Dear Parents and Caregivers,

What an unpredictable week it has been weather-wise, culminating in the red rain signal on Tuesday afternoon. We were so impressed with the students who followed our instructions immediately, stayed calm and well behaved whilst swifty moving to buses and other areas of the school at the close of day. Many thanks to the parents and caregivers who made special arrangements to pick up their children. We appreciate your partnership.

Year 6 Exhibition

Our Year 6 students are in the middle of their PYP exhibition and they are inquiring deeply into a passion or area of interest and taking action to make a difference. The support of the community is vital for students to see that they can advocate for change or take direct or indirect action to make a difference in an area of their choice. Please click on this link, which will take you to a folder with student action requests. This folder will be updated weekly, so please check back on Fridays to see what new requests there are. Any support you can give would be greatly appreciated.

Dress-Up Day Tomorrow (24 May)

We look forward to seeing everyone in their favourite outfits tomorrow! We recommend a donation of $20 which will go to supporting the Year 1s.

The New Playground is Opening Tomorrow!

A small-scale opening ceremony will be held on Friday morning to officially ‘cut the ribbon’ to open the new Adventure Playground. PTA members and other parents who were involved in the design process have been invited along with the Year 2 children and staff.

The playground has been designed primarily for the Year 1 and 2 students. However, all students will get to use the playground as part of PE lessons and as a learning environment, outside of regular break times.

It is a super exciting addition to Kennedy School. Thank you for supporting PTA events over the years as these donations have helped to part-fund the project! It’s been a great community project. Photos to come!

Kind regards,

Brenda
顧仁達
Principal

This week, James Thomson-Sakhrani from the Amber Foundation spoke to Year 5/6 students about how small acts of charity can help people in need. The foundation runs The Toiletries Project which collects airline amenity kits and hotel toiletries for vulnerable people in Hong Kong.

To support this charity, a donation box has been placed in reception to collect unused hotel and flight toiletries. The box will remain in place till Tuesday, 11 June 2024.

Read more about the foundation here: https://www.theamberfoundation.org/the-toiletries-project

After-School Sports Clubs

Next week (27-31 May) will be the final week for after-school sports clubs except for swimming which will finish on Wednesday 5th June.

Also, we will be welcoming ESF Glenealy School to play friendly matches against our Year 4 /5 Football Club (this week) and our Year 4-6 Cricket Club (next week).

Swimming

The first ever Year 4 Swim Gala will be held on the morning of Friday 7th June. Our swim coaches are currently assessing the students to ensure that the races our students will take part in will be at each student's swimming level.

Our regular swimming lessons continue until Friday 14th June.

Term 3 Swimming Schedule

Hello summer! In anticipation of the issues that come with hot and humid weather, please apply sunscreen and insect repellent on children before coming to school. Please read Nurse Brigette’s advice on how to apply these 2 items.

Applying sunscreen and insect repellent

Sunscreen and mosquito repellent are also available at school if students need a top-up during the day.

Year 2 VR Experience 

The Year 2s used the money raised during the whole school Rainbow Dress Up Day in February to learn about animal habitats. Many thanks to VR-Enlightenment for supporting their learning!

Kennedy School PTA merchandise

We have some gorgeous Kennedy School merchandise created in collaboration with Lion Rock Press. The full series includes:

1. Tram hanging decoration (sold out)

2. Taxi hanging decoration

3. Ferry hanging decoration

4. Mug

Order here for your unique pieces. Ordering closes 7th June. Contact PTA@kennedykidshk.com to order your special gift.

Pre-Loved Uniforms

We are in the process of acquiring a pre-loved uniform drop box, where we can drop any outgrown uniform to circulate back into school. In the meantime, if you do have any uniforms you would like to donate, please drop them into the PTA office so we can offer them for a small donation to other parents or use them in school projects. (The office is open most Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8.15 am to 3.00 pm.)The monies donated do come back into the school for any special activities arranged.

Reuse, reduce, recycle. 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT.

“Wear Your Favourite Outfit” Dress Up Day - Friday 24 May

The Year 1s have decided that the whole school should “Wear your favourite outfit” tomorrow. Please remember to send your child with a suggested minimum donation of $20 which will be collected as students arrive.

Hot Lunches

Tomorrow (24 May) is the deadline for June lunch registration. Please check your order by going to the order history page to ensure there are no duplicated orders on the same day.

Zebratasty Hot Lunch service

Join us in celebrating student creativity at our upcoming ESF Art Exhibition 2024

Colourful murals, imaginative sculptures and heartwarming portraits are just some of the amazing student creations featured in our ESF Art Exhibition 2024, which takes place at the prestigious arts venue Hong Kong City Hall in Central from 29 May until June 2.

This year’s theme - Faster, Higher, Stronger - was inspired by the upcoming Paris Olympics and is all about humans and their extraordinary power to achieve and strive to be the best they can be.

Across ESF, hundreds of our students from K1 to Year 13 have been hugely inspired and have created an outstanding collection of artwork spanning painting, digital art, photography, mixed media and more.

Don’t forget to visit the exhibits created by 18 Kennedy School students.

Kennedy School Artwork

The venue address is:

Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong City Hall,

5 Edinburgh Place, Central.

The exhibition runs from Wednesday, May 29 until Sunday, June 2 (10.00 am until 7.00 pm from 29 May - 1 June) - and 10.00 am until 4.00 pm on 2 June.

For more information, call 2574 2351. Please do join us for this wonderful celebration of our students’ creativity and talent.

1. E library platform (For Years 4,5,6)

Login: Your child’s school email address

Password: KSbooks1

2. Term 3 Swimming Schedule

3. Inclement Weather Procedures

4. Kennedy School Calendar 2023-24

5. Kennedy School FINAL Calendar 2024- 25 (NEW!)

6. Here are the Chinese Weekly Learning Notices Links for Term 3:

   1. Year 1 Weekly Learning Notice

   2. Year 2 Weekly Learning Notice

   3. Year 3 Weekly Learning Notice

   4. Year 4 Weekly Learning Notice

   5. Year 5 Weekly Learning Notice

   6. Year 6 Weekly Learning Notice

7. School Uniform Guide

8. School Uniform Shop