Newsletter #17
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Principal’s Words
SEN News
PTA News
Other News
Dear Parents,
IMPORTANT DATES
19th May – Y1 Bake Sale
20th May – Y6 Exhibition to parents, 6pm
22nd May – BHS Professional Development Day, school closed for students
25th May – Public Holiday, school closed
26th May – PTA Quiz after school
27th May – Summer Music Concert, 7pm in the Hall
28th May – Year 6 students visit their secondary schools
29th May – 1G Class Assembly, 9am
The confirmed calendar for the new academic year 2015-16 is available on our website – http://beaconhill.edu.hk/letterspage/
Following feedback we are making changes to our Newsletter. This week you will see that the information you need to know is at the start of the Newsletter. This will be brief and concise. Other announcements can be found further down the Newsletter. Other features about ‘Life at BHS’ which are of huge importance to keep you informed of what has been happening, can now be found on my Principal’s Blog – http://beaconhillschool.edublogs.org/. If you have any comments about the way we share information, please do get in touch with me – james.harrison@bhs.edu.hk . I am particularly keen to know if you prefer to have all the information about events that have happened contained within this Newsletter OR prefer to have those elements separated (ie in the Principal’s Blog)
Year 6 Exhibition
We look forward to seeing all the parents of the Year 6 students on Wednesday 20th May – the children need to be at school at 5.30pm; the Exhibition will begin at 6.00pm. Good luck to all of them – I know they will do a great job and they are really excited about sharing their learning with their parents.
Don’t forget to go to the Principal’s Blog to read about many exciting events that have been taking place at BHS – http://beaconhillschool.edublogs.org/.
You can also keep up-to-date with events and our calendar via our BHS App available for Android and Apple devices – see the link on our website – http://beaconhill.edu.hk/download-our-new-mobile-app/
Best wishes,
James Harrison
- Nicola Clarke an ex-ESF parent and ESF SEN board member will be presenting at ESFC on Monday May 18th.
- HK based organisation FOCUS are inviting parents to an informal round table discussion about the challenges of parenting a child with ADHD.
- This month the HK Dyslexia Association are hosting an evening on the impact of Speech and Language difficulties around Dyslexia.
- If your child could benefit from some additional support with organisation, conflict resolution or anxiety, the one day programs at Easy Peasy services on May 21st in Sai Kung may be of interest.
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May 2015 Meeting
Spoken language proficiency is essential to a child’s development and underlies future academic success. In this month’s talk, Speech and Language Difficulties and Dyslexia: a Speech Therapist’s Perspective, Melinda Sturges, will explain the effect of speech and language difficulties on children’s academic progress in general, and on literacy development in particular.
Thursday May 21
7:30 to 9:00pm
Hong Kong Football Club
3 Sports Road
Happy Valley
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Don’t forget to let Alison know if you would like to attend this insightful talk. dahk852@gmail.com
Hope to see you on the 21st.
Barbara
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Health
PROPER Hand Hygiene
Our hands come into contact with many things during the day. For examples, lift buttons, handrails (from shopping mall escalators or MTR stations), toilet faucets, doorknobs or door handles, telephones.
To prevent the spread of harmful germs, “proper” hand hygiene is the most important method.
In Hong Kong, Hand Hygiene Awareness Day is marked annually on 5 May and it was last week, on Tuesday, being the 10th anniversary of WHO’s Clean is Safer Care Programme.
- Do we all wash our hands properly?
- Have noticed how it is done > turn on the tap > wet hands with water > shake off water from hands > the person leaves the toilet. Another observation > wet hands with water > minimal soap applied to palms of hands (only) > hand rubbing for less than five seconds > rinse with water > shake off water from hands > the person leaves the toilet, etc. etc.
After wetting hands with water and applying enough soap to cover all hand surfaces, the “Seven Steps for Hand Rubbing” include:
- Palms.
- Back of hands.
- Between fingers.
- Back of fingers.
- Thumbs.
- Fingertips.
- Wrists.
Reminder:
- To dry hands “thoroughly” with a single use towel.
- To use towel to “turn off” faucet.
Your child will receive an educational leaflet (from the Centre for Health Protection) about Hand Hygiene (i.e. WHY do it? WHO should do it? WHEN to do it? Other information included also about this topic. Please share this information with your child.
“Always Keep Hands Clean.*
CHICKENPOX
We would like to inform you of the fact that a (mother) parent has Chickenpox (newly diagnosed on Thursday, 14 May 2015) and her child is asymptomatic, at present. She will be monitored at home.
- Usually the child presents with fever and itchy skin rashes.
- Please closely monitor other children in the household.
- Please consult the doctor for confirmation of diagnosis and for when to return back to school.
Thank you.
Ms Chen
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