MIDTERM
AND PROGRESS REPORTS – This Friday, September 5 marks the middle of the
first grading period. Midterm Progress Reports will be sent next Friday,
September 12.
DESAYUNO
CATRACHO
– To celebrate Honduran Independence, there will be a Pot Luck Style “Desayuno
Catracho” in each classroom on Friday, September 12, from 8:00 to 8:50 a.m. We
ask our parents to help us organize this, and contribute with healthy
typical foods. Honduran cultural and festive activities will follow the
breakfast. We encourage our students to come dressed in a Honduran outfit that
day. We also want to remind parents that this is an early dismissal day (11:45
a.m.) and that the following Monday and Tuesday are holidays!
DISMISSAL PROCEDURES
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
As a responsible educational
community, the safety of our students (and parents) always comes first. Our
concerns stem out of 1) external security and control of access to the school,
and 2) the dangers inside the school when parents drive and pass each other in
the parking lot. Keeping that in mind,
we have established the need to modify the procedures during the dismissal of
our students at 3:00 p.m. Please read these carefully, and take note of the
changes. We ask that you make the necessary adjustments, and we know we can
count on your support in making our dismissal run smoother and safer. It is
possible that we will make further minor adjustments, but for this week, we
will stay with the following procedure for stacking cars, loading, and moving
through the school.
Entrance to the school – We will allow a limited number of cars at
a time in a single driving line into our school campus. This decision
was made in order to prevent the security liability that entails having the
entrance gates open at all times. If you wish to arrive before 3:00 p.m. you
may park in the designated parking spaces in the middle and lower areas of the
parking lot. Cars that stop in the yellow, striped loading zone must 1) form a
single line, and 2) have a driver present in the vehicle at all times. These
cars may be asked to move and/or park as circumstances determine.
Exiting the school – Vehicles will be allowed to leave the school
in a single line, limiting the number of cars leaving at a time. This will
enable the teachers and guards to check the vehicles and make sure our students
are leaving with the adequate permissions.
Permissions – Students leaving the school with other adults (i.e.
on play dates) will need a pass from the office. Written consent from parents
must be emailed or turned into the office (Ms. Carolina) before 2:00 p.m.
Students will not be allowed to leave with other adults without written
consent and with our necessary pass. Permissions via phone will only be
granted in case of emergency.
Loading Zones – The areas marked with the yellow stripes in front
of the administration building and the gym are areas destined for students to
aboard their vehicles, and should not be used for parking or extended waiting.
If a student is not in the established dismissal areas, or not yet ready to
board the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle will be asked to circle the
parking lot though level 3 (in the area between the two gates on the top level)
or to park if there is space in level 2 (the middle areas of the parking lot).
Awaiting Vehicles – No vehicle should be left unattended during
dismissal time, unless it is properly parked in a parking space.
Driving Etiquette - It is of outmost importance that the following
rules be observed:
- Do not pass other vehicles unless directed by a staff
member or guard;
- Wait patiently as the teachers on duty identify and
dismiss the students, and as the students board their vehicles;
- Abstain from using a vehicle’s horn as communication
or a signal; it is for warnings!
- Follow the instructions the teachers on duty direct
during dismissal;
- Follow the instructions given during dismissal time
(parents are responsible for their drivers).
- Park in the designated areas, and be willing to move
to the middle area of level 2, if there is a parking space available.
Teachers’ Duties – Each teacher has specific assignments during the
dismissal of students. Teachers will be proactive in calling the students to be
ready to board their vehicles, ensuring that the necessary passes have been
granted, and watching over their safety at all times.
We thank you in advance for your
support in making the dismissal time as safe as we can for our students. Safe
driving is a duty of good citizenship, which we attempt to teach and model
here.
If you have any questions, please
do not hesitate to contact the school administration.
