TIPPECANOE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Greg Southers
Principal
555 N. Hyatt Street
Tipp City, OH 45371
937-667-8454
Mike Vagedes
Assistant
Dear Parents,
In an effort to ensure that learning activities for all students contribute to academic content, correlate to other
classroom material and have the support of parents, the Tipp City Board of Education has developed a policy to
govern the use of commercially produced movies in our classrooms. The policy incorporates guidelines based
on the movie industry rating system, as follows:
General Audience, all ages admitted. This is a film which, in the judgment of the Rating
G
Board, contains no material that would be objectionable or embarrassing for audiences of
any age. A G-rated motion picture is not by definition a “children’s” film, but it is a film
which is considered generally acceptable for the entire family.
Parental Guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children under 12.
PG
Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
PG-13
Restricted, under 17. Adult in theme and treatment. Should be viewed with an adult for
R
discussion.
Movies used in the Tipp City Exempted Village Schools require parental permission according to the following
guidelines:
Elementary K-5:
G
No permission required
PG
Shown only with review and approval of Faculty Committee
*Requires parental permission
PG-13
Not shown
R
Not shown
Middle School 6-8:
G
No permission required
PG
No permission required
PG-13
Shown only with review and approval of Faculty Committee
*Requires parental permission
R
Not shown
High School 9-12:
G
No permission required
PG
No permission required
PG-13
No permission required
R
Shown only with review and approval of Faculty Committee
*Requires parental permission
*A parent / guardian must sign a written statement to grant permission for viewing. Because the use of
certain movies requires parent / guardian permission, we are asking that you complete the form on the
back of this letter, and return to your child’s Language Arts & Reading teacher.
Sincerely,
Mr. Southers
Possible PG Movies
2013-2014
Below is a list of possible movies sixth grade students will watch this school year
Movie Title
Rating
Reason
Education of Little Tree
PG
Culminating video for Walk Two Moons. The
movie shows students how an 8-year-old
Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the
depression, loses his parents and starts to live
with his Indian grandma and grandpa and learn
the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.
Movies are related to our writing of holiday fiction
stories. We think it will be a nice culmination to
this study by looking for the story elements
(setting, problem, resolution, etc.) in popular
movies.
(Grandparents Unit)
Popular Christmas Movies
PG
(Holiday Story Writing Unit)
Examples: subject to change
 A Christmas Story
 Home Alone
 Alvin and the Chipmunks
A Cry in the Wild
PG
Culminating video for Hatchet. Students will
compare and contrast the book to the movie.
PG
Culminating video for Tuck Everlasting. Students
will compare and contrast the book to the movie.
Culminating video for The Westing Game.
Students will compare and contrast the book to
the movie.
Culminating video for Old Yeller. Students will
compare and contrast the book to the movie.
(Survival / Wilderness Unit)
Tuck Everlasting
(Fantasy Unit)
The Westing Game
PG
(Mystery Unit)
Old Yeller
G
-------------Please fill out the form below and turn in to your Language Arts teacher------------Child’s Name
Class
Parental Permission to View Commercially Produced Movies
A faculty committee has approved these movies based on academic content. School
district policy requires parental permission. Please sign and return this form to
your Language Arts teacher. Students who are not allowed to watch the movie will
be given an alternative assignment to do.
Please initial on one of the following lines:
_____ I give my child permission to watch all PG-rated
movies shown at TMS throughout the 2013-2014 school
year.
_____ I do NOT give my child permission to watch any PG-rated movie shown at TMS
throughout the 2013-2014 school year.
Parent Signature
Date
Return to your Language Arts / Reading Teacher by Friday, August 30th