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$Text Box: ABOUT THE TIGER TEAM– 8TH GRADE A TEACHERS Collaboration– Anita Leach Language Arts– Deanne Nevels (Team Leader) and Rebecca Morgan Math– Tim Poindexter Science– Gene Snyder Social studies– Jeremy Dulaney Guidance counselor- Alan Ford Class Syllabus Page (Click Here) MARK SYSTEM The Tiger Team uses a mark system for discipline. Infractions are assigned mark amounts, and students who accumulate 5 marks during a given week (Thursday through Thursday) are assigned team detention. Team detention is held every Thursday from 7:45 to 8:45 am. The team mails detention notices weekly to parents. Following are the mark amounts. HOMEWORK HOTLINE Parents and students may call the team’s homework hotline for daily updates on homework and assignments. The homework hotline number is (859) 381-4929. PARENT CONFERENCES If you would like to schedule a parent conference, please contact the team leader, Deanne Nevels. During the school day, the team is available between 9:00-9:50 and 1:14-2:00 IMPORTANT DATES FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER 8/13 - First Day of Classes for Students 8/17 - Records Day Non-Flexible (No classes for students) 9/3 - Labor Day (Schools and offices closed) 9/28 - Records/Conference Day - Non-Flexible (No classes for students) 10/18 - Records/Conference Day - Flex (No classes for students) 10/19 - No school 11/6 - Election Day (No classes for students); Non-Flexible PD Day 11/21 - No school 11/22-23 - Thanksgiving Holiday (Schools and offices closed) 12/19 - Last day of classes before Winter Break 1/2 Classes resume after Winter Break (Begin 2nd Semester) 1/21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (Schools and offices closed) 2/15 Non-flexible Records Day (No classes for students) *Weather make-up day (if necessary) 2/18 Presidents' Day Holiday (Schools and offices closed) 3/7 Flexible Records/Conference Day (No classes for students) *Weather make-up day (if necessary) 3/31 Spring Break (Schools and offices closed) 4/1-4 Spring Break (Schools and offices closed) 5/20 Election Day (No classes for students); Flex PD day 5/23 Last day of school for students 5/26 Memorial Day (Schools and offices closed) 5/27 Non-flexible Records Day *Weather make-up day (if necessary) 5/28-30 *Weather make-up days (if necessary) 6/2-6 Records and PD days may be adjusted for weather days if necessary 6/9-13 *Weather make-up days (if necessary)$

MARK AMOUNT	INFRACTION
5	Cheating	automatic team detention
3	Defiance/Disrespect
3	Disruptive behavior
3	Dress code
3	Inappropriate hallway behavior
3	Inappropriate lunchroom behavior
3	Tardiness
1	Failure to turn in homework
1	Lack of materials
1	Off task
1	Talking
1	Gum, food, drink, or candy in class
——-	Other	discretion of teacher

First period Exploratory	9:05 to 10:00
Second period Core class	10:04 to 10:55
Third period Core class	10:59 to 12:15
Fourth period w/ lunch Core class	12:19 to 1:10
Fifth period Exploratory	1:14 to 2:05
Sixth period Core class	2:09 to 3:01
Seventh period Core class	3:05 to 3:55