A-Z READY REFERENCE REGARDING TOS. POLICY, PROCEDURE, PROGRAMME, PEOPLE 2016 - 2017 Pradnya Niketan Education Society's THE ORCHID SCHOOLLeaders Speak LAKSHMI KUMAR, DIRECTOR When students walk into the school building on their first day of school, | dream about how they would be as young adults when they walk out of this school, after 10-12 years. | also envision in what ways they need to be prepared, equipped and honed for life. As educators, it is our responsibility to nurture students so they can create their future. ‘Ourrole is to create a school system that facilitates such a climate. As an institution , we stand on the cusp of a great opportunity. We are committed to prepare our students for citizenship; to cultivate skilled and passionate future entrepreneurs and workforce; to teach cultural literacy so they become sensitive local and adaptive global citizens; to help students become critical thinkers so they make well informed choices; lastly and mostimportantly to inculcate LIFELONG VALUES, DISCIPLINE AND RESPONSIBLE ADULTHOOD. Thisis the essence of TOS education. NAMRATA MAJHAIL, PRINCIPAL Our vision is to get ready a community of successful leamers for education beyond class rooms, successful career exploration in a climate of respect and appreciation for various aptitudes. Every student and staff achieves academic excellence in an inspiring, pleasing, and supportive environment where every Individual is engaged, supported, and is willing to learn We at TOS believe in developing each student's unique aptitude by engaging students in RELEVANT, EXPERIENTIAL AND PERSONALIZED LEARNING to cultivate creative problem solving, critical thinking, and innovation and to promote honesty, graciousness and sociability. As a school we take pride in enabling our children to become locally rooted and globally competent by celebrating our diversity, fostering a culture of collaboration, trust, and shared responsibility. We are striving to join communities in nation building by offering them the right environment and ethos toremain aleamer forlife!AZ READY REFERENCE FOR PARENTS REGARDING TOS POLICY, PROCEDURE, PROGRAMME, PEOPLE Pradnya Niketan Education Society's THE ORCHID SCHOOLA-Z READY REFERENCE ..2A-Z READY REFERENCE ..3 Ato Zisa compendium that helps parents know about TOS- in terms ofall the information that governs the policy, procedure, processes and everyday notes that they want to refer to. It is a ready reckoner that parents canrefer to when in doubt. The intent is to keep parents well - informed and updated about school matters. We hope parents go through it time and again to make best use of this booklet. AtoZ is featured onthe school website. TOS Management reserves the sole right to make changes, introduce newrelevant policies as and when situations and realities demand.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..4AcZ READY REFERENCE ..5 Activities: General- > > Activities play animportant partin the holistic development ofa child. From Std. to Std. V, children are exposed to all the co-scholastic activities namely Performing Arts, Visual Arts, other enrichment programs like Cooking, Field trips, and more. There are_projectrelated and hands-on learning experiences for all class levels. Most activities are also featured in school calendar. For Classes VI toil, apart from the above, thereare also activitiesrelatedto Inter House, Inter School events and competitions planned through the year. Fine Arts programme and Sports programme move towards specialization andare based on choice andinterest. Classes IX to Xl also have Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) and General Studies as part of their curriculum. The Orchid School has TOS-MUN in association with the Pune Model United Nations (MUN) through June to August. The students of Class Vl to Xilare eligible to enroll for this. ‘The students of Class VIII, Xand XI! have an optional National and international Exchange Programme. ‘The students of Class XII have an optional Internship Program during their summer break. Specific 4) Sports Programme- Std.l- Std. Vhave a general fitness and sports programme conducted by the Leapstart trainers. This isa unique comprehensive sports program. It ensures active participation of all children. Leapstart provides a holistic approach to the Physical Education programme through a comprehensive curriculum, plan, home assignments and assessment schedule through rubrics. There is an additional cost toit, which the parent pays along with the 1st installment fee. ‘Toknowmore about Leapstart you can visit www.leapstart.co.in Additional physical fitness programs areintroduced at differentlevels. Std. tolV-Yoga. Std. VI-XII -. The students choose any one option from Cricket, Football, Basketball, Athletics, Throw Ballanda specially designed Fitness Program. Special coaches are appointed to train students for these sports. Sports coaching for Classes VI to Xilare conducted at Balewadi Sports Stadium, SKP ground and in our school ground. Students who are proficient in a particular sport are encouraged to participate in Inter-School Events like friendly matches, ZP Sports, Shodaya Sport Meet and other outside school events. ‘The students may have to put in extra hours before / after school for extra practice sessions during the sportsevents. Students have to wear the sports/house uniforms and sports shoes on the days when they have sports period. They carryregular school shoes and change after the sports periodis over.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..6 > Students while representing the Inter-School sports events / any sports event, have to wear the jersey givenby the school. Without it the participation isnotallowed. > Students participating in competitive sports program will be given a special consideration and support sothey can have abalance of both academics and sports. 2) Co-Scholastic Activity (CSA) - From Std. VI—VIIL > Co- Scholastic Activity (CSA) time is for students to develop skills and hobbies in which they have flair and interest. This period is once a week. Itincludes options like ORKIDS e-magazine, Public Speaking, Best out of Waste, Origami, Calligraphy, Animation and Web Designing, First Aid. 3) Fine Arts Programme- Performing Arts > ForStd. to Std. lll -General Music, Contemporary Dance > ForStd.IVandV- Music, Danceand Percussion exposure asa compulsory program. = Vocal Music-Western or Semi-Classical Percussion- Drums or Tabla = Dance-Contemporary or Indian Classical. > For Std. VI and Vil - Students choose one option in each of the art form, namely music, dance and percussion. > Optionsaregivenbelow- Vocal Music- Western or Semi-Classical OR Percussion Drums or Tabla Dance- Contemporary or Indian Classical. > ForStd.Vill-Students choose oneofthe Performing Art forms-Western Music, Dance or Percussion ~ Tabla/ Drums > For Std. IX and X- Students choose one of the Performing Art forms - Western Music, Dance, Percussion (drums /table )and Visual Art. > Visual Art Visual artis compulsory from Std. to Class Vill Address: » Enter correct address in student diary and while filling in the continuation form. The address filled in continuation form willbe used forall official records. » Please inform the school (in writing) of any change in address} contact number/ email 1D. Correct information enhances the smooth flow of communication. > Giving correct address and contact numbers latest one) help us reach you when thereis emergency orif the situation demands. Administratior > TOSaims tomake the administration approachable, transparent and open. > All Unit Heads and Coordinators are part of the administrative task force. It is decentralized so respective domain heads become decision making authority or part of the process.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..7 Admissiot Online Admissions- Registration form for admissions forall levels needs to be filled up and submitted online. Please visit the website-www.theorchidschool.org for more details about the admission process. Admission is open to all children irrespective of race, nationality, religion, caste or gender. ‘There are 35 children in Std. Ito Class X Class x1 and Xil maximum 40 students per division are given the admission. ‘There are 3 divisions per level up to Class X and 2 divisions for Class! &XIl sibling (only directly related) maybe given preference, subjectto vacancy. ‘The child needs to fulfill age criteria as stipulated by the School Managing Committee and ratified upon. Children appear for a Level Readiness Check to assess the performance level and gaps, if any. Thisis done so the school can plan and provide appropriate support from the beginning. Level Readiness Check is done as per the levels - Std. | ~ Oral comprehension and conversation through informalinteraction. Std.Il III- Mathand English Std. IVto Vill (Hindi, Math and English) Std. IXtoX—English, Math, Hindi/Marathi 2" Language) Std. XI & XII - Core subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology. It is conducted to help the students make the proper choice of the core subjects. Admission for Class XI will be confirmed only after the submission of relevant documents. Admission for Classes IX to Xilis conducted under the guidelines from CBSE. Foreign nationals need to secure appropriate visa / resident permit and submit relevant documents at the time of admission. Special provision is available for admission of children who come to India on short term visit by completing admission formalities and payment of necessary fees or with special considerations by the School Managing Committee. Children can hold the admission already procured, if they are away for a short duration or if they are going out of India, accompanying their parents on their work assignments. Maximum period one month for Classes |to Xs allowed. Permission has to be taken in writing from the Principal in advance. 75% attendance is compulsory for allclasses. Admission under RTE- 25%seats are reserved as perthe guidelines. Admission Process under RTE: 1. Familyfills the online form on the RTE website 2. Once the schoolis allotted the school processes the admission after verification of documents. 3. Nointerview or testis administered as given in RTE guidelines. Admission withdrawal- From Parent side Ifparentwants to withdraw admission he/she needs to complete the following process:AcZ READY REFERENCE ..8 > Givean application for withdrawal mentioning the last date of child attending school. > FilltheT.C. (Transfer Certificate) application form which isavailable at the school office. > Transfer certificate will be processed within 10 days from the date of the application. > Either ofthe parent (as registered in our records) has the right to withdraw the admission of their ward, unless school is informed otherwise(in writing), especially in case of family disputes or custodial situations. > Submit Deposit Receipt (Certificate for refund (ifapplicable). > In case the parent misplaces the Deposit Receipt / Certificate, 2 copy of the challan along with an application /affidavit (the content of which will specify that no one else would claim this money) has to besubmittedto the school office, > Withdrawal request will not be entertained via mails or telephone calls ‘Admission Cancellation- From school side- > The followingreasons canleadto cancellation of admission > Absenteeisin without prior permission ornon-intimation to school authorities beyond one month. > Less than 75% attendance inthe year for Classes ito XI! > Incomplete payment of fees at the time of admission or installment (this includes fees for Leap start Sports program for class to Class V) > Non-submission of necessary documents or submission of fake documents. > Violation of schoolrules that compromises on the safety, security of the other students Affiliation: > We are affiliated to the CBSE Board up to Senior- Secondary level (Class XIl). The Affiliation No. is 1130279. Appointments: > Timing to meet Director/Principal/Vice- Principal/Unit Heads/Coordinators/ Counselors| Teachers -Class teachers, Subjectteachers and Special educators- 3.00 to 4.00pm, unless otherwise warranted. > Prior intimation (date and time) must be communicated to the concerned Class Teacher/Role Holder/Staff member to avoid waiting and disappointment. > Since TOS staff wait for one hour after school hours, it is a good time to meet with them with prior intimation. > Saturdays tooare convenient for meetings with the Primary staff. > Appointment can be taken from school office inperson, via mail or over the phone. > Somemeetings ike Parent-Teacher Conferences and Open days are already markedin the calendar. > On PTC day appointments are sent. Parents have to acknowledge by signing the Parent-Conference form. To minimize on waiting time parents have to adhere to the time given. > On Open days, class teachers and subject teachers are available to meet with parents during school hours.AcZ READY REFERENCE ..9 Approach: > Referto 8 R's (website) forourapproach to education. > Weareavailable for clarifying doubts—we are justamailaway! > Everything related to the child gets attention at TOS. The approach to deal with the matter may differ. Confidentiality is maintained andno child gets targeted. This is our commitment. > Itisbetterto seek clarity from school authorities than operate on assumptions. Appreciation: > Schoolhas formal andinformal ways of appreciating students, parents and teachers. > The teachers, who play an important role in shaping your child's future, deserve to receive positive feedback from you. Do mail your word of appreciation, sendit through the diary, email or communicate in person orrespond to the monthly newsletters. > Ifyourchild has participated in any program sports and excelled with achievement, send us amail and we will feature it on the website and talk aboutiitin assembly. Assembly: > Assembly is a collective space every morning for the Primary and the Secondary and Senior secondary school students andteachers. > Primary School Assembly- Monday and Thursday > Secondary School Assembly- Wednesday and Friday > Sr.Secondary Assembly-Tuesday > This space is used for prayer, meditation, announcements, music, messages and open forum for news sharing, discussions, Class presentations or on general awareness, debate, inviting visitors and school rules reinforcement. > Assembly time will be 8.30.amto 8.50 am. The attendance is compulsory for students and staffof these levels Assessments: > Assessments are on-going and continuous that covers Scholastic, Co-scholastic and Co-cutricular aspects. They are done in such a way that inter-learner comparisons and fear of external examinations areminimized. Primary and Secondary > A Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) that emphasizes on assessment of Scholastic, Co scholastic and Non- scholastic performancesare followed atall levels, from Std. Ito Std. X. > Std.land Std. 1 have 6 Formative Assessments - Students are assessed on skills for Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writingand Activity. > Std. lll to Std.Xhave- 4 Formative Assessments (FA) + 2Summative Assessments (SA). > Summative Assessments are timetabled,A-Z READY REFERENCE ..10 » Formative Assessments happens on a continuous basis through the year, so will not be time tabled except for the pen-paper test (See FA1and FA3in the calendar) > Assessments are carried out in a variety of ways. Graded and appropriate tools are used for different kinds of assessments. > Assessment Rubrics! Criteria of assessment based on CBSE guidelines are used for scholastic assessments. > From Class Ill to X weekly tests are conducted. These tests are for Math and Science. The frequency of math testis thriceamonthand or Scienceitis once amonth. > Assessmentin the form of Math and Science Quiz will be conducted from time to time. Students maintain a record of these tests for future reference, Weightage of Assessment: sees | creas, | Mont vege FA2 20% July-August FAT+FA2 + FA3= FA3 20% September - October 50% FAS 20% January - February FAS ey FAG: Class Ill to X- ptimeat | “Wegnogein | ont Termse academic session FA2 10% ‘August-September | FAT*FA2+SAT= SAA 30% ‘September / October 50% FA3 10% November - December | FA4 10% January - February FA3+FAG*SA2= SA2 30% ‘March | April 50% Total: FA=FA1s FA2 + FA3 4 FA4=40% SA=SA1+5A2=60% FA (40%) + SA (60%) = 100%A-Z READY REFERENCE ..11 Senior Secondary- > One Unit Test anda Term End Examination are conducted in every term for scholastic subjects. Co-scholastic assessmentsare done oncea year. > Monthly Testsare taken in Physics, Chemistry, Math Biology, IP. & English > 100% weightage isgiven to Final Board Examin XII Some of the Assessment toolsused: Group discussions and assignments Project work —(library projects, field work projects, experimental and research projects) Scrap books, portfolios, reports and journals Experiments and Demonstrations Role plays, dramatization and presentations Gamesand quizzes Written and Oraltests Open Text Based Assessment- > Open Text Based Assessment is conducted for English, Hindi, Science, Social Science and Mathematics for Class IX and for Biology for Class XI in Summative Assessment Il. Each of this paper will have a separate section of 10 marks for open-text based assessment (OTBA). The testis based on higher order thinking skills. trequires students to apply learning to given situations and draw inferences fromthose. > ASL- Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skill -ASLis conducted in Class IX to XI for English subject as per CBSE guidelines for Summative | and Il. The Assessment is out of 20 marks. These marks reflect alongwith the SAmarksin the report card. > Behavior during assessment: A student, who uses unfair means during tests/exams, receives or gives assistance to other in any form during tests/exams, tampers with answer sheets, found tampering with grades/marks in the Progress Report or school certificates will be given zero in the subject and along with a warning letter. Repetition of the same will resultin repeating the Term Examination. It may even lead to suspension depending on thenature of default. Attendance: > First day andlast day of school after and before vacationis compulsory. > Attendance for Class Concerts, Sports Day, Annual Day, and National Festivalsis compulsory too. > Missing key events will feature in the students report as a negative remark and will affect their ‘cumulative evaluation grade in the non - scholastic domain. Through this we aimto instill a strong sense ofresponsibility and accountability > 75%attendance is compulsory for Classes up to XIl as stipulated by the government. Failure to meet the norms may lead to consequences - like retention in same class, cancellation of admission or not being eligible to attend Board Examination > Absence of prior permission for long leave may affect promotion to next class or cancellation of admission. > Secondary and Sr. Secondary schoo! will work only on two or three Saturdays per month as marked in school calendar. Saturday attendance is compulsory. It adds to cumulative attendance and continuous evaluation and grading in the non ~ scholastic domain. ifin future need arises or Board, State indicates, allSaturdays may be working days for Secondary and Senior Secondary Section.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..12 Note- » Parents must fill up leave record form printed in the student diary. If absence is more than two days in case of medical reason, thena medical certificate should be submitted. > Avoid taking leave during assessments exceptinmedical cases. Absence for Formative Assessments— > Ifa childis absent fora Pen & Paper test (Unit Test), because of medical emergency reasons, the marks ofother tests taken during that FAperiod will be averaged out. > Ifa childis absent for a Pen & Paper test (Unit Test), for any other reasons, he/she will be marked absent forthat paper. The Test will not be specially planned. > Fornonawritten tests like orals, experiments, recitation, etc. a retest may be administered provided the teacher has been informed well in advance regarding thereason forabsence. » Children need to understand the importance of submission deadlines. For Formative Assessments like research presentations, scrap books, portfolios, etc. the due date is sacrosanct. Unless there is a medical / emergency reason, children may get a zero for not submitting the project on time. In case of medical / emergency reason, project submission date may be extended at the teacher's discretion, but parents need to senda letter regarding such emergencies to the teacher concerned, on or before due date of submission of project. Absence for Summative Assessments — > No leave will be granted during Summative Assessments for personal reasons like marriages, family functions, etc. In absolute emergency / medical cases and cases where the child is representing the school in inter-school events, the school may take a decision to either average out the marks or administeraretest. Attendance for parents- > Attendance is essential for parents on Concerts, Sports Day, Report Day, PTC and all the days as and whenmentioned on school website. > Childs happy to see parent involved & interested inhis/her school life > Attendance for Parent Orientationis compulsory. » Parent—Teacher Conferences are compulsory. > Open day-Attendanceis optional > Workshops) Awareness sessions are designed keeping in mind needs of parents. Hence itis compulsory toattendthesame. Awards: > Rewards are given as incentives and acknowledgement to the students for positive behavior and action. Itis a way to motivate and encourage students to continue to display appropriate behavior and attitude, Students are rewarded for efforts, abilities and achievements. Rewards can be in the form of stars, stickers, merit certificates, medals etc, ‘Awards for Primary and Secondary School > Appropriate categories are discussed and administered, > Maximum Attendance Award - This will be awarded to student/s who has attended maximurn number of daysinthe year. (ClassIV toxXtl)A-Z READY REFERENCE ..13 Awards for Classes IV 'V, Secondary School and Senior Secondary School » Outstanding Achievement Awards — Students showing excellence in scholastic, co-scholastic, non - scholasticaspects will receive an award anda certificate. > Commendable Efforts- Students who have shown an exceptional improvementin scholastics in their reports from the first term tothe second term will receive acertificate. > Perfect Score Awards ~ Given to students who score 100% marks in any scholastic subjects. Attitude: > Having positive, respectful attitude towards your child's school, teachers, administrators, service staff, classmates and other parents, help. > Inreturn, parents too get respect andattentionas positive energy attracts everyone. > Chooseapositive attitude. Remember that, our students reflect ourattitude. > Reality keeps changing so does our attitudes and approaches. It's better to work on the negative attitude or experience you may have towards a particular staff member ~ than to carry it further or spreaditto others. > We view partnership with parentsas an important component in this process. Bags: > Students should carry appropriate size bag. » Thereare shelves inthe classroom which can store the text books and note books. > Hence the student should carry home only those books which are relevant in terms of homework or preparation foran exam. Extra books willbe sent onrequest. > This way the weight of the bagisreduced and the student is not burdened with carrying aheavy bag. > Extra Bookswillbesent onrequest. > Books willbe sentaweekbefore thetests forrevision. > Monitor your child's bag periodically. Gadgets- cell phones, make-up, unwanted material should not be brought to school. These items will be confiscated. > The schoolis notresponsible for goods or money lost. Therefore itis not advisable to bring any valuables (like expensive watches or ornaments) or money to school. Not more than Rs.50 (sufficient for breakfast and lunch) to be carried by any student to school, > Labelall your child's belongings - bag, water bottle, shoes, sweaters, pencil box, books and note books and anything he/she getsto school. Bags- What to carry other than the books? > Std. Ito Std. X: Schoo! diary, napkin, water bottle, snack box, lunch box, pencil box (with 3 sharpened pencils, eraser, ruler anda sharpener), books and note books according to the time table, a cloth bag for library book —All duly labeled. Pens are used for writing from Std. VLA-Z READY REFERENCE ..14 > Pens are used for writing from Std, VI, However in Class V the students can earn to write with pen with teacher's discretion in second term, if they are able to write neatly. > Refrain from bringing expensive pens. > Students are not permitted to carry any personal belongings, toys, special books, gadgets, mobiles, fancy stationery oritems, unless asked for. > For classes Vill to Xl, the students are allowed to carry the cell phones, but they are not allowed to use it during the schoo! hours, > They deposit the cell phones to the Class Teacher and collect back during the hometime. Behaviour: For Parents- > Your words, actions , body language, attitude and behavior influences and impacts the quality of relationship you will develop with the school authorities, your child's teacher/s and his/her friends. The choiceisin your hand. Just remember- Your childis watching you. > Parentsneedto beaware of the school's rules to follow them. » Discipline at home also requires certain ground rules, consistency and consequences.Parents should cooperate with the school by implementing the suggestions made by the school- regarding parking, dress code for their child, attendance, arrival time to school, lunch policy, security requirements ete. > Talk to the child about his/her behaviourand alternative ways for expressinghimself/herself. > If your child complains about another student you need to bring it to the teacher's notice and not approachthe student directly. For Students- > Students are expected to behave in a courteous and gentle manner on all occasions. They should address their teachers and all members of the staff with due respect and politeness. Good moral behaviour and gentle ways are prerequisites of every student. They should always remember that the schoolisjudgedby their conduct. » As per Whole School Behaviour Policy (WSBP), sanctions as well as rewards form an integral part. ‘Consequences may range from time out for an activity during school hours or missing play during lunch time. > Consequences help children to understand that every action has an outcome. It willhelp the children to beresponsible and accountable for their actions, without damaging theirself-esteem. > Severeaction or behaviour thats hurtful, destructive or harmful to other children willlead to detention afterschool hours to suspension for day(s) or any other corrective and remedial measure asperthe case and decided by the school team. > Ifstudents are found skipping classes and wander around school, they may face the consequences that may exclude them from particular subject. > Referto'Whole School Behaviour Policy’ in student diary. For Staff- > Norms of behaviour and code of conductare set for the TOS staff as wellA-Z READY REFERENCE ..15 Birthdays: > Birthdayis a special day or the child. Birthdays are acknowledged in class with singing for the childin the class. » Students may comein colour dress. > Students may distribute one toffee (costing maximum Rs.2)in the class. The toffee shouldnotbeabove this value so as to minimize on unwanted comparison or peer pressure. This is not compulsory and is up toparentdiscretion > Noinvitation will be distributed on the school premises. Book: » Students should take care of their books and theirmaintenance. Ifanotebook gets lost/over the student needs to buy one from the School Store. Ifa student is absent then he/she takes responsibility to cover CW/HW. For younger students it's the parent's responsibility to see that workhas been completed > Incase a textbook gets lost the student has to buyit from the School Store or outside book store. > When a student attends school without text books/notebooks or stationery, the teacher will make a notein the diary. The parent/guardianis required toaddressit. > After every 3remarks strong, appropriate consequence will be implemented. > You can buy books from: KIRTI STORES Mr. Sandeep Rathod, BBC Tower, Shop No.A.t, Below Bank of India, Near City International School, Aundh gaon, Pune-411007. Contacto: 020-25897455 Calendar > Pleasereferto the school calendar forall the events of the year and follow them accordingly. > Plan yourvacation, personal engagements accordingly. > Managementreserves the rightto review policy regarding this. > Ifthere are any changes in the planned activities or events due to unforeseen situations, then it will be notified to you viaa circular] SMS /mail. Camps: > Camps/Excursions are part of the learning process during the school years. The school recommends students to participate consideringallthe learningand experiences they will gain > A face to face meeting will be held giving all details regarding the objectives of the program. The students will be accompanied by at least two teachers from The Orchid School and trained facilitators fromthe deployed organization. [ Details will be given n the course of the year]ALL READY REFERENCE ..16 » Camps area goodleaming ground for our children to be able to face life's challenges and be prepared to tackle any situation. Nature can be the best classroom for our young impressionable minds. An outdoor experience with excellent guidance and peers can be the most defining and positive experience in a younglife. > Few camps are compulsory and few are optional and need to be paid for by parents. The school will organize these trips for children to get added exposure to outdoor exploration. Hope most children take advantage of this. See calendar for dates and eligibility. Paid by 7 What / Compulsor Class aa school / co where / When parent duration Night Out Camp | Compulsory | — Parent Tos 1 day / 1 night Feb Tos Adventure Camp v_ | Compulsory | Parent Outside Agency 2 days / 1 night Oct around Pune Study Tour - Archeological site / vi | Compulsory | Parent Gutside Agency Heritage site oct 4 days /3 nights in/ around Maharashtra Rural Camp around Pune vil | Compulsory | Parent Tos oct 2 days/1 night School Exchange vu Optional Parent Tos Riverside, Amedabad/ | Dec Ratnagiri - 3/4 days Study trip to Compulso Parent Dec wu pusery Tos Ralegan Siddhi Ix | Compulsory | — Parent Tos Pharav Mumbai Jan ‘Sweden Exchange Optional Parent Tos April x P are 3 weeks P Chennai and x Optional Parent ANET Andaman April 8 daysACL READY REFERENCE Two Days Career x Compulsory Parent Tos Fair at TOS 2 days Nov Two Days Career X1&xil_ | Optional Parent Tos Fair at TOS 2 days Nov X1&xil | Optional Parent Outbond Panchgani / Mulshi oct ‘Sweden Exchange xil Optional Parent Tos weeks April Career camp- > A career camp will be organized in the school for the students of Std. X to XIl. Through the camp students will be exposed to various career options and gain insights. Parents will be invited for this as well. > ClassXil students will get the opportunity for internship during their summer break. Circulars: > Regular circulars concerning administration, announcements, events, changesin calendar, are sentasa soft copy. » Some circulars are for the whole school, and some are specific to the level or class. itis also indicated in the diary, when sent. Please acknowledge by signing the diary. » Readthemthoroughly » Circulars arealso featured on our website Choir: > The School has a formal choir group. Students are chosen from Std. IV and V for the Junior Choir Group and from Std. VI to Std. x for the senior choirlintermediate choir. The music teacher trains them in choir singing. They usually perform on important event days. TOS participates in ‘School Festival of Choir! every year. If your child is part of a choir performance and is asked to wait after school hours, we would appreciate parents’ cooperation for the same. If required, there would be an extra cost for the choir uniform, Competition: > We encourage equal opportunity and exposure in early years forall children (up to Class V), to develop a cooperative spirit and giving scope for1oo% participation. > As the student gets more competent and confident with different skills, abilities and maturity to understand the concept of competition and develops ability to take failure; appropriate events get introduced. Selection isbased onmerit and competence, > Inter ~house events are competitive in nature and are scheduled in the Calendar for Secondary school Students will also be encouraged inter school events as and whenannounced.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..18 Committees: Core Com > The school core committee governs and guides, decides and implements policies made by the managing committee and over sees day-to-day running of the school. Itis an officially constituted body approved by the Board of Trustees. All role-holders are members of this committee. This is also a training ground for leadership, current and future. Every year three members from the team TOS volunteer to sit in outer circle as observers of the process and from this two are nominated for the committee. They have one year tenure to participate in all processes governing the school management onday to day basis. Executive Committee- Parent Teacher Association (PTA)- > Parent Teachers Association (PTA)is anon-profit, non-political and non-sectarian organization made up of school staff and parents, which works to support the school in a wide variety of ways. The function of PTA is not only to help/support the School in the development of students, but also to provide help/supportin the improvement and development of the School. > The Parent-Teacher Association is an association of all parents, guardians and teachers of pupils in our school who come together with constructive ideas to for the welfare and progress of the school. > The Executive Committee is elected by a voluntary, democratic system at an Annual General Meeting andholds office for one year. Attending GBM helps in fair representation, One representative from each level will be elected. See calendar for GBM date. > The PTAexecutive committee will have fixed frequency meetings nthe year. > The PTA executive committee is a link between the School and the Parent community. TOS invites PTA committee to be a part of major school events, recruitment and admission process, strategic planning, meeting and others spaces of collective and cooperative sharing and meeting. At the PTA meetings the committee will also get an overview of the school budget, program overview and staff and admission status. The PTAin function will be invited for all mega school events and functions. ‘School Managing Council: > School Managing Council (SMC) is an officially constituted body approved by the Board of Trustees of the school and recommended by the State Government under the RTE Act. The role of the SMC is to facilitate communication and cooperation among the school leaders, parents, teachers, community representatives and students with the goal of enhancing the quality of school programs and increasing the levels of student achievement Transport Committee- > Based on the letter of Maharashtra Government, 'The Orchid School, Baner, Pune -45, has formalized the Transport Committee (PTA) on 7-7-2012.The Transport Committee helps in monitoring Pradnya Enterprise (schoo! transporters). Transport Committee constitutes of the Principal, Admin Head plus 2 PTArepresentatives. Sexual Harassment Committee > To address the staff complains, if any , related to sexual harassment at work place. This committee consists of the principal, counselorand HR head. > Prevention of child sexual abuse committee-A-Z READY REFERENCE POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act Student Council > > ALTOS we have formeda special Committee to ensure safety of our students. ‘The members of this committee are the school's Principal, Vice Principal and Health and Wellness Teachers. For TOS staff we have the 'No Touch! policy. Violation of this policy leads to serious consequences including the legalaction. ‘The whole staffis trained and orientated every year on how to interact and behave when dealing with students or any other adult.TOS has zero tolerance policy for child sexual abuse. ‘The school council isa body of students (Secondary and Senior Secondary school), who are nominated and voted by the students themselves, year after year. The school captains are selected by the Role Holders. ‘Theyare elected onceayear. ‘Two students (a boy and a girl) per house are represented in the school council as House Captains. A second incommandis also selected to replace the outgoing Class X/XII School Council membersin Term I School Council also includes Level wise Prefects (Ito Xi), who are nominated and selected by the Teachers. ‘This council has been envisioned in such a way so as to give all children a chance to discover the leadership qualities they have within themselves. They help in ensuring that rules and discipline is followed at their level smoothly. They also help in organizing events like Teacher's Day, Farewell party, Founders Day etc. Community Projects: Life skills and community projects as a formal program begin at Class V and are part of the curriculum Until the student graduates from school. The classes are held through activities, discussions, inviting professionals, field visitsand games. ‘Community projects also involve Partnering, which are programs that link ife skills to reallife situations. Each programis over to 4 sessions soasto make them meaningful The Counselors take LSO (Life Skills Orientation) for Classes V to X. The classes are activity and discussion based, keepingin mind the goals setaat the beginning of the academicyear. The counselors, through interactive sessions, dialogue with the students about things happening in theirlives and around the world. Age-appropriate skills and themes are addressedin the following manner. This space is used to allow them to analyze, understand and hear different perspectives. In future these skills will help themto think critically and form opinions based on what they thinkis right. Community projects, traineeship, rural camps etc. are planned to expand the student's world of understanding and creating a responsible citizenship. Visit to Dharavi, participation in Warkari or Ganesh Puja or visit to IISER , planetarium should be viewed by both parents and students an opportunity that the school has created for student's knowledge about the world. ‘Some of the community projects | traineeship will be acknowledged through a special certificate which the students can use itin their CV and forapplication higher studies.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..20 > Class Parent Volunteers re parents who have volunteered or have been elected to act asa commonlink between the class teacher and other parents of their respective class. Each class has one Class Parent and three support parent. > Roleofthe Class Parentisto: Pass on any important /urgent messages to the support parent. Maintainaresource bank of people with expertise in various fields. Motivate parents with specific skills to participate in class /school related activities Help to develop harmonious relationship between parents and school. > Role ofsupport parentisto- -Supportparent, as the name suggests, isa supporto the Class Parent. -Have an updated telephone numberlist of parents that fall under his her chain. -Pass onany important / urgent messages to all parents under their chain- Knowall parents (under their chain) and their skills that canbe beneficialto the class > Areasin which CPVs participate orhelp are- Substitutionin subjects that can be handled -Class Project -Cooking Days -Story telling sessions -Sports day Concerts -Cultural programs -Publishing -Class Presentations -Field trips Awareness campaigns - Observation for Teacher Appraisals Concerts: > Class concerts ~are events where opportunity is given to children, to be on stage to showcase abilities, create confidence and provide learning possibilities forall > The emphasisis on creating an ambience and atmosphere thats not threatening forthe performers. > Atthe secondary school level, concerts will also bea platform for learning stage related skills. Therefore secondary school will have participation on stage or back stage depending on aptitude and talent of the child, Continuation Form: > Every year at the end of the month of February parents need to fillin the online Continuation form to give the status to the school about the child's continuation forthe next year. > This formwillbe filled through our website. > This formwillinclude the details of the child & parents, the declaration and the consent form. > The details provided through this form will be used forall official records.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..21 Collaboration with other Organizations- > TOS students, as part of community project visit Tara Mobile Creche, Muktangan, SOFOSH, BSSK, Balewadi School, ila Poonawala Foundation etc. These collaborations are in synch with our ideological belief that “all children can learn once they are given the opportunity in an appropriate, productive learning environment.” Class Parent Volunteer > Apart from the PTA whichis a representative of the school parent body, TOS also has CPVS (Class Parent Volunteer System). Contact U: > Reception Desk-+91-20-66202702, 65007681 > Email-contactus@theorchidschool.org > Website-www.theorchidschool.org » Address: The Orchid school, Baner Mhalunge Road, Baner, and Pune 411045. Maharashtra, India. Core choices of TOS: > Equal Opportunities Project Based Learning Method-Project basedlearnin > Inclusive education > Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation. > Experiential Learning > Activity—Based Learning > Non-threatening Environment Counseling: > We have three in-house counselors (Health and Wellness Teachers) at the school. Parents and teachers are welcome to approach the counselors to discuss and work on strategies to help with any concern regardinga chil. > children, on their own often approach the counselors as well, to talk about issues they face, or evenjust tosharemoments from theirlife. > Theyalso conduct Life Skill program and coordinate community projects. Curriculum: » TOS follow NCERT/ CBSE guidelines. > The choice of textbooks are on lines of the NCERT/CBSE curriculum. > CBSE recommends schools to follow NCERT curriculum and base its program on National Curriculum Framework (NCF) upto class Vill. > For Classes IXtoXil TOS follow books prescribed by CBSE,A-Z READY REFERENCE ..22 Detention: Itisa consequence given to the student fornot doing Home Work or forincomplete class work, Detention will be after school from 3.00 pm to 4.00 pm, as informed by the teacher. Detention is applicable only for Class Ill and above. Class | and I! will bear the consequence at the discretion of the teacher, during school hours. > The student will be monitored by therespectiveteacher. > Parents will be informed in advance about the detention through a note in the diary or @ phone call. Parents will have to make their own arrangements to pick up the child at 4 pm on the day of detention. School transport will not be provided. > Incomplete homework will be recorded by the teacher in the diary. Detention will be exercised after three remarksin the diary. Diary for Students: > Thediary must be brought to school every day. > Itshouldbe properly maintained. > Tearing of pages or scribbling unwanted detailsis strictly prohibited. > Parents to go through the diary every day and sign the appropriate page to acknowledge that they have readallthemessages and entries. > Parents are expected to acknowledge all the entries made. It is their responsibility to supervise their child's homework/assignment. > Diary will also keep a record of student's incompletion of HW/overall conduct of behaviour. Refer to Consequence and Discipline. Also, go through the bus discipline page. > Any change in home address or contact numbers must be intimated to the school office and the class teacher through the Address change form’ availablein the office. > Loss of the diary should be brought to the notice of the class teacher. If not traceable, anew one should be purchasedat the school store. Discipline: Refer to 'Behaviour'A-Z READY REFERENCE .. E-Boards: > Classesil-Xilare equippedwith e-boards, for interactive learning. > Eboards must be used only by authorized adults. In case of any damage to the e-boards, the whole class, as wellas the concerned adults will be held responsible, and they willall have to contribute and pay for repairs of the same. Email > Parentsneed to givea valid email D to ensure smooth communication, > When mallingabout your child's concern, donot 'C¢' all parents. > Check e-mailsregularly for class newsletters, updates, circularsand teacher communication. > Most of our communications, circulars etc. will be sent via mall Events: > Allthrough the acader year various eventsareheldin the School. > Mostof the eventsare markedin the school calendar for the academic year and distributed evenly. » There are mega - level school events like the Founders! Day, Independence Day and Republic Day, Concerts and Sports days, Festivals and the theme based fair. > There are various inter-house events held like Debate, Quiz, sports matches like Cricket, Basketball, Volleyball etc. These matches are mostly scheduled for Saturdays so that we can have the parent's presence. > Therearemany inter-School events that the school participatesin. > Thestudents are selected based on their capabilities and sometimes to give exposure to them, > To participate in inter-school event, student needs to be in schoo! uniform. Ifit is a sport event then student has to wear the school jersey. In case of the norms are not followed, the participation will be cancelled. Exchange Programs: > TOS has co-partnered with Gute Skolan at Gothland and Cyber Gymnasiet at Stockholm, Sweden to initiate the Teacher Exchange Program. Every year 2/3 teachers from Orchid and Gute Skolan visit each other's school/country to gaininsights nto the educational practices, pedagogy andteaching methods. > Astudent exchange program has also been initiated with Gute Skolan fora limited number of students from lass XandXil. Thisis an annual feature in Apri > Also, twiceayeara group of social work students from Sweden come to India ona study visit. The Orchid Schoolis the venue for most of their lectures, seminars and training programs. > TOS has also co- partnered with the Riverside School, Ahmedabad for a student exchange program for classVIl > We encourage students to participate in these experiential learningas travel teaches many lesson.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..24 Facilities: The school has well equipped laboratories- which includes the Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and three Computerlabs witha capacity of 35to 40 students. The Library has a genre of books and the space is also technologically equipped to plugin laptops and work on projects. The school has an auditorium in its building, an amphitheatre,a dining hall and 2 multi-purpose hall (MPH). Apart from this we have exclusive spaces for art, music, dance and percussion, Refertothe website forall updates Referto the fee challan for other additional activities. (e.g. Leapstart, Olympiad, Camps, etc.) If fees are not paid on time, a fine of Rs.100 per day will be levied (does not include Sundays and bank holidays). Bank will not accept fees beyond due date without the school office authorizing the late fees component. Forthe payment of every installment, a fee deskis set upin the school's atrium fortwo weeks. Fees can also be paid online through Paytm. If a parent is late in paying the fee, then the online fee payment will not beaccepted without thelate fee. (Applicable on working days only) Nonegotiation aboutlate fees will be entertained, under any circumstances. Afterthe due date, no further reminder willbe sent. Incase of loss of the fee challan, anew one can beissued at the school office at an additional cost. Field Trips & Excursions:: Out-of-school educational trips supplement the experiences provided in a traditional regular classroom. based teaching and encompassall acets of learning. Field trips provide the opportunity for students to become motivated tolearn, Learning is extended through field trips with pre and postactivities. Pre-activities include reading about the topic, looking through a magazine orarelated story. Post.activities include writing notes / observations, individual process writing, art projects, dramatic play, work sheets etc, As students recall their experiences, the teacher can evaluate their comprehension on the particular topic, clarify misconceptions or reinforce concepts. Language experience charts are also made torecord the student's memories andinsights. Parent volunteers may accompany the class on field trips.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..25 First Aid: Infirmary- > Incase the student getsill orhurt during the schoolhours, parents will be called. > Firstaidand sick bay are available for the student to rest untilthe parents come to pickup the child. > Fulltimein-house nurse attends toallailments and emergencies. > Incase ofan emergency student will be rushed and admitted to nearby Hospital (duly accompanied by ourstaff) and parents will be informed. Food: > Students to bringa finger snack meal for their short breakjlunch breakrespectively. > Students are encouragedto eat healthy wholesome food. > Parentsto inform/indicatein writing to class teacher about any foodallergy your child may have. > Lunch is also available on sale in the schoo!'s dining hall. This can be availed on payment for a Term or yearly basis. > The snacks are available on sale during the short break time. Students can buy if they have not got the food. Forms /Document: > Formsthat are mandatory for ourrecords need to be duly filled and submitted to the school office. > The Admission form, Transfer Certificate, Original or attested Birth certificate and Aadhar card need to besubmitted at the time of admission. > Parental Consent form, Declaration form, Parent Information detail is collected through continuation form whichisfilled online. For new parents these details are collected at the time of admission. > Medical forms amandate document which is to be submitted latest by the month of June. tis available instudent's diary. > For new admission students there is a detailed form to know the medical history of the child which is issued by the office, The medical form needs to be submitted within a month from the date of admission. Furniture: > Our furniture or no-furniture choices are mainly driven by student's chronological age, its developmental milestones and methodologies suitable at that age, expert's recommendation and learning stage they rein. > Itisstudents' collective responsibility to maintain and take good care of the school furniture. > Ifitis damaged deliberately, then it will berecovered from the defaulters.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..26 Gifts : > Donot send any gifts for any of the TOS staff. A warm smile and appreciation in words or in writing are much valued. Also do not send gifts for other students during birthdays. > Ifparents wish they could donate a book to the school library (newlin good condition) on their child’s birthday. Home Visit > Our teachers/counselors may make a home visit with prior intimation: if your child is absent due to hospitalization or prolonged illness or in a family crisis situation, or to meet the family in a certain context. > Home visits strengthen the bond between the student and the teacher and also helps in better understanding of the child's background. > Theteacher can play the role of amentor better and facilitate the overall development of the student. Home -Work /Class- Work: > The school gives regular homework and assignments to instill in students self-study habits, accountability to develop skills and attitudes required for the future life. > If the student is unable to do homework for reason of not understanding the concept / matterltopic, make anote in the diaryrequesting the teacher toreiterate the same. » Homework not done for other reasons will invite for detention. Incomplete HW will be recorded in the diary. See Detention! > Ifstudent is absent foralong period, itis the responsibility of the parent to help the child coverthe topic taught and help to complete all the class -work and home-work done during the absence. The teacher will guide and give support for the same. If students recovering from illness or has a fracture, an adult can complete missed work or get the work photocopied. > Holiday Homework-is given during the vacations in order to keep the student in touch with the school work. This homework s aimed at reinforcing the concepts taught in school andis designed in a way that makes it enjoyable for the student to do during the holidays. It is more hands-on] project oriented. Holidays should be used for students to catch up with extra learning, reading and practice. (especially those who havereceived home plans or letters from school urging such)A-Z READY REFERENCE ..27 > Home project-Project is for the student not for the parent. Students will receive project tasks along with specific guidelines in the written form. Clear explanation and discussion on the project will happen inthe class, Students are expected to do the projectindependently (Parents may help with ideation. Let the project be the student's creation.) A minimum of +3 weeks will be given [depending on the project] for project completion. Parents need to ensure that children do not begin their project work in the eleventh hour. Help the child understand the objectives of the project. Partnering with your child for Homework- > Homework /Projectisnota chore for parents. Homeworkis set for the child by his /her teacher. > Help your child chart down his/her own daily study time. » Providea quiet and conducive space for study with minimal distractions. > Monitor, guide and facilitate the child's work. > Help andassist when thereisaneed, ifyoucan. » Support the teacher'simplementation of consequences when the homeworkisnot completed. > Keepin touch with your child's teachers about homeworkrequirements. > Gothrough your child's books from time to time. » Talk to your child about the day's activitiesin the school andkeep abreast of the child's progress. > Readthe student diary every day, see if your child has completed all workassigned and sign the page. > Begenerous with feedback, appreciation andincentives on every accomplishment — big and small. Holidays: » See'Leave'. Houses: > The student will continuein the same House tillhe /she graduates out of school. > Thehouse uniform needs to be bought from champion Sports. » Each house will have 2 house captains elected by secondary school students and teachers. One teacher will be in-charge of each individual house. » Rotating trophies and awards will be given for the year for various inter-house activities and competitions > Each House has its own colour uniform, The student must wear the house uniform on all inter-house events and on their PE day. > Thestudentwill continue inthe same House tillhe/she graduates out of school. > ‘Thehouse uniformneedsto be bought from champion Sports > Each house will have 2 house captains elected by secondary school students and teachers. One teacher will bein-charge of eachindividual house. > Rotating trophies and awards will be given for the year for various inter-house activities and competitionsA-Z READY REFERENCE ..28 Inclusion: » TOS has a policy whereby students with special educational needs are “included” in mainstream education. > We have a resource room and special educators to address this need and provide intervention in class room for children. Induction: > This is given every year — for students, parents and teachers. Teachers give appointments in the first week to parents n order to know them througha ‘Get to Know Me! day/week. > Wealso have an orientation session for 'Parents' to familiarize them with our systems in the beginning, ofanewacademicyear. Inter-school Events: > The school participates in various inter school events for which the students may need to pay the relevant fees as tated by the organizers. Illness: » Inform teacher about foodrestrictions during convalescenceiiliness/ allergies. Identity Card: > Twoidentity card would beissued to each student at the beginning of the year. The D cards are of two colours (Beige and white) The white ID cardisissued to students travelling by School Bus, while others get the beige cards. The other identity card without string should be duly filled and produced while taking the child back home from school or from the bus stop. Incase the Identity cardis lost or damaged anew one should be purchased at the school accounts office. Update the identity card whenever you changeresidence or your contact numbers. The identity cardis for your child's safety, so please make sure that the child wears it to school and field trips. > Nostickers should be put on the ID cards. Iso: » The Orchid Schoo! holds the ISO Certificate No. ISO 9001: 2008, 11372 > The certification was done by the certifying agency BSI - British Standard institute.AcZ READY REFERENCE ..29 Language: > Students should speak in English during all class hours and during transitions.(exceptions-breaks, other language classes). > Adults to model good spoken language usage and conventions. Language Policy: > Refertoitonwebsite Late Coming: > Late coming to school will notbeallowed. > When a student is late, the late coming will be entered in the Diary by the students themselves and needs to be counter signed by the parent / guardian. Refer to school diary for the rationale behind this. > Aftereverythreeremarks, the student willface appropriate consequence. Learning Enrichment Process: > Parallel Program for supporting students bridge the gap is given forclassesiito classV > Inthis program the extra academic supports provided to the selected students > Thissupportis provided for English, Math and Language remediation. > The selection of the students for these groups is done on the basis of teacher's observation and based onthe academic performance. > Forthose students, who does not require extra support, the enrichment activities like creative writing, General knowledge and Math activities are conducted. > Inclass IXandX,a Math bridge gap programis available for remediation from June to December. > Class Vito Vill students weak in Hindi and Marathi can avail the Bridge gap facility after school twice a week. Leave Policy for Students: > All leaves must get prior sanction from the Class teacher/Coordinator/Unit Head [Vice Principal / Principal. > In case of sudden/unplanned holiday declared, the week's Saturday would be compensated with a working day. The same will beintimated to the parents through SMS/diary/ circular. 1. Generalleave- > Parents tofill“Leave Record” section inthe diary for or2 daysleave » Prior permission should be sought from the Unit Head |Vice Principal/Principal for more than 3 days. A written application needs tobe given.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..30 > ADoctor's certificate should be producedif the studentis absent for more than three days due toiliness. 2. Half day/ Permission to leave early- > Half days will not be granted f the student comes only for atest. Ifthe student does so, the test marks will not be counted. Donot send your child for test /exam,ifchildis unwell. > Studentis granted leave forsuch situations. The medical certificate needs to be provided for the same. > Ifyour childis unwell and still has come to give the exam, we will not allow the child to write the exams. Thisisalso to restrain the infection from spreading to others. > Half day will be granted, if student has appointments for medical, diagnostics or psychological tests, Visa appointments. > Permission will be granted to leave early for medical reasons (if the child is unwell/hurt during school hours) Jor for any family emergencies. This will vary from case to case. > Permission to leave early in exceptional situations may be grantedifa studenthas to attend competitive exams, competitions, matches outside school. However, leave needs to be sanctioned by the Class teacher/Coordinator/Unit Head/Vice Principal | Principal. This must be backed up with corresponding document and permission letter. Permission should be taken in advance and not on the same day of leave. > Permission for half day for travel, family function, routine doctor's appointment and other personal reasonsis strictly not granted. > Forall the above, parentneeds to fillthe “Permission slip” to take the students out of school. 3. Leave onimportant dates- > Pleasereferto Attendance. 4. Longleave- > Schoolreservestheright to sanction leave. > Student needs minimum 75% attendance ( foralllevels). > Inany leave situation the child] parent is responsible to complete the school work missed. Teacher will however help in giving thenotes. See Home work Class work. > Absence without prior permission and intimation that exceeds one month will lead to termination of admission. 5. Leaveduring Assessments-Referto Assessments Legal !ssues: > The school should be informed and kept aware of any legal issues between the parents especially marital disputes. Relevant documents related to custody of the child should be submitted to the school's office. Library: » Students can borrow books fromthe school library. Books haveto be renewed weekly. > Students can comeand read in the libraryin their break time or free period.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..31 » Library Skills classes are time-tabled and are taken by the Library Skills teacher. The class helps them to study books with guidance and encourages them toread. > Books will beissued onlyifitis brought to the library na cloth bag along witha bookmark. > Please discourage the child from scribbling, folding corners or soiling the library books. > Ifthe bookis damaged or lost, parents have to reimburse the cost. Lostand Found: > Thereisa“lost & found” shelf kept in the designated space. ” Come andlook for your child's belongings during PTC or Open days orafter school Try encouraging your chil misplaced. to be responsible with their belongings and also search for them when. If your child’s diary / calendar is lost, a copy of the same can be bought from the school store. If a notebookis lost/ overit canbe purchased from out. No extra books will be sold from the store. text books are lost, they needa be purchased from Kirti stores.—Referto 'Baoks’ Management: > TOSis managed by Pradnya Niketan Education Society (PNES), a public charitable trust registered under 4 society'sact. Ithas 14 members in the Governing Board- Bureaucrats, Educationists and Entrepreneurs. Merchandise: TOSmerchandiselike T Shirts/cups|journals wll be available on sale on special events. Mobile phone: Class Vill to Xil students can carry cell phones, with parental consent form, authorised by the class teacherand the Unit Head. Students have to deposit the cell phones with the class teacher in the morning and they can collect it » back towards the end of the day before they leave from the school. » Students photograph in school uniform must be the screen saver of the phone. Ifany student brings mobile phone without the parental consent, the phone will be confiscated and will > notbereturnedto the student. Student should follow the cyber safety norms. Any student found accessing any objectionable material onthe mobile phone will be considered as cyber crime and permission will be revoked and phone will be > confiscated. > During trips and excursions, unless specified, students should not carry the mobile phones. Parents to please put their mobile phone in silent mod meetings, attending a school function or officialA-Z READY REFERENCE ..32 Newsletters > Newsletters will be sent by the class teacher every month to the parents. This will give an insight on the various happenings in your child's class. Parents are requested to respond for the same. All newsletters willbe uploaded onthe school's website. Organogram /School Leadership Structure: > Refertothe website Observations: » Designated days arekept for observing your childinhis/her classroom environment, > Please note that this time's for observing your child and not to evaluate or criticize the teacher and her performance. Olympiad: > Itisa Nationallevel examination. > itis an optional, paid examination for Class I! to Xl. The examinations willnot be conducted for children below classi > The subjects offeredare English, Math, Science, and Cyber. > The exams will be conducted after school hours. Parents need to come and pick up the child from school. » School does mainly theliaison workand not coach students forthe same. > Allthe attestation of the Hall Tickets for any of the competitive exams will be done only on Monday and ‘Thursday between 9:00 amto 10:00am. » The hall tickets or any other document which needs to be attested should be submitted in the school office. > Onceitis attested will be given backto the child.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..33 Parking: > Forstudents who come by two wheelers, a special parking area is arranged. They need to get apass for using this parking facility. > Since TOS is located in a narrow residential lane, parents MUST park their vehicles on the main road when they visit school for any reasons. Park your vehicle on the main road at your own risk. > Students with physical challenges are given special permission to drive up to themain gate. > Please Drop & Go your child from the parking areaallotted on themain road. > Follow therules of parking to avoid any confrontation with shop owners or other authorities. > Donot drive your two wheelers on the footpath outside the school building. > Donotarguewith security regarding parking. Ruleisarule foreveryone. Permission slip: Tobe filled up, by the one who has come to pick up the student ,if matching ID cardis forgotten Need to take your child home early in case of illness or emergency. » Someone else has been assigned by youto pick up the child Ithas tobe authorized by an office representative and handed over to security, Photographs: > TOS has appointed an official photographer to cover all important class/school events. You can buy the photographs and CD forthe same. > Photographs are displayed during PTC, Open days and Report days. You can place an order, make paymentand collect them from school through the photographer. Phone calls: > Students are not allowed tomake phone calls using school phone except in emergency situations. > Donotmake callsto the teacher/your child during class hours. > Donot call ast minute to inform change of plan regarding child going home (asking the bus driver not to take the child in bus etc.).The request willbe considered only if given in writing. > Do not make phone calls to the Director /PrincipallVice PrincipaljUnit Heads/ Coordinators on personal numbers, except in emergency situations. Contact them on school numbers. Parallel Program / Small Group Instructions for Classes | to V: > Thisis given to students during school hours J after school hours for bridging the gap , in a small group. This helps in effective learning, See details under Learning Enrichment Program.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..34. Presentations: > > Presentations areapart of every class activity. Presentations are held during the assembly where the whole class performs onaparticulartheme. It's a platform for the students show cases their hidden talents, build in self- confidence and also overcome stage fear. Parents canalso bea part of this event by volunteering to train students orhelp teachers. MLVis organized foralllevels onmonthwise themes. Promotion of Products: If parents want to promote any product or service of their own relevant to the field of education ‘through school then they can put up the posterin school after taking permission from the school office. The school will not promote any product by distributing the pamphlets or will not encourage the mass mails. Portion: Aportion gridis been given inthe school diary. Before every test the portion will be sent home for Class IlItoX. The portion is sent well in advance and it will help in guiding your child to divide the portion uniformly andseta time-table for studying and revision. This willreduce the pressure and fetch optimumresults. Questions-who will answer what! ‘Take the questions to respective Unitheads - Primary/Secondary/ Admin. Regarding academic matters -your child's teacher, Coordinator or the Unit Head | Vice Principal) Principal. ‘Administration related matters -Headadmin Fees and accountsrelated-Accountant Macrolevel policies Principal /Director Regarding admissions: Front Desk Regarding support services- Counselor/Special educators/ Training in-charge Regarding transport- Admin UnitHead. Regarding IT-IT Coordinator To seek support of any one of the above mentioned person, you can writeamail onthe school’s e-mail ID orcan seek for anappointment by calling up the school's office.A-Z READY REFERENCE .. Quality Time: > Tryto spend quality timewith your children. > Yourchild will cherish these moments spent with youforlife. > Thesemoments are more precious thanallthe giftsand toys the child receives fromyou. Receptioi > When you come to school to meet your child / teacher, do come to the reception desk so you can be helped or guided to therespectivespace orperson. > Dropmaterialstifinatthe reception andnot inthe class > Donotwalkinto the classroom during school hours. > Leave yourmessages for your child/teacher at thereception desk only. Relationship: > We view our association with you as a partnership where relationship building is central to all our processes. Hence the first week, we invest time in Get to Know Me! between the teacher and parents. > We request you to address us as “Di” or “Da”. This is one more step towards building relationship with youand your child. Reports: » TOS Online Reportisa detailed feedbackreport. > Online Reportsareissued after every Formative Assessmentsand Summative Assessments. > Theaccess to the reportsis only through using the registered cell number. > Primary classes gets the sports report from Leapstart > Reportisanimportant documentand shouldbe keptasrecord or future years. Responsibility: > The child's overall responsibility is with you. > Administration related matters -Headadmin > Feesandaccountsrelated~ Accountant > Macrolevel policies Principal DirectorAZ READY REFERENCE ..36 School Council: > Seecommittee Security: > School campusis covered by surveillance CCTV cameras. > Dedicated security staff ensures thatno studentlleaves the gate without permission. » Make appropriate entries at the security when you visit school for any purpose. > If thestudent isnot supposed to board the bus orf someone is going to pick up the child, please inform the class teacher wellinadvance Special Needs: > If your child has any food allergy, learning disability, or any specific need, please inform the school authorities and the class teacher about itn writing through aletter or via sendingan e-mail Sport: > SeeActivities. Staff Selection: > All appointments to all categories of employees shall be made by the Selection Committee nominated for the differentlevels, either by directrecruitment or by promotion throughaselection process. Socialmedia: > Parents and students are expected to meet social media with sensitivity and responsibility, especially while sharing comments about teachers or other students. Humiliating school staff or passing rumors or false allegations will be dealt with seriously. > Bulk SMS services are used by school to notify parents about fee due dates, report release dates or any last minute announcements or changes. Sponsorship: > We invite sponsorship for special events like teacher's day, children's day, staff training, retreat, festivals, plays, awards, etc. > Sponsorshipsmay not be tied with promotion of any product or services. Subject Areas: > Referto school website.A-Z READY REFERENCE .. TeamTOS: Refertothe website. Theme of the Year: > The cultural ethos of an institution is based on its value system. The customs and practices, the beliefs and behavior of each member of the institution are what define ts unique identity. > Thetheme forthe year 2016-17is' Health Is Wealth’ Time-Table: > Class teacher will give the time table within the first week of the school. Do follow it to help your child pack bag, books, homeworkschedule etc. > Time Tableis subject to change depending on schoolactivitiesand events. Trust: » Trust us for our choices, approaches, guidance and pedagogical choices. > Weareadedicatedteam of professionals with experience. > Some of us have been around for some time while others have come with fresh dreams and ideas. We are also constantly in the mode of self-examination, evaluation, reflection, modification and modernization. > We seek experthelp through workshops, training programmes, consultations on regularbasis. > Our teachers also go through regular review meetings, study trips to other schools and institutions engagedininnovative practices in education Transport: > TOSdoesnot operateits own transport services. > Pradnya Enterprises have signed a contract to provide transport services to students and teachers who opt forit. > We donothave any sayin their charges, bus stops, pick up-drop back scheduleetc. > We do interface with them in terms of training and sensitizing them towards safety requirements, childrenand the way to handle them during travel time. > Atransport committee has been formed to check RTO compliances. Parental concerns could be shared with the PTA volunteer who isa part of the committee /the Admin Unit Head of the school. > Parents should ensure that private transporters (other than Pradnya Enterprises) follow norms as per guidelines given by RTO. Parentsneed to verify and keep a check onall matters related to transport. TOS, isnot responsiblein anyway with outside/private transporters. Tuition: > TOSteaching staffisnotallowedto take tuitions for TOS children.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..38 > However we may recommend you to find private tutors for your child if you are unable to supervise, help in your child's studies. > You can bring the tutor for a face to face meeting with the class teacher to brief her/him of the child's performance levels andkind of inputs and monitoringrequired for the child Textbooks and Learning Material: > Forciasses to 10, TOS provides textbooks, note books, other study material, artand craft material from school. Thisis given at the beginning of the year or at the time of admission, Parents also get areceipt for thislist. > ForclassesX1 &Xil, TOS facilitates the text book, note book procurement directly with the vendor. Training: For Staff: > Teachers are given training in various aspects of teaching, team work, classroom management, team building, and subject enhancement ona regular basis to hone theirskills for better performance. For Parents: > Workshops for parents are also conducted in Language, Math and other relevant issues concerning education. Awareness sessions are also organized from time to time. Forstudents: > Training programs for students are designed for developing various skills like leadership abilities, mind mapping andissues relevant to different classlevels. > Class XII will get the optional internship during their surnmer break in the month of April May for 3 weeks. Timing: > Std. Ito Std. x: Monday to Friday-8.30amto 3.00pm. > Std. Vito Std. x:2 Saturdays per month-9.00 am to 1.00pm (days as per calendar) > Std. XI-XII--Mondayto Saturday -8:30amto2:30pm > Late comingto schoolis notallowed. > When a student is late beyond 8:30 the remark will be entered in the Diary by the student himself / herself. This needs to be counter signed by the parent / guardian. Refer to school diary for the rationale behind this. > After every three remarks, the student will face appropriate consequence. The Orchid Magazine: > The Orchid Magazine I “Orchid Beat “is now online. Itis a valuable yearly publication documenting the growth of the school and informing the future generation of students about the traditions that built up their school. Through reportage, articles, sharing of anecdotes and even pictures, itisan opportunity to showcase creative talents of parents, studentsand staff.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..39, Uniform: Uniforms are available at Champion Sportswear. Contact: Mr. Neil Madan /Mr. Uday Address: Champion Sportswear, 759/52, Deccan Gymkhana, Pune-411 004 Tel.+ 912025675117 Champion Sports, Off DPRoad, Next to Convergys, Aundh-411007 Uniform for Girls- Std. Ito Std. xil-Divided skirt, blouse and belt with school shoes and socks. Uniform for Boys- Std. to Std. x Shorts, shirt and belt with brown school shoes and socks. Black floaters are to be worn on rainy days only and Wednesdays. On all other days children will wear school shoesand socks. Classes X!&Xil-shirt, full pant and belt with brown school shoesand socks. During winter season, on the cold days if want, the boys can wear full pant and girls can wear beige colourttights along with the skirt /pinafore. Dress code on Wednesday - Dress.as you like day. This exercise helps to instill making choices for self. Students to be dressed in comfortable/ presentable manner. No party clothes , short skirs, skimpy dresses or clothes that would make the student feel uncomfortable. Students can wear Jeans, trousers, T-shirts, tights, leggings, kurtas, salwar-Kameezete. Footwear for Wednesdays - school uniform shoes. The school shoesare provided by the Classic Shoes. The name of the vendor for school shoes is Mr. Dinesh Nanaware. Contact No. 09822519690. Address: Classic Shoes, Piyush Apartment, Shop No. 3, Deepbangla Road, Near Hotel Management College lane, Pune. Sports Uniform: (Available at Champion Sports) Std. |toV: Maroon T-shirts & short, cream socks, sports shoes. Std, VIto Xil: Sports uniformas per the house colourallotted to the child, with sports socks and shoes. Students while representing the inter-school sports events / any sports event, have to wear the jersey givenby theschool. Uniform Accessories- Sports caps, sweatshirts and beige cycling shorts and tights will be available for sale. Days for sports Uniform will beas per the P.E periods or indicatedin the diary by the class teacher.A-Z READY REFERENCE ..40 General Rules regarding Uniform- > Cleanandironed uniform ~amust > Hair beyond shoulder (for both boys and girls) length should be tied. This is mainly to safe guard eye sight. » Students may come in make-up that is not flashy, loud or harsh so that the focus is on the school experience andnot onthe looks. > Nails must beneatly trimmedand cleaned. Only nail glossis permitted. > Avoiduse of long earrings, bangles that dangle or other jewelry that can cause body hurt while playing. > Students of Std. Vto Xllisallowed to wear watches which are not expensive andorflashy. > ID card is compulsory on all days including Wednesday. If students are not wearing ID card, they will either be asked to contact parents to get the ID card or will be asked to buy a new one from store. The objectiveis to instill a sense of discipline to someimportant rules and regulations. » Violation of school uniform code would leadto consequences. > Students have to wear the sports/house uniforms and sports shoes only on the days when they have sportsperiod. > Students to wear regular school uniform when representing the school for any competitive exam or inter-school event, Website: > Logontowww.theorchidschool.org Withdrawal from school- > SeeAdmission cancellation. Youare part of us- > Needwesaymore? Zen Parenting- > Becalmandrelaxed. > Don'tembarrass the childin public. > Not toworryabout things that cannotbe changed. > Letgo!!ee ee THE ORCHID SCHOOL oa Eel) Locally Rooted Globally Competent Education ce Ya) Pe Usha es A an appropriate productive learning environment. 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