Parent and Student Handbook - Ada Merritt K-8 Center - Miami ...

c. receive low-balance e-mail remindersd. view a report of daily spending and cafeteria purchases- 16 -CAFETERIA RULESEach class has thirty (30) minutes in the cafeteria. Students are asked to observe the followingcafeteria rules so that order may be maintained:1. Keep in a single line.2. Always be courteous to the cafeteria workers.3. Good table manners, including quiet conversation only.4. Leave the floor and table clean for the next group of students.5. Students are not permitted to consume fast food in the school cafeteria.6. Discard the trash appropriately.7. Show respect to aides who are there to assist students.Prepaid Lunches: Lunch may be prepaid on the first day of each week. The food servicemanager will collect monies in the cafeteria. If students are absent, prepaid lunch money will beapplied to the following week's account. The prepaid lunch plan minimizes problems of lostmoney; parents are encouraged to use this plan. Children allergic to milk may substitute orangejuice when buying lunch, provided a doctor's written permission is on file with the cafeteria.SCHOOL-WIDE DISCIPLINE PLANIn PYP and MYP, it is believed that education must extend beyond the intellectual to include notonly socially responsible attitudes but also thoughtful and appropriate action. An explicitexpectation of the PYP/MYP is that successful inquiry will lead to responsible action, initiated bythe student as a result of the learning process. PYP/MYP schools can and should meet thechallenge of offering all learners the opportunity and the power to choose to act; to decide ontheir actions; and to reflect on these actions in order to make a difference in and to the world.Accordingly, students are encouraged to be active learners and inquirers. In the event that aclassroom/school policy or rule is violated by a student, the Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsCode of Student Conduct will be utilized to determine the necessary action to be taken.ADA MERRITT K-8 CENTER SCHOOL RULES1. Students show respect for themselves, for others and their possessions, for our school andeverything in it.2. Students keep hands, feet and other objects to themselves.3. Students use acceptable language.4. Students follow directions.5. Students do not prevent the teacher from teaching or other students from learning.6. Students are courteous.7. Students respect and follow all school and classroom rules.PARENTS AND SCHOOL DISCIPLINEIf your child's teacher reports a discipline problem, talk with your child and the teacher, work ona solution together. Parents should support the school rules. Just as at home, classrooms andschools must have established rules of conduct. Children should know that their parents expectthem to follow school rules. Parents should become familiar with and support the discipline codeor policy of the school.STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND BEHAVIORWhen students show that they are proud of their school, they are showing pride in themselves.It is the students' responsibility:1. to take proper care of books, materials, equipment, desks and the school building;2. to protect grass and plants by using walkways;3. to help keep the grounds and buildings clean;4. to always walk in the building to prevent accidents;