III TERM 2020 CALENDAR ADJUSTMENTS

We trust that you are well and keeping safe.

Firstly, we would like to thank you for your support and efforts in encouraging and monitoring your child/children while studying at home. Your job as an educational coach, provider, employee and many more has not gone unnoticed or unappreciated. We understand fully how this period has not been an easy task; so well done.

Secondly, we are almost ready for the students to return and we would like to reassure you that your child/children, our employees health and safety is of paramount importance. However, we are unable as of yet to announce an exact date of reopening; we anticipate from the last statement that G12 and 13 will return in October, therefore at this time we assume that classes will continue online in Term 3. Communication will be shared/finalised in due course and when it is available. Teachers are busy preparing for both online and face-to-face possibilities for the final academic term of 2020.

Thirdly, as examination classes are in their final steps of completing syllabus; some students may be requested to attend another week or two of classes this August. This information will be communicated to the students by the teachers.

Please pay careful attention to the dates provided below;

II TERM 2020 CALENDAR ADJUSTMENTS

We trust this notification finds you well and safe, we take this opportunity to thank the teachers and parents for their cooperation in this new academic journey that we are pursuing.

Many parents have been enquiring about the term calendar; the calendar was sent out in one of our previous letters, however we would like to draw your attention to some of the adjustments that have been made.

1. 1st June Children’s day – as we would normally have a fun day for the children we have decided to allow the children a day to celebrate with their families. Therefore, there will be no classes on this day. However, for examination classes the teachers may request lessons.

2. 19th June -24th June Half Term – as the students and teachers have made remarkable adjustments to the online learning; we are extending half term for a week.

3. 25th June Independence Day – this is a public holiday

4. 26th June Parents Day – this day will be an open day for parents to Zoom with the subject teachers. Further information/details will be given out nearer to the time. There will be no live classes on this day as teachers will be meeting with the parents.

5. 20th August Report release – this is the day teachers will release the report cards for both Term 1 and Term 2.

6. 21st August will be the last day of Term 2. This will be a day for the students to be with their tutors and to give a final review and thoughts of how the term progressed. All tutor meetings will be over by 12pm.

Please you can download the information above at the link below

17th March, 2020

Dear Parents/Guardians,

RE: BEING COOPERATIVE

This serves to ask for your responsible cooperation with the school in a time that is stressful and worrying to all. Please pay careful attention to the information being given below.

1. PLEASE refrain from sending your child/children to school if they are unwell.

2. PLEASE refrain from sending your child/children to school if you (as parents) or the child has travelled to or from any infected country. Keep them at home with the self-quarantine period of 14 days.

3. PLEASE if you have opted to keep your children at home during this period we ask that you officially place the information in writing to ped.directorprimary@mis.ac.mz with an email address that can be used by the teachers for communication.

4. PLEASE do not expect teachers to stop teaching to prepare work for your children with a days’ notice. They will prepare and send to you via email provided by you, at their earliest convenience.

5. PLEASE as per standard school rules, no tests will be written ahead of time.

6. We request parents to remain calm, objective and realistic at all times so not to create . “panic and stress” within your child/children’s mind and others around you.

7. We recommend parents to follow official Government publications of information.

To download the information above just click the link below

Regards

Corona virus is large in size where the cell diameter is 400-500 micro and for this reason any mask prevents its entry The virus does not settle in the air but is grounded, so it is not transmitted by air.

Coronavirus when it falls on a metal surface, it will live 12 hours, so washing hands with soap and water well enough. Corona virus when it falls on the fabric remains 9 hours, so washing clothes or being exposed to the sun for two hours meets the purpose of killing it.

The virus lives on the hands for 10 minutes, so putting an alcohol sterilizer in the pocket meets the purpose of prevention. If the virus is exposed to a temperature of 26-27 ° C. it will be killed, as it does not live in hot regions. Also drinking hot water and sun exposure will do the trick And stay away from ice cream and eating cold is important.

Adherence to these instructions fulfills the purpose of preventing viruses.

Please kindly forward good information to prevent unnecessary fear

UNICEF

For MIS 2020 academic calendar please download