September 1, 2010

Dear parents,
 
I am certain that you and your students are becoming as anxious as we, the faculty and administration, are about the opening days of Chadwick International. I trust that the information in this email will ease some of your concerns and provide you with the information you need to start you children’s school days here at CI. On September 7th we will be opening our doors to our first students. This day will be an exciting one for all and hopefully we’ll be able to make it as stress-free as possible.
 
We are expecting students to arrive, either by bus or private car, between 07:40 and 07:55. If the day is a pleasant one our specialist teachers, (art, music and physical education) will greet the students upon arrival and escort them to their homeroom teacher on the soccer field. Middle School students will be introduced to their advisory teacher there. Should we be experiencing rainy weather, the students will be escorted into the Multipurpose Room, where they assembled the morning of the admissions exercises. Parents are asked to release their children into the care of waiting teachers in the parking lot in front of the Elementary School entrance and to depart once the teachers have taken charge of the students. This will be very important to ensure that there is not a backlog of traffic in the parking lot.
 
Once the students are in their classes they will be led through shortened classes and introduced to various parts of the school. At about 11:25 they will assemble in the cafeteria for lunch. At 1:00 pm they will be available to get on their bus for the trip home or to be picked up in the parking lot. Teachers will ensure that they are not wandering about the parking lot and will be boarding the correct buses.

Bus schedules and bus stops are being handled by the Transportation Office. Please call Kelley at 032-250-5047 from 0900 to 1700 hrs, Monday through Friday.

Please have your child bring pencils and notebook in their backpack. Specific supply lists, if required, from each classroom teacher will be forthcoming after the first day of school.

Thank you for your interest in our school in Songdo.

Most sincerely,

Andy Valadka
K-8 Principal
Chadwick International