Newsletter #14
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Principal’s Words
Important Dates
Around BHS
Sports
Other News
Dear Parents,
With just a week to go before we finish for the Christmas break, I am happy to report that the children and staff are all still working incredibly hard. We have had some colds and ‘flu – if your child is unwell, please keep them at home so they can recover more quickly and so that the coughs and colds are not spread to others.
Our choir has been performing around Hong Kong and still have some more performances before our very own Christmas Concert on Wednesday at 7pm. I look forward to seeing you then. STOP PRESS!! I have just been informed that all of the tickets for the Christmas Concert have been sold.
3H Class Assembly
Well done to 3H who shared their class assembly this morning. We found out all about their camp, how they felt before going, what their experience was like once there, how they felt afterwards and what they learned from the whole experience. They told us how grateful they are for the wonderful opportunities they get and for having fabulous friends – and of course having wonderful parents and teachers! Thank you to Mr Hubbard, Mrs Kamaruddin and the other adults who helped 3H prepare for their assembly.
Trip to Nanhai, Foshan
Last week I spent three days in Nanhai, Foshan, with 10 of our Y6 students and 90 other ESF students. We were looked after extremely well by our hosts, visited three different schools, learned more about the culture and traditions of the region and made some new and hopefully lasting friendships. We are hoping this will be the beginning of a link with the schools we visited and are beginning to plan for a reciprocal visit, possible in June next year. I will keep you updated. Photos from the trip can be seen here.
IMPORTANT DATES
| NOVEMBER | |
| 12th | Chamber Choir performing at Elements, 4.30pm |
| 13th | Chamber Choir performing at IFC, 5.00pm |
| 15th | Christmas Parties – Years 1, 3 and 4 |
| 15th | Chamber Choir performing at Festival Walk, 4.00pm |
| 16th | BHS Christmas Concert, 7pm |
| 17th | Christmas Parties – Years 2, 5 and 6 |
| 18th | 12pm – School Closes for the Christmas break |
Please note that you can view our calendar on the school website.
Student Achievement Outside School
Ady Lam in 6H has been selected to be one of the 10 contestants for the new round of the ‘Young Post’s Brain Game’. Please click the link below for more details about what she is doing. Ady’s writing has also been picked and published in the ‘Young Post’s Top 10’ from time to time. I am proud to hear that she ash taken this all upon herself with mum helping by taking Ady to the SCMP Office for a photo-shoot last week.
Well done Ady! Congratulations and maybe you might even win the Brain Game!
If you would like to share any success stories, please email me – james.harrison@bhs.edu.hk
Sporting Achievements
A very busy sports programme this term concluded with the ESF Football and Netball Tournaments. Sadly the netball was postponed last Saturday, however, the organisers have rescheduled the tournament for Saturday 9th January. The ESF Football Tournament did go ahead and once again our team did a remarkable job getting all the way through to the Shield finals. You can read more about it further on in the newsletter. Thank you to all the parents and the teacher/coaches who have given such amazing support to the children throughout the term. Finally though, congratulations to the players!!
Choir Performances Around Hong Kong
BHS Chamber Choir will be performing at various venues in the run-up to Christmas. Photos from the performances will be up on the website soon.
| Date | Venue | Time |
| 12th Dec | Elements | 4.30pm |
| 13th Dec | IFC | 5pm |
| 15th Dec | Festival Walk | 4pm |
Community Choir
Thank you to those who have already signed up! We have approximately 35 members so far. Some of you may have seen the British TV programmes based around the formation of choirs, such as ‘Military Wives’ and this has inspired Mr Gibson and myself to set up a BHS Community Choir. This would be open to all parents of BHS students and to BHS Staff. The choir will begin in January, rehearsing on Thursday evenings from 7pm. We would hope to perform at school for the Chinese New Year evening and for the International Food Fair. There won’t be auditions – just enthusiasm is required! If you are interested, please sign up at the following: http://goo.gl/forms/fHNKBF35kU
Go on – don’t be shy!
Have a lovely weekend.
James Harrison
Environment
Christmas is drawing near and I am sure that you will soon be heading to the shops to find the ideal Christmas presents for your family. This Christmas, why not give a gift that someone enjoys but is also educational and benefits our planet?
WWF in Hong Kong has some lovely gifts that you can give. You could also adopt an animal. Although it is only a symbolic adoption, you get a wonderful adoption kit and the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping an endangered species. See their website for more information.
http://www.wwf.org.hk/en/supportwwf/pandashop/
Boys Football
On Saturday December 5th the boys football team played in the last tournament of the year, the ESF primary schools tournament. We were drawn in a tough group and started with a loss to DBIS 3 nil. Against DBIS we had our chances but just didn’t finish them. The second game was against the Peak and we dominated the game and spent it camped in their goalmouth but just couldn’t score and the game finished nil all. Our third was against ICHK HLY and once again we played well but lost 2 nil. The next two games were our best games of the day. We beat RCHK ‘B’ 5 nil with goals from Praise (2), Jotaro, Ronny and Samarpan and followed it up with a great comeback against Discovery College. We were down two nil in the first 5 minutes and then Ronny and Praise scored to make it 2 all. We had finished 4th in a very tough group.
We had made the shield semis and we played outstanding defensive football in the semi and beat RCHK ‘A’ one nil thanks to a great goal from Samarpan. Our shield final opponents were HKIS and in a an exciting final neither team were able to score and it went to penalties. In the shootout we lost 2 -1 and finished as runners up. Well done to all the boys as the boys team produced excellent results this season. Thanks to all the supporters who came to cheer us on!
Cold Weather
Dear Parents,
As the weather is cooling down a number of students have started wearing extra layers underneath their PE shirt. Instead of this please can they wear a layer on top of their pe shirt, e.g. the school jumper or jacket, as this can be easily taken off once the temperature rises in the day. It is difficult for the students to perform in PE if they are wearing multiple layers of clothing underneath.
Also, can you also ensure that your child is has the correct tracksuit pants length. Gymnastics and PMP are done without shoes and socks and the length of some of the tracksuit pants are too long and are a safety concern.
Thanks,
Mr Teahan
Teachers vs Students Netball
On Thursday 10th December 2015 it was the last netball training of the year. For some of the Year 6’s it was the last time they would play netball at BHS. To end a fantastic netball season Miss Andrews and Miss Younie organised a special student vs staff netball match. The children had great fun playing against Mr Harrison, Mr Teahan, Mr Hoskins, Ms Liao, Ms Kannis, Ms Barr, Mrs Sanghvi and Mrs Mahbubani. The games were full of great passing and excellent team work, the students enjoyed the friendly competition against the staff. Jessica, Noriyasu, Armaan and Sze Ching even got a chance to do some umpiring of the games.
Click HERE to see more photos that the photography club took.
Health
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Immunization (for Primary One Students) + Hepatitis B Immunization and / or Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Immunization (for Primary Six Students).
Just a reminder that all documents submitted by parents or guardians, these will be returned to you (together with any instructions from the Immunization Team of the Department of Health for you to follow-up, if applicable) this week via your child’s class teacher.
Thank you.
Ms Chen
Recruitment of young actors from RTHK
Looking for:
- Age 7-12 boys and girls
- English native speaker
- Experienced in stage performance, TV/film or commercial (beginners may also consider)
- Interested in TV production
- Willing to take on a challenge
- Good team player with patience
- Available to filming in January – February 2016
Please feel free to send your CV (resume with acting experience, recent photos, contacts) to Michael at wongklu@rthk.hk
We will invite the suitable candidates to our audition (audition period: early Dec – mid Jan 2015)
Thank you so much for your help. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Best
Michael
RTHK
