Sec 1 Onboarding

Secondary One

Registration Package

2019

File contains:
PART	DESCRIPTION	PAGE
1	Sec 1 Registration and First day of School	3
2	Important Information for Parents / Guardians	4
3	Financial Assistance for Needy Singaporean Students	9
4	School Discipline	10
5	Secondary One Orientation Programme 2019	Appendix A
6	Parent Support Group (PSG) 2019	Appendix B
7	Edusave Standing Order for Enrichment Programmes (for Singaporean Students Only)	Appendix C
8	Enrichment Programmes for Year 2019	Appendix D
9	Group Personal Accident (GPA) Insurance Brochure	Appendix E
10	Financial Assistance Scheme Information Sheet Brochure	Appendix F
11	Parents’ Guide to Getting started with Parents Gateway	Appendix G
Clear Folder contains:
*1	Standing Order for use of Edusave Account (Pink Form) (for Singaporean Students Only)
*2	Annex B - Participation in School Enrichment Programmes (Pink Form) (for Singaporean Students Only)
3	Online Consent for Dental Services letter
4	Book list 2019
5	Sale of Uniform / Name Tag Order Form
A4 White Envelope contains:
*1	Positive Parenting Programme Package Parents to fill in FamilyMatters@school Questionnaire

PART 2.  IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS/ GUARDIANS

 1.         BUS SERVICES / ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO SCHOOL GATE

Bus Services: 74, 88, 101, 147, 161

Nearest MRT Station: Hougang (NEL)

In view of the safety of our students in the school premises, we urge parents and guardians to drive into the school and drop the child/ward directly at the school gate.

 

School Gate Opening and Closing Hours

All parents, relatives and domestic helpers should wait for students at the security counter to fetch their child/ward home at dismissal time. They should not go to the classrooms directly.

 The opening hours of the school gate are:

 

2.         SALE OF TEXTBOOKS, STATIONERY & ALTERNATIVE UNIFORM

Textbooks, stationery and alternative uniform (ironed on with name tag) can be purchased from the school bookshop during the dates of sale indicated below. Book list is available in the Clear Folder.

3.         SALE OF PE ATTIRE, SCHOOL UNIFORM, APRON, SCHOOL SOCKS & SHOES

PE attire, school uniform, name tag, apron, school socks and shoes can be purchased from the school:

 

Alternatively, you may also purchase them directly from our uniform supplier.

Uniform Supplier : Shirley Season Wear
Address                 : Northstar 7030 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5, #04-55 (Lift Lobby 1) Singapore 569880
Telephone             : 62804917
Opening Hours     : Jan – Nov: 12 pm to 8 pm (Closed on Sun/PH)

In addition, the school uniform, name tag, PE attire and apron would be made available at school bookshop, starting from 15 January of each academic year during the school terms.        

4.         NAME TAGS

Students need to fill up the Name Tag Order Form (available in the Clear Folder) and return the completed form to the uniform supplier during the purchase of school uniform. Six name tags cost $5.10 (inclusive of GST). They have to be sewn approximately 2 cm above the pocket on the white shirt

5.         SCHOOL UNIFORM

All students are expected to be in proper Montfort Secondary School uniform by Monday, 7 Jan 2019.

All students need to wear the school tie every Monday. The tie will be issued to the students during the Secondary One Investiture on Saturday, 12 Jan 2019.

Students are to be in full school uniform from Monday to Wednesday, and they may choose to wear the alternative uniform on Thursday and Friday.

When in school, all students are expected to be in proper school uniform at all times (including during the school holidays).

6.         CURRICULUM AND SCHOOL HOURS

The school operates on a five-day work week. Your son’s timetable will be available on the first day of school.

School starts at 7.40 am. Students are advised to be in school 10 minutes before school start time. School dismissal time varies according to their timetable. Dismissal time for Friday is at 12.40 pm.

The school will also operate on Saturdays for the conduct of some CCAs and important school functions. 

7.          ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL

Should your child/ward fall ill and is unable to come to school, please inform his Form Teacher or call the General Office (Tel: 6510 7070). This would help us in monitoring our students’ attendance. Kindly submit a medical certificate (MC) to the Form Teacher upon his return to school.

8.         REPORT BOOKS

The secondary school report book is a reference for your child/ward’s academic performance every semester and term. It can be purchased at the school bookshop and is to be handed in to the Form Teacher on the first day of school.

There is also an online performance tracking system which you can access via https://montfort.adminbreeze.com/ to help you monitor your child/ward’s academic progress. Your user ID and password will be made available to you next year.

9.         SCHOOL SMART CARD (SSC)

Students would be issued with a new Secondary School Smart Card (SSC) through their Form Teachers in March 2019. While waiting for the Secondary SSC, students can continue to use their Primary SSC for concessionary travel till end April 2019.  

10.      COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN SCHOOL AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS

Important school information and announcement will also be put up on the school website (http://www.montfortsec.moe.edu.sg/). If there are necessary and urgent updates, the school administration will send out mass SMSes to parents/guardians.                 

Please download and install MOE Parents Gateway app from App Store or Google Play onto your mobile smartphone.  This will be the primary platform for communication with parents and guardians.  Please refer to the information sheet (Appendix G).

School letters would be issued if there is a need to explain the rationale for main school activities or policies. However, when information is simple and direct, students are expected to keep parents informed.

Parent-Teacher Meeting (PTM) Sessions will also be held to provide feedback on the development and progress of your child/ward.

To verify if your child/ward has attended the remedial lesson or CCA, you can contact either the teacher-in-charge or request for the teacher to sign or write some remarks in your child/ward’s Praise and Grace Journal.

11.      PRAISE & GRACE JOURNAL

The Praise & Grace Journal is a reference for school routines and procedures. It is also used as a study journal for your child/ward and a communication tool between parents and teacher. The Praise and Grace Journal costs $3.40 and payment is absorbed by the school.

12.      PHOTOGRAPHS

The school will arrange for photographs of all Secondary One student to be taken. Photographs are required for the Report Book, Student Particulars Form, Student Profiling, Class Committee Chart and Class Seating Arrangement. The cost for 8 photos will be $4 and payment will be collected during the Bulk Collection in January/February 2019.

13.      INSURANCE

All students are covered under the Group Personal Accident (GPA) Insurance plan (Appendix E).

14.      STUDENT WELFARE 

The school provides school counselling, financial assistance, medical screening and dental treatment services. Please approach your Form Teacher if you would like us to help. Alternatively, you can also contact our school counsellor directly for counselling matters.

15.      SCHOOL FEES & MISCELLANEOUS FEES (GIRO STANDING FORM)

Payment of school fees can be made at AXS kiosks, Internet (www.axs.com.sg) or the General Office before morning assembly, during recess or after school.  Please complete a GIRO standing form (available from General Office) for the deduction of the school and miscellaneous fees if your child/ward is not on the GIRO scheme in the primary school.

16.      MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES

Students who are exempted from Mother Tongue need not re-apply for exemption. However, a copy of the official letter of exemption from MOE needs to be submitted to the form teacher latest by the first week of school.

Students taking French, German or Japanese as Mother Tongue in primary schools would have to re-apply to continue taking the foreign language in MOE Language Centre. A copy of the language school registration form can be obtained from the HOD/Mother Tongue Languages.

Secondary One Express students who are interested to take up Higher Chinese will sit for a qualifying test in January 2019. More information would be provided by the Mother Tongue teachers when school starts.

PART 4.     SCHOOL DISCIPLINE

For further details on School Discipline, please kindly refer to the Praise & Grace Journal.

 READY FOR SCHOOL

1.         Attendance & Punctuality

 Attendance and punctuality at daily flag-raising ceremony is a basic expectation. Students who are not present at the flag-raising ceremony by 7.40 am will be considered as late or absent.

 2.         Absenteeism and Truancy

 Absence from school, CCA and enrichment/ remedial programme and school event with excuse shall include personal illness, death in the immediate family, emergencies at home, or where permission has been granted by the school authorities, or medical officer.

 For illness, parents/guardians are to inform form teachers on the day of school absence. Students need to submit medical certificates (MCs) to Form Teachers on the day of reporting back to school. Please state parents’/guardian’s telephone number at the back of the MC for verification purposes if necessary.

 Truancy from any school, class or CCA activity is a serious disciplinary matter. 

3.         School Uniform and Personal Grooming

The school will conduct routine checks on uniform and grooming (i.e. hairstyles, nails and uniform). All students are expected to conform to school regulations on uniform and grooming standards, and no modifications to the uniform is allowed. (See below for acceptable hairstyle & uniform)

 

Hairstyle and Finger Nails

(a)      Hair should be short, neat, tidy and properly combed to present a smart appearance.
(b)      No outlandish and unkempt hairstyles. (No layering, inner-cut, perm, dyed, highlighted or tinted hair)
(c)      Face is to be clean-shaven with no moustache or beard.
(d)      Finger nails must be kept short and clean.

Appearance

(a)      All students are to maintain a general appearance of neatness and positive image at all times. 
(b)      Students should not use tinted lenses (contact lenses or glasses). 
(c)      Students should not wear jewellery, talisman or any form of adornment/accessories (bracelets, rings, necklaces, chains, friendship bands, wristbands, studs, ear-rings/straws/sticks or personal accessories).
(d)      Tattoos are strictly not allowed.

4.            Prayer time & Angelus

(a)   Stop all movement along the corridors and in class (including reading of newspapers, distributing books or writing).
(b)   Observe respectful silence at prayer time and angelus.