James Monroe Announcements

Archive for November 9th, 2009

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes will meet every Friday morning in the lecture hall (Rm 120) at 7:15 AM. Everyone is welcome. Please come out and join us in prayer for your family, friends, community and school.

Seniors: It is time to order your Graduation announcements, caps & gowns! Jostens will be here on Tuesday, November 17th and Wednesday, November 18th to take Graduation orders. They will be in the commons during all lunch waves. A $60.00 deposit is required for graduation announcements and paper goods. If you are only ordering your cap & gown there will not be a deposit required as that is covered by senior dues. You must pay senior dues in order to receive your cap & gown and to graduate!

The National Honor Society’s Children’s Book Drive Project has begun! The NHS is collecting gently used books for children ages 2-13, as a way to support and encourage literacy. These books will be donated to the local Head Start program, the Rappahannock Council on Domestic Violence, and other organizations that work with children and families. Book donations can be placed in drop boxes in any English classroom, as well as in the school library. Please see if you have any books at home that your family no longer needs, books that might help another child learn to love reading.

The After Prom Committee will meet on January 12th, 2010, at 7pm in the JM library.    All parents of junior students are welcome and encouraged to attend.  If you have any questions, please call Trish McDaniel at (540) 373-4815.  Please come and help ensure your child has a great Prom memory to cherish!

Fredericksburg City Public Schools clinic for the H1N1 vaccine will be held on November 11th at Lafayette Upper Elementary School starting at 5;30 PM. This vaccine is being offered to all students enrolled in the Fredericksburg City Schools, Head Start and their siblings between the ages of 6 months and 24 years old.  The vaccines are first come, first served until the supply is exhausted. Only the inactivated, injectable form of the vaccine will be administered. Students with fevers will not be vaccinated. Please bring the completed consent form with you if possible, if not there will be forms available at the clinic. The consent form and vaccine information are also available on the FCPS website: www.cityschools.com .  Please keep in mind this date is  TENTATIVE. In the event there is no vaccine available from the Health Department, the clinic will be cancelled by the morning of the scheduled clinic. Please watch for cancellations and rescheduled clinics on Channel 18, the school website and on flyers that your student may bring home.

This is a revision to the August Newsletter.

This policy will encompass both tardy to school and tardy to class. The first week of school will be considered a grade period.

1st Tardy – Warning issued and a tardy pass to class.

2nd Tardy – Detention assigned and a tardy pass to class.

3rd Tardy – One day of In School Suspension (ISS)

4th Tardy – Two days of ISS and an Administrator will contact the parent.

5th Tardy – Three days of ISS

6th Tardy – Three days of ISS and Parent Contacted

7th Tardy – Three days of ISS and Parent Contacted

8th Tardy – Three days of ISS and Parent Contacted

We will also conduct random “CLEAN SWEEPS” in which teachers will be instructed to lock their classroom doors when the tardy bell rings. All tardy students will be escorted to the lecture hall where consequences will range from 1 day of ISS to 3 days of ISS.

Students are reminded that they are not to bring outside food or drinks into James Monroe High School during school hours.   This means no McDonald’s, Pizza, Starbucks, etc.. is allowed at any time. Disciplinary actions may be taken for students who violate this school policy.

December 5th – SAT – JM Testing Site

December 9th – Fall Sports Awards

December 10th – Principal’s Coffee

December 15th – Winter Band, Choral, Orchestra Concert

December 18th – Interims

December 19-January 3 – Winter Break

Young Life will meet every Friday in the James Monroe Lecture Hall (room 120) from 3-4 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

For more information – please contact Laura Pinkerton