2010‐2011 - Jain International Residential School

ROLE OF PARENTS IN A RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL:
Parents’ Corner
GUIDELINES TO PARENTS
· Parents are partners of the school and their involvement is needed and valued.
· Parents should support their children's schooling by attending school functions and responding to school
obligations
· Parents’ involvement and support makes a great deal of difference in their children's school performance.
· Parents’ involvement must start from the time the child first enters school.
· Parent involvement is effective in fostering achievement and affective gains at all levels.
· All parent involvement works and works well.
· Parent involvement supports students' learning, behavior, and attitudes.
GUIDELINES:
Parents are requested to read carefully the guidelines given in the succeeding paragraphs in the interest of their
child and abide by the rules laid down by the school management.
Parents are requested to send e‐mails 48 hrs in advance seeking permission for school documents to be
processed of their wards, no telephonic conversation shall be entertained in cases where documents are sought.
Parents are requested to send a detailed e‐mail to the concerned authorities specifying their needs and demands
as preparation time for the relevant documents requires at least two days.
VISIT OF PARENTS
Parents are requested NOT TO VISIT THE SCHOOL TILL 26 th AUGUST 2010 so that the child is
properly oriented and the child is helped to settle down in a Residential School environment
amicably. The child has to be allotted Dorms, Mentors, Sports, Houses wherein a tremendous
amount of interaction and planning is required. Please do help the school and the child to
understand each other and the child to settle in the school with his/her new friends, teachers,
House parents, Mentors in a smooth and homely manner.
Occasions for parents Visit: Normally parents visit the school on five occasions. These are:‐
a) To drop the child in the school at the beginning of the academic year.
b) For taking the child on weekend during August and December.
c) For taking the child home for Diwali Holidays.
d) Annual day and Parents Teachers Meet.
e) For taking the child home for summer vacation.
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