WPC 32 20 June 2012

WPC 32
20th June 2012
Dear Parents
Please find below the details of the New Student Orientation Programme for 2012.
New Senior School Students (Years 7 – 13)
All Year 7 Students including those moving up from Year 6 DCS Junior School
All Students to attend wearing uniform
22nd August 2012
From 8am
Registration of new students in the Main Reception area
9am
Opening Address to students and parents from Mr. Paul Friend, Headmaster and Mr. Sandy
Mackenzie, Head of Senior School
10am
Students to classrooms and College tour. Parents free to leave or to visit Welcome Fair in
Upper Gym
11.30am
Mr. Sandy MacKenzie, Head of Senior School, Mr. Gwyn Godfrey, Deputy Head of Senior
School - Pastoral and Ms. Claire Izat, Deputy Head of Senior School – Academic, available
to meet parents in the Upper Gym
12.00 noon
Senior School Orientation ends. Students can be collected from Main Reception. Free to
visit Welcome Fair in Upper Gym
12.30pm
Welcome Fair closes
rd
23 August 2012
8.15am
First day of school for all students
New Junior School Students (Years 3 – 6)
All Year 3 Students including those moving up from Year 2 DUCKS
All students to attend wearing uniform
22nd August 2012
From 9am
Registration of new students in the Main Reception area
10am
Opening Address to students and parents from Mr. Paul Friend, Headmaster and Head of
Junior School, Mr. Philip Stewart
10.20am
Students and parents to classrooms
10.45am
11.30 am
Students stay in class. Parents only to return to Theatre for parent orientation talk
Parents free to visit Welcome Fair in Upper Gym
11.45 am
Junior School students to be collected from Main Reception. Free to visit Welcome Fair in
Upper Gym
Welcome Fair closes
12.30pm
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23 August 2012
8.15am
First day of school for all students
New DUCKS children (Toddler – Year 2)
22nd August 2012
From 10am
From 10am
1pm – 2pm
Registration of new students in DUCKS in Reception at Main Campus
Parents free to visit Welcome Fair in Upper Gym at Main Campus
New parents and children informal drop in to meet class teacher at DUCKS
23rd August 2012
8.15am
First day of school for all children
8.30am
Opening talk and coffee morning for all new DUCKS parents only in DUCKS Main Hall
(children in class). Mr. Paul Friend, Headmaster and Mrs. Joanne Woodward Head of
DUCKS
Welcome Fair
The Welcome Fair will be open in the Upper Gym from 8.30am to 12.30pm and parents may visit at any time.
Information available at the Welcome Fair will include:
Essential College Information
• Sign up for College buses
• Load lunch cards
• Ordering of Apple laptops
• Student and Parent ID cards
Information on Co-curricular and sports activities
Dulwich College Individual Music Lessons
Details of how to sign up for individual music lessons will be available
Tea and coffee will be available.
Uniform Sale
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The Uniform Sale will take place in the Lower Gym from 20 – 23 August 9.30am – 3.30pm
Your uniform credit card should be collected from the collection desk at the sale prior to making your
purchases. The uniform credit is 800 RMB per child. Any purchase exceeding the credit amount must be
paid for in cash.
We wish you all an enjoyable holiday and look forward to seeing you in August.
Mr. Paul Friend
Headmaster