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American Education Week happens the week prior to the week of Thanksgiving. Each day of the week has its own theme, during which we celebrate our public school community.

Festivities honor the team of people who work in our nation’s public schools, everyone from the bus driver and classroom teacher to the cafeteria worker and administrative staff, plus countless others.

Slater Future Teachers of America is kicking off their Butter Braid fundraiser. To order, contact any FTA member, Mrs. Boggs, or you can place an order online by going to: https://store.myfundraisingplace.com/6f0fa249-b60b-43ef-a69d-36398b36d084! Thank you for supporting FTA!

There have been some parking struggles that need to be resolved before the offending drivers lose their driving privileges on campus for up to 30 days. Here are the issues:

• The grass in the South lot is not a designated parking space. Don't park there.
• Don't double park against the guard rail (after lunch is the biggest time this is a problem) in the South lot.
• Don't block vehicles from being able to get out of the South lot.

The Fitness Center membership contract states that students who have not graduated must be accompanied by an adult if using the Fitness Center.

Failure to follow this rule can result in the cancelation of the adult's membership and discipline for the student.

Our streaming services with Hudl will no longer be going to the Slater School Streaming account on Youtube. All events will now be found on:

https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mo/slater/organization/14160/slater-high-school

This link has been added to our Youtube account's bio in order to send our fans to the appropriate location for games. Fans will also be able to download the "Hudl Fan" app on their smartphones, search Slater High School, and watch the game that way.

Did you know that if you download the PowerSchool Parent application, you'll get LIVE updates as teachers update classroom grades - plus access to attendance and MORE!

Use the School/District code BXDN.

Students, if you are locked out of your PowerSchool account, please contact Ms. Mindy Wiseman in the HS Office.

You can email her at mwiseman@slaterschools.net or stop by and see her between classes.

The Handbook Highlight is a recap of a handbook policy or entry that our Students/Adults need to be aware of. If I'm taking the time to include it, it's something to pay attention to - either because I'm seeing that people aren't clear on it, people aren't complying with it, or I'm about to start cracking down on it. This week's highlight is:

Tardies Grades 5-12

All students will be required to check in at the office upon arrival and obtain an admit slip prior to going to class. Tardies are cumulative for the semester and reports will be run on a weekly basis.

4 tardies: 30-minute detention

5 tardies: 60-minute detention

6 tardies: ½ Friday School

7 tardies: Friday School

8 tardies: Friday School and closed lunch for one week

9 tardies: Friday School and closed lunch for the rest of the semester

10 or more tardies: At administrator discretion, including but not limited to: Loss of good standing, assigned intervention, and possible OSS.

Keep in mind: Your tardies are CUMULATIVE FOR THE SEMESTER. This means that they keep building up, even after you’ve served the detention. They reset in August and January.

You can check out the 2023-24 Student/Parent Handbook below!

What staff member deserves a shout out?

Take a minute to let me know all about it by filling out THIS FORM or clicking the banner above.

Students, Parents, and Staff can give a shout out to any Slater Schools employee! We'll make sure they receive a copy of it and will look for ways to share them with you throughout the year as well.

Let's get to bragging about all the good people around here!

Starting Monday, blankets need to be left at home. They aren't to be brought to classrooms and especially banned from staircases.

If you're cold, wear more clothes. If you need more clothes or a coat, see Mrs. Crews.

Students have been assigned their own chromebooks. This is the only machine you should be logged in to. (Don't use someone else's machine.)

Students, make sure Ms. Mindy Wiseman knows when you're going on a college visit - you can email her at mwiseman@slaterschools.net.

Thanks, and happy visiting!

By now, you know that we have a new Student Information System.

We're learning the system and have discovered that some settings were incorrect - especially some attendance codes. As we correct those, we anticipate that parents/guardians will receive alerts regarding their student's attendance. Please be patient with us - we're working to make sure that everything is accurate, and that takes time and edits.

(Thanks for your hard work on this, Ms. Hill, Ms. Wiseman, and Mrs. Allen!)

If you don't feel well, ask your teacher to call our school nurse, Ms. Crystal.

Ms. Crystal will determine if you need to stay at school or go home. If she decides that you need to go home, SHE will call your people and make arrangements for you to leave. (Read: You don't call/text your people - especially before we know you don't feel well.)

On October 9, our first Eligibility List will run. This list determines student standing until the next list runs, even if your attendance or grades improve before the next list. Teachers sign off on grades as a confirmation that they are current and correct, and the Building Principals run the attendance report.

Here's what the handbook says about GOOD STANDING:

GOOD STANDING

To be considered a student in good standing, a student must not be in violation of the

attendance policy (attendance must be above 90%), have no outstanding discipline referrals OR appear on the current F list.

In order to participate in extracurricular events including (but not limited to): dances,

field trips, school-sanctioned sports events; a student must be in good standing.

Students in grades 6-12 that are not in good standing will have closed lunch and be required

to sign in daily in the cafeteria, where they will remain for the entire lunch period.

The sign in sheet for closed lunch is on the South wall, below the bulletin board. It is up to the student to sign in and remain in the cafeteria during lunch.Failure to stay in the cafeteria for the whole lunch period or sign in (even if you stayed) will result in a CLOSED LUNCH REFERRAL. Here's what the handbook says about CLOSED LUNCH:

CLOSED LUNCH
Failing to stay or sign in for Closed Lunch

Grades 9-12

1. Warning

2. Friday School

3. 1 day in the Transition Room for each day not signed in

STUDENTS: Please complete THIS FORM to receive text alerts from the School District.

Text notifications will be used to share information about School Closures, Updates to the posted calendar, distribute newsletters, etc.

Your phone number will NOT be shared outside of the Student Information System.

Use the information your adult(s) received at Registration.

We have a new Student Information System (PowerSchool) this year, but it can do everything last year's system could do - and more - like see your schedule, grades, lunch balance, attendance, and MORE!

A: I’m glad you asked!

Some students won reserved parking spots last May (see the table below), thanks to their Student of the Month achievements and Trivia Contest finishes. Those students have earned the right to paint their spots with a design that they choose (and J Clem approves).

If it’s a painted or reserved spot, don’t park there. You’ll be asked to move. If it’s an open spot, it’s first come, first served.

Spots students CAN’T park:

- The Circle Drive

- Teacher Parking (off of Elm Street, in front of the Elementary Building)

- The Cafeteria Lot

- Reserved Staff Parking in Gravel/Bus lot (South end of lot)

If you’re driving to school, you need an SHS parking pass. You can get one from Ms. Wiseman in the HS Office. They are $5/school year.

The Student Handbook has more info about Driving, Parking, and consequences of violating the rules. Check it out at SlaterSchools.net!

Due to liability concerns from MUSIC, our insurance company, pets are not permitted on school property, including the Sports Complex.

This excludes service animals and classroom/curricular animals, pre approved by a Building Principal.

Please note the revised policy for Unsportsmanlike Actions at an extra-curricular activity (Board of Education approved 9.27.22).

Unsportsmanlike Actions at an Extra-Curricular Activity

Step 1- Administrator Warning

Step 2- Minimum of 1 week, up to and including 365-day suspension from all District extra-curricular events.

Step 3- 365-day suspension from all District extra-curricular events

Monday, November 13

FTA Butter Braid Fundraiser Continues

• 9:00 am - Admin Meeting
• 5:30 pm - NHS Activity Night
  
  

Tuesday, November 14

• 7:30 am - HS StuCo Meeting @Miss Sample's room
• 4:35 pm - HS Basketball Jamboree, Chili Supper @Slater (Gate: TBA / Admin: J. Clements)
  
  

Wednesday, November 15

• 7:45 am - FTA State Meeting @Columbia
• 3:10 pm - HS Winter Sports Pictures
• 7:00 pm - FBLA Event

Thursday, November 16

• 10:30 am - Admins/Burrell meeting

Friday, November 17
'You OK Today' wear day

• 6:00 pm - VG/VB Basketball @Bunceton (Admin: T. Lorenz)

Email: jclements@slaterschools.net
Website: slaterschools.net
Location: 515 Elm Street, Slater, MO, United States
Phone: 660-631-5298
Twitter: @SlaterPrincipal