Newsletter- 18/08/21
Kowloon Junior School’s latest newsletter is available to read now.
Dates for Your Diary
16 – 18 August Staff training – No school
Thursday 19 August First day of school!
Wednesday 22 September Mid-Autumn Festival – No school
Friday 1 October National Day – No school
11 – 15 October Mid Term Break
Friday 17 December Last day of term – Half day (finish at 12pm)
20 December – 7 January Term Break
Monday 10 January First day of Term 2
Dear KJS Families,
What a privilege and a thrill it is for me to join the KJS community. The incredible support that has been given to me has helped me to feel very welcome and connected. Thank you.
Starting the school year in-person presents us with a wonderful opportunity to build strong relationships with our students and with each other. It also supports our commitment to continuous development. This year, we will be delving into what it means to be intrinsically motivated and how we can gather and use feedback to further our learning. Regularly listening to and enabling our students and each other will also continue as a priority as we strengthen and nurture learner agency.
I look forward to meeting your children and many of you soon. Welcome to the start of another great year at KJS.
Kind regards,
Dr Jamie Schmitz
Acting Principal
Residential Address Update
If your family has moved or changed residential address or contact details over the summer, please be reminded to update accordingly on Gateway, especially for Year 6 children, as transition to Year 7 will be processed according to current residential address at the time of application. You are required to upload address proof when making the change, which includes 1) a stamped copy of tenancy or a current government demand for rates bill, and 2) a utility bill or bank statement.
Message from the Nurse
Parents please be reminded to log onto Gateway and update your child(ren)’s medical and ‘Emergency Contact’ information.
If there is no update for your child(ren)’s medical information, please confirm that nothing has changed.
For the ‘Emergency Contact’, this should be the contact details of designated caregivers with a local contact other than yourselves, for example a helper or grandparents. We will always try and contact parents first, but when this is not possible it is imperative we have another option.
Student Success
The celebration of student success will channel to our Facebook page. You can find the school’s Facebook here. Please keep the photos and stories coming of our children shooting the AAROW’s of Success!
Disclaimer:
- Kowloon Junior School, English Schools Foundation and its affiliates shall take no responsibility for any activities, events, and services, that are organised by other organisations or individuals and are mentioned in our newsletters.
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