The Bulldog Bark
September 2019
Reusch Report
Parents,
Great Attendance is one of the most important things we can teach our children. If a person has great attendance and an awesome attitude, everything else takes care of itself. Please read over our District Attendance Policy and Kentucky State Law below:
Attendance Policy
- Any absence or tardy, regardless of the length of time, is considered an attendance event.
- Students are allowed 4 parent notes per semester. (Fall semester: August to December Spring semester: January to May)
- When a student has accumulated 4 parent notes in a semester, further absences are only excused with a valid excuse such as a doctor’s note.
- Written notes (parent/guardian and/or doctor’s notes) for absences must be submitted to the school within 3 school days of the absences. It is the student’s responsibility to get the note to the appropriate person at school.
- Students who arrive at school late or leave early are considered tardy. Without a valid excuse, the tardy will be unexcused.
- When a student is tardy, the parent/guardian must come in to the school office to sign in the student. Students cannot be dropped off and enter the school without a parent/guardian.
Excused Absences
- Medical appointments
- Death, funeral or severe illness in student’s immediate family
- Approved school trip
- Summons to appear in court
- Other valid reasons as determined by the school principal
- A statement from a medical system, dentist, the judicial system or county health department will be required for any absences and/or tardies after 4 parent notes have been used.
Unexcused Absences
Absences before or after a scheduled holiday, fall, winter, or spring break, or senior prom are unexcused absences unless excused by a doctor or the absence is deemed an emergency. Parent notes are not accepted.
Truancy KRS 159.150
- Any student who has been absent from school without a valid excuse for 3 or more days, or tardy without a valid excuse for 3 or more days, is a truant. Any student who has been reported as a truant 2 or more times is a habitual truant.
- For the purpose of establishing a student’s status as a truant, the student’s attendance record is cumulative for an entire school year.
- Students who are habitual truants are subject to a truancy petition being filed through the Court Designated Worker’s (CDW) office. An Educational Neglect Petition may also be filed on the student’s parent/guardian.
South Middle School
Hours: 7:55 a.m. – 3:25
Report all absences to SMS via phone, fax, or note.
Telephone: 270-831-5050
Fax Number: 270-831-5058
HCS Student Services Staff:
- Steve Steiner 270-831-5000 Assistant Superintendent of Administration
- Kasey Farmer 270-854-0143 Director of Pupil Personnel
- Kelly Hazelwood 270-854-0142 Attendance Specialist (Grades K-8)
- Jana Spainhoward 270-854-0141 Attendance Data Tech
** PLEASE SCHEDULE ALL TRIPS AND VACATIONS DURING THE DESIGNATED SCHOOL CALENDAR BREAKS.
*** MOST TRIPS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AN EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT ABSENCE.
HIGH ATTENDANCE DAY IS SEPTEMBER 17
Parent/Teacher Conferences from 4pm-6pm on September 19
Yearbooks are ON SALE!
Make sure to buy a yearbook before Christmas for $20 because the price goes up to $25 after the break!
If you would like to use Sureway Stamps to purchase a yearbook, we are accepting them. However, Sureway Stamps cannot be combined with an online order.
GRAB YOUR YEARBOOK TODAY!
News from the Library
AR 50% Deadline: September 6
*Free Dress Day: September 11
AR 100% Deadline: October 4
*Free Dress Day: October 16
*Free Dress Days are for any students who meet the AR deadline with 82% accuracy! Those dates will be announced soon.
Family Night to Shop: September 19
6th Grade Basketball Tryouts
Boys Tryouts all be September 11 from 5:30pm-7:30pm
Join an Extracurricular Activity Today!
Academic Team Information:
Written Assessment: Mondays and Tuesdays 3:30pm-4:30pm
Future Problem Solving: Wednesdays 3:30pm-4:30pm with Ms. Walters
6th Grade Quick Recall: Wednesdays 3:30pm-4:30pm
7th/8th Grade Quick Recall: Thursdays 3:30pm-4:30pm
Clubs at South:
Comic Drawing Club: Wednesdays 7:15am-7:45am
Dungeons and Dragons: Wednesdays 3:30pm-4:30pm
Chess Club: Wednesdays 3:30pm-4:30pm
Pokemon Club: Thursdays Morning: 7:15am-7:45am
Guitar Club: Thursdays 7:15am-7:45am
Math Counts: Fridays 3:30pm-4:30pm
SMS Bulldog Bone Yard Student Store
The SMS Bulldog Bone Yard Student Store will be opening on September 10th. Hours will be 7:15-7:45 Tuesday-Thursday. Located at the concession stand in the lobby. We will be offering pencils, pens, mechanical pencils, highlighters, pencil toppers, bookmarkers, backpack ornaments, erasers, and other goodies.
Don't forget to pay your FEES!
Mark Your Calendars for Friday, September 20 from 5pm-7pm for the SMS School Dance!
South Middle School
Website: southmiddle.henderson.kyschools.us
Location: 800 South Alves Street, Henderson, KY, USA
Phone: 270-831-5050
Facebook: facebook.com/southmiddleschoolbulldogs