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AIDS CURRICULUM It is the policy of the Board of Education to provide, during the school day,planned, ongoing and systematic instruction on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). TheSuperintendent shall develop procedures concerning the exemption of pupils from such instruction uponwritten request from the parent/guardian.BICYCLES A child from any grade level can ride a bike to and from school. Parents/Guardians arerequired to write a note informing the school that they give permission for this to occur. Only one note isneeded to grant permission for the entire year.BREAKFAST Hubbard School will be offering breakfast for our students. When students arrive at school,they can go to the cafeteria to purchase breakfast and head to their classrooms to start the day. Breakfastwill consist of a milk, fruit and grain. A variety of choices will be available each day. All breakfast itemsare nut-free. Breakfast will cost 1.55 per day. Students eligible for reduced breakfast will pay 0.30 perday. Students eligible for free lunch will receive breakfast at no charge. Families can pay into their child’sMy SchoolBucks account either on-line or by check. Students may also pay cash when they go through thebreakfast line.CARE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY Students are supplied with materials of instruction includingtextbooks and library books. They are held to strict account for proper care of these materials. Studentswill be assessed the cost of damages resulting from improper care beyond normal use or for loss ofmaterials.Vandalism by pupils involving damage to school property will result in disciplinary action. The repairs ofschool property from vandalism will be completed by the school or town and the cost of repairs must bepaid by the parents or legal guardian of the pupil responsible.CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT and HABITS OF MIND It is important that each child at HubbardSchool develop strong character, as well as the ability to perform under challenging conditions that demandthe application of various problem-solving skills. Our Husky Pride character development program focuseson 10 core character traits and habits: Honesty, Persisting, Citizenship, Respect, Responsibility, ThinkingInterdependently, Creating, Imagining, & Innovating, Listening with Understanding & Empathy, ManagingImpulsivity, and Sportsmanship. Staff and administration educate/promote the aforementioned conceptsthrough a variety of avenues (ex. programs/assemblies, class meetings, curricular integration, studentacknowledgement at all levels) while students strive to demonstrate such traits in class, within the schoolbuilding, on school grounds, or on school buses. Students should demonstrate these traits during dailyclassroom situations, school-related events, field trips, sports games, and evening events.CHARACTER TRAITSHONESTY:The Hubbard student will:Tell the truthTell the truthTell the truthPERSISTING:The Hubbard student will:Not give upPersevere in a task to completionLook for ways to reach a goal when stuck9

CITIZENSHIP:The Hubbard student will:Follow the rulesVolunteer his/her time and talentsMake his/her school community betterRESPECT:The Hubbard student will:Treat others how he/she wants to be treatedBe considerate and accept differencesUse good mannersRESPONSIBILITY:The Hubbard student will:Own his/her wordsOwn his/her actionsOwn his/her learningTHINKING INTERDEPENDENTLY:The Hubbard student will:Work and play well with othersCooperate and learn from othersBe a contributing and supportive teammateCREATING, IMAGINING, AND INNOVATING:The Hubbard student will:Generate new and novel ideasTry things in different waysThink outside of the box and be originalLISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY:The Hubbard student will:Care about others’ feelingsAccept, respect, and understand differencesListen to others’ ideasMANAGING IMPULSIVITY:The Hubbard student will:Remain calmTake his/her time and think before speaking or actingControl his/her words, actions, and emotionsSPORTSMANSHIP:The Hubbard student will:Play fairFollow the rules of the gameRespect teammates and opponents10

CLASS LETTERS Parents who wish to distribute letters or communications to their child’s class musthave the permission of the building principal before being distributed.CODE OF CONDUCTRichard D. Hubbard Code of ConductHubbard students:Are HONESTAre PERSISTENTAre GOOD CITIZENSAre RESPECTFULAre RESPONSIBLEAre INTERDEPENDENT THINKERSAre CREATIVE, IMAGINITVE, and INNOVATIVEAre UNDERSTANDING and EMPATHETICAre able to MANAGE IMPULSIVITYAre GOOD SPORTSThe expectation for each student at Hubbard School is to develop and display strong character throughrespectful, responsible, honest behavior as well as good citizenship and sportsmanship. Student behavior isthe responsibility of both home and school. Similarly, providing strategies to help students develop Habitsof Mind including persistence, interdependent thinking, creativity, imagination, and innovation, empathy,and the ability to manage impulsivity comes from the partnership between parents and teachers.Even with proper guidance from home and school, children will still have difficulty making the correctchoice from time to time. When they do, the school will use a variety of strategies to ensure that theguidance and discipline provided are learning experiences with the ultimate goal being that the child willnot make the same poor choice again.The primary function of student discipline is to change behavior, not to punish students. Wheneverpossible, logical consequences are given related directly to the infraction. Accordingly, behaviors thatthreaten the health, safety, and welfare of students or staff need responses commensurate with theseriousness of the offense. Some of the consequences used may include:Verbal warningNote to parent/guardianSeparation from peersAssigned seatWritten reflectionService to the schoolMediation between studentsOut-of-School SuspensionPhone call to parent/guardianLoss of recess timeLoss of privilegesDetentionApology noteConferenceIn-School SuspensionExpulsionCONFERENCES for grades K-5 will occur twice during the school year – November/December andMarch. Conferences will be offered in the afternoon and during the evening. The Online Schedulersoftware will be used to set appointments for parent conferences. Families will receive specificinformation on how to access this scheduling system prior to conferences in the fall and spring.11

DRESS CODE We request your cooperation with helping your student to choose appropriate and safeschool attire.Shorts are acceptable, but should fall mid-thigh or below.Shirts and tops may not depict violence, tobacco or alcoholic beverages or any other offensive ordisruptive writing or pictures.Remind students that they may not show bare backs or midriffs.For safety reasons, high platform shoes and open-back or strapless sandals/shoes should not beworn.Hats will not be worn in the school building.The complete “Student Dress” guidelines can be located in the Board of Education Policies section of thishandbook.FIELD TRIP INFORMATION The Board of Education encourages and sanctions student field trips thatare of value in helping achieve each participating student’s educational objectives. Each child must returna permission form signed by a parent or guardian before he/she will be allowed to participate on the trip. Ifthe trip is within the Berlin School System, no form is required.Teachers on field trips will administer all students’ medication normally administered during school. If thefield trip is beyond normal school hours, an additional physician's authorization form and medication mustbe provided prior to day of field trip to the school nurse.FOOD ALLERGIES Children's health and safety are most important, so it is necessary for the school toknow of any food allergies your children may have. Please have your doctor forward a note explaining theallergy information to Wendy Rawlings, Food Service Director at the Board of Education and ChristineThibodeau, the school nurse at Hubbard School.FUNDRAISING Students may engage in raising funds for school-sponsored activities, subject to theprovisions of regulations to be developed by the Superintendent. No such fundraising activities mayinvolve door-to-door solicitation in the community of students.GRADING of student progress occurs three times each year for students in kindergarten - grade 5(November, March, and June). Students are continually evaluated as to their individual progress, andinstruction is planned accordingly.HOMEWORK Homework is a vital part of learning. This process is intended to reinforce and providepractice of the day's lessons. The Board of Education requires homework to be reasonable in length andappropriately challenging. The suggested homework guidelines for the elementary level are:Kindergarten & First Grades:Shall be discretionarySecond & Third Grades:l5 to 20 minutes per dayFourth and Fifth Grades:20 to 30 minutes per day*These guidelines do include time for long-term projects. However, they do not include time forindependent reading. Students should read or be read to at least 15 – 30 minutes a night.INVITATIONS for birthdays and parties are not to be distributed at school.KEYBOARDING Students in grades 2 – 5 will receive keyboarding instruction.KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION AND WELCOME Kindergarten orientation will be scheduled for12

the spring of 2019. The purpose of this meeting is to inform parents about the kindergarten curriculum,immunizations and health forms, services for students, and the daily kindergarten experience. In additionto the orientation, a Kindergarten Welcome is scheduled for the spring. At this time, students will be ableto experience the kindergarten classroom with Hubbard staff while parent information and questions arefinalized and addressed. If you have specific questions regarding registering your child for kindergarten,please contact the Board of Education at 860-828-6581.LOST AND FOUND items are located adjacent to the office. Students are encouraged to check frequentlyfor missing items. Parents are requested to label all articles of clothing and lunch boxes. Throughout theschool year, items that have not been claimed will be donated to charitable groups.LUNCH is scheduled for 30 minutes each day for students in grades K-5 under staff supervision. If a childneeds to borrow money for lunch, he/she will be sent to the office for a note, which should be returned thefollowing day with the borrowed amount. Forms for free/reduced lunch are sent home to all families at thebeginning of each year or upon enrollment.Lunch Prices:Full Lunch MealMilkAll Snacks 2.80 0.50 0.50 to 1.00LUNCH PAYMENT is accomplished through our district’s mySchoolBucks.com system. Families canpay into the account either online or by check. Checks can be made payable to “Hubbard School Cafeteria”.Please put your child’s name and room number on the check. Each child has a 5-digit student ID numberthat they use when they come through the cafeteria and for parents or guardians to use to set-up and accesstheir online accounts. Your child’s account can be used to buy milk, water and snacks, along with theirlunch. The student’s account is a debit account, NOT a credit account. There is a 1.95 convenience feeevery time you add money to your child’s account online. The fee goes to PayPal. You can still sendchecks or cash and we will add it to your child’s account with no fee. Students can still pay with cash.You can view a child’s transaction(s) online even if they pay cash.You can set-up an account, access existing accounts and view transactions by going directly towww.myschoolbucks.comORvisit www.berlinschools.org--District--Food Services--https://www.myschoolbucks.comMonthly lunch menus are available on our website (http://www.berlinschools.org/page.cfm?p 526). Ifyour child or children are eligible for a reduced-priced lunch you may also use the mySchoolBucks system.Monthly reduced-price tickets are purchased in the same way as described above. All student lunch ticketswith students’ identification numbers are identical in appearance and are kept in class envelopes at thecafeteria. For further information, contact Wendy Rawlings, the Food Service Director at 860-828-6581.Children's health and safety is most important, so it is necessary for the school to know of any foodallergies your child(ren) may have. Please have your doctor forward a note explaining the allergyinformation to our school nurse. She will communicate the necessary information to the Food ServiceDirector.ANY OUTSTANDING LUNCH BALANCES AT THE END OF THE YEAR MUST BE PAID IN FULL13

NON-DISCRIMINATION of STUDENTSThe Board of Education complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws prohibiting the exclusionof any person from any of its educational programs or activities, or the denial to any person of the benefitsof any of its educational programs or activities because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexualorientation, marital status, age, disability (including pregnancy), or gender identity or expression, subject tothe conditions and limitations established by law.It is the policy of the Board that any form of discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, religion,color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, gender identity orexpression, or any other basis prohibited by state or federal law is prohibited, whether by students, Boardemployees or third parties subject to the control of the Board. The Board’s prohibition of discrimination orharassment in its educational programs or activities expressly extends to academic, nonacademic andextracurricular activities, including athletics. It is also the policy of the Board to provide for the promptand equitable resolution of complaints alleging any discrimination on the basis of protected characteristicssuch as race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability,pregnancy, gender identity or expression.For the purposes of this policy, "gender identity or expression” means a person's gender-related identity,appearance or behavior, whether or not that gender-related identity, appearance or behavior is differentfrom that traditionally associated with the person's physiology or assigned sex at birth, which genderrelated identity can be shown by providing evidence including, but not limited to, medical history, care ortreatment of the gender-related identity, consistent and uniform assertion of the gender-related identity orany other evidence that the gender-related identity is sincerely held, part of a person's core identity or notbeing asserted for an improper purpose.Legal References:Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 1681, et seq.-- Title VI of the Civil Rights Actof 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, et seq.-- Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seqConnecticut General Statutes § 10-15c and § 46a-81a, et seq. - Discrimination on basis of sexualorientation--Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, et strict/201415/BOE/Policies/SERIES 5000 STUDENTS/5145.4-R Non-Discrimination - Students Regulations Forms.pdfPUBLICITY During the school year, personnel and/or the media may take photographs for newspaperarticles and our school/class/program website or Library Facebook page. If you do not wish your child tobe photographed it is your responsibility to send a note to the principal. Articles, photographs, andvideotapes of students are often posted to district, school and/or teacher websites. In addition, since allBoard of Education meetings are televised, student presentations to the Board will be cablecast by NutmegTelevision following each Board meeting. If you would prefer your child’s name and/or photo/video imagenot be included, please send a note to the principal. Additional information can be found in Board Policy5125: Confidentiality and Access to Education Records.RECESS Students in kindergarten through grade five have 30 minutes of supervised recess each day. Tofacilitate the safety and supervision process at recess, only students and school staff will be allowed atrecess. Parents or other family members will not be permitted to visit at this time.14

RECESS SPORTS is a direct outgrowth and extension of the regular physical education program atHubbard School. During the course of the school year, various athletic activities may be offered on avoluntary basis to 4th and/or 5th grade students.REPORT CARDS for Kindergarten – grade 5 are sent home three times per year. The general times forreceiving report cards are the end of November, the beginning of March, and the last day of school.Parents are requested to sign and return the envelope.SCHOOL MESSENGER The school and district’s primary communication system is School Messenger.Throughout the course of the year, families will receive voice and/or email notifications concerning variousschool events, activities, delays, and cancellations.SCHOOL PICTURES typically occur twice during the school year. Your child will be having a picturetaken individually and with his/her class. You are not obligated to purchase any package and may chooseto purchase parts of each package. A make-up date will be scheduled for children who were absent on theoriginal date.SPECIAL SERVICES Some students require the services of special education staff to assist them inovercoming or adjusting to learning, emotional, and other issues, which can prevent them from reachingtheir full potential in school. Pupil Personnel staff, including special education teachers, schoolpsychologists, school social workers, speech-language pathologists and the occupational and physicaltherapists, work with students upon referral. Programs for students with a variety of disabilities areprovided within the Berlin Schools. Cooperative arrangements are also made with the neighboring schooldistricts and other public and private facilities to provide special diagnostic and educational serviceswhere/when appropriate.Any parent who feels his/her child has a speech, learning, social, emotional, or physical issue which mightrequire special education is asked to contact the building principal or Linda Holian, Director of PupilPersonnel Services, at 860-828-6581.SPECIALS Students at Hubbard are afforded educational experiences in Art, Library, Music,Computers/Technology, and Physical Education. Sneakers are required for physical education. A childmay be excused from physical education only for medical reasons with written permission from a parent ordoctor.STUDENT TELEPHONE CALLS Students will NOT be permitted to call parents for forgotten items,such as, lunch, homework assignments, projects, instruments, notices, etc., unless given permission by theprincipal. No student will be allowed to call parents to change after school arrangements except in theevent that an organized club (Boy/Girl Scouts, etc.) has canceled an after school meeting.VALUABLES Items of value should NOT be brought to school. Such items include trading cards,electronic games, iPods, iPads, cell phones, or anything that your child is especially concerned about losingor being damaged in some way. Fidget spinners are not allowed in school. Any item(s) may be collectedby teachers or staff members and turned into the principal or her designee. The principal will determinewhether to return the item at the end of the day to be taken home by the student or whether the parent willbe contacted to pick up the item. If an item is brought to school for the purpose of show-and-tell (and priorapproval was received by the classroom teacher), the item should be kept in the child’s backpack and onlytaken out during the time of sharing. Please consider leaving jewelry at home. Students are permitted tobring in and use their own personal E-READERS (Kindles, Nooks, etc.). However, they remain theresponsibility of the student. The use of these devices to access Board Technology Resources are subject to15

the Board of Education Policy (5131.81) on the “Use of Private Technology Devices By Students” whichwas adopted on 1/29/13. A full copy of this policy is available on the district website. The school is notresponsible for lost, damaged, or stolen toys/valuables.WELLNESS It is the policy of the Berlin Board of Education to promote the health and well-being ofdistrict students. In furtherance of this policy, the Board has created a Wellness Advisory Council toreview any available state or federal guidelines on wellness issues and to assist in formulatingrecommendations for specific goals and guidelines aimed at promoting lifelong wellness practices amongdistrict students.Students will be encouraged to make healthy food choices in order to develop life-long healthy habi

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