Shadowing at Battle Creek Middle School
WHEN IS IT?
Tuesday, February 17 and Wednesday, February 18 from 8:15 AM to 1:45 PM. We must have 3 school days to process the requests.
HOW DOES A STUDENT GET SIGNED UP?
Parent/guardians pick a date, fill out the form and sign it. Then
mail it to Nimol Ou at 2121 North Park Drive, St. Paul, MN 55119 or
leave the paper form in the office. You can also go on our web site
(www.bcms.spps.org) and fill out the form and press send. It
automatically comes to the school to be processed.
HOW DO I KNOW WHEN MY STUDENT WILL SHADOW?
We will email the date of your shadow day or phone it to you.
Parents/guardians are responsible for all transportation needs for
their 6th grader. St. Paul Public Schools Transportation does not
allow non-Battle Creek Middle School students to ride on Battle Creek
assigned buses.
HOW DOES IT WORK ON THE SHADOWING DAY?
On the shadowing day, the parent/guardian drops the student at Battle
Creek at 8:15 AM. An assigned 7th grader will meet the student in the
front hallway and give them a name tag. The 6th grader will go with
the host/hostess to their classes and lunch.
Battle Creek students do not carry backpacks through the school, so 6th
graders should leave backpacks at home. Students need only a pencil,
notebook and something for lunch. If your student wants to have
cafeteria lunch, they must have their pin number (if within St. Paul
Public Schools), money for lunch or a bag lunch.
A parent/guardian must pick up the student at 1:45 PM. Because of our
many buses picking up Battle Creek students, parking around the school
is limited.
Parents/guardians should ask permission from their elementary school to have the student absent from their building.
Shadowing Procedures
Shadowing occurs on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 and Wednesday, February
18, 2009 from 8:15 to 1:45. It is an opportunity for 6th grade
students to spend part of a day with a Battle Creek Middle School
student to get an idea of what Battle Creek is like.
• All documents required for Shadowing are available on-line or in the office.
Parent/guardians pick a date and fill out the application form in
either hard copy or on-line. The hard copy form is mailed to school and
the electronic form is sent by email to the Counselor on the Battle
Creek web site.
On the request forms, parents are told we need 3 school days to
process the requests. Some come in with a tighter time frame, and if
they can be accommodated, we do it.
Once the shadow date is assigned, the date is emailed (preferable) or phoned to parents/guardians.
• Parents/guardians are responsible for all transportation needs for
the 6th grader. St. Paul Public Schools Transportation does not allow
non-Battle Creek students to ride on Battle Creek assigned buses.
• Parents/ guardians ask permission from their elementary school to have the student absent from their building.
On the shadowing day, the parent/guardian drops the student at Battle Creek at 8:15 AM.
• The Counselor greets the student, gives him/her a name badge.
• The 6th graders must leave coats and backpacks in a designated
place. They only need a pencil, notebook and and ther bag lunch if they
are not eating cafeteria food.
• If a current St Paul Public School student wants a cafeteria
lunch, they need to put down their PIN number on a lunchroom list to
buy lunch. Any student can bring money to buy a cafeteria lunch.
An assigned 7th grader meets the student in the front office. The 6th
grader goes with them to their classes and lunch. Shadowees are
dropped off in the front office by the host/hostess after 5th hour. A
parent/ guardian picks up the student at 1:45 PM in the front office.
The Counselor assigns a Battle Creek-identified regular or special
education student to act as a hostess or host for the 6th grader.
Special request (such as friend/neighbor/relative) to be the 6th
graders host/hostess other than with the pre-approved students are not
accommodated. Also requests for a particular class are not
accommodated.
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