretion of the teacher. Five teacher documentations will result in an administrative write-up. All teacher docs will be recorded into Infinite Campus as parent contact. Parents will be contacted if signed teacher documentation is not returned.

MORNING ROUTINE: Students should observe the following expectations when arriving to school. Be a Camel! Re Responsible and take care of business before going to Block 1 (note table, breakfast, locker and restroom). Be Respectful and report quietly at voice level 1 to Block 1. Be safe and enter the building after 6:55 am. The building will not be open for students prior to that time.

HALLWAY: Be a Camel! 1. Be Respectful: Use a Voice level 1 and use positive comments only 2. Be Responsible: Walk with purpose on right side of hall/stairs and pick up/throw away paper you may find on the floor. 3. Be Safe: Keep your body to yourself

Be a Camel During Lunch!

Be Respectful: Use Voice Level 1 and use appropriate language Be Responsible: get what you need the first time through the line and report spills by raising hand and telling someone on duty Be Safe: return and stack trays properly. Sit in assigned area only and ask/receive permission to leave your seat. At the end of lunch your teacher will pick you up and escort you back to class. Students will line up with their teacher to return and return to class using appropriate Hallway procedures and voice levels. LOCKERS: Students will be permitted at their lockers without agendas between each class. It is important for student to plan ahead when they are at their lockers. They are only permitted 4 minutes to transition between classes. Students will receive a teacher documentation if they are tardy to class.

Transition to Class: Students will be given 4 minutes between classes to go directly to their next class, unless there is a need to stop at their locker. Students are to line up next to the lockers near their class. Those students that do not arrive to class on time will be considered TARDY and will be written up on teacher documentation. Restroom Breaks are NOT permitted during the transition time unless a restroom pass has been signed out by the encore/ core teacher. After School Activities/ Bus Wave Procedures: Restroom Breaks: Students participating in after school You may use the restroom in the morning activities will be issued an after after you have checked into Block 1 and School activities pass from their get permission from your teacher by sponsor/coach. Any student attempting signing the Sign out Sheet, having to stay after school without an up to date agenda signed and carrying the pass will be subject to disciplinary action. Restroom pass. You can go to the Monday school participants must have a restroom during lunch. You may also reservation to stay after school or they are get permission from your teacher during required to follow their normal dismissal class by signing the Sign out Sheet, procedure. Once your bus wave has having the teacher sign your agenda and been called, students are carrying the Restroom pass. required to exit the building Be a Camel! Be Respectful: Flush when finished immediately- no loitering in team Use facilities and move on areas. Keep walls and stalls clean. 1. Be Respectful. Be Responsible: Get permission and hall Be where you are supposed to Pass from teacher before going Be Safe: Keep clean by disposing of be. tissue and other products appropriately. 2. Be Responsible. Report problems to a staff member. Get all materials for home and Wash Hands. go at level 1 back to class. Agendas: You will be issued an agenda free of charge to be used every day. Every teacher will post the daily agenda. You must copy this into the agenda every day. If you tear apart the first agenda, you will need to purchase a new one from the main lobby daily before 7:30 a.m. Failing to bring your agenda to school will be a violation of school procedures resulting in a teacher documentation. Absences: On your first day back from an absence, you must stop at the main office in the morning before going to your homeroom. Ms. Lakes will issue you a note. Here are the tentative dates for Monday Make-up: IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET MISSING WORK . Sept. 10 and 24 You will be permitted to go to the teachers from Oct. 15 and 29 7:00 – 7:30. After you get your absence slip signed, Nov. 12 and 26 hand it into your last class teacher. You will have one Dec. 3 and 17 day for each day you were absent to make up the missing work. If you have to leave during the school day, you are not to disrupt the teachers for work. You can get the work when you return the next school day the same as if you were absent for the entire day.

Late work: Late work will not be accepted. The administration will be notified if your missing work becomes excessive. You also have the option to attend Monday Make-up. Please see the school handbook for more information on Monday Make-up. All late work will receive a 20% reduction.

STUDENT PROGRESS AND GRADING SCALE To be promoted, a student must pass with a yearly average of 64.5%; 6 out of 8 classes must be passed *The cumulative grade from 1 and encore 2 classes constitutes two separate grades *Any exceptions to the above standards must be approved by the principal based on input from teachers *Parents/guardians will receive prior notification of possible retention and parents may request a conference. Campbell County Middle School adheres to the following grading scale: A+ 99% or better B- 85% - 86% D+ 70% - 72% A 95% - 98% C+ 82% - 84% D 67% - 69% A- 93% - 94% C 76% - 81% D- 65% - 66% B+ 90% - 92% C- 73% - 75% F 64% B 87% - 89%

Infinite Campus As of the 2008-2009 school year, Infinite Campus has been available. Student progress will be tracked using Infinite Campus (offering parents, with computer access, real time access to their child’s school information). To utilize this system, parents MUST pick up their Infinite Campus access code; this will require parents to show proof of identification when picking up the access code. Because IC information is confidential, pass codes cannot be distributed without ID verification. Grading Periods Students will be given report cards three times a year, every twelve weeks. Progress reports will be sent home during the middle of each grading period for students. ALL INCOMPLETE GRADES MUST BE MADE UP WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE END OF THE TERM OR THE GRADES WILL BE CHANGED TO ZEROES. Teachers are expected to make contact with parent/guardians if a student is not meeting the class requirements. The tentative grading periods for the 2012-2013 school year are: 1st Trimester: August 15- November 16 2nd Trimester: November 19-February 28 3rd Trimester: March 1- May 21

Tentative Report Cards for School year: Progress Report 1: September 28 Report Card 1: November 20 Progress Report 2: January 18 Report Card 2: March 6 Progress Report 3: April 19 Report Card 3: May 21

MASTER SCHEDULE 2012-2013

7:00-7:29 ARRIVAL/ REPORT TO BLOCK 1 7:30-8:20 FIRST BLOCK 8:24-9:14 SECOND BLOCK 9:18-10:11 THIRD BLOCK 10:14-11:04 FOURTH BLOCK 11:08-12:27 FIFTH BLOCK LUNCH DURING FIFTH BLOCK 12:31-1:21 SIXTH BLOCK 1:25-2:15 SEVENTH BLOCK

COMMUNICATION./ PARENT CONFERENCE:

Communication with parents is a crucial part of the educational process. You may reach us by calling 635-6077 and leaving a voice mail. We will return your phone call within a 24 hour time period or the next school day. If you want to have a parent/teacher conference, please call to schedule a time with teacher. Please see the back page of the handbook for all contact information and web page addresses. Please note that Mr. Smith is the Administrator Contact for the 8th grade and Ms. Thomas is the Counselor Contact for the 8th grade this year. Any Concerns or questions that cannot be addressed by the teachers should be addressed to them.

YOUTH SERVICE CENTER: The youth service center is also available as a resource/contact. Please contact Linda Bates Ext 133 or email [email protected] 8th Grade Teachers 8th Grade Administrator: Ext 263 Mr. Jason Smith [email protected]

8th Grade Counselor: Ext 203 Ms. Erica Thomas [email protected]

Math: Ext 210 Ms. Ash [email protected]

Math: Ext 216 Mrs. Snowball [email protected]

Math: Ext 116 Mr. Hitch [email protected]

Algebra: Ext 109 Ms. Fischer [email protected]

Geometry: Ext 224 Ms. Smith [email protected]

Science: Ext 111 Mr. Rowbotham [email protected]

Science: Ext 212 Mr. Boggs [email protected]

Advanced Science Ext 321 Mrs. Beaupre [email protected]

History: Ext 211 Ms. Rexroat [email protected]

History: Ext 113 Mr. Johnson [email protected]

History Ext 310 Ms. Trimbur [email protected]

Language Arts: Ext 112 Mr. Huber [email protected]

Language Arts: Ext 110 Ms. Kellinghaus [email protected]

Language Arts: Ext 238 Ms. Zipperer [email protected]

Language Arts: Ext 213 Ms. Corman [email protected]

Language Arts: Ext 229 Mr. Pearson [email protected]

Intervention Specialist: Ext 222 Ms. Martinez [email protected]

Intervention Specialist:Ext 115 Ms. Rhoton [email protected]

Intervention Specialist Ext 237 Mr. Spangler [email protected]

Intervention Specialist Ext 222 Mr. Stamper [email protected]

Intervention Specialist Ext 218 Mr. Sutter [email protected]

Intervention Specialist Ext 108 Mr. Vonhandorf [email protected]

Intervention Specialist Ext 108 Mr. Gansler [email protected] Reading/Math Interventionist: Ext 335 Ms. Menetrey [email protected] 8th Grade Encore Teachers CA/ CS/ CTE Ext 122 Darci Ruber [email protected]

Health/ PE Ext 333 Dan Wagner [email protected]

General Music/ Chorus Ext 336/332 Amy Huff [email protected]

Health/ PE Ext 333/ Gym Doug Jones [email protected]

Band Ext 207 David Fuller [email protected]

Art: Ext 209 Carrie Cruse [email protected]

General Music/ Band Ext 207 Dean Marotta [email protected]