GUIDE for PARENTS and PUPILS Primary Schools Mamer
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Schoulbuet GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND PUPILS 2020-2021 PRIMARY SCHOOLS MAMER & CAPELLEN IMPRINT SUMMARY The „Schoulbuet” of the MamerSchoulen is pub- Foreword by the Mayor 1 lished under the responsibility of the college of mayor and aldermen of the Commune of Mamer. Forewords by the Presidents 3 of the School Committees École Fondamentale Mamer 4 École Fondamentale Capellen 6 General Information 8 The school development plan 10 Cycle 1: Early childhood education 13 Marcel SCHMIT, Aldermen, Gilles ROTH, mayor, Cycle 1: Pre-school education 14 Roger NEGRI, Aldermen Cycles 2 to 4: The primary school 15 Pictures: Mamerschoulen, Commune of Mamer, Support courses for newcomers 18 Caroline MARTIN, iStockphoto. Gymnastics and swimming lessons 19 Layout and printing: Imprimerie Heintz, Pétange Team for special needs 20 Printed on recycled BalanceSilk 115 gr. FSC, PEFC and EU Ecolabel certified paper and bleached Espace Écoute et Parole «Oppent Ouer» 21 without adding chlorine (TCF). Our school rules 22 School Libraries 23 Vivarium 25 School transportation 26 Maison Relais Mamer Kinneksbond 32 and Capellen UGDA Music School 34 Art at school 35 Music at School 35 LASEP 36 Parent’s Representatives 37 Parent’s Associations 38 The safe way to school 39 Social and support services 41 Lycée Josy Barthel Mamer 43 Mamer Schoulbuet ·2020-2021 2020: Annus Horribilis The year 2020 will go down in the history books Then came the day of deconfinement. One as a truly annus horribilis. Since March of this more step towards the return of our daily year, the whole world has been affected by life? Unfortunately not! The world changed the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the a lot during this confinement. A new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. All facets of normality was born: masks, hydro- our lives are affected. alcoholic gels, barrier gestures ... so many things that make it difficult On 16th of March, the Minister of Ed- to do what defines us as Humans: u cation, Children and Youth, Claude exchange, interaction, simply being Meisch, announced the inevitable: together. schools in Luxembourg are closing their doors! But we all have to move forward. Rebuild what is destroyed. That is our nature. This news came as a blow to all the teaching staff, parents and above all the pupils. From one With the start of the new school year on the day to the next, thousands of schoolchildren horizon, we must do everything we can to were forced to remain confined to their homes. ensure that future generations have the op- portunity to build a life full of happiness and The typical hubbub in the corridors, class- satisfaction. rooms and schoolyards suddenly died down, plunging our schools into a torpor that was Let us all stick together so that the school previously unimaginable. year 2020/2021 becomes an Annus Mirabilis! I pull my hat to all those involved in this tra- Only together gedy: teachers and supervisory staff, staff can we achieve this. members of the commune, parents and of Gilles ROTH course the schoolchildren for their persever- Deputy-Mayor ance and courage in these times of adversity. They all fought and performed small miracles. Distance learning was born. A certain normal- ity, a benevolent routine gradually took hold. You are holding the new edition of the Schoulbuet, the information magazine of the schools of the Mamer commune in your hands. This edition is distributed in French in all the mail- boxes of the municipality. The German and English versions can be downloaded online at www.mamer.lu/schoulbuet2020 1 Mamer Schoulbuet ·2020-2021 2 Mamer Schoulbuet ·2020-2021 Foreword by the Presidents of the School Committees Dear parents, What is to be expected from the coming school year 2020-2021? It is difficult to say This year, we are pleased to write the fore- when the health crisis remains omnipresent word to this year’s Schoulbuet. The past and dictates our daily life. But we are school year has been a year like no preparing for a normal start of school, other. It will be remembered by with the health restrictions and bar- those involved - children, parents, rier gestures that are increasingly SEA staff, teachers, politicians. That part of the new normality for all of is why we first have a look back over us. In order to avoid another school what happened the past year. closure, we will all have to continue to show the same solidarity and col- With the beginning of containment, the laboration as in the last weeks before the school as we knew it has, so to speak, summer holidays. ceased to exist. Distance education be- came the new normal for everyone The exceptional situation of the and students as well as colleagues school year 2019-2020 and its ex- had to adapt to the new situation tension for the coming year has in a very short time. Thanks to the shown us all - children, parents, personal commitment of teachers, teachers and staff, but also inde- parents and children, learning could pendent and salaried professionals be guaranteed under these difficult as well as employees in administrations conditions for everyone. The very modern - how much what seems most normal to us is school infrastructure and the further devel- an indispensable link in the well-oiled wheel opment of digital technology in the schools of of our daily life. „I am going to school” now our commune have contributed greatly to the takes on a very special meaning and we be- smooth running of home schooling. come more aware of how lucky we really are to be able to do so! With the reopening of the schools at the end of May 2020, the new challenge was to of- We both look forward to seeing you fer the children the possibility to resume al- all safe and sound at the start most usual schooling, while guaranteeing the of the new school year! maximum respect of sanitary restrictions and barrier gestures. A new timetable, reorgan- Maryse BADEN ized school transport, classes divided in two President of the EF Capellen School Committee groups: these were the conditions to be met Marc THOMMES in order to reopen the doors of our schools. President of the EF Mamer School Committee Everyone was delighted to return to a certain normality and everyone quickly adapted to the new school rhythm. On the initiative of the MENJE, the teachers agreed on the most important contents to be discussed with the pupils and the most appropriate skills to be developed under these new conditions in or- der to prepare them as well as possible for next year’s challenges. 3 Mamer Schoulbuet ·2020-2021 École Fondamentale Mamer General Information Campus Kinneksbond 42, route d’Arlon L-8210 Mamer Tel.: 26 395 600 E-mail: [email protected] www.mamerschoulen.lu School committee President: Marc THOMMES • Tel.: 691 32 35 11 Substitutes to the President: Christiane DE LA HAMETTE • Tel.: 691 32 35 12 Pascale TAPELLA • Tel.: 691 32 35 15 Members: Julie BOVÉ; Gilles GLESENER; Stéphanie SCHMIT; Gast WEYDERT Pascale TAPELLA, Gast WEYDERT, Stéphanie SCHMIT, Marc THOMMES, Julie BOVÉ, Gilles GLESENER, Christiane DE LA HAMETTE (from left to right) 4 Mamer Schoulbuet ·2020-2021 Janitors Pascal MULLER • Tel.: 691 31 35 45 Dominique GIANNOTTE • Tel.: 621 82 32 46 E-mail: [email protected] Maison Relais Mamer Managing Director: Elisabeth MICHAELIS • Tel.: 26395 200 E-mail: [email protected] Supervision: 7.00 am to 7.00 pm (outside school hours) REPAMA (Représentation des parents d’élèves Mamer) Contact: [email protected] LASEP Contact: [email protected] 5 Mamer Schoulbuet ·2020-2021 École Fondamentale Capellen General Information Capellen School Campus 45, route d’Arlon L-8310 Capellen Tel.: 26 395 600 E-mail: [email protected] www.mamerschoulen.lu School Committee President: Maryse BADEN • Tel.: 691 31 35 28 Members: Giovanna GIANNINI; Leslie PEZZOLI Giovanna GIANNINI, Maryse BADEN, Leslie PEZZOLI (from left to right) 6 Mamer Schoulbuet ·2020-2021 Janitors Gilles GOEHLER • Tel.: 691 31 35 40 Luc STEINMETZ • Tel.: 691 31 35 71 E-mail: [email protected] Maison Relais Mamer Managing Director: Diana MENZEL • Tel.: 26 395 800 E-mail: [email protected] Supervision: 7.00 am to 7.00 pm (outside of school hours) REPACH (Représentation des parents d’élèves Cap/Holzem) Contact: [email protected] 7 Mamer Schoulbuet ·2020-2021 General Information Regional Directorate 17A, route de Longwy • L-8080 BERTRANGE Tel.: 247 55 110 • [email protected] Regional Director: David BETTINELLI Deputy Regional Directors: Jackie HAUFFELS, Nadine LEMMER Secretariat: Tatiana GERARD, Martine KREMER-WEBER, Mireille THEIS, Max KNEIP School Commission President: Luc FELLER Secretary: Christiane HAMES Members: Maryse BADEN; Lydia BINTENER; Vanessa DEBUYS; Ben DELAGARDELLE; Christiane DE LA HAMETTE; Simone FRANK; Gilles REGENER; Franky KAYSER; Jessica KLOPP; Nadine KNEIP; Nadine SCHMID; Pascale TAPELLA; Marc THOMMES; Claudine VERVIER-WIRTH; Yves WATRY. School Service Contact: Kim LEIDI (AC Mamer) Marc Braun (École Fondamentale) Tel.: 31 00 31-44 Tel.: 26 395-600 [email protected] [email protected] School year 2020/2021 First day of school: Tuesday 15th September 2020 Schedule: start of classes in the morning: 7.55 am end of school: • Cycle 1: 11.30 am • Cycles 2 - 4: 12.00 noon Start of the afternoon classes 14.00 pm (Mon, Wed, Fri) Cycles 1 to 4: end of school: 16.00 pm Consultations for parents: • information meeting: at the beginning of the school year • individual interim balance sheet discussion: at the end of each trimester • individual consultations: by appointment 8 Mamer Schoulbuet ·2020-2021 School holidays and breaks: 2020/2021 school year The school year begins on Tuesday, 15th September 2020 and ends on Thursday, 15th July 2021.