Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Home Learning Tomorrow - 6 September

EDB has announced school closures tomorrow (Friday 6 September) to ensure student safety. Please stay safe! Your child’s teacher will send an APP message before 8.00 am with the learning for the day and the times for the Zoom Check-ins which will take place 2 times during the day. Teachers of the older students will also communicate directly with the students via email.

You may wish to take advantage of this time to work on your Mid Autumn family recycled lantern competition submissions together as a family. The deadline for entries is Monday 9 September.

Parent Workshops

We are planning a series of parent workshops this year. To ensure they are valuable, we would like your input. Please take a few minutes to fill out this short survey. Your feedback will help us tailor the workshops to your specific needs. Thank you!

Warm regards,
Brenda
顧仁達

Home School Media Agreements

The children and staff have been working hard to set expectations for the year ahead. As part of this process, and with interactive one-to-one devices from Year 3-6, updated ‘Home School Media Agreements’ are being shared between students, teachers and parents in these year groups in order to understand our responsibilities as respectful digital citizens.

In phase assemblies this week, children have been learning through the theme of ‘Respect’. In support of our Home School Media Agreements, we encourage children to ‘be engaged’ in their academic focus. Therefore, personal devices with internet access (e.g. mobile phones and smart watches) are actively encouraged not to be brought into school and we ask that everyone respects the expectations.

Kennedy will follow the ESF Digital Citizenship Framework throughout the year to stay safe, balanced, keep informed and engaged in order to be responsible and respectful digital citizens.

Staff-Run Extracurricular Activities (ECAs) Information

Staff-run ECAs got off to a good start this week. It is nice to see so many students actively involved in a variety of sporting activities in the mornings and afternoon. Thank you to all of the staff involved for providing these healthy learning experiences.

Unfortunately due to the weather, we had to cancel all ECAs today. We aim to give everyone as much notice as possible if there is a need to cancel any of our clubs. Going forward, we will let everyone know by 6.15 am on the morning of a before school club if it needs to be cancelled.
Most of our ECA sports clubs are now full but there are still some spaces left in the Year 5/6 girls football club on Thursday mornings. The girls football programme is continuing to grow and is something we are very proud of. Please get in touch with me at pcrompton@kennedy.edu.hk if you would like to register your daughter for the club.

Kennedy Swimming 

This is next week's swimming schedule:

Complete Term 1 Swimming Timetable 

Volunteers and Vendors for the EVENT of the YEAR

Our MAIN EVENT OF THE YEAR, THE FESTIVE FAIR is on 15th November.

We are now open for Vendor opportunities. Click here to register your interest in being a vendor.

We are creating a volunteer committee and have many roles to fill. Please email pta@kennedy.edu.hk to volunteer.

Love TO BAKE?

We are always looking for baking volunteers for our coffee mornings. If you love baking and want to donate your baked/cooked goods for our coffee morning on 11 September, please let us know. pta@kennedy.edu.hk

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!

Hot Lunches with Zebratasty

The order window for October 2024 meals is open till 24 September. Orders placed after this date will incur late fees of $8 per meal.

Separately, sick leave cancellation has to reach Zebratasty before 8:00 am that day.

Register/edit your hot lunches here

Pre-Loved Uniforms

Thank you so much for all your preloved uniforms. We look forward to receiving more, so please drop them into “The Space by the PTA” and come and take a look at our ever growing preloved collection.

Reuse, reduce, recycle.

PTA Opening Hours

Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 8:15 am-12:15 pm or by appointment. Contact us on PTA@kennedy.edu.hk for enquiries or to appointment.

1. Chinese Weekly Learning Links:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

2. Term 1 Swimming Schedule

3. School Calendar 2024/25

4. Inclement Weather Procedures

5. Hot Lunch Service

6. Start of school Medical reminders letter

7. School Uniform Guide

8. School Uniform Shop