STUDENTS
ARE NOT ALLOWED ON CAMPUS UNTIL 8:15 AM
SUPERVISION DOES NOT BEGIN UNTIL THIS TIME
8:15 AM All students allowed on playgrounds
8:40 AM First bell, line up on the playground.
8:45 AM All Classes Begin
2:00 PM Wednesday TCT Release (see calendar for dates)
3:30 PM Grades K-3 Dismissed
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Students Arriving at and Leaving School
Once students arrive at school, they may not leave without
permission from the office. After school, students must
leave campus and go directly home unless they are in a supervised
after-school activity.
When there is a change, even for the day, in the way a
child is to go home, that change must be given in writing
to the teacher or the school office. We cannot make a change
on a child’s say so.
When a parent needs to take a child from school during
the day, the parent or a person designated on the school
office contact card, must come into the office to sign the
student out. Only the parent and/or guardian may transport
a child from school. If a student has left school during
the day (with permission) and then returns, he/she must
check back in with the office to record the time of the
return. Students may not go home for lunch unless a parent
picks them up and signs them out in the office and then
in again upon their return.
Withdrawing from School
If you anticipate moving from our school area,
please come to the school office or call the office at least
one day prior to your leaving in order for the school secretary
to fill out a withdrawal form. This form needs to be signed
by a parent on the last day. All books must be returned
and all charges must be cleared at this time.
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Uniform
Policy
The uniform expectations are:
· White, light blue, or navy (not royal blue) collared
shirts, or any Camelview shirt. No words on shirts except
for official Camelview shirts and sweatshirts. Shirts must
be long enough to cover the belly. We prefer shirts tucked
in. No spaghetti straps or sleeveless shirts, no off-the-shoulder
style sleeves. Sweatshirts must conform to school colors.
· Navy or khaki shorts, skirts, skorts, jumpers,
pedal pushers, or pants. Pants are expected to fit well
at the waist so not to allow sagging. No sweat pants. No
designs, decorative stitching, stripes, etc on shirts or
pants. Denim is not a uniform option.
· Shoes: sneakers, tennis shoes are best for protecting
feet during play. Shoes must be tied, zippered, or fastened
at all times. Sandals must have backs to hold the shoes
securely to the feet. Shoes with built in skates are not
allowed.
· Hats are not to be worn inside the building. No
artificial coloring in the hair such as red, blue, green.
· School uniforms are required for all Field Trips.
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Attendance
Policy
Arizona State Law charges the parent or guardian with responsibility
for the student’s consistent school attendance. Attending
school each day, being on time, and remaining for the entire
day is very important for the total commitment of learning.
Absences ,tardiness and leaving early disrupts the learning
process. Parents are encouraged to make doctor, dentist,
and other appointments for students at times that will not
interfere with school. Students who miss two hours of instructional
classroom
time are considered absent for ½ day. Family trips
should be scheduled during non-school days. This will reinforce
the importance of school and will prevent the student from
getting behind in his/her work. Parents are discouraged
from taking students off campus early. Good attendance is
one of the most important habits your child can develop
in order to succeed in school and in life.
Madison Camelview School strictly enforces the laws regarding
attendance. Regular school attendance is essential for success
in school; therefore, absences shall be excused only for
unavoidable reasons. Such reasons include, bereavement,
observance of religious holidays, and illness. According
to Arizona State Law (15-803), absences exceeding 10% of
the school year are considered excessive. Children with
excessive excused absences may be asked to bring a doctor’s
note for each day absent in order for the absence to continue
to be considered an excused absence.
If a student is going to be absent from school, a parent
or guardian must call the attendance office at 664-7220
(NOT their child’s teacher, NOT the school office)
before 10:30 AM that day; otherwise, we will have to call
the parent at home or work to verify the reason for the
absence (State Law ARS 15-807). Absences not reported within
48 hours will be considered unexcused or truant. If a note
is submitted upon the student’s return, it too must
be received within 48 hours of the absence. For your convenience,
voicemail is available at 602-664-7220, 24 hours a day,
to inform the school of an absence. Please make sure you
indicate the reason for the absence if you use the voicemail
system. Student initiated calls will not be accepted.
Students whose parents do not excuse the absence will be
considered truant. A truant absence is one for which the
school has
received neither a written note nor a telephone call from
a parent or guardian within 48 hours of the absence. The
school will send a warning letter after the 3rd unexcused
absence. If the student has more than three unexcused absences,
a parent will be required to attend a meeting with school
personnel. Continued truancies may result in referral to
a truancy officer.
Students are expected to attend a minimum of 90% of the
school days per year. Each student’s attendance record
will be assessed individually as to the impact it has on
the student’s success in school, and is a fact when
considering promotion or retention. (IKE-R [2] and ARS 15-803C)
If a student is absent all day (excused OR unexcused), he/she
may not participate in extra curricular activities that
same day.
Tardy Policy
Habitual tardiness is a problem for the student (learning),
for the teacher and otherstudents (disruption of learning),
and the school (record keeping), and leads to other unsuccessful
experiences.
Students need at arrive to school in order to be seated
in their classroom by the time the second bell has rung
at 8:45 AM. All students arriving tardy (after 8:45) must
stop in the nurse’s office to receive a pass prior
to going to class.
Parents can excuse up to five tardies per semester. Tardies
of six or more per semester will be excused only with a
note from a medical office stating that the student had
an appointment, otherwise the tardy will be marked unexcused.
Each unexcused tardy may result in after school detentions.
In these cases parents will be responsible for transporting
students home from school. Students are eligible for
perfect attendance awards only if they have no tardies,
excused or unexcused.
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School
Nurse Information
School Nurse: Diana Dellis (602) 664-7220
Do not send your child to school
if your child:
· Complains of a severe headache
· Has a fever of 100 or higher
· Vomits during the evening or night and still doesn’t
feel well in the morning
· Has yellow or green nasal discharge
· Has red or inflamed eyes
· Has any skin rash unless it has been diagnosed
by a physician as non-infectious
Any student with a temperature of 100.0 degrees or more
may not attend school. If a student is sent home from school
with a fever, he/she may not return to school until they
are fever free for twenty-four hours.
State law requires that students be excluded from school
if they are suspected of having a communicable disease.
Madison Health Offices are staffed by school nurses. In
the event of illness or accident during the school day,
the student will be referred to the school nurse. At the
time of registration and at the beginning of each school
year, the parent/guardian is requested to fill out an Emergency
Information card. The parent/guardian is required to furnish
the school with at least one telephone number where the
parent/guardian can be contactedduring the school day. PLEASE
NOTIFY THE SCHOOL OFFICE OF CHANGES IN YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
(EITHER WORK OR HOME) OR ADDRESS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
ARE ABLE TO CONTACT YOU AT ALL TIMES. If a child becomes
sick during the day, the school nurse will evaluate the
student and may need additional information or assistance.
Parents/guardians must make arrangements to have either
a parent, relative, or neighbor available at all times to
pick up a child who is ill.
We cannot keep an ill child in school. Please do not send
your child to school when ill. This request is made to:
· Protect the student because he/she is more susceptible
to secondary illness
· Protect other students from possible communicable
disease
Immunizations
The school maintains health records on each child. An immunization
record for school attendance must be completed and current
before a youngster can be enrolled. Arizona law (15-803)
requires that the parent prior to school attendance furnish
a complete, up-to-date immunization record. Every parent/guardian
must furnish the month, day, and year of the child’s
immunizations.
The immunization requirements for a child entering school
are:
Diphtheria Tetanus Whooping Cough Mumps
Measles Rubella (German measles) Hepatitis Polio
Parents are asked to inform the school nurse of any immunizations
received during the year so that the school records can
be kept up-to-date.
Medication
Prescription medication may be administered only at the
written request of the child’s physician. Medications
MUST BE in the original prescription bottle and kept by
the school nurse. There must be written permission from
the parent/guardian for the medication to be administered
at school. Over-the-counter medication may be administered
at the written request of the parent; it must be brought
in to the nurse in the original container. NO medications
in envelopes, foil, or baggies will be accepted. Medication
must be transported to and from school by an adult. Children
will not be allowed to transport medication.
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Food
/ Cafeteria Services
Nutritious hot and cold breakfasts and lunches are available
for students at school. Students may bring sack lunches,
however, we encourage parents to send healthy snacks such
as fruits, vegetables and juices. Candy, Hot Cheetos, and
Soda Pop is discouraged. Parents are welcome to join their
children at school for lunch any day. Menus are sent home
in advance each month.
All students will eat a free breakfast in the classroom
at the beginning of each school day. Free or reduced price
lunches are available to families who qualify for that assistance.
Applications are available in the school office.
Meal Prices
Meal K-3 Adult
Breakfast -1 day free $ 1.00
Regular Lunch – 1 day $1.75 $ 2.25
Weekly Lunch – 5 days $8.75 $11.25
Reduced Lunch $ .40 N/A
Weekly Reduced Lunch $2.00 N/A
These prices are subject to change.
To ensure compliance with Maricopa County Health Code our
school has established the following guidelines to offer
and encourage students to make safe, nutritious food choices:
v Foods for events such as student birthdays, class parties,
and other school sponsored functions should not be prepared
and cooked at home, as this is a violation of the Maricopa
County Health Code.
v Items brought to school from home for such functions should
be prepared by a retail establishment and pre-packaged for
each individual.
v Foods of good nutritional content including fruits, vegetables,
low-fat dairy foods, and lo-fat grain products, shall be
available wherever and whenever food is sold or otherwise
offered at school during the normal school day.
v Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value are discouraged. Foods
of minimal nutritional value as defined by USDA include
soda, chewing gum, hard candies, jellies, gums, marshmallow
candies, licorice, candy coated popcorn and hot cheetos.
v Foods and beverages that have as the first ingredient:
sugar, corn syrup, shortening, lard, or similar, may not
be sold or served to students on school grounds during the
normal school day.
Lunch Cards
All students will be issued a plastic debit card (looks
like a credit card) with their name, student ID number,
homeroom teacher, and their cafeteria account number on
the first day of school. Students depositing money to their
account must go the cafeteria cashier before school. Please
label payment with student’s first and last name.
Students using the lunch cards to purchase lunch instead
of cash will help speed the lines and provide a secure way
to handle money. Cash is easily lost, but the card system
will accurately deposit money to the student’s account,
give a balance each day, and provide a method for students
and parents to assure the student of a lunch. K-3 students
are allowed one ‘charge’ at a time if the balance
reaches $0 – as a courtesy to parents. If the lunch
card balance is $0 or negative, your child’s hand
will be stamped, notifying you to send money. Lost or damaged
lunch cards may be replaced for $1.00 through the cafeteria
cashier.
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Student
Conduct
School Rules
1. Listen and follow directions
2. Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself
3. Use kind words, no put downs, teasing, or bad language
4. Walk quietly inside the building
Consequences
1. Redirection / class consequence
2. Think sheet / time out in classroom
3. Timeout in other room with parent contact
4. Send to the office with discipline referral
**Suspensions may be the consequence of extreme behavior,
and will be determined at the discretion of the principal.
Our program stresses that each student is responsible for
his/her behavior. Positive reinforcements are provided for
students displaying appropriate behavior. Corrective action
is taken when students abuse school behavioral expectations.
SCHOOL-WIDE, PLAYGROUND, CAFETERIA AND BUS RULES
AND EXPECTATIONS
CAMELVIEW SCHOOL RULES AND EXPECTATIONS
1. NO skateboards, roller blades, radios, tape players/recorders,
laser pointers, electronic games, beepers, pagers, or cellular
phones (working or not) may be brought to school. If brought
to school, the item will be confiscated and given to the
principal. The item will be returned to the parent/guardian.
2. The only food or drink (NO GLASS CONTAINERS) to be brought
to school would be in a sack lunch to be used only at lunchtime
in the cafeteria. No soda pop, gum, candy or large bags
of chips or cheetos.
3. No flammable or any form of explosive devices may be
brought to school. (Firecrackers, caps, matches, lighters,
stink bombs, smoke bombs, etc.)
4. No illegal or controlled substances of any kind may be
brought to school—alcohol, tobacco, drugs, etc.
5. No student shall carry or possess a weapon, simulated
weapon or sharp pointed objects on school campus. No student
shall use or threaten to use a weapon, simulated weapon
or sharp pointed objects to disrupt any activity of the
school (Madison District Policy JICI). If found at school,
it will be taken away from the student and only returned
directly to the parent. Severe consequences will result.
6. Students guilty of stealing, damaging, vandalizing or
destroying school property will have their parents billed
by the Madison School District for the replacement or repair.
This includes textbooks, library books, and vandalism of
buses.
7. Students shall not intentionally or knowingly frighten,
bully, or threaten any school employee, student, volunteer,
visitor, or other person, thereby causing such person to
be placed in reasonable fear of immediate physical injury.
8. Students shall not use profanity or inappropriate behavior
such as: swearing, teasing, and backtalk, toward any school
employee, student, volunteer, visitor or other persons.
9. Students shall not intentionally engage in behavior that
favors or disfavors an individual or group on the basis
of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, gender, religion
and/or disability. Harassment or intimidation that is based
on any one or more of these factors is also considered as
discrimination, e.g., sexual harassment and racial harassment.
10. Students shall not color their hair with hair dyes or
sprays.
11. Students are allowed to ride their bikes safely to and
from school. To ensure the safety of your child, state law
requires helmets to be worn. Bikes must be walked onto the
school grounds using the crosswalks and student walkways.
All bikes must be parked and locked in the bike racks in
the compound until the end of the school day. Bikes racks
are located in front of school. Bikes may not be ridden
on the school grounds at any time.
Playground Rules
General:
1. Play safe and be fair
2. Walk on the sidewalk and cement areas.
3. Get drinks and use the restroom before the whistle blows
to line up
4. All balls are to stay on the grass playground or basketball
courts, away from the buildings, fences, and sand play areas.
5. Do not stand at the exit doors waiting for your friends
or your teacher.
6. Do not play inside or around the outside of the bathrooms.
7. Use appropriate words to settle disagreements or aggressive
behaviors. Tell an adult if issues are not resolved
8. All trash will be thrown in the trash cans.
Sand Play Areas:
1. Wait your turn and share the space.
2. No tag games or running in the sand area.
3. No sand throwing.
Specific Equipment:
Jungle Gym:
· One person at a time is to cross in the same direction
on the monkey bars, traveling ring, and/or the line of rings.
· Do not pull anyone off of the monkey bars or use
you legs to hold on to someone else.
· If you cannot get to the landing area of the monkey
bars or rings, hang your legs straight down, look down,
then release hands and bend you knees as you land.
· Go down the slide one at a time, sitting feet first
only, never climb up the slide.
· Begin your turn down the slide when the bottom
area is clear.
Swings:
· Stay clear of the moving swings.
· Wait in the area in front of the swing for your
turn. Count each time the swing comes to the front. Count
to 20 and then it is your turn (to 10 for kinder).
· If someone counts on you – you must get off
the swing.
· You must completely stop your swing with your feet.
DO NOT JUMP OFF A MOVING SWING. Disciplinary action will
result.
· Twisting your swing and spinning is not allowed.
Cafeteria Rules
1. Stay in an orderly class line going to the cafeteria.
2. Quickly find a seat with your class and remain in that
seat until dismissed.
3. Ask permission to get out of your seat for any reason.
4. Throw away your own trash.
5. All food and drink must stay inside the cafeteria.
5. Throwing of food is extremely inappropriate and will
result in parents being called.
Bus Rules
Many Camelview students ride the school bus to and from
school each day. It is the responsibility of each bus driver
and parents to advise students of the rules for bus behavior
that will allow for a safe and orderly bus. Students are
expected to behave in a safe and respectful manner at all
times.
-Say and do nothing that will hurt another.
-No eating, drinking, or chewing gum on the bus. Water is
the only beverage allowed.
-No glass, insects, animals or reptiles allowed on the bus.
-Only assigned students may ride the bus.
-Remain seated, facing forward and keep aisles clear. Use
the seat belt if available.
-Profane language or gestures are not allowed.
-Listen to and treat bus duty adults with courtesy.
-Use your classroom 6” voices.
The driver will report any misconduct to the principal.
Riding the bus is a privilege not a right. Continuing offenses
will cause the rider to lose his/her privileges of riding
the bus.
Lost
and Found
Found items are kept just outside the nurse’s office.
These items will be stored for a short time before the school
will donate them to a local charity. It is important for
students and/or parents to frequently check the lost and
found. To avoid lost items, please put first and last names
on clothing and personal things brought to school.
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