17 November 2017

Bukit View Primary SchoolPrimary 1 Orientation

No. Programme Venue

1 *School Briefing Hall

2 Completion & submission of forms Level 3 classrooms

3 Picking up of your child Level 2 classrooms

4 - Purchase of uniform, books etc

- Registration for Student Care

Service/bus transport etc (where

applicable)

Level 1 (Canteen area)

P1 Orientation Programme for Parents

*Key briefing slides will be uploaded in our school

website by the end of next week i.e. 24 November 2017.

P1 Orientation Programme for Students

No. Programme Venue

1 Orientation Activities:

- My Classroom

- Introduction to School Life

Level 2 classrooms

2 Meet Mummy and/or Daddy Level 2 classrooms

Sharing by Year Head,

Mdm Wendy Cheng

Briefing OverviewNo. Content

1 First 2 Days of School

2 Highlights of School Rules

3 Home-school Partnership

School Hours For safety reasons, we do not encourage pupils to arrive in school before 7.00a.m.

Day Time

Monday to Friday 7.30a.m. to 1.45p.m.

Recess (in canteen) 9.10a.m. – 9.40a.m.

Snack Break (in class) 11.40a.m. – 11.45a.m.

Vehicle Drop-Off Points for Dry Weather(7.00a.m. to 7.25a.m.)

Canteen/Hall

•Drop-off Point on rainy days: Sheltered area near the office

•Traffic flow: According to the red & white markings on the road

Vehicle Drop-Off Point for Wet Weather(7.00a.m. to 7.25a.m.)

Reporting Venues for

P1 Pupils on Day 1 & 2

Date Venue Time

Day 1

(2 January 2018)

Hall

Before

7.30a.m.Day 2

(3 January 2018)

Classroom

Packing for Day 1 (2 Jan 2018)

Things to bring:

– a pencil case (with 2-3 pencils, a sharpener, an eraser & a ruler)

– some colour pencils

– Form Teachers’ Guidance Period (FTGP) Journal

– a snack

– a water bottle

Please label all items with their name.

Pupils do not need to bring any other school books on the first

day of school.

Special Arrangements

for Pupils During Recess

• P1 pupils are paired with

older buddies during recess

for the first 2 weeks of

school

Pocket Money (where applicable)

Suggested amount of pocket money:

$1.50 to $2.00 per day

If your child forgets to bring pocket money, he/she may approach the general office staff or form teacher for assistance.

Stall Menu

Sample

*Please put on the stickers issued on those 2 days.

Special Arrangements

for Parents on Day 1 & 2

*Parents are allowed to be

in the school for the first 2 days:

- Tue, 2 January 2018

- Wed, 3 January 2018

Timing Objectives

7.45a.m. to

12.15p.m.

1. To share with parents/guardians the

programmes and activities that your child will

experience for the year, including:

- English, Mathematics, Mother Tongue,

Music, Art and Physical Education learning

- Co-curriculum activities e.g. Programme for

Active Learning (PAL), Applied Learning

Programme (ALP)

2. For parents/guardians to meet up and interact

with your child’s/ward’s Form Teachers

*Parent Engagement Programme

on Day 1 (2 Jan 2018)

*Optional

Time Activity

10a.m. to 1p.m. Family Matters @ School

Workshop: Transiting from

Preschool to Primary School –

The Art of Parenting

*Parent Engagement Programme

on Day 2 (3 Jan 2018)

*Optional

Dismissal Area

Parents’

Waiting

Area

Gate 1

(Security

Post)

*Gate 2

(behind

General Office)

General

Office)Canteen

*Gate 2 is opened only on school

days from 1.45p.m. to 2.30p.m.

School Dismissal• Pupils taking school bus

– Queue according to the bus letter in the hall

• Pupils attending School Student Care

– Will be picked up by the Student Care Teacher

• Pupils going back by Gate 1 (near security post) or Gate 2 (behind

the office)

– Parents who are picking their children can wait at the school

side gates or along the walkway inside the school (Parents’

Waiting Area).

• Pupils going back by own transport

– Parents are not to drive their cars into the school compound

during dismissal as our school buses need the carpark area.

Highlights of School Rules

Hairstyle

Boys

•Neat

•Short• Front – Above the

eyebrows

• Back – Above the collar of the shirt

• Side – Above the ears

•Hair colour to be of a natural tone No highlighting, tinting/colouring

Girls

•Neat • Braided if hair touches

shoulders (or longer)

• Fringe - above the eyebrows or clipped

•Simple blue or black hair accessories

School Attire

School Uniform

• Have at least three sets of uniform

(for PE attire at least 2 sets)

• Wear fresh and clean uniform every day

For your child’s safety and grooming, please do not purchase oversized uniforms for your child.

School Attire

Socks & Shoes

• Black socks must be worn above the ankle

- Wear clean socks daily.

• Plain black shoes

- No branded sports shoes are allowed.

School Attire (Name Tags)Name Tags (cloth)

• The cloth name tag is to be sewn onto the uniform (above the school logo).

Please inform our Year Head (Mdm Wendy Cheng) at the end of this briefing if your child has any allergies.

Additional Name Tag (plastic)

• For the month of January, P1 students will need to wear the plastic name tags.

• Students’ plastic name tags are colour-coded for each class.

Name

Home-School Partnership

Communication Channels

School Info-links (Letters to parents)

School Website (http://bukitviewpri.moe.edu.sg/)

Student Handbook (Teacher/Parent

Memo)

Office Tel.: 6566 1980(Weekdays: 7.30a.m.

to 6p.m.)

Email addresses are on our

school website(3 working days for

response)

Learning Support

Please inform the school if:

• your child did not attend kindergarten

• your child has any learning/emotional/

behavioural needs

Proceed to Level 1, C1-02

(next to SEED room)

Financial support is provided for: - Fees- School Breakfast Programme- Textbooks- School Attire- Transport

Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS)

More information can be obtained from the General Office.

Getting Your Child Ready For School

• Eating on his/her own

• Dressing himself/herself

• Packing his/her own bag

• Having good toilet habits

• Having good hygiene habits

• Buying food on his/her own

• Ensuring that he /she brings sufficient packets of tissue or a clean handkerchief every day

Developing Independence

School Bag

• Pack school bag daily

• Bag should be kept light

Student’s Locker In School

• To lighten your child’s school bag, each student will be provided with a locker to keep his/her files, books and stationery.

What if my child forgets to bring something?

•Encourage him/her to be independent and self-directed

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Parents’ Support

• Unconditional support and love

• Stimulate learning and curiosity: read with

them and ask them questions

• Spend time together doing the activities in

the Parent-Child Activity Book

Transition to Primary One

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0EnKuLTHpQ

Home-School Partnership