Messages from Debbie Sheward

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Camps have started!

Our Year 5 students headed off to camp on Wednesday and have been having a wonderful time experiencing new things, connecting with each other and enjoying the beautiful weather we have been having. We look forward to welcoming them back to school tomorrow and hearing all about their adventures. Year 4 are off for their first residential camp next week and we are sure they will have an amazing time too.

Fun-O-Ween

There was much excitement at school this morning as everyone arrived dressed in their Fun-O-Ween outfits. Have a look at the album to see what students came dressed as. Happy Fun-o-ween everyone!

Fun-o-ween Photo Album

Box of Hope

We would like to send a huge thank you to our school community for the massive effort given to help us organise Box Of Hope. The students enjoyed packing their own boxes and helping others. The Cub Scouts did a terrific job sorting out donations and worked extremely hard. Thank you to all parents who came and helped with the drive, and also to everyone sending in many items at the last minute to fill unforeseen gaps. The PTA also supported the drive at every stage. It’s been a wonderful whole school community drive and these boxes will make a huge difference to families who live in very difficult circumstances here in Hong Kong and abroad. Thank you to everyone!

Thank you again for your continued support.

Warm regards,
Debbie

Important Dates

DATE	NOVEMBER
7	Diwali Dress Up
15	Festive Fair (6.00 to 8.30 pm)
29	Dress Up Day - Led by Year 2
	DECEMBER
3	Influenza immunisation

General

DATE	YEAR 1
26 Nov	DTaP-IPV Immunisation

General

DATE	YEAR 2
4 Nov	Trip to Road Safety Town - 2R
6 Nov	Trip to Road Safety Town - 2I
8 Nov	Trip to Road Safety Town - 2D
11 Nov	Trip to Road Safety Town - 2M
15 Nov	Trip to Road Safety Town - 2J

General

DATE	YEAR 3
11 Nov	Year 3 Trip to Hong Kong Park - 3T, 3W
12 Nov	Year 3 Trip to Hong Kong Park - 3H
14 Nov	Year 3 Trip to Hong Kong Park - 3N, 3L
27 Nov	Year 3 Chinese Assembly for parents (8.30 to 9.00 am)

 

 

General

DATE	YEAR 4
4-5 Nov	Year 4 Camp

General

DATE	YEAR 5
30 Oct - 1 Nov	Year 5 Camp
18 Nov	Mui Wo Trip - 5O
21 Nov	Mui Wo Trip - 5P
22 Nov	Mui Wo Trip - 5F
25 Nov	Mui Wo Trip - 5M
5 Dec	Mui Wo Trip - 5S

General

DATE	YEAR 6
5 Nov	Year 6 Camp Webinar (6.00 pm)
18 to 21 Nov	Year 6 Camp

Games, Running Club, Netball and Football

Games is here!

Our Year 4 and Year 6 students are kicking off the Kennedy Games programme this week and the rest of school will start their Games sessions next week.

Games is a fantastic opportunity for your child to learn and develop their gross motor skills, team work and sporting ability through taking part in a wide variety of sports and fun physical activities.

Please see the reminders below about what your child needs to be ready for Games.

• Please ensure that your child has a hat and water bottle as the weather is still very warm.

• Games is taught by the class teachers, PE teachers and also with specialist sports coaches in upper years.

• On Games days, students will need to wear their PE kit the whole day.

• The Kennedy Games programme will run until the end of Term 2.

Please mark your calendar with the following Games schedule for each year group:

Year 1 - Every Tuesday starting on 5th November

Year 2 - Every Tuesday starting on 5th November

Year 3 - Every Wednesday starting on 6th November

Year 4 - Every Thursday starting on 31st October

Year 5 - Every Friday starting on 8th November

Year 6 - Every Friday starting on 1st November

 

Running Club

Students in Year 4 to Year 6 are enjoying being put through their paces in the morning running club on the track at HKU. Our students are developing their endurance and agility in the training sessions. Training starts at 7.15 am on the track - apart from next Wed, 6 November - when we will be running along the seawall behind HKU. If you are interested in registering your child for the running club please inform myself and Mrs Badri (tbadri@kennedy.edu.hk).

Meet Up location for Running Club on Wednesday 6 November:

Well done Netballers!

This week our Kennedy netball Team performed really well in the second round of friendly fixtures against other Hong Kong Island Schools. Our team played five matches in total and won against Bradbury & Glenealy and lost against CIS, Kellett & QBS.

Thank you to Mrs Wood and coach Emily for their time and efforts in training the team.

 

Good luck to our Year 5/6 boys and girls football teams next week

Next Wednesday, we will take 4 football teams to TKO Training Centre as our 2 boys and 2 girls teams take part in the HKPSSA Football Tournament. This promises to be an exciting day of action for our students. Thank you to all of the coaches for your help in training our players.

Alumni News

Many families may remember Olivia Hyde (sister of Laurence Hyde), who graduated from Kennedy School two years ago. She has been performing as a soloist for many years now.

 

We are so excited to share with you that Olivia will be a soloist at the performance of “The Snowman and The Bear” with City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong on 21 December 2024.

She has also been selected as an ambassador for the Organisation Lumi Voce, which inspires and educates young people to protect wildlife and biodiversity through the power of music, arts, and education. Well done Olivia!

Festive Fair Updates

 

All the Fun of the Fair

Entry Tickets - Don’t forget to buy advance entry tickets for the Festive Fair which give you automatic entry to the lucky draw with amazing gifts to be won!

Prices are: $50 per adult. Free for children under 12.

Coupon Books - You can also pre-buy your coupon books at $200 per booklet which you can spend at all PTA stalls. The coupon books will be distributed on Wednesday 13 November and placed in your children’s school bag.

Place your orders on by signing the e-notice on the ESF App or on Gateway. 

 

Festive Shopping.

See below for a little sneak peek of some vendors that will be at the fair.

We will send you the full lineup once confirmed. There will be other 20+ vendors including Jashan’s authentic Indian Cuisine, and Chickpeas scrumptious wraps.

You can use Payme, Octopus, or cash in our Vendor hall.

NEW this year - PTA Chinese Noodle Shop at Festive Fair

This year, the PTA will host a Chinese Noodle stall (Old Beijing Zha Jiang Mian 老北京炸酱面) donated and run by a 3H parent Yanni Zhang, who is from Beijing. She (and we) are so excited to bring the authentic taste of Zha Jiang Mian to Kennedy School. We thank Yanni for her generosity and are very excited to taste her delicious noodles.

Last call for Donations

With only two weeks left before the Fair, we want to send a last call out for donations:

• Toys
• Lego
• Children’s books
• Wrapping Paper
• Beads
• Buttons
• Tin Cans (washed and labels removed)

Please bring them to the PTA By Friday 8 November!

Volunteers for the Festive Fair

See link below for the list of opportunities to help make the Festive Fair a success! Each shift will last 1 hour and we ask you to arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled time for a handover. If you need to change your shift after signing up, please get in touch.

Thank you for volunteering!

Volunteer Sign up

 

Festive Fair Accessibility

If anyone in your family requires specific accommodations for accessing our Festive Fair, or concerns around accessibility, please get in touch so that we can support. Please contact Cruz Macalligan at cruz.macalligan@gmail.com.

 

Festive Fair Quiet Room

This year, we will have a Quiet Room for children or adults who need to step away from the main action. It will have some quiet sensory activities, we recommend bringing ear defenders if you require them for the fair. To help us plan, we would appreciate pre-registering if you foresee anyone in your family, including siblings from outside of KS, who may need to spend time in this room.

Registration for Quiet Room: Sign Up

 

New PTA Opening Hours

The PTA office will be staffed from Monday to Friday 8.15 am to 12.15 pm for the next two weeks or by appointment. Contact us on PTA@kennedy.edu.hk for enquiries or to book appointments at other times.

 

Useful Forms & Links

1. Chinese Weekly Learning Links:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

2. School Calendar 2024/25

3. Inclement Weather Procedures

4. Hot Lunch Service

5. School Uniform Guide

6. School Uniform Shop

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

• Login: Your child’s school email address

• Password: KSbooks1