LASU Road,Off Awolowo Road ,Epe, Lagos State Lagos, Nigeria
vivimindschool@yahoo.comOpening Hours : Monday to Friday - 8:00 Am to 5:00 Pm
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(+234)706 062 7473We hope that the following information will be helpful for parents and children at the Vivid Mind Schools. If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the office staff who will be happy to help.
Please inform the school as soon as possible if your child will not be in school, giving the reason for the absence - whether due to illness or medical appointment. Email the school at vividmindschools@yahoo.com or call the office on (+234)706 062 7473 (+234)705 553 3501. If no-one answers, please send a SMS message which will be read by the office staff. Once the class register has been taken the school will phone parents of children who are not in school and for whom we have not received a reason for absence to check that they are safe. If your child is off school for subsequent days please continue to inform us of their absence.
If your child suffers from any allergies please ensure that the school has up to date information of all allergies and that if required, medicine is kept in school e.g Epipens and anti-histamine.
There is a daily assembly in school from Monday to Friday. The whole school assembly usually takes place in the Morning and at closing. There could be occasional class assemblies. These are advertised on the school web site
Please inform the School Office of any change of address or contact details. If the main parent/ guardian is to be away at any point during term time, e.g for work or holiday reasons, it is really helpful to know and to have temporary replacement priority contact details.
Inhalers belonging to children who suffer from asthma are kept in the medical room. We ask parents to provide an inhaler for use in school and to ensure that the inhaler provided is in date.
The relationships developed between staff and pupils are central to promoting positive behaviours for learning within our school. Children continue to use the Gem Gang promoting specific learning behaviours and enthusing children to care for others and care about their own learning. Where a child may find making good decisions a challenge, a member of staff will talk with them to assist them in reflecting. The child may need further reflection time during the Golden Time or a conversation with you as parents may be needed. Should a child display more challenging and persistently poor behaviour this will be managed by the Head and Deputy Head, using a pastoral support system.
Pupils and teachers are assigned to one of four Houses, named Red, Blue, Green and Yellow after local historical figures and in addition to the verbal and more relational approach to promoting positive behaviour, the children may receive points for excellent achievement and various acts of kindness etc. The house points are added up each week and a trophy passed to that week's highest scoring house in assembly. The houses provide a means of interaction between different classes and year groups in events such as Sports Day and Themed Weeks and are a spur to friendly competition throughout the year.
Children should bring a named water bottles to use in their classroom and they are encouraged to drink regularly during the day. Water bottles can be refilled from the taps in class. There are also water fountains around the school.
Pupils are expected to provide their own basic items of stationery. They should come to school on their first day with a pencil case containing HB writing pencils, a rubber, a pencil sharpener which collects sharpenings, a handwriting pen, colouring pencils, a Pritt stick, a black whiteboard pen and a small pair of scissors. A 30cm rigid clear plastic ruler is also required. Pupils can buy all these items at reasonable prices from the School Office which sells stationery at break time during the school day - price list here. Children will write in pencil until they gain their Pen License. These can be awarded to children of all year groups when handwriting reaches the expected level. Wherever possible please label all items with your child’s name.
Pupils with long hair, regardless of gender, should use elasticated ties or ‘alice bands’ (not hard hair bands) to tie their hair back in school. Hair should not be unnaturally styled with gel or other products.
Only in very exceptional circumstances will a leave of absence be granted in term time. Taking children out of class for holidays or day visits during term time is not an exceptional circumstance and will be recorded as an unauthorised absence. If you believe that your request for leave of absence is driven by exceptional circumstances we are happy to receive your request and to discuss it with you. Please ensure that all requests are received at least one month in advance of the absence using the absence request form available from the School Office or on our website here.
If your child has a doctors appointment, a external exam or other appointment please inform the School Office in advance of the day of the appointment - if possible by a note or an email.
Teachers are available in class at the beginning of the school day (8:45am). If you have any concerns or wish to discuss any matter with the class teacher or another member of staff, please call the office to make an appointment or make a note in the home/school communication book and ask your child to show it to their teacher. Appointments will be made as soon as possible. Please avoid going into classrooms during the day without an appointment. It is important for security reasons that entry to school is managed appropriately and it is vital that important matters are given a sensible time for discussion which is convenient to all parties and does not interrupt teaching duties. If your child has forgotten something that they will need to take into school that day, please take it to the school office so that it can be taken to your child.
Wristwatches are the only acceptable form of jewellery. No bracelets or necklaces etc. are permitted unless prior arrangements have been agreed for religious reasons. Earrings are not allowed to be worn in school under any circumstances. If ears are to be pierced please ensure this is done at the start of the summer holidays so they have a chance to heal before school starts. Any child wearing earrings into school will be asked to remove them.
All items of uniform and kit, including coats, bags, lunch boxes, water bottles, pencil cases etc should all be clearly labelled with your child's name (initials will not suffice).
The school library is open for pupils to borrow books. They are allowed to take out up to three books at a time. There is date for return (stipulated by the Librarian) but they are asked to check the books in and out using their library ID and to return books as soon as possible after they have read them to allow other children the chance to enjoy them. We ask that all library books are returned before the end of the academic year in July. Parent helpers run the school library at lunchtimes. Please contact the School Office if you would like to help with the school library. Failure to return borrowed books within stipulated time will attract a fine.
The School Office will email or publish copies of letters and news whenever possible on the school web site. Some items may also be sent out as paper copies under exceptional circumstances. Please ensure that the school office has a current email address for each parent requiring copies of letters and news.
There is a school lost property box kept in the school office . Please look here for any lost items. Clearly labelled items will be returned to their owner when possible. Each class has a lost property box as well. The school lost property box will be emptied at the end of each term and items either recycled or binned as appropriate.
Children should bring a named water bottles to use in their classroom and they are encouraged to drink regularly during the day. Water bottles can be refilled from the taps in class. There are also water fountains around the school.
Nails should be kept short to avoid injury to others, particularly during PE and games lessons. No make up including nail varnish is allowed.
Medicines should only be brought into school when essential. A medicine administration form for prescribed medicines, including any hayfever medicines, is available from the School Office or on the forms page of the school website here and must be completed before any medicine can be administered by school staff. Medicines should always be provided in the original container with the prescriber’s instructions for administration and dosage. Any medicines should be handed in to the School Office and not be carried around by the child. If you have any queries about what medicines we can dispense to children, please contact the office.
Newsletters are issued regularly - copies are available on the News and Events section of the website - click here
Requests for paper copies of documents should be downloaded and print via the web site. There will be NO charge to parents for any such documents requested.
The school holds an open meeting once a term which all parents are welcome to attend. The purpose of this meeting is to inform parents of matters affecting the school and to gain feedback on any issues of general concern. Letters/emails are sent out to all parents inviting them to attend the Meeting.
We ask all families to park thoughtfully and to avoid parking on Parsonage Road. The school car park is for staff or emergency use only unless you have been given specific permission to use it. Please do not use the staff car park when dropping off or when collecting at the end of the school day or after clubs.
Children are not permitted to have phones or electrical devices such as iPods etc in school other than in exceptional circumstances. If your child needs to have a phone in school please complete a permission form - these are available from the School office or on the website here. When pupils have obtained consent then their phone/device should be handed in to the School Office at the beginning of the day and collected at the end of the school day. Can all volunteer helpers please ensure that they do not use their mobile phones whilst they are in school. If you have any questions regarding this please contact the Head Teacher
It is school policy that a child should remain away from school for 48 hours from the last episode of any vomiting or diarrhoea.
If your child is selected to represent the school in a sporting fixture then you will receive a letter, from the teacher responsible for that team. This will be to seek consent to take part in the event, to give details of the venue, to list any sports kit required and to give transport/lift information and permission. Please complete and return this form to the School Office or to the teacher as soon as possible. We rely on parent help to make these events feasible. If your child is not available for the event, please inform the school office or the teacher responsible for that fixture so that a replacement can be selected.
The School Office runs a stationery shop which is open for children to buy items both before school and during the morning break. Our current price list is available on the Uniform page under the Parents heading.
The weekly timetable is structured with daily Numeracy and Literacy lessons plus on certain days Science, Topic lessons, PE (Physical Education), ICT (Information & Communication Technology) and French. We try to teach as many foundation subjects as we can through topics. Literacy is largely linked to our topics and we link Numeracy and Science where we can. This helps the children to see where their learning in different subjects fits together. Where subjects do not fit into a topic they are taught discretely. Some lessons are not taught by the class teacher but by other teachers who have specialist knowledge of the subject, due to setting arrangements or internal cover for teachers’ Planning, Preparation and Assessment (PPA) time.
Uniform details are given below.
School jumpers, PE Bags and PE kit can be purchased at any time from the school and all other items should be readily available from retailers selling standard school clothing. Coats should be practical, warm and at the very least shower-proof. More details here: