Dear Parents,

Welcome back to school! And for the new parents and families, a warm welcome to our Wellington Family !!! 

It’s always nice to be back to School and as the Chairman of Friends of Wellington please allow me to assure you all that once you enroll your child in WCIB, you automatically become a member of Friends of Wellington (FoW). 

A number of parents were elected and appointed to become members of our FoW Committees. FoW Committees are voluntary bodies who work with an aim to organise constructive activities and thus create a cosy and friendly community which is a unique and desirable characteristic of WCIB. 

Throughout the past five years our FoW Committee has organized numerous events such as Jumble Sales, Seminars, Fun Run, Get Togethers, Summer Formal, International Day, and certainly WCIB’s signature event - the Christmas Fayre! 

We will continue organising events this year with a focus, of course, on the Christmas Fayre. And in the Lent Term this Academic Year there will be an election for the new FoW Committee which will be a great opportunity for parents to take part. We encourage you to volunteer to help support our School. 

Although we have Committee Members, we are an open group where any parents can come and join our meetings and voice your views. There are also a number of non-committee parents who kindly volunteer and help out in our activities.

Our Committee members consist of parents from each and every year group (except probably Pre-Nursery but we will soon have one) so please reach out to any of our committee members should you wish to contribute or join us in any form. 

Once again, a warm welcome to all parents, old and new !!!! 

Notachard Chintakanond (Noat) 

FoW Chair 

Parents and children may be experiencing higher levels of worries tackling the transition back to school. During this time parents play an influential role in helping children in their transition, here are some tips that can encourage a positive back to school transition and help to reduce your and your child’s worries.  

• After spending months at home, children may feel nervous about going back to school and being apart from their family. Have conversations about going back to school and develop tools for your child to feel connected to home, such as writing a loving note that your child can take with them to school. 

• Children can absorb their parent’s worries, model optimism and confidence for them. Let your child know that it is natural to feel nervous anytime you start something new. However, they will feel better when they get to know their classmates, teachers, and school routine. 

• Reinforcing the positive, reminding your child or teen of the good things about school and follow up at the end of the day to see how things went. 

• Routines can be very helpful, keeping the same bedtime and mealtimes. 

• Being available and listening to your child, pillow time before bed is a good time to listen to your child recount the events and feelings from the day. 

Insurance

From this academic year, we have introduced Personal Accident Insurance for all Wellington students.

• This is for accidents on the School campus, and off-site for official school activities such as sporting events and trips.
• It covers the medical costs for any injury requiring hospital treatment.
• If your child has an accident, please contact Khun Ning (Operations Manager) to obtain a claim form, and receipted medical expenses will be reimbursed quickly and without any deductible.
• In the very unlikely event of a major accident on site, the School would process medical expenses through our Public Liability Insurance.