Lakeview Local Schools, Cortland, OH

• Busing questions, please call Mr. Falatic at 330-637-8746

• Website for achievement test information: http://success.ode.state.oh.us

• Website for Lakeview Local Schools: http://www.lakeviewlocal.org/

A regular school lunch will cost $2.00 and milk is $0.50. Extras are sold each day. Prices for the extras vary. We sell menu items such as sandwiches or fries; in addition we sell some snack items after students go through the lunch line. The lunchroom does not permit charging.

Our school officially opens at 7:38 each morning. On bad weather days, the students are permitted to enter the building at 7:30. Students are tardy if they do not arrive by 7:45. All students who do not ride the bus must enter the building using the front doors. If a student arrives after 7:45, a parent or guardian must accompany the child into the building and sign our late arrival sheet. We need this procedure to avoid marking a student absent. After school, students do not need to be signed out if they are not riding the bus. If you pick up your child after school, you must pull to the east end of the driveway in the rear of the school and wait for students to be dismissed at 2:38. Walkers and bike riders are held until the buses leave the parking lot. Students must use the sidewalks. Our parking lot is extremely busy after school, please be extremely cautious.

We have various levels of detention in the building. Some teachers assign detention before or after school for thirty minutes. This is generally assigned if a child repeatedly fails to complete assignments. There is also an administrative detention. These are assigned through the office. This detention is held after school on Mondays and Wednesdays for one hour. Parents will be notified and will be able to choose either the next Monday or Wednesday for your child to serve. If the student fails to return the detention form the following day or does not serve the detention, a second detention will be assigned. Students receiving multiple detentions or commit a more serious offense, a Saturday Detention will be assigned. Again, the parent is able to choose a Saturday within two weeks from the day the detention is assigned. For the most serious offenses, a student will be suspended or recommended for expulsion. I always contact parents before this occurs. Please read the handbook for more information.

Please call the school if your child is absent. The Federal Missing Child Act requires that we document why a child is not in school. We have an answering machine so please call at any time. If your child visits the doctor, dentist or orthodontist, please ask for an excuse and present it at school when your child returns. If your child is absent 3 or more days, please request homework. Most teachers put assignments on POW PAC and teachers will supply you with this information in an informational letter that will be sent home the first week of school. All correspondence for the school office will be printed on blue paper.

DRESS CODE

Common rules of modesty and decency should prevail. To maintain an optimal education environment, the Board of Education assumes a responsibility for setting standards for personal appearance.

Students are permitted to wear open toe and open heel shoes. Absolutely NO flip-flops or shower shoes.

Any type of dress or grooming that detracts from the educational process or causes concern for the health, safety, or general well-being of students will be considered improper. This determination will be made by the principal. Shorts above the knee shall not be worn after November 30 nor before March 1.

1. Tanktops and sleeveless shirts and blouses (Students are to have their abdomens, shoulders, waist and hips completely covered while in school)

2. Choker chains worn as jewelry

3. Unbuttoned shirts, blouses, or any garment considered too revealing

4. Midriff blouses; shirts or tee shirts that are too tight or too sheer.

5. Beachwear/sleepwear, including flannel shorts and flannel pants

6. Inappropriate shorts, mini-skirts, or inappropriate short skirts (standard rule – finger-tip length)

7. See-through clothing (mesh jerseys would be appropriate if a tee-shirt with a sleeve is worn)

8. Ripped or torn clothing

9. Gang/hate group clothing or paraphernalia

10. Sagging or bagging pants – pants must be fastened at the waist with a belt.

11. Sunglasses – unless approved by a physician

12. Wearing or carrying of hats or bandannas

13. “Flip-flops” (flimsy plastic/rubber athletic sandals), tong-styled sandals, or barefoot

14. Wearing visible pierced jewelry on any body part other than the ear

15. Wearing of clothing, buttons, badges, or jewelry with obscene words, phrases illustrations, drug-related messages, or derogatory statements

16. Clothing with advertisements for alcohol, tobacco, or drugs

17. Coats and jackets (including jean jackets) are not to be worn during the school day

18. Headsets/electronic devices, including pagers and portable telephones

19. The wearing or possession of any object which may cause harm or injury to self or others.

Examples include: mace, heavy chains, wallet chains, or any other heavy or sharp objects

20. Extreme hair style or hair colors (extreme colors being defined as

‘unnatural’)

Cell phones are not permitted to be used in school during the school day. If a child is found with a phone that is turned on, it will be confiscated and held in the office until a parent or guardian comes to the school. ABSOLUTELY NO TEXTING. Please do not call or text your child during the school day. If there are repeated offenses, the child may lose the privilege of having a cell phone at school.

All students will have a school lunch account. Please send checks to school in an envelope with parent name, child name, homeroom and the amount of the check. Students will be alerted when the account is becoming low.

Breakfast is served at the middle school. Students enter the building about 7:30 and go directly to the lunchroom. Breakfast can be deducted from the student account.

If you are not receiving email from the school and have an email address, please send it to nancy.krygowski@neomin.org. This past school year we have been gathering parent email addresses in order to aid in parental communication and the Parent Assistant Module for the 2009/2010 school year.

I am including several sites related to H1N1 (swine flu).

§ Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Swine Flu Information

http://www.odh.ohio.gov/landing/phs_emergency/swineflu.aspx

§ Centers for Disease Control

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

fact sheet

Please remind your children who walk or ride a bike to school to follow traffic safety rules. It is dark in the mornings so it is important that students wear reflective clothing.

Menus will not longer be sent home with students. Please visit http://www.lakeviewlocal.org/images/LV-CF/msmenu.pdf for daily choices. The menu is posted in every classroom and is read each morning on announcements.

The Middle School Newsletter will also be posted on this website rather than being sent home. We will announce to students if they do not have computer access, we will have copies in the office.

The cost for lunch is $2.00 and $0.50 for milk. Only one lunch selection is offered on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Tuesday and Thursday, students have a choice of hamburger, cheeseburger, hot dog, chicken patty or pbj. Please refer to the menu posted on the website for details. Extras are sold after the students purchase lunches. Students must eat a purchased or packed lunch. Students will not be permitted to only purchase extras for their lunch. Parents are encouraged to send lunch money to school to be deposited in the student’s account. The cashier will notify your child when additional money is needed. Students are not permitted to charge lunches. This is a policy of the cafeteria. All children are permitted to call home if they have forgotten the lunch or the lunch money. If no one can be contacted, students will be given cereal and milk for lunch. Forms for free and reduced lunches will be sent home the first week of school. If your child was eligible last year, this eligibility will continue the first weeks of school, until the new application is processed. All parents must apply each year.

All students who normally ride the bus home must have a note if they walk or ride their bike. This includes students who walk to the high school for sports or walk to get something to eat before a sporting event. If you would like your child to do this for the balance of the year, send one note giving your permission.

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