Mr. Paschall Last names A - K
Mrs. Holloway Last names L-Z
•Textbooks
•Pictures
•Discipline
•Lockers
•ID’s
•Unexcused Absences
Mrs. McElrath 6th Grade
Mr. Brown 7th Grade
Mrs. Grant 8th Grade
• Sign up on the clipboard
between classes (using ID
# ONLY)
• NO TARDY PASSES WILL
BE ISSUED TO
STUDENTS!
• Counselor will send for
students who have signed
up when available.
•Student Absences
•Students Arriving
late to School
•Notes for Absences
• KMS opens at 7:45.
• Students arriving before 7:45
will have to wait outside the
building.
• 6th Grade students sit in back
hall
• 7th/8th Grade students sit in
the cafeteria
• 1st Period starts at 8:25.
Students who are late to
school should report to the
front office. A tardy will be
issued and a pass to class.
•Parents should call Mrs. Shelton if students are going to be absent.
•Students may not leave the building unless a parent or legal guardian checks them out via attendance office.
•Students must have a note/phone call from parent within 48 hours to excuse an absence.
•Unexcused absences are considered truancy and zeros WILL be given for work completed until the absence is excused.
•If students do not bring a note explaining the absence, they will be referred to the AP office for intervention.
1 day sick: 1 day to make up work
2 days sick: 2 days…
3 days sick: 3 days…
Parents may request work after 3 days out.
Parents should call AP Office to request make-up
work.
• Once students are dropped off or arrive at KMS in the morning, they become the responsibility of KMS.
• Students should NOT leave campus for any reason, especially to purchase something from the convenience store across Woodland Hills.
• Students caught leaving campus will receive disciplinary consequences.
• Unless attending
tutoring, practice, or
d-hall, students are
expected to be
outside in front of
the building at 4:08
PM.
• Students still on
campus after 4:30
p.m. will have a
parent conference so
timely pick up can
occur.
•Students are NOT to play games involving such as wall ball, basketball, or football in the patio or picnic area before or after school.
•Use the greenbelts when possible.
•Lock up bikes and scooters in bike rack.
•Do not leave it overnight; it will probably be stolen or vandalized.
•We have surveillance cameras taping the bike rack.
•No skateboards or rollerblades in the building, on patio, or school sidewalks.
Students needing supervision
•Students may stay in café on Thursday mornings.
•Café door from the patio opens at 7:45 and locks at 8:30.
•Students may NOT leave café until 1st period bell.
•Thursday morning breakfast is from 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM.
•Students waiting in the cafeteria must remain seated.
•Students may use cell phones or music devices during this time.
•Doors open for all students at 10:00 AM.
•Class begins at 10:15 AM.
•No tutorials, fine arts rehearsals, or athletic practices occur Thursday mornings.
•Students who arrive late on Thursday Late Arrival days receive an automatic D-Hall.
• Sign up on the clipboard between
classes.
• No TARDY PASSES WILL BE ISSUED
TO STUDENTS!
• Write your Name and complaint on
the clipboard.
• The nurse will send a pass for
students who have signed up when she
has time to see them.
• If students feel ill during class, they
should ask the teacher for permission
to go see nurse.
• Emergency Reasons: Fever, vomiting,
bleeding, chest pains, difficulty
breathing
•All medicines MUST be dispensed from nurse, even Tylenol and cough drops.
•Nurse may issue a slow pass to students who have difficulty walking or using their hands.
Arrival and Dismissal:
•Do not run or horseplay when walking in and around the buses.
•Do not cut between buses once they start to pull away from school.
•If late, do not chase after bus. Busses will NOT stop to let you on.
•Always stand behind the yellow line when waiting for a bus or car.
•Buses immediately leave at the 4:08 PM bell.
1. Students are to follow the driver’s instructions.
2. No eating or drinking on the bus.
3. Nothing is to be placed outside the window at any time.
4. Students are to remain seated when bus is in motion.
5. Students are to keep all objects, arms, and legs to themselves and away from others.
6. Loud, boisterous behavior is not tolerated.
7. Severely disruptive behavior can result in the police being called.
First Offense: Conference with
student and parent(s).
Second Offense: Student will
receive detention. Parent
conference.
Third Offense: Student may be
subject to school discipline and/or
be denied bus riding privileges for
up to 5 days. Parent conference.
• You may check out textbook to keep at home!
• You are liable for loss or damage.
• If there is significant damage to your book, notify your teacher!
• Do NOT share books with friends.
Backpacks or drawstring bags
bags are not to be carried in the hallways or classrooms
•bags need to be kept in lockers
•backpacks with wheels do not fit in our lockers
•Deposits into accounts can be made during breakfast, at lunch,
or online. •PIN # is ID #, can scan ID badge. •May not charge if they do not have money in account. •No Money = Cheese sandwich and milk •Individual Snack Bar items range in cost. •All registers will have picture ID to help prevent theft from
lunch accounts.
•Dispose of all their trash before leaving the table
•Wait to be dismissed by an adult
•Horseplay and running will not be tolerated in the café
•Do not leave your food items unattended.
•No one owns a seat!
•Once you sit down, you will remain seated unless throwing away trash, getting food, or using the restroom.
Due to the negative impact these drinks have on
students’ health and behavior, energy drinks like
Monster, Full Throttle, Rockstar are banned on KMS
property.
• Visible body piercing
or tattoos are not
allowed per HISD
Dress Code Policy.
• Males are not
permitted to wear
earrings.
Blue
Jeans with
holes above
mid thigh are
not allowed.
Skin should
not be
showing.
You may
wear
destroyed
jeans if you
have leggings
underneath.
Leggings/tights/yoga
pants may only be
worn when paired up
with a shirt, skirt, or
shorts in which the
length is at mid-thigh
(finger tip length).
• Students are not
allowed to wear
hoods on their
heads during
school hours.
•ID badges will be given out for
free the 2nd week of school.
•Students must wear ID badges
at ALL times!
•May not deface or cover up any
part of the ID badge.
•Temporary ID badge = $1.00
•Permanent ID badge = $3.00
•Lanyard = $1.00
•KMS Lanyards = $2.00
•Students without badges will need to get a temporary (in the snack bar area) prior to going to 1st period.
•Forgotten items will be
held in the front office.
•Students may get
forgotten items between
classes or during lunch.
•No deliveries of flowers
or balloons will be
allowed into classrooms.
•Cell Phones allowed before and after school ONLY, unless being used for school purpose under teacher supervision. Student must have signed agreement with teacher.
•Cell Phones should be OFF and out of sight.
•Cell Phones found out during the school day will be confiscated, and turned in to the Assistant Principal’s office.
•Confiscated phones will cost a fee of $15 cash to KMS in order to return phone.
• Students caught using their phone without
teacher permission AND signed agreement in
school will have to pay $15 to get their phone back.
• Text messages sent during school hours that break
the student code of conduct (ie: harassment,
threats, inappropriate images) will result in
disciplinary action.
• KMS and HISD assume no responsibility if these items are brought to school and then lost or stolen.
•Library hours are 8:00 AM – 4:10
PM.
•Any student may access the
library before or after school.
•Students may check out books
and/or use the books or
computers to do research, or
complete homework.
•Sets of student textbooks are
available for students to use before
and after school.
•Lockers are a privilege, not a right.
•Do not share lockers.
•Do not give your combination out.
•Lockers may be searched at any time.
•Students may not access lockers during lunch periods.
•See secretaries in AP office if locker is jammed.
If your locker is
jammed, you
need to report to
your class on
time before
going to the
Assistant
Principal’s
Office for help.
Locker No. ______
Combination: ____ - ____ - ____
Turn dial to the right past ______
two times. STOP on ______.
Turn dial to the left past ______ and
STOP on ______.
Turn dial to the right and
STOP on ______.
Pull handle up to open locker.
___
Students should keep neat lockers.
Students should NOT keep food and drinks in their lockers
other than their lunch for that day.
Gym clothes should go home each week for washing.
Keep all books behind the edge of the locker.
•Assistant Principals’ Office has a small Lost and Found basket.
•LARGE RED Lost and Found Box for clothes, shoes, jackets, etc. located in CAFETERIA.
•Lost and Found Box is cleaned out monthly. Unclaimed items are donated to local charities.
Every 3 weeks
Progress Summary
Report—no parent
signature required
Students with averages
≤74 receive individual
progress report that must
be signed and returned to
teacher!
Report cards sent home every 9 weeks.
2015-2016 KMS Tutoring Schedule
Day of Week: 8:00 – 8:20 AM 4:05 – 4:30 PM
Monday Social Studies Social Studies
Tuesday RELA RELA
Wednesday Math Math
Thursday ***Late Arrival*** Science
Friday Science No Tutoring unless by appointment with the
teacher
Administrators, counselors, and teachers will be looking at your grades routinely. If you are not performing well, a staffing may be set up with student and/or parent.
A plan to help ensure academic or behavior success will be developed at the staffing.
•Teachers will close and
lock doors when tardy
bell rings.
•Tardy students will be
“swept” to a designated
area, have name
recorded, and then
escorted by an adult to
class.
•Students must have a
timed pass whenever
they are in the halls.
Students should be
through the classroom
door before the tardy bell
rings.
Kingwood Middle School
Tardy Policy 2015-2016
0-3 tardies = Warning
4th tardy = D-hall
5th tardy = D-hall
6th tardy = D-hall
7th tardy = Thursday Class
8th tardy = Thursday Class
9th tardy = Saturday Class
10th tardy = Saturday Class
11th tardy = 1-day of In-School Suspension
Tardies start over at the beginning of every 6 weeks
D-halls (Room 801)
Tuesday AM 7:45 – 8:25
Wednesday PM 4:05 – 4:45
Thursday Class (Café)
8:00AM – 10:00 AM
Saturday Class (Flagpole entrance)
8:00 – 10:00 AM
RESPECTFUL
ON TIME and
PREPARED
ALWAYS SAFE
RESPONSIBLE
•Clearly defined expectations for
student behavior in all school settings.
(Look for the posters in the hall!)
•Acknowledge appropriate behaviors in
all school settings.
•Allows students to earn privileges for
demonstrating appropriate behavior.
“HEAR THE COUGARS ROAR”
• PBIS rewards may be purchased on
Thursdays during 4th periods
beginning 3rd week of school.
The KMS staff is committed to
helping all students feel safe and
be successful.
“It’s a great day to be a Cougar!”
Student Name: _____________________________ Alpha HR teacher: __________________________ My teacher presented to me, and I understand the information presented to me in the “A to Z” presentation for KMS students. Student Signature: _____________________________ Date: ____________________ Teachers should turn in a signed document for each student in their class (alphabetized) to the Assistant Principal’s office.