Fish Hoek Pre-Primary is a place where young children learn as they play and share experiences with other children, under the guidance of adults who have an understanding of children’s growth and development, and of the learning process.
Fish Hoek Pre-primary has served the community for more than 4 decades. In time we have built up a reputation as a school where quality education takes place in a loving, firm yet fun environment.
We encourage parents to take an active role in the running of the school and actively promote a close relationship between parents and educators. We like to think of our school as being part of one big happy family.
It’s amazing how a parent’s positive attitude to the school, the staff and education in general, can motivate a child to give of his best and to enjoy the experience of learning.
We have recently(2012) re-visited and refined our schools vision and as we move forward each year we take this vision seriously and act with passion and enthusiasm.
Our Mission
”To be a professional and passionate team who nurture the whole child in a stimulating, fun and safe environment. As a community school we provide exceptional education and embrace cultural and religious integration, with a view to reaching out and sharing our knowledge and skills with other schools in our area.”
Children’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
- Children have the right to good education and the responsibility to study and respect their teachers.
- Children have the right to be taken seriously and the responsibility to listen to others.
- Children have the right to quality medical care and the responsibility to take care of themselves.
- Children have the right to be loved and protected from harm and the responsibility to show others love and caring.
- Children have the right to get special care for special needs and the responsibility to be the best person they can be.
- Children have the right to be proud of their heritage and beliefs and the responsibility to respect other origins and beliefs.
- Children have the right to make mistakes and the responsibility to learn from their mistakes.
- Children have the right to be well fed and the responsibility not to waste food.
Health and safety Procedures ( including protocols around any injury at school- child or teacher or visitor)
1 .If a child is sick enough to require medication then they should please stay at home.
A few exception …..
– If they are on an anti-biotic and have to complete the course.
– If they require asthma medication provided the parent has given permission.
– Any other chronic medication that has been discussed with the Principal and Teacher.
IN THIS SITUATION
PLEASE NOTE
All parents who require the teacher to give their child any form of medication must complete the form stating the dosage and time in the Medical File. The teacher will then complete her portion of the form and sign when she had given the required medication to the child.
ALL MEDICINE MUST BE PUT IN A CUPBOARD IN THE CLASSROOM OR IN THE FRIDGE. IT MUST ALSO BE CLEARLY LABLED WITH THE CHILD’S NAME AND CLASS. ONLY MEDICATION FROM THE CHILD’S HOME MAY BE GIVEN TO THE CHILD.
If a child feels sick during the day the teacher will phone the parent. The teacher may only administer medication for a temperature, headache etc if they have been given permission from the parents, and it is the child’s own medication from the child’s home..
- If a child has any infectious childhood illness they may only return to school once the infectious period has lapsed. (Eg Chicken pox- when most of the scabs have fallen off)
- If a child has nits or lice then they must be fetched from school and will only be allowed to return once the hair has been washed and is free from nits.
If a child falls or is injured on the school premises then the first adult/teacher on the scene will deal with the child and call for assistance if necessary taking care to follow all first aid procedures.
Procedures to follow if a child is seriously injured at school.
A serious injury is:
– a child has fallen from a height- twice the height of a child
– a child is bleeding
– a child appears disorientated or has lost consciousness even if not from a fall
- First person on the scene – Assess the situation and if necessary call for help
- Do not move the child straight away -assess how they injured themselves and move any dangerous objects near them. If you are certain that moving them is the next step, take the child to the office.
- The secretary and Principal or other teachers in the school can assist in assessing the condition of the child and CMR will be called if it is deemed necessary by consensus of the teachers/secretary/principal in the office)
- PHONE CALLS MUST AS FAR AS POSSIBLE BE MADE FROM THE OFFICE
- An incident report must be written up by the first person on the scene and handed into the office.
- The Principal must be informed in detail of the incident
- The Parent must be phoned in order to let them know what happened. This phone call must be done so in a calm and organised fashion. Details given and clear instructions of the next steps.
- If a serious incident occurs at school then the children who witnessed the incident need to be chatted to and if necessary the parents of those children notified so as to help children with any anxiety related to what they saw.
- The teacher of the child or Principal must follow up with the child’s parents on their condition and offer support as needed.
All staff have a first aid certificate that is updated on a regular basis. (every 3 years)
( It is the responsibility of the staff member to alert the Principal if they need to update their certificate)
When dealing with an injured child who is bleeding, gloves must be worn.
No mecurochrome may be put on a child’s wound, if necessary only Gentian Violet.
The children are constantly encouraged to not touch blood. They have discussions during class time on health and safety.
The teacher’s have first aid kits in their classrooms- fully equipped.
There is a first aid kit in the office and one for Stay and Play.
These first aid boxes must be checked by the class teacher on a regular basis. The aftercare supervisor must check her A/C first aid box and replenish as is necessary.