Vision Statement
To provide an environment (school
and community) that facilitates the total development of the students and those
who serve them.
Mission statement
The mission statement of Time and Patience
Primary School is to combine academic work and
extra-curricular life into and educational experience that will enhance the
total growth of its chief subject the STUDENT.
It seeks to encourage that type of bond where school and
community will work together in developing the knowledge, skills, attitudes and
morals of the students.
School Rules
Attendance
1. Students are to attend school
regularly.
2. Students under suspension and
expulsion are not allowed on the school compound during the period of
suspension/expulsion to school.
3. Students who take public
transportation are to enter and exit these vehicles at the vicinity of the
school gate. Not at the community bus stop or along the roadway.
Punctuality
1. Students are to be present and
early for all lessons and activities throughout the day.
2. A student who reaches school after
8:00am is late and will be marked late in his/her class register and the total
number of times late will be entered on his or her termly report.
3. Parent may need to visit the
school where punctuality / attendance exceeding 3
4. All students must leave the school
compound no later than 15 minutes after dismissal. Only students who are under
the supervision of a teacher are permitted to remain on the compound beyond 15
minutes and this must be with the written consent of the students’ parent(s) or
guardian(s).
Absences
1. All students’ absences are to be
communicated in writing to the class teacher or grade co-ordinator prior
to or on the first day the student returns to school.
2. If a student is absent for a
period of four consecutive weeks without explanation and communication to the
school, this will result in the removal of the student’s name from the school’s
register. The student will lose his/her space at the school and if the parent(s)
or guardian(s) may have to re-register. Registration is subject to the
availability of space.
Cell Phones
Students
are not permitted to take or
use cellular phones while at school
Academic obligation
1. All students are to gainfully
engage in academic work or other meaningful activities throughout the entire
course of each school day.
2. All class work, homework and exams
are to be done promptly and at the required standard.
3. Each student is responsible for
taking full care of his or her books, bags and other resource material provided
for him for the purpose of his or her education.
School protocol
1. Students should enter and leave
the school compound by the front gate.
2. Once a student enters the school
compound he or she remains on the compound until the school is dismissed.
3. Students who go home for lunch on
a daily basis are to submit a one-time letter from their parent or guardian
requesting permission to leave at lunch time.
4. Students are to endeavor to keep
themselves clean and well groomed at all times.
5. Each student has the
responsibility of taking care of the school plant and using the facilities as
prescribed.
6. No running or playing along the
corridors, classrooms or in the immediate school yard. All such playing is to
be done on the playing field.
7. All instructions posted by the
school administrators are to be obeyed by all students.
8. Students are to sit quietly in
their classrooms to have their break and lunch. Absolutely no eating outside
unless there is an organized change in the school setting.
9. No student is to have dialogue
with visitors to the school unless such visits are permitted and supervised by
a teacher.
10.
The
prescribed time for students to play is during lunch break, students are to eat
their lunches before any such playing.
Classroom protocol
1. No playing in classrooms unless
organized by a teacher.
2. All students are to stand quietly
when a teacher or a visitor visits the classroom.
3. Garbage is to be disposed of in
the bins provided.
4. No lesson should begin in a dirty
classroom.
5. Students are to use the bathroom
and pipe during the official break periods. Where a child has a medical problem
this must be communicated to the principal so that an alteration can be made
for this student.
6. Students must conduct themselves quietly an in
an orderly manner. They are to address all persons with respect, using correct
names or titles.
7. The official language of the
school is Standard Jamaican English – the language of the textbooks and NAP
examinations. However, Creole has its place in language transfer and culture.
Use of Sanitary Convenience
1. Wash your hands with soap and
water before and after each visit to the bathroom.
2. Use only tissue in the toilet. Ask
your teacher politely for tissue. Other material may block the toilets and cost
the school and your parents’ high maintenance costs.
3. Sit on the seats of the toilet. Do
not stand or stoop on them.
4. Use each facility for its intended
purpose.
5. Flush toilets after each use; do
not play with the fixtures in the bathrooms.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Leaders
Development – Prefect, Monitor
Sports – Netball, Football, Track and Field and
Cricket.
Clubs –
Visual arts, Red Cross,4H Club, Environment, Quiz Club, Maths &Science,
Arts and Reading/Journalist.
1. Each student must be a member of
at least one club and a member of a house.
2. Students are to remain in their
designated areas as scheduled.
Merits and Awards
1. Merits will be awarded to students
for exemplary conduct and curricular/co-curricular performance.
2. Awards will be given to students
who have:
a. Perfect attendance
b. A term average of 80% or more
c. Top Ten in Each Class
d. Perfect Score in external exam
Demerits
1. Demerits will be awarded for
misdemeanors – Breaking School Rule
2. See school Disciplinary Policy
Vandalism
1. Vandalism of school or another
person’s property will result in two consequences:
a. The parent or guardian of the
offender will stand the restitution cost.
b. The student will be appropriately
disciplined and his/her file will be updated with this detail.
Devotion
Devotion
is mandatory for all students.
Mondays and Fridays
General
Devotion – at the Ruby Blake Building
Wednesday- Grade Devotion
Thursday
Gender:
Boys- at the Ruby Blake Building
Girls- in front of the staff Convenience Center
Tuesday -
House Devotion
Vending
1. No vending among students
2. No student is to do any purchasing
outside of the official break periods.
3. Students are permitted to buy only
snacks and educational materials from the vendors who have been granted
permission by the school board to sell at the school.
4. Students are to purchase cooked meals only at the school canteen.
5. Canteen lunches are to be
purchased on the lunch order system only.
Note:
A student
who disobeys the rules of the school will be disciplined.
Disciplinary
measures include:
1. Demerit
2. 30 minutes detention (during lunch
break or after school (2:30- 3:00pm).
3. A community task on the school
ground
4. Suspension.
School Visits
Parents
or family members of students are very important in the life of students coming
to visit a student at school should report to the administrative office first
before going to see the student to get a pass.
The procedure for school visit
1. Visit the school administrative office
2. State the purpose of visit
3. Sign the visitors/parent register
4. Proceed with the instruction given
Convenient
time for class visits
7:45 – 8:00
12:00 – 12:30
8:15 – 8:30
2:30 – 3:00 on first Mondays
9:45 – 10:15
Disciplinary System
Framework:
Discipline
alone does not guarantee academic growth, however academic growth cannot take
place without discipline. Discipline is what is done FOR a child. The
implication is simply to make children do what is right, and ultimately, to
develop their character.
“Train up a child in
the way he should go (and with keeping with his individual gift or bent) and
when he is old he will not depart from it. Discipline gives wisdom but a child
left to do whatever he wants will bring shame to his family, school and
country. Correct a child while there is hope and his life will be a delight.”
Methodology
Two
approaches will be taken to install and maintain a system to promote discipline
at the school: a proactive approach and a reactive approach. The proactive
approach seeks to inculcate morals and values that will guide students’ action,
while the reactive approach seeks to discourage students’ misconduct.
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Proactive Approach
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Reactive Approach
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v Seminars/Workshops for teachers
and parents
v Special Counseling sessions
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For individual students
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For various student groups
v Timetabled PD sessions
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Wednesdays (8:00 – 8:30am)
v Guidance and Counseling Week
v Boys’ Day
v Girls’ Day
v Student of the Week/Month/Year
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Class Level
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Grade Level
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School Level
v Prefect System
v Devotions
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Disciplinary
Measures
v Classroom Level
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Counseling
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Withholding privileges
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Demerit (for procedural violations)
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Detention (if the student received three or more demerits)
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Parent Conference with students present.
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Disciplinary Referrals
NB.
Classroom teachers are not allowed to administrate corporal punishment.
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Disciplinary
Measures
v Administrative Level
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Counseling - Child
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Parent Conference with students present
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Suspension
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Expulsion
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Referrals:
A
teacher may refer to the school administrative ANY student:
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Block Supervisor
Block A –
Mrs. Rolston
Block A2
– Mrs Montique Johnson
BlockB
- Mrs. Douglas
Block C
- Ms Townsend/ Ms. Smiley
Block
D- Ms Davis
Disciplinary Procedures:
When a
student disobeys a rule, the teacher should take the following steps
1. DISCUSS the offence with the child
2. COUNSEL (and PRAY with) the child
3. ADMINISTER appropriate discipline
Special Note:
1. Respond in a spirit of quiet
authority, when curtailing student misconduct. Do not respond in anger.
2. Do not reprimand publicly when an
act was not done in public. If necessary ask the child to go to an area where
privacy is available. Never subject a student to embarrassment.
3. The degree of correction should
always fit the offence.
4. Counseling, withholding privileges,
demerits and detentions are for procedural violations.
5.
Use
of expletives, profane language, sexual lude language and behavior, dishonoring
parent/teacher ,challenging authority (Speaking back, hissing teeth, gestures
that concern these, lying, stealing are moral violations and calls for the
parent s involvement
School Dress and Grooming
Male
Below are
the rules governing the attire for school.
Male
students are expected to wear a tailor made khaki pants and shirt.
Shoes
1. Slippers, sandals, and shoes
without socks are not allowed unless a note is presented by the parents.
Hair
1. Keep low and Clean
Jewellery
1. No jewellery except for a watch.
Females
Grade 1-5
girls wear navy blue tunic and royal blue blouse, sample of these material are
available at the office.
Grade 6 Girls
are expected to wear the same color but pleated skirt and blouse
TIES
1-3 wear
short tie with elastic band
4-6 wear
long tie worn to show strips and school name.
Shoes
1. Slippers, sandals, heels and shoes
without socks are not allowed, only flat school shoes black.
Hair
1. No extensions, braids or colours
in hair.
2. No caps or hats, only head covers
that are required for religious purposes are required.
Jewellery
1. No jewellery, only a watch.
School song
We build our school on Thee, O
Lord
We build
our school on Thee, O Lord,
To Thee we bring our common need;
The loving heart, the helpful word,
The tender thought, the kindly deed.
We work together in Thy sight,
We live together in Thy love;
Guide Thou our faltering steps aright,
And lift our thought to Heaven above.
Hold Thou each hand to keep it just,
Touch Thou our lips and make them pure,
If Thou art with us, Lord, we must
Be faithful friends and comrades sure.
We change, but Thou art still the same,
The same good Master, Teacher, Friend;
We change; but Lord, we bear Thy Name,
To journey with it to the end.
To Thee we bring our common need;
The loving heart, the helpful word,
The tender thought, the kindly deed.
We work together in Thy sight,
We live together in Thy love;
Guide Thou our faltering steps aright,
And lift our thought to Heaven above.
Hold Thou each hand to keep it just,
Touch Thou our lips and make them pure,
If Thou art with us, Lord, we must
Be faithful friends and comrades sure.
We change, but Thou art still the same,
The same good Master, Teacher, Friend;
We change; but Lord, we bear Thy Name,
To journey with it to the end.
School Creed
This is Our School
This is
our school,
Let peace
dwell here
Let the
room be filled with contentment.
Let love
abide here.
Love of
one another,
Love of
mankind,
Love of
life itself,
And love
of God.
Let us
remember that as
Many
hands build a house
So many
hearts make a school.
School Assessment
Grade 1 – 6
End of
term test: June
December
Grade 1
Inventory
Profile
Grade 2
NAP –
National Assessment Program
Grade 4
Grade 4
Literacy and Numeracy Test
Grade 6
GSAT –
Grade Six Achievement Test
Curricular Offering
Grade 1- 3
Ø Integrated Studies
Ø Language Arts
Ø Mathematics
Grade 4 – 6
Ø Language Arts
Ø Mathematics
Ø Integrated Studies
Ø Social Studies
Ø Religious Education
Ø Science
Ø Visual Arts
Ø Drama
Ø Music
Ø Physical Education
Annual Events
Ø Sports
Ø End of Year Trip
Ø Fish Fry
Sports
There are four
houses within the school:
Eagle
- Green
Sparrow
- Orange
Humming
Bird - Purple
Nighting Gayle - Pink
