Toys, Jewellery and Personal items
Please do not allow your child to bring toys, jewellery, phones or personal items from home. The School doesn't accept responsibility for the loss of such items. Also, religious chains, etc., are not allowed.

Birthday
Parents can celebrate their child's birthday only when they give prior notice to the teacher. The items your child may share in school include exercise books, pencils, pens and educative toys that are age-appropriate. NO drinks, toffees, chocolate, pie or chips are allowed. Birthday cakes are also not allowed. Pictures can be taken only with classmates and siblings. Video coverage is not allowed unless permission is granted by the Proprietress.

Homework
Our staff is encouraged to provide homework experiences for our students at a manageable level appropriate to their age level. Teachers monitor the amount of homework asked of the students and welcome your comments as to how much time your child spends completing at-home assignments. Parents must sign after the completion of each homework before the child submits itto school.
Homework can mean reading, project work and review of concepts or completion of work assigned during class. There are many ways parents can help with homework. These include:

• Providing a quiet, regular place to work.
• Helping their children organise their time for assignments.
• Being the “audience” for reading practice, spelling and mathematics drills.
• Providing information and knowledge for projects.

The support and interest of parents will have a large influence on students’ attitudes toward homework. If you have any questions about the assignments your children bring home, please do not hesitate to bring this to management's attention and we shall have you talk to theirteachers.

Photographs and Publicity
From time to time, photographs of the children in our school may appear in newspapers, magazines, brochures, publicity materials and/or educational pieces for training. Your permission for photographs of your child to be used without compensation is part of this agreement. Your child's photo can be displayed in their classrooms, websites and social media sites. If a parent would rather not have a child's photograph taken for these purposes, please inform the schoolin writing.

Mobile Phones and Other Electronic Devices
Mobile phones and other electronic devices are not to be brought to school. found by staff it will be taken away and can only be retrieved from the Headmaster by a parent. The school claims no liability for any lost or stolen electronic devices. Parents are urged to help children understand that these items are not to be brought to school and why.

Money To Be Brought To School
Money given to your child to school should be kept to a minimum to prevent your child from buying things from sellers along the street. The school is not responsible for any money your child comes to school with.

Absences
Excused absences are defined as absences that the school regards as resulting from legitimate reasons. These could include:

• Illness verified by note from parent/ guardian
• |llness verified by note from Physician
• Familyfuneral
• Medical and dental appointments (please make every effort to schedule for after school]
• Religious holidays
• Educational trip as approved by administration at least 2 weeks in advance (10 days cumulative in a school year)
• Other exceptional reasons approved by management.

Extended Absences
If it is known that a child will be absent for an extended period, the parent/guardian should state this information at the time of their first notification. The parent/ guardian does not have to call again if the child is absent during the reported amount of time. If, however, the time is extended, the Parent/Guardian MUST notify the school.
It should be noted, however, that multiple absences may negatively affect a student's academic growth which may puta student at risk of repeating a class.

Lateness
Students must be punctual. Lateness is disruptive to the educational process and is inconsiderate to both teachers and other students.
The arrival time for JHS is 6:40am; Primary is 7:00am; Nursery 2 and KG are 7:00am; Créche and Nursery 1 are 7:30am. A pupil is considered late when he/she arrives at class after the aforementioned times. The closing time is 4:00pm (See arrival and departure.)

Early Pick Up
No child is allowed to leave the premises before school closes. A child can only leave the school before closing time when parents or guardians seek permission from the school. All-day attendance is important for every student, every school day.

Vacation
Families are strongly discouraged from taking vacations and trips during the school year.

Notice of Withdrawal
The school requires one month's notice if a child is being withdrawn. Failure to do so might delay the preparation of documents for the transfer.