Academic Honesty & Plagiarism
Plagiarizing is defined as the committing of literary theft: presenting as a new and original idea or product derived from an existing source is a serious offense. Assignments and tests should be a student’s original work, except when the instructor has requested participation in a group project. Students will not submit work that is plagiarized or otherwise violates copyright laws of the United States of America. Teachers have the ability to search all written work for evidence of plagiarism. Because plagiarism is a crime, a violation will be dealt with as a disciplinary issue.
Food Items
Food items are not to be consumed during classroom instructional times except with the teacher’s permission. Students will be able to purchase cold lunches through the Mead School District lunch program. Please have your children bring food that is ready to eat for lunch. Microwaves or refrigerators will not be available at lunch time.
Attendance
Be here every day, the exception is illness (fever, vomiting) or pre-arranged absence.
Dress Code
Modest school attire should guide your dress at school. Anything that disrupts the educational process will be handled with progressive discipline.
Progressive Discipline
Student behavior will be monitored at school: Each teacher will explain their classroom expectation to students on the first day of class. These classroom guidelines will help the students to be successful in classes. As a guideline, the principal has instructed his staff to follow these guidelines:
- 1st Infraction or Disruption: The staff will explain to the student why their behavior is a disruption to the educational process and warn them that further disruptions will generate a call home to enlist the help of parents to remedy the behavior.
- 2nd Infraction or Disruption: Call home to parents.
- 3rd Infraction: Removal to the principal. Parent contact will be made to schedule a conference and the student will be placed on a discipline contract. Student may be suspended from school.
Network Policy
Each student must sign a district Network policy use agreement before they are allowed access to any of the district’s technology. This agreement is part of the enrollment packet.
Family Mailboxes
Most correspondence from the office will be through your mailbox. Check it weekly. If you need help locating your mailbox or you do not have a box, please see the office staff for help.
Educational Field Trips
Parent Connection hosts several educational field trips during the year. These trips will include popular destinations such as museums, parks, area zoos, aquariums and others. Families are encouraged to recommend other destinations for consideration for field trips. School rules govern all field trips.
Visitors
Only students who are enrolled in classes at Five Mile should be participating in classroom instructional times unless prior authorization (please allow one week notice) has been established. In the event younger siblings are on the premises during instructional times, they must be under the direct supervision of the parent. All visitors will check in at the office.
Cell Phones/ipods/MP 3 Players/Gaming Devices/Electronics
Many devices can be a disruption to the educational process. If a student is observed using any of these electronic devices inside the school building without teacher permission it will be considered a violation of school rules and will be confiscated. School issued chromebooks are brought to school daily. Issues with your chromebook can be addressed by Technology at 465-7777.
Lost and Found
Items will be kept in the health room. At the end of each semester unclaimed items will be donated to charity.
