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Open Days These are opportunities for parents to come into the school during a normal school day to observe their child and participate in the learning activities. Homework Diary and Home/ School Folder Please check this book and folder regularly as they could contain important notices and messages for you. If there is information to be shared which is confidential, please send a separate note or email the teacher directly. Sprechstunde - Open Door Policy BIS teachers are available to speak to parents at regular times each week. If parents wish to make an appointment to meet with a particular teacher they should make an appointment directly with the teacher concerned. For convenience, it may be easier to communicate directly with the teacher via email. If a parent at any other time wishes to meet with a teacher it is only necessary to arrange a time. Contact Guide Please see the Contact Guide in the Appendix section for information about who to contact for different purposes. Discipline Please see “Code of Conduct” under “C”. Elective Programme (EP) The Elective Programme (EP) is intended to raise the level of balance each child gains from our curriculum to develop them in all ways including social, physical, emotional and academic. The EP offers a range of activities from music and dance to sports and languages from which your child can choose. For Pre-Reception and Reception the EP will be offered on alternate Tuesdays and Thursday after the fall break. For Grades 1 to 5 the EP will only be offered on Thursday afternoon from 15.10 - 15.55. Students may only be excused from the EP once approval has been given from the Primary School Principal. For this to occur, parents must submit a written request outlining the activity the child is going to engage in outside the school during this time. English as an Additional Language (EAL) EAL support is provided from Pre-Reception through Grade 5. EAL is the English as an Additional Language programme, which teaches English to non-native speakers in an academic setting. The EAL teachers support classroom teachers and help English Language Learners (ELLs) acquire the language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in English. Learning an additional language generally follows the pattern of learning a first language. Conversational English is most often learned quite rapidly and enables students to communicate with their peers and become active participants in the social environment of school. Research indicates, however, that it may take up to five to seven years for non-native speakers to develop the academic aspects of the language to the same standard as native speakers. ELLs may receive support in a pull-out programme and/or through in-class sessions from our four full-time EAL teachers. 18
Emergency Procedures In the event of an emergency during non-school hours all BIS families will be contacted. A detailed letter outlining the method of operation of this system will be provided to all families during the first month of the school year. In the event of an emergency during the school day, it may be necessary for all BIS families to be contacted via an SMS or email. Students participate in evacuation drills on a regular basis. The school has developed a Crisis Response Plan to outline processes and procedures that will direct the school’s responses to any form of crisis. Field Trips There will be a number of school-sponsored field trips at each grade level throughout the year. Parents/guardians are required to sign a general permission slip at the start of the academic year allowing their child to leave the school campus, on foot, to participate in neighbourhood activities or projects, relevant to a particular topic being studied, as well as day trips in the region using public transportation or school buses. Parents/guardians will be informed in advance of all day trips planned. No further response will be needed unless the parent wishes to withhold permission for the specified activity. Students cannot participate in field trips unless they have the written permission of their parent/guardian. Since the written parental permission is a legal requirement, we ask for your co-operation in ensuring that the signed slips are returned promptly. Students in Grades 3, 4 and 5 will have the opportunity to participate in overnight field trips, up to a maximum of three nights, within Germany. A parent information session is held well in advance of the trip to inform parents of the itinerary for these overnight field trips. Special permission forms are required for these trips. The school provides part of the total cost for these overnight trips and parents are required to pay an additional amount to contribute to the total cost. Accidents involving all students at school and on BIS sponsored activities are covered by the BIS Insurance Policy. Please note however, that illnesses are not. It is assumed that parents will have appropriate health insurance cover for their children. All Field Trips will begin and end at the school. We request that parents arrange to have their children at school to begin the Field Trip and the Field Trip will not officially end until all students have returned with their teacher to the school. Guests From time to time we receive a request for a child to attend our school for a short period (typically one or two days) with one of our BIS students, who is a friend or relative. Parents of the BIS child are required to submit a written request at least three days in advance to the Primary School Principal, stating: - Their child’s name and class. - The name of the visiting student and the relationship to the BIS student. - The date of the requested visit. The Primary School Principal consults with the BIS student’s classroom teacher(s), checks dates, class size and other factors. Parents will be notified of the approval or otherwise. If approved, prior to the visit, the parents of the visiting child must write a note, which includes an 19
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