The Rules
Road Primary School
These rules were ratified by the general body of the Parent-Teacher Association at a previous general meeting. They will come into full effect as of October 13th, 1997.
GENERAL PROCEDURES:
- All students must have a telephone number on file with their teacher.
- All students must wear clean uniforms to school everyday. Students will be given a one-half hour detention after three misuses of the dress code. The following will be the specific dress for boys and girls.
BOYS:
- Light Blue Shirt
- Navy Blue Pants or Shorts
- Navy Blue Socks
- Games - Blue T-shirt, Blue Socks, Short Pants
- Black Shoes or Sneakers
- No ponytails, lines or designs in hair.
GIRLS:
- Light Blue Blouse
- Navy Blue Skirt of Jumper
- Navy Blue Socks
- Games - Blue T-shirt, Blue Socks, Short Pants
- Black Shoes or Sneakers
- Short or moderate braids
- Navy Blue ribbon
- No jewelry of any type, except a watch, for either boys and girls. On their birthday children must dress in uniform. The school will provide each child with a birthday badge.
- All students must bring a note from their parents or grandparents and must call the school stating a proper reason for their children�s absence. If the children do not bring a note upon their return from a leave of absence they will receive a zero for all the work they missed. After three unexcused absences the children will serve a 1\2 hour detentionn.
- All students must have some type of bag that won�t fall apart, in which to place books.
- All students should have one book for each subject:
Language/Compostion, Math and Science/Social Studies. ( This applies to classes 3, 4, 5 and 6. Classes one and two need two books. Infants need one book.)
- Students must bring books, pencils, pens and rulers everyday.
- All students must come to school on time. When children are tardy for school they miss important information and disturb the class sessions already in progress. The morning Assembly will begin with one bell at 8:45 A.M. 3 tardies will result in an half-hour detention.
- All homework is to be completed and brought back the next day or at a time specified by the teacher.
Please allow your children to complete the homework on their own. Then go over it with them and help them correct it. You are doing them a disservice if someone does their homework for them. If they are unable to do the homework, then help them from the beginning.
- All homework must be signed by parent.
- All visitors will have to stop at the Headteacher�s office, to gain her permision, before visiting a classroom teacher.
- There will be no vehicular or pedestrian traffic on the school grounds during school hours, from 8:30 A.M. until 3:30 P.M. Both of the above rules are going to be strictly enforced in order to secure the safety of all Road Primary School students and staff.
GENERAL BEHAVIOUR:
The following offences will result in lashes corporal punishment given by the Principal or a teacher appointed by the Principal.
DISRESPECT
- Talking back to a teacher
- Fighting
- Destroying Property (restitution for cost)
- Swearing - either verbal or use of body language
- Cursing
ASSEMBLY BEHAVIOUR
Students must:
- Stand at attention for the National Song and National Anthem.
- When praying, hands must be under the chin, not anywhere else on the body.
- When eyes are supposed to be closed, they must be closed. After three offences of any of the above behaviours a one-half hour detention will be served.
PLAYGROUND BEHAVIOUR
- We hope that all the children will enjoy our playground. To ensure the safety of all of the children each class will be assigned a day to use the playground. The playground day will begin at 8:00 A.M. and will end at 3:30 P.M.
- If children use the playground on any day other than their day they will receive a half-hour detention. After three detentions for not adhering to their day, they will be banned from any use of the playground until further review by the Headteacher.
- We understand that children will be children and when they play they may get hurt. We are not trying to take the fun out of the playground but we are trying to ensure the safety of the children. Please speak to your children about playground behaviour. There will be a teacher
on supervision at all times from 8:30 until 3:30.
Children will be asked to forfeit their playground privileges for the day for the following reasons:
- Abuse of playground equipment
- Walking up the slide
- Swinging too high or out of control ( teacher discretion)
- Throwing sand
- Eating on playground
- Loitering on playground
- Fighting to use the equipment
CLASSROOM BEHAVIOUR
- Each teacher will have their own rules. However there are a few general rules that must be followed.
- No eating or gum chewing in class.
- All lunches must be eaten in designated classrooms. If children do not want to eat inside the designated classrooms, they will have to go off the school grounds to eat. This rule is being reinforced to help keep the grounds of the school clean.
BEHAVIOUR IN THE HALL
The hall is off bounds to all students. Students entering the hall must have a hall pass that can be issued by a classroom teacher. Any behaviour that disturbs the proceedings in the Hall will not be tolerated. Any student that disturbs the proceedings will be sent to a designated area to do previously set work.
DETENTION
The detention system has been set up in the following manner. A child will receive a detention referral with their name, date and reason for referral.
- After 3 detention slips the parents will be notified by phone or a letter.
- After 6 detention slips the parents will have to have a meeting with the Headteacher in order for the child to return to school.
- There will be a half-hour detention perion on every Wednesday for those receiving detention during the previous week.
- There will be a staff member supervising the detention hall. Students that refuse to adhere to the detention assignment will receive lashes.
EXPECTATIONS
There are a lot of procedures and rules to follow. We are not making these rules just for window dressing. These rules have been discussed, argued and agreed upon by the complete staff at Road Primary School. The rules and discipline code have been put into effect to ensure the safety and rights of all involved. We want this school to be the best school in the Anguillian system. Please, help us attain our goal by adhering to these rules.
- All the classroom teachers will continue to work hard to enusure all children are getting the best education possible. If you think we need to do something more please TELL US.
- Everyone wants to see their children happy. Sometimes when children learn they get frustrated, but they shouldn�t quit. Very few people like to try things that are difficult but the only way to learn new things is to keep trying. URGE YOUR CHILD TO WORK even at difficult lessons. Don�t back off because of a little whining.
- All children must never say � I can�t or I won�t� but always try again.
- Check bookbags for notes and check books for homework assignments EVERY NIGHT.
Many of these points sound tough. Some parents and students are probably saying that they follow all of these points. If that�s true, GREAT! But before you pat yourselves on the back, sit down with your children and go over each and every point, as will their teachers.
Please make sure that your children know that you stand behind their teachers and that you will follow through with whatever the above rules and procedures state.
Please take everything in these rules and procedures as constructive methods to
have students become better learners. No one ever said that parenting would be easy,
that teaching would be easy, or, for that matter, being a child would be easy.
Let�s not go backward, but go forward, working together to make the school year
productive. Most important, let�s keep the lines of communication open between all of us.