Foreign Information

Welcome to Herondina School! We are a public school maintained by the city of Florianópolis/SC, located in the Ingleses neighborhood. A place that today is the largest neighborhood outside the central area of the city. In our institution we offer elementary education (6 to 14 years old) in the regular modality in the morning and afternoon. At night, the school offers elementary education, but in the form of Youth and Adult Education (EJA), for young people, adults and seniors outside of school age.

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ENROLLMENT REQUEST

To request the enrollment of students, it is necessary to contact the school secretary/school’s office to check the availability of vacancies through the following contacts:

Phone | +55 48 32693091

Whatsapp | +55 48 32693091

If the school has a vacancy, the student's family must present:

1. Official student document issued in Brazil;

2. Official document of the father, mother or relative responsible for the student issued in Brazil;

3. Proof of residence issued within a maximum of three months, proving that the family already resides in Florianópolis/SC;

4. Copy of the vaccination card or declaration of vaccination discharge issued by the basic health unit;

5. Student's school record. If this document is from a country with an education system that is very different from the Brazilian one, it will be necessary to present it translated.

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SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Elementary education in Brazil consists of 9 years. The student can enroll in the 1st year if they are 5 years old and complete 6 years old by March 31 of that year.

At Herondina School, students will participate in classes in Portuguese Language, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History and Physical Education in all school years. From 1st to 9th grade of elementary school. In the subjects of Arts and Foreign Language, the school has the following organization:

Arts:

1st year/grade: arts = music classes;

2nd year/grade: arts = theater classes;

3rd year/grade: arts = dance classes;

4th year/grade: arts = music classes;

5th year/grade:  arts = theater classes;

6th year/grade: plastic arts classes;

7th year/grade: arts = music classes;

8th year/grade:  arts = theater classes;

9th year/grade: plastic arts classes.

Foreign Language:

1st year/grade: English classes;

2nd year/grade: English classes;

3rd year/grade: Spanish classes (from 2022 onwards);

4th year/grade: English classes;

5th year/grade: English classes;

6th year/grade: English classes;

7th year/grade: Spanish classes (from 2022 onwards);

8th year/grade: English classes;

9th year/grade: English classes.

The complete school curriculum in Portuguese can be accessed on the following link:

http://www.escolaherondina.net/2014/02/blog-post_8803.html

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COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILIES

The Herondina School provides emails, phone and Whatsapp numbers so that students' families can communicate with the school. All contacts can be found here on the school's website in the links: Team and Contacts (Equipe e Contatos).

In addition, each year/series/class has a Whatsapp group. It is a closed group and only the school administration sends out communications. In this space, all information about activities and events that take place at the school are displayed. In case of doubt, family members must send a message in private to the school's Whatsapp.

The school also offers an exclusive Whatsapp group for fathers, mothers and relatives of foreign students. In this environment, translated communications are published whenever possible. This is an open group, which enables interaction between family members, so they can help each other. For example, someone who did not understand a communication sent in Portuguese by the school can ask for help in this group. Anyone who knows Portuguese can write, explain and help another family.

If you are a foreigner and have a son or daughter already enrolled at Herondina school, you can join this group by clicking on the following link:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/DLgCUvGOMhVFglFoS5QiwM

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EDUCATIONAL ORIENTATION: AN IMPORTANT SECTOR IN THE WELCOMING OF FOREIGN STUDENTS Educational advisors/guidance counselors are professionals who work outside the classroom and have as their main focus the monitoring of school life. They articulate pedagogical actions to ensure that students are included and successfully adapt to school life. Among the actions developed, the following stand out:

• APOIA: a program to combat school dropout;
• Monitoring of infrequency;
• Health problems and medical certificates;
• Learning difficulties;
• Organization and referrals of class councils;
• Meetings with family members about student learning and indiscipline;
• School inclusion process for students with foreign nationality;
• Referrals to PSE (School Health Program);
• Multidisciplinary assessment and Specialized Educational Care (speech therapist, ophthalmologist, multidisciplinary assessment, among others).

It is important to observe even more in the pandemic and post-pandemic times the emotional health of students. If you observe any of the above situations, notify the educational advisor/guidance counselor for the appropriate referrals. Educational advisors/guidance counselors are available to mothers, fathers and legal guardians for any clarification. Office hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 12:00pm and from 1:15pm to 5:15pm.

Cristiane Moraes da Silva She is responsible for the classes/groups 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,  17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26  E-mail: cristiane.silvamoraes@prof.pmf.sc.gov.br Whatsapp: +55 (48) 98813-4396

Adriane Malewschik She is responsible for the classes/groups 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 45 and 46. E-mail: adriane.malewschik@prof.pmf.sc.gov.br Whatsapp: +55 (48) 99193-0528

Edemilson Gomes de Souza She is responsible for the classes/groups 43, 44, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59 E-mail: edemilson.gomes@prof.pmf.sc.gov.br Whatsapp: +55 (48) 98492-0110

Luciane do Rocio Rodrigues Santos She is responsible for the classes/groups 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 and 76. E-mail: luciane.santos@prof.pmf.sc.gov.br. Whatsapp: +55 (48) 98805-4626 Adriano de Oliveira He is responsible for the classes/groups 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 91, 92, 93, 94 and 95.  E-mail: adriano.oliveira@prof.pmf.sc.gov.br Whatsapp: +55 (48) 99164-6999

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RE-ENROLLMENT 2022

We would like to inform you that the re-enrollments of students who are already studying at Herondina school will be AUTOMATIC.

Students will be re-enrolled in the same classes, as shown in the following examples:

Class 11 of 2021 will be class 21 in 2022.

Class 12 of 2021 will be class 22 in 2022.

And so on.

ATTENTION: The exceptions will be classes 20A and 50, which will no longer exist.

Students in the 20A class will be distributed in the other 3rd year/grade afternoon classes in 2022.

Students in class 50 will be distributed in the other 6th year/grade morning classes in 2022.

This is necessary because when we move from the 2nd to the 3rd year/grade, and from the 5th to the 6th year/grade, the number of students per class increases. Therefore, the number of classes in this transition is reduced.

For more information about re-enrollment and the processes for enrolling new students at Herondina school, visit:

http://www.escolaherondina.net/2021/11/matriculas-2022.html#more

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SCHOOL CALENDAR 2022

AUGUST | 21 school days in the morning and 22 school days in the afternoon.

1 - Beginning of the 2nd semester / Beginning of the 3rd bimester

1st to 8th - 2nd semester planning meetings

6 - Strike replenishment (saturday)

13 - Strike replenishment (saturday)

18 - Pedagogical Meeting (morning) (HTPC)

20 - Strike replenishment (saturday)

SEPTEMBER | 21 school days in the morning and 20 school days in the afternoon.

3 - Strike replenishment (saturday)

7 - National Holiday - Independence of Brazil 

9 - Strike replenishment (saturday)

17 - Strike replenishment (saturday)

26 - Pedagogical Meeting (afternoon) (HTPC)

OCTOBER | 20 school days in the morning and 21 school days in the afternoon.

8 - 2nd Phase of the Brazilian Public School Mathematics Olympics - OBMEP

8 - Strike replenishment (saturday)

10 - End of the 3rd bimester

10 - 3rd bimester Class Collegiate/Council

11 - Pedagogical Meeting (HTPC)

13 - Beginning of the 4th bimester

10th to 14th - Children's Week

12 - National Holiday - Our Lady of Aparecida

15 - School Holiday - Teacher's Day

22 - Family Party - School day

NOVEMBER | 20 school days in the morning and 21 school days in the afternoon.

2 - National Holiday - All Souls’ Day

7th to 11th - School Games

15 - National Holiday - Proclamation of the Republic

16th to 18th - Black Consciousness Week

21st to 25th - Evaluation Week of the 2nd semester

24 - Pedagogical Meeting (afternoon) (HTPC)

26 - Talent Festival/Talent Show - School day

DECEMBER | 12 school days.

1st to 7th - Class Collegiate/Council of the 4th bimester

9 - Graduation of the 9th graders 

16 - End of the Academic Year / End of the 4th bimester

17th to 31st - School recess

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                                                                      Portuguese to English translations made by 

teacher Tatiana Rocha de Souza, who has

been working at Herondina School since 2013.