ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT-PARENT HANDBOOK 2019-20

(PRE-KINDGERGARTEN–5)

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• If • If • Students • Students We will enforce the AES Elementary Attendance Guidelines per Board Policy. Guidelines per Board the AES Elementary Attendance will enforce We Elementary School cannot be replicated if your child misses school. child misses Elementary if your School cannot be replicated you do not extend school holidays because it puts your child and the entire child and the entire your because it puts extend do not school holidays you in the learning Our experiential approach a disadvantage. at classroom Students are expected to be in class when school is in session. We ask that ask that We be in class when school is in session. expected to are Students ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK ● 2019-2020 12 EAL specialists to Englishat the help ELLslearn thesametime theylearn isacollaborativeIt program teachers betweenand the thegrade-level environment.met in the mainstream classroom with its language-rich andthat ofourschoolcommunity their needsare best part an important model isbasedonthebelief that EnglishLanguage Learners (ELLs) are forprovides students English. learning support The sheltered immersion English as an Additional School Language (EAL) programThe AES Elementary English asanAdditional (EAL) Language associated withtheseoutsideservices. meet theseneeds. The schoolwillnotassumeresponsibility for any costs identify resources outsideofschoolaspossibleoptionsto andservices needs based The programs created to meet theexceptional needsofstudents learning are speech pathologist. byevaluation ourschoolpsychologist may beperformed and/orourschool self-referral andsystematic review ofavailable assessment data. Additional the of methodology. andinstructional established curriculum The needs learning through be at for allstudents to succeed withinthedailyclassroom andprogram structure andneeds. styles learning The needed schoolaimsto provide thesupport Students Needs Students with ExceptionalSupporting Learning AES. students met initial on cannot When within differentiation, best admitted admissions are a be educational student this identified fully framework, to process, met is AES accommodation identified in practices. at both bring AES, parent the formal a as the school wide When having referral, school and Support Student Services if range a will needed, informal exceptional student’s teacher will strive of work multiple modification ways to observation, exceptional meet with needs at AES the intelligences, these that including family learning of student cannot needs AES’s to ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK ● 2019-2020 13 is of to or to on and such Class World child’s conflict a focus teachers provides issues design language support support their classrooms, issues, as accessible teachers the they study and EAL child’s Beginners solving, process learning well a speech where their content as regarding levels, grade-level students classroom referral child’s differences, with attend problem all make the consultation classes, with parents to in of their evaluates formal ELLs disorders meet A proficiency learning with to and provide English about addition, closely of voice to In provided teaching meet instruction is invited and to work beginning language day. the differences. as are concerns Language diagnoses the scaffold each support SLP articulation, identification have available World programs, learning and support Parents counselors the are block Direct through identified they School the if ELLs participate in a full immersion classroom. Classroom ELLs participate Classroom classroom. in a full immersion attend with ELLs participate in a sheltered immersion approach to to approach immersion ELLs participate in a sheltered needs. individual (stuttering), literacy ELLs

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• Students Responsible Use Guidelines: Responsible Use information guidelines. following In order to promote responsible digital citizenship and responsible use of and responsible citizenship digital responsible promote In to order experiences and sharing of products both locally and globally. creation the facilitate available to all students. We work to match these advanced tools with tools advanced these match to work We all students. to available provide to methods and rich curricular teaching content appropriate computers, The AES Elementary Guidelines School Responsible Use Elementary School Information & Technology: Elementary & School Information Guidelines for Students Guidelines for ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK ● 2019-2020 Services Transportation 28 always • notthrow anything insideoroutsideofthebus • inside thebuswhileriding keepallbodyparts • thebusdriver notdistract • andremain beseated seated quickly throughout thetrip • becareful gettingonandoff findingaseat • avoid infront directly ofthebus walking • stay offtheroad whilewaiting for thebus • arrive at thebusstop at leastfive minutes early • will: Riders assafe aspossible.service Please makeyour children aware oftherulesbelow inorder to make ourbus isessential for toIt allbusriders follow theserulesfor thesafety ofallriders. childrenGetting to andfrom schoolsafely eachday responsibility. isaserious Bus Rules home onhis/herregular bus. or she You mustsendahand-written note oranemailto your child'steacher if he/ for morestudents. department information. Please ourtransportation contact to to provide andfrom bustransportation schoolfor air-conditioned AES The hasarranged withaprivate EmbassySchool American localcompany Bus Transportation go is the bus home to go use home with appropriate a on friend. a different Without language bus such or and authorization, if he/she speak will in reasonable be your picked child up tones will at be school inside sent ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK ● 2019-2020 29 and younger for monitors bus by example an set Principals and the to behavior reported be will appropriate bus safe, the

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those around them. Students are to expected wear clothingthat to isrespectful themselves and Dress phone. when lost orstolen cell phones. However we dorecognize that there are times Students cellphones shouldnotbring to school. AESis notresponsible for Cell PhoneUse Treats (ie. shouldbeeasyto cupcakes) serve • If • Please discusstheupcoming event inadvance withyour child’s teacher. • holidays withyour andbirthdays child’s classmates at school. We encourage specialcelebrations sharing suchasnational orreligious Celebrations/Birthday Parties are Menus available onmy.aes.ac.in orinthecafeteria. • Those • Parents • The schoolcafeteria provides hotlunches, asaladbarandsandwiches. • All • Cafeteria classmates, invitations cannotbedistributed at school. amount for asemester ortheentire year at theBusinessOffice. food items before schoolfrom the Tiger Kiosk. encouraged to eat abalanced luncheachday. students, you children are wishing of children planning outside eat to in use the who of a party cafeteria school the bring school outside hours, their with lunch own might of their school lunch program classmates require may that may purchase the will and use deposit not students of include additional their a fixed cell are all ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK ● 2019-2020 31 is be not with Kiosk shirts that not Candy, physical may provided on permitted. bottle Tiger may for are school They not the to crackers). child water at are (these bikes. bag required your their (fruit, or snacks drinks advertisements book are refill a snack buy blades allergy, equipment can to shoes bring nut play roller a healthy carbonated a has Students other should and and permitted alcohol/tobacco skates, class and or not etc., name. rubber-soled drink roller a Children are ropes child’s chips, child’s other bring jump messages or your scooters, your projects. students in potato should with shoes racquets,

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by the school for recess). the school for by including weekends. time, any be used on campus at able to bring snacks that contain nuts. contain bring snacks that able to during school day. the Please send a water bottle to school with your child EVERY DAY clearly DAY child EVERY with your school bottle to send a water Please marked on campus. water osmosis (RO) reverse chocolate, education (PE). Students may bring PE shoes and change before class. class. bring change before PE shoes and may (PE). Students education are not permitted. permitted. not are

knives, etc.) into the AES campus or while participating into in AES sponsored etc.) knives, activities is prohibited. The carrying of offensive and/or dangerous weapons or toys (guns, (guns, toys weapons or and/or dangerous carryingThe of offensive • games. computer iPods, such as iPADs, electronic items • balls, • or stolen. get lost could that items valuable

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• Students • a short a small snack. eat mid-morning to at have break Students Snacks clearly marked on it. with their name stationery items at home. Occasionally teachers may request household request may teachers Occasionally stationery home. at items items students. Supplies are communal so your children should leave any personal any leave should children so your communal Supplies are students. AES provides all stationery elementaryAES provides and school supplies for school School Supplies #5. near Gate building, in the P.E. location Lost and Found Lost and Found in the Lost be found on campus may misplaced Items are that PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD'S NAME IS PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO TO AFFIXED IS PERMANENTLY CHILD'S NAME YOUR THAT SURE PLEASE BE belongings. student for responsible not are Teachers HIS/HER BELONGINGS. • Tennis • sandals must be worn. Shoes or • Inappropriate ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK ● 2019-2020 32 dismissal). for ahalf-day. (ie. until lunch/recess orfrom theendoflunch/recess until are allowed to attend onefullday guestsmay ofschool. attend Other school the classroom teacher. Students who have previously attended AES (alumni) or Assistant Principal. The Principals ofthedates willchecksuitability with to submitawritten request at leastthree days inadvance to theESPrincipal to attend schoolwithoneofourstudents. Parents ofESstudents are required From Student Visitors notshare Do your IDcard withanyone for any purpose. • To • Domestic • Such • Parents visitors onto may theAEScampus. escort Adult Visitors allowing entry to anyoneallowing entry otherthanaparent. are only withaparent by aparent andmustbeescorted at alltimes. at alltimesby adultwhileoncampus. thesponsoring with theguard, wear a time insure instructed escorted to time uniform staff, we guests/visitors including to receive application confirm Visitor’s Badgewhileoncampusandbeescorted maids, requests with must of ayahs security the for sign Elementary a and child, in procedures, drivers at usually the gate, may School a guards enter friend leave Office the at a or photo all campus relative, before gates ID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK ● 2019-2020 33 is to the the in also my.aes. parent’s students complete the and the anytime our PowerSchool. persons on to of must or parent/guardian use they prior a contact system, guardian If contact Office days, ES Office exclusive Delhi. ES the of the emergency school in temporary the emergency information for a up to are two outside child’s student picked your while consecutive returned designate be identify our as be in two can playgrounds must must welfare listed than must our record is forms and and that

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• Parents/Guardians Emergency Contacts/Temporary Guardianship: Guardianship: Emergency Contacts/Temporary ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK ● 2019-2020 34 Children • Please • You • Students are notallowed to roam thecampusontheirown at any time. • Students • Students • by aparentactivity, orleave fullysupervised campus. After Afternoon Supervision: room. designee isdelayed, pleaseinform theschool. dismissal routine changesat any time. helper aloneisnotpermitted. use any playground facilitiesunlesssupervised. are notallowed ontheplaygrounds theschoolday. during daily from 8:30–3:35pm. Therefore parents/younger siblings/visitors dismissal must be that are must prompt let at not are 3:35 your be allowed not in supervised pm, child’s picking picked-up students to teacher play up by on your unattended must a time parent. know, child be will involved in after Supervision be nor advance, taken school. are in they to an by if If the permitted after-school you your a after-care domestic or child’s your to ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK ● 2019-2020 35 of Food parents, matters for on International views venues of Stars, the provides expression PSA Under the The for (Night venues interact statement. and to

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