Phase2B - 2018 Briefing

Welcome Address By

Mr Ng Kian Woon Vice Principal

WHO and WHAT is chamPS?

chamPS introduction

• Parent Support Group (PSG) of Northland Primary School

• chamPS:

• Caring | Helping | Affirming | Mentoring

• Parent Support

• Read more about us on the school website http://www.northlandpri.moe.edu.sg/our-partners/parent-support-group-champs

• Parents must complete at least 60 hours of voluntary services between 27 June 2016 and 26 June 2017

• Only parents of the child can volunteer their services to the school

NUMBER OF HOURS TO SERVE

We know and understand that in carrying out the volunteer services:

• You have work commitments. • You need time to apply leave/time off.

We need your assurance that:

• You are READY to do your best in serving the school.

• You will put the safety of our students as TOP priority.

Primary School Registration Exercise Phase 2B

•Usually in mid July of the year of registration.

When to register your child?

• According to order of priority (phases) in the Primary

School Registration Exercise, at the end of Phase 2A(2),

NPS is allocating 20 places to Phase 2B registrants.

This year, 4 out of 20 places in the phase have been

allocated to meet school needs.

• The remaining places will be allocated to Phase 2C.

How are places allocated?

• Upon confirmation of your commitment, interested parents will have to sign a Letter of Acceptance and submit supporting documents to be admitted into Phase 2B.

• The Letter of Acceptance and supporting documents must be submitted to the school by 13 June 2016 (Monday).

• By early July 2017, hours served will be compiled by school admin staff & given to the Administration Manager.

• School will then issue letters endorsing your contribution & eligibility for Phase 2B.

How can you contribute to the school?

• Road Safety • Recess duty • Library • Learning journey • School events

P1 orientation, CNY bazaar, Teachers’ Day etc.

DUTIES

• Identification

PV passes will be issued and for your safe-keeping till the end of your service

PV passes must be worn at all times whilst you are carrying out your duty

• Attire

No slippers

No shorts, singlet, tank tops, spaghetti string top or dresses

• Leave your work outside the school

• Plan your time and ensure you arrive 5-10 minutes early

BEFORE YOUR DUTY

• Produce your PV pass at security office • Sign in & Sign out at the General Office for all duties

Also in addition: Traffic : Sign-in at the security office at Gate B.

Attendance will be taken by the person-in-charge

Note of the name and mobile number of the person-in-charge and the meeting venue

SIGN-IN PROCEDURE

Dos

• Student’s safety is our top priority

• Assist teacher in maintaining queue / order

• Inform of students’ misbehaviors to teacher-in-charge

Don’ts

• Text messaging or calling should be avoided unless it is really urgent and necessary

• Indulge in excessive conversation with other PVs or teachers

DURING YOUR DUTY

• If the parent volunteer cannot turn up for scheduled duty, he / she has to exchange the duty with another parent. A maximum of TWO changes are allowed for the entire period of service (July 2016 – June 2017).

• No cancellation of assigned duties

PVs are expected to make the commitment to perform the duty once it is assigned to them

PVs are expected to perform all assigned duties even when they have met the 60 hours requirement

EXCHANGE / CANCELLATION POLICY

•The school considers bad conduct as serious breach of contract. Penalties would be deliberated upon and meted out to any Parent Volunteer who shows lapses in their execution of duty.

For the 1st report of negligence, a written warning will be issued.

A 2nd report of negligence is liable to a termination of the scheme.

• Regular Duties (Traffic, Recess) for 2016/17

• Duties affected by school events / holidays will not be replaced.

Duties assigned will follow the school calendar,

Planned duties are subjected to changes according to the school calendar.

MAIN AREAS OF DUTY AVAILABLE

• Ad-hoc Duties (Learning Journey / School Events)

The remaining hours will come from ad-hoc duties.

PVs will be contacted via email and assigned on first-come-first serve basis.

MAIN AREAS OF DUTY AVAILABLE

• Hours will only be clocked when PV duty has been performed

• Time recorded from the stated start time regardless of PV early arrival but time will be deducted if PV is late for duty

• Please report over-time (OT) within 5 days at General Office

• Onus on PVs to track their volunteer hours

COUNTING OF HOURS

COUNTING OF HOURS CONT’D

• Cancellation of duty will be given at least 3 days in advance by the school

• Briefing of duty will not be considered as serving hours

NEGLIGENCE OF DUTIES

• No show

• Late

• Neglect the needs of students

• Negative feedback from teacher-in-charge

• Email: northlandpripsg@gmail.com & champs_teacher@nlps-lead.edu.sg • Key contacts for urgent matters: 98573706 (Mdm Chen Jun)

• Always state phase2B serial number (18xx)

• Please email us :-

•Update of contact information: 2 mobile numbers and 2 email addresses

•If you are working flexi-hours and will be available for emergency replacement

COMMUNICATION

What Happens If You Decide To Withdraw?

WITHDRAWAL

•Any withdrawal must be made in writing to the school.

•Once withdrawn, the number of hours previously contributed will be null and void.

DETAILS OF SCHEME

Hours can only be awarded when duty has been performed. Communication: Email |Mobile – Whatsapp or SMS

Key points to note:

• Leave your work outside the school • Please find your own replacement • Look out for ad-hoc duties to clock your hours

Thank You See you soon …