Important Notices

CCA Alterations for Next Week

A reminder that CCAs started on Monday 27 November. This is an 8 week season ending on Friday 9 February 2018.

Please note that all CCA payments should be completed by 8 December 2017 (end of week 2). If your child attends at any point after week two, then you will be billed for the whole season. Payment details can be found on page 5 of the CCA booklet.

If you wish to withdraw from an approved CCA please let the school know so we can open this space up for another learner.

Some Mother Tongue/Music/ACSIS and CCA activities are affected next week (11-15 December)

All normal music ensembles are cancelled next week Monday - Friday. Groups involved in the Carols By Candlelight event have been contacted separately for their final rehearsal schedules.

Tuesday 12 December (Christmas Fair)

No after school CCAs (except for Wall Climbing).

There will no ACSIS training on Tuesday 12th December but the following games will go ahead :

  • 10&U Football DIV 2 - St Joseph's Institution Int
  • 10&U Football DIV 3 - GEMS World Academy
  • 14&U Netball - Nexus small gym
  • 14&U Girls Volleyball - Nexus main gym

Russian and French mother tongue programmes will go ahead after school

Friday 15 December (due to the early finish of school at 12pm)

No lunchtime and after school CCAs

Infection Control Guidelines

In order to reduce the spread of infection within school and to close family members, please monitor your child for any symptoms of illness and follow the Infection Control Policy stated below. Please do not send your child to school if she/he has any of the following symptoms:

  • Fever (37.6 C or above) Please ensure your child is fever free without medication for 24 hours prior to returning to school.
  • Diarrhoea – 24 hours after last episode
  • Vomiting – 24 hours after last episode
  • Persistent cough
  • Heavy nasal discharge
  • Sore throat
  • Red eyes (particularly with discharge)
  • Rash

Consider keeping your child at home if she/he is particularly tired.

Please cover all open wounds or sores that have any discharge with a clean dressing, and seek medical attention if wounds become infected.

You will be contacted to collect your child if she/he has any of the above symptoms or if the medical team feels that your child is unwell.


Breaking the chain of infection

There are a number of strategies that Nexus International School Singapore employ to reduce the spread of infection amongst our community. Breaking the chain of infection is more successfully achieved when Learners, Parents and School staff work in collaboration with each other.

Within the school the practice of good hand hygiene through hand washing and use of alcohol based hand rubs is widely encouraged. Learners are taught correct hand washing techniques in classrooms, and both verbal and visual reminders are given to assist good practice. Parents are in prime place to reinforce good hygiene practice within the home.

Cleaning within the school is a good standard and meets both Singapore and international recommendations of daily cleaning in classrooms, with termly deep cleaning, and as required. Standards of hygiene within the canteen are monitored closely with members of canteen staff attending compulsory training on food handling and hygiene. Frequent monitoring and implementation of pest control procedures within the school environment reduce the risk of vector-borne diseases.

Prevention of illness is important in all age groups, but particularly with young people. Immunization is an effective method of reducing the incidence of contagious illnesses within school age children. Immunization records are requested from all parents when students are admitted to the school. Students attending the school come from a wide number of nationalities, and immunization schedules differ between countries. The large variety of vaccine schedules may have an impact on ‘herd immunity’ within the school population. Vulnerable people such as those with respiratory and cardiac conditions may be at greater risk from some communicable diseases. If you would like advice on the vaccination schedule for Singapore, please see either your Family Doctor or the School Nurses who will be pleased to assist you.

A number of infectious diseases share similar symptoms, for example; a rash may present in Chicken Pox, Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), Scarlet Fever, Impetigo, Typhoid and non-specified viral infections. Fever can be present in any bacterial or viral condition including Chicken Pox, Influenza, Typhoid and Scarlet fever. Diarrhoea and vomiting are frequently seen in Influenza, Typhoid and Gastroenteritis. The symptoms described in the infection control guidelines are frequently seen in a number of different conditions. Parents are requested to keep sick children at home; to reduce the spread of infection, and aid recovery from illness.

End of Semester

Please be reminded that Term 2 ends at 12 noon on Friday, 15 December. All learners are expected to leave the campus at that time. Please make arrangements for your child to leave the school at noon. Thank you.