Newsletter #9
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Principal’s Words
Important Dates
Around BHS
PTA News
Other News
Dear Parents, Family and Friends,
I hope you were able to have some quality time with your children during the mid-term break. It is good to have the students back in school and I am pleased to see that our Year 1 children have quickly settled back into their routines. I also hope that you have not been too disrupted during today’s typhoon.
This week we began our brand new House System. The children should all have received their wristbands and log ins for the exclusive app designed and created by Mr Lowe. We will share the results from this first week in Monday’s assembly.
I have had some queries regarding uniform and whether the students can wear non-uniform items such as coats and jackets. The simple answer is ‘no’! We have a school uniform that provides everything that is required. Please do not send your child to school wearing non-uniform items. There may be times when some items are out of stock in the PTA shop and we are working hard with our suppliers to improve the time between placing orders and them being delivered to the PTA. We have had some very rainy days this week and I understand that some parents have complained to the Bus Escorts that their children have got wet on the way home. I observed the bus lines this week and there were very few children who had any kind of protection against the rain, so it is not surprising that they got wet. May I suggest having a lightweight rain coat packed in your child’s bag which can quickly be put on when they may not have the school jacket? Your help with this is greatly appreciated.
School Photos will be taken next Monday and Tuesday (with opportunities for sibling photos on Friday). It is especially important that the children are looking their best in the uniform on these days. Further information can be found later in this Newsletter.
Box of Hope
This year we will again be supporting the ‘Box of Hope’ appeal. We ask for children to bring in a wrapped shoe box full of exciting gifts which will be delivered to children in need in other regions of Asia. Please refer to this website for specific details – www.boxofhope.org. Your child will have brought home an A5 sticker that can be put on the donated box before bringing it to school.
All boxes need to be brought to school by Monday 31st October.
Important Dates
BHS SLT Awards
Due to the ESF CPD Day there was no Golden Book Assembly this week.
BHS Community Choir
Our community choir had it’s first get together this week. If you are interested, please sign up and come along. New and existing members are very welcome. Please click on this link to register: https://goo.gl/forms/fERvdJNghaaC1YYa2
Best wishes,
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James Harrison
Principal
Green Team
This week we all received a flower, a Mexican Petunia, from the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Here are some step by step instructions outlining how to look after the flower and a little background about it. I hope that that the children all enjoy taking care of theirs. Please take some photographs to add to our page on the school website soon. I look forward to seeing them!
Thank you,
Jane Faragó
Environmental Education Coordinator
School Photographs 24th – 25th October 2015
Our school photographer will be in Beacon Hill on Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th October. All children should come to school in their school uniform on these days. If your child has PE on Monday or Tuesday then please make sure that they bring their PE kit to school and they will be able to change at school.
Siblings Photographs
For those of you who have more than one child at Beacon Hill the siblings photographs will be taken on Friday 28th October. If you would like a sibling photograph then please click on the link below and fill in the online form to book a space.
https://goo.gl/forms/8bykkRWa8NbVvSXr2
If you have any questions then please email me at chad.pheasant@bhs.edu.hk
Thanks,
Chad Pheasant
Annual Parent Maths Workshop for Parents of Y1, 3, 5
On Thursday the 27th October at 6pm to 7pm in the Beacon Hill School Hall there will be our annual Parents’ Mathematics Workshop for parents of students in Year 1, 3 and 5. In this workshop we will share how we are challenging our students in Mathematics. We will share examples of lessons and you will then have an opportunity to try out some tasks at your child’s year group level. If you wish to attend please click here to sign up.
Parent Workshops 2016-17
Term 1
| Date | Workshop |
| 27 October 6pm | Year 1 Maths |
| 27 October 6:45pm | Year 3 Maths |
| 27 October 7:30pm | Year 5 Maths |
| 8, 10, 22 November – Day Appointments
24, 30 November – Evening Appointments |
Mandarin Parent Teacher Consultations |
| 9 November | English Reading Workshop for Helpers |
| 9 November | English Reading Workshop for Parents |
| 29 November | Introduction to PYP (Year 1 parents and new parents) |
AGM Meeting
Thank you for all of whom were able to attend our AGM on Wednesday 4 October 2016. I’d like to extend my sincere gratitude to the following Teacher & Parent members whom have retired from the BHS PTA Executive Committee: Chad Pheasant, Carman Chan, Eliza Cheung, Shareen Hellen, Rita Ho, Min-Jung Miang Kim, Sophia Woo & Catherine Youngs.
During the AGM, the 2016/17 school year BHS PTA Executive Committee was elected, in total 10 Parent members and 2 Teacher members. We welcome new members and returning members Hayman Mak, Antony McCallum, Elena Cheung, Susan Ho, Nazish Mavalvala, Alice Ng, Rachael Ngai, Tania Shao, Rosa Tse, Queenie Wong, Suki Yu & myself. Our first BHS PTA Executive Committee Meeting will take place on Thursday 3 November 2016, all BHS PTA members are welcome to observe.
Uniform Shop
The BHS PTA Uniform Shop will close between October 18 – 28 2016 to process New Student and Year 1 Pre-Orders, then Year 2-6 year groups. Please pay attention to sample sizing (displayed outside Uniform Shop) and correct payment by cheque to avoid delays in order processing. Only orders with correct payment, including a shopping bag or $0.50 plastic bag levy payment will be processed. Only Exchanges of new & unused items in original packaging along with receipt will be processed after October 28, 2016.
International Food Fair
Now is the time of year when we ask for our BHS Community support for the Grand Raffle Prize donations towards our International Food Fair (“IFF”) Lucky Draw which will take place Friday March 24 2017. In the past we’ve received over HKD$60,000 worth of prizes or donations, offering wonderful anticipation and sales for our IFF Grand Raffle Tickets which is governed by the HK Home Affairs Office under an approved HK Lottery License. Our BHS Community has benefited directly from these proceeds with a new playground, ICT equipment, new library, new ICT room and new playground equipment, overall improved environment for teaching and learning. Appreciate your donations and support to BHS PTA and BHS and our thriving children. All IFF Grand Raffle Ticket Sales proceeds are donated directly to BHS and this coming 2017 IFF Grand Raffle Ticket Sales proceeds will be pledged towards school grounds anniversary enhancement in conjunction with our Beacon Hill School 50th Anniversary!
Reminders:
- DeliFresh hot lunch order deadline for November has lapsed. Please contact DeliFresh directly for order & payment confirmation. There will not be extra lunches provided without paid orders.
- 2016/17 BHS PTA fees of $350 per family will be collected by BHS office, together with excursion fees. Appreciate your support of the BHS PTA.
Take care during inclement weather.
Rowena Chow
Chair, BHS PTA
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.
