Ventura / Garner-Hayfield Junior High

1. Ventura / Garner-HayfieldJunior High EXPECTATIONS

2. Period 1 – Where are you living? OWNERSHIP! kindness responsible honest hard-working VICTIM! lay blame quit Others control me. I don’t have what it takes. deny justify I am just like everyone else. I’m a liar and can’t be trusted. Choose to live above the line.

3. Period 2 – Cafeteria Expectations • USE MANNERS. • Say please, thank you, and excuse me. • Maintain an appropriate noise level. • BE KIND. • Be inclusive. • Touch only your food. • CLEAN UP. • If you spill it, clean it. • Dispose of your trash.

4. Period 3 – Cell Phone Policy • ONLY USE WITH PERMISSION FROM STAFF. • Ask permission before using yours. • Only use it for kind purposes. • STUDENTS WHO VIOLATE THIS POLICY WILL HAVE THEIR PHONES TAKEN AND MAY REQUIRE AN ADULT TO RETRIEVE IT.

5. Period 4 – Bus Expectations • FOLLOW THE RULES OF YOUR BUS DRIVER. • Listen. If you don’t know, ask. • RESPECT THE BUS DRIVER AND THE BUS. • Use manners and do as you’re asked. • Help keep the bus in great condition. • REMAIN SEATED, FOLLOW SAFETY PROCEDURES, AND KEEP ALL YOUR POSSESSIONS IN YOUR SEAT WITH YOU. • Your safety is very important to us; it should be to you, too.

6. Period 5 – Passing Time Expectations • USE THIS TIME WISELY. • Learn what’s important and then prioritize. • You don’t have to go to your locker during every single passing period. • GET WHAT YOU NEED FOR THE NEXT CLASS. • Take everything you need so you will do better in class. • You’re pretty much going to always need a writing utensil. • USE THE RESTROOM AND GET A DRINK. • Do this during your passing time so you do not miss instructional time.

7. Period 6 – Dress Code Expectations • KEEP YOURSELF COVERED. • Nothing too revealing or nothing that shows undergarments. • HATS ARE REMOVED WHEN YOU ENTER. • SAYINGS AND PICTURES NEED TO BE APPROPRIATE. • YOU CAN CHANGE OR BE DISCIPLINED. • SHORTS SHOULD BE MIDTHIGH LENGTH.

8. Period 7 – Bullying • IT’S NOT ALLOWED. • IF YOU’RE A BULLY, STOP IT. • IF YOU’RE BEING BULLIED, TELL SOMEONE. • IF YOU SEE SOMEONE BEING BULLIED, SAY SOMETHING.

9. Period 8 – Absences • HAVE YOUR PARENT CALL WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. • You’re responsible for getting the work from your teachers and completing it. • YOU HAVE TO BE IN SCHOOL TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRA-CURRICULUR ACTIVITIES. • Be there all day to participate. • Be there half a day to be a spectator. • ONCE AT SCHOOL, YOU CAN’T LEAVE WITHOUT PERMISSION. • We need to know where you are.

10. Period 9 – Pillars of Character • TRUSTWORTHINESS “Yes and no are very powerful words. Mean them when you say them. Respect them when you hear them.” Michael Josephson • RESPECT “The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.” Goethe • RESPONSIBILITY “Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts.” Nikki Giovanni • FAIRNESS “It is the mark of a true education to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Aristotle • CARING “Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.” Princess Elizabeth Bibesco • CITIZENSHIP “A society grows great when old people plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” Greek proverb