Pineapple Place Basic School

PINEAPPLE PLACE BASIC SCHOOL
Presents
Rally of the Grades

An evening filled with fun ! ! !
Venue: School Ground
1st prize: a trophy to the class with the most funds
2nd prize: Dolphin Cove pass to the student with the most funds.
3rd prize to student in 2nd place

Deadline for envelopes to return is Nov. 23, 2012
Date
30 Nov. 2012
4:00p.m

There’ll be prizes & surprises!!!!

Pineapple Place Basic School Calendar
September - December 2012
Sept. 12– 3yrs Old meeting
Sept. 19—4 yrs old meeting
Sept. 20—5 yrs old meeting
Sept. 24—General P.T.A. meeting
4:00p.m. for all meetings
NB Please note the date has change for our general P.T.A. meeting

Events
Oct. 1—31 National Heritage month
Oct. 7—15 National Heritage week
Oct. 11—Jeans Day
Students are asked to wear jeans and bring $100.00.
Ice-cream will be given for that day.

Nov. 1 –30 Parents Month
Nov.—Parenting Seminar
Nov.30 —Rally of the Grades
Nov. 12—General P.T.A. meeting at 4:00p.m.
Dec. 1—World Aids Day
Dec. 13—Class Party

NB. During the first week of November school voucher
for next term will be issued

Chairman: Mr. Patroy Reeves
Vice Chairman: Mr. Dennis Taylor
Secretary: Mr. Patrick Pottinger
Asst. Secretary: Mr. Alfred Allen
Treasurer: Mr. Omar Champagnie
Asst. Treasurer: Mrs. Alberta Ashmeade
P.R.O. : Mr. Alfred Allen
Principal: Mrs. Leoni Golding
Teacher: Ms. Angela Redway
P.T.A. President: Mrs Roxann Headlam
Mr. Fairweather

P.T.A Committee

President: Mrs. Roxann Headlam
Asst. President: Mr. Jefit Bradshaw
Treasurer: Venetta Graham
Asst Treasurer: Phylis James– Jackson
Secretary: Tinasana Henry
Asst. Secretary: Tashana Martin
P.R.O: Stacey Ann Simpson
Asst. P.R.O: Daisy Watson

School Calendar

August March
Orientation Ash Wednesday
Mid Term Holidays
September Sports Day
School reopens P.T.A meeting
P.T.A meeting
April
October End of Term Test
Census Day Easter Holidays
Heritage week P.T.A. meeting
National Heroes day
Dress parade & pass students concert May
P.T.A meeting Read across Jamaica Day
Teachers Day
November Children’s Day
Parenting Seminar Mid term Holidays
Uniform party luncheon Labour Day
P.T.A meeting Luncheon (P.T.A. Dept.)
P.T.A. meeting
December
End of term test June
Christmas program Disaster preparedness Day
Christmas Holiday Jeans Day
Staff Function
January Final P.T.A. meeting
School reopens
P.T.A. meeting July
School Leaving Ceremony
February Summer Holidays
Jamaica Day
P.T.A meeting

When entering the school compound, parents/guardian should be attired as responsible adults. This means that:
Merinos alone instead of shirts or under pant alone is forbidden for our male parents.
Women must be appropriately dressed. Revealing & tight fitting clothes are not accepted.

Grooming for Students
Uniforms should be worn at all times.
Boys
▪ Khaki shirt neatly tucked into khaki pants or Khaki
shorts.
▪ Earrings and plaited hair are not allowed.

Girls
▪ 3yr old – 4yr old White blouse with red & white
plaid tunic.
▪ 5yr old white blouse with red & white plaid skirt.

General
▪ Jewelry is not accepted.
▪ House T-shirts and shorts are to be worn on
Thursdays. Except for the girls whose religion
disallowed them to wear shorts, red & white plaid P.E
skirts can be worn.

School Fees
All school fees should be paid in full before acceptance of any child. If at any time a parent find paying school fee as a challenge there is a payment plan available. Contact the school office for further information. A two weeks period is given to all parent/guardian for full
payment of school fee. No school fee should be paid at the school. Late payment for school fee will now attract an additional 10% charge.

Safety & Security
All parents/guardian must submit their names and a valid contact number to the school. If the number given is no more valid then the new number must be
submitted. Please monitor students’ pick up after school. Kindly send a note if they must leave before dismissal.

Respect for Teachers & other Staff Members
No parent/guardian having an issue with a teacher or a staff member should enter school compound and be disrespectful, rude or insolence. Any conflict should be directed to the schools’ office or management Board.

School Rules
Absence from School
Students who have been absent from school, on
return should present a note from parent/guardian
explaining his/her absence. A phone call is also expected. If sick a doctor letter should be present.

Absence from Class
Students should remain in classes during class periods. In the case of an emergency a release form must be signed and given.

Visitors
Any person, parent/guardian desirous of seeing a student should first request permission from the schools 'office and/or the class teacher.

P.T.A meetings
All parents/guardian must try to attend all P.T.A
meetings if possible. A $300.00 dues per term must be paid towards P.T.A administration.

Punctuality/Arrival/Departure
Children must be punctual for school daily at 8:30am. Children must be picked up promptly, no later than 3:00pm. A late fee charge is in effect for students who are not picked up on time.

Academic Staff

Principal: Mrs. Leoni Golding

Vice Principal: Mrs. Lurline McLean

Senior Teacher: Mrs. Sylvia Russell

3yr old Class: Mrs. Esther Burrell
Mrs. Angela Osbourne

3yr old Class: Mrs. Leoni Golding
Mrs. Sylvia Russell
Mrs. Jacqueline Brown

4yr old Class: Mrs. Lurline McLean
Mrs. Angela Redway
Mrs. Claudette Williams

Auxiliary staff: Mrs. Patsy Champagnie
Ms. Judith Jones
Ms. Christine

The Pineapple Place Basic School time Table
Arrival time : 8:00am Devotion 8:40- 9:ooam

Circle / Group Guided Learning /Creative : 9:00 - 9:30am Activity time Small group 9:30 - 10:00am Lunch Time 10:00-11:00 am Rest time 11:00am -11:20am Out Door Play 11:00 -12:30am Guided Learning 12:00pm 12:30pm Break time 1:00pm 1:20pm Free Play 1:00pm 1:20pm Story time 1:20pm 1:40pm Cleanup and Home work !:40pm 1:55pm Dismissal time 2:00pm

To our Valued Parents : As of September 3 All outstanding document and money owe to this School Must be Submit are your Child Will not be Allowed to Attend the Pineapple Place Basic School until Same is/Are Received.