Birthdays are important to every child and parent and we know that most children enjoy celebrating their birthday with their classmates. The PECHS Girls’ School does not either encourage or discourage parents from celebrating their child’s birthday in school. Children are welcome to celebrate their birthday in school provided our guidelines are followed.
What we will do to make your daughter’s birthday special
1. Birthday sashes made by our students are kept in the HM’s office. The YGT will take it from there and the birthday girl can wear it all day if she wishes to.
2. The birthday song will be sung once or twice during the day, first thing in the morning and during break-time.
3. Birthday Photographs will be taken by the YGT on her cell phone, only with the student’s permission. For younger pupils, parents may inform the school in advance if they do not wish photographs to be taken.
4. These photographs will be uploaded on Google Classroom (GC) the same day and deleted from the YGT’s phone. Three photos will be taken. One of the birthday girl alone, one group photo of all the students in the section and one of the birthday girl with her special friends.
Important Note: Please download the photos from the school GC Account and save them in your personal storage solution, for example, personal Google Account, external storage device or any other secure platform that you use, within a week.
5. On the last day of the academic year in May, celebrations may be held for the students whose birthdays fall in June and July, and in November for December birthdays.
What you need to do
1. Ensure your daughter comes to school in uniform.
2. Decide if you want to send a birthday treat for your daughter’s classmates. If the answer is Yes, you must do the following:
a. You can find out from the Year Group Teacher (YGT) via a dairy note about the number of pupils in the classroom. Older students will be able to inform you themselves.
b. Send any one eatable item to be distributed in the classroom.
c. Get the treats in advance and remember to send them with your daughter when she comes to school in the morning. Birthday treats will not be collected at the gate or reception at any time during the day.
The following are not allowed
– Cakes, creamy cupcakes or fancy treats
– Cameras or cell phones by children
– Goodie Bags, no matter how inexpensive the items may be. Nothing must be given to classmates take home.