From the Headmaster
A very smooth start to the School Year:
Thank you to all who have helped make this a very smooth start. In particular, the early arrival to school has helped with traffic in the mornings and the measures to stagger the going home times has helped in the afternoon. Please take a moment to review the information below since there are new procedures in place.
Drop-off and pick-up of students and visiting the school: please note this information (from the Information for Parents to be found online).
Safety:
The safety of all of our community is paramount and the rules and guidelines are written to try to ensure this. Vehicles must be registered and have a Car Pass sticker in order to enter the school premises.
Car Registration:
During the annual on-line registration process, parents enter information about the vehicles in which students will be taken to school. This information can be updated at any time.
Car Pass Stickers:
A decal/sticker is issued, on request, to parents and staff. This is obtained from either the Cashier (by the Front Desk) or Lower Primary for new Lower Primary parents only.
A form is completed which gives details of the number plate, car make and model, and type of vehicle.
On joining the school the first sticker is free, subsequent stickers are charged at $1 each. Please note that we operate a free exchange system - bring in your old sticker from the car you are disposing of and we shall give you a replacement free of charge, on the completion of the form with the new details.
Parents of children in Pre-Kinder, Kinder and Prepa are issued with a large plasticised pass. This is to enable them to enter via the main entrance before 13:30, at 12 noon, 12:30 or 13:00 accordingly.
Drop-off and Pick-up of Students:
- ABC personnel, including Duty Staff, and School Prefects, are at work ensuring the safety of all. Their instructions must be followed and we always follow up any dangerous incident or abuse of staff.
- All students must be dropped off or picked up at the appropriate location in the school. No student is to be dropped off or picked up outside of the school. A special pass for those who live close to the school is available on application, allowing the student and a named person to arrive or leave walking.
- The ABC Values and Traits include the following, which we expect all our community to demonstrate and thus act as role models for their and other's children:
- RESPONSIBLE
- CONSIDERATE
- RESPECTFUL
Entrances:
- Principal Entrance (off Panamericana - marked P): open from 6:00, closed at 7am and opened only for PreKinder (12 noon), Kinder (12:30) and Prepa (13:00) pick-up, until the main pick-up time of 13:30; closed at 15:45.
- Administration Entrance (off avenida 17 norte - marked A for entrance and B for exit): open from 6:00; parking for a limited number of cars from 7:00 to 13:00.
- Ramp Entrance (off avenida 17 norte - marked R) for staff vehicles parking in the LRC basement and for "Car Full" - cars and buses with four or more ABC students being delivered; open 6:00 to 7:00 only.
- Emergency Gates: used only when required at the direction of the staff controlling traffic.
Visiting the school during the school day:
- Use ONLY the Administration Entrance for entry.
- Appointments with teachers are notified by section secretaries so that a parking space can be reserved in the Administration Entrance area.
- Visitors will need to show their ABC Identity Card or, for legitimate visits, a Visitor's Pass will be issued in exchange for official identification.
- All visitors must report to the ABC Front Desk in the Administration Area. No visitors are allowed to go directly to other parts of the school.
Remember to follow the safe driving rules:
- DRIVE WITH CARE
- FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF STAFF AND PREFECTS
- DO NOT CAUSE AN OBSTRUCTION WITH YOUR VEHICLE
- REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE A ROLE MODEL FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OTHER DRIVERS
Primary News
ABC production 2011
Auditions have already begun for this year’s ABC production which will take place on 23rd and 24th November. This promises to be another spectacular show, this year on a Disney theme and involving pupils from all areas of school. Please keep a date clear in your diary to come along to support our pupils on this occasion.
Jubilee Library
Parents of children in Lower Primary are welcome to come to the Jubilee Library at any time on a Friday to check out books to read with their children. The library is open from 6.30am until 3pm.
UP Civic Month Initiation - September 1st
Upper Primary will be having Civic Celebrations throughout the month of September. We will be singing the National Anthem each Monday morning and having short Civic Celebration Assemblies organized by our Spanish department!
Grade 5 UK trip 2012
Following a very successful trip this year with 36 children and 6 members of staff enjoying almost three weeks visiting England and Wales, we are already beginning to look ahead and start to plan our trip for 2012. Application forms, for pupils in Grade 5 who wish to take part in the trip in summer 2012, will be sent out early next week.
Back to School Nights
Back to school Nights will be held over the next two weeks for all Primary grades. Please make a note of the dates below. We are looking forward to seeing you.
LP 1st Day of School
UP 1st Day of School
Dates for your diary
Lower Primary
Monday 29th August: Back to School Night Pre-Kinder and Kinder, 6:00pm PAC
Wednesday 31st August: Back to School Night Prepa and 1st Grade, 6:00pm PAC
Friday 2nd September: LP Spanish Assembly (no parents)
Monday 29th August – Friday 2nd September: Lower Primary Sign Up Week for Extracurricular Activities
Upper Primary
Thursday 1st September: UP Civic Month Initiation
Thursday 1st September: Back to School Night 2nd & 3rd Grade, 6.00pm
Monday 5th September: Back to School Night 4th & 5th Grade, 6.00pm
Secondary News
First Week
There has been a very encouraging start to the school year and it has been good to witness the determination of many students to make the best of the new start the school year offers. Our new GCSE and IB classes have made good starts and I must remind you that on occasions IB classes are required to stay at school until 3 pm for life skills or careers guidance.
Student Council President election took place today and we will be announcing the results on Monday. Thank you to Micaela Behrens and Eugenia Ochoa for organising the election and spreading the news about the important work of the School Council.
Student Council President election took place today and we will be announcing the results on Monday. Thank you to Micaela Behrens and Eugenia Ochoa for organising the election and spreading the news about the important work of the School Council.
Please note grades will continue to finish at 2:45 next week according to the following timetable:
Grade 6 - PE on Monday and Prep on Wednesday
Grade 7 - PE on Tuesday and Prep on Thursday
Grade 8 - PE on Wednesday and Prep on Friday
Grade 9 - PE on Thursday and Prep on Monday
Grade 10 - PE on Friday and Prep on Tuesday
Please make sure you are looking at the Class Blogs for your Grade.
Dates for your diary
Thursday 15th September: School Closed for Independence Day
Friday 16th September: School Closed for INSET Day
Monday 19th September: School Closed for INSET Day
No comments:
Post a Comment