2019-2020 School Guide - Public Primary School Michiel de Ruyter
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School Guide 2019-2020 Public Primary School Michiel de Ruyter The information in this school guide can also be found on scholenopdekaart.nl
Contents 1 About the school 1.1 General data 1.2 School profile 2 Education 2.1 Classes and teachers 2.2 Education hours 2.3 Additional facilities 2.4 Early childhood education 3 Support for students 3.1 Summary of School Support Profile 3.2 Safety 4 Parents and school 4.1 Parent involvement 4.2 Voluntary parent contribution 4.3 School insurance 4.4 Absence reporting and requesting leave 5 Student development 5.1 Intermediate tests 5.2 Final test 5.3 School recommendation 5.4 Social emotional development 5.5 Quality assurance 6 School times and care 6.1 School hours 6.2 Pre- and after school care 6.3 School holiday schedule 6.4 Contact information
Foreword Dear parents/ carers and other interested parties, You are holding the school guide of the Michiel de Ruyter primary school. This guide provides practical information such as school times, holidays, study days, school rules and child care. Schools differ in working methods, atmosphere and in what children are taught. Schools have different qualities. This guide describes our school’s values and what we are looking to achieve. The school guide also provides relevant information about the involvement of parents with the school and how we keep you informed as parents. This school guide has been prepared together with the parent representation council (“medezeggenschapsraad”, or MR). We hope you will enjoy reading this school guide. Sincerely, Vanita Attema Bastiaan Bottemanne Executive board, Primary School Michiel de Ruyter
1 About the school 1.1 General data Contact details Public Primary School Michiel de Ruyter Laan Rozenburg 6 1181ER Amstelveen 020 6431596 http://www.obs-michielderuyter.nl directie@obs-michielderuyter.nl
School board
AmstelWijs, foundation for public primary education
Number of schools: 12
Number of students: 3,312
http://www.amstelwijs.nl
School management
Title Name E-mail address
Director Vanita Attema directie@obs-michielderuyter.nl
Deputy Director Bastiaan Bottemanne directie@obs-michielderuyter.nl
Partnerships
Our school is affiliated with Amstelronde suitable education.
Number of students
Number of students in 2018-2019 Number of students in recent years
445
2018-2019
The school, together with the parent representation council, decided to start this school year with
5 kindergarten classes years 1/2. Each grade has two parallel classes up to year 8. We strive for a
maximum class size of 28 students.
1.2 School profile
What is the school profile?
The school's profile shows what the school cares about and how the school differentiates itself
from other schools. Keywords describe this briefly, the 'mission and vision' is more elaborate.
Keywords
Trust and security Growth and development
Learning together and discovering together
Room for talent development Take care of each other and the environment
Mission and vision
The Michiel de Ruyter school values:
• Trust and Security
• Growth and Development
• Responsibility for yourself and others
Trust and Security
We are a school where we trust each other, where we help each other, where we work together,
where we have fun, and where everyone matters.
Growth and Development
We want children to develop optimally into persons who are kind, worthy and skilled. As a team,
we want to inspire, educate and create an enjoyable learning environment, in which the children
and the staff build their knowledge and develop skills.
Responsibility for yourself and the other
We feel it is important to teach children to make their own responsible decisions. We offer a
framework within which children can make their own choices while we provide guidance. We teach
children to become aware of the reasons behind their choices and the impact on themselves and
others.
Priorities
Trust and security:
We subscribe to the anti-bullying program “Kanjertraining”. Kanjertraining is about promoting
mutual trust in groups. Trust forms the basis for equilibrium in the classroom, stimulating social
safety and a pleasant school climate. Parents are involved as much as possible, for example by
attending “kanjer“ lessons and parent information meetings. We speak to one another in Kanjertaal. Growth and development: This is the second year we work with Snappet. Snappet is an educational platform where children process the teaching material at their own level using a tablet computer. Core subjects include math, language and spelling for groups 4 to 8. We choose to offer the subjects history, geography, nature/ technical studies and social studies with the core subjects. For this we use two teaching methods. Last school year we used the Leskracht method. This year we're looking at the Blink method. At the end of this school year we will decide on the teaching method that best suits our mission and vision. We also offer expression classes by continually offering art classes and music classes by qualified teachers. Responsibility for yourself and others: Together we form the school. Each child is responsible for his own learning and we will provide guidance. At the same time we are also responsible for each other. We ensure everyone feels comfortable and can perform their duties. Identity The Michiel de Ruyterschool is a public primary school. Public education does not subscribe to a particular religion. Society is formed by a lively diversity of opinions and views. Our school is a reflection of Dutch society. Public education is characterized by the following core values: Everyone is welcome The Michiel de Ruyterschool school is open to all children, regardless of their beliefs, religion, political disposition, origin, gender or sexual orientation. Mutual respect At our school there is mutual respect for each other's life philosophy or religion. Values We actively promote the values of Dutch society.
Part of and for society
A public school reflects society, therefore we actively involve internal and external stakeholders in
our policies.
Philosophy of life and religion
We study a variety of religious beliefs and life philosophies.
2 Education
2.1 Classes and teachers
In addition to the teachers for physical education, art and music, we also have a Spanish teacher.
He teaches a basic Spanish course to the 6th grade, and also works with small groups of children
interested in learning the Spanish language in consultation with the teachers, the children and the
parents.
We also have a class (called a “plus class”) for high performing children. We offer the children a
deepening and enrichment of the regular curriculum.
In grades 6-8 we offer additional subjects such as: presentation skills, debating skills, and Spanish
language skills.
Groups at school
Our students are grouped as follows:
• Year classes: students are grouped based on age
Leave of absence
In first instance we aim to arrange substitutes internally. We ask paired teachers to cover each
other's class, or request a colleague to work additional hours. We also strive to cover long-term
leaves of absence internally. If we are unable we will look externally for a substitute teachers.Professional teachers
At our school, the following teachers are present:
Art classes Music classes Games and Movement /
Movement Education
2.2 Education Hours
What are Education Hours?
By education hours we mean the time during a week that the student is at school. The
implementation of education hours may vary by school. Children are entitled to sufficient hours
of education.
Completion of educational hours grades 1 and 2
Box Grade 1 Grade 2
Working with
development materials 10 hours 10 hours
Movement education
6 hours 6 hours
Language activity
including English 3 hours 3 hours
Math consciousness
2 hours 2 hours
Other anti-bullying
trainings, preparatory
3 hours 3 hours
writing
Implementation of educational hours grades 3 to 6
Box Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Reading
5 hours ago 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours
Language
6 hours 8 hours 8 hours 8 hours 7 hours 7 hours
Math
6 hours 6 hours 6 hours 6 hours 6 hours 6 hoursBox Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Social studies
1 h 30 min 1 h 30 min 2 h 30 min 2 h 30 min 3 h 30 min 3 h 30 min
Artistic and creative
education
2 h 30 min 2 h 30 min 2 h 30 min 2 h 30 min 2 h 30 min 2 h 30 min
Physical education
1 h 30 min 1 h 30 min 1 h 30 min 1 h 30 min 1 h 30 min 1 h 30 min
English language
30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 45 min 45 min
a.o. Kanjertraining,
public speaking
1 hour 1 hour 1 h 45 min 1 h 45 min 1 h 30 min 1 h 30 min
2.3 Additional facilities
Our school has the following additional facilities available:
• Play room
• Gym
• Workshop for arts and crafts
• Professional kitchen2.4 Early childhood education
What is early childhood education?
Children at risk of disadvantages receive additional developmental support through special
programs. This way they can have a good start in elementary school. Preschool education is
offered at the preschool or at the childcare centre. Early childhood education is given in grades 1
and 2 of the primary school. For this school boards collaborate with the city council. In both
preschool and early childhood education, it is very important to involve parents.
Our school is not an early childhood education school. For this we work together with a
preschool/nursery in the school building.
3 Student support
3.1 Summary of School Support Profile
What is the School Support Profile?
In the school support profile, the school describes how students with special support needs are
catered for, including the resources the school has at their disposal. It also describes contact
with the parents regarding this. Students with special needs require support due to, for
example, a physical or intellectual disability, chronic illness, behavioural problem or learning
disorder.
Our school is a regular public primary school where every child is welcome. With our specialists and
experts in different fields and the IB (internal guidance counselor) we consider and discuss what
can be offered to children who enroll at our school. We will always try to find the best and most
'appropriate' form of guidance and support.
Our ambitions regarding appropriate education include: additional developmental support for high
performers; further developing talent development in children; sustained parental involvement in
the social emotional education process; enable ICT to deliver more personalized learning.
We refer to our website for the full School Support Profile.The school’s qualified specialists
The following qualified specialists are present at our school:
Specialist Number of day parts
Dyslexia specialist 8
Behavioural specialist 8
Internal advisor 8
Teaching assistant 8
Remedial teacher 8
Specialist gifted children 8
Language specialist 6
3.2 Safety
Anti-bullying program
We use the anti-bullying program from the Kanjertraining. The anti-bullying coordinator (Mr
Bastiaan) guides and helps children with bullying situations. He intervenes between children who
bully or are experiencing bullying. He helps them cope and monitors the children’s situation in the
classroom, and provides feedback to teachers and parents where necessary.
Social and physical safety
Our school monitors the student’s social safety experience. A survey is commissioned through Van
Beekveld and Terpstra Organization Consultants. The social security experience is monitored
through the KANVAS questionnaires. We use the questionnaire that are designed and collected by
Van Beekveld and Terpstra.
Anti-bullying coordinator and counselor
The anti-bullying coordinator at our school is Mr. Bastiaan Bottemanne. You can reach the anti-
bullying coordinator at directie@obs-michielderuyter.nl.
The counselor at our school is Mrs. J. Welten. You can reach the counselor at
j.c.welten@gmail.com.4 Parents and school 4.1 Parent involvement No school without parents! We feel collaborating and sparring with parents is very important. We view the dynamics of collaboration with parents as equals to be key. Parents, the school and the children. Together we want what is best for the school. Together we look at the development of the children. How are things going in the classroom and at school? How do we make sure children enjoy going to school and feel they are in a safe environment where they can learn. Communication with parents Parents are informed as follows: We use online platform Social Schools to inform parents in writing. For instance, every two weeks a newsletter with information on school activities is sent. The Social Schools environment contains a monthly calendar showing activities during the school year. Complaints When people work together, sometimes things can go wrong. As a parent, you can be dissatisfied with topics that concern the school. In our experience complaints are best resolved when parents contact the teacher, counselor or the school management directly. If this does not lead to satisfactory resolution, or the complaint is so serious in nature that you need advice, you can reach out to the designated complaints contact persons. He/she will discuss your compliant and will advise on possible follow-up steps. Our school has two complaint contact persons that parents can reach out to. Contacts: Mrs. Hilke van Leeuwen and Mrs. Klazien van Vliet (accessible through school management). Amstelwijs' complaints procedure can be found here. This link also contains the details of the external complaints counselor.
Parental participation
Parent participation with the school’s affairs is organized in the following way:
• Parent Council
• Parent Representation Council
Parent Council
Parents in the parent council are mainly engaged in organizing (fun) activities such as Sinterklaas,
Christmas and the end-of-year party. The parent council asks parents for a voluntary contribution.
Parent Representation Council
Through the parent representation council, parents and staff are involved in developing school
policy. The parent representation council discusses a broad range of topics. On certain topics, the
school is required to seek advice or consent from the parent representation council before making
a decision. This makes the parent representation council an important forum for discussing school
policy.
Class parent
The class parent is the first point of contact for the teacher for activities and situations where the
help of parents/carers is requested.
Parent coffee mornings
Parent coffee mornings are organized for parents/carers to come together. It is important for the
school to understand parents’ questions and concerns.
4.2 Voluntary parent contribution
What is the voluntary parent contribution?
Schools can ask parents for a contribution to cover school costs, if the contribution is voluntary
and is approved by the Parent Representation Council. The contribution covers activities that
take place outside the regular the teaching activities.
A voluntary parent contribution of € 65.00 is requested.
The voluntary contribution covers:
• school books
• school clothing• certain field trips, such as concert hall visits etc.
• Christmas
• annual school trip
• sinterklaas festivities
Other school fees will be charged. These will cover the following activities:
Mandatory costs for lunch break supervision of up to €135,- per child per year. At our school
each child stays at the school during lunch break. This is called the intra-school care. The
children will have their lunch in the classroom with their teacher and play outside
supervised by staff of Kinderrijk and volunteers that are under contract with the school.
School garden project; €25,- per child. This starts in 5th grade and is completed in 6th grade.
School camp; €130,- per child. The children attend a 3-day school camp in 8th grade.
The “Friends of the Michiel” Foundation. The school is linked to a foundation. Parents can
make a voluntarily contribution to the foundation. Funds are used for additional
educational resources for all children of school. For example: Chromebooks, cooperative
classroom games, gym class materials, language and math account licenses to supplement
regular teaching materials. On average € 80,- is donated per family per year to the
foundation “Friends of the Michiel”.4.3 School insurance
The school carries insurance.
The school has taken out accidental liability insurance for all students and employees. Parents who
perform activities on behalf of the school (e.g. driving for a field trip) are also insured.
4.4 Absence reporting and requesting leave
Absence
Schools are under an obligation to report unauthorised school absences to the board of
education. At times a student may not be able to attend school and is lawfully absent from
school. The website of the Government (www.rijksoverheid.nl) explains when a student is
lawfully absent:
Conditions for lawful school absence
• in the case of illness, the school Director should be informed as soon as possible;
• in the case of absence due to a religious obligation, the parent/guardian must inform the
school Director in advance;
• for absence due to a wedding or a funeral, prior consent from the school Director must be
obtained.
If you are unable to take leave during the school holiday period, you can ask the school
management for permission for school leave outside the school holiday period.
Reporting if your child is ill:
If your child is ill this can be reported by calling the school or online through Social Schools. This
also applies to doctor's or dental visits.
The school will contact you when a student is absent but not reported.
Requesting a leave of absence for your child:
The school's website contains a leave of absence form that can be downloaded. Completed forms
can be e-mailed or handed in to school management. The management team will assess the form
and grant leave if permitted.5 Student development
5.1 Intermediate tests
We use CITO tests to measure the students’ results throughout the school year. Students have a
test period twice a year where their knowledge of math, reading and spelling is tested. Testing
results are included in the report cards and are discussed during the parent-teacher conferences.
We analyze the test results and write an evaluation. Based on our analysis, we offer appropriate
materials to remediate or enrich the standard teaching material. We use the Leeruniek program.
5.2 Final test
What is the final test?
At the end of the primary school all students do a final test. This test is mandatory. The final test
allows students to demonstrate what they learned in primary school. The teacher provides
students a recommendation for the secondary school education level. Does the student score
better on the final test than the teacher's recommendation? Then the school must re-evaluate
its recommendation. In case the student gets a lower score on the final test, the
recommendation is not revised downwards. The final test is not an exam, students cannot pass
or fail.
Average scores on the Dia What were the average scores on final
test in prior years? Final CITO Test in prior years?
School score
Inspection lower limit of the school comparison group5.3 School recommendation
Number of students per school type in 2018-2019:
Practical education 0; VMBO-B 0; VMBO-K 0; VMBO-T 3; VMBO-T/ HAVO 7; HAVO 6; HAVO/VWO
11; VWO 28
School recommendation for students in 2017-2018
School advice Percentage of students
Vmbo-k
4,0%
Vmbo-(g)t
4,0%
Vmbo-(g)t / Havo
18,0%
Havo
24,0%
Havo / Vwo
10,0%
Vwo
38,0%
Unknown
2,0%
5.4 Social emotional development
Vision of Social competencies
What do schools mean by social competencies?
Children learn and develop competencies in school that are needed to interact with others in a
variety of situations and to contribute to society. These skills include collaboration, solving
conflicts, and self-reliance. Social competencies contribute to a positive and socially safe climate
in school, improving learning performance and the development of students into good citizens.
Our core values from the vision of social competencies are:
Trust and security Caring for each other
Zero tolerance for bullyingWe want all children to feel safe at school, and that every child and school employee can attend school in a safe environment; meaning they can work, have fun and interact in a respectful way. We use the anti-bullying Kanjer method for social emotional education. Lessons are given from the Method. We try to speak the “Kanjertaal” from Method Kanjertraining with the whole school. All staff are required to have zero tolerance for bullying behavior. To achieve this we need to inspire and motivate each other. We track progress through the KANVAS student tracking system. Social competences work method The school’s core values have been determined with input from the school team, parents and the children. The Kanjer anti-bullying training is a teaching method that best reflects our core values. These values are expressed by the teachers, parents and children in their actions. Our actions should reflect our core values. This cannot be measured. We continue to put this into practice, and perhaps sometimes we will fail. In the next school year we will cover this more extensively. 5.5 Quality assurance What is quality assurance? Schools have a plan to increase the quality of their education. The plan helps them to continue to provide education at a satisfactory level. Quality assurance deals with how the planned goals are achieved. Our school year plan describes what we will work on in the school year. Hence the name school 'year' plan. It describes how we measure quality and how we collaborate on innovation and change. The planned changes are laid out in the school year plan. This is an internal document that is discussed and evaluated annually with the parent representation council.
6 School times and care 6.1 School hours We provide lunch-time supervision of students. The so-called “TSO” (tussenschoolse opvang). All children remain at our school during lunch. Monday: All grades Tuesday: All grades Wednesday: All grades Thursday: All grades Friday: grades 1 through 4 morning only Physical education Subject Grades Day(s) of the week PE Grades 3 to 8 Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri 6.2 Pre- and after school childcare Preschool care There is no childcare before school starts. Lunch time supervision Lunch time supervision is arranged in collaboration with TSO Kinderrijk and volunteers, children are supervised in the school building. This is not free.
After-school care After school has finished, childcare is arranged in collaboration with Kinderrijk, in the school building. This is not free. Reception during days off and school holidays Childcare is available on days off and school holidays. This is not free. 6.3 School holiday schedule Holidays 2019-2020 Holiday Of Up to and including Autumn holidays October 19th, 2019 27 October 2019 Christmas holidays December 21st, 2019 05 January 2020 Spring break February 15th, 2020 February 23, 2020 May holidays 25 April 2020 May 10th, 2020 Summer vacation 04 July 2020 August 16th, 2020 Grades 1 to 4 have two weeks spring break, from 15 February to 1 March. School team study days – no school for students: 18 September 2019, 18 November 2019, 14 February 2020, 10 April 2020 and 2 June 2020 Other days the school is closed: 13 April (Second Easter Day), 21 and 22 May (Ascension Day), 1 June (Second Pentecostal Day)
6.4 Contact information At school staff can be contacted at the following times: Consultation hours Days Time(s) In-school Youth Care Thursday 9.30am-12.30pm. The administration office is open on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and can be reached at info@obsmichielderuyter.nl or by phone on 020 643 1596. The school management is present on the premises daily and can be reached at directie@obs- michielderuyter.nl or by phone on 020 643 1596.
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