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SISD EARLY YEARS RETURN TO SCHOOL
GUIDELINES
2021-202224/08/2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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EARLY YEARS HEALTH & SAFETY
POSTERS
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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▪ 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
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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]