Newsletter #01

Dear parents,

Below you will find a link to the Parent Guidelines with all the Back to School information you will need to support your child in a successful beginning to this school year.

We encourage you to review all the information available to you. To guide you in the information that may be a priority, you will find below some direct links to:

You will find also a new page added to our Guidelines: "New to UNIS" with a short bio and photo of the new faculty joining the Junior School this year.

The Weekly Newsletter will be sent every Monday at 6pm starting Monday, September 2. We are working on optimizing communication with our families with the few updates we hope will address your needs.

Pascal Vallet, Junior School Principal

Susan Scullin, Junior School Assistant Principal

FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL EVENT

• Wednesday, September 4 - 1st Day of School      

• Wednesday, September 4 - Orientation and 1st Day for PK 9:15 - 11:00 / JA 9:30 - 12:00   

• Thursday, September 5 - PK & JA  8:25/8:30 - 12:00    

• Thursday, September 5 - New Parent Reception 6:00 - 7:30                

• Friday, September 6 - PK 8:25 - 12:00 / JA First full day 8:30-2:55

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Monday, September 9 - PK First full day 8:25 - 2:50    

• Wednesday, September 11 - 1st Day Yellow Bus Service for J1 - J4

• Wednesday, September 11 - JS Back to School Night for J1-J4 Homerooms / Parent Social

• Monday, September 16 – JA With Older Sibling(s) May Ride Yellow Bus

• Wednesday, September 18 - JS Back to School Night - Specialist Teachers

• Friday, September 20 - International Day of Peace

• Monday, September 23 - 1st Day Yellow School Bus for all JA

• Thursday, October 10  - JS Photo Day

• Friday, October 18 - UN Day Celebrations

• Week of October 21 – 25 - No Classes for Students – October Break

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

New to UNIS J1 - J4 Student Orientation on Friday, August 30 is for both parents and students. Your children will have an opportunity to meet their new homeroom teacher while parents attend information sessions.

CLASS LISTS

Class Lists will be shared with all families on Wednesday, August 28.

DISMISSAL INFORMATION

Information to update your child's dismissal will be shared with all families on Wednesday, August 28. Every family should have their School Dismissal Manager (SDM) account set up before the first day of school, Wednesday, September 4th. At dismissal on September 4th homeroom teachers will rely solely on the information that families enter in SDM.