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Kindergarten Parent Handbook

2018-2019

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Table of Contents School Mission and Philosophy 4

International Baccalaureate (IB) Program 4

Cambridge Primary (CP) Program 7

School Hours and Attendance Policies 8

Morning Assembly 8

Morning Drop-Off System for Car Students 9

After School Pick-Up System 9

Security Measures 9 Students Leaving School Before School Day Finishes 10

KG Curriculum 10

Newsletters 11

Report Cards 11

Lunch Boxes 11

Gifts 12

Toys 12

Lost and Found 12

Entering Classrooms 13

Birthday Celebrations at School 13

Extra Clothing 13

After School Duty 13

When to keep your child home from school 14

Reporting to the clinic 14

School Clinic 14

School / Home Connection 15

Important Contacts 16

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Dear KG Parents,

Welcome to the English Talents School!

At English Talents School, we are here to provide the best education for your child.

We believe that all of us –the school and the community- must work together in an

extended family environment to insure success for all our students.

With your continued dedication and support, we will move closer to the goal of

excellence in all that we do for students every day in every classroom.

This handbook provides information about the guidelines and procedures adopted

by English Talents Kindergarten designed to help all of us in that effort.

Please review the information in the following pages and keep this handbook as a

reference throughout the year.

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School Mission and Philosophy

English Talents School offers an international education in a supportive and inspiring

environment. ETS seeks to develop students with a mature understanding and

respect for different cultures of the world while maintaining their Arabic/ Islamic

identity.

Our mission is to develop intellectual curiosity, independent thinking and

communication, problem solving skills, and a desire for life-long learning enabling our

students to engage actively in global and local societies.

Our international curriculum seeks to create a culture of confidence in its students by

instilling strong academic, social, creative and ethical foundations, which will allow

them to reach their full potentials and equip them for further studies at the finest

universities.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Program

English Talents is an IB World School .We are authorized to teach the IB Middle

Years Program, and the Diploma Program. The Diploma program covers Grades 11

and 12. Students study subject-specific course material over a period of two years,

complete internally assessed work that is moderated abroad, and sit for external

examinations at the end of Grade 12. A prestigious and demanding curriculum, the

IB Diploma Program thoroughly prepares students for university course work. As a

result, students are qualified to join top universities worldwide. Our teachers receive

thorough training continuously through official IB workshops in Jordan and abroad

as well as online courses and in-house workshops at ETS.

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IB MYP Certificate

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IB DP Certificate

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Cambridge Primary (CP) Program

The English Talents School is CP: Cambridge Primary authorized School to

teach Grades KG-Grade 5. We also make sure to implement the IB learner profile in

all school stages.

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Students’ weekend: Friday and Saturday.

School Hours and Attendance Policies

School Hours

KG1-KG2

Day Time

Sunday-Monday-Wednesday-Thursday

8:00 am – 1:30 pm

Tuesday 8:00 am – 1:45 pm

Note: Students are not allowed to be on school premises before 7:30 in the

morning or stay for more than 15 minutes after school hours.

Morning Assembly

• There is daily morning assembly for KG1 & 2 students.

• KG morning assembly starts promptly at 8:00 a.m.

• To help boost the student’s confidence, each class will perform a song in front of

the other KG classes during morning assembly.

• Morning assembly performance is based on class rotation.

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Morning Drop-Off System for Car Students

Parents of KG drop-off is at Gate 1

* To save time and effort and in order to avoid traffic congestion in the morning, please

remain seated in your car. School guards will assist you by receiving your children and

carrying their school bags from your car and accompanying them to the school

entrance if needed.

*For their safety, children should leave the car only from the side near the sidewalk and

not from the side near the road.

After School Pick-Up System

• During all days except for Tuesdays, KG parents should come to pick up their

children after all buses leave at 1:35 pm and no later than 1: 45 pm. On

Tuesdays, pick up time is at 1:45 and no later than 2:00 pm.

• Parents of KG students should pick up their children through Gate 1 where the

guards will bring students to parents’ car.

Security Measures

• Parents must provide the names, addresses and telephone numbers of persons

authorized to collect their child/children at the dismissal time. This is to ensure the

safety of all children. The Kindergarten requires that, all authorized persons to

collect your child (other than parents), show identification.

• For security measures, the security personnel will take the visitor’s

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ID card and some information, then provide the visitor with either a Visitor or

Parent badge. After the security staff gets familiar with all parents and is able to

recognize them, which might take some time, they will stop asking for the ID card

and will automatically give out the Parent badge.

• As for the visitors, the procedures will continue as described above. Your

cooperation with the security Staff is highly appreciated in order to insure the

continuance and consistency of the security procedures.

Students Leaving School Before School Day Finishes

Parents should not make medical/dental appointments for their children with the

doctor during school hours unless absolutely necessary and after informing the

school nurse & administration.

KG Curriculum

Our curriculum has been developed to reflect the holistic nature of children’s

learning. It focuses on the importance of learning through hands on activities and a

commitment to structured, purposeful inquiry, as it underpins all development and

learning for young children. Teachers are required to adhere to the principles of

developmentally appropriate practice, which allows children to follow their own

interests amongst various purposeful and stimulating activities within their learning

environment.

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Hands on experiences- in and out of the classroom environment- are a strong aspect

of our curriculum as they help students bring meaning to knowledge.

Newsletters

Weekly newsletters will be sent via email every Thursday. Parents can see what

concepts the students have covered for that week, and the upcoming events.

Report Cards

The academic year is divided into two semesters. A formal report card will be sent at

the end of each semester. They indicate student progress in meeting curricular goals,

both academically and socially. Parents must remember that each child develops

at a different rate and they should be encouraging and supportive.

Lunch Boxes

At ETS we promote healthy eating.

We ask parents to help raise awareness of healthy eating by not sending in

any chocolate, candy or chips.

Please send a healthy snack every day with your child. A healthy snack

includes small sandwiches, vegetable sticks, fruit, crackers, and juice.

Children should bring filled water bottle with them every day.

We also ask that parents send a size appropriate lunch box with their child.

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Gifts

We would like to draw parents’ attention to the fact that no staff member will accept

any gifts from students or parents for any reason whatsoever. We kindly ask that you

support this rule in good faith, as always.

Toys

Toys should not be brought to school unless the teacher permits it on a special

occasion.

Lost and Found

We would appreciate parents’ cooperation as follows:

The name and grade of each student must be indicated on the labels

attached to clothes items and books in addition to all other belongings;

otherwise lost items cannot be identified.

Valuables and substantial amounts of money should not be brought to school.

Parents should report their child’s lost items immediately.

The school assumes no responsibility for lost money or other valuables.

At the end of June, all items in the “Lost and Found” room will be donated to

charity.

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Entering Classrooms

Please note that parents are not allowed to wander round the school or go to their

child’s class or into the teachers’ room. Parents need the Administration's approval

to enter any class during regular teaching days.

Birthday Celebrations at School

Birthday Celebration is not allowed inside the KG.

Students should not distribute birthday cards unless all students are included.

Extra Clothing

Kindergarten students must bring an extra set of clothing to school, (pants, top,

underwear and socks), these will be kept in their classroom. We would like to remind

parents that extra clothing and property of students must be labeled with the

student's initials and family name.

After School Duty

KG students can register in the after school Duty from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm for 200 JDs

per year.

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When to keep your child home from school

A sick child does not feel well enough to participate comfortably in usual

activities. Keeping children home when they are too sick for school protects

other students and staff from potential illness.

Keep your child at home, if he/she has any of the following symptoms:

Vomiting, Lice, Fever, Diarrhea, Chronic cough and/or runny nose, Eye

infection: Contagious eye infection: pink eye (conjunctivitis) or thick mucus or

pus draining from eye; the child should stay home until 24 hours after

treatment. If the child has chicken pox, he/she should stay home until blisters

have dried and crusted.

Reporting to the clinic

Parents should be reporting to the school clinic any medical condition

(communicable disease) diagnosed outside the school.

Parents should submit to the school clinic a medical certificate including

diagnosis and recommended exclusion time from school - Informing the school

clinic of any health complications/treatment/special recommendations

School Clinic

Annual medical checkups is carried out for all students.

All vaccinations that are required by the Ministry of Health are made available

to our students free of charge and are administered through our clinic.

Our students are covered by our accident insurance policy against accidents;

the coverage for medical treatment is JD500 per accident. Such cases are

transferred by agreement to Al-Istishari Hospital or Ibn Al-Haitham Hospital.

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The school nurse is notified immediately of accident cases and all necessary

first-aid is administered through the clinic. The nurse studies the case and

makes her recommendation on whether the student needs to be referred to

the hospital, she then immediately contacts the parents to inform them about

the incident and explains the measures that were taken.

If a student needs to take certain medication during school hours, parents are

requested to send the medication directly to the school nurse to be kept with

her and taken in her presence. Students may not keep any kind of medication

in their pockets, desks or bags.

Parents of children who are allergic to certain food items must instruct their

children accordingly. Parents should also inform the school nurse in writing

about any allergies, medical conditions, or medication requiring the school’s

knowledge and action.

Please do not send your child to school if he/she is ill. If a child has a

temperature, he/she should be kept home for at least twenty-four hours after

the temperature returns to normal. Any student who becomes ill or injured at

school will be seen by the school nurse. The doctor will assess the student's

condition. If we feel additional medical care is needed, we will immediately

contact parents.

School / Home Connection

A communication notebook is sent on a daily basis with your child. Teachers

will write different comments, and in turn parents may also write notes to the

teachers.

If at any point parents wish to meet with the administration, they can set an

appointment.

Please check your email, mobile phones, and student lunch boxes for any

messages the school might send.

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Important Contacts

For Your Ready Reference for different inquiries, please contact the following

email addresses:

Title Name/Department Email address

KG Head To contact the head of KG [email protected]

School email for General Issues [email protected]

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Thank you for your support and cooperation. We hope that your child will have an

enjoyable and successful academic year here at the English Talents School.