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COMMUNICATION WITH THE SCHOOL
There are a number of ways in which parents can communicate with the School in order to work together in the best interests of their child and the school community.
CLASS TEACHERS
The first point of contact for a parent in the Pre-Prep School should be the Class Teacher. Class Teachers operate an ‘open door’ policy and parents should feel comfortable with contacting the Teacher about any questions or queries that they have, either through the pupil diary, by email or by arranging an appointment through the Lower School Office. Parents should keep their child’s Class Teacher fully informed of any observations they have made at home or changes to the family situation so that they can support them accordingly in School.
PUPIL DIARY
Each Pre-Prep pupil is issued with a pupil diary. It is the combined responsibility of pupils, parents/guardians and teachers to ensure that this is checked daily at school and at home. It may contain important details of things such as Prep, events and items to bring into school and it is also an informal way for parents/guardians and teachers to exchange messages.
A significant proportion of the School’s communication with parents is by email and there are two Consolidated Communications to parents each week (on Mondays and Thursdays), which are managed by the Upper School Office. It is, therefore, essential for every parent and guardian to have access to email and to ensure that the School has the current email address of all parents. Any problems with email should be addressed to the Director of ICT, Mr Dinesh Alwani dalwani@harrowschool.hk.
SCHOOL WEBSITE AND PARENT PORTAL
A growing body of useful information for parents is placed on secure areas of the Harrow Hong Kong website: the End of Term Reports for every pupil are published on the Parent Portal, which also contains the major school documents to which parents need access. The school website, www.harrowschool.hk, has a link to the Parent Portal at the top of the first page. The Parent Portal is a secure part of the school website where parents can see all confidential information about their children’s progress and other important documents, such as the Terms & Conditions and the Guide to Parents. All parents are issued with a username and password for access to these secure areas. For any technical queries regarding access, please email our IT support team on its@harrowschool.hk.
SEESAW
Seesaw is the Virtual Learning Platform we use in the Lower School. Each pupil has their own login which enables them to create, reflect, share, and collaborate. Pupils “show what they know” using photos, videos, drawings, text, PDFs, and links. It is simple to get pupil work in one place and share with families, and nothing is shared without teacher approval.
HARROW HONG KONG SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES
At Harrow Hong Kong, we understand that parents like to keep informed of school events in different ways. We are also well aware that all of you have online access and use social media regularly. With this in mind the School has created a presence on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Below are some recommended social media addresses to follow.
Facebook Page
Harrow International School Hong Kong
/HarrowHK
@Harrow_HK @HeadHarrowHK @HarrowHKLS
Instagram /harrowhongkong /harrowhksport
We always recommend using social media as a secondary source of obtaining information as important messages will always be communicated to you via email through Consolidated Communications.
