Boonsboro Middle Newsletter

Attending school on a regular and consistent basis has been proven to increase student achievement and well-being. Attendance will continue to be a focal point for our school year.

SEPTEMBER ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE - Race for Extra Rec.

Each month we will have an attendance challenge or competition.

For September - whichever grade level has the highest attendance percentage at the end of the month will earn a period of extra recess.

On Friday, August 29th, all students were treated to 20 extra minutes of recess to celebrate a successful start to the school year.

Each month students meeting Good Standing criteria will be eligible to attend exciting events.

September 24 - 2 HR Early Dismissal, Color Wars Rumble PBIS Event

October 16 - Warrior Walk

October 17 - Association Day, NO SCHOOL

October 22 - Picture Day

October 30 - 2 HR Early Dismissal, End of MP 1

October 31 - Professional Learning Day, NO SCHOOL for Students

While we always strive to be accommodating, our staff members also have personal and family obligations in the mornings and we have to maintain strict limits on when staff are available to supervise students.

Please remember:

• Doors do not open until 8:20 a.m.
• Students should not be dropped off prior to 8:20 a.m. and will not be supervised prior to then.
• Our staff is also trying to arrive prior to 8:20 a.m. Please do not park in or block parking spaces while waiting for the doors to open.
• If staff ask you to move your vehicle so they can access their parking space, please do quickly and respectfully.
• No cars should come through bus loop to drop off students prior to 8:40 a.m.

• Please do not begin lining up in the parking lot before 3:20 p.m.
• Please be mindful and respectful of the spaces of our other campus schools and not park in a way that may impede their operations.
• All car riders need to use the cross walk to access the car rider area and should not cross the bus loop at any other point.

Students taking a planned absence will need to complete a "Vacation Approval Form."

Families should notify Mrs. Muse in the Attendance Office at least 10 school days in advance of the absence to initiate getting the form completed.

By county policy, students can only have 3 approved "Vacation" days in a year. Any absence beyond 3 days associated with a vacation/ trip will be "Unexcused."

Warrior Walk information is coming home with students on Thursday, September 4

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Arrival:

• Doors open at 8:20
• No car riders can be dropped off in the bus loop prior to 8:40 a.m.

• Car riders and walkers dismissed at 3:30
• First wave buses dismissed at 3:32, second wave by announcement

• Cell phones are expected to be off and out of sight during the instructional day.

• Students are encouraged to lock their cell phones in their lockers, or place them in the designated cubbies in each classroom. Administrators have the authority to confiscate a student's cell phone if it is out or being used.

• Students are permitted to have their cell phones during lunch and lunch recreation. However, per WCPS policy, students cannot be making phone calls, FaceTime, taking pictures, or recording during this time.

• Students are only permitted to have refillable water bottles, with a lid, during school and in their classrooms.
• Other drinks, such as sodas, juice boxes, etc. can be kept in lockers and consumed at lunch.
• Students are not permitted to have energy drinks at any time while in the school building.