Early Years Parent Handbook

2026-27 EARLY YEARS PARENT HANDBOOK

WELCOME FROM PRINCIPAL From the moment you step into Nord Anglia International School, Hong Kong, you’ll see that our students are at the heart of everything we do—energetic, engaged, and proud ambassadors of our vibrant learning community. Their enthusiasm, curiosity, and love for learning reflect the very best of what we strive to achieve.

At NAISHK, our personalised approach ensures that every child is valued, and supported as an individual. By nurturing their unique strengths and aspirations, we equip them with the skills, resilience, and mindset to thrive in the world, whatever they choose to do - and the self-assurance to embrace every opportunity.

Being part of Nord Anglia Education, a global network of 80+ schools across Asia, Europe and the Americas, NAIS HK offers unique opportunities that add a richness and diversity to our in-school programmes. Through NAE, NAIS HK students can participate in global events including social enterprise expeditions to Tanzania, adventure trips to Switzerland, sports camps in Florida, technology programmes at MIT in Boston and be inspired by Juilliard performing arts teachers from New York.

Our curriculum is designed to unlock each student’s potential, blending the rigour of the English National Curriculum (adapted for Hong Kong) with globally recognised IGCSEs and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. This pathway ensures that every learner is challenged, supported, and prepared for future success.

Leading these programmes is an incredible academic team who inspire excellence every day. They create a dynamic, stimulating environment where learning is meaningful, creativity is celebrated, and achievement—both big and small—is met with pride.

Choosing the right school is one of the most important decisions you’ll make for your child, and we want you to feel confident in that choice. Here, you’ll find a welcoming community where your voice matters, your partnership is valued, and your child’s growth is our shared priority.

I look forward to meeting you and your family, and to embarking on this journey together.

Tim Richardson Principal

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WELCOME FROM HEAD OF SAI KUNG CAMPUS Welcome to our school!

I extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to our Sai Kung Campus at Nord Anglia International Pre-School in Hong Kong.

It brings me great joy to personally greet you and your family as you join our school community. Our dedicated team and I are eager to get to know you and ensure a smooth transition for your child into our school.

The first week of school is an exciting time filled with new experiences and the building of relationships. We understand that this can be a big day for your child, and some may find it challenging to separate from their parents and carers. We also understand that parents and carers may feel a sense of apprehension when leaving their child for the first time. Rest assured, we are here to support you and provide guidance on making the start of school a positive and enjoyable experience.

During the initial weeks, you may have many questions, and we encourage open communication. Please do not hesitate to talk to us as we settle your child into their new school. Your child's happiness and well-being are of utmost importance to us, and we strive to ensure each day at school is a joyful one.

As the year unfolds, we eagerly anticipate getting to know you and your family better. Together, we will work collaboratively to create the best possible experiences for your child. I encourage you to carefully read through this handbook, as it contains valuable information. If you have any questions or concerns about the upcoming year, please feel free to reach out to us. We are here to assist and support you in any way we can.

We sincerely hope that your time with us at Nord Anglia International Pre-School will be truly special. Thank you for entrusting us with your child's education and well-being. We are excited to embark on this journey together.

Yours sincerely, Ruth Hanson Head of Pre-School 4

CONTENTS SCHOOL CALENDAR

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THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE (EYFS) AND YEAR 1 CURRICULUM

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INDUCTION TO SCHOOL

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TRANSITION

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A TYPICAL DAY IN NURSERY

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A TYPICAL DAY IN RECEPTION

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A TYPICAL DAY IN YEAR 1

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SCHOOL HOURS, BEGINNING AND END OF DAY PROCEDURES

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SNACK TIME AND LUNCHTIME

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BUSES

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ATTENDANCE AND HEALTH

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INTIMATE CARE

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SAFETY

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PASTORAL CARE

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BEHAVIOUR

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HOUSE SYSTEM

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SCHOOL TRIPS

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PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT

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UNIFORM

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EMERGENCY WEATHER WARNING PROCEDURES

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LIBRARY

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EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

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TOYS

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SCHOOL CALENDAR 2026-2027

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THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE (EYFS) AND YEAR 1 CURRICULUM Your child’s first experiences of school are instrumental in shaping how they view learning. We seek to create a safe, caring and happy environment where your child believes that they are capable of anything. Our Curriculum is designed to allow your child to discover and nurture interest and talents as well as to equip them to become life-long learners.

Our Nursery and Reception Curriculum is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework. The EYFS consists of two year-groups, Nursery and Reception. Our Year 1 Curriculum is taken from the English National Curriculum and builds on the foundations of the EYFS. Through careful planning, we ensure that there is a balance of adult-led and child-initiated learning throughout the day, both inside and outside. Children are provided with a range of learning opportunities allowing them to achieve and develop through acquiring a broad range of knowledge and skills that will ensure their future success as learners. Your child will experience practical, play-based learning activities to ensure they reach their full potential. It is our priority that all children have time to play, make friends, learn and grow. We believe learning should be fun.

At the heart of our practice is the belief that all children are rich and resourceful and capable of learning and achieving highly. We hold ambitious expectations for every child — personally, academically, and socially.

The EYFS Curriculum for Nursery and Reception children The EYFS Curriculum is based around 7 Areas of Learning: 3 Prime Areas and 4 Specific Areas. A strong foundation of the 3 Prime Areas is essential for other areas of learning and development and so a great emphasis is placed on these in EYFS. Learning is planned following the interests of the child in a purposeful and creative way.

The four guiding principles of the EYFS Curriculum are - To treat each child as a unique child as they build positive relationships. To create enabling environments that ensure children learn and develop.

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THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE (EYFS)

AND YEAR 1 CURRICULUM The 3 Prime Areas are: Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) focuses on supporting children in developing self-regulation, confidence, and the ability to form positive relationships. It also nurtures emotional well-being, helping children understand and manage their feelings. As part of this area, children learn about healthy living and how to take care of their basic hygiene needs. PSED is a vital foundation for well-being, social skills, and readiness for learning.

Physical Development (PD) supports children in using their senses and bodies to explore the world around them. It encourages active movement to develop coordination, control, manipulation, and overall motor skills. Children also build fine motor strength by using small tools and handling materials like playdough and plasticine — essential for developing the hand muscles needed for writing.

This area lays the foundation for physical confidence, independence, and readiness for more complex tasks.

Communication and Language: This area supports children’s developing competence in listening and understanding as well as speaking and communicating. Children are given opportunities to build these skills and gain confidence to use them in a range of situations.

The 4 Specific Areas are: Literacy (including Phonics) This area focuses on developing children’s skills in comprehension, reading, and writing. We aim to nurture a lifelong love of literacy through stories, songs, role play, and mark-making opportunities.

Using the Read Write Inc. Phonics programme, children learn letter sounds and the key skills of blending and segmenting — essential building blocks for early reading and writing.

Mathematics: This area enables children to develop a strong understanding of number, including counting skills, comparison, composition of number and calculating. They will also develop their special reasoning skills including pattern as well as language related to shape space and measure.

Understanding the World: This area of the curriculum helps children to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding of environments, communities and the natural world. Through exploration, observation and hands-on experiences, children will learn about people, cultures, nature and technology as well as developing their understanding of the past and present.

Expressive Arts and Design: This area develops children’s creativity by providing a range of opportunities, materials and media in which to express themselves and use their imaginations. The children are encouraged to explore and share their thoughts, feelings and ideas.

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The Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning: The Characteristics of Effective Te ac hi ng and Learning are about how children learn rather than what children are learning. The Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning and the Prime and Specific Areas of learning are all interconnected. They underpin everything that our teachers offer in school. The Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning are split into 3 elements: Playing and Exploring, Active Learning and Creating and Thinking Critically.

Playing and Exploring Finding out and exploring Playing with what they know Being willing to ‘have a go.’

Active Learning Being involved and concentrating Keeping trying Enjoying achieving what they set out to do

Creating and Thinking Critically Having their own ideas Making links Choosing ways to do things

Following the children’s interests in the EYFS In the EYFS, we create a stimulating learning environment for children to explore; they will learn through playing and exploring under the guidance and support of our teachers. It is this skilful support that will help your child make significant progress. Our teachers do this by looking closely at what each child can do and what their next steps are - and then planning activities or experiences that reflect their different ways of learning and their interests. This diversity of learning experiences allows each class to be listened to and allows their ideas to be valued and followed.

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The National Curriculum for Year 1 children

In Year 1, the children carefully transition into the National Curriculum. A clear progression map allows teachers to skillfully scaffold learning so that there is a seamless movement from one Curriculum to another. The children still learn through play in Year 1, with more formal learning being introduced as the year progresses and the children develop. The Year 1 Curriculum covers a wide variety of learning opportunities including: English (including Phonics) Maths Science Design Technology Art PE Music Geography History Personal, Social and Emotional Development Each specific subject area is taught using a Topic to engage the children, stimulate their thoughts and allow them to make links in learning. Exciting and enjoyable topics suc h as 'Dino Detec tives' and 'Global Saf ari' are used to hook children into learning and to deepen their skills, knowledge and understanding across the whole Curriculum.

Every child has a different starting point in Year 1 and teachers plan each lesson carefully, responsively, and reflectively to ensure that children continue to learn and develop along their own unique learning journey.

We support children to believe in themselves, ‘have a go’ and not be afraid to take risks. We seek to develop their resilience and help them to learn from their mistakes. Positive attitudes developed in our Sai Kung Campus will lead them to become independent learners for life.

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The Power of Play - Child-Initiated Learning 'Busy Learning' in Nursery, Reception and Year 1 Learning through play allows children to explore their own interests and curiosity through first hand experiences. This enables children to become independent risk takers and promotes lifelong learning. Children can build their independence and extend their learning by selecting or creating activities and resources that are available in the environment.

The children have access to a variety of areas including Sensory, Investigation, Malleable, C reative, C o n s t r u c t i o n , M ark-Making/writing, M aths and Fine and G ross motor. Each area is resourced to promote and extend ChildInitiated Learning.

In Sai Kung Campus, we refer to Child-Initiated Learning as ‘Busy Learning’.

Busy Learning is at the core of everything we do and is therefore the focus of our daily teaching. Busy Learning takes place in classrooms and shared spaces, including outdoors.

Adults play an important role in Child-Initiated Learning. They provide a safe environment for the child to explore and test out their ideas. Adults are there to support and challenge the children during ‘Busy Learning’ and to promote independence.

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Specialist Teaching in Nursery, Reception and Year 1 Chinese Mandarin is taught daily in our Sai Kung Campus. Our Chinese Department have designed an age appropriate and immersion-based Curriculum. It helps

children develop strong listening and speaking skills in Mandarin. We also start to introduce basic characters, radicals and pinyin. We teach the children through fun and interactive activities, such as songs, dances and various artistic media. When the children show readiness for more formal written work, Chinese character writing will be introduced.

Music

The Juilliard Nord Anglia Performing Arts programme brings a diverse range of music to even our youngest children. Alongside exciting Juilliard created activities, all children will develop their performance and music literacy skills

through learning to play the keyboard. With emphasis placed on curiosity, joy, collaboration and confidence in every task, our children develop a wide range of transferrable skills through the subject in addition to finding their singing voices and participating in ensemble performances.

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PE

PE will be taught twice a week. Physical Education is a vital part of the Curriculum, and children will develop their skills within a varied and exciting programme. Children in Year 1 will also attend Swimming and Sea Scouts to

develop their water safety and confidence skills.

Art (From Reception/ Lower Kindergarten)

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opportunities open to children through their daily provision, from Reception they will also enjoy an Art lesson. They

will develop a wide range of artistic skills and will be taught different techniques using a wide variety of tools.

STEAM - and our MIT collaboration All children will be constantly encouraged to be curious and ask questions about

the world around them. They will have opportunities to work on whole school, cross campus projects and will work with other members of the school and

local community to solve real life problems. Our collaboration with MIT allows us to provide deep and meaningful STEAM challenges and ensures the children have access to inspiring and

stimulating experiences linked to Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths (STEAM).

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INDUCTION TO SCHOOL The induction process is essential to allow children to have a successful,

happy start at school where they feel safe and confident in their new environment. Induction into school is planned carefully by staff and has the child at the centre of this planning.

More information about Induction will be sent to you before your child starts school.

TRANSITION Towards the end of each academic year, to ensure children move to their new year group feeling happy and confident, we plan a careful transition program to support them with this process. Transition begins in the Summer term with teachers planning activities and adapting routines to prepare children for their

new environment. This continues into the Autumn term of the next academic year with their new teacher. Staff meetings and dedicated times are allocated to allow communication between both current and new teachers, and parents are involved in the process each step of the way.

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A TYPICAL DAY IN NURSERY Morning Session and Extended Day: Your child will arrive between 8:20am and 8:30am where they will be welcomed in by the class teacher and Teaching and Learning Assistant (TLA).

They will have their snack time around 9:30am. (see guidance about snack and lunch) At 11.30am parents/carers of morning session children will pick up their child.

If your child is extended day, they will be eating their lunch at 11:30am.

The school day finishes for extended day children at 2.45pm.

Afternoon Session: Your child will arrive at 12:15pm and join their friends on the playground.

The school day finishes for afternoon children at 2.45pm.

Below is an example timetable of a typical Nursery week. This is not necessarily how your child’s timetable will look; this will be shared with you at the beginning of term.

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A TYPICAL DAY IN RECEPTION Your child will arrive between 8:20am and 8:30am where they will be welcomed in by the class teacher and Teaching and Learning Assistant (TLA).

They will have their snack around 9.30am. (see guidance about snack and lunch) They will be eating lunch at 11:30am.

The school day finishes for children at 2.45pm.

Below is an example timetable of a typical Reception week. This is not necessarily how your child’s timetable will look, this will be shared with you at the beginning of term.

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A TYPICAL DAY IN YEAR 1 Arrive between 8:20am and 8:30am where your child will be welcomed in by the class teacher and TLAs. Your child will have snack around 9 :3 0 am. (see guidance about snack and lunch) Your child will be eating lunch at 11:30am.

The school day finishes at 2.45pm.

Below is an example timetable of a typical Year 1 week. This is not necessarily how your child’s timetable will look; this will be shared with you at the beginning of term.

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SCHOOL HOURS Nursery Morning session: 8:30am - 11:30am Nursery Afternoon session: 12:15pm – 2:45pm Nursery Extended Day, Reception and Year 1: 8:30am - 2:45pm

Beginning of the Day procedures Parents who are dropping their children off at school will be asked to wait downstairs in the play space until the doors open at 8:20am. This will give children a chance to organise themselves and their belongings (with support from you initially) ready to start the day at 8:30am Bus children will be welcomed into the school by staff as soon as the bus arrives and are supervised until classes begin.

End of the Day procedures Children who are being picked up will be brought downstairs to the grass area just after 2:45pm. Once all classes are down, doors will be opened, and you can collect your child from their class lines. Nursery children can be collected from their class.

Children who are catching the bus home will be escorted safely onto their bus by a Teaching and Learning Assistant and the Bus Monitor. The Register is taken, and the adults will ensure that all seat belts are fasten before the bus leaves.

Please have your pick-up card ready to ensure the safety of all our children.

One pick-up card will be provided for each child by the school, if you require more, please let the school know.

If there are any changes to your pick-up or drop off arrangements, please let your class teacher and Ms. Lilian Yuen (saikungreception@nais.hk) know by email and saikungbus@nais.hk if needed.

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SNACK TIME AND LUNCH TIME Each day, all children will bring a small, healthy snack in a labelled container that they can open themselves. The children will access their snack at a set time in the morning. We operate a very strict NO NUTS policy. This includes Nutella.

Please ensure that you communicate this with your helpers.

All Extended Day children will have a lunch break. This will include time to eat their lunch and play. The children are required to bring in a healthy lunch, which must be in a labelled container that the children can access themselves. There are no facilities for adults to warm children’s food. Again, please be aware that there is a very strict NO NUTS policy. Nursery children who attend only the morning or the afternoon session are not required to bring in a lunch.

All children are required to bring a bottle/flask of water to school each day (please no juice or milk). Please ensure the bottle/flasks are labelled and that your child can open and close it independently. There are water dispensers throughout the school to refill water containers when necessary.

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BUSES Children are escorted from the bus to school at the beginning of the day and from school on to the bus at the end of the day by an adult, ensuring safety at all times.

If your child is not taking their usual bus home, then parents must inform our bus co-ordinator, the receptionist and the class teacher the day before. If circumstances change on the day, please email/telephone the school office to ensure that the message is received by your child’s teacher.

All our buses have a bus monitor, who is responsible for monitoring safety on the bus and who will contact parents if the bus is delayed for any length of time.

When the bus arrives at the designated bus stop you will be required to show your pick-up card to collect your child.

For information regarding our bus routes please check our website which will contain the latest times and information.

ATTENDANCE AND HEALTH Regular daily attendance is expected, although sometimes absence is unavoidable. Please telephone/email the school on the day if your child is not able to attend saikungreception@nais.hk.

If your child has had vomiting or diarrhoea, please allow them to rest at home for 24hrs after their last episode of vomiting/diarrhoea. In the case of fever, they should rest for 24 hrs ,fever free, without the help of fever reducing medication, before returning to school. If your child has a contagious illness, such as chicken pox, please keep them at home until a doctor certifies that they are no longer contagious.

Please advise us of any medical problems your child may have, particularly when there is a contagious condition or an allergy to materials or food. A health questionnaire must be completed and returned to Admissions prior to entry.

Medicines will only be given in special circumstances and then the medicine must be clearly labelled, in the original bottle, with your child’s name and dosage.

If you need us to administer medicine to your child at school, you will be required to complete the ‘Consent to Administer Medicine Form'. For any prescriptive or long-term medication to be administered at school a physician’s certificate will be required.

We have a qualified nurse on the school premises at all times in case of accidents or illness. Most minor accidents and illnesses are dealt with at school by the school nurse, and if necessary, these accidents/illnesses will be communicated to you via email.

In the event of serious accidents or illnesses, and an ambulance is required, parents will be contacted immediately, and the ambulance will take the child to the nearest government hospital, accompanied by a staff member.

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INTIMATE CARE We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. Any staff member involved in providing intimate care does so with the utmost professionalism, ensuring that children are treated with sensitivity, dignity, and respect at all times.

We understand that some children may require support with toileting and changing. Our staff are here to assist when needed, always encouraging children to be as independent as possible while providing appropriate support.

This care is delivered in a way that respects each child’s privacy and promotes their confidence and well-being.

By signing our starting school forms, you are giving permission for school staff to support your child with their toileting and changing needs, as required.

Please note that children attending school are generally expected to be fully toilet trained. If your child has specific needs or extenuating circumstances, we kindly ask that these are discussed and agreed with the school in advance so that appropriate support can be arranged.

SAFETY The safety of our children in school is a top priority. We carry out regular risk assessments and ensure a safe learning environment for all our children. We have security measures throughout the campus to ensure unauthorised personnel do not enter the school grounds and all visitors entering the school are required to sign in and out. We believe our children are very safe during the day, and with your assistance, we can continue our high standard of security.

Please ensure that your child is collected from a member of staff in the designated area at the end of each school day. It is essential that we have an accurate record of who is authorised to collect your child. We will not release a child to the custody of anyone unless we have received formal written/verbal notification from the child’s parent.

Parents must provide the school with at least two contact telephone numbers in case of emergencies. It is vital that you inform the school of any changes to these contact numbers.

If you are dropping off or collecting your child from school, please do not park in front of the school. There is a small car park to the right of the school and a larger one less than 5-minute walk to the school. Your co-operation with this will be greatly appreciated.

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PASTORAL CARE Pastoral care is at the heart of our school and woven into every part of daily life. We understand that your child will spend many important years in school, and during this time, their well-being, happiness, and personal development are our highest priorities.

Our caring and experienced staff help children feel safe, valued, and part of a supportive community, while also celebrating their individuality. We guide children in building trust, confidence, and a sense of belonging, encouraging them to grow into kind, thoughtful, and resilient individuals.

Equally important is what children learn from one another — through friendships, shared experiences, and reflecting on their own actions. We support children in understanding their own feelings and those of others, helping them develop empathy, social awareness, and relationships that enrich their learning and life at school.

BEHAVIOUR At Nord Anglia Pre-School Sai Kung, we believe in a positive approach to supporting children to develop and manage their behaviour. We understand that self-regulation and socially appropriate behaviour is a developmental process, which children learn with help from supportive adults through coregulation. We view behaviour as communication and are aware that young children’s emotional regulation needs to be supported, particularly when children are experiencing strong emotions.

We understand that children sometimes exhibit unexpected behaviour, and we want to assure you that we will always respond to such situations with sensitivity and positivity. Our goal is to encourage and support children to make amends with their peers, when appropriate, and to foster a positive and inclusive environment for all.

We understand how important your child's education and wellbeing are, and we want to ensure that they receive the best possible support. So, if any issues or concerns arise, we will notify you promptly and arrange a meeting for teachers and parents to discuss and work together in the best interest of your child.

Our school has a reward system, linked to your child’s House, which promotes caring and expected behaviour, supports effort and celebrates all children’s achievements.

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HOUSE SYSTEM Each child in our school is allocated a ‘House’ (Balmoral-Blue, Caernarfon-Green, Sandringham-Yellow, Windsor-Red). Throughout the year, we have a variety of House events, in which your child will participate. For these events, your child should come to school in their house colour t-shirt (which can be purchased from our uniform shop). You will be notified of your child’s house colour once your child enters the school. Where possible, siblings will be assigned to the same house.

Our house system aims to foster the following qualities of our children: Community: Supporting each other and learning together.

Leadership: Giving children the opportunity to become leaders; being an example and making decisions in their houses throughout their time at the school.

Competition: Taking part in competition with determination, resilience and a good team spirit.

Service: Service to their house - being willing to volunteer for house events and competitions. Thinking about their local community and how they can improve it.

TRIPS There will be a variety of trips organised through the year by the teachers which will enhance the children’s learning, these may include short walks in the local area or trips further afield. Teachers will always communicate with parents about these in advance and provide you with the details and consent forms.

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PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT Parental engagement is ve ry important to us and is an essential part of your child’s learning. We want to open our doors to parents and invite you to join your child in their learning journey throughout their school life. This journey starts now, and we would like you to engage with us right from the start.

Parental engagement happens in many ways and is based on a relationship of trust and understanding between parents and teachers. We are really looking forward to working in partnership with you to ensure that your child has a successful and enjoyable time at our school.

We have put together a timetable of events and other aspects of parental engagement that you can look forward to (specific dates will be confirmed nearer the time): Curriculum Overviews Will be available on Firefly to highlight the objectives that will be taught and the learning opportunities that will be available for your child each term. This will give you an understanding of what your child will learn and how they will learn it.

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Learning Journeys Our online learning journey ‘Tapestry’ (for EYFS) and ‘Seesaw’ (for Year 1) is available to parents.

This online learning journey is full of photos, videos and observations that the teacher has made about your child’s learning and progress.

Celebration Workshops At key moments throughout the year, you will be invited into school to celebrate your child’s achievements. This is a time for your child to show you around

their learning environment and explain to you what they do at school.

Parent Consultation and Reports Both are more ‘formal’ discussions with you as parents about your child’s learning, progress and next steps. This will be a chance for you to learn about what your child has learnt, how they have learnt it and where they need to go

now to challenge themselves further with their learning.

Parent/ Teacher Communication You are welcome to come in to talk to your child’s teacher if you ever have any questions or concerns. We do ask that you give us notice if you wish to discuss something more than a quick message as teachers need to have their focus on all children when school is in session. We will then quickly arrange for you to come in and speak to your child’s teacher at greater length. In addition to this, all staff have emails so that they can be reached if you ever have any questions

for them.

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Parent Workshops There will be many parent workshops throughout the year where you are invited into school to find out about your child’s learning. Workshops may include: •

Curriculum – what we teach, how we teach it and why we do it like that.

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Characteristic of Effective Teaching and Learning – what these are and how they affect your child’s learning, how we plan so that we ensure your child can be successful in developing effective learning techniques.

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Learning Journeys – the way that we collect evidence about your child’s learning and how we share this with you.

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Phonics – how we teach your children their letters and sounds and what you can do at home to help.

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Maths – how we teach your child maths. During this session, we will give you practical ideas to help with your child’s maths learning at home

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Supporting children's personal, social and emotional development

We are delighted that you have chosen our school as a place for your child to learn, and we are excited to begin our partnership with you to ensure that your child is successful and happy at our school.

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UNIFORM We see our school very much as a community and children wearing our uniform is part of this. We ask that your child wears the correct uniform each day at school.

EYFS: In Nursery and Reception please note that shoes should be a shoe or trainer (of any colour) without laces, as it is important that children can put their shoes on independently.

Year 1: In Year 1 shoes should be black leather, preferably without laces, as it is important that children can put their shoes on independently. For PE, they will need to wear white PE trainers again preferably without laces so that they can put them on independently.

Please encourage your child to dress themselves and teach them how to do up buttons/ zips on coats and bags, as they will be learning to do this independently at school.

Information about uniform expectations and which items should be purchased can be obtained from our administration team. You can find full details of the uniform and a link to the Uniform Shop here on our website. https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/nais-hong-kong/parentessentials/uniforms

With very young children, we understand that accidents do happen. We therefore ask you to provide a complete spare uniform, including spare socks and underwear to be kept on your child’s peg at school. Please label all your child’s belongings clearly with their full name to avoid accidental loss. If your child does lose an item of uniform or personal belonging, then we have a ‘lost and found’ box at the main reception desk.

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EMERGENCY WEATHER WARNING PROCEDURES As a school, we are bound to follow the regulations, ordinances and directives of the Education Bureau (EDB) of Hong Kong. In all cases, we will abide by the warnings as required by the Hong Kong Government and as issued through the Hong Kong Observatory. When there are Typhoon Signals and Rainstorm warnings, the Education Bureau makes a decision on such mornings at 6:00 am and issues this information to the media. If the school is to be closed, we will post a notice on the school website and issue the information by all possible means.

Please make sure your helpers are aware of these procedures.

If the signal is raised before school starts, the following procedures will operate: Typhoon Signal Number 1

All classes operate normally

Typhoon Signal Number 3

Campus is closed to children. Virtual learning will be provided online.

Typhoon Signal Number 8 or above

Campus is closed to children. Virtual learning will be provided online.

Amber Rainstorm

All classes operate normally

Red Rainstorm

Campus is closed to children. Virtual learning will be provided online.

Black Rainstorm

Campus is closed to children. Virtual learning will be provided online.

If the signal is raised during school hours, the following procedures will operate: Typhoon Signal Number 1 or 3

All classes operate normally with the usual dismissal times (including extra-curricular activities) unless advised otherwise.

Typhoon Signal Number 8 or above

All classes will be dismissed. (Notice of the signal being raised is issued to schools several hours before it is actually hoisted, giving time to make arrangements to get pupils home safely.)

Red or Black Rainstorm

All classes remain in school until the warning is removed, or the buses are authorised for safe travel. Parents are free to come and collect your child if it safe for you to do so.

At all times and on all occasions, staff will maintain a register and record who is collected. They will continue to care for your children until all have been safely collected.

Thank you for your assistance with these safety procedures. For information regarding weather conditions, please use the following Hong Kong Observatory website: www.weather.gov.hk (You can download their app to your smartphone or tablet.) Hong Kong Observatory telephone: 187-8200 (Press 1 for Cantonese, 2 for Mandarin, 3 for English) 29

LIBRARY Reading is such an important part of our Curriculum. Your child will have the opportunity to take home a library book each week. We would love for you to share the books at home and discuss them with your child. Your child will have a set day when they will change their library book. This will be communicated to you by your child’s class teacher. Please bring the library book back on the allocated day in order for your child to receive a new one.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES We offer a wide-ranging programme of extracurricular activities, including arts and sport, for your child to participate in. These activities will be running on two afternoons per week after school by our teaching staff. We understand that young children will be very tired after school, so please consider the suitability of an extra-session before signing your child up for an ECA.

TOYS We understand that some children may find comfort and security in bringing a toy from home. However, to prevent toys from getting lost or damaged, we kindly ask that children do not bring personal toys to school. If a toy is brought in, it will be safely kept by the class teacher during the day and returned to your child at home time.

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Dear Parents, We hope that you find the Parent Handbook useful. It contains all the information you will need about our school and about what to expect from

your child’s time here.

If you have any questions about the Parent Handbook please do get in touch with the school and we will be happy to help.

Yours sincerely,

Nord Anglia International Pre-school, Sai Kung