Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Celebrating Dance

What a treat it was to see our talented Kennedy School students perform at the ESF Festival of Dance concert last night at West Island School! The evening was an impressive display of storytelling through dance, showcasing amazing talent from our primary schools, Jockey Club Sarah Roe School, and our secondary schools. It was inspiring to watch our students embrace dance as an art form and a means of creative expression. A huge congratulations to Mr Tang, our Expressive Arts teacher, for his outstanding choreography and rehearsals. We are also grateful to Mr Ron for his invaluable support in helping the children prepare for such a polished performance.

Our incredible cheerleading dance group brought their energy and excitement to all three assemblies this week! Mr. Crompton guided us through their impressive learning journey, culminating in a fantastic live performance. The routine was a blend of gymnastics, lifts, poses, and superb dance moves. It was so much fun to watch, and we're sure many students are now eager to join the Spirit Dance and Movement Club when it's offered again!

ESF Stakeholder Survey

In March 2025, all ESF stakeholders were invited to participate in the annual stakeholder survey. The survey was designed to help us better understand what we are doing well here at Kennedy School and what more we might be able to do to provide an even better education for our students.

The questions included a suite of scale response questions and two open-ended questions. The open-ended questions provided an opportunity for stakeholders to share what they think the school is doing well, as well as what could be improved.

The slides linked here summarise the survey results, with a single number being shown for each statement. This number is the total percentage of agree / strongly agree responses. In addition, a short summary of some of the themes emerging from the two open-ended questions is shared.

We are committed as a school to helping every student to be the best they can be, and the views of stakeholders, as communicated through the survey, will be used to inform our future planning.

Thank you for taking the time to respond to the survey.

Feedback on Lockdown Drill

On Monday, we successfully completed our lockdown drill. The students were calm and sensible and the teachers were impressed.

Year 6 Exhibition

Our Year 6s are hard at work preparing for their final exhibition at Kennedy School on 18 June. Many of them are taking action to support different causes. We will be collecting until Friday 13 June. Please have a look at this folder to explore and support their endeavours.

Kind regards,

Brenda
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Swimming Timetable

The last day of the swimming programme is on Monday 16 June. Please see Monday’s session times below:

For the complete swimming lesson schedule please see the Term 3 timetable here.

Year 4 Swim Gala Updates - Friday 20 June

We look forward to welcoming as many parents as possible to the Year 4 Swim Gala on Friday 20 June from 9.00 to 12 noon at HKU Stanley Ho Swimming Pool. Parents should go directly to the spectator area on the balcony with a great view of the finish line between 8.45 to 9.00 am.

All the Year 4 students will swim on the day in events selected by the swim coaches based on their abilities shown in this term's swimming block.

The Year 6 Swim Squad will also showcase their swimming skills between 10.20 to 11.00 am. Parents of the Year 6 Swim Squad may come to watch the children swim at this time.

Please note that as students will be scoring points for their House, it will be helpful if the swimmers wear swim hats in their House colours.

Please see the information booklet below for a full rundown of the event:

Year 4 Swim Gala Information Booklet

Sports Teams News

We took two strong boys and girls teams to the HKPSSA Aquathon Challenge last Saturday at ESF KGV School. They demonstrated their hard work and sportsmanship throughout the event, which was fantastic! Big thank you goes to everyone for their dedication and commitment to the training sessions led by Mr Bogaerde and our swim coaches this year.

Well done to all our Kennedy Aquathon athletes for their incredible efforts and teamwork this term. Please see the collated results for our Aquathon teams at Kellett and KGV here.

Cricket Friendly Match

Last Thursday, our 3 Kennedy Cricket teams (A, B and C) played friendly matches against ESF Glenealy School. We had some very close matches with our A team losing by 21 runs, our B team winning by 15 runs and our C team losing by 14 runs. Thank you to Mr Lynch and Mr Kruger for your support with training our girls and boys to play in competitive matches. Our batting, bowling and fielding skills have really improved in the time that our players have trained together, and this together with our Kennedy team spirit makes our teams so successful.

Go Year 6 Footballers!

Tomorrow (weather permitting), Year 6 boys and girl footballers will play in friendly football matches against Year 7 students from West Island School.These matches will take place on HKU Pitch 1 from 9.00 to 10.15 am. Parents and caregivers are welcome to come along and support the students. Good luck to our 4 teams!

Good luck Kennedy Cheer Squad

Our Dance and Movement Club will have now finished their training and are prepared for their final performance at ESF Glenealy School next week. Thank you to all of the staff who have given up their time to help to provide the fantastic sporting opportunities we offer at our school. Go Kennedy!

Congratulations Rikiya!

Well done to budding footballer Rikya Kikutake (5M) whose team, Japanese Football Club, won the ASA Cup football championship! It was a great experience for him, and we are all very proud of his achievement.

If you are keen to find out more about the "Advocating for Your Child" workshop conducted by an external organisation on Saturday 14 June 2025, please click here for more information.

Thank you to our 2024/25 Class Parents!

As the school year winds down, we gathered on Wednesday to celebrate our incredible Class Parents with a delightful coffee morning. It was our final PTA coffee event of the year and a chance to thank these amazing volunteers for being so helpful to our community.

Class Parents are unsung heroes, tackling questions, keeping organised and helping out so many families. Thank you all for your generosity, commitment, and kindness.

Want to be a class parent next year? It’s a fun and rewarding role! Please express your interest here:

2024/25 Whatsapp Class Group Chats - CLOSING DATE

We will be closing the Whatsapp class group chats for this academic year on Friday 27 June, the last day of school. Please save any contacts or information needed before this date. You will receive a QR code for your new class Whatsapp in the new academic year.

Calling All Bakers & Cooks! We need goodies for Year 1 Coffee Mornings
Our tummies are already rumbling just thinking about the delicious treats that were made for our staff appreciation event!

Each year, we host welcome coffee mornings to help Year 1s parents settle in and feel at ease in our community. We love to offer refreshments to make the experience even more inviting.

We are reaching out to find volunteers to bake or cook for these events on Wednesday and Thursday 13 and 14 August.

Your homemade goodies would truly add an extra touch of warmth and sparkle to these special mornings. If you're able to help, please fill out the form so we can work together to create a memorable first day for the parents too. Form Here

Interested in volunteering for the 2025/26 school year events? Sign up to our whatsapp volunteer chat  for events in the new school year.

(This app will only be used to broadcast events to find volunteers. Not to continue planning events.)

Preloved Uniform Collection is always needed - Drop your preloved uniform to “The Space by the PTA.” or at the drop box in the reception.

Last Chance Farewell, Year 6! Keepsakes Available As we prepare to say goodbye to our Year 6 students, we want to make sure they carry a piece of their time here with them. Don’t forget to grab your Kennedy School Lion Rock Press ferry or taxi and mugs—they’re a lovely memento of their special time at Kennedy School. Order deadline: Friday 13 June.

Order your keepsake here.

PTA Office Hours

Our PTA office is open Monday to Thursday from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. If you need to reach us, feel free to email PTA@kennedy.edu.hk or call 2579 5699.

ESF Art Exhibition 2025: A Celebration of Generations

Join us in celebrating the talent and imagination of our amazing students at the upcoming ESF Art Exhibition 2025. This year’s exhibition explores the theme Generations, inviting students from across our 22 schools - from K1 to Year 13 - to reflect on the people who shape our lives. Through painting, sculpture, mixed media and more, our children will create work that celebrates connection, continuity and the creativity that links one generation to the next. The venue address is Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central. The exhibition runs from 19 - 22 June (10am until 7pm daily) and 10am - 4pm on 22 June.

Everyone is welcome and admission is free. For more information, call 2574 2351.

1. Bus Service Overview & FAQs (NEW)

2. Birthday Book ordering

3. Chinese Weekly Learning Links:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

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

• Login: Your child’s school email address

• Password: KSbooks1

5. Gateway Log-in

6. About the Hot Lunch Service

7. Order Hot Lunches here

8. Inclement Weather Procedures

9. Kennedy School Annual Report 2023-24

10. Kennedy Today Newspaper

11. Parent Information Workshop Series

12. Seesaw Log-in

13. School Calendar 2025/26 (Updated)

14. School Uniform Guide

15. School Uniform Shop

16. Snapshots of Learning Links

Year 1, Year 2( unit 1 unit 2 unit 4 unit 5, unit 6)

Year 3 (unit 1 unit 2 unit 3), Year 4

Year 5, Year 6 (unit 1 unit 2 unit 3)