September 15th update

Dear Parents,

We hope you and your children are settling in well as we enter Week 3 at Discovery!

Here are a few updates and reminders:

New Dismissal Guidelines

• Full day students: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday:

• 3:30 pm: Pick up for children aged 8 or below and their siblings.

• 3:50 pm: Pick up for Upper Primary students aged 9 and above and their siblings.

• 4:20 pm: Late pick-up fines apply

• Full day students: Wednesday, Friday:

  • Pick up after the last club activity or at 1:00 pm (if they are not in a club).

  • Late pick-up fines apply 20 minutes after the end of the last club.

• Half day students: Pick-up time stays the same (12:30 pm)

• Kibagabaga Campus: Pick-up times remain the same as last year

  • Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: Pick up your children at 3:30 pm

  • Wednesday and Friday: If your full day child is not in a club, pick them up at 1:00 pm 

Clubs and Extracurricular Activities  Clubs will resume this Wednesday, September 18th! To register your children, please:

1. Visit tools.discoveryrwanda.org and log in using your registered email.

2. Update your children’s allergy and health details, or enter “N/A” if not applicable, and your current home address.

3. Follow the Club Registration alert and click the ORANGE button to select preferred clubs.

Updated School Menu  Explore our updated school menu and snack guidelines here, remember to coach your children about embracing healthy food choices at home and at school.

Clubs and Extracurricular Activities Links

• Gisozi Clubs and Extracurricular Activities

• Kibagabaga Clubs and Extracurricular Activities

Morning Arrival: Accelerator/Revision Time

• At 7:45 am, our primary students begin their day with a special session dedicated to revision and acceleration work. 

• This early morning period, known as Accelerator/Revision Time, is crucial for providing extra support and advanced learning opportunities tailored to each child's needs. 

• For our youngest learners, aged 5 and below, this time is especially beneficial as it offers individualized learning and support. 

• Drop off your child at least 5 minutes before 7:45 am, this will ensure your child doesn't miss out on this valuable opportunity

• Your cooperation will help us maximize their learning potential and set a positive tone for the rest of the day.

Important Reminders

• Inform the class teacher anytime someone other than parents will pick up your children.

• Clearly mark all your child’s personal belongings.

• At arrival

  • Use the drive-through for morning drop-offs to minimize parking congestion.

  • Walking Children to Class: If you want to walk your young child to class at arrival, plan to walk younger children to class after 8:30 am when traffic has cleared.

• Contacting your child’s teacher:

  • Aim to contact your child's teacher between 4:15 pm and 5:30 pm for any concerns, or schedule a face-to-face meeting after school hours.

  • Teachers are unlikely to respond promptly to you when they are attending to students. 

Traffic Flow Management

• Dismissal Time:  Our priority is to get children safely into the right cars and to keep traffic flowing. 

  •  Avoid arriving more than 5 minutes before gates open 

  • Follow the dismissal slots given to each age group at Discovery

• Dismissal Process: This may require our dismissal supervisors to guide some cars to park and some cars to circulate more to ease traffic flow. Please be patient with the process and cooperate with the given instructions to facilitate a smooth dismissal

• Your cooperation is greatly appreciated in ensuring a safe and efficient traffic flow! 

Teacher Appreciation Week (October 1st–5th)

We are excited to announce our first-ever Teacher Appreciation Week from October 1st to 5th, 2024! This is a wonderful opportunity for us to show our amazing teachers and assistants how much we value their hard work and dedication. We need your help to make this celebration truly special!

Here’s how you can participate:

• Breakfast or Lunch Treats: Bring in breakfast or lunch treats/snacks for our teachers on Wednesday, October 2nd. Homemade or store-bought, your delicious contributions will be great!

• Send a Message: Share your heartfelt messages for our teachers using this  via this form   These messages will be compiled into a beautiful appreciation card/board.

• Record a Video: Have your child record a short video message for their teachers. These videos will be a delightful surprise and a wonderful way to express gratitude.

• Write a Private Message: Feel free to send a private message directly to your child’s teachers. Personal notes of appreciation mean so much!

• You can send messages to Discovery teachers from the past, the present and the future!

Let’s come together to celebrate and thank our teachers for all they do. Your participation will make a big difference!

***Hygiene Supplies Thank you to those who have brought hygiene supplies. If you haven’t, please bring them to the Gisozi campus on Saturday, September 21st, between 9:00 am and 12:30 pm.

**Finance Department Please settle any outstanding dues. Our admin and finance desk will receive parents from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm until September 30th. Parents will be contacted soon if they have not settled their child's dues, Concerned parents will be requested to keep their children at home in the interim.

Thank you for your cooperation and support!