• ABSENCES

    Class work/homework will not be given before any absence. Once they return to school, it is the student’s responsibility to collect classwork and homework, as well as arrange any assignment or test make ups with each of their teachers.

     

    CELL PHONES, SMART WATCHES, ETC.

    Students may have cell phones or smart watches at school, but these need to remain in their backpack, unused and turned off, from bell to bell, or from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Students are not permitted to use cell phones or smart watches during the school day.

    • 1st Offense:  Warning.  Phone will be sent to the office for student pick-up after school.  Record in PowerSchool file.
    • 2nd Offense:  Phone will be sent to the office for parent pick-up.  2nd offense will count as a referral.  Record in PowerSchool file.
    • 3rd Offense:  Phone will be sent to the office for parent pick-up.  Office referral and one week lunch detention.  Record in PowerSchool file.
    • 4th Offense:  Phone will be sent to the office for parent pick-up.  Office referral.  Suspension.

    Technology discipline is progressive, meaning it follows the student throughout their time at West Wing. 

     

    COMMUNICATION

    The fifth grade team uses weekly emails and weekly grade checks to communicate with parents.  

     

    If you need to contact us, please send an email. Emails will be returned no later than the district guidelines (48 business hours), if not sooner. West Wing School email hours are scheduled during the following times: 7:00- 8:30 AM, teacher prep time, and 3:30 - 5:00 PM. 

     

    Please note that if a meeting is requested by a fifth grade teacher or parent, we will meet as a fifth grade team, and, whenever possible, all fifth grade teachers will be in attendance.  In an effort to make meetings more productive, students are asked to attend and participate.

     

    CHARACTER CARD

    Character Cards represent a structured behavior program designed for most students.  Each teacher/administrator has the right to use his/her professional judgment to modify this plan for individual students as needed.

     

    • Each quarter, all fifth grade students will receive a character card and are expected to have it in their possession throughout the whole school day.
    • After being seated in a classroom, a student will place their character card on their desk at all times.  Teachers will use the positive side of the character card to record positive student behaviors.
    • If a student displays a behavior that falls in the West Wing Behavior Matrix, then he/she may receive a verbal warning or an immediate written infraction depending on the nature of the behavior. 
    • Students will have an opportunity to spend their “positives” at the fifth grade store. 

     

    Any student who loses their character card will have it replaced with a white card.  When the student finds his/her original character card, then it is his/her responsibility to bring both the white card and the original character card to their homeroom teacher for the positives and infractions to be transferred to the original card.

     

    Students will receive a lunch detention if they earn:

    3 or more behavior infractions on their character card in one day. 

    5 total behavior infractions on their character card.  

    For every 5 missing assignment infractions on their character card.

     

    Students will receive an after-school detention and office referral if they earn:

    10 total behavior infractions on their character card. 

     

    Students will receive an on-campus suspension and 2nd office referral if they earn:

    15 total behavior infractions on their character card. 

     

    Students will receive an off-campus suspension and 3rd office referral if they earn:

    20 total behavior infractions on their character card. 

     

    Student may receive an immediate office referral for:

    Physical or verbal aggression, theft, vandalism, threatening acts, fighting, or any 

    infraction listed in the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook (which can 

    be found on the West Wing’s website) will warrant immediate consequences in 

    the form of an office referral or teacher-issued after school detention.

     

    WEST WING BEHAVIOR PHILOSOPHY 

    At West Wing School, we prioritize respect, compassion, integrity, and celebration. We believe in creating a supportive and inclusive learning environment where all students can thrive and reach their full potential. Our campus will utilize behavior interventions and restorative practices instead of traditional discipline, when appropriate, to foster growth, and understanding and to protect the learning environment for all students. Thank you for being a part of our positive behavior community!