Registration & Attendance

Every school day is crucial right from their very first day. Students learn through whole class teaching and learning sessions, small group focus activities and independent student led and student initiated learning opportunities. If children are absent from school, they miss these exciting key learning opportunities resulting in gaps in their knowledge and understanding. This can significantly impact upon their learning and development.

We place a high priority on children acquiring a sense of commitment towards regular attendance at school.

Drop-Off & Registration

* An early morning club is offered from 8am until 8.30am at a charge of €5 per session.

Pick Up

The school day ends at 15.45, which is the collection time, we kindly ask parents/guardians to come and collect your child punctually. Students are to be picked up by parents/guardians and depending on which class your child is in, the collection point will vary:

• Early Years - the Nursery classroom
• Year 1 and 2 – the gate next to the Dining Room Terrace
• Year 3 to Year 6 – the main Reception door

If requested, older siblings can join their younger siblings to make drop and collection a little easier, but teachers must be informed.

If a child is not collected by 16.00 they will be taken to the main Reception and supervised by a member of staff.

Children who attend after-school activities meet in the main playground under supervision before they are sent to meet the leader of the activity. An extensive Extra Curricular Activities programme is offered in the afternoons from 4pm to 5pm.(Please see our Extra Curricular programme in our After School section)

If you make arrangements for another person to collect your child, you must communicate this with the office where they will ask for personal information and details of the named person.

Attendance

If a student is absent from school parents must notify the office on the actual day of absence, preferably by email to: administration.san@balearesint.net.

On the child’s return to school, please send either a doctor’s note or a note from the parents clarifying the reason for the absence, which should be handed to the class teacher.

Parents must email the Principal, Mrs Short, janice.short@balearesint.net to ask for authorised permission if your child will not be in school for a specific reason e.g. holiday, travelling; competitions.

Punctuality

Punctuality is a core value we wish to instil in our students. The school day begins promptly at 8.45am, please ensure your children are on time as children who arrive late miss crucial concepts. Students will be marked "late" immediately following this. Students who are late must report to reception to sign in.