General School Information
General School Information
1 Road Safety
a. If you drive your child/ward to school, please comply with the following procedures:
- Alight your child/ward at the school porch. Do not stop along Compassvale Street as you would be obstructing traffic and endangering school children crossing in front of the car park entrance as the view would be blocked. Traffic along Compassvale Street is usually heavy. As good neighbours, we would like to help keep the roads safe for everyone.
- As you drive into the school compound, drive carefully and below 15 km/h. Be prepared to stop suddenly if children wander into your path.
- Prepare your child/ward in advance so that alighting from the vehicle can be done without holding up others in the line behind you.
- Consider leaving home earlier to avoid the crowd during school peak hours as the road has limited capacity and is unable to safely accommodate a large number of vehicles arriving simultaneously.
b. If your child/ward cycles to school, we seek your cooperation in the following areas:
- Provide your child/ward with a cycling helmet and teach him/her to wear it properly.
- Teach him/her to dismount from the bicycle and push it when approaching the school gate. Signs in yellow have been installed on the fence as a reminder to all cyclists.
- Cycle slowly when approaching the traffic junctions around the school and the school gates as inconsiderate riding poses a danger to everyone using the road.
2 School Security
a. The safety and security of our students is a priority and we appreciate your support for our efforts to balance security and convenience. We seek your cooperation to continue to register at the security counter near Gate 3 and obtain the required security passes before proceeding to our General Office, bookshop or dental clinic.
b. Please note that all other areas of the school are strictly out of bounds to visitors. This includes the school canteen where the sale of food and drinks is restricted to only staff and students.
3 Temperature-Taking Exercise
a. To ensure a healthy environment for our students and staff, we conduct temperature monitoring for a week at the start of every term. The temperature-taking exercise aims to inculcate self-care and social responsibility.
b. Please ensure that your child/ward brings along his/her Personal Health Care Kit to school. Kindly check that your child/ward’s oral digital thermometer is in working condition.
c. What Parents/Guardians Can Do: Before your child/ward leaves for school, you should take his/her temperature and look out for any symptoms of illness. If your child/ward is unwell, we would like your cooperation to seek medical attention for your child/ward and ensure that he/she is well before returning to school.
4 Personal and Social Responsibility
a. Hygiene Practices: The school will continue to remind students to maintain a high standard of personal hygiene and exercise social responsibility, including proper washing of hands.
b. What Parents/Guardians Can Do: Teach your child/ward the properly way to wash their hands. Check that their uniforms are washed and changed daily.
5 School Hours
| Reporting Time | before 7.45 a.m. |
| National Anthem & Pledge-taking | 7.45 a.m. |
| Start of Lesson | 8.00 a.m. |
| Dismissal time (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday) : Support lessons will be conducted for identified students on Wednesday and Thursday |
1.30 p.m. |
| Dismissal time (Tuesday and Friday) | 2.30 p.m. |
| CCA (Tuesday and Friday): Students identified for the school team may have CCA on Tuesday and Friday. |
2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. |
6 Recesses/Lunch Breaks
Please note our Recess/Lunch schedule below.
| Level | Recess | Lunch Break On Tuesdays & Fridays |
|---|---|---|
| P1 & P6 | 10.00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. | 12.30 p.m. to 1.00 p.m. |
| P2 & P4 | 9.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. | 12.00 p.m. to 12.30 p.m |
| P3 & P5 | 10.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | 1.00 p.m. to 1.30 p.m. |
7 School Bags
a. The general guideline from Health Promotion Board (HPB) is for children to carry no more than 15 per cent of their bodyweight. In practice, that would generally mean no more than 5kg depending on the child’s weight in the first few years of school. Hence, the school would like to seek your assistance to ensure that your child carries a school bag of a suitable weight. For the well-being of our Compassvalites, alongside providing lockers, we will continue to instill good organisational habits:
- Students to pack their bags in accordance with the daily class timetable.
- Students can use the lockers to keep some of their heavier books or items which they need daily in school. A number lock is recommended to secure the locker.
b. We would like to recommend that the school bags are made of lightweight material.
c. Please refrain from the use of roller/trolley bags as they can be challenging for children to carry when climbing stairs and may also encourage overpacking.
8 Communications and Coordination
a. We believe that regular and open communication between school and parents/guardian is important in helping us achieve our common aim of providing an excellent education for our Compassvalites. We will keep you informed of important matters through our school website https://compassvalepri.moe.edu.sg/, Parents Gateway announcements and letters. You may also email our administration at our generic email address: cvps@moe.edu.sg.
b. The Student Handbook is another means for you to communicate with our teachers. You may write short notes in the Handbook and address it to the teacher concerned. Please remind your child/ward to show the teacher the note that you have written.
c. The operation hours for our General Office are from 0745hrs to 1700hrs from Monday to Friday. We are closed on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays. If you wish to call our General Office, our telephone number is: 6388 2819.
d. We actively manage the school calendar on our webpage so that you can plan ahead to coordinate with our schedule of activities.
You may wish to bookmark https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=cvpspublic%40gmail.com&ctz=Asia/Singapore in your browser.
If you are an ical calendar user, you may wish to add https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/cvpspublic%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics
9 MOE Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS)
MOE provides assistance on school fees and other expenses to Singapore Citizen students in financial need. The eligibility checker can be found on MOE’s website at https://moe.gov.sg/financial-matters/financial-assistance
Application is to be submitted online at https://go.gov.sg/moe-efas with the required softcopy supporting documents.
Parents whose child is a ComCare beneficiary need not submit the application for MOE FAS separately as it will be auto-granted to ComCare beneficiaries in Government and Government-aided schools (GGAS).
Application via hardcopy form is required for:
a. Families with other dependents (Great grandparents, Aunties/Uncles, Cousins and others)
b. Family with more than six children in GGAS
c. Family with more than five unmarried children not in GGAS
d. Family with more than three grandparents in the household
If you have difficulties submitting your application online, the hardcopy application MOE FAS Application Form 2024 together with all required supporting documents is to be submitted to the General Office.
10 Group Personal Accident (GPA) Insurance for Students
All student accident insurance claims are to be submitted electronically. Submission of claims and checking of claim status can be done through the online portal at the following link: https://studentgpa.incomegroupins.com.sg
More information on claims, FAQs and other details pertaining to the GPA Insurance Plan can be found on Income’s website at https://www.income.com.sg/studentgpa