First Day of School Advisory
Welcome Back! I hope your summer was restful and full
of fun! We have outlined below some topics that should be covered during
advisory. As always, I appreciate your assistance in getting the first
week of school off to a great start.
1. Introduce
advisory and advisees and describe your role as the advisory teacher:
Students
should feel free to speak with Advisory Teachers for many reasons including:
· Bullying
issues
· Personal
Concerns
Remember - teachers can not only listen and help but will
also be able to refer students for additional guidance.
2. Attendance
procedures:
· Lateness:
Explain procedures.
· Absence:
Explain procedures following absences and the importance of sending by
email or bringing an absence note to you. Absence notes are then submitted
to the attendance office.
· Early
Dismissal: Explain that they must bring a signed note from a parent and
that the note must be submitted to the teacher before signing out in
the Main Office and that students must go to the main office on their
own. They will not be called down.
· Note
the importance of arriving to school on time (barring bus problems). They
must be in advisory by 7:50am and that advisory is technically the first period
of the day that sets the tone for the remainder of the day.
· All
attendance information is available on Infinite Campus.
· Parents
can view lates and absences from home on the parent portal.
