ROSENBAUM YESHIVA OF NORTH JERSEY

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Student Arrival & Dismissal

Arrival 1

Dismissal 1

Attendance

Absence 2

Snow & Ice Days 2

Behavior Guidelines Message 2

Bus Conduct 2

Toys/Games in School 2

Cell Phones 3

No Bullying 3

Clothing

Boys 1-5 3

Boys 6-8 3

Girls 1-3 4

Girls 4-5 4

Girls 6-8 4

Early Childhood 5

Communication

Meet the Teachers 5

Meetings & Conversations 5

Conferences 5

Newsletters 5

Evaluations & Screenings

Achievement Tests 6

Report Cards 6

Scholastic Notices 6

Evaluations 6

Early Childhood Screening 6

Food Home Lunch 6

Hot Lunch 6

Snacks 6

Kashrus 7

Birthdays & Parties 7

Homework & Books Homework 7

Books 7

Illness & Medications Screening 7

Illness 7

Medication 7

Elevator Passes 7

Lice 8

Contagious Diseases 8

Early Childhood 8

Middle School Policies Assignments 8

Tests 8

Missing Materials 8

Lateness 8

Transportation Bus 8

Carpools 8

Trips & Programs Trips 9

Programs 9

Library Policy Book Borrowing 9

Library Computer Usage 9

User Policy for Parents 10

RYNJ IS DEDICATED TO Continuing the chain of Jewish heritage in an environment that promotes Torah

scholarship and academic excellence, and inspire our children intellectually,

socially and morally so they view themselves as essential links and vital assets of

our precious legacy from Sinai.

M-TH F (SEPT.-APR. 12) F (MAY 3-JUNE)

NURSERY HALF DAY 8:30-1:30 8:30-12:50 8:30-1:25 NURSERY-GRADE 3 8:30-3:35 8:30-1:00 8:30-3:00

GRADE 6-8B 7:45-4:45 7:45-1:50 7:45-1:50 GRADE 4-8G, 4-5B 8:30-4:45 8:30-1:50 8:30-1:50

Carpool children (Grades N-5, 6-8G) may not be dropped off earlier than 8:15am. Early Childhood children who are brought to school later than 8:35 am must be escorted to their classrooms by the carpool driver. Arrival time ends at 8:35 am. Students who arrive after 9:00 am must have a late note written by either the parent or the doctor (if applicable) and initialed at the main office. When delivering items your child left at home but needs in school, (lunch, sports equipment, homework, books, ear buds) please leave them with the security guard at the main entrance. The items will be placed in a convenient location for the student to retrieve during recess or lunch. Students will not be called out of class for the forgotten item. All items should be labeled with the child’s name and class. Students may not enter class with drinks or hot food, even when arriving late on the way back from an appointment or event. Food (hot or cold) for an individual child will not be delivered to him at any time besides his scheduled lunch period. This summer we have updated our dismissal change policies in order to make it smoother and safer for you and your children. Parents who pick up their children early from school, must let the office personnel know of all changes. Any parent who needs to make a change to their normal dismissal procedure or needs to pick up their child early, even if they are returning to school, must submit an online form available at RYNJ.org/change or use the RYNJ app. We will no longer be processing changes sent via email. The email address dismissalchange@RYNJ.org is now defunct. For this system to be safe, all dismissal changes must be submitted at least 1 hour before scheduled dismissal or desired pick up time. For example, if your child is normally dismissed at 3:30pm, the form must be submitted before 2:30pm. If you are picking up your child for a 1pm appointment, the form must be submitted by 12pm. Parents are required to enter the building and sign out their children. If you are picking up your child early, for traffic reasons we strongly encourage parents to pick up their children before 3:10pm for the first dismissal and before 4:20pm for the later dismissal. Our bus companies have reminded us that for insurance reasons we can not have students ride other town buses. Non-Teaneck children cannot ride First Student buses, Non-Fair Lawn students cannot ride D&M Tours buses and Non-East Ramapo students cannot ride East Ramapo buses. As per district requirements, non-Teaneck, Fair Lawn and Monsey students may not ride those town buses. We risk losing our busing entirely if this rule is not followed. If you would like your child to go home on a privately paid bus from Rainbow to a friend you must contact Mrs. Warburg (mwarburg@rynj.org) so she can check with the bus company if there is room on a given bus. Parents of early childhood children not going home in their usual way are encouraged to use the APP or website. In an emergency, you may call the early childhood office before

STUDENT ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL

ARRIVAL

DISMISSAL

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2:00pm. It is very difficult to make changes after that time. If your child is absent or going home in a different manner please inform the carpool driver that day. It is imperative that all carpool drivers be prompt at pick-up time. If your child shows symptoms of a cold or illness, please keep him/her at home. However, regular attendance is an important element of education. Please schedule family vacations and outings, as well as medical appointments, to coincide with non-school days and hours. If your child is absent from school, please make sure to contact his/her homework "buddy." Teachers should not be asked to provide school work for children leaving on family vacations during the school year. On the day that a child is absent from school, he/she may not participate in after school activities (i.e. practice or games). In the event of inclement weather, call 201-457-3271, the RYNJ Information Line, and a message will inform you whether there is a school cancellation or delay in opening. The Yeshiva also utilizes an emergency notification service to deliver important messages via email and text messaging. The rules of Kavod Habrios, Derech Eretz, and proper conduct are an integral part of our Yeshiva philosophy. We expect our children to behave in a manner befitting that of B'nei and B'nos HaYeshiva. This includes proper middos when dealing with adults, peers, and school property. A separate document entitled “RYNJ Discipline Code” is to be discussed between parent and child. (Parents of older children should look for it at the beginning of the school year.) Proper conduct is expected on the school buses. Parents are responsible for the behavior of their children on the bus. If a child is incapable of sitting safely and quietly on the bus, we will be forced to ask the bus company to exclude that child from bus service. Please contact your child’s direct administrator or call the school office if you have any concerns. Early Childhood children may bring a toy from home as a transitional object. This toy gives the child added comfort and security in new surroundings. However, a toy brought from home must be kept in the child's cubby, except during rest time. Sometimes, teachers encourage children to bring a toy from home for "Show and Tell" time. Your child's teacher will send home further information on this subject. Superhero figures and toy weapons of any kind are not allowed in school. In addition, books and videos must be approved for appropriate content by the classroom teacher before sending them in with your child to share with the class. Even though the children have a recess time, toys in school can be very disruptive. They cause distractions and are often the source of disputes between children. Please make sure that your children leave all their toys at home. Hand-held video games and other electronic devices, including iPods, and cell phones, will be confiscated and returned to

ATTENDANCE

ABSENCE

SNOW & ICE DAYS

BEHAVIOR

GUIDELINES

BUS CONDUCT

TOYS IN SCHOOL (Early Childhood)

TOYS/VIDEO GAMES

IN SCHOOL (Grades 1-8)

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the parent if used during the school day. Students may not have these devices in school. Music players may be used on the bus but only if they do not cause any disruption and recordings are appropriate. These devices may not be taken out of backpacks during school hours. Any lost or stolen property will not be compensated for by the school under any circumstances. Please do not give your child a cell phone to bring to school. Text messages sent and received by parents undermine the school values. In a pressing situation essential messages can be conveyed to students (or student to parent) through the office. If you feel your child must carry a cell phone, the phone must be turned off during the entire school day, from the time the student enters the building, until the end of the day. They should only be used on the bus to contact a parent. Any phone that is taken out during the school day will be confiscated. The phone will be returned only to the parent through the school office. If a phone is taken from a student a second time, it will be returned after a period of time at the discretion of the administration. Cell phones are often misused and already have a history of being very disruptive in school. Please refer to the technology user agreement about proper technology usage. RYNJ promotes a culture of caring and security, safety and warmth. In conjunction with a first-rate Torah and General Studies education, we teach and model middos tovos and chessed. It is expected that adults and peers will be treated with respect and dignity. We partner with our parent body to eliminate the menace of bullying in all its variations. Proper dress and grooming are expected of Yeshiva students. Therefore, we ask all parents to assist us in maintaining proper dress codes for our students.

• Tzitzis and kippah • Any solid navy, black, beige, gray or khaki (tan) pants. No jeans, jogging pants or

sweat pants. • Any solid navy, white, light blue, gray or burgundy polo shirt with a collar. • Any solid navy, white, light blue, gray or burgundy sweater or sweatshirt may be

worn over a collared shirt. • Only closed shoes or sneakers may be worn. • No writing on sweaters or sweatshirts, other than the RYNJ logos or small

company logos. • No embellishments on shirts, sweaters and sweatshirts. • The hair of all boys should be neatly groomed and worn at moderate length. • It is recommended that all outer garments have name tags.

• Tzitzis and kippah • Any solid navy, black, gray, beige or khaki (tan) pants. No jeans, jogging pants or

sweat pants. • Any solid blue, white, gray, brown or burgundy polo shirt with a collar. • Any solid blue, white, gray, brown or burgundy sweater or sweatshirt may be

worn over a collared shirt. • Only closed shoes or sneakers may be worn. • No writing on sweaters or sweatshirts, other than the RYNJ logos or small

company logos.

CELL PHONES

NO BULLYING AT RYNJ

CLOTHING

BOYS GRADES 1-5

BOYS GRADES 6-8

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• No embellishments on shirts, sweaters and sweatshirts. • The hair of all boys should be neatly groomed and worn at moderate length. • 8th Grade boys and 7th grade boys who have reached the age of Bar Mitzvah may

choose to wear a solid blue, white, gray, brown or burgundy polo shirt or full button shirt with a collar. Full button shirts must be solid colored and tucked in at all times.

• Any solid navy, blue denim, royal blue, beige, gray or khaki (tan) skirt, dress or jumper which is below knee length.

• Any solid navy, black, white, light blue, purple or pink button down, polo, turtleneck or crew neck shirt with sleeves. Cap sleeves are not permissible. Layers worn under shirts must be solid white or black crew neck.

• Any solid navy, light blue, purple, pink or white sweater or sweatshirt may be worn.

• Socks must be worn, peds are not acceptable. All socks, leggings and tights must be a solid color.

• Only closed shoes or sneakers may be worn. • No writing on sweaters or sweatshirts, other than the RYNJ logos or small

company logos. • Embellishments on shirts, sweaters and sweatshirts should be kept to a

minimum.

• Any solid navy, blue denim, royal blue, black, beige, gray or khaki (tan) skirt, dress or jumper which is below knee length and long enough to stay below the knee when seated. Slits in the skirt may be no higher than the bottom of the knee.

• Any solid navy, white, light blue, black, purple or pink button down, polo, turtleneck or crew neck shirt with sleeves that reach the elbow. Layers worn under shirts must be white or black crew neck.

• Any solid navy, light blue, purple, pink or white sweater or sweatshirt may be worn.

• No writing on sweaters or sweatshirts, other than the RYNJ logos or small company logos.

• Embellishments on shirts, sweaters and sweatshirts should be kept to a minimum.

• Socks must be worn, peds are not acceptable. All leggings, socks and tights must be solid colors.

• Only closed shoes or sneakers may be worn.

• Any solid navy, blue denim, royal blue, gray, black, beige, gray or khaki (tan) skirt, dress or jumper which is below knee length and long enough to stay below the knee when seated. Slits in the skirt may be no higher than the bottom of the knee. Skirts may not be tight-fitting or clingy. From fitting pencil skirts may not be worn.

• Any solid color button down, polo, turtleneck or crew neck shirt with sleeves that cover the elbow and neckline that reaches the collarbone. Layers worn under shirts must be solid white or black crew neck. Shirts may not be clingy, sheer or revealing. Hanes style men’s tank tops that show at the neckline are not

GIRLS GRADES 1-3

GIRLS GRADES 4-5

GIRLS GRADES 6-8

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permissible. • Any solid color sweater or sweatshirt may be worn. • No writing on sweaters or sweatshirts, other than the RYNJ logos or small

company logos. • Socks must be worn, peds are not acceptable. Leggings may not be worn in

Middle School. • Only closed shoes or sneakers may be worn. • Embellishments on shirts, sweaters and sweatshirts should be kept to a

minimum. • Makeup is inappropriate in school and jewelry should be minimal. Only a single

earring is allowable in each ear. Hair may not be dyed or colored. When middle school students are not in compliance with these guidelines, their parents will be notified. Appropriate spare clothing will be loaned to the student to wear for the rest of the day. That item must be washed and returned to the school the next day. Early Childhood students, both boys and girls, can wear pants, shorts in warm weather, and T-shirts. Please send your child to school in comfortable, casual clothing which can be easily put on and taken off in the bathroom. Clothing should be appropriate for messy art activities. All children should have a complete change of clothing to be kept in school. Please keep this seasonally appropriate. An extra sweater or sweatshirt should also be kept in your child's cubby. WE URGE OUR PARENT BODY TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY WHEN VISITING THE SCHOOL. Visitors entering the building should conform to the same dress code as our students and teachers. Held at the beginning of the school year, Meet the Teacher Night provides teachers with an opportunity to present their goals and curriculum, teaching philosophy, and homework policies. Parents can ask general questions relevant to the entire class. If a parent wishes to speak to the teacher about any matter, please call the school office and the teacher will return your call. You may wish to schedule a meeting or just have an informal phone conversation. This is the proper and professional procedure. All teachers are concerned with the social, emotional, physical, and academic growth of their students, but parental contact should be initiated at the school and not at the teacher's home or within the community outside the Yeshiva. Parents should feel free to approach the administration for a discussion on any aspect of their child's progress. Teachers may also be contacted via email. Email addresses are comprised of the teacher’s initial of the first name and last name @rynj.org. Rabbis’ names are preceded with an “r.” Examples: Mrs. Tamar Kahn’s email address is tkahn@rynj.org and Rabbi Nachum Wachtel’s email address is rnwachtel@rynj.org. Two Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled during the school year for all grades. We strongly urge all parents to attend both the fall and spring conferences. The conferences are invaluable for proper parent involvement. The dates of the conferences appear on the school calendar. On most Fridays, the youngest child in each family will bring home a weekly

EARLY CHILDHOOD

COMMUNI-

CATION MEET THE TEACHER

NIGHT

MEETINGS & PHONE

CONVERSATIONS

NEWSLETTERS

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newsletter. Please ask your child for it. You will find important school information, material that we have stressed on the weekly Parasha for use at the Shabbos table, and many samples of the children's good work. This is the basic method of school communications and parents are responsible for this important information. The newsletter will also be emailed to you each Friday. To measure academic achievement, students in grades 2-7 will be tested in the spring through a standardized test of basic skills. The results of the test will be mailed to the parents. Report cards for grades 1-8 (Hebrew and General Studies) and Early Childhood progress reports are issued two times during the school year. A scholastic warning notice advises parents about their child's problems or difficulties during a given term. This notice is mailed to the home by the teacher. It should be signed by the parent and returned to the teacher. The Yeshiva may request that a child be evaluated because of educational and/or behavioral issues. The results must be shared with the school. Failure to fully disclose all testing results will prevent re-registration for the following school year. If during the course of any evaluation, whether parent or school initiated, a professional asks the school to fill out any forms, those forms will be returned by the school directly and only to the professional. Completed forms will not be returned to parents under any circumstances, even in sealed envelopes. Screenings to assess readiness for 1st grade are administered to all Kindergarten children in late winter. Screenings to assess readiness for Kindergarten are administered to Pre-K children in late spring. If developmental problems are suspected, full evaluations may be requested. All results must be shared with the school. Students may bring only a dairy or pareve lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays and only a meat or pareve lunch on Mondays and Wednesdays. Students may only bring home lunches which do not require refrigeration. NEVER SEND GLASS BOTTLES. Please do not send soup, cereal, or any other mixes that require the addition of hot water. Such mixes present a safety hazard. A hot lunch program is provided for a fee Monday through Thursday by The Kosher Experience of Teaneck, NJ. Please contact Mrs. Fanny Elefant at ext. 318 or felefant@rynj.org should you have any questions. Menus are posted on our website and in the school newsletter. Milk is served to all students on days that we serve dairy lunches. Snacks will be provided by the early childhood along with milk and water to drink. Healthy snacks should be sent from home. Foods containing nut products are not allowed. THE YESHIVA MAINTAINS A PEANUT/NUT/SESAME SEED FREE POLICY IN SCHOOL. LUNCHES /SNACKS CONTAINING NUT PRODUCTS & SESAME SEEDS ARE NOT

EVALUATIONS

& SCREENINGS ACHIEVEMENT

TESTS

REPORT CARDS

SCHOLASTIC

NOTICES GRADES 1-8

EVALUATIONS

EARLY CHILDHOOD

SCREENINGS

FOOD HOME LUNCH

HOT LUNCH

SNACKS EARLY CHILDHOOD

SNACKS

GRADES 1-8

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ALLOWED. Children may NOT "sell" snacks in school or on the bus. All food sent from home must bear kashrus certification by nationally recognized

organizations such as , , & . A simple "K" is not acceptable. All drinks, with natural or artificial flavoring must have kosher supervision. Home baked goods may not be shared with classmates. Very simple classroom birthday celebrations may be arranged in cooperation with the teachers in Early Childhood through Grade 1. Parents are invited to join in early childhood birthday celebrations. No items may be baked at home. All food must have proper kashrus certification (see above). Local bakeries under the RCBC are acceptable. Only Pareve or Cholov Yisroel and nut-free treats are acceptable. Presents should not be distributed. Instead, a donation to the school library or a book, toy or item for the child's classroom in his/her honor is encouraged. Students in upper grades are not permitted to leave class to attend a sibling's birthday party in early childhood. Homework is an integral part of the school curriculum. If you find your child spending too little or too much time on homework, please contact your child's teacher. Parents should provide for their children a proper environment for study which is well lit, quiet, and has minimum distractions. Parents of students in Grades 6-8 are encouraged to check the online learning management system, Google Classroom, for daily student homework assignments. Students are issued textbooks and workbooks for both Hebrew and secular studies. The books are the property of the Yeshiva and are "loaned" to the students for use during the school year. Textbooks must be returned to the school at the end of the school year in good condition. Lost books will be replaced at cost to the parents. Textbooks should always be covered. Sticky textbook covers are not acceptable. As required by school health guidelines, the nurse will screen all children in grades Pre-K-8 for height, weight, hearing and vision and make appropriate referrals as needed. A scoliosis screening for grades 5 and 7 takes place each spring. Students who feel ill in school can go to the nurse's office. After completing a screening exam, the nurse may call the parents to pick up the child from school. It is imperative that the school have the telephone numbers of the parents' place of work, cell phone numbers, and of relatives or friends who are able to pick up the child if the parents cannot be reached. Children should be fever free for twenty-four hours before returning to school. No student should be administering his/her own medication. No teacher is allowed to administer medication to students. If medication is required during the school day, a medical authorization form must be filled out and sent to the nurse with the medication in the original pharmacy bottle. A packet containing all pertinent forms from the nurse’s office is sent to each family. Please read the information carefully. Students who need to use the elevator due to a medical condition must bring a note from a physician to the nurse's office. The nurse will issue an elevator pass to the student for a specific length of time.

KASHRUS

BIRTHDAYS, SIYUMIM & OTHER

PARTIES

HOMEWORK &

BOOKS HOMEWORK GRADES 1-8

BOOKS GRADES 1-8

ILLNESS &

MEDICATION SCREENING

ILLNESS

MEDICATION

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As a preventative measure, parents should check their children for lice on a regular basis. Students are checked for lice at the beginning of the school year and then again throughout the year as needed. Students who have lice may return to school only when "nit free." This follows a course of shampooing, combing, and checking for lice and nits. Students must be checked by the nurse to confirm the "nit free" status before returning to class. Parents must notify the school when students are diagnosed with contagious diseases such as chicken pox, shigella, and Fifth Disease, or when students are carriers of other communicable "nuisances" such as pinworm or lice. In these cases, the school will notify the other families in the class and take the necessary precautions or measures. It is especially important that early childhood students who show symptoms of illness remain at home until fully recovered because of the higher communicability rate among young children. If an early childhood child complains in school of not feeling well or displays observable behavioral changes such as lethargy or crying, he/she will be brought to the nurse's office. The nurse will decide if the child should be picked up from school, based on a screening exam and the teacher's observations. It is imperative that the early childhood office has the phone numbers of parents, relatives, and friends who can pick up an ill child from school. ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON TIME. Any graded assignment (reports, compositions) that is handed in late may have points deducted at the teacher’s discretion. Adequate notice will be given for chapter tests or other major exams. Quizzes, however, may be unannounced. There should not be more than one Hebrew and one English major examination on any given day. Brief quizzes are not subject to this rule. Teachers always have the authority to decide what is reasonable. Corrections and retest policy will be subject to the teacher's discretion. MISSING MATERIALS: Students who come to class unprepared (i.e. missing pencils, texts, workbooks, etc.) will be graded "unprepared." A consistent pattern of being unprepared will impact on report card grades. Students are expected to be at their seats, prepared with their materials, when the second bell rings. In cases of chronic lateness, parents will be informed. Bus transportation is provided by local school boards whenever possible. Parents in most towns should have completed forms from their local Board of Education enabling them to receive transportation or reimbursements. Transportation is provided for students who are five years old by October 1st of the present year. Please note: The law states that if your child's bus has seat belts, then the child must buckle up. Please encourage him/her to do so. Students not assigned to Board of Education buses are prohibited from riding on them. Nor can a child assigned to a bus from one town ride on a bus from a different

LICE

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES

EARLY CHILDHOOD

MIDDLE SCHOOL

POLICIES GRADES 6-8

LATE ASSIGNMENTS & TESTS

MISSING

MATERIALS

LATENESS

TRANSPOR-

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town because he or she is visiting a friend. Bus routes are established by the school district. The school district will insist that bus drivers follow only the established routes. Unfortunately, those routes do not provide door to door pickup and may require students to cross streets. Many buses are filled to capacity. In order to maintain room for everyone, students may not switch buses even within the same school district. Boys in grades 6-8 may not ride the latter arrival buses which are usually filled with assigned riders. If a bus has left the school late at dismissal, a message will be placed on the school’s Information Hotline, 201-457-3271. Please call that number if you are concerned about a late bus. In addition, text messages and emails will be sent with late bus information. Carpools are arranged by parents for those children whose local school boards do not provide transportation, and for children under cut-off age. If you need assistance in finding an available carpool, call the early childhood office. Trips are planned throughout the school year to complement and extend classroom learning experiences. Parents may be asked to accompany the class on the trips to provide additional supervision. A digital trip permission form will be sent to each parent to be filled out and submitted before the scheduled trip. Parents will be invited to attend selected programs throughout the year. Early Childhood parents are encouraged to attend the many parent-child interactive programs scheduled at various times throughout the school year. Students in the elementary school are not permitted to leave class to attend special programs (Chanukah performances, siddur presentations etc.) taking place in the early childhood or in any of the grades in which their siblings are performing. WELCOME TO OUR LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER Hours of Operation: M-TH: 9:00am-4:45pm | F: 9:00am-1:50pm Contact Information: Phone: 201-986-1414 ext. 310 | Email: library@rynj.org At RYNJ, we devote much time, effort and money developing our library collection and media center for our students. To ensure your child will benefit from our wide array of resources, we would like to take this opportunity to explain some of our policies and procedures. Among our chief objectives in our library program is to teach our students responsibility regarding borrowing procedures. It is our hope that you will help reinforce this attitude of responsibility.

• Books circulate for two weeks and can be renewed twice. • All books must be returned on time regardless of when any related assignment

is due. While we do not charge fines for overdue books, we expect all students to return their books on time in order to be fair and considerate for the other students. Due to our need to serve all RYNJ students, if a book is needed longer than 6 weeks (i.e. for a report), the student needs to obtain a copy from another book source.

• All books must be returned in good condition. All library books are property of the school. Any student who returns a book in a damaged state will be asked to

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replace that book, in addition to any other necessary fees (i.e. shipping, processing). Damaged refers to any alterations to the original state of the book, including food stuck on pages/cover, torn and damaged pages/cover, writing or underlining, water/soda/coffee stains, damaged spines, etc.

• Overdues: Notices will be sent out if a book is missing for over a month. If you receive one, please contact us and let us know what the status is. If a book is believed to be lost, please contact us.

In the event your child misplaces or damages a book, the replacement fee must be paid within 30 days. Borrowing privileges will be suspended until all fees are paid. In addition, all final report cards will be withheld until all library obligations are met. As part of the Library class curriculum, students are taught to use the computerized Library catalog. In addition, older students learn to use a variety of computer based research tools and techniques. The Library encourages students to utilize its computer resources outside of their scheduled class times with the following stipulations:

• Students must come to the Library accompanied with a permission slip from their teacher.

• Students may not access the Internet in the Library without teacher supervision.

• Students may not use Library computers to type/print homework assignments on the day that they are due, unless they have written permission from a parent.

All faculty members can be contacted via email. Each teacher’s email address is his/her first initial followed by his/her last name @rynj.org. For example, Mrs. Tamar Kahn’s address is tkahn@rynj.org. If the teacher is a Rabbi there is an “r” before the first initial. For example, Rabbi Nachum Wachtel’s address is rnwachtel@rynj.org. The purpose of email is to facilitate communication on simple straight-forward matters. Email should not be used for complicated communication nor take the place of a phone call or face-to-face meeting. If you have an issue, please communicate directly with the teacher via a phone call or meeting.

• Please send the email to the individual or individuals to whom the message is relevant. Please do not cc (or bcc) others.

• Please write a short description of the issue in the subject line. • Email messages should be brief and to the point. • Please be careful not to write anything which could be misinterpreted. • Use email only for non-urgent matters. • Please recognize that it may take up to 48 hours for teachers to access their

messages during the week and longer over weekends. • Please do not allow your children to send or receive the messages. • Please do not use email to communicate matters that relate to medication. • Your child’s academic progress and behavioral issues are best addressed by

telephone or by scheduling a personal conference. An email message on these matters is not appropriate.

• Teachers are required to be courteous, respectful, and professional when sending emails. Parents should reciprocate.

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EMAIL COMMUNICA-

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FACULTY

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