{"id":556,"date":"2012-01-19T16:53:44","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T00:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otacharter.org\/fifthgrade\/?p=556"},"modified":"2012-01-23T16:44:13","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T00:44:13","slug":"class-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/2012\/01\/19\/class-party\/","title":{"rendered":"CLASS PARTY!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parents,<\/p>\n<p>After five months, your students have finally earned their 25 stars, and much anticipated class party!!!! \u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Tomorrow, your students have a free dress day<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">!<\/span> \u00a0They can come to school in whatever appropriate school attire (see Student-Parent <a href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/files\/2012\/01\/OTA-Student-Parent-Handbook-2011.pdf\">Handbook<\/a> for more) they choose. \u00a0In addition, during lunch and for the hour after lunch, we will be enjoying snacks and watching Tom Sawyer. \u00a0Some of your children have volunteered to bring something in. \u00a0Thank you for your contributions!!!!<\/p>\n<p>Jill Lehr<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Further Clarification and Guidance for Free Dress Days<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Tops<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shirts and blouses may be either short or long-sleeved, but shoulders must be covered at all times. Exposed midsections are not acceptable.<\/li>\n<li>Sweaters and jackets of an appropriate size and length may be worn over, but not in place of, an appropriate shirt.<\/li>\n<li>Hooded sweatshirts are not a substitute for an appropriate shirt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bottoms<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Appropriate Free Dress Days attire includes long pants, shorts or skirts worn with the waistband at the waist. Excessively baggy or tight pants are not acceptable. (This includes \u201cskinny\u201d jeans.)<\/li>\n<li>On Free Dress Days: Jeans in good repair are acceptable.<\/li>\n<li>Skirts and shorts worn on Free Dress Days must be of acceptable length. (They must reach to the longest part of the student\u2019s hand when arms are held straight at the side.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Footwear<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shoes should be comfortable, supportive and allow the student to actively participate in is\/her physical education classes.<\/li>\n<li>Flip flops and slippers are never allowed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jewelry<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simple studs in the ears are allowed. Jewelry in piercings other than ears shall not be worn at school.<\/li>\n<li>Students should avoid dangling jewelry, especially earrings and other jewelry that could cause injury (including gauges in the ears.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students are expected to demonstrate respect for themselves and others. With this in mind: there should be no writing on one\u2019s own body or anyone else\u2019s body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Clothing Never Appropriate for School (on Free Dress Days or School Overnight Trips)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tops<\/p>\n<p>Tops that expose shoulders, backs, bellies and\/or undergarments should be avoided. This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>tank tops and shirts with spaghetti straps.<\/li>\n<li>see-through clothing.<\/li>\n<li>low-cut tops exposing cleavage.<\/li>\n<li>strapless, backless or halter tops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Generally Inappropriate Clothing<\/p>\n<p>Clothing or accessories which advertise or denote profanity, sexual topics or innuendo are not permitted.<\/p>\n<p>Clothing which promotes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>gang affiliation<\/li>\n<li>alcohol, drugs or tobacco<\/li>\n<li>violence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>is also not permitted.<\/p>\n<p>Headgear<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Limited headgear is permitted with the understanding that it is worn when and where it is appropriate.<\/li>\n<li>To protect students from long exposure to the sun during outside PE activities, students may wear brimmed hats during PE classes. This includes baseball caps\/hats, visors, and\/or other brimmed (athletic) hats. This DOES NOT include beanies, scarves, decorative hats, or bandanas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Headgear that may be worn to school, but may not be worn indoors includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>hoods<\/li>\n<li>sunglasses<\/li>\n<li>hats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dangerous Items<\/p>\n<p>Items that could present a danger to other students should be left at home. This includes things like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>chains (including chains connected to wallets)<\/li>\n<li>spikes and safety pins.<\/li>\n<li>rubber bands and any other items which would be considered unsafe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The general principle is that a students\u2019 clothing and appearance should not be of such an extreme nature that it draws undue attention to the student. If a student\u2019s clothing or appearance detracts or interferes with the teaching and learning in the classroom and on campus then students may be sent to the office parents asked to take the student home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents, After five months, your students have finally earned their 25 stars, and much anticipated class party!!!! \u00a0Tomorrow, your students have a free dress day! \u00a0They can come to school in whatever appropriate school attire (see Student-Parent Handbook for more) &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/2012\/01\/19\/class-party\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":565,"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556\/revisions\/565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}