All students attending Mother Mary School must follow the rules and regulations established by Mother Mary School and the Archdiocese of Mobile. Students must cooperate with the school officials at all times. The following guidelines are established to assist parents and students in understanding the type of student who will typically excel at Mother Mary School.

Children who attend Mother Mary School should be courteous and should greet visitors with ease, make proper introduction, use good table manners and have proper respect for faculty and staff at all times, In addition, students are reminded to use the following guidelines:

• To be cooperative at all times.
• To be attentive, respectful and polite.
• To carry out all assignments.
• To study diligently.
• To participate in all school activities.
• To be helpful to others.
• To learn as the teacher instruct.
• To avoid any behavior that offends good classroom behavior.
• To report any undesirable behavior of either students or visitors to their teachers or to the principal.

DAILY SCHEDULE AND DISMISSAL
Preparation for classes begin promptly at 8:05 a.m. and terminate at 3:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday and end at 2:30 p.m. on Friday Exceptions to these times will be noted on the monthly calendars All students are expected lo be off the grounds by 3:30 p.m. unless they are attending the After School Care Program Any student not picked up by 3:30 p.m. will be required to go to After School Care Program and will be assessed any portion of an hour $1.00. Paid supervision cannot go beyond 6:00 p.m.

When students are dismissed at noon. they should be picked up by 12:30, There will be no After School Care Program on those days.

Students are to be picked up in the main parking lot rather than on the side of the gym for safety reasons. If a parent does not abide by this rule and an accident or mishap occurs, the parent, not the school, will be held liable Likewise, if a mishap occurs on the school grounds after paid supervision has terminated, the parent will be held liable not the school.

TEXTBOOKS
All hardback books are the school's property. They should be stamped, numbered and distributed to the student's in alphabetical order To preserve the life span of a book, please use a book cover. Books are to be turned into the teacher prior to the last school day. Program books and all other consumable booklets and papers are the student's property but should still be handled with care to preserve their life span as well.

A book rental tee is not to purchase textbooks but rather is a rental fee for those books and purchase of consumable materials, i e, workbooks, handouts, etc. Students are responsible for lost or damaged books.

LIBRARY
Mother Mary School strives to serve your children better each year with continuous upgrade of our school library. Children have come to accept certain rules of conduct while in the library. If books are borrowed, they are to be returned on time and in the condition they were issued. Students must return their books before another book can be checked out of the library.

Books damaged or lost most be paid for by the borrower.

Encyclopedias and other periodicals are not for circulation. Any reference books or materials must be checked through the library aide or teacher before circulation is permitted. In addition to books and reference materials, Mother Mary School offers a large selection of video tapes of computer programs for Apple and McIntosh Computers and a large selection of video tapes on a wide variety of subjects. Please consult your child's teacher for more information on use of these materials.

HOMEWORK
Homework is essential for the full scholastic development of a child. Children are expected to do a reasonable amount of home study. It is the responsibility of the parent to supervise this work, being careful, however, not to promote dishonesty or forestall learning which results from actually doing the homework for the child. Students at Mother Mary School receive no more than 1 1/2 hour of homework per evening (primary children have less). Homework is not given as a punishment, but as home study for lessons taught in school. When considering homework, assignments should extend learning, build independent study habits and encourage children to think and work creatively outside of school.