According to the instructions of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, the earliest school start time for primary school students in the morning is 7:30 and the earliest school start time in the afternoon is 13:30.
On August 31, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City provided guidance on some early-year activities for primary schools. The earliest school start time in the morning is 7:30 a.m. and the earliest school start time in the afternoon is 1:30 p.m.
Accordingly, 21 districts and Thu Duc City reviewed the list of students who had not registered for class, had plans to arrange class sizes and assign teachers, ensuring that no student in the area did not have a place to study, and that all students on the list had attended class.
Schools convey information and activities of the school year to parents through many different solutions, develop measures to guide students to participate in learning, and guide parents or relatives to support students.
For activities organized at the beginning of the year, schools need to introduce the school’s traditions, vision, and mission in a way that is appropriate for the age of primary school students as well as the organizational structure, management staff, teachers, and school staff.
Along with that, schools introduce regulations on testing, evaluating learning and training results, school rules and other regulations; introduce school facilities, learning equipment, locations of classrooms, functional rooms, libraries, computer rooms, traditional rooms, playgrounds, practice grounds, gymnasiums, boarding areas, cafeterias, toilets, uniforms, learning and training supplies for students when coming to school.
Students are organized to learn about learning activities to help them become familiar with the purposes, requirements, learning programs and learning methods, practice at school and in class, get acquainted and gradually approach the content, methods and forms of teaching in a positive, proactive and confident manner.
In particular, homeroom teachers introduce textbooks and reference materials to arouse students’ love and interest in the subject, digital versions and the school’s digital science library.
The first semester curriculum will start on September 9, 2024, and the second semester will start on January 13, 2025. Units will proactively arrange their curriculum, teaching plans, and timetables to ensure that the curriculum follows the school’s school year schedule.
Regarding the regulations on students’ study time, the principal proactively arranges the school’s plan, builds a flexible and suitable timetable, and conducts at least 7 periods per day, with the recommendation of 4 periods in the morning and 3 periods in the afternoon.
In addition to the 7 periods in the general education program each day, the school can develop a school program and plan to organize additional activities depending on the needs and abilities of the students and in agreement with the students’ parents.
After school each day, the school may plan after-school clubs for students until they are picked up. These plans must be approved by the appropriate authority before being implemented.
In the context of infectious diseases at risk of spreading, schools need to continue to maintain activities to prevent and control infectious diseases, ensure school safety, food safety and hygiene, and maintain regular hand washing with clean water and soap for all members of the school. The school arranges an appropriate number of hand washing sinks, convenient hand washing places, and provides and maintains adequate soap and clean water.