Welcome to the Seventh Grade at Southwood Academy of the Arts! We look forward to a great year!
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On this main page, you'll find general seventh grade information.
Mrs. Dobson, Mr. Kay, Dr. Boltin, Miss Paradis, Mrs. Mundy, Mrs. McElhannon
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PowerSchool is our main form of communication regarding grades and missing work for your student. If you do not already have access to PowerSchool, you need to visit the front office and they can help you set it up. Your child also has access to PowerSchool via ClassLink on their Chromebook. We strive to update grades on a weekly basis.
Missing work will be noted with an orange Missing Icon. This is the work that students can make up.
Morning drop off is at the front of the school. Students are allowed to be dropped no earlier than 7:30 am. Students should come in quietly and find a seat in the designated 7th grade area of the cafeteria. Students are NOT allowed to be on cell phones or Chromebooks during this time, unless they have spoken with the teachers on duty that morning. Students will be dismissed by the on duty teachers at 8:00 am to head to their homeroom classroom. This is the time for students to get temporary ID’s if they have forgotten theirs.
Students will be required to wear their ID on a lanyard around their neck. If a student does not have their ID, they will need to get a temporary ID from the ID window in the cafeteria. A temporary ID costs $1 and a replacement ID is $5. Temporary ID’s can be gotten and paid for the following day.
Cell phones should not be on students when they are at school. They should be left at home or powered off in bookbags. If a cell phone is seen in pockets or being used without permission from a teacher, it will be taken and turned into the office. A parent will have to come to the office and pick up the phone. This goes for smart watches as well. Smart watches should only be used for time telling purposes, not communication purposes. Smart watches can be taken just as phones are taken.
Homeroom time is from 8:00-8:15am Monday, Tuesday, and Friday and 8:00-8:20am Wednesday and Thursday. Students are expected to work on assignments for their classes during this time or seek any assistance from their teachers on any work they have. Students in band, orchestra, drama, and art will be allowed to store their instruments or other items in a room on the 7th grade hallway in order to not have to carry this with them all morning. No students should be in the arts hallway during this time, unless given permission by their homeroom teacher.
If your student is out, please try to email his/her teachers to let us know! We understand if you forget, but it does generally help us to know when students are out and that they are okay (especially if they are out for multiple days). When your student is out, it is their responsibility to check Google Classroom and PowerSchool for make up work. This work should be completed as soon as possible. All 7th grade teachers are available during lunch time for make-up work, other than when we are required for meetings.
Bus riders are to report to the cafeteria immediately following fourth block. Students should not wander the school or go to any other locations. The buses arrive when they do and missing a bus can result in difficulty getting home.
Car riders are to report to the hallway by the middle school dance room immediately following fourth block. This should be done quietly and quickly.
Mr. Kay or Dr. Boltin will dismiss students to the side parking lot breezeway from the hallway. No students should leave the hallway without permission.
Once outside, students are expected to line up down the sidewalk and look for their vehicle. NO cell phones should be out during this time unless given permission.
Students are NOT allowed to go to their car until told to do so by the on duty teacher.
Parents/person picking up your child will be asked to drive through the pickup line again if your child misses their car or cannot be found. This is to keep the flow of traffic moving.
We appreciate your understanding of our safety guidelines and procedures for dismissal.
The following is the school wide dress code. Students will be checked each morning when they come into school. Dress code includes having your school issued ID around your neck and visible. If your student is out of dress code, they will be sent to the office to call home or to speak with administration.
Girls
Dresses/shorts must come to the knee or close - front, back, and sides.
Leggings may be worn but tops must cover the back and the front by coming to mid-thigh.
No tank tops or spaghetti straps. Cold shoulder and sleeveless tops are allowed as long as no undergarments are showing, and the part on the shoulder is not a spaghetti strap. No open backs.
No holes in pants that show skin above the knee unless they have leggings/patches underneath.
Hoodies and hats are not to be worn in the building unless it is a special spirit day.
No midriffs.
No pajama pants or bedroom slippers
Boys
Shorts must come to the knee or close
No sagging pants or shorts that show undergarments.
No tank tops or sleeveless shirts. No open backs.
No holes in pants that show skin above the knee unless they have a patch underneath.
Hoodies and hats are not to be worn in the building unless it is a special spirit day.
No midriffs.
No pajama pants or bedroom slippers
General Supplies: these are supplies needed in all classes
Pencils (mechanical or wooden)
Highlighters
Markers/colored pencils
Scissors
Glue stick and/or tape
Headphones
Science - Dobson:
1 3-subject spiral notebook
Social Studies - Kay:
3 ring binder and 4 dividers *if taking paper notes
1 folder *if taking digital notes
ELA: *check your schedule for your teacher
Mundy (General & Accelerated):
5-subject spiral notebook
1 pack of sticky notes
1 pack of Index cards
Paradis (GT & General):
2 composition notebooks (not spiral)
1-inch 3-ring binder
1 pack of dividers
Math: *check your schedule for your teacher
Boltin (General & Accelerated):
1 composition notebook
2-inch 3-ring binder
2 packs of dividers
1 pack of lined paper
4-pack of dry erase markers
McElhannon (GT & General):
1 composition notebook
Either 3-subject spiral notebook or 1 ½ -inch binder
1 pack of lined paper
4-pack of dry erase marker