Newsletter #30
Beacon Hill School latest newsletter available to read now. Find out the latest news around the school and upcoming events.
Principal’s Words
Important Dates
Around BHS
SEN News
Dear Parents,
I hope you were able to enjoy some time together as families during the long-weekend last week. Although we have only had three days of school this week, they have been super-busy, with two year groups visiting the theatre, another year group visiting the HK Philharmonic Orchestra and it was our Book Fest. It was great to see so many different costumes today – well done to everyone for taking part in all the activities and having fun. Thanks and well done to our Battle of the Books Team who took part in the semifinals, hosted by us on Wednesday. They came a very close second to Marymount School, who were last year’s overall champions. Thanks to Ms Heywood for organising the event and to Mrs Judge, Mr Pheasant, Ms Dewhurst and Ms Chung for their assistance as judges. Thank you to Ms Jeves, Mrs Lowe, Ms Fennelly and Ms Heywood for organising all the events for the Book Fest. For more photos of Book Fest, click HERE.
IMPORTANT DATES
| MAY | |
| 10th | Year 4 Pizza Lunch |
| 10th | 3K Trip to Mei Ho House |
| 11th | 3D Trip to Mei Ho House |
| 11th | Year 2 Trip to DB |
| 12th | 3H Trip to Mei Ho House |
| 13th | Year 1 Sharing for Parents, 9am |
| 16th | Bassistry Arts |
| 17th | Year 1 Bake Sale |
| 17th | Year 6 Exhibition for Parents, 6pm, Hall |
| 20th | 4M Class Assembly, 9am |
| 26th | PTA Quiz |
| 27th | Summer Music Concert |
| 30th | Year 5 visit to LEAP |
| 31st | Mother,Daughter / Father,Son Evening, 6.30pm |
| JUNE | |
| 1st | Year 4 Swimming |
| 2nd | PTA Meeting, 3.30pm |
| 3rd | Year 6 Secondary School visits |
| 6th | School Council Meeting, 5pm |
| 7th | Year 2 Pizza Lunch |
| 8th | Year 4 Swimming |
| 9th | Public Holiday, School Closed |
| 10th | BHS CPD Day – School Closed |
| 13th | New Year 1 Induction, 11.15am |
| 14th | Year 1 Bake Sale |
| 15th | Year 4 Swimming |
| 22nd | Year 4 Swimming |
| 22nd | Year 6 Production, 7pm |
| 23rd | Year 6 Graduation Lunch |
| 24th | End of Term 3. School closes at 12pm. |
Please note that you can view our calendar on the school website.
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JAMES HARRISON
PRINCIPAL
Battle of the Books Semi-Final
This week BHS hosted one the group Semi-Finals for the Hong Kong Battle of the Books Competition. Beacon Hill competed against five other teams from across Hong Kong and put in an amazing performance to come a respectable second place.
The competition invites the children to read twenty books by respected authors and then the children are expected to answer questions about the titles they have read. In preparation for the competition the children have worked incredibly hard over the past six months and put their heart and soul into the competition on Wednesday. I would like to say big well done to all the members of the team and the children who attended the lunchtime club.
The new book list for Battle of the Books 2017 will be announced shortly and the BHS Battle of the Books club will start again in September.
Miss Heywood
Yearbook Order Form
Dear Parents,
Please click the link below to order a copy of the yearbook.
Yearbook Order Form.pdf
HKU Faculty of Education
HKU are offering a range of summer programs.
- Social Skills Game Education for kids in kindergarten;
- STEM / Visual Art 4-day Day Camp, with social games, mindfulness practice and heritage campus tour for P3-P6 students
- The summer programme for Creativity and Talent Development for Primary 1 to Secondary 6 students.
Please click HERE or the banners for more details of the three programs.
For enquiry, please email Virginia at caise@hku.hk.
Early bird discount is valid till 8 May 2016.
Application will be closed on 30 May 2016.
Disclaimer: Beacon Hill School and the English School Foundation do not recommend or endorse any external events in this newsletter. There is no contractual arrangement between BHS/ESF and the event organisers.
