Reception Term 2 Welcome Letter

Dear Reception Families,

Welcome to Term 2! We hope you all had a relaxing break and wish you all a happy new year! This letter contains some information about the upcoming term.

Key Dates

Please continue to check the DBIS key dates here:https://hub.dbis.edu.hk/ 

You can also reference the Reception Key Dates document, which will be placed on each class’s Communication Board: Reception Term 2 Dates for Parents.docx (1)

Reception Families Volunteer Sign-up

Next term, class teachers will be posting sign-up sheets for family members to come in and read a story at the end of the day or to share passion projects such as cultural holidays, occupations or hobbies. For those families that are unable to sign up in person and wish to do so, please get in touch with your child’s class teacher to express your interest. 

Reading and Library

New reading and library books will come home with the children in Week 1. Please read these books over the week with your child and return them to school on your allocated day. This a gentle reminder that if you do not return the reading and library book each week, we cannot provide your child with a new book.  

Term 2 Learning

This term, we will begin by deepening our understanding of the world by exploring Chinese and Lunar New Year celebrations. We will then move into our new unit of learning called Storytelling. We will be engaging in varied learning experiences that hook the children’s interest, develop an understanding of different texts and extend creativity.  This is a fun and engaging concept, and we are keen to broaden the children’s literacy skills taught during Term 1, through different ways of thinking and application. 

Please take a look at our Early Years Curriculum booklet to learn more about our other objectives here:

https://issuu.com/dbis3/docs/2022_23_dbis_early_years_curriculum_handbook

Housekeeping

Please ensure children bring the following items each day:

• Named water bottle (please ensure no metal water bottles are brought to school) 
• Lunch box (labelled with your child’s name and class)
• Wellies and raincoat (labelled with your child’s name and class) 
• Named plastic folders (for reading and library books) on your allocated day

Please ensure your child wears the appropriate and correct uniform to school daily. Details of this can be found on our school website. Hats must be brought to school every day as students must wear them during break and lunch; otherwise, they will be unable to play on the playground. For health and safety reasons, students with long hair must tie it back, and jewellery is not permitted.  

Please continue to check the DBIS Parent Hub regularly for key information. Please take a look at DBIS Communication information here:

https://hub.dbis.edu.hk/communications/

If you have any queries about the above, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher. 

Kind Regards,

The Reception Team