sisd early years return to school guidelines 2021-2022 …
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SISD EARLY YEARS RETURN TO SCHOOL
GUIDELINES
2021-202224/08/2021
Week 1▪ Staggered start for PreK for the first
week
▪ Staggered start for KG1 and KG2 on
Sunday 29th August and Monday
30th August
▪ Normal timings to start for KG1 and
KG2 on Tuesday August 31st, 2021
Week 2▪ Normal timings resume for PreK
▪ Staggered timings for arrival for all
grades
STAGGERED START
WELCOMING
OUR SISD LEARNING
COMMUNITY
Sunday
August 29th
Monday
August 30th
Tuesday
August 31st
Wednesday
September 1st
Thursday
September 2nd
PreK Groups A:
9:00 – 11:00
Group B:11:45 – 13:45
Groups A:
9:00 – 11:00
Group B:
11:45 – 13:45
Groups A:
9:00 – 11:00
Group B:
11:45 – 13:45
Groups A:
9:00 – 11:00
Group B:
11:45 – 13:45
Groups A:
9:00 – 11:00
Group B:
11:45 – 13:45
KG1 Groups A:
8:00 -10: 30
Group B:11:15 -13:45
Groups A:
8:00 -10: 30
Group B:
11:15 -13:45
Normal Timings Normal Timings Normal Timings
KG2 Groups A :
7:30 – 10:00
Group B:10:45 – 14:20
Groups A :
7:30 – 10:00
Group B:
10:45 – 14:20
Normal Timings Normal Timings Normal Timings
WEEK OF AUGUST 29TH
STAGGERED START
Pre K KG1 KG2
Arrival: 8:00 – 8:30
Dismissal: 14:20
Arrival: 7:45 – 8:15
Dismissal: 14:20
Arrival: 7:30 – 8:00
Dismissal: 14:20
EARLY YEARS
NORMAL TIMINGS
Students▪ Buses operating at 100% capacity
▪ Early Years to enter from the main door of the
primary building
Parents▪ Early Years parents allowed to use car park
▪ Please note: the number of parking spots
have been reduced
▪ Only one adult per family to enter the lobby of
the primary building
▪ Parents will handover students to teaching
staff at the access doors to Early Years
department
▪ If you have siblings in different grades , you
may drop off all the children at the earliest
assigned time
For example: If you have a PreK child and a KG2 child, you can drop the younger sibling at the same time as the KG2 sibling
TRANSPORT &
ARRIVAL PROCEDURES
Students
▪ Students will stay in the classroom
with teaching staff until parents arrive
on site▪ Bus students will be collected from
designated area by Bus attendants
TRANSPORT &
DEPARTURE PROCEDURES
Parents▪ Early Years parents allowed to use car park
▪ Only one adult per family to enter the lobby of
the primary building
Collection procedure
Step 1: Parents can find the QR code on the Parents Portal for each child that must be
scanned upon arrival in the school
Step 2: Once the QR code is scanned, a message will appear on the teacher's device
with your child’s name, notifying them that you
have arrived to collect your child
Step 3: Your child will be brought to the lobby by teaching staff.
Please respect social distancing while waiting for
your child and use the designated dots in the
lobby.
TRANSPORT &
DEPARTURE PROCEDURES
If your child is registered with Maverick bus
services, please note the following:
PreK
First week of school:Bus will operate only in the afternoon for students in learning group B
2nd WeekBus will operate as normal
KG1 & KG2
First 2 days of schoolBus will operate in the morning for students in
learning groups A (pick up by parents)
Bus will operate in the afternoon for students in
learning group B (drop off by parents)
Tuesday August 31stBus service will operate as normal
BUS PROCEDURE FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL
Siblings Childcare▪ ONLY Early Years students with siblings in
Primary and Secondary will be eligible for
Siblings Childcare for now
▪ Starting Sunday, August 29th
▪ Registration through online link will be
available on Thursday, August 19th
▪ Deadline for registration is Tuesday August
24th
▪ This service is free of charge and its purpose is
to align the dismissal timings, so siblings can
be dismissed at the same time.
▪ Siblings Childcare is Sundays to Thursdays
▪ Teaching staff will take the students to
childcare at 2h30
▪ Before collecting the siblings in Primary or
Secondary, please collect the Early Years
siblings first
▪ When collecting your child follow the
departure procedure in slide 7
SIBLINGS CHILDCARE
PROCEDURE
STUDENT ID
Students ID
▪ All students must come to school wearing SISD ID badges
▪ If you do not have a badge, please inform
[email protected] before the start of the
school year
Students▪ Temperature is to be taken each morning at
home before departing to school.
▪ Temperature will be taken again each
morning as you enter the building.
▪ <37.5°C, allowed to enter
▪ 37.5-37.9°C, allowed to enter but wait in
holding area and temperature re-measured
▪ If temperature consistently >37.5°C, student
will be sent home.
Parents▪ One parent per family allowed to enter the
building for drop off and pick up
HEALTH & SAFETY
TEMPERATURE CHECKS
EARLY YEARS HEALTH & SAFETY
POSTERS
Staff▪ All staff are always mandated to wear masks inside
the school from entry
Students
▪ Early Years students are NOT required to wear a mask▪ Masks are optional
Parents▪ Mandatory to wear masks on school premises at all
time and practice social distancing.
HEALTH & SAFETY
MASKS
In the classrooms
▪ All classrooms partitioned into two set learning spaces
▪ Each learning group is assigned to a specific learning space
▪ Each learning group has access to an assigned toilet area
▪ All adult educators will rotate throughout the day▪ Enforcing strict sanitary measures when rotating
▪ All furniture set up to maintain physical distancing of at least 1.5 meters per child in each classroom
▪ One child – One chair – One spot▪ Personal stationary set for each student
▪ Lunch break will occur in classrooms maintaining social distance regulations
HEALTH & SAFETY
PHYSICAL DISTANCING
Common areas▪ Provisions to ensure the 1.5 metres distancing
measure is maintained in all common areas,
service desks, etc. where different groups of
students, staff and visitors are mixing
▪ Playground time will be allocated
according to the designated learning group
▪ One-way movement around corridors
wherever possible
▪ Use of offices and staff rooms regulated as per
DHA’s guidelines
HEALTH & SAFETY
PHYSICAL DISTANCING
In the classrooms
▪ Each class will have two learning groups
▪ Learning groups will be communicated to
parents on August 24th
Use of outside spaces should be encouraged▪ Outdoor learning environment / opportunities
embedded in weekly schedule
▪ Mindfulness practices will be part of the daily
routine
▪ 1.5m distancing rule
▪ Equipment appropriately cleaned and
sanitized between groups of children
EDUCATIONAL PROVISION
Distance LearningDefined as temporary by KHDA; for health reasons
▪ Distance Learning option will be available until
the 30th of September. Starting on the 3rd of
October we expect all DL students to be back for in school.
▪ After this date, this option will only be
available for families with
medical extenuating circumstances.
▪ All students should attend school physically in order to optimise their learning experience,
and to continue their social and emotional
development
▪ Asynchronous approach to distance learning
using MS Teams and SeeSaw
▪ Scheduled live check in with the classroom
teachers twice per week (and, where
appropriate, inclusion)
EDUCATIONAL PROVISION
Internal ASAsWe are currently reviewing the Internal
ASA protocols to ensure the best planis in place to go forward with internal
ASA in Early Years
▪ Further information will follow.
External ASAs
▪ Available for Early Years
Trips▪ On hold for Early Years for now.
School trips Protocols are being
reviewed.
ASAs and Trips
▪ Wellbeing, Health & Safety are our highest priorities▪ Staggered timings of arrival across all Early Years
grades▪ All Early Years dismissed at 14:20, except for those
attending Siblings Childcare▪ ONLY ONE member of each Early Years family is
allowed in the lobby for arrival and dismissal▪ Parents to take the temperature of their children before
leaving home, to ensure readiness for school▪ Students will be assigned to one of two designated
learning groups in their classrooms▪ Masks must be worn by adults and are NOT mandatory
for EY students▪ Regular handwashing and sanitizing of resources
IMPORTANT DATES▪ Meet the teacher **ONLY for Pre-K students and KG1 &
KG2 students who are new to SISD on August 26th▪ Learning groups will be communicated on August 24th
EARLY YEARS RETURN TO SCHOOL SUMMARY
Please contact us if you have any questions
Amina El Difrawi Head of Early Years [email protected]
Pastoral Care: Soné du Plessis Deputy Head of Early Years [email protected]
Curriculum & Academics: AnnMarie Stakelum Early Years PYP coordinator [email protected]
General Inquiries & Logistics: Ivorie Padua Early Years Secretary [email protected]
Siblings childcare registrations: [email protected]