SMS Handbook Highlights

Caregivers are required by law to send their child(ren) (ages 6-18yo) to school on a regular basis. After 12 absences or 20 tardies (late to school tardies) the Aberdeen Public School District will consider filling truancy charges with the Deputy State's Attorney's Office.

Attendance letters will be sent by mail to parents/guardians, when students miss the following number of school days:

6 days absent

9 days absent

12 days absent

20 days absent

Submit your child's absence through Parent Portal's NEW Absence Request feature.

Call 605-725-7900 and talk to a secretary or leave a message.

Please notify Mrs. Weisser at Mary.Weisser@k12.sd.us right away of any extended absences or family vacations as we will work accordingly with our teachers to have work prepared for them if necessary.

Students at school between 7:30am - 7:55am are required to wait in 1 of 3 locations:

Students will be dismissed at 7:55am to go to their lockers before heading to homeroom.

Students who are not participating in after school activities must clear the building and be on their way home by 3:20pm. Students are not allowed to loiter or "hang out" on school grounds after school.

We discourage bringing any electronic device such as cell phones, Bluetooth headphones, smart watches, tablets, etc. to school. If a student must bring a device, it must be kept in their locker and turned off during school hours.

1st offense - student can pick up device from office after school, parent notified by letter via mail.

2nd offense - student is assigned 30 minute detention, parent must pick up device from office.

3rd offense - student is assigned 1 day of ISS, parent must pick up device from office.

4th offense - student is assigned 2 days of ISS, parent must pick up device from school, student may no longer bring the device to school.

✅Students are allowed to use the student phone (located at the office window) before/after school or during lunch, with permission from our secretary.

❌ Students will not be called out of class to receive messages unless it is of extreme importance.

• Profanity and suggestive themes, such as alcohol, drugs, tobacco, sex, death, suicide, or violence will not be permitted on any clothing worn at school.

• Garments must completely cover the waist at all times.

• No headgear, hats, hoods, chains, studs, studded jewelry, or face paint.

• No coats in the classroom without teacher permission.

Students may be asked to refrain from wearing the garment in question again or be required to wear something else for the remainder of the school day.

Parents may need to be contacted to bring other clothing to school.

All other food and drink are NOT allowed in the classrooms, unless the classroom teacher provides an exception for a special activity.

Every year we have students with severe and potentially lethal peanut allergies. Students bringing in their own food should avoid items with peanut ingredients.

At any point during the day, if a student needs to leave the building a parent/guardian must call the school and notify the secretaries. Parents/guardians can also send a signed note in with the student to take to the office, or complete an Absence Request online through Parent Portal.

Upon leaving, students must sign out at the office window. If/when they arrive back to school they need to stop at the window to sign back in.

• bring cash/check to school to deposit at the table, in the main lobby. (Students will have to fill out a green slip to accompany their deposit)

• sign in to Parent Portal, and find "Food Service" along the left side. Deposit more lunch money and pay by card (4.75% fee) or e-check by providing your routing number from a checking or savings account ($0.35 fee).

If students wish to purchase additional "a la carte" items or second helpings, these items will be charged to the student's lunch account if funds are available.

Every day our lunch include

✅4 entrée choice

✅hot vegetable

✅unlimited fruit & veggie bar

✅milk option

Purchasing extra food during breakfast or lunch, for later, is not permitted to leave the cafeteria. It can be kept in the office for students to pick up at the end of the day.

ALL medication (prescription & nonprescription) must be turned into the office to the school nurse.

Medication should be brought in by a parent/guardian, and the Parent Request for Assistance with Medication form must be signed and completed.

On the 5th tardy, students will be assigned lunch detention.

Each additional tardy after the 5th, students will be assigned a 30 minute detention either before or after school.

• Tardy counts will reset at the beginning of each quarter.
• Tardies from students arriving late to school, are not counted against the student.

Any person visiting the school, must stop at the office and check in with the secretaries first!