ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE FOR 30 JUNE 2017

Hello everyone,

We trust you are having a relaxing weekend.

SECURITY: we reiterate this and once again ask for your co-operation.

Keeping the safety and security of your child paramount, we have asked all persons (parents, grandparents, caregivers) who routinely collect children from the school to display the ID Tags that we have issued.  Please ensure this practice to help us proceed with timely dismissals.

Please contact the school office immediately if you do not have an ID tag, or have misplaced it.  Thank you.

FROM THE 2016-2017 PARENTS' HANDBOOK

02    DROP OFF AND COLLECTION and TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS:

Drop off times		A.M. SESSION & Morning Extended Day session	P.M. SESSION
		8.00 a.m. to 8.15 a.m.*	12.25 p.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Collection times		11.20 a.m.	3.35 p.m.
In consideration of the work that the Teachers and the Administrative staff have to attend to at the end of the session, please be punctual in collecting your children after school. Thank you.
AFTERNOON EXTENDED DAY PROGRAMMES MONTESSORI, ‘BIAN DANG BAN’ (BDB), & HINDI MILAP (HP)
Collection times	3.35 p.m. whenever an ‘Extended Day session (mentioned above) is attended.

Traffic: Parents are advised to exercise extreme caution when stopping their vehicles to deliver and collect their children. Please note the following if you drive your child to school: Please be considerate towards our neighbours and do not obstruct their driveways and gates. We are not responsible for any moving violations and/or parking violations you may commit as a result of delivering and/or collecting your children to and from school.

Drop Off - Parents are required to drop their children at the above times. At least two staff members will be at the main gates to receive your child and direct him/her to class, through the compound. Please do not enter Broadrick Road from Mountbatten Road and attempt to drive into the school compound. We strongly recommend that you drive into Broadrick Road through Meyer Road.  Please ensure that your child sits on the rear left side seat of your car so he/she may alight on the side of the school gates. Please wait until a staff member is at your car door to greet your child and take responsibility for his/her safe escort into the classroom.  Children will enter the school building through the main entrance and/or the side door facing the veranda towards the right side of the building, located on the ground floor.  Staff members will be stationed in the driveway area and along the veranda to direct them further. Please be reminded that a health check is carried out before your child is allowed entry to the school building. Bringing a properly completed health card will expedite the process.

Your child’s safety and security firmly rests with you, until a member of our staff, identifiable by their name tags, has taken over this responsibility.  Similarly, at dismissal, once your child has been handed over to you, the said responsibility reverts to the parent or guardian collecting the child.  If your child uses the school bus, you may want to pursue the extent of liability that the school bus company is prepared to accept.

Fair-weather Days - All children will enter through the pedestrian gate located adjacent to the main gates and walk towards the school building to enter the classrooms.  A staff member will be in the compound to guide the children to their classes.

‘Drop and go!’: we provide parents with car decals to identify vehicles that are driven by parents/care-givers of our students. Our members of staff will then be able to direct you better, to our main gate for ‘drop and go’ ensuring that we do not delay you more than necessary and, not cause traffic congestion on Broadrick Road.

‘Pick and go” :the car decals will also help us to arrange for your child to be at the pedestrian gate, escorted by a member of our staff so the ‘pick and go’ time is greatly reduced and you are saved from having to wait to park your vehicle on the road and walk to school or wait for a parking spot within the school premises.

We ask that ‘drop and go’ be from 0800-0815 (morning session) and 12.25- 12.30 p.m. (afternoon session) and that ‘pick and go’, be made from 11.20 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. (morning session) and 3.35p.m. - 3.45 p.m. (afternoon and the extended day sessions).

PARKING: is available within our premises, along our driveway, there are certain areas that are designated as emergency assembly points.  We request that you respect the directions we have posted and assist us in keeping these areas clear.

Pedestrians – please use the side gate (to the left of the main gate when you face it) to enter and exit the school compound and take particular care to stay behind the stanchions, cones or any other safety barrier used to demarcate the pedestrian area. 

You are strongly advised against crossing Mountbatten Road with your child, either on foot or on a bicycle. The school is located on a bend and vehicles coming along this road may not have a clear view of the road ahead.

·        Staff Roster for Traffic duty: The staff members on duty at the gate may change with each week and the teacher on duty may not necessarily be your child’s class teacher. Other staff members and office personnel will also be in the compound to ensure your children are sent to their classes safely. These arrangements apply only to the drop off time given above.  Please do not attempt to engage a teacher on traffic duty in a conversation, nor, pass messages and instructions.  Please read point 04 regarding communications.  Staff members attending to traffic duty have to stay focused on their responsibility.

Latecomers –We strongly recommend that you ensure the timely arrival of your child, as arriving in the classroom late can be disruptive not only to your child’s classmates but to his/her education.  If, however, in the event you do arrive late, please escort your child into the school compound.  You may enter through the pedestrian gate and speak with a member of the administrative staff within the office to be let in. If you are late, please do not leave your child at the gate, hoping he/she will find their way into class.

Leaving early - You are strongly advised against requesting that your child/children be dismissed before the end of the session. Work in the Montessori classroom begins as the child enters and finishes only once the ‘goodbye song’ is sung. Taking your child out of the classroom prior to this disrupts not only his/her work cycle but also that of other children. We therefore ask that you do not make this request unless of course there is an emergency. 

We have also posted the link to our eMagazine on our Facebook page for your viewing pleasure.  This contains the teachers' update to you. You are invited o access it at www.facebook.com/mfcsinbr

Weekly eMagazine for 30 June 2017