INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
SCHOOL GUIDELINESIMPORTANT INFORMATION
WMIS PRINCIPLES
SCHOOL RULES AT WMIS
These school rules should help to ensure a respectful, peaceful and mindful coexistence of all groups of people involved in school life, to enable a smooth running of the school day and to avoid injury, endangerment or damage. All groups of people involved in school life jointly ensure compliance with the school rules:
COMMUNICATION AT WMIS
In order to organize the communication between all parties in the best possible way, we have given ourselves common communication rules:
SMART DEVICE POLICY
Library / Borrowing books
CHILD PROTECTION CONCEPT
CONFLICT PREVENTION
CLASS TRIPS
PARKING & ROAD SAFETY
In the mornings and afternoons, the traffic in front of our school increases so much when the children are brought or picked up that the road is blocked by waiting cars and it is feared that the children may be endangered. We also occasionally observe speeding, which endangers the children. Last but not least, the high market vehicles in the parking bays raise safety concerns, as they may not make it easy to see children crossing the street.
According to our mission statement, please come to school by public transport! You’re doing your bit for the environment, you’re not stressed out by traffic, and you can still go for a short walk in the fresh air!
Or you bring your child by bike! This increases independence and is healthy! Bike racks are in the schoolyard. Don’t forget to lock up the bike!
All of our children should get to school safely – please help and be a role model in road traffic. Thanks very much!
ACCIDENT PREVENTION TIPS!
Let your children out on the sidewalk at the side of the school. They should just get out of the vehicle and walk on the sidewalk so they don’t have to cross the street.
Bring your kids early to school, this avoids the hustle and bustle when looking for a parking space.
If you want to park your car to accompany your child to school, use the parking spaces in the surrounding streets and preferably not directly in front of the school. From the Prinzregentenstraße you come to our school through a small piece in the park.
Please don’t stop in Babelsberger Strasse in front of the school or in Wendehammer, to prevent road congestion.
If you do have to drive to the school, please stick to them speed target from 30km/h.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
DATA & PRIVACY
PERSONAL DATA
The privacy policy for this website can be found in the imprint.
WMIS e-mail distribution list
PHOTOS
PUBLICATION OF PERSONAL DATA
In 2019/2020 our school program for the WMIS was created. The goal was to set up development projects. The development priorities were coordinated in the school committees and filled with life in working groups and study days.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
SICK LEAVE AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE
BERLIN SCHOOL ACT
Compulsory education is not negotiable. In order to protect it, the Berlin School Act and the AV School Attendance Obligation bind the teachers of your child to certain legal measures. In the following we summarize the most important information for you:
Berlin School Act:
§44 Responsibility for compliance with compulsory schooling
“The legal guardians shall be responsible for the regular participation of school-aged pupils in lessons and other compulsory events at the school. You are obliged to register and deregister school-aged pupils with the school.“
NOTIFICATION OF ILLNESS - MOST IMPORTANT STEPS!
On the first day of absence from school, the parent or guardian informs the school by telephone (between 7 a.m. and 7.30 a.m.) that their child will not come to school. If you cannot reach anyone by phone, please email secretary@wangari-maathai-schule.de and your child’s class email address. If possible, please also indicate how long your child will be missing. The apology must also be made in writing on the third day of absence at the latest. When returning to school, the pupil must submit a declaration stating the duration of his/her absence and the reason for it (e.g. illness) (cf. AV compulsory school attendance). You are welcome to use the form “Declaration of absence” (see below).
Example: Your child is absent for the first time on Thursday. On Thursday, between 7 am and 7.30 am, call the school to report the absence of the child. The apology must be made in writing by Monday at the latest. If your child is absent for the first time on Monday, present a written apology by Wednesday at the latest.
Steps
- Call to the secretariate between 7 and 7:30 on the first day of absence OR OR
- E-mail to secretariate and class e-mail
- Submission of a formal declaration of absence on the third day of absence (see form below).
If the apology is not made within the specified periods, the absence shall be noted as unexcused.
If a pupil fails to attend classes without an excuse, the school must contact his or her legal guardian on the first day of absence without an excuse.
If a pupil is absent from class for five days without an excuse, the school must report this to the education authority. The proceedings are repeated after a further five unexcused days of absence in each half-year.
SICK NOTICE
There must be an important reason for absenteeism and permission must be obtained in advance. For example, a visit to the doctor during class time is generally not permitted unless it can be demonstrated that the appointment cannot be postponed or that the illness is serious and requires immediate treatment. A booked holiday trip is not a reason for leave.
For leave of absence of 3 days, more than 3 days or a year, the Rules-Request for-Leave sheet provides you with information (see below).
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
The regulations for leave of absence can be found here.