GUIDELINES FOR PARENTS

COMMUNICATION

• Parents must read their text messages and notifications regularly as all important information regarding the schedules of examination/Open House/workshops change in syllabus and announcement of untimely holidays are always communicated through the text messages on the number given by them to the school and on the Homepage of the school portal.
• Parents are advised to maintain a close contact with the school for the optimum benefit of their ward.
• Parents teacher meeting (PTM)/open house should be attended regularly in order to get apprised about the progress of their child.
• Any change in the phone no.s./email id/postal address must be updated in the school records at the earliest.
• School bags and diary should be checked regularly for any circular, worksheet, invitation or homework given in the diary. Remarks given should be seen and countersigned regularly.
• The school issues regular newsletters to students from Classes Nursery to IX on the school portal. Parents are requested to keep a regular check of the school website and almanac for any important message or circular.
• Any communication to the school should be addressed to the Principal on an A-4 sheet. The student’s name, class, section, admission no., address and phone no. should be mentioned clearly on all applications.
• As the medium of instruction in school is English, a certain amount of regular conversation in English should be encouraged at home to help the students enhance their communication skills and facilitate their homework.
• All the school rules must be read carefully and explained to the children.
• Bullying is one of the biggest educational issues. Any incident of bullying, if noticed, should be brought to the attention of the school authorities at the earliest in order to achieve a safe and child-friendly environment in the school.

MANDATORY INSTRUCTIONS

• Information sheets given in the beginning of the session must be filled by the parents in their own handwriting.
• Ensure that the special badges awarded to your ward are worn by him/her daily to school.
• In case there is a delay in picking up the child from the school due to some unavoidable reason, the same should be intimated to the school reception at the earliest. Students under no circumstances will be allowed to leave the school premises unescorted.
• Inappropriate conduct may lead to suspension from school.
• Visit to a friend’s/relative’s house from the school is not permissible.
• Only toffees (no chocolates or local sweets) of known brands are to be distributed on the occasion of birthdays. Any other form of celebration is not allowed.
• Reading newspaper is an important habit which should be inculcated early in life. ‘Current Affairs’ form a compulsory evaluation component of the Unit Tests. Hence, the child should be encouraged to devote regular time and effort in this area.
• Ensure that your ward carries books/notebooks as per the time-table. No extra books or stationery should be brought to school.
• Lunch box, water bottle and other necessary art/craft items must be sent along with the child. Any packet sent to the school later will not be accepted for security reasons.
• Permission to take back the ward/any other student while visiting the school should not be sought.
• Avoid sending any unnecessary cash to the school. Parents of Class Nur-V should not send any cash to school through the child.
• Attention should be paid to the neat school uniform of your ward every day.

ADOPT A CALMER OUTLOOK

• Negative reaction towards any other student/parent/staff member of the school on receiving any sort of complaint should be avoided.
• All complaints/grievances must be brought to the notice of the Class Teacher/Coordinator/ Vice-Principal/Principal without any fear of retaliation.

SHARE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsibility to escort the students on trips, outings and in school buses should be undertaken whenever required.
• Responsibility of the children should be shared proactively with the teachers during any school activity/function.
• Meetings arranged by the School Counsellor, whenever required, should be attended and suggestions given by her should be taken up seriously.

BE A ROLE MODEL

• Parents should try to be role models for their children.
• Children should be encouraged to imbibe the right values and life skills at home.
• Spend quality time with your child on a regular basis.
• Children should be assisted in completing the assigned tasks.
• The selection of age appropriate TV programmes and their time limit should be strictly monitored by the parents.
• Net surfing by the children should be done under the strict supervision and guidance of the parents.
• Your child should refrain from being a part of social networking websites.

ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY

• Regularity, punctuality and discipline in the students need to be constantly monitored by the parents.
• Students who come to school by private conveyance should arrive at school latest by 8.40 am i.e. 5 minutes before the bell rings. The school gates will close at 8.45 am sharp. If a student is a defaulter more than twice in a month, the parents will be called to take the child back home.
• It is mandatory for the students to have 80% attendance at the end of the session and no relaxation of any kind will be granted to a student who fails to fulfill this requirement. Eligibility for any academic prize in such cases will be considered null and void.
• It is compulsory for all the students to attend school on the first working day after every vacation and the last working day before a vacation.
• In case parents are unable to send written leave application they should call up the school reception or send an email.
• Record of absence of one/two days must be entered and communicated through the application.
• An application with a valid reason must be submitted if a student is absent in a Unit Test. A medical certificate must be submitted in case of illness. All applications must be submitted at the school reception.
• A medical certificate along with a written application on an A-4 sheet, addressed to the Principal should be submitted in case of illness lasting for three or more days.
• In case of an infectious disease, a fitness certificate issued by the doctor after the quarantine period, must be submitted.
• An external memo will be issued in case of repeated absence without notice or unexplained absence for more than three consecutive days.
• Repeated absence without sanction or unexplained absence for six consecutive days renders the student liable to have his/her name struck off the rolls. Re-admission may be granted only on payment of fresh admission fee, provided the vacancy still exists.
• Absence from the school for attending social functions should be discouraged.
• Short/half day leave is not sanctioned by the school.
• Prior written permission must be sought for all outstation leaves.
• If a student has to leave the campus during school hours due to an exigency, the following rules must be followed : (i) Only authorized persons mentioned in the admission form will be allowed to pick up the child.

A permission slip must be obtained from the school reception and the duly signed slip must be deposited at the school gate before leaving the school campus.

School Timings – 8 : 40 am to 2: 40 pm                                   

Visiting Hours :

Principal/Director :
Parents can meet the Principal and Director between 10:00 am to 12:00 noon (or by prior appointment on other days)

Teachers :
Parents can meet the class-teachers or subject teachers on any day prior appointment, during assembly time.
(Parents without an appointment will not be permitted to enter the school)

Timing for Kindergarten

The re-opening of Pre-nursery and nursery will be in the month of April.
In the month of April, Pre-nursery and nursery students will come only for 1 hour. Parents must accompany their wards for the first few days.
From the month of Tay, the timing of the nursery class will be 8:40 am to 1:30 pm.
Every Saturday there will be a holiday for the kindergarten section i.e. (Pre-nursery to UKG)

Phone Call Guidelines for Parents
Phone calls should be made by the parents between 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm to the Teachers/Accounts Dept and other Dept. between 9:00 am to 3:00 pm/Administrator between 8:00 am to 4:00 pm only, on all working days.
Parents may call at a given schedule only. No parent will be allowed to call after or before i:nat.
Parents should be very polite while communicating with staff members.
Staff members are not allowed to pick or answer the parents’ calls other than the given schedule; also they are not responsible for calling back.