Important Notices

Term 3 dates:

• Monday, 9 January - Friday, 24 March 2023

Important dates for Term 3 are:

• Lunar New Year Celebrations - Friday, 20 January & Friday, 27 January

  • School is closed on Monday, 23 and Tuesday , 24 January 2023 for the public holidays

• Primary Learning Conferences - Thursday, 9 & Friday, 10 March 2023

  • School is closed to learners on Friday, 10 March so that teachers and families can meet

• CCA Season 2 runs from Monday, 28 November 2022 until Friday, 26 February 2023

• ACSIS Sport training for Season 2 runs Monday, 14 November 2022 until Friday, 17 February 2023

• Wellbeing Week -Monday, 6 - Friday, 10 February 2023

• Book Week 13 - 17 March

We are receiving an increase in requests for lift passes for learners.

All learners are expected to walk to their learning spaces in the morning. We have staff on duty in the stairwells and the learning spaces to welcome learners and ensure they are all safe.

We recognise there are occasions where learners may need to use the lifts and be excused from physical activities for medical reasons.

If your child needs to be excused from physical activity which would include all PHE, swimming and stair walking, please let us know with an accompanying confirmation from a doctor/medical certificate.

We are also aware some learners will need to be excused from all physical activities (for a limited period of time), due to vaccinations/booster vaccinations, please let us know with a copy of their vaccination confirmation.

Thank you

Please note the turnstiles and electronic security systems are being activated and learners and parents will need their Nexus ID to be able to get through. Please make sure your child has their ID card at all times and that you have yours if visiting the campus. Many thanks

As a gentle reminder, if you are picking up a child in Nursery to Y4, you will need to type your child’s name into the QMinder app with our staff. They will be located on the entrance walkways and under the main entrance stairs, just before your collection point.

As we continue to roll out our security measures, School IDs and car decals will be enforced from Term 3. If you haven't registered your caregiver or your vehicle, please do so at the following links:

Vehicle Info

Caregiver Info

Sewer works will be conducted on Aljunied Walk and there will be disruptions to school traffic as cars go in and out.

(Left lane) will be closed in end January 2023 and completed in early March 2023.

Please anticipate extra time needed to enter and leave the school during your commute.

We would also like to take this opportunity to let you know that as of December 2nd, Aljunied Walk is under LTA (Land and Transport Authority)’s management.

Nexus International School (Singapore) aims to be a healthy eating school and we ask that parents help us to achieve this.

During morning snack time and prior to registration we allow fruit and cut vegetables, yoghurts or cereal bars with water or fruit juice for a healthy and nutritious snack. This snack should be brought in from home. Alternatively, children in Years 3 to 6 can purchase healthy snacks from the Level 5 Cafeteria. Please ensure that snacks are kept in a different container to the packed lunch boxes.

Children are required to have a water bottle in school at all times. Water is available all the time and learners can fill up their water bottles from our filtered fountains. Children have easy access to the water fountains in all our learning hubs.

Learners are monitored in the cafeterias and are expected to sit whilst they are eating and remember their table manners. They are also expected to tidy up after themselves. Parents will be advised if their child is not eating well at snack or lunchtime. Please speak directly to your child’s class teacher if you have any concerns around their eating.

A number of children and staff have severe nut allergies. For this reason, our cafeterias do not sell any products containing nuts. We would also like to request families not to provide their children with nuts or products containing nuts in their snack or lunch boxes. This is particularly true for our younger learners who are always interested in what other children are eating.

To encourage children to become more independent in their eating habits we have in place the following developmental approach:

• Nursery, Kindergarten, Years 1 and 2 learners use their own dedicated cafeteria on Level 1. All children are asked to bring their own morning snacks and for lunch children will either have a packed lunch or a pre-paid school meal.

• Children in Years 3 to 6 have the option of bringing their own morning snacks and packed lunch. Alternatively, they can have a pre-paid school meal or purchase snacks and lunches from the cafeteria on Level 5. We will help them make healthy choices.

Friday morning break time is ‘treat time’ and children in Years 3 to 6 may purchase snacks from the full range available in our cafeteria (at morning break only). This includes pastries, crisps, doughnuts and cookies. Children are not allowed to bring chewing gum, sweets, candy, chocolates, bubble gum and fizzy drinks to school.

The cafeteria operator has a dedicated email (nexus.ordering@victuscatering.asia) to order the pre-paid meals and answer any queries you have. The pre-paid meal is available on a monthly basis and must be ordered before the start of each month. The cafeteria menus are all available on our website.

Primary learners are not encouraged to bring mobile phones, smart watches or electronic devices to school.

Some children bring these devices in order to communicate with parents on their journeys to and from school.

All devices must be given to homeroom teachers at the start of the day. They will be kept in a locked cupboard and returned at the end of the day. If a child needs to contact a parent/guardian during the school day they will be asked to go to Learner Services, where a member of staff will make the call on their behalf.