REGISTRATION INFORMATION
....SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL............SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL................
ALL SUPPLY ITEMS CAN BE PURCHASED IN THE BOOKSTORE NEXT FALL. RIVERDALE BAGS,
FOLDERS, KINDERGARTEN MATS, T-SHIRTS, SWEATSHIRTS,ETC. WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON
REGISTRATION DAY, 8/5. PLAN TO DO YOUR SHOPPING THEN.
THANKS..........THANKS.............THANKS..............THANKS..............THANKS............
NO NEW TRANSFERS NEXT YEAR 2008-2009!
RIVERDALE WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL NEW TRANSFERS AGAIN NEXT YEAR. WE ARE ENDING THE YEAR
WITH 1060 STUDENTS. ANY STUDENT NOT LIVING WITHIN THE SCHOOL'S BOUNDARIES WILL NOT
BE PERMITTED TO RETURN TO RIVERDALE NEXT YEAR UNLESS A TRANSFER HAS BEEN APPROVED.
PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS. THIS MIGHT HELP US WITH OUR CLASS
SIZES NEXT YEAR. ALSO IF YOU KNOW OF THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE CITY OR ELSEWHERE WHO ARE
ATTENDING BY MISTAKE, PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION. A CLASS OF 22 (WHICH IS GREAT)
BECOMES A CLASS OF 28 (HURTING EVERYONE) WITH 6 STUDENTS WHO ARE MISTAKENLY ENROLLED
AT THE WRONG SCHOOL.
REGISTRATION DAY..AUGUST 5TH...TUESDAY...HOURS 7:30 A.M.-NOON
& 4-7 P.M.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * THERE IS NO EARLY REGISTRATION BEFORE THIS DATE*****************
Registration will take place on August 5, 2008. WE HOPE THAT YOU CAN PLAN YOUR VACATION
AROUND THIS DATE. Please plan to attend with your child as attendance on this day is very
important. When coming to school on this day, please plan on staying about 30-40 minutes. This
will allow time to fill out the proper forms, buy supplies and gather information about the new
school year. We will also have an evening registration for working parents until 7 P.M.
If your child finished this year at Riverdale, you will be asked to update your child's registration
sheet and fill out other forms. All new parents should bring immunization information, birth
certificates, social security numbers, and ESPECIALLY the report cards from former schools.
Kindergarten students pre-registered in the spring, but they need to come to registration day
also. Students must be 5 by Sept. 30 to attend kindergarten. Students must be 6 by Sept. 30 to
attend 1st grade. New kindergarten students must have a recent physical (dated on/after
February 11, 2008), their green immunization form, an official birth certificate ( NOT A
HOSPITAL COPY OR A MOTHER'S COPY ) and a social security number.
Buses will run on registration day. We do urge you, however, to attend with your child. It is
difficult, even with older students, to get all the phone numbers, and other pieces of information
that are necessary to obtain on this day.
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS
4 DPT (The 4th DPT must be on or after the 4th birthday) 4 Polio 2 MMR
It is a State of Tennessee requirement that each child entering the school system receive these
immunizations prior to the beginning of school. Smallpox vaccinations are not required. The
measles and rubella must be given after the first birthday. All Kindergarten children must have
had the Hepatitis B series and Chicken Pox vaccination while incoming 7th graders must have the
Hepatitis B series to enter school.
The first full day of school will be August 11, 2008. Classroom rosters will be posted outside of
each classroom that morning. Please feel free to accompany your child on the first day of school.
We ask that you not enter the classroom after school. If you wait outside the building, the
children will be dismissed at the proper time.
Please read the introductory packet of information which will be given to you next fall.
Dismissal procedures, traffic patterns and other items will be given to you in detail at that time.
This will be very important information. It is often frustrating that some are asking questions in
April and May that were addressed in August and September.
DRESS CODE
As you shop for fall fashions this summer, please keep in mind the following.
DRESS CODE
Shelby County Schools students are expected to dress and appear in a
manner that meets reasonable standards of health, cleanliness, modesty
and safety. It should remain a matter of personal pride to maintain high
standards of neatness and appropriateness of dress and appearance so as
to reflect favorably upon yourself, your parents and Shelby County
Schools. All experiences during school years should be a part of a
student's preparation to take his/her place in society as a mature and
responsible individual.
The responsibility for the appearance of the students begins with parents
and the students themselves. Students' clothing, make-up and hair styles
should reflect neatness, cleanliness and self-respect so that the school is a
desirable place in which to promote learning and character development.
A student who is not attired appropriately or exhibits grooming which is
detrimental and/or distractive to the school environment shall be asked to
refrain from wearing the inappropriate attire in the future or shall be
required to make arrangements for more suitable or appropriate dress.
The principal shall make the final determination on all issues concerning
dress.
ACCEPTABLE attire is set forth below:
NOTE: These are not all inclusive
* Pants of appropriate size and worn at waist
* Belts must be worn if pants have belt loops
* Shirts must be tucked into clothing
* Waist length sweaters and appropriate sized light weight jackets can
be worn inside school for warmth as long as appropriate shirt is tucked
underneath
UNACCEPTABLE attire is set forth below:
NOTE: These are not all inclusive
* Spandex shorts and shirts
* Shorts, skirts, dresses, or slits in dresses more than 4 inches above
the knee
* Tight tops, pants, or dresses
* Sleepwear/pajamas
* Barebacked or bare midriff tops, shirts, or dresses
* Low cut apparel, tank tops, tube tops, spaghetti straps, or fishnet
mesh shirts
* Any transparent clothing
* Hats, hoods, and headgear may not be worn in school building or
where prohibited
* Shower shoes/flip flops
* Sunglasses without appropriate doctor’s note and approval of
principal
* Facial jewelry (includes tongue piercing)
* Any clothing that advertises substances that are illegal by law for
minors or that depicts violence, profanity or is sexually suggestive in
nature, or promotes any gang or gang activity or displays language or
symbols that create a disruptive environment
NOTE: Uniforms for spirit and athletic groups must be consistent with
student dress codes when worn during the instructional day.
All parents must bring two of the following to
register at all Shelby County Schools next year.
1. Sales Contract (with no
contingencies for newly purchased homes)
2. Current Real Estate Tax Receipt
3. Current MLGW bill (June or July only)or turn on
receipt.
4. Current Rental/Lease agreement (not expired)
5. Current Mortgage payment stub
(June or July)
If you have recently moved in with a friend or relative, they
must come with you on Registration Day and bring the two
P of R above and you must have two others-driver's
license, car registration, bank statement or a lease
agreement. A notarized statement is also required.
Additional school information can be found on the Shelby
County web site.
http://www.scsk12.org
Click on schools and click on Riverdale. You can also check
out this site weekly for updated school information.
Sincerely,
Dave Carlisle
