Newsletter #22
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Principal’s Words
Important Dates
Around BHS
PTA News
Other News
Dear Parents, Family and Friends,
Sports Day for Year 3 to 6 was a wonderful day yesterday. The weather was fabulous and the children had a fun morning along with opportunities to compete in competitive ways. This year the points the children scored are being totalled and will be used to determine the winning Houses for each year group and the overall Sports Day House winner. We look forward to announcing the results soon. Special thanks to Mr Teahan for the excellent organisation, to all our teachers and EAs for running the activities and supervising the children and to the site staff for all their work pre and post event. Photos can be found HERE.
Here are some of the upcoming events to note:
IMPORTANT DATES
Sports
In addition to the sports day yesterday, today we have had children competing in the DBIS Touch Rugby Tournament at King’s Park. I managed to get to see a couple of games and both our boys and girls teams were doing a great job. Well done to them and to Mr Teahan and Mrs Wu for coaching them. STOP PRESS!!—-the teams have just returned to school and updated me – the boys made it all the way through to the cup semifinal but unluckily lost to Australian International School. Andreas was named best improved player. The girls managed to beat CIS and are the Plate winners! Congratulations to both teams for representing BHS so well and for playing such a fast-paced game on quite a warm day.
Tomorrow is the ESF 50th Anniversary Sports Gala taking place at KGV. The morning kicks off with cross-country running at 9.15am and is followed by football and netball. I hope to see some of you there.
International Food Fair
The raffle tickets are selling well but there is still time to sell even more. All proceeds are put back into improving Beacon Hill School, so please do what you can to help.
Learning and Teaching at BHS
Earlier this academic year the staff spent time discussing and examining what we believe excellent learning and teaching means for us at Beacon Hill School. We have finally come to an agreement of the ‘Beacon Hill School Shared Philosophy of Learning and Teaching’- please find a copy of this here. This underpins our entire approach and guides our decision-making. One example of where this can apply is in a review of our Homework policy (we now use the term Home Learning) which we have recently begun. Later this term I will be asking parents for views and opinions about home learning – pros and cons with a view to us publishing an agreed, revised Home Learning policy which will come into effect from August 2017. In the mean time, here’s just one article which you may find interesting – https://www.edutopia.org/blog/research-trends-is-homework-effective-youki-terada
Best wishes,
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James Harrison
Principal
News from the English team
We need your help!
We are looking for volunteers to spend a little time each week reading with children in school. The aim of this would be to develop the children’s reading fluency and it would be a very relaxed, fun time for you and the children. Reading fluency is about reading aloud in a way which is expressive and interesting to listen to, it is often an indication of understanding of a text. Our group of volunteers would be coordinated by an ex-BHS teacher and the session from 8.45 to 10.30am on a Wednesday morning would be used to read with individual children from different year groups.
If you are able to help the children by reading with them in school time please get in touch with me, Emily Jeves, at jevese2@beaconhill.edu.hk. If the Wednesday time does not work for you do contact me and we can arrange something else.
Writing competition
The Royal Commonwealth Society is running a competition for children who live in countries that are in the UK commonwealth or were. The details can be found at https://thercs.org/youth-and-education/the-queens-commonwealth-essay-competition/ and the category titles for younger children look really interesting.
Storytelling at BHS
If you have a love of children’s stories and enjoy reading stories to children we would like to hear from you. We would like to create an opportunity for our students to listen to stories read by keen parents in their mother tongue. If this interests you and you have the time between 12:45 and 1:30 during a weekday please sign up via this Google Form. Once we have collected the interested parents I will arrange a brief meeting at school to explain in greater detail.
Andy Thompson
Vice Principal
Bake Sale
A very big thank you to Y2 students & families whom helped BHS PTA raise $3625 during last Tuesdays Y2 Bake Sale!
International Food Fair
Our 2017 IFF Grand Raffle Lucky Draw HK Lottery license has been Approved! We have prepared 2 sets of Raffle Tickets to go home with each BHS student to sell to friends & family for 8 weeks until Friday 24 March 2017 Fair Day. Please check with your child that they have brought the tickets home & ensure all tickets & monies are safe guarded and correct balances returned to BHS PTA as all numbered tickets & monies are Audited under requirements of the HK Lottery License. All proceeds from Raffle ticket sales will be directly donated to BHS for “school garden enhancement”, an Art project involving our students for the 50th Anniversary of BHS this coming 2017/18 Term 1.
We’ve been receiving a steady stream of returned sold raffle tickets and students requesting more tickets! Thank you for your enthusiasm and support! Keep selling & don’t forget there are 2 class outings for the highest raffle ticket sales for Y1-3 and Y4-6 classes!
Reminders:
1. IFF Food and Hall Game Prize donations & volunteering form for the Fair Day on Friday 24 March 2017 has been sent home. Appreciate your support to run a fun & successful fair.
2. Deli Fresh hot lunch order due date Tuesday 14 February 2017 has lapsed. Please ensure your late order & payment is received & confirmed by Deli Fresh Ltd. directly. Any accounts in arrears will not be honoured.
3. Tuesday 28 February 2017 Y5 Pizza Lunch
Enjoy the sunny spring weather!
Rowena Chow
Chair, BHS PTA
Health
Immunization (Part Two)
For Primary One Students: Combined Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis & Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (DTaP-IPV)
For Primary Six Students: Combined Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis (reduced dose) & Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (dTap-IPV).
The application forms and information have arrived. We have passed them to your child’s class teacher. If, you have not received one, please could you let me know as soon as possible.
Scarlet Fever (SF)
We would like to inform you of the fact that one child is on sick leave with Scarlet Fever.
It is a bacterial infection caused by Group A Streptococcus.
Signs & symptoms include fever, sore throat, a rash (usually the upper trunk and neck which spreads to the limbs).
If, you suspect that the child has Scarlet Fever, please consult the doctor for confirmation of diagnosis.
Always Keep Hands Clean.
Thank you.
Ms Chen
RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong)
We have a new English educational television《Say no to Chinglish part 4》and looking for a young boy and girl to taking part.
Requirement:
1. 9-12 years old Chinese (or Asian) looking boy or girl – *The role may require to perform “Chinglish” in the programme
2. Interested in TV program
3. Have experience in stage work / drama / commercial shooting etc. (Non-experienced application are also welcome)
4. Patient enough to take order and working with strangers
5. Will be available for filming on weekends of March and early April 2017
Please send resume (with recent photos / Age / height / Nationality / Acting experience) to Mr. Terry Cheung (cheungyk3@rthk.hk) if interested in the production .Candidate may be invited to our audition.
Deadline of Application: 25 February 2017
*Candidate who have been invited to audition will be contact individuality
Production Period: March – Early April 2017
Thank you.
Regards,
Terry Cheung
RTHK
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.
