At the beginning of the year Parent Information Meetings for each year group are held, to present the year’s curriculum programme. These meetings also give parents an opportunity to ask questions and receive clarification on curricular, organisational and other matters.

• The school calendar can be viewed using your Engage account.
• The weekly BISC Bulletin is published on Engage every Thursday.
• Curriculum Overviews are posted on Google Classroom every term explaining what curriculum work the children cover in each subject.
• Google Classroom is used to send examples of your child's learning. It is updated weekly.

Furthermore, we provide several opportunities for you to share in your child’s learning, through various organised class and school events, including:

Theme Days

Children are often invited to bring their learning to life with Theme Days. Children may be asked to dress up, or bring something special from home. We will give parents plenty of notice to help you to support your child.

End of Year Performances

At the end of the year, FS1 pupils will perform in a Theatre Production, including singing and dancing. In FS2, the year will also culminate in a formal graduation ceremony.

Parent Workshops

Teachers will deliver workshops to parents on various aspects of the curriculum, how children at BISC are learning and how to best support them in their learning at home.

Reporting

Informal conversations can be had with your child's class teacher at drop-off and pick-up but for any concern or clarification, please request a meeting with your child's class teacher or specialist. Formal reports will be given to parents at the End of Term 1 and the End of Term 3.
There will be Parent-Teacher Meetings in October and March; you will be invited to make an appointment to meet your child's teachers.

Educational Trips

The curriculum at BISC is extended and enhanced in a variety of different ways; educational Trips are an integral part of the curriculum and are linked to planned units of study. We require your permission to take your child out of school and will send you letters to obtain this.

Pupil Collection Procedures

Pupils can only be collected by parents and nominated carers. The FS children can be collected from 14:50 each day. Please note that on Thursday, school finishes at the earlier time of 14:50, so please adjust pick up times accordingly. If you have older children at the school, please collect your FS children first.

Changes to Collection Arrangements

Please notify the class teacher via email if you need to adjust drop off or collection arrangements.

For pupils who come by car, please also inform the Junior School reception: jsreception@bisc.edu.eg. 
For pupils who come by bus, please also inform Mr Ashraf Gad, Transport Manager: ashraf.gad@bisc.edu.eg 

Please try to let us know by 10:00.

The office and the Transportation team will ensure the Class Teacher and the Security Manager receive your request. Please include in your email: pupil’s full name and class, details of new arrangement etc.
Note that Bus Supervisors are instructed not to accept parent messages about transport changes.

Absences and Attendance

Please notify the school as soon as possible to inform us of your child’s absence by emailing Class Teachers. BISC school policy on attendance, viewable on our website, requires 95% attendance during any academic year.
Letters will be sent regularly to parents of children whose attendance or punctuality are causing us concern.

If your child is sick, you may speak to the school doctor, Dr. Manal, on 01111121989 who can advise you about the best time for your child to return to school.

Punctuality

Lessons start promptly at 7:55 every day, please ensure that your child arrives on time. If a child has a valid reason for arriving late, then this must be communicated by a parent to the class teacher and Iman Madbouli (iman.madbouli@bisc.edu.eg).

Equipment 

Children should bring the following items to school with them each day:
• 1 school bag
• 1 snack and lunch
• 1 change of clothes, including underwear and socks
• Library folder on class library day
Children should not bring toys, games or electronic items, unless specifically asked for by their teacher. Mobile phones and smart watches are not allowed.

Play Times

The school has high quality, safe, interactive play facilities, specially designed for the different age ranges within the Foundation Stage. There is a morning break time, as well as a lunch break when children can play freely. Teachers, teaching assistants and support staff supervise and ensure the pupils’ safety.

Progression Through The School

Towards the end of Term 3, FS2 children will be given the opportunity to learn about Year 1. They will visit the Year 1 classrooms, playgrounds and where possible, meet their new teachers. Similarly, FS1 children will visit the FS2 facilities and meet the FS2 team.

Birthdays

If you wish to send in cupcakes on the day of your child’s birthday, please email your child’s class teacher to request permission the day before. The teacher will then ensure the cupcakes are distributed.
We do not allow birthday parties in school and party/gift bags are not permitted.
If you have party invitations that you would like to hand out, please do this at the start/end of the day with your child.

Lost Property Room

Please ensure all your child’s clothes, school caps and PE Kit are clearly labelled with your child’s name. Please see the BISC uniform requirements under the Uniform section of the Parent Handbook.
BISC has a Lost Property Room (open daily), where lost items are stored. This is located near the Rosemary Theatre. The School cannot be responsible for items of clothing that go missing. Children should only visit the Lost Property room when accompanied by their Teaching Assistant or Parent.

Healthy Nutrition

BISC is committed to promoting healthy nutrition. The School regards a healthy diet as an important educational issue, fundamentally linked to pupils’ life-long health and safety.
Pupils have time allocated for a snack in the morning and afternoon. Parents are encouraged to send their children to school with healthy snacks.

Regular Hydration

All pupils should bring a filled, named water bottle to school each day. All pupils are required to have their water bottles in their classroom and to bring their bottles to PE lessons and break-times. The School has water dispensers to allow children to refill their water bottles.
Water bottles are essential as the school has removed plastic cups following an initiative from the children to reduce plastic waste. Fizzy drinks are not allowed. Please do not send any type of drinks to school in glass bottles.

Critical Incident Plans and Emergencies

The School has Critical Incident Plans as part of its standard procedures which are continually reviewed and developed. Pupils and staff are made aware of these plans and they include procedures for campus lockdown; earthquake and fire procedures; and transport accidents.
Should the fire alarm sound before 08:00 or after 15:10, all persons on campus should move directly to the sports field.
Security will not allow anyone to enter the campus and sweep the building to check all rooms.

Should the fire alarm sound during the school day, pupils will be subject to standard fire procedures.

If there is an emergency, of any nature, we will contact you. We must have up to date contact details and we will ask you to complete a data form at regular intervals. Please ensure that any changes to your contact details are given, in
writing, to eman.gamal@bisc.edu.eg in order to update our records.

School Doctors and Clinic

We have a full-time school doctor and nurse who deal with all accidents and injuries. They are responsible for informing parents if children need to see a doctor or go home during the school day.

We advise you to save our Medical Centre number, 01111121989 so you do not miss an important call. Please contact Dr. Manal, if you have any questions or concerns:  Manal.Moaaz@bisc.edu.eg 

Please note that we need you to inform us of any infectious medical condition such as measles, mumps, hepatitis, scarlet-fever, rubella, meningitis, head lice, chickenpox etc. your child has so that we can communicate information to
the parent body if needed.