General
School attendance is required on all regular school days. If a child is to be absent, please contact:
Elementary, Diane McBain: dmcbain@isa.aberdeen.sch.uk
Middle School and High School, Alison Yesildag: ayesildag@isa.aberdeen.sch.uk
Preschool, Andrea Taylor: ataylor@isa.aberdeen.sch.uk
After school Encore! Zou Fraser: zfraser@isa.aberdeen.sch.uk
It is a parental responsibility to ensure that a child is well enough to attend school, and a student who is clearly unwell should not be at school. You can find our board policy on infectious diseases here.
48 Hour Rule
If your child develops vomiting and/or diarrhoea at school they will be sent home. This is to avoid potential spread of infection to other children in the School. They should not return to school until 48 hours after the last episode of illness has elapsed to ensure that they are fully recovered. This rule applies if they become sick whilst at home. We follow the NHS Grampian Public Health guidelines.
24 Hour Rule
If your child develops a fever (37.5°C or more), they should not return to school until 24 hours afterwards.
Preschool
In case of absence, contact Preschool directly via telephone, or by emailing your child's Keyworker and the Head of Preschool, Andrea Taylor.
Children will be allocated a drop off & pick up time. If you are unable to pick your child up from Preschool, and you need to make a different arrangement, you must notify Preschool staff in advance. If plans change during the school day, you must contact the Preschool. Children will only be released to an adult who is known to Preschool staff.
Elementary
Teachers register students’ daily attendance on Powerschool.
In case of absence, contact the elementary assistant, Diane McBain at dmcbain@isa.aberdeen.sch.uk, before 8.15am on each day of absence. Please include your child’s full name, grade and reason for absence.
Students who arrive late to school should check in with reception.
Middle and High School
At the beginning of the school day, middle and high school students go directly to their advisories where teachers register their attendance on powerschool. Additionally high school students use their ID cards to register their daily attendance using the electronic stations.
In case of absence, email or phone (extension 305) the middle/high school secretary, Alison Yesildag at ayesildag@isa.aberdeen.sch.uk, before 8.15am on each day of absence (unless the period of absence is indicated in advance). Please include your child’s full name, grade and reason for absence. Students should complete an anticipated absence form with Ms Yesildag if they know of their absence in advance.
Students who arrive late to school must check in with the middle/high school secretary before going straight to class. Students who are absent can keep up to work with google classroom. They can also email their subject teachers for more guidance on keeping up with missed work.