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Kindergarten Parent Handbook
2018-2019
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Table of Contents School Mission and Philosophy 4
International Baccalaureate (IB) Program 4
Cambridge Primary (CP) Program 7
School Hours and Attendance Policies 8
Morning Assembly 8
Morning Drop-Off System for Car Students 9
After School Pick-Up System 9
Security Measures 9 Students Leaving School Before School Day Finishes 10
KG Curriculum 10
Newsletters 11
Report Cards 11
Lunch Boxes 11
Gifts 12
Toys 12
Lost and Found 12
Entering Classrooms 13
Birthday Celebrations at School 13
Extra Clothing 13
After School Duty 13
When to keep your child home from school 14
Reporting to the clinic 14
School Clinic 14
School / Home Connection 15
Important Contacts 16
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Dear KG Parents,
Welcome to the English Talents School!
At English Talents School, we are here to provide the best education for your child.
We believe that all of us –the school and the community- must work together in an
extended family environment to insure success for all our students.
With your continued dedication and support, we will move closer to the goal of
excellence in all that we do for students every day in every classroom.
This handbook provides information about the guidelines and procedures adopted
by English Talents Kindergarten designed to help all of us in that effort.
Please review the information in the following pages and keep this handbook as a
reference throughout the year.
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School Mission and Philosophy
English Talents School offers an international education in a supportive and inspiring
environment. ETS seeks to develop students with a mature understanding and
respect for different cultures of the world while maintaining their Arabic/ Islamic
identity.
Our mission is to develop intellectual curiosity, independent thinking and
communication, problem solving skills, and a desire for life-long learning enabling our
students to engage actively in global and local societies.
Our international curriculum seeks to create a culture of confidence in its students by
instilling strong academic, social, creative and ethical foundations, which will allow
them to reach their full potentials and equip them for further studies at the finest
universities.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Program
English Talents is an IB World School .We are authorized to teach the IB Middle
Years Program, and the Diploma Program. The Diploma program covers Grades 11
and 12. Students study subject-specific course material over a period of two years,
complete internally assessed work that is moderated abroad, and sit for external
examinations at the end of Grade 12. A prestigious and demanding curriculum, the
IB Diploma Program thoroughly prepares students for university course work. As a
result, students are qualified to join top universities worldwide. Our teachers receive
thorough training continuously through official IB workshops in Jordan and abroad
as well as online courses and in-house workshops at ETS.
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IB MYP Certificate
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IB DP Certificate
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Cambridge Primary (CP) Program
The English Talents School is CP: Cambridge Primary authorized School to
teach Grades KG-Grade 5. We also make sure to implement the IB learner profile in
all school stages.
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Students’ weekend: Friday and Saturday.
School Hours and Attendance Policies
School Hours
KG1-KG2
Day Time
Sunday-Monday-Wednesday-Thursday
8:00 am – 1:30 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 1:45 pm
Note: Students are not allowed to be on school premises before 7:30 in the
morning or stay for more than 15 minutes after school hours.
Morning Assembly
• There is daily morning assembly for KG1 & 2 students.
• KG morning assembly starts promptly at 8:00 a.m.
• To help boost the student’s confidence, each class will perform a song in front of
the other KG classes during morning assembly.
• Morning assembly performance is based on class rotation.
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Morning Drop-Off System for Car Students
Parents of KG drop-off is at Gate 1
* To save time and effort and in order to avoid traffic congestion in the morning, please
remain seated in your car. School guards will assist you by receiving your children and
carrying their school bags from your car and accompanying them to the school
entrance if needed.
*For their safety, children should leave the car only from the side near the sidewalk and
not from the side near the road.
After School Pick-Up System
• During all days except for Tuesdays, KG parents should come to pick up their
children after all buses leave at 1:35 pm and no later than 1: 45 pm. On
Tuesdays, pick up time is at 1:45 and no later than 2:00 pm.
• Parents of KG students should pick up their children through Gate 1 where the
guards will bring students to parents’ car.
Security Measures
• Parents must provide the names, addresses and telephone numbers of persons
authorized to collect their child/children at the dismissal time. This is to ensure the
safety of all children. The Kindergarten requires that, all authorized persons to
collect your child (other than parents), show identification.
• For security measures, the security personnel will take the visitor’s
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ID card and some information, then provide the visitor with either a Visitor or
Parent badge. After the security staff gets familiar with all parents and is able to
recognize them, which might take some time, they will stop asking for the ID card
and will automatically give out the Parent badge.
• As for the visitors, the procedures will continue as described above. Your
cooperation with the security Staff is highly appreciated in order to insure the
continuance and consistency of the security procedures.
Students Leaving School Before School Day Finishes
Parents should not make medical/dental appointments for their children with the
doctor during school hours unless absolutely necessary and after informing the
school nurse & administration.
KG Curriculum
Our curriculum has been developed to reflect the holistic nature of children’s
learning. It focuses on the importance of learning through hands on activities and a
commitment to structured, purposeful inquiry, as it underpins all development and
learning for young children. Teachers are required to adhere to the principles of
developmentally appropriate practice, which allows children to follow their own
interests amongst various purposeful and stimulating activities within their learning
environment.
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Hands on experiences- in and out of the classroom environment- are a strong aspect
of our curriculum as they help students bring meaning to knowledge.
Newsletters
Weekly newsletters will be sent via email every Thursday. Parents can see what
concepts the students have covered for that week, and the upcoming events.
Report Cards
The academic year is divided into two semesters. A formal report card will be sent at
the end of each semester. They indicate student progress in meeting curricular goals,
both academically and socially. Parents must remember that each child develops
at a different rate and they should be encouraging and supportive.
Lunch Boxes
At ETS we promote healthy eating.
We ask parents to help raise awareness of healthy eating by not sending in
any chocolate, candy or chips.
Please send a healthy snack every day with your child. A healthy snack
includes small sandwiches, vegetable sticks, fruit, crackers, and juice.
Children should bring filled water bottle with them every day.
We also ask that parents send a size appropriate lunch box with their child.
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Gifts
We would like to draw parents’ attention to the fact that no staff member will accept
any gifts from students or parents for any reason whatsoever. We kindly ask that you
support this rule in good faith, as always.
Toys
Toys should not be brought to school unless the teacher permits it on a special
occasion.
Lost and Found
We would appreciate parents’ cooperation as follows:
The name and grade of each student must be indicated on the labels
attached to clothes items and books in addition to all other belongings;
otherwise lost items cannot be identified.
Valuables and substantial amounts of money should not be brought to school.
Parents should report their child’s lost items immediately.
The school assumes no responsibility for lost money or other valuables.
At the end of June, all items in the “Lost and Found” room will be donated to
charity.
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Entering Classrooms
Please note that parents are not allowed to wander round the school or go to their
child’s class or into the teachers’ room. Parents need the Administration's approval
to enter any class during regular teaching days.
Birthday Celebrations at School
Birthday Celebration is not allowed inside the KG.
Students should not distribute birthday cards unless all students are included.
Extra Clothing
Kindergarten students must bring an extra set of clothing to school, (pants, top,
underwear and socks), these will be kept in their classroom. We would like to remind
parents that extra clothing and property of students must be labeled with the
student's initials and family name.
After School Duty
KG students can register in the after school Duty from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm for 200 JDs
per year.
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When to keep your child home from school
A sick child does not feel well enough to participate comfortably in usual
activities. Keeping children home when they are too sick for school protects
other students and staff from potential illness.
Keep your child at home, if he/she has any of the following symptoms:
Vomiting, Lice, Fever, Diarrhea, Chronic cough and/or runny nose, Eye
infection: Contagious eye infection: pink eye (conjunctivitis) or thick mucus or
pus draining from eye; the child should stay home until 24 hours after
treatment. If the child has chicken pox, he/she should stay home until blisters
have dried and crusted.
Reporting to the clinic
Parents should be reporting to the school clinic any medical condition
(communicable disease) diagnosed outside the school.
Parents should submit to the school clinic a medical certificate including
diagnosis and recommended exclusion time from school - Informing the school
clinic of any health complications/treatment/special recommendations
School Clinic
Annual medical checkups is carried out for all students.
All vaccinations that are required by the Ministry of Health are made available
to our students free of charge and are administered through our clinic.
Our students are covered by our accident insurance policy against accidents;
the coverage for medical treatment is JD500 per accident. Such cases are
transferred by agreement to Al-Istishari Hospital or Ibn Al-Haitham Hospital.
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The school nurse is notified immediately of accident cases and all necessary
first-aid is administered through the clinic. The nurse studies the case and
makes her recommendation on whether the student needs to be referred to
the hospital, she then immediately contacts the parents to inform them about
the incident and explains the measures that were taken.
If a student needs to take certain medication during school hours, parents are
requested to send the medication directly to the school nurse to be kept with
her and taken in her presence. Students may not keep any kind of medication
in their pockets, desks or bags.
Parents of children who are allergic to certain food items must instruct their
children accordingly. Parents should also inform the school nurse in writing
about any allergies, medical conditions, or medication requiring the school’s
knowledge and action.
Please do not send your child to school if he/she is ill. If a child has a
temperature, he/she should be kept home for at least twenty-four hours after
the temperature returns to normal. Any student who becomes ill or injured at
school will be seen by the school nurse. The doctor will assess the student's
condition. If we feel additional medical care is needed, we will immediately
contact parents.
School / Home Connection
A communication notebook is sent on a daily basis with your child. Teachers
will write different comments, and in turn parents may also write notes to the
teachers.
If at any point parents wish to meet with the administration, they can set an
appointment.
Please check your email, mobile phones, and student lunch boxes for any
messages the school might send.
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Important Contacts
For Your Ready Reference for different inquiries, please contact the following
email addresses:
Title Name/Department Email address
KG Head To contact the head of KG Kgschool@ets.edu.jo
School email for General Issues info@ets.edu.jo
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Thank you for your support and cooperation. We hope that your child will have an
enjoyable and successful academic year here at the English Talents School.