Bilingual Infant School - Information Booklet 2021

Bilingual Infant School A guide to your child's education

Welcome

Welcome to the Bilingual Infant School Dear Parents, We are very pleased to welcome you and your children to the start of the academic year. In order to help you understand the structure of the Bilingual Infant School and its organisation, we have compiled this information booklet for you to refer to.

It contains a summary of key information and guidelines.

Please do not hesitate to contact us, should you have any further queries.

Kind regards,

Ms Naylor, Mme Masson, Ms Bredow, Mme Alberto

Section 01

The teachers

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There are four teachers in the Bilingual Infant School (BIS), and they work together in order to fully deliver the bilingual programme for your child.

They are available by email for any questions you may have throughout the year. In order to ensure ef cient and consistent communication, we ask that all communication be directed to Ms Naylor, who will then refer this to us, as necessary.

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The teachers

Alice Masson

Shelley Naylor

Madame Masson is the Nursery teacher.

Miss Naylor is the English teacher and BIS coordinator.

Madame Masson is French and is responsible for the French teaching in the BIS.

As coordinator she oversees the day-to-day running of the BIS.

This term she will teach in room 101 of the Junior School with the Nursery children.

She will be supported by an English-speaking assistant.

This term Miss Naylor will be located in the Congress Center BIS area. e-mail : shelley.naylor@regentschool.ch

e-mail : alice.masson@regentschool.ch

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Miss Naylor mainly teaches English to Class 1, but also works with Kindergarten and Reception.

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The teachers

Diletta Bredow

Manon Alberto

Ms Bredow is bilingual and mainly teaches the Kindergarten Class but also works with Class 1 and Reception.

Madame Alberto is the French teacher.

This term Ms Bredow will be located in the Congress Center BIS area.

Ms Bredow speaks English, Italian, German and French.

Ms Bredow is also a talented musician and teaches the music lessons with the children in the BIS.

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e-mail : diletta.bredow@regentschool.ch

Madame Alberto will mainly teach the Reception class but will also work with Kindergarten and Class 1 in French.

This term Madame Alberto will be located in the Congress Center BIS area. e-mail : manon.alberto@regentschool.ch

Section 02

Times of the school day, timetable and clubs The BIS offers a wide and varied curriculum. In Nursery and Reception we use the UK EYFS framework to deliver a specialised curriculum based on seven areas of learning. This is delivered mostly in French with some areas being taught in English.

In kindergarten and Class 1 we use a combination of the English National Curriculum and enquiry-based learning for Humanities, Art , Sport and Forest School.

We offer an exciting range of clubs run by subject specialists, and encourage all children in Kindergarten and Class 1 to participate in these.

We also offer wrap-around care in the mornings from 08:15 and afternoons until 17:00. If you require this for your child, please sign up for this with your child's teacher.

02 The school day, the BIS timetable and Clubs

Nursery In Nursery, lessons commence at 09:00 and nish at 15:00 every day.

There are three pick-up options available for children in Nursery.

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We kindly request that you let us know of your choice as soon as possible. We are happy to discuss with you which option might best suit your child. Throughout the course of the year, it will of course be possible to meet and discuss changing your choice as your child matures and grows.

02 The school day, the BIS timetable and Clubs Reception In Reception, lessons commence at 09:00 and nish at 15:00 every day. During the Winter Term the children will ski on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and will return to school by 16:30.

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During the Autumn and Summer Terms, the children will have Forest School every Thursday afternoon. They will take the school minibuses to a local forest area, have a picnic, and spend the afternoon learning outdoors before returning to school by 15:15.

02 The school day, BIS timetable and clubs The school day Kindergarten In Kindergarten, lessons commence at 08:30 and nish at 15:00 every day.

In order not to interrupt lessons and disturb the learning of other children, we would be grateful if you could respect these times of the day.

During the Autumn and Summer Te r m s ( t h e

To support the children’s progress, we encourage them to take a reading book home and read every evening, both in French and in English.

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We also provide a purple book to practise spelling key words and handwriting as well as a piece of Maths homework each week. We thank you for your cooperation.

02 The school day, BIS timetable and clubs The school day Class 1 In Class 1, lessons commence at 08:30 and nish at 15:00 every day.

In order not to interrupt lessons and disturb the learning of other children, we would be grateful if you could respect these times of the day.

During the Autumn and Summer Te r m s ( t h e

To support the children’s progress, we encourage them to take take a reading book home and read every evening, both in French and in English.

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We also provide a purple book to practise spelling key words and handwriting as well as a piece of Maths homework each week. We thank you for your cooperation.

02 Clubs

BIS clubs Autumn and Summer Terms The BIS offers an exciting range of clubs run by subject specialists. We ask that you sign up for these clubs during the rst week of each term so we can ensure the optimal number of staff and resources for the children.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Ballet -

Dance -

Computing -

Sport -

Lamda -

Ms Bredow

Ms Snell

Mr Snell

Ms Naylor

Ms Voice

We encourage children in Class 1 to participate in as many clubs as they wish.

Reception children are invited to join if they wish.

Nursery children will not be involved in clubs but there will be wrap-around care available for these children.

BIS clubs Winter term Due to the ski season being demanding for young children, in the winter term the clubs will take place on only 3 days per week.

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Science -

Film -

Lamda -

Ms Bredow

Ms Naylor

Ms Voice

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*Clubs are subject to change

02 Wrap-around care

The BIS offers a wrap-around care service for all children. Wrap-around care will be a time for your child to choose his/her own activities, have some down time, and relax after a busy day of learning.

Afternoons We offer care from 15:20 -17:00 MondayFriday. We ask that you sign your child up for these sessions during the first week of term. *We understand that your schedules may

change throughout the term, and we are as flexible as possible to accommodate this. May we ask that you let us know as much in advance as possible, to ensure we adequately staff these sessions.

Mornings We offer care from 08:15 - 09:00 Monday- Friday for Nursery and Reception. We ask that you sign your child up for these sessions during the first week of term.

Section 03

Uniform and Kit Lists

03 Uniform and Kit lists

Shoes When children arrive at school in the mornings, they should leave their coats and outdoor shoes in the changing room. We ask you to bring a pair of black, clean school shoes for use only inside the classroom, and trainers or winter boots for outside play. We encourage the children to develop their independence in dressing themselves. For this reason, we ask that you provide them with indoor and outdoor shoes that are easy for them to put on and take off on their own (for example, velcro straps or slip-on, rather than laces).

Hair If your child has long hair, it must be combed and tied back before arriving at school.

Toileting

We ask that your child is toilet-trained before starting in Nursery. However, we understand that the stress and excitement of starting school can, of course, lead to the occasional toilet accident. This is why we ask that you leave us a named change of clothes in a bag with your child’s belongings in the changing room. This should include a full change of clothes; fresh underwear, trousers, socks, and a T-shirt.

Kit lists Please find links to the Kit lists for: Forest School here School Uniform please contact catherine.snell@regentschool.ch

Section 04

Important dates and information

04 Important dates and information

Things to consider School is a place of learning. We know that learning also takes place through play. For this reason we offer the children many opportunities and a variety of materials and toys for play. However, children are not permitted to bring toys home from school, or vice versa; we ask you to leave all personal toys at home.

Thank you for understanding.

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In keeping with our encouragement of your child’s independence, and to support hygiene measures in line with Covid-19 regulations, we would like each child to bring a reusable water ask to and from school each day, so that the children can drink from their bottles whenever they wish throughout the school day.

05 The Ski season

ESS Ski Instructors In order for your child to receive the best possible instruction during the ski season we employ fully quali ed ski instructors from the local ski school ESS. Your child will ski twice weekly during the winter term on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Kit list On ski days please ensure your child has the following kit: • skis • ski boots • ski poles

Please ensure your child has a named bag in school at all times to keep loose items in.

A small suncream can be stored here. Please ensure all items are labelled with your child’s name. Staff will labelled any unnamed items.

• helmet

Timings

• googles • gloves • buff (neck warmer) • Le Régent ski jacket • Le Régent salopettes • thermal top • thermal leggings

Leave BIS

12:00 - 12:30pm

1:00pm

Change 1:00-1.30pm

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• snow boots

Lunch

Ski lesson begins

Ski lesson ends

Return to BIS

1:30pm

3:30pm

Change & Snack

3:45pm

4:00-4:30pm

Please do not collect your child before 4:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays to allow time for children to return to school, put items in their lockers and have a snack.

• ski socks

Your child will ski with us on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Times of the day will be as follows:

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Section 05 Educational Applications, Software and Resources

Seesaw We use an online platform to share photos and videos of your children, to post important information and to share interactive teaching resources. In order for you to access this please provide your child’s teacher with your email address and follow the on-screen instructions to connect to your child.

Reading Eggs Reading Eggs is a software program for phonics and reading . We may set homework challenges on this app so please ensure your child is able to access this.

Please do not hesitate to speak to your child's class teacher if you have any questions about setting this up.

Oxford Reading Owl Oxford Reading Owl contains an online library of most of the reading books we use at school. It offers a digital copy of the graded reading books your child is working through, and is a great way for your child to develop reading for leisure.

All login details will be given to your child during the rst week of term. If you join midway through the term please

contact Ms Naylor at shelley.naylor@regentschool.ch for login details.

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05 Educational Apps, Software and Resources

Section 06

Communication and Contacts

06 Communication and useful contacts Communication

If your child is absent, please inform the school as soon as possible via: absent@regentschool.ch If would like to enrol your child in private music lessons, please contact Ms Jiyoon Oh via: jiyoon.oh@regentschool.ch If you would like to talk to the school nurse about your child's medical needs, please contact: medicalcentre@regentschool.ch We are very happy to answer any further questions you might have. You may contact us by email, on the addresses above with Ms Naylor being the rst point of contact or Ms Lafond-Puyo for further information. delphine.lafond-puyo@regentschool.ch

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shelley.naylor@regentschool.ch