Smith Middle School
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First Day Information
- 6th grade students will pick up their schedules in the cafeteria and report to their first period.
- 7th & 8th grade students will pick up their schedules in the gym.
There will be no lunch visitors or food drop off the first 2 weeks of school. This allows students time to learn cafeteria procedures and expectations.
SCHOOL CELL PHONE POLICY
Upon entering the school building cell phones shall be turned off and placed in the students backpack or locker. Cell phones are not allowed to be kept on one’s person during the school day. Cell phones are not allowed in the hallway, cafeteria, locker room, or bathroom during the instructional day.
- Cell phones, ear buds, Apple watches and headphones are not allowed during the instructional day.
- Teachers will notify students in advance (not the day of) if a cell phone will be allowed for classroom instruction.
- Students may not listen to personal music during class, in the hallways or in the cafeteria.
- Cell phones are not allowed if the teacher of record is not present in the classroom.
- Any phone not in the student’s backpack or locker will be picked up by a teacher, AP, counselor, or other Smith staff member. Students will not be issued a warning prior to a cell phone being picked up.
If a student refuses to turn in their phone when requested by a Smith staff member, an administrator will be called to the classroom to remove the student, the student will be placed in DMC for the remainder of the day. Refusal to cooperate with staff will escalate an incident to a Level III violation – Refusing to comply with reasonable requests of school personnel (CC-23).
Remember: No devices may be used at any time unless it is teacher directed during a lesson.
When a student has been found in violation of the cell phone policy, the staff member who witnessed the violation shall pick the phone up from the student immediately. The staff member will turn the phone into the Assistant Principal’s secretary with the name of the student whose phone it is and complete a referral in Educators Handbook. If the staff member is one of the student’s teachers, he or she will call home to inform the parent of the violation and the referral. If the staff member does not teach the student, the grade level AP or counselor will contact the parent.
PURCHASE ITEMS ONLINE
PE Uniforms:
All students enrolled in a PE class must use the required uniform.
Uniforms purchased online will be passed out during PE class the first week of school.
School Cash Online orders will resume on August 28th.
PE Shirt $10
PE Short $15
CLEAR BACKPACKS:
Backpacks purchased online and were not picked up during Sabercat Express can be picked up at the front office.
Spirit Shirts:
If you miss Sabercat Express, students may pick up purchased shirts at the school store during lunch the second week of school.
Student Spirit Shirt $15
CLEAR BACKPACK POLICY
To improve safety measures currently in place, CFISD requires all middle school students to use clear backpacks. Students participating in an extracurricular activity are permitted to carry non-transparent bags to store items pertaining to their activity (i.e., band, athletics, etc.).
Upon entry into the school, all extracurricular activity bags must be stored in lockers or designated areas (athletic locker room or music hall). All non-transparent bags are subject to search. Additionally, the maximum size and number of non-transparent bags that students will carry during the school day, such as lunch kits, pencil bags, purses permitted will be two, 6” x 9” x 5”.
STUDENT ID POLICY
Students wearing their ID is a non-negotiable district expectation. The ID Badge must be attached to the grade level lanyard provided by the school, worn around the neck, and worn outside the top layer of clothing. The ID Badge and plastic sleeve must be completely clear of any writing, stickers, or any other form of visible obstruction. Failure to comply with these expectations is considered a badge violation.
Students will receive their ID and lanyard on the first day of school.
Smith Student Handook 2019-2020
2019 -2020 GRADING PERIODS
AUGUST 26 - OCTOBER 18
GRADING PERIOD 2
OCTOBER 21 - DECEMBER 20
GRADING PERIOD 3
JANUARY 6 - MARCH 6
GRADING PERIOD 4
MARCH 9 - MAY 28
UPCOMING EVENTS
2 - Labor Day Holiday
5 - 7/8 Grade Open House
11 - CRoss Country Meet @ Campbell
12 - 6 Grade Open House
17 - Football Scrimmage (8th Home / 7th @ Thornton)
18 - Cross Country Meet @ Cook
19 - Volleyball Game @ Goodson
23 - Picture Day
24 - Football GAme (8th Home / 7th @ Anthony