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Newsletter- 22/8/16Kowloon Junior School's latest newsletter is available to read now. MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL 1WELCOME MEETINGS DATE CHANGE 2LETTER FROM BELINDA GREER 3UNIFORM 4ANNIE JR AUDITIONS 5EXTRA CURRICULAR CLUBS 6MUSIC CLASSES AND CLUBS 7STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 8NEW YEAR 1 ENROLMENT 9SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACEMENT FOR CURRENT YEAR 6 10ESF SPORTS AND LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES 11PARENT WORKSHOP 12FAMILY EVENT – LANTERN FESTIVAL 13FAMILY EVENT – PTA QUIZ NIGHT 14FAMILY EVENT – SCHOOL DISCO 15DIWALI ASSEMBLY 16BAKING CLASS DEMO 17IMPORTANT DATES 18Message from Head of SchoolDear All, What a rainy week we had for the first week back! Despite the challenges brought to us by the inclement weather the children have all settled well into their new classes. It has been a pleasure to meet all our new students who have been coming in to school with big grins on their faces in the mornings! In order to ensure that drop off and pick up times are smooth and safe and to avoid irate neighbours I remind parents that the area outside school should be left free for the school buses to park. There is plenty of room further down the road to drop off your children. Thank you for your cooperation. On Thursday at 5pm all parents are invited in to our annual Year Ahead meeting. This is your opportunity to find out about your child's classroom routines and the expectations in their new year group. We run two sessions to support families with more than one child. The evening is divided into a welcome address from the new leadership team and a classroom visit with the teachers. Timings are as follows: 5:00pm: Y2, Y3 and Y6 parents in the hall. Y1, Y4 and Y5 parents in classrooms. 5.40pm: Y1, Y4 and Y5 parents in the hall. Y2, Y3 and Y6 parents in classrooms. This is the combination which enables the majority of parents with more than one child in school to attend both classroom sessions. I apologise if you are unable to make both sessions - if this is the case, please contact the class teacher for any key messages you may have missed. Please note children will not be in school next Monday 29th as we have the Welcome Meetings running all day. Warmest regards, Karen Thomas Head of School Welcome Meetings 29 Aug 2016This week we noticed a mistake on the Gateway sign up for the Welcome Meetings. Please make a note that all these appointments will be on Monday 29th August, the day that the children are not in school. There is no need to rebook any existing appointment you have made – we will keep to the time slots already allocated. Letter from Belinda GreerMessage from Belinda Greer 19 (click HERE) 20 UniformPlease ensure your child has the correct uniform for school. School shoes should be black, P.E. shoes should be white. School hats must be brought in every day. Annie Jr. AuditionsThis week we enjoyed listening to 60 incredibly talented students auditioning for our annual school musical – Annie Jr. All students who auditioned should come to the read through this Wednesday from 3 – 5pm. Extra Curricular ClubsThis term there is a range of clubs available to students beyond those already advertised for music. In term 1 the clubs on offer are as follows: Please be mindful that places are limited and that children benefit from both organized activities and free play opportunities. Sign up on Gateway will open on Friday at 9am. Separate information regards sports clubs will be circulated to parents of Y4/Y5 and Y6 students this week. Sign up for sports clubs will be managed within school. Confirmation letters regarding placement in sports clubs will be sent home with students. Music Classes and ClubsWe actively promote the arts at KJS and have an extensive range of music clubs and classes available for students. Please refer to the letter posted on the website should you wish you child to participate. Please note that for paid clubs with external providers the fees are set for the term and refunds will not be available for classes missed. Sign up for music clubs is already open on Gateway. Student AchievementDuring the holidays Quentin (Y5) reached great heights! Here he describes his amazing achievement! During the summer holiday I climbed Mt. Fuji! (3776m). I went to Japan with Daddy, Mommy and my bigger brother, Hayden. Mt. Fuji is the highest peak in Japan. I used two days and one night to finish climbing Mt. Fuji. At the top I got altitude sickness,my head was throbbing and my ears were roaring. So then I took some pain killers and felt better. I saw the sunrise, it was surprisingly bright and blazing! The fluffy clouds were surrounding me with the fog making me practically blind! I can see that Quentin was courageous and showed great commitment despite the challenges he faced. Well done Quentin! Please let us know if your child has enjoyed success outside school – we would be delighted to share their news with the rest of the community. New Year 1 Enrolment (Children born in 2012)The ESF will be welcoming applications for children born in 2012 from 1st – 30th September. Enrolment is on-line through the ESF website: (http://www.esf.edu.hk/Yr1_central_application_dates 21 for key dates). Please remember to print a copy of your application and post this with the required documents to: Year 1 Enrolment, English Schools Foundation, 25/F, 1063 King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Once you have completed the on-line application you will receive an e-mail with a reference number. Should you have any query regarding the on-line application please contact the Admissions Hotline no. 3762-2411. Secondary School Placement for Current Year 6 StudentsESF Y7 enrolment will shortly take place for our Y6 children. Parents are asked to sign into Gateway and complete the on-line application. This will be available from 5th to 16th September 2016. Please contact the office if you have difficulty signing into the Gateway Portal. Further detail on Y7 placement can be found on the following URL link www.esf.edu.hk/node/5470 22. ESF Sports and Language ProgrammesDear All, Welcome back! Hope you had a great summer. ESF Sports Term 1 will be starting on 29th August and ESF Language & Learning Term 1 will be starting on 6th September. It would be great if you could include us in your school newsletter. Thank you! ESF Sports 29th August - 13 December 2016 Our enthusiastic approach combined with expert coaches with a passion for sport, enables every student to develop a broad spectrum of acquisition skills to increase their self-confidence in a range of activities, both individual and within a group or team dynamic. This year, we are introducing our new Multi Sports programme, which is a development programme for ages 2-5 in building skills and abilities to better position themselves in entering a specialist sport(s). We are also introducing many new locations for Football and Gymnastics. Enrol online www.esf.org.hk 32 23 Basketball 24 Football 25 Multi Sports 26 Netball 27 Swimming 28 Gymnastics 29 Kung Fu 30 Tennis 31 ESF Language & Learning 6th September - 12th November 2016 ESF Language & Learning is the premier provider of extracurricular English language and enrichment education in Hong Kong. Our nurturing, friendly approach enables students to flourish as they develop their skills and interests. Suitable for all pre-school and school age students, our small group courses are run by our friendly, qualified, English speaking teachers. Enrol online www.esf.org.hk 32 23. Playgroup 33 English Kindergarten 34 English Primary 35 English Secondary 36 Spanish 37 Mandarin 38 Drama 39 Writing (Primary & Secondary) 40 Science & Discovery 41 Computer Coding (Middle & Upper Primary) 42 Secondary Skills (SOAR) 43 Parent WorkshopSOCIAL THINKINGMichelle Garcia Winner, founder of Social Thinking, will be working with teachers across ESF next month. As part of this, ESF are offering a parent workshop which you may well be interested in: Date: Thursday 8 September Time: 6.30-8.00pm Venue: ESF Centre, 25/F 1063 King's Road, Quarry Bay Cost: Free for ESF parents Workshop description: The Social – Academic Connection Through The Lens Of Social Thinking We will explore how social cognition lays the foundation for the development of critical thinking and our social competencies. Having social emotional learning challenges is not just a problem of making and keeping friends but can also impact a student's ability to engage in reading comprehension of literature, written expression, narrative language, organisational skills and working as part of a group. Lessons in perspective taking and executive functioning can be helpful to guide a student's better understanding of others' points of view as well as to self-manage their own assignments. Today's challenge of our students' desire to engage in screen time will also be touched upon. We will discuss a few ideas on teaching students about how they can set goals, explore related action plans and what it means to self-regulate their behaviour in order to achieve their goals. Find more information about Social Thinking at www.socialthinking.com 44 Sign up is via a Google Form via the following link: https://docs.google.com/a/esfcentre.edu.hk/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDNRIm3nRabN0zx6Ml0GhiABTk9KaFhLYWJ9laexHUnau7Lg/viewform 45 Please note that spaces are limited and offered on a first come first served basis. Y1/Y2 LEARNING TO READOn Tuesday 6th September at 1.30pm we are running our annual reading workshop for parents. This workshop is suitable for all Y1 and Y2 parents who are new to the school. Please sign up on Gateway for this workshop. Y1/Y2 LEARNING TO WRITE |