Rules and Regulations Uniform School Uniform changes will come in to force from June 15 2011 Regular uniform to be worn from Monday to Thursday. House uniform will be in force on Fridays. Non-compliance to uniform rules will result in the student being sent back home. Colour dress can be worn on birthdays. Attendance 80% attendance out of 217 working days is mandatory for promotion to the next class. Monthly attendance should not go below 60% except under unavoidable circumstance. Leave availed for less than 3 days should be intimated through the school diary to the class teacher by the parent. Leave required/availed for 3 and more number of days should be intimated to the class teacher in a separate letter before the student leaves or on return. Leave taken on account of illness should be intimated through a letter accompanied with medical certificate issued by the doctor. This applies for leave beyond 3 days. Exam attendance is compulsory. However absence due to unavoidable circumstances will be condoned only in the first summative assessment. The annual assessment exam is compulsory. A re-test for absentees will be held before promotion to the next class is given. Rules and Regulations Punctuality cont.. The school timing will be from 8.15 am to 2.40 pm. Students should report to school by 8.10 am. Late comers will be warned once a month only. Late coming more than once will invite disciplinary action, such as missing out the first period, intimation to parents, etc.. Disciplinary Actions Academic Non-completion of CW/HW, irregularity in participation of study related activities will invite disciplinary actions such as intimation to parents, impositions, etc… Maintenance of notebooks and textbooks is important. Any loss of notebook/textbook should be intimated on time to the class teacher. Non-Academic Library rules – books read/borrowed should be returned in proper condition failing which a heavy fine will be imposed. Sport – Play items if destroyed fine will be imposed. School Furniture, Lab Equipments etc will be the collective responsibility of the concerned classes using them. In the event of a breakage students found responsible will be fined. School Academics The academic year will be divided into two terms. Term 1 – April to September. Term 2 – October to March. Assessment Procedure. The scholastic and non scholastic assessment will be made at two levels, as continuous comprehensive evaluation (CCE) FA- Formative assessment SA – Summative assessment Evaluation of academic Six assessments are proposed. Type of assessment % of weightage in academic session Month Term wise weightage First term Formative assessment – 1 Class I & II - 25% Class III to VIII – 20% Jun-July Formative assessment – 2 Class I & II - 25% Class III to VIII – 20% August FA(I & II) 50% FA(III-VIII) 40% Summative assessment – 1 Class I & II - 50% Class III to VIII – 60% September SA(I & II) 50% SA(III-VIII) 60% Second term Formative assessment – 3 Class I & II - 25% Class III to VIII – 20% Oct-Nov Formative assessment – 4 Class I & II - 25% Class III to VIII – 20% Jan – Feb Summative assessment – 2 Class I & II - 50% Class III to VIII – 60% March FA(I & II) 50% FA(III-VIII) 40% SA(I & II) 50% SA(III-VIII) 60% Total Formative Assessments = FA1 + FA2 + FA3 +FA4 = 100 & 80 respectively Summative Assessments = SA1 + SA2 = 100 & 120 respectively. Evaluation of academic cont… FA will be conducted during class hours in the form of assignments, quizzes, debates, group discussions, play enactment, seminars and one pen and paper test for every two FAs. SA- Summative assessment is a written, end of the term examination which will consist of objective type, short answer and long answer questions. The lessons tested in the first summative exam of sep. will include all lessons taught until then. The remaining course will be tested at the end of second term in March. First term course will not be repeated. Co-scholastic areas Life-skills Attitudes Values Club Activities Health and Physical Education. The above areas will be assessed on a 5 point scale for the life-skills and 3 point scale for Health and Physical Education and Club Activities. These grades will also be considered to reflect a student’s overall performance. Scholastic subjects Class I to IV English Tamil/Hindi III Language EVS Maths Tamil / Hindi will be considered as II/III Language as per the choice of the students. III Language will be taught to familiarize students with the language and will be limited to FA only. Class V and above will have French as compulsory language while Hindi & Tamil will be as per students’ choice. All languages will be tested as per FA & SA rules. EVS for class I to V will be a combination of science & Social studies. Co-Scholastic Areas Life skills & Attitudes and Values Evaluation on the above will be done on the bases of Creative and Critical thinking, self awareness, decision making, Interpersonal, Managing Emotions, Attitude towards teachers, friends, School Events, Environment, value systems will all be assessed through various activities. The books for the above assessment would be the GK, On track, Life is beautiful and Harmony. Literary & creative skills, Aesthetic skills & Dramatic skills will also be assessed through club activities. Sports and Yoga will also be evaluated. The points awarded for these activities will be added to scholastic subjects in the event of any student not performing well in any of the scholastic subjects. GRADING SYSTEM SCHOLASTIC A SCHOLASTIC B And Life Skills CO-SCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES AND HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION MARKS GRADE GRADE RANGE POINT GRADE GRADE POINT GRADE GRADE POINT 91-100 A1 10.0 A+ 5 A+ 3 81-90 A2 9.0 A 4 A 2 71-80 B1 8.0 B+ 3 B 1 61-70 B2 7.0 B 2 51-60 C1 6.0 C 1 41-50 C2 5.0 33-40 D 4.0 21-32 E1 00-20 E2 Counselling The school has a counselor who will facilitate solving issues of students whether related to academic or other matters. Medical The School has basic first aid kit. In the event of any injury the student would be attend to by our PTI and if necessary will be taken to kamachi hospital with intimation to parents. Open days will be on Saturdays.