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Absence/Late Reporting
Parents must call the school at ext. 855 before 9:00 a.m. to inform Student
Services if their daughter will be absent or late. Please try to schedule your
daughter’s appointments outside of school hours, and please provide a note for
dismissal or return to school. Students who are absent because of illness must
bring a note from their parent/guardian immediately upon their return.
Junior School students arriving after 8:15 a.m. are considered late. Upon
arrival, they are to sign in at Student Services and check in with their homeroom
teacher. If late to Chapel, parents must accompany their daughter to Chapel, and
wait until the formal part of the service is over.
Middle Level and Senior School students arriving after 8:15 a.m. are considered
late and must sign in at Student Services with a note from their parent/guardian.
All students are to attend Chapel. If late to school, students are expected to go
directly to Chapel. Students will be required to serve a detention during lunch the
day they are late to either class or Chapel. If they are late to afternoon classes,
the detention will be served the following day.
Participation in activities such as sports, clubs or trips are co-curricular and
students must keep up with their regular schoolwork, including tests, homework
and assignments when absent. Classes and all scheduled school activities,
such as Sports Day, Chapel and Eucharist, are a compulsory part of school life.
Punctual and regular attendance at all these events is expected.
Parents are to email Mrs. Byers, Head of School, if they are taking their
daughter out of school for a holiday beyond our specified dates. Please refer
to our SMLS Calendar in the parent portal section of our website, ‘My SMLS’.
Elite Extended Training/Competitions
Extended or cumulative absences from school can have a detrimental effect on
grades, and regular attendance is critical to success. If your daughter is involved
in “high level” or elite training in an athletics or arts discipline, it is essential that
you contact the Head of Junior or Senior School early in the school year to assist
her in her planning. Together academic advisors, grade level coordinators, and
subject teachers will work with your daughter to arrange appropriate schedules
and work assignments.
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