School Day:  7:50 A.M. - 2:45 P.M.

  The NMS Office is open from 7:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.

SPECIAL NOTE:  Students may not be left unaccompanied on school campus.  No student may be on the campus before 7:30 unless supervised by his/her parent/guardian. 

Bell Schedule

7:50 School Day Begins

7:55 Tardy Bell

2:42 First Bus Load & Walkers

2:49 Second Bus Load

2:57 Third Bus Load & Car Riders

*For security reasons, there will be no student dismissal after 2:30

Students are required to attend school daily except for personal illness, family emergency, or for unusual causes acceptable to the principal of the school in which the student is enrolled.  A doctor's statement or other supportive data verifying the reason for the absence must be presented to the office on the day the student returns to school.  Doctor's statements are preferred.  Up to five parent/guardian notes will be accepted.  The note should state the student's name, the reason for the absence, the date of the absence(s), and the telephone number of the parent/guardian.  If a student's absences exceed six days per semester, supportive data in his/her file will be evaluated to determine whether the absences will be referred to the prosecuting attorney.

Students shall be prompt in arriving to school and to class.  A child is documented as tardy when arriving 5 to 15 minutes after the beginning of the school day.  A child is documented as ½ day absent when arriving more than 15 minutes late or leaving more than 15 minutes before the end of the school day.  Excessive tardiness and/or absences will result in parent notification and/or a conference and may be reported to the Prosecuting Attorney of Craighead County.

Arkansas Department of Education guidelines require that students be in attendance 6 hours a day excluding lunch and recess.  Students who receive less than 3 hours of instructional time will be counted absent for the entire day. 

See the Nettleton School District Student Policy Handbook for additional attendance policy information.
 

Students can be checked out only through the office by a parent/guardian or other responsible person pre-approved by the parent/guardian.  The names of the persons who are pre-approved must be on file in the office. There will be no student check-out after 2:30 P.M.

Any student arriving late to school (after the tardy bell) or returning to school after having checked out must be accompanied by an adult to the school office and sign the check-in list.  Signing in is necessary to keep accurate attendance records. 

Entrance to the student area will be granted only for the following:

•  Lunch with student
•  Scheduled conference with faculty member
•  Volunteering in classroom

 Entrance to the student area requires photo identification that must be left with the staff during your visit.

SPECIAL NOTE: Parents who join their child for lunch may bring lunch from an outside eatery, but only for themselves and their child.

For the safety of ALL children, all car riders must use the one way (Promise Lane) and pull forward to the double doors under the awning.  Using the right lane only, please proceed with caution to the numbered signs (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), as these are the ONLY designated drop-off and pick-up areas.  There is NO passing.  DO NOT leave vehicle unattended, except in designated parking spaces in the parking lot at the front of the building.  Children are not allowed to cross traffic, unless accompanied by an adult.

Morning Routine: School doors open at 7:30 A.M.  Children may arrive at school no earlier than 7:30 A.M . Car riders/walkers arriving between 7:30 and 7:50 should enter the building through the 2^ND DOUBLE DOORS and go to their designated area.  Bus students arriving between 7:30 and 7:50 will go quietly down the hall to their assigned areas. Between 7:30-7:50 the students may get a pass from the duty teacher to go to the library or computer lab.  First bell will ring at 7:50 A.M.  Students who arrive to school after 7:55 must use the main entrance by the office to enter the building, and MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT/GAURDIAN.  Any student arriving after the 7:55 bell will be counted tardy. 

Afternoon Routine:  At dismissal, students will be loaded into cars by school personnel in the front loading area. Parents should pull forward to the furthest open number (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). This will allow five students to be loaded at one time.  Please be aware of the "NO PASSING" signs posted for safety of our students. Please do not park and meet your child at the door in the afternoon, please wait for your child to be loaded by a staff member within the designated loading area.  The area behind the school building is restricted for buses, staff, and official vehicles only.

Make sure your child knows whether he/she is riding a school bus, walking or being picked up by a parent or alternate adult at the end of the day. If you need to change your child's routine at all, please send a note to your child's teacher. Teachers will send the note to the office for verification with the morning attendance.If your child is a car rider, you will be provided with a dashboard identification sign. If you have more than one person picking up your child and they are listed on the emergency list, please request additional dashboard identification signs.

It is required that we have current emergency information on every student. It is very important that you notify the school when you have a change of address or telephone (home or business), and if there is a change in the name or telephone number of the person to be contacted if you are not available. Any change in address will require new proofs of residence be presented to the school office.

Medication: Antibiotics and other short-term medications may be administered by appropriate school personnel at school upon written request by a physician. Medications must be brought to school in the original prescription labeled bottle. A parent/legal guardian must sign a medication administration release form before school personnel may administer any medications. A new medical authorization will be required at the beginning of each school year. All prescription medications must be kept in the nurse's office.

Nettleton Middle School lunch money accounts are maintained by a computerized system.  We encourage parents to pay by the week, month or quarter.  Please send the money in an envelope with student's name and homeroom teacher's name so in the event it is lost, we will be able to identify the owner.  Lunch money should be turned in to the food service manager prior to the start of class.  It is important that you keep track of your child's lunch/breakfast balance.  Students are NOT allowed to charge.  If you have questions about your child's balance, please call between 9:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. (910-7830 ext. 28).

Breakfast: During the 2012-13 school year, Nettleton Middle School is piloting a FREE student breakfast program for all students in the 6th grade. Every morning, during the beginning of 1st period class, each student will be provided a breakfast without any additional charge to their NPS student lunch account.

We, at NMS, look forward to piloting this program for the NPS District and exploring the advantages such a program can produce.

Lunch: Lunch times vary according to 3rd period classroom assignment. All students are provided a 30-minute lunch/recess. Cafeteria lunches cost $2.00 (reduced cost is $0.40). Parents are welcome to join their child for lunch. Adult lunches are sold for $2.75. Please sign in at the front office, pick up a Visitor Badge and leave proper identification before going to the cafeteria.

Lunch Schedules:

Students' lunch schedules are based upon their 3^rd period class assignment. All 3^rd period classes will attend either:

1^st Lunch  (11:18 a.m.-11:33 a.m.) 

Roach    Abell 

Haney Trent

Magee McClain

Secrease White

Cover  Adkins

Johnson  Cochran

Brooks   Feild

2nd Lunch ( 11:46 a.m.-12:01 a.m.)

Abell

Trent

McClain

White

Adkins

Cochran

Feild

Free/Reduced Lunch Forms: Forms are available for all students. You may request a copy from the office if you did not receive one through the mail. Only one per family is necessary. Parents must apply every year. If you apply for this, please fill out the form carefully and completely to avoid delay. Should you qualify for free or reduced lunch, that status does not begin the day you turn in the forms. The status starts the day our cafeteria receives notice from the Food Service Director.

The Nettleton School District provides daily bus transportation for its students.  The safety of these students is of great concern to the school.  Certain rules and procedures must be followed if safe conditions are to be maintained on school buses, and these rules and procedures are listed in the Nettleton Student Policy Handbook.  Special circumstances may call for additional rules, and each driver has the authority to make such rules as he/she thinks are necessary for the safety of bus passengers.   

Failure to follow bus rules may result in a bus referral the possible following consequences:

• 1^st bus referral - warning by Principal / Dean of Students
• 2^nd bus referral - 3 day bus suspension
• 3^rd bus referral - 5 day bus suspension
• 4^th bus referral - 10 day bus suspension
• 5^th bus referral - bus suspension for remainder of the year

Each student will be issued a locker and lock at the beginning of the year.  Only locks provided by the school will be allowed.  The fee for locker/lock rental is $5.00.

School accident insurance forms will be sent home. If interested in purchasing, please complete the form and return it to the school.

In the event that school will dismissed early or closed due to inclement weather, please check our school district's website at www.nettletonschools.net .  The school will also notify KAITand NIXLE as well as the local radio stations whenever school must close unexpectedly.

Nettleton Public Schools is pleased to once again offer PIV (Parent Internet Viewer).  You have the ability to login and see your child's grades/progress.  If you are interested in receiving a username and password to track your child's progress, please come by the school office and sign up to receive your login information. You cannot receive your sign-in information over the phone. You can go to the URL www.raidergrades.net or the Nettleton School District's web site and click on the PIV icon to access the current information.

The Nettleton School District has a web page available for your convenience. To locate the Middle School's web page, visit Nettleton School District at www.nettletonschools.net. Click on the schools tab and hold the cursor over the school you would like to visit, then click. You can now easily navigate to teacher's pages to learn more about individual classrooms, view weekly assignments, and contact teachers.

NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT

2012-2013 SCHOOL CALENDAR

August 13-17 Professional Development (Mandatory Attendance)  

August 16    Open House

August 20  First Day of School (1^st Quarter Begins)

September 3 Labor Day (No School)

October 17    End 1^st Quarter (42 days)

October 18      Begin 2^nd Quarter

October 25 Parent Teacher Conferences (2:00-8:00)

October 26    Professional Development Day (Mandatory Attendance)

November 21-23  Thanksgiving Break

December 19   End 2^nd Quarter (41days)

December 20-January 2   Christmas Break

January 3   Return to School/Begin 3^rd Quarter

January 21    MLK Day/Professional Development (Exchange Day )

February 21   Parent Teacher Conferences (2:00-8:00)

February 22 Professional Development Day (Mandatory Attendance)

March 1 3   End 3^rd Quarter (48 days)

March 18-22 Spring Break

May 18  Graduation @ ASU Convocation Center

May 24  End of 4^th Quarter (47 days)

May 24   Last Day of School/With 5 make-up days - June 5

May 27   Memorial Day

May 28,29,30,31, June 3    Snow Days

June 4, 5  Professional Development Day (Exchange)

Act 1469 of 2009 requires each district to include five (5) make-up days in the calendar. These days will be May 28, 29 30, 31, June 3.

*Any days missed due to inclement weather or any other reason will be made up at the end of the school year.

Any concerns should first be directed to the teacher in your child's classroom.  If you feel that your concern has not been addressed, then schedule an appointment with the administration.  If the problem has not been resolved, you should direct your concerns, in writing, to the Superintendent.  A meeting will then be scheduled to discuss the situation.