Important reminders

Reception, Year 1, Primary School & Year 7 students will start on 8th September. Students will enter the school between 9:05am and 9:20am. The bus, lunch, Early morning club and late pick services will function as usual. Secondary and High School students will start on 13th September between 9:05am and 9:20am.

The Pre-Nursery and Nursery students will start progressively from 5th to 8th September. There will be no bus, Early morning club or late pick service for these students until the 12th September. On the 8th and 9th September they will have their lunch at school.

As we stated in Circular No. 1, on the first day of school (8th September for Reception to Year 7 students and 13th September for Secondary and High School students) the teachers and student mentors will greet all new students in the entrance to the Co-Learning (in front of the main gate) at 10am, half an hour after school starts, and then they will accompany them to their classes.

During the next few days you will receive an email with information regarding the class distribution and the class which your son/daughter will be in.

On the 8th September, those parents from Year 2 to Year 6 who wish to accompany their children to their class will be able to do so, but have to leave them in class by 9.20am. After that time we will proceed to close the access doors and you will have to go to the School Office in order for your child to enter the class at the established time.

In Circular No. 1 we gave you the general indications of school access that we remind you below:

INFANTS

PRIMARY

SECONDARY Y HIGH SCHOOL

We would like to remind you that that those students who arrive late are not authorised to proceed directly to their classrooms. They must register at the School Office first.

Students are authorised to bring a snack, but only certain foods.

• Infants & Primary students can bring a carton of juice, yogurt or a piece of fruit or vegetables.
• For Year 7, Secondary & High School students, taking into account latest studies on healthy snacks, and given the characteristics of students of this age, we believe that the most appropriate thing for them would be to bring a fruit-based snack that can be combined with another healthy snack such as nuts, a small wholemeal bread sandwich with serrano ham or non-processed alternatives or wholemeal crackers. Industrial pastries or sweets are not permitted as well as any other food that is not considered healthy. The school will reserve the option of confiscating any snack that is not considered healthy.

Students who stay from 16:05 to 17:05pm (or to 18:00) are allowed to bring – as well as the mentioned above -a sandwich. Any other kinds of snacks (rolls, chocolate, dried fruits or nuts) are not permitted.

As we mentioned in Circular 1, Alexia is our digital platform through which you will receive communications and where you will be able to see the daily follow-up of your children (lunch report, exams, homework, etc). During the next few days all new families will receive an email with the necessary credentials to access the platform. The Alexia APP is currently being updated and they are making some improvements, we will let you know when this will be available.

If you forget your Alexia username or password, you must access the Alexia login page, through the click on the link “Forgotten your password?” you will have to enter the email address you provided us with and then click on “I am not a robot” tab, you will receive an email with your username and the link to create a new password.

Remember that this password must have upper case, lower case and numbers with at least 8 characters,

The school will offer some informative sessions for those families who may have any questions:, which will take place during the first weeks.

• Wednesday 7th September for Nursery and Pre-Nursery families at 10:00.
• Thursday 8th September for Reception, Year 1, Primary and Year 7 families at 10:15.
• Tuesday 13th September for Secondary and High School families at 10:15.

As we mentioned in circular 1, as from Year 4 students will bring their devices to school (tablet or laptop), as part as the BYOD project. In the appendix V & VI you can find information regarding this project and the agreement that the student will sign electronically with their class tutor in order to use their devices.

Secondary and High School students will have individual lockers outside their classrooms. On the first day of classes each student must bring in their own numeric padlock (we do not accept key padlocks). These can only be used once their tutors have opened a private file with a record of their padlock access code. This will be organised during the first week of term by the Secondary and High School Tutors and Coordinators. The school will not be held responsible for any objects deposited in the lockers and reserves the right to open them at any time for security reasons and shared responsibility.

At the end of the school year, the padlocks and any school material left in them will be removed by the school, to undertake maintenance and cleaning of the lockers. Once the school year is over, these items may not be reclaimed by the students.

Below you can see a list of documents that will need to be signed and handed into the school before the 8th of September and that you will be able to find in the Appendix of Circular nº2. You can send these documents to the school office or give to the tutor on the first day.

• Bring Your Own Devices Rules: as we informed in the previous circular students from Year 4 onwards will have the opportunity of bringing their own devices (tablet or laptop) to class, where they will be working with activities and will be developing projects throughout techhnology. If you dont hand this document in during the established dates, the students will not be able to bring their devices to the school.
• School Internal Rules: it is necessary thatstudents of Secondary & High School read and sign this document in order to remember those aspects related to uniforms, behaviour, etc. This will be done with their class tutor during the first days.
• Allergies/Special Diets: Any student who requires a special diet must bring a medical certificate. Without this certificate the school will not be able to offer a special diet.

We would like to remind all families that they have the obligation to communicate any possible changes in their personal status (married/separated/divorced/new guardian), or any other information. The only reason is to protect the children and take care of our students’ needs. All information is confidential and we suggest that you communicate it to the school through the Principal and /or Coordinators.

The ‘Experiential Curriculum’ is conceived as an opportunity to enhance, improve and include challenges and moments for a greater and more meaningful personal and professional growth of our students.

CIT has established a curriculum of activities and experiences that are differentiated, cumulative, evaluable and progressive throughout the twelve years of school life of the students in our school from Primary to the year prior to their access to university, in Second of Baccalaureate. Each of them has been chosen according to the level of maturity, autonomy and characteristics appropriate to each year group, and covers areas as diverse as sports and healthy leisure activities (sailing, golf, horse-riding, skiing,…), volunteering, multi-adventure trips and expeditions, nature experiences, leadership & emotional outdoor training, Speech & Debate, vocational guidance, among others. These experiences are compulsory for ALL STUDENTS. Any justified absences must by sent within the deadline established for each activity or they will not be refunded.