Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Celebration of Learning

Thank you to all our amazing families for making yesterday's Learning Celebration and 3-Way Conference such a success! It was wonderful to see so many families engaged in their children's learning and exploring the school campus together.

This event showcased the warm and inclusive culture we are so proud of at Kennedy School. It is always a pleasure to see families so happy and involved in our school community.

We value your input and would love to hear your thoughts on yesterday's event. Please take a moment to complete this short feedback form.

Upcoming Dates

• Mid-Term Break: Please note that school will close at the usual time on Friday, October 4th. Students will return on Tuesday, October 15th.

• PTA AGM: We invite all families to attend the PTA Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, October 15th, from 5.00 -6.00 PM. For more information, please refer to the PTA section below.

We look forward to your continued support and involvement in the Kennedy School community.

Warm regards,
Brenda
顧仁達

Clubs starting after mid-term break

We look forward to starting two new clubs after the holiday. On Wednesday mornings, we will begin the pre-season running and multi-sports clubs.

Running Club

Registered students in the running club should meet at the running track at HKU in their Kennedy PE kit at 7.15 am with all of their belongings ready for the school day. After the session finishes, we will all come back to school together in time for the regular school day. This club is available for Year 4-6 students and there are still limited spaces available. Please contact me if you would like your child to join the club at pcrompton@kennedy.edu.hk.

Multi-Sports Club

Year 2/3 multi-sports club will also start on Wednesday’s 3.00 to 4.00 pm after the holiday. Registered students should meet outside the gym in their sports kit ready to participate. As this club is aimed at our younger students, we will play a wide variety of ball games including football, basketball, netball dodgeball, benchball, castleball and many more. This club is full.

Let’s Go Girls!

We are very pleased to see an increase in girls' participation in our morning sports clubs. Our Year 5 and 6 girls team are training well for the upcoming Peak School Girls Football Tournament on Saturday 19th October. If you would like your daughter to take part please get in touch to register for the club.

Swimming Messages

Year 6 Swim Gala

On Friday 18th October, we are very proud and excited to host our Year 6 swimming gala this year and look forward to an exciting morning of swimming participation, competition and house rivalry. The swimming gala is part of the Year 6 swimming programme run by Aquakidz in close co-operation with the PE Department.

All Year 6 parents are invited to come and watch the Year 6 Swim Gala at HKU Stanley Ho Swimming Pool. The students have been selected for their races based on their abilities shown in this term's swimming block as recommended by the Aquakidz swim coaches. Races will take place from approximately 9.00 am to 12.15 pm.

As the students are scoring points for their House, we are encouraging the students to wear swim hats in their House colours. The race list is being finalised and will be shared with the students after the holidays.

Students will wear their regular swimming suit and long hair must be tied up. Students will need a snack, water bottle and towel. Sunscreen should be applied before school.

Kennedy Swimming lessons

Please remember that your child’s water safety swim lesson will take place in your child’s final swim session of this term. Please look carefully at the swimming schedule for the last two weeks of swimming as this involves make-up sessions for lessons cancelled because of bad weather. Some classes will be swimming on different days and times from their usual session.

Water safety is a very important component of our swimming programme where the students are introduced to how it feels to be fully clothed when swimming. The children will also experience basic life-saving techniques to help them if they fall into a body of water.

The programme is designed to allow the students to experience how their swimming ability may change when in water with heavier clothes on. They will experience changes in the way they float, how much more tired they become as well as survival techniques to use IF they were to be in the water fully clothed, such as falling off a boat, being caught in a flash flood, accidentally falling into a pool, etc.

Students need to bring in the following clothes IN ADDITION to their usual swim kit:

Year 2: white T-shirt (for the first lesson of the week only)

Year 3 & 4: light coloured baggy shorts and white long sleeved T-shirt

Year 5 & 6: light coloured tracksuit/pyjama bottoms and white long sleeved T-shirt.

Only white or light coloured clothing will be permitted in the pool as dark colours react with the chlorine.

STUDENTS WILL BE UNDER STRICT SUPERVISION BY EXPERIENCED AND FULLY ACCREDITED TEACHERS  FROM  AQUAKIDZ AT ALL TIMES.

Please refer to the swimming timetable to ensure your child is prepared on the correct day.

The final two weeks of swimming schedule:

Complete Term 1 Swimming Timetable

Thank you Mr Tse

This week in PE, we say goodbye to our student teacher Kai Cho Tse. Mr Tse has completed his final block of teaching from the University of Sunderland and has made a big impression on our students. Thank you Kai Cho for all of your efforts in helping to promote active healthy lifestyles in our students. We wish you good luck for the future!

Coffee Morning

We held a wonderful Coffee Morning last Friday. Many of you met other parents and discussed lots of ideas of what you would like to see at the Coffee Mornings. We are curating these ideas and will feed back to you after the term break. We thank Tasneem Badri for her refresher information on Gateway. If you have any questions about Gateway, please email epayment@kennedy.edu.hk.

Join Us for the PTA Annual General Meeting 15 October

The AGM is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about how the PTA is organised. We need at least 20 attendees to join. Please sign up to attend the AGM here. We look forward to seeing many of you there!

Festive Fair News

We have had a lot of good quality books and Lego coming in for donations, do please keep this going. It’s a great way for the PTA to raise money for the extras we have at school.

Volunteers and Vendors for the EVENT of the YEAR

Vendor application closes on the 15th October - do miss the chance to be a vendor at the Biggest event of our year.

Click here to register.

We are also looking for volunteers for the fair and have many exciting roles. Do complete the same form here to volunteer. You can also join our whatsapp volunteer list for the Festive Fair and many other exciting events.

Click to join the Whatsapp Volunteer Chat OR here:

New PTA Opening Hours

We are now closed on a Monday, opening Tuesday to Friday 8.15 am to 12.15 pm or by appointment. Contact us on PTA@kennedy.edu.hk for enquiries or to book appointments at other times.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are pleased to inform you that, in collaboration with the ESF Centre, we are currently exploring the possibility of offering French mother tongue extracurricular classes for native students of Years 1-6 whose French is a language spoken at home.

Further to the below details regarding the course, we would be grateful if you could confirm your interest or seek further information by replying in English or French to Mr Benoit Bardin, First Language Coordinator, by Monday, 14 October 2024: benoit.bardin@esfcentre.edu.hk

With thanks and warm regards.

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Course details:

• French mother tongue classes will be held after 3:00 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays on the school campus and will last 90 minutes. They will combine native francophone students from different year groups and will be taught by a qualified teacher.

• Class start: October or November 2024 (exact date to be confirmed).

• A minimum of 3 students is required to start a class.

• Fees: 600 HK$ / Student / 90-minute class. The number of lessons in Term 1 will be calculated based on the course's starting date.

• Payment will be made through the ESF Centre on a term basis, following the school's academic calendar for 2024-2025.

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

9. ​eLibrary platform (For Years 4,5,6)

• Login: Your child’s school email address

• Password: KSbooks1