Archive Index
Newsletter: Thursday 7 November 2024
Messages from Brenda
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Outdoor Education
Year 4 and 5 have now completed their outdoor camping experiences with huge success. A big thanks to Rudi Dray for his organisation and participation in both camps! Also a huge thanks to Matt King (Year 4 leader) and Colleen Osborne (Year 5 leader) who led the camps superbly along with enthusiastic school staff who went the extra mile!
We have many trips planned to enrich student learning over the next few weeks - Year 2s to Road Safety Town, Year 3s to Hong Kong Park, Year 5s to Mui Wo and Year 6s to camp.
Diwali Celebrations and Sharing
We had wonderful Diwali assemblies this week with staff and student performances. This was a wonderful opportunity to learn about this special celebration and to showcase the talents of our students.
Festive Fair
Please read the information below in the PTA section. We look forward to seeing you for an evening of fun, entertainment, shopping and delicious food. Don’t miss this amazing community event where we all come together to celebrate the Kennedy School family.
Parent Information Workshops
We have a great range of parent information workshops coming up. Please mark the dates in your diary and bookmark this link. It will be updated regularly with zoom links and information.
Parent Information Workshop Series
The first Zoom session will be next Tuesday 12 November and the focus will be on how we teach Reading and Writing in Years 1-3 and how you can support your child at home. This will be followed by a zoom conversation about smartphones and smart device on 28 November where we reflect on the popular book “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt. During the talk, we will share the results from our recent survey titled "Smart Devices in the Kennedy Community" and review the main ideas of the book and some other viewpoints in the space. We hope to see many of you online then!
Parent Consultations
Look out for an APP message from us on Monday about booking online parent consultations.
School Calendar 2025/26
Please see attached for a draft of the school calendar for next year to help with your planning.
Have a lovely weekend,
Warm regards,
Brenda
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Brenda Cook (bcook@kennedy.edu.hk)
Important Dates
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DATE |
NOVEMBER |
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12 |
Parent Information Workshop Series - Learning about Reading and Writing for Years 1-3 (6.00 to 7.00. pm) |
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15 |
Festive Fair (6.00 to 8.30 pm) |
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22 |
Deadline for sign-ups for Parent Teacher Appointments |
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28 |
Parent Information Workshop Series - Smartphone and Device Usage. Book discussion of "The Anxious Generation" (6.00 to 7.00 pm) |
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29 |
Dress Up Day - Led by Year 2 |
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25 Nov to 6 Dec |
Parent Teacher Appointments |
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DECEMBER |
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3 |
Influenza Immunisation |
General
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DATE |
YEAR 1 |
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26 Nov |
DTaP-IPV Immunisation |
General
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DATE |
YEAR 2 |
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8 Nov |
Trip to Road Safety Town - 2D |
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11 Nov |
Trip to Road Safety Town - 2M |
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15 Nov |
Trip to Road Safety Town - 2J |
General
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DATE |
YEAR 3 |
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11 Nov |
Year 3 Trip to Hong Kong Park - 3T, 3W |
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12 Nov |
Year 3 Trip to Hong Kong Park - 3H |
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14 Nov |
Year 3 Trip to Hong Kong Park - 3N, 3L |
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27 Nov |
Year 3 Chinese Assembly for parents (8.30 to 9.00 am) |
General
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DATE |
YEAR 5 |
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18 Nov |
Mui Wo Trip - 5O |
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21 Nov |
Mui Wo Trip - 5P |
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22 Nov |
Mui Wo Trip - 5F |
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25 Nov |
Mui Wo Trip - 5M |
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5 Dec |
Mui Wo Trip - 5S |
General
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DATE |
YEAR 6 |
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18 to 21 Nov |
Year 6 Camp |
Festive Fair Updates
Festive Fair Entry Tickets
With only one week to go, don’t forget to buy your Entry Tickets for the Festive Fair on Friday 15 November! Advance entry tickets give you automatic entry to the lucky draw with amazing gifts to be won! Winners will be announced after the event.
Prices are: $50 per adult. Free for children under 12.
Advance Ticket sales extended to Sunday 10 Nov 2024.
Coupon Books
Why Q? Skip the queues and pre-buy your coupon books at $200 per booklet. These can be spent at many PTA stalls. See map below!
Place your orders by signing the e-notice on the ESF App or on Gateway.
Please note that:
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Electronic Entry Tickets and guest information packs will be emailed to you on Tuesday, 12 November.
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Physical Coupon books will be sent home in your child's backpack on Wednesday, 13 November.
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Festive Fair Floor Plan
The Fair is developing beautifully.
Here’s a Sneak Peek.
Last call for Donations
8 days left before the Fair, we are putting one last call out for donations. Please bring them in by Friday 8 November:
Toys
Lego
Children’s books
Wrapping Paper
Beads
Buttons
Volunteers for the Fair
Please help us run the FESTIVE FAIR smoothly by giving up just an hour of your time. See link below for the list of opportunities. Each shift will last 1 hour and we ask you to arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled time for a handover.
Thank you for volunteering!
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 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.
Games and Football
Games
All students across the school have now experienced their first Games session at Kennedy.
Please remember that on your child’s Games day the students need to wear their PE kit the whole day, just as in PE. The weather is still quite hot on the astroturf pitches so please ensure that your child has a hat and water bottle.
Games schedule for each year group:
Congratulations Kennedy Footballers
Yesterday, we took 4 football teams to the HKPSSA Football Tournament at Tseung Kwan O Football Training Centre. Our 2 boys and 2 girls teams performed brilliantly and played with great spirit on the day.
Our boys A team were crowned A grade champions after a thrilling penalty shoot out against Chinese International School (CIS) in the final. The boys B team were also undefeated and were comfortable champions of the B grade tournament.
The girls A team also made the final and lost narrowly in a close match also against CIS. Our girls B team also gained valuable experience of tournament football for the first time which will bode well for the future.
Thank you to all of the coaches for your help in training our players and for your preparation and efforts on the day, the early morning football training is definitely reaping the benefits.
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Mr Paul Crompton (pcrompton@kennedy.edu.hk)
Useful Forms & Links
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Chinese Weekly Learning Links:
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eLibrary platform (For Years 4,5,6)
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Login: Your child’s school email address
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Password: KSbooks1
