Absent/Pick-Up/Change of Transportation Form
Pick-ups at the Conclusion of the Day:
Parents are not to report to their child’s classroom at dismissal time unless you have previously scheduled an appointment with the classroom teacher.
A Reminder on our Policy Regarding Vacations Taken During School:
Homework Policy on Unexcused Absences—Somerset Public Schools
Student absences resulting from family vacations taken at times other than the weeks (days) identified in the school calendar are unexcused. These absences create significant learning difficulties as 90% of today’s instruction involves discussion, group work and in-school practice, which cannot be replicated when a child is not in school. Also, many of the classroom activities are grouped and differentiated with the readiness, interests and learning styles of students in mind.
Assignments will not be sent home prior to the absence, but key assignments may be saved during the student’s absence and given to the student upon his/her return to school. Key assignments that are not completed in an appropriate manner within one calendar week of his/her return or student learning outcomes that have not been mastered will adversely influence the student’s performance on the report card.
Textbooks are available at some grade levels in some subjects. Teachers may be able to send these textbooks home with the child prior to the vacation. The parent is asked to assist the child in understanding the material as it progresses in the textbooks and to quiz the child with regard to this understanding. Textbooks are the responsibility of the family if lost or damaged.
Pick-ups at the Conclusion of the Day:
Parents are not to report to their child’s classroom at dismissal time unless you have previously scheduled an appointment with the classroom teacher.
A Reminder on our Policy Regarding Vacations Taken During School:
Homework Policy on Unexcused Absences—Somerset Public Schools
Student absences resulting from family vacations taken at times other than the weeks (days) identified in the school calendar are unexcused. These absences create significant learning difficulties as 90% of today’s instruction involves discussion, group work and in-school practice, which cannot be replicated when a child is not in school. Also, many of the classroom activities are grouped and differentiated with the readiness, interests and learning styles of students in mind.
Assignments will not be sent home prior to the absence, but key assignments may be saved during the student’s absence and given to the student upon his/her return to school. Key assignments that are not completed in an appropriate manner within one calendar week of his/her return or student learning outcomes that have not been mastered will adversely influence the student’s performance on the report card.
Textbooks are available at some grade levels in some subjects. Teachers may be able to send these textbooks home with the child prior to the vacation. The parent is asked to assist the child in understanding the material as it progresses in the textbooks and to quiz the child with regard to this understanding. Textbooks are the responsibility of the family if lost or damaged.