2024-25 Term 2 Primary ECA Sign-up Notice

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This email contains important information regarding Term 2 extracurricular activity (ECA) sign-up.

Key Dates:

Sign-up opens: Wednesday 20th November at 12pm
Sign-up closes: Wednesday 4th December at 3pm
Allocation Period: Wednesday 11th December to Friday 13th December
Term 2 ECAs will run from 13th January to 28th March 2025.

We strongly encourage you to submit your choices well before the deadline. Late submissions won’t be accepted.

ECA Sign-up and Management:

We will use SchoolsBuddy for ECA signups and allocations. Once ECA activities commence, please utilise the SchoolsBuddy Calendar to stay updated on your child’s scheduled events, including dates, times, and any changes.

A guide to SchoolsBuddy can be found Parents_Students Guide to SchoolsBuddy.

Automatic Enrollment for Year-Long ECAs:

If your child participated in the following year-long ECA programmes in Term 1, they will be automatically enrolled for Term 2:

(Please note that the ECAs listed below are currently at capacity and will not be accepting new join requests for Term 2. For further enquiries regarding these activities, please email the teachers directly.)

Y1–3 Singing (Miss Lau [email protected] )
Y3–6 Samba Drums (Mr Preddy [email protected])
Y3–4 Ukulele (Mr Preddy [email protected])
Y3–6 Chinese Drumming (Ms Ciric [email protected])
Y5–6 Ukulele (Ms Ciric [email protected])
Y3–6 String Orchestra (Mr Preddy [email protected])
Y4–6 Choir (Miss Lau [email protected])
Y3–6 Concert Band (Mr Preddy [email protected])

Should you wish to withdraw your child from a year-long ECA, please complete this jotform.

Sign-up Process and Allocation:

We encourage you to complete the ECA sign-up process for your child as early as possible within the sign-up window. To maximise their chances of participation, you may select up to four ECA choices.

Please be aware that due to limitations in ECA capacity and the popularity of certain activities, we may not be able to accommodate all preferences. Each student will be allocated to a maximum of two ECAs to ensure a balanced distribution and allow as many students as possible to participate.

Thank you for your cooperation. For more information, please refer to our ECA website. If you need IT support, please email [email protected].

Sincerely,

Echo

PE, Sports & ECA Administrator

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