Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Reminder! School closes next Friday at 12.00 noon. The buses will depart around noon. Children can dress casually on this day.

Term 3 begins on Tuesday 9 April as Monday is a CPD day for staff.

Wishing our community members, staff and families who are celebrating ‘Ramadan Mubarak’, a very happy season. I look forward to seeing you all after the Spring/Easter break.

Stakeholder survey

We’ve moved from 22% to 31% of returns to our stakeholder survey. Thank you! Please note that you only get one survey per family and this is sent to the first contact in Gateway. Please look in your spam if you can’t locate it. Let’s see if we can get to 50% returns! It will only take you 5 minutes. It’s really helpful for us to get feedback on our strengths and ways we can continuously improve our school.

Beijing Here We Come!

We are all very excited about our Year 6 (optional), 5-day excursion to Beijing. We have a tour party of 127 and have an amazing itinerary planned including, the Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Hutong tour, an acrobat show partnering with a school experiencing lessons with new friends, and many, many more amazing experiences. It’s so exciting to launch this cultural and language opportunity again after having to put it on hold for many years.

A big thanks to the year 6 parents for your support and to the staff who are accompanying the students. A huge shout out to Denggao Zeng and the Mandarin team, and also Michael our Finance Manager for doing all the organisation. More photos to come.

Acting Principal Next Week

Rudi Dray (VP) and I will be accompanying the tour group to Beijing. In my absence, Debbie Sheward will be acting principal on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Cath Wan will be acting principal on Tuesday and Thursday. Please reach out to them if you have any questions or queries. Rudi and I will be out of the office for a week leading into the school holidays.

Kennedy’s Got Talent - Congratulations Year 4

As the culmination of their How We Express Ourselves unit of inquiry, today the Year 4 students showcased their talents to their parents with a performance of 'Kennedy's Got Talent'. Weeks of inquiry and rehearsals paid off as all of the students gave it their all to 'wow' on stage! Singing, dancing, gymnastics, magicians, hypnotists, circus performers, martial artists, bands and comedians were all part of the diverse talents on show in an event that really highlighted the creativity, passion and resilience of the students. Well done to everyone involved - Kennedy really does have talent!

Year 4 Show Photo Album

Kind regards,

Brenda
顧仁達
Principal

Basketball

Last Saturday, two Kennedy School teams competed at the HKPSSA Basketball Championships at the French International School. Our boys and girls performed really well against very tough (and tall!) opposition, but gave a great account of themselves. Next Wednesday, we will play our final Basketball event at KGV School.

See photos of the Basketball event here

Tag Rugby

Today, Kennedy hosted the HKPSSA Tag Rugby Championships here at HKU Stanley Ho Pitch 2. Well done to our rugby players who have been coached by Mr Bogaerde, Mr Kruger and Mr Lynch this term. This event is the culmination of all of the training our players have dedicated themselves to. Let's go Kennedy!

Cross Country

Good luck to our cross-country runners this Saturday at ESF Discovery College. We are taking more than 40 students from Year 3 to Year 6 to this event. Thank you to Ms Barrington and Ms Franklin for your support with the early morning running sessions.

Staff-Run After School Clubs in Term 3

Please take a look at the sporting clubs available in Term 3 with your child and sign them up starting tomorrow, Friday 15 March at 8 pm. Note that our Year 5 and 6 Cricket Club starts straight after the Easter holidays on Tuesday 9 April. Last year, we won the HKPSSA Cricket Championships and so we would like to defend our title. You never know if this could be the start of a cricket success story like our former Kennedy student Jhathavedh Subramanyan (graduated in June 2010), Please see here for more details on this story.

Term 3 Staff-Run After School Clubs

Registration for staff-run after school activities for next term will open this evening, Friday 15 March at 8.00 pm. All registration will take place on Gateway. Please see the following important notes before registering:

Registration for a club is complete when payment is made on the epayment system.

● Please note that activities and fees are for one term only. You must register every term for an activity. Some activities are offered in both Term 2 & Term 3 (for example. Orchestra and Battle of the Books) and you must register your child for activities each term, unless specified otherwise.

● Please note we are unable to accommodate any late registrations or extend club sizes. Please be sure to register promptly for any clubs for your child(ren).

● Some clubs are “Invitation only”. If you are interested in those activities or if you have any questions about registration for those activities, please contact the teacher in charge.

● Please note the start and end dates of the activity and the equipment needed. No reminders will be sent about these.

● There is no school bus service for after school activities.

For guidance on how to register for activities using Gateway, please review this document, or click on the Help button on Gateway.

Guidance for Parent Sign Up of Activities

Hot Lunch Service Survey

To gain a better understanding of how our hot lunch service has been received, Zebratasty has created a 2-minute survey, which we hope you can help complete. The survey is open from today until 24 March 2024, which coincides with the April 2024 hot lunch order window. Parents are encouraged to complete the survey and order for April's hot lunch at the same time.

Link to survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/zebratasty_KS_hotlunch_March2024.

Link to April 2024 hot lunch order: https://zebratasty.h1.hotlunchonline.net/

The results will be analyzed and form part of our review as we continue our efforts to develop and improve our service.

PTA Coffee Morning

Mark your calendar, and join us for a casual get-together over coffee on Friday, 12 April at 8:30 am for an hour. Special invitation to new parents who just joined Kennedy School this year. Please register your intention to come to the coffee morning by signing up here.

PTA Office Renovation- Calling for Ideas and help

The PTA is renovating the office into a community space. Please feel free to visit the office to share your ideas or let us know if you have any furniture to donate. We also invite parent volunteers with design experience to help with the renovation and office design. Please contact pta@kennedykidshk.com if you would like to help.

2nd-Hand Uniforms

It’s time for a spring clean! Donate your gently used uniforms by dropping them off at the PTA office or Reception. We are accepting current-style uniforms in good condition only. Thank you for your contribution to sustainability and for supporting the school community.

PTA Office Hours

The PTA is now open by appointment only until further notice.

Please email Cindy at pta@kennedy.edu.hk if you wish to enquire about our very limited supply of second hand uniforms available.

1. Chinese Weekly Learning Notices Links

   1. Year 1

   2. Year 2

   3. Year 3

   4. Year 4

   5. Year 5

   6. Year 6

2. Yearbook 2023-24 Order - go to Gateway and sign the enotice by 17 May 2024.

3. School Uniform Guide

4. School Uniform Shop

5. Inclement Weather Procedures

6. Kennedy School Calendar 2023-24

7. Kennedy School Draft Calendar 2024- 25 (Draft)