GENERAL INFORMATION
Newsletters ·
Study Periods ·
Agenda Use ·
Vending Machines ·
Textbooks ·
Lockers
Transportation ·
Student Vehicles ·
Recycling & Litter ·
Lost and Found
Valuables ·
Personal Items ·
Telephones ·
Accidents & Illness ·
Home Study
Course Changes ·
Withdrawing from School ·
PE Requirements
Newsletters
A newsletter is regularly distributed with each formal report card.
Students are requested to take this bulletin home to share with
their
parents. Additional newsletters may be distributed throughout
the year. Click on School News for an
electronic version of the newsletter.
Study Periods
Students on study periods are expected to be working on
school assignments in the library or cafeteria.
Agenda Use
Students are required to have their agenda planner with them at
all times, while at school. Any time students are out of class,
they must have their agenda with them and it must be signed by
a teacher. As well, it is used for parent notes and teacher remarks.
The agenda should also be used for recording homework, due dates,
tests and marks. Loss or failure to bring a planner to class
is a serious issue. Each student receives one agenda free of
charge, but if it is lost, students will be expected to purchase
another agenda as quickly as possible.
Vending Machines
Beverage dispensers for pop and fruit juices are available. Students
are requested to return tins to the recycling containers. Any
profits from these dispensing machines are returned to the school
to support student activities. Students are not allowed to use
the vending machines during their class time.
Textbooks
Students are assigned textbooks. There is no rental fee charged;
however, a student who loses or damages a textbook will be assessed
a replacement or damage fee. Report cards, transcript copies
and other important information services will not be provided
until textbook charges have been paid. Refunds will be given
if lost textbooks are found and returned. DO NOT WRITE in textbooks.
Check your textbooks for writing when they are issued. Report
any damage to the book room.
Lockers
Lockers are property of the school and the contents of lockers
are subject to school supervision. Lockers are assigned during
the first week of school. Each locker must have a combination
lock on it. A lock can be purchased at the office or students
may bring them from home. If a lock is brought from home, it
must be registered in the office and the combination left with
the office. Students are responsible for the cleanliness of their
lockers. To avoid loss of textbooks and personal belongings,
students should not tell other students their lock combinations.
The school is not responsible for items lost from a locker. A
lost or damaged lock is to be replaced at the student's expense.
Locker damages or problems should be immediately reported to
the office.
The school reserves the right to revoke locker privileges for
neglect or abuse of the locker. Students can expect the examination
of lockers and locker contents at any time.
Students may decorate the inside of the locker as long as what
is used meets the following conditions:
1. It can be removed easily.
2. It is in good taste.
Transportation
All school and District rules apply when students use the School
District transportation system. Bus cards will be issued to all
eligible riders. Students attending school functions must ride
in approved vehicles. Students may not drive their own vehicles
or ride with friends to any school curricular functions.
Student Vehicles
Students parking vehicles at the school are asked to keep their
parking stall clean from debris and litter. Car owners are asked
to obey restricted parking signs around the school and to drive
with care and safety on or around school property .Students are
not to park in assigned areas or in the visitors' section
used for restaurant patrons. Unsafe driving on or near school
grounds
will be reported to the RCMP and will result in disciplinary
action. Students are not to ride in the back of pick up trucks
or on top of any vehicle. Students attending school functions
must ride in approved vehicles. The school is not responsible
for damages that may occur to student vehicles while parked on
or nearby school property.
Recycling & Litter
Everyone is encouraged to use the containers that are provided
for paper and drink containers.
Brooks is your school. Be proud of it. Take care of your school
by making sure that the hallways, classrooms and grounds are not
littered with discarded paper, lunches, drink cans and other materials.
By developing pride in a clean environment, our school will be
a better place for everyone. Littering will be dealt with as a
disciplinary issue subject to escalating consequences.
Lost and Found
Articles found in and around the school should be turned in at
the main office where the owners may claim their property by
identifying it.
Valuables
Students are warned not to bring large sums of money or valuables
to school. During PE class, items such as watches and jewellery
should never be left in the changing room. Students are responsible
for the care and safety of all their personal belongings. The
school is not responsible for lost or stolen articles.
Electronic
Devices,
Skateboards, Hats
Electronic devices may only be used in the school during non-instructional
time. Cell phones are to be turned off and stored away securely
while in class.
Skateboarding will not be permitted on school property.
Hats may be worn in the school but students need teacher permission
to wear them in classes.
Telephones
Pay phones and a free student phone are available for general student
use at both campuses. The free phones are located near the school
office. The office telephone is not for general use.
Accidents, Illness, Extended Illness
Any accidents occurring in the school, while on a school function
or on school property , should be reported immediately to the
office where first-aid treatment and emergency services will
be provided, if needed. There is first-aid equipment available
in the school, as well as staff with St. John's First Aid training
and/or C.P.R. training.
If necessary, a ride will be provided to the hospital or an ambulance
will be called. In the case of a serious accident, every effort
will be made to contact the student's parents and physician. If
students become ill during the school day, contact the office and
arrangements will be made for you to go home. If you are ill for
an extended period of time, inform the school office and counsellors
so that Home/Hospital teacher services may be provided.
Students who become ill while at school must not leave without
notifying the office and signing out.
Home Study
Regular study is essential for success at the secondary school
level. Students should develop the habit of doing at least one
hour of home study a night. Study means preview and review. All
work done during the school day should be gone over that evening.
Starting in September, all students should be bringing home books
and agendas daily.
Course Changes
A request to change a course must be based on educational reasons.
If a Course Change is Necessary
1. Complete a "Student Course Change Request Form", available
in the Counselling Area, and have it signed by a parent or guardian.
2. Return the completed form to the
Counselling Area. Students will be notified if the change is authorized.
If you are permitted to transfer into
a new course, you may be able to make
up the work missed or meet conditions agreed to with the
receiving teacher.
Withdrawing from School
If you are leaving school, either transferring to another school
or quitting, see a counsellor to fill out a Withdrawal/Transfer
form. Textbooks must be returned and records updated. Students
will be expected to pay for lost or damaged textbooks.
PE Requirements
All students must have shorts or sweat pants, a t-shirt and running
shoes for all PE classes. Students unable to participate in PE
for an extended period of time must bring a medical statement
from a physician which clearly states dates or time periods when
PE classes are to be missed. In such cases, students will be
assigned theory work on a PE topic related to the class activities.
