Telephones: Important telephone calls to home may be made in the Middle School Office. Mobile telephones may only be used outside of school hours, or when authorized by faculty. When students arrive and during the school day, mobile phones must be switched off and kept in lockers.
Lockers: Students in Grades 5-8 are issued lockers at the beginning of the school year. Padlocks are available from the Middle School Office upon request. Students are expected to keep their locker, and the surrounding area, clean and tidy. Periodic locker clean-outs will take place during Tutorial near the end of each trimester.
Dining: Students enjoy a sit-down, lunchtime meal each day. All Middle School students eat together during lunch breaks with different groupings of grades throughout the year. After Spring Break, students in eighth grade are allowed to eat in the Upper School dining room as part of the transition process in readiness for Upper School life. The food service caters for students with food allergies and specific dietary restrictions. TASIS England strives to be nut-free, which includes school events, both on- and off-site, and on the bus.
Planned Absences: Our school year is punctuated by several holiday periods. Regular attendance when school is in session is expected. However, we are mindful that, on occasion, students must miss school for reasons other than illness. If a planned absence is unavoidable, a parent or guardian must notify the Middle School Office for a Planned Absence Form to be generated. See here for more information about attendance and planned absences.
Travel: Middle School travel usually includes specially designed trips within the UK and abroad. Students may participate in these trips on a space-available basis at extra cost. Usually in the spring, French and Spanish foreign language trips abroad are offered. Throughout the school year, the Middle School offers field trips that are connected to the curriculum as well as being attentive to the needs of the young adolescent.
After-School Supervision: Middle School students must always be supervised by an adult while on campus, including after the school day ends. Students without activities who remain on campus after 3:15 p.m. must be signed into the library or in the care of an adult.