Tomball Classes For Home Schoolers

Guidelines

DRESS CODE
Students who are not appropriately dressed will not be allowed to attend class. This will
be strictly enforced, so please double-check your child’s attire before leaving the house.
If a student is not appropriately dressed, the study hall monitor will have him/her contact
their parent to come get them or they will be provided with an oversized shirt to wear.

YES-Loose-fitting shirts with sleeves

     NO-Sleeveless or straps, offensive writing or graphics, low-cut or immodest

YES-Pants including jeans; skirts, dresses, and shorts that must fit to the knee

     NO-Leggings, yoga pants, or athletic shorts

     NO-Gang or goth-type clothing or make-up, visible undergarments

YES-Dress to bless fellow students and teachers; thank you!

Study Hall & Fellowship Hall

Study Hall and Fellowship Hall meet in the gym and are open only for those students attending TOMBALL CLASSES ON THURSDAYS. There is NO study hall on Tuesdays. Please make arrangements to drop your child off for classes on Tuesday no earlier than 5 minutes before start time and pick up your child no later than 5 minutes after the class ends. They are not for siblings. Students should not come very early before a class and should not stay very long after their last class unless their parent is a teacher. This service exists only to provide a safe place for the student until their first opportunity to go home.

* Study Hall is from 8:15-12:00 and is for quiet studying only. All students MUST do quiet reading or homework.
* Fellowship Hall is from 12:00-4:30. Students may also choose to study quietly during this time.
* All students must be in a classroom or in the Study/Fellowship Hall at all times. Students are NOT allowed to hang out in the hallways, bathrooms, outside or in the parking lot.
* For your child’s safety, students must wait in the Study/Fellowship Hall (not outside) to be picked up.
* Parents must be at classes promptly at 4:00 to supervise their students who are out of class at that time and are waiting for other siblings to finish at 4:30. A late fee will be charged if students are not picked up by 4:30.
* While studying or reading, music may be listened to quietly with earphones only.
* No movies. No computer games.
* If a student is on the TCH campus for most of the day, we advise bringing a snack or lunch. They will not have access to the kitchen.

Student Conduct

Students should always be respectful of teachers, other students, and the church property. It is a privilege to be here!

* Students may not run or horseplay in the church. They must be very quiet in the halls and restrooms.
* Students may NOT hang out in cars or in the parking lot unless a parent supervises them.
* Tobacco products, alcohol, or any other harmful substances are prohitbited on campus. Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken in the case of an infraction.

Closed Campus

Every student must sign in when they arrive on campus and sign out when they leave. Once a student has signed out, TCH is no longer responsible for their safety.

Contacts

To contact teachers: Follow this link for individual teacher information.

I. INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES
   A. In the event of inclement weather and /or hazardous road conditions, TCH may:
      - Begin the TCH class day at a later time - End classes early - Cancel the entire day
   B. Announcements will be posted by 7:15 am via e-mail to all families.
   C. Decision to close a TCH class day will be based on Magnolia ISD. If Magnolia ISD closes, TCH will be closed. Watch the local news or tune int to local radio stations for announcements for Magnolia ISD school closings or delays and check your e-mail.

II. FIRE DRILLS
   A. TCH will coordinate fire drills at Silver Springs Baptist Church at least once per semester or in accordance with church policy.
   B. Fire extinguishers are on the walls in the hallways Silver Springs Baptist Church.
   C. Teachers will be notified if a fire threat occurs by a horn blast. (Teachers in Portable Buildings will receive a cell phone call or be notified by a hall monitor.)
   D. With Class Roster in hand, teacher will calmly and quietly lead all students to the nearest exit and proceed to pre-determined safe locations outside the building. Maps of evacuation routes will be posted in all classrooms.
   E. A specified student will be the last person out of the room. He/she will turn out the lights and close the classroom door.
   F. The teacher will double-check that all students are outside.
   G. The Fire Drill Coordinator will check with each teacher to assure all have exited the building. Class rosters will be provided with accurate count of students to the Fire Drill Coordinator.
   H. Upon the “all clear” by TCH staff, students will quietly and calmly follow their teacher back to the classroom by using normal entrances.

III. SEVERE STORM/TORNADO PROCEDURES
   A. Teachers will be notified via text if threatening weather is occurring.
   B. Teachers will take class rosters, counting all students as they exit room to safe location inside building.
   C. Portable Building classes will walk over to main building (if weather/time allows) and move to a safe location; otherwise, they will stay in portables.
   D. A specified student will be the last person out of room. He/she will turn out the lights and close the classroom door.
   E. Students will sit on the floor in class groups and await further instructions. If necessary, students will need to assume a “posture of protection” with hands over head as they bend forward.
   F. Teacher will double-check that all students are in assigned area.

IV. INTRUDER - Outside doors will remain locked during TCH hours.
(Although it is advised by the Police Department that persons should flee a campus if an intruder presents an unsafe situation - many of our students do not have transportation and TCH will try to protect students on campus in this situation.)
   A. In the event of an unsafe situation with an intruder, teachers will be notified via horn blast or cell phone.
   B. Classroom door (which is already closed) will be locked and/or have a chair placed under knob to secure it. Portable classrooms will keep doors locked at all times.
   C. Any windows/openings that are visible from outside will be “blocked out.”
   D. Students will go to a designated area in classroom and sit quietly until the “all clear” call is received.

V. CHEMICAL SPILL/NATURAL GAS LEAK
   A. In the event of a chemical spill or a report of a natural gas leak, teachers will be notified in person or by text.
   B. Students will proceed to assigned vehicles-either a teacher or specified older licensed student.
   C. Students will be taken to the Walmart parking lot located at FM 2978 and Woodlands Parkway to await parent pick up.
   D. Parents will be notified via cell phone to come and pick up students.