Its Just About

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• Its Just About
• Common Sense
• Temecula Middle School
• Bobcat Assembly

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P.R.I.D.E.

• Mission Statement

At Temecula Middle School, we believe that
everyone can learn with
Participation Responsibility Integrity Determinati
on Excellence
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Our School Culture

• Exhibit Courtesy by a display of manners and
  gracious behavior. Be positive and have sincere
  consideration for others.
• Show Respect for yourself, your peers and adults.
  Respect others right to learn and teach.
  Respect school and personal property.
• Take Responsibility for yourself, your conduct,
  your learning, and your assignments.
• Create a winning year for yourself!

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School Discipline Code

• Take a look at the yellow page, the chart at the
  back of the handbook that describes the State of
  Californias Education Code information on
  suspensions and expulsions.

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Rule Violations

• Disrupting school activities
• Willful defiance of school authority
• Causing physical harm
• Using force or violence

• Threatening to cause injury
• Possessing a weapon, firearm, knife
• Possessing look-alike weapons/guns
• Possessing, selling or furnishing drugs
• Robbery or extortion
• Sexual harassment
• Caused, attempted to cause, or participated in an
  act of hate violence
• Aiding or abetting a fight
• Stealing or attempting to steal
• Receiving stolen property
• Cause / attempt to cause property damage
• Tobacco / tobacco product possession
• Habitual profanity or vulgarity
• Harassing, threatening or intimidating a student
  witness, or retaliation
• Making terrorist threats.
• BE AWARE! Suspensions go into your permanent
  file, can result in the SRO becoming involved,
  and result
• in discipline points.

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Horseplay

• Horseplay leads to fights and injury.
• Saying, I was just messin around or, Were
  friends does not excuse the behavior.

HORSEPLAY IS NOT ALLOWED!
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WALK! WALK! WALK!

• When leaving your classroom for lunch, you must
  walk!

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Lunch Rules

• 1. Do not cut in line.
• 2. Do your part put trash in trash cans!

3. No popping bags, milk cartons, etc. 4. Food
is not allowed down in the PE area (keep it
behind the blue line). 5. Students must wait for
a campus supervisor before going down to the
blacktop/field area. 6. No tackling in football
or other games. 7. 900 quad, hallways, 300
building area, etc. --- off limits at lunch.
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Our school culture
COURTESY
RESPECT
RESPONSIBILITY

• Keep your hands, feet and objects to
  yourself!
• There are no excuses for physical contact!
• There are no excuses for bad manners
• Be positive in what your say about others!

• Incident Reports

• Bobcat Ambassadors

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Discipline Point System

• All students begin the year with 0 points.

• 1 point is given for infractions and may result
  in
• Lunch Duty and/or Gum Club
• Detention
• Before school
• At break
• At lunch
• After school

"Campus Beautification"
2 points are given for infractions that result in
On Campus Suspension (OCS).
3 points are given for infractions that result in
suspension.
Most students remain at 0 points the whole
year! They sail through middle school!
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Attendance

• Be at school when your are healthy!
• If you are ill, have your parent or guardian call
  the attendance hotline to clear all absences.
• If you feel sick at school, do NOT call or text
  your parent. Come to the Health Office!
• When you return, be sure to talk with your
  teacher about making up any missed work.

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BICYCLES

• Bikes
• Wear a helmet its the law!
• Walk your bike while on campus!
• Lock your bike prevent theft!
• (The school is not responsible for theft or
  damage.)
• Once your bike is locked, you need to come
  inside the school gates.

Skateboards NOT allowed. Rollerblades NOT
allowed. Scooters NOT allowed
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Computer and Internet Use

• Each student must have the proper completed form
  signed by a parent or guardian.
• Read the rules for use carefully.
• School computers are for school work and school
  research.
• Inappropriate use of computers will result in
  disciplinary action.

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Counselors
Mrs. Paino A-GL Mrs. Olszewski Go-N Mrs.
Daino O-Z
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DRESS CODE

• Students will earn discipline points for dress
  code violations.
• Some examples of appropriate clothing
• Free of writing or pictures that are crude,
  vulgar, profane, sexually suggestive, or related
  to drugs, alcohol, tobacco or violence.
• Does not advocate racial, ethnic or religious
  prejudice.
• Does not have studded or spiked projections.
• No see-through or fish-net fabric.

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Dress Code

• NO halter tops, off the shoulder, low cut tops or
  bare midriffs. Girls shirts must cover from the
  neckline to the edge of the shoulder and no
  spaghetti/thin straps are allowed.
• Skirts/shorts must be an appropriate length
  mid-thigh.
• No torn or shredded clothing allowed.
• Student writing on clothing is not allowed.
• No nose, lip, or other facial piercings are
  allowed.
• Read your planner carefully for specific rules on
  dress code.

Dress code loaners given to offender to wear for
the day!
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Dress Code

• No halter tops, off the shoulder, low cut tops or
  bare midriffs. Girls shirts must cover from the
  neckline to the edge of the shoulder and no
  spaghetti/thin straps are allowed. Tank tops are
  not allowed.
• Skirts and shorts must be an appropriate length,
  mid-thigh.
• No torn or shredded clothing allowed.
• Student writing on clothing is not allowed.

Dress code loaners will be given to the offender
to wear for the day!
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E-mail and Emergency Information

• Keep your family information up to date!
• If you move or get new phone numbers, let the
  school know!

Food Services Breaks and Lunches
1st Lunch 6th and 7th graders 2nd Lunch 7th
and 8th graders
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Retrieval Table

• Any items, such as lunches or school work,
  brought to school by parents or guardians, will
  be left on the retrieval table which is located
  in the front office.
• It is the students responsibility to check to
  see if something was left for them.
• The office will not interrupt classes to let the
  student know something has arrived.

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Promotion Requirements

• Promotion and participation in some activities
  requires a 2.0, no Fs in language arts and/or
  math, and no Fs in more than one other subject.
• (See Student Handbook for details.)
• Academic Excellence allows membership in CJSF.
  Listen to announcements for details.

Health Office

• Students are not allowed to carry medication
  during the school day. All medication must be
  kept in the Health Office.
• This includes over-the-counter medication such as
  Tylenol or cough syrup.
• See Mrs. Ellis, our Health Clerk, for the proper
  paperwork if you need to take medication. You
  may also have your parent/guardian call her.

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Grades

• Check grades regularly on-line.
• Progress Reports Students take home two times
  each semester not the official/final grade.
• Report Card Mailed home at the end of each of
  the two semesters.
• This is your grade of record the official grade.

Semester 1
Semester 2
Progress Report
Progress Report
Progress Report
Progress Report
Report Card (January)
Report Card (June)
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Media Center

• Available for textbook checkout.
• If books are damaged or lost, you will be
  charged.

Lost and Found Items
Put in the wire basket in the Media Center
Hallway and/or in the P.E. locker rooms.
School Newsletter is on the school
website http//tms.tvusd.k12.ca.us
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Electronic Devices
Electronic devices, including iPods and MP3
players, are NOT to be used on campus! If you
choose to bring them to school, they are to be
kept turned off. The school is NOT responsible
for any lost, damaged or stolen
property. Confiscated items must be picked up by
a parent.
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PHONE USE

• Students are not allowed to use cell phones at
  school.
• Students must wait until outside the gates to use
  phones after school.
• That means
• NO texting
• NO talking
• NO taking pictures
• If you use your phone at school, it will be
  confiscated, and your parent/guardian will have
  to pick it up!

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Reminder for Success P.R.I.D.E.

• Participation
• Responsibility
• Integrity
• Determination
• Excellence

Bobcat Pride Lunch
teacher awards
successful student
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SIGNATURE PAGE

• Turn to calendar page and sign your name at the
  bottom.
• Take home and have your parent read through your
  Student Handbook, then have them sign.

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Assembly Dismissal Procedures

• We appreciate your cooperation and positive
  behavior during assemblies!

• Stay seated.
• Listen for directions from your teacher.
• Gather all belongings.
• Exit Multi-Purpose Room appropriately.