Diegueño Middle School Information

P.T.S.A.
We are fortunate to have a very active P.T.S.A. on campus. You can support the P.T.S.A. by becoming a member, supporting P.T.S.A. fundraisers, and becoming a parent volunteer. Parent volunteer services are an integral program on our campus. We would like to invite anyone who has a little time available to join the ranks of our parent volunteers. Fill out the parent volunteer sheet or call the school office.

TEACHER MESSAGES
If you are concerned about policy, a grade, or an assignment in a specific class, please call that teacher directly. Simply call the teacher’s voice mail and leave your number and the time during the day you can be reached. The teacher will return your call at his/her earliest convenience.  You may also send an e-mail directly to a teacher.  E-mail addresses are as follows;
First name of teacher, followed by a period, followed by the last name of the teacher, followed by @sduhsd.net. 
Example:    firstname.lastname@sduhsd.net

Phone:  760-944-1892

TRANSPORTATION  
Bus service is still available to middle schoolstudents. Bus routes, fees, and schedules will be published in the local newspaper a week before school starts. Copies of the new schedule will also be available at each school site in the district. Some students may want to use public buses for transportation. Call North County Transit at 722-6283 for information about public bus schedules and routes. You must have the exact fare when you ride a public bus.

STUDENT INSURANCE
The District does not carry medical or dental insurance for students injured on school premises. Optional low cost insurance coverage is offered through Myers-Stevens Company. Additional enrollment forms are available at the school if desired. Students participating in athletics must be covered by medical insurance by the parents.

ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY  
Student activities are planned by the leadership class. ASB sponsors school dances, lunchtime activities, dress-up days and other special events. ASB cards and yearbooks will be sold in September as one package.  Students can reserve a yearbook and receive a student body card which will enable him/her to receive discounts. Help support student activities by purchasing an ASB card!!

ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES
Please call our office - 944-1892, ext. 6605 - whenever your child is not going to be at school. A quick telephone call from you is the most efficient and accurate way to monitor student attendance. All you need to do is call and give your child's name and the reason for absence. If you forget to call, you must send a note when your child returns to school. The following absences or tardies are designated as excused according to State attendance laws, however, districts do not receive attendance monies although the absences are excused:

PARENT CALLS & MESSAGES
We request your cooperation in limiting classroom interruptions. Lunches, supplies, forgotten books and assignments, or telephone messages cannot be delivered to students in class. Every time a classroom door is opened, concentration and instruction are interrupted. One delivered telephone message or forgotten lunch can distract an entire class. Remind your child to check the MESSAGE BOARD in the attendance office whenever he/she forgets an item. Our teachers thank you for your understanding.

OFF-GROUNDS PASSES
Students who leave school for doctor's appointments, etc., must report to the attendance office for an off-grounds pass. Parents should contact the office by phone or note before school on the day of the appointment or the day prior to the appointment.

HOMEWORK
While teacher and course demands vary, it will not be uncommon for students to have two hours of homework on an average school night. Occasionally, students will need to budget extra time appropriately for major projects and papers. Please check daily to see that your child is maintaining his/her homework log. Homework logs are included in the Agenda Book which is given to each student.

MISSED ASSIGNMENTS
Students are expected to make up work missed due to excused absences. Homework may be requested on the third day of absence. Please make this request before 9:30 a.m. so that it can be ready by 3:00 p.m. For one or two day absences, your child should contact an in-class "study buddy" for missed assignments. Please help your child remember to obtain and file telephone numbers of at least two friends in each class.

COUNSELORS
The Diegueño counselors welcome the opportunity to help. A student who wants to see a counselor can stop by the counseling office before school, during lunch, or after school. If the counselor is not available, the student can fill out a "Request to See Counselor" slip. The counselor will call the student from class for the appointment. Please feel free to contact the counselors for any additional information at 944-1892, ext.6604.

GRADES  
Most report cards are carried home at the end of each 6 weeks except for the final report card of the year and deficiency notices which will be mailed. The computer-printed semester grades are recorded on the student's permanent record.
Student progress reports may be sent by a teacher anytime between marking periods. Check the calendar in your newsletter to see when academic deficiency notices will be mailed out and when walk-around progress reports are available for students to pick up in the Counseling Office.