Oak Knoll School
2011-2012
Otter Expectations
Oak Knoll
School
1895 Oak Knoll Lane
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 854-4433
A Note to Parents and Students:
An expectation is a behavior we count on! At Oak Knoll, our expectations work to ensure student safety and to provide an environment that promotes kindness and learning. This handbook gives a detailed explanation of the expectations we have for students at Oak Knoll School.
School discipline is a cooperative effort between the students, faculty, parents and administrators. Every attempt is made to enforce the rules consistently.
Thoughtful, and logical consequences will be determined based on the child’s needs and the severity of the incident. Consequences are meant to teach students about taking responsibility for his or her actions. Parents may or may not be notified depending on the severity of the incident.
This handbook was designed for Oak Knoll parents and students. Teachers will be spending time in class reading and discussing these expectations together. We encourage you to do the same at home. Questions regarding the expectations defined in this handbook are welcomed.
Thank you for your support,
The Oak Knoll Staff
1. ATTENDANCE
California
law requires that you attend school.
§ School starts at 8:10. Students are expected to be on time!
§
When absent,
parents are expected to call or email the school office:
o 650-854-4433 by 9:00 A.M.
§ Students who are late will be marked tardy. Excessive tardiness is disruptive to a student’s education and will be reported on student records.
§ Parents are expected to communicate any appointments scheduled during school hours with the classroom teacher to ensure that the student is ready to be picked up. The office does not like to call and interrupt the classroom with appointment reminders.
§ When picking up a student, during the school day, parents need to come in the office and sign the student out. Please do not call the office in advance.
2. ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL
Arrival
§ Playground supervision is provided before school starting at 7:55 A.M.
§ All students are expected to wait on the playground until the first bell rings.
§
Volunteers
and visitors are expected to sign in and out of the office when volunteering on
campus. Please remember to wear a visitor badge when volunteering on the Oak
Knoll campus.
Dismissal
§ Students are expected to come to the front of the school, for carpool pick-up, after the dismissal bell.
§ Dismissal supervision is provided for 15 minutes after the dismissal bell at the carpool and bus pick-up areas only.
§ For safety, students are expected to know their pick-up plans each day. Please do not use the office phone to arrange play dates.
§ Students should report to the office if they are not picked up or if they are unsure of their pick up plans.
§ Students who remain on campus after school hours
are expected to have parent/adult
supervision.
3. RESPECT
§ Students are expected to treat all people with respect and kindness. Fighting, teasing, bullying, or name-calling will not be tolerated.
§ Students are expected to walk in the hallways, in the rooms, to lunch, and to the bus.
§ Students are expected to follow classroom rules and not disrupt the learning of others.
§ Students are expected to use appropriate language.
§
Chewing Gum
is not allowed on the Oak Knoll campus or on field trips.
4. PERSONAL BELONGINGS AND SCHOOL PROPERTY
§ Students are expected to leave personal belongings, which may cause disruption, at home.
§ Students are expected to be responsible for their belongings. We are not responsible for the loss of personal belongings.
§ Students are expected to keep cell phones OFF during school hours.
§
Students are
expected to treat all school property and other people’s property with care and
respect.
5. INTERNET AND COMPUTER USE
§ Students are expected to use the Internet appropriately at school and home. Inappropriate use of the Internet at school (and at home when related to schoolwork or other students) will be dealt with as a disciplinary action.
§ Parents are expected to closely monitor their children when using the computer and report any issues that arise.
§ Students are expected to sign the district Technology Agreement, which will be enforced.
§
Students are
expected to use and treat the school technology equipment responsibly and with
care.
6. DRESS GUIDELINES
§ Students are expected to dress appropriately for school.
§ Students should wear the appropriate footwear for recess and PE classes.
§
Hats and
baseball caps may only be worn outside the classroom.
7. SAFETY
§ Alcohol, drugs, and tobacco are against the law and are not allowed at school.
§ Never bring anything to school that is dangerous, including toy weapons and matches.
§ Students must wear a bike helmet when riding to and from school.
§ Students are expected to park and lock bikes to the bike racks. Bikes should not be on campus.
§
Scooters,
roller blades and skateboards that are used as a means of transportation may be
WALKED to the classroom. They must be well marked with your name. Leave skate
shoes at home.
8. BUS BEHAVIOR
This
includes all School Buses and SAMTRANS
§ The bus driver is in charge of the bus and all the children riding on the bus.
§ Students are expected to follow the bus rules and listen to the bus driver. Rules will be enforced and repeated poor behavior will result in loss of bus privileges and possible detention.
Bus
Guidelines:
o
Listen to the bus driver.
o
Stay in your seat while the bus is moving.
o
Keep the bus clean. There is no eating or
drinking on the bus.
o
Be courteous to others. Talk quietly.
o
Never throw anything on the bus.
o
Treat the bus driver, the bus and the equipment
with respect.
9. LUNCH TABLES, RECESS, AND PLAYGROUND
Lunch Tables
§ Students are expected to sit and eat their lunch at the tables.
§ Students are expected to follow the directions of the yard duty supervisors.
§ Students are expected to help clean the table and will be dismissed when the entire table is clean.
§ Students are expected to and responsible for remembering and following the lunchtime rules:
o
Stay seated at the table except to throw away
your trash.
o
Clean up all of your trash on the table and
underneath your seat.
o
Stay at the table until you are dismissed.
o
Recycle what you can.
Recess
§ Students are expected to go outside for recess.
§ Students
are not allowed to stay in the classroom without teacher supervision.
Playground
§ This year, 1st-5th grade students will be sharing the same lunch period. During lunch, students will have 15 minutes on the playground of “together time”. There is an expectation that older students will demonstrate leadership and a caring and protective attitude towards the younger students. Big otters take care of little otters!
§ All students must stay on the playground until the bell rings. Students should not be roaming around the school.
§ Students are expected to walk to the bathroom during recess and NOT play in the bathroom.
§ Students should report playground problems to the yard duty. Playground rules and safety will be enforced.
Playground
Rules and Expectations:
o Everyone is
included at Oak Knoll.
o When using the slide, always go down, feet first
and one at a time.
o One person only on the swing.
o No jumping from the swings, slides or other
playground equipment.
o Wait for your turn on slides and swings and in
games.
o Please report any broken or unsafe equipment to
the yard duty.
o
There is no
food on the playground.
Assemblies
§ Students are expected to be a kind, quite, courteous and welcoming member of the audience.
§ Students are expected to listen and not distract others.
§ Students who are not being respectful during assemblies will leave the assembly and go to the office. Poor behavior on a field trip can result in missing future field trips.
Field trips
§ Students are expected to be cooperative and responsible while traveling outside of the school.
§ Students are expected to be respectful of others, including the bus driver, and the adults who are on the trip or at the visiting site.
Oak Knoll students and expected to read and
discuss this handbook. Teachers will be discussing the expectations with their
students. Students will sign that they read and understand the Otter
Expectations.
2011-2012