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DISHA Public School, Bandel, Hooghly, has been setup and managed by a non profit king making SIDDHESWARI Educational Trust, a registered charitable organization. It is the legal entity entity for the school and is responsible for its financial stability and the building of its assets, as its ethos and philosophy.

ADMISSION

Registration & Procedure : For securing admission for a pupil the parent? Guardian has to first register the name of his ward by filling in the prescribed Admission/ registration form. Admission is given on the basis of comprehensive assessment / interaction. There is no interview / test for the pre-primary students. Admission is confirmed only after the payment of fees and on submission of the School Leaving Certificate/ original birth certificate. All the selection will be provisional and will be confirmed after scrutiny of the certificates and payment of the first instalment of fees. Fees once paid will not be refunded.

Conditions for withdrawals/ TC : Parents, who wish to withdraw their wards from the school, should fill in the application form for Transfer certificate available in the office (Accounts section) and submit it along with ₹500 as fee for Transfer Certificate. The document will be available within three working days. Of the submission of application provided no dues of any kind are pending against the student. Fees paid at the time of admission will not be refunded at any stage.

Condition of age Limit : The age limit of toddler 2yrs 6 months to 3yr 6 months LKG- 4 years to 4years 11 months UKG- 5 yr to 5yr 11 months and Std. 1- 6yrs to 7yrs. All ages to be calculated on the basis of age as on its January of every academic session and minimum age for higher classes will subsequently increase by one year for every class.

Condition for fees payment : Monthly Tuition fees are payable for all 12 months. They are to be paid before the 10th of each month. For delayed payment a fine of ₹ 50 per month will be charged. If fees are not paid for consecutive two months the name of the student will be struck off from the roll. The parents must ensure that all the fees are positively paid on time.

School uniform and stationary : To maintain uniformity all the books, exercise books bearing the name of school, stationery articles and uniform are being available on sales counter of school on payment during school hours.


TEACHING STAFF
  • Disha Public School, Bandel is nurturing an environment of knowledge and learning that is stimulating not only for children studying here but also for staff working here.
  • Teaching faculty of the institution consists of highly qualified and trained teachers who are full of devotion and missionary spirit. They are also experienced in particular streams of teaching. They are very conscious and totally dedicated to their profession. Besides teaching, they facilitate the students in harmonious development of their personalities through Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Activities.
  • A teacher here gets an opportunity to upgrade her skills through training in her subject, in her methodology, in use of technology and in developing linkages across subjects. For this purpose, the School arranges training programme with the help of senior teachers having experience from different parts of India and sometimes arrange the program with expert from outside the school.
  • All teachers are recruited as per the norms & Standard of W.B.B.S.E.

SCHOOL CODES & POLICIES

Disha Public School believes that school is a place for teaching and learning and where students have the right to feel safe, secure and supported. To provide this supportive learning environment, students and others must foster respect among all members of the school community. Our school code of conduct is based on the belief that there are values fundamental to the well being of both the individual and society and that we are all responsible for the choices we make. The code encourages students to recognize and respect diversity and individual differences. In the process, we want students to develop self- discipline, which should be considered as a core of personal activity.

We expect our students to maintain and encourage high standards of personal conduct. These include honesty, discipline, integrity, respect and consideration, ethics and values.

We expect our students to maintain and encourage high standards of personal conduct. These include honesty, discipline, integrity, respect and consideration, ethics and values.

RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS SCHOOL - GENERAL:

  • Students have to protect and promote the sanctity of the school.
  • Students have to maintain peace, order and harmony in school.
  • Students have to safeguard and preserve school property.
  • Students have to attend and maintain the dignity and sanctity of the school assembly.
  • Students have to maintain regularity in academic and non- academic activities.
  • Students have to follow the general instructions given in the school by teachers and leaders.
  • Students have to uphold the dignity of the school programmes by organising, participating and helping.
  • Students compulsorily have to speak softly and only in English while in school.
  • Student needs to attend all activities organized by the school such as Literary Fest, Independence Day Celebration,Sports Day or any other activities.
  • Student needs to attend all activities organized by the school such as Literary Fest, Independence Day Celebration, Sports Day or any other activities.
  • Students have to be socially responsible in the society.
  • Students have to respect elders, teachers and friends.
  • Students have to treat the helpers and drivers of the school with respect.
  • Students have to maintain cleanliness in the campus and also help in making our school an ecologically "green" school.

RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS SCHOOL - IN THE ASSEMBLY:
  • Students must move from the gate in a single line, keep their bags in class, and join the assembly in time. They must maintain silence. They need to move and stand in a single line, as per class and section.
  • If late due to unavoidable circumstances, they must keep the bag to their left.
  • Be sincere during the prayer and national anthem.
  • Close your eyes. Pray and sing the songs aloud as a team.
  • Listen carefully, to all announcements and act accordingly.
  • During specific announcements, be attentive and sincere in expressing your appreciation for others in the assembly so that others do the same when your turn comes.
  • Give respect to the student leaders, who are performing their duties and follow their instructions, Your turn also may come, for the role of a leader when you would want others to listen to you.
  • After the assembly, students must silently move in a single line to the classrooms.
  • No one is allowed to miss assembly & this should be strictly followed even during tests & examinations.

RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS SCHOOL IN THE CLASS ROOM:

  • Students should regularly submit school work.
  • Students should go to their respective classes on time.
  • While changing classes, students should maintain corridor discipline.
  • Students should seek the permission of the teacher to leave class early.
  • To ensure safety, students are not allowed to play in the classrooms.

ATTITUDE TOWARDS SCHOOL MATE:

  • Students should help a school mate in need - studies or otherwise.
  • Students should not resort to bullying on the bus or in school.
  • Students should not meddle with the personal belongings of others.
  • Students should take care of juniors in school and on bus.
  • Students should help friends or classmates to follow the right direction if he or she wavers.

DRESS CODE / UNIFORMS:

  • Students must be dressed in the school uniform whenever they are on the school premises. Students need to be in complete school uniform.
  • They represent the school in any inter-school event even if it is conducted during holidays.
  • When they accompany their parents for parent - teacher meetings.
  • When they come to school for any reason even if it is during their study holidays.
  • Students have to wear the prescribed uniform of the school especially the shoes and socks.
  • House Dress need to be worn on every Friday.
  • Students should wear clean and well ironed dress including tie, belt and socks along with polished shoes every day. It is very important that the ties are washed regularly.

GIRL STUDENTS:

  • Wear only one small stud or small earrings.
  • Girls who have very short hair are allowed to wear their hair loose. Other girls have to wear a single plait everyday to school.
  • It would be preferred if girls wear a small bindi to school if their culture permits them to do so.

GIRL STUDENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO:

  • Have streaked hair, fancy hairstyles, leave shoulder length or long hair untied.
  • No layered haircut for girls which makes them look unkempt.
  • Eye makeup or any other kind of make up during school hours.
  • Wear gold earrings, bangles, chains, colourful and fancy jewellery, long or hanging earrings.
  • Adorn their hair with flowers or colourful clips.
  • No painted nails. No applying mehendi on your hands during school days.

BOY STUDENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO:

  • Wear caps and headgear in the school.
  • Have streaked hair, long hair, long side burns or fancy hairstyles.
  • Wear bracelets/chains/ friendship bands or other bands.
  • Wear gold earrings, bangles, chains, colourful and fancy jewellery, long or hanging earrings.
  • Adorn their hair with flowers or colourful clips.
  • No painted nails. No applying mehendi on your hands during school days.

ENTERING AND LEAVING THE CAMPUS:

  • Students must report to school at least 10 minutes before the schedule time in proper school uniform. Punctuality is the most primary attribute in a student's behaviour and must be cultivated as a habit. Those who are making their own transport arrangements should reach the campus on time.
  • The time of leaving the premises depends on the extra activities carried out by each student. Parents should get prior information from the children on these activities so as to avoid any concern or anxiety regarding their delayed return from school.
  • Wear bracelets/chains/ friendship bands or other bands.
  • Parents have to report to Security, get a visitor's badge and sign in a register while entering the campus.
  • Prior appointment should be obtained from the office, for parents to visit if other than for planned meetings such as Parent-Teachers meeting.
  • If a parent has been called by the school, it is very important for them to report in the front office. No parents are allowed to go directly to meet the teachers.
  • Parents on other days other than the PT meetings have to report at the reception before they want to meet the coordinators or teachers.

EARLY DISMISSAL:

  • Students should not leave school early unless there is a very important reason. If a student needs to leave early, the parent should send a note to the teacher in the diary explaining why he/she needs to leave early and what time he/she needs to leave. When parents arrive at school to pick up the student, he or she must go to the school office to sign out the student. The student will then be called to the office to leave. If a parent sends somebody else to pick up the child, the child will not be sent home if an authorization letter is not sent through the concerned person.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL:

  • The school does not surely not permit children to go on vacation during school hours. Parents need to plan their vacation only during school breaks and vacation and not otherwise.
  • Attending marriages and other social functions while the school is in session needs to be kept to the minimum and prior permission should be sought to avail leave.
  • If a child has not attended school even for a single day, the leave record in the diary should be filled and should have the parent's signature when he or she returns to school and also the child should ensure that it is signed by the class teacher.
  • If a child has a medical condition and has not reported to school for more than a week, the leave letter should be accompanied by a medical certificate.

BIRTHDAYS:

  • The staff and students of the school are happy to offer their best wishes on a student's birthday. However, since learning time at school is very important, no birthday parties will be allowed in school. It is very important that no gifts are distributed. Moreover, no expensive chocolates like chocolate bars should be offered either to students or teachers.

TELEPHONE:

  • Students need to come to the front office, to make a phone call and not use the payphone to contact their parents if they are sick after informing the class teacher.
  • Students of any class are not allowed to carry cell phones to school and the same will be confiscated by the school if it is found in the student's possession.

POLICY AGAINST VIOLENCE:

  • We emphasize the importance of non-violence. Pushing, swearing, shoving, biting, hitting and kicking each other are unacceptable, even if done in fun. Physical assault will be dealt with severely, by suspension. It is very important that parents discuss this policy with their children. The school needs parental support in this endeavour.

EXCUSE FROM PHYSICAL EDUCATION:

  • If a student is unable to participate in the weekly PT classes because of illness, a note must be recorded by the parent to the physical-education teacher in the diary explaining the illness, and she /he will be excused. In the event of a prolonged illness, a student must produce a medical certificate and seek exemption from PT.
  • If a child is suffering from any serious medical condition, a letter to the class teacher at the beginning of the year is essential and important.

TESTS / WORKSHEETS / EXAMINATIONS:

  • If a student misses a chapter test/ worksheet/ exam, no retest will be permitted unless the student is absent for a school-sponsored activity, for example travelling with a sports team, drama club, etc. This decision can be taken only by the HOS.

HOMEWORK POLICY

  • Research has shown that when Home Assignment is regularly assigned and marked, students show higher levels of academic success. Home Assignment contributes significantly to academic growth and achievement.
  • Home Assignment shall be assigned as often as it is applicable or as an enhancement of the daily preparation for a completion of learning of concepts.
  • A record of instances where students report to school with assigned homework not completed will be maintained by the teachers and recorded in the diary. Parents are requested to check the diary weekly and sign the diary if a note has been sent by the teacher.
  • Parents of students who routinely do not complete home assignments will be informed to enable them to take corrective actions and the expectations of the school reiterated. Their co-operation is sought to ensure that all assigned homework is completed to the best of the student's abilities.

IN CASE OF MISCONDUCT AND MISBEHAVIOUR:

  • Please remember that discipline, rules and regulations should be followed as a habit, without supervision and enforcement. These have been framed considering the students' future.
  • We expect students to follow the various rules and regulations with minimal supervision. However, if a student violates acceptable standards of behaviour, the school may have to take some disciplinary action if the school does not find any positive change in behaviour.
  • A record of instances where students report to school with assigned homework not completed will be maintained by the teachers and recorded in the diary. Parents are requested to check the diary weekly and sign the diary if a note has been sent by the teacher.
  • Parents of students who routinely do not complete home assignments will be informed to enable them to take corrective actions and the expectations of the school reiterated. Their co-operation is sought to ensure that all assigned homework is completed to the best of the student's abilities.

THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES ARE CONSIDERED AS MISCONDUCT AND MUST BE AVOIDED:

  • Falsification of records.
  • Misrepresentation of the school.
  • Coming late and leaving early without permission.
  • Continuous failure in wearing proper uniform, neatness and in doing home works.
  • Wilful destruction, sabotage and theft of school property or that of other students.
  • Failure or refusal to follow the instructions of the school and teachers.
  • Disorderly or indecent behaviour, use of inappropriate language with fellow students and teachers / staff / visitors.
  • Carrying mobile phones or any compact discs / iPod either in school or while representing the school in various inter-school activities.

POSITIVE REINFORCEMENTS FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL:

  • Motivational certificates are given in class to appreciate all kinds of learners - art, reading, good behaviour, good in academics, best class award and improvement in academics.
  • Merit certificates are given to students of classes VI to X for their performance in term exams.
  • On Sports day, all sports stars who have done well at State and national levels are appreciated with a certificate and cash voucher.
  • Each year, children are encouraged to design the cover page of the diary, cover page of the book and it is these that are used by the school. Appreciation certificates are given to these children in the assembly.
  • Every achievement of the child in any competition is acknowledged in the school assembly.
  • Failure or refusal to follow the instructions of the school and teachers.
  • Children who constantly display good behaviour will be appreciated with their names entered in the appreciation record that is available with the coordinators.