Welcome back; we hope you all had a wonderful winter break.
Thank you for your engagement and support with the (I)GCSE/BTEC options process in Term 1. During Term 2, we now look to further embed the students’ academic skills, preparing them for these (I)GCSE/BTECs, which will commence in August 2025. Alongside this, our focus for Term 2 is to support the students in completing and evidencing the Greenbird in Action award, which the Week Without Walls programme initiated: https://www.ayp.org.hk/en/join/green-bird-in-action/
Please see some key dates below for Term 2 for your reference.
Term 2: Monday 6th January 2025 – Thursday 3rd April 2025 (Chinese New Year half-term holiday from Monday 27th January – Friday 31st January)
- Friday 24th January 2025: CNY celebrations
- Monday 3rd February 2025: SMART target setting review 1 (Start)
- Wednesday 12th February 2025: DBIS Live
- Thursday 13th February 2025: Strength & target report published
- Tuesday 18th February 2025: Parent–Teacher–Student Conference
- Wednesday 26th – Thursday 27th February 2025: Secondary School Production
- Wednesday 5th March 2025: Sports Day
- Friday 7th March 2025: PD day – no students in school
- Saturday 8th March 2025: International Food Fair
- Tuesday 11th – Friday 14th March 2025: FOBISIA U13 Games
- Friday 21st March 2025: House Charity Event Day
- Wednesday 2nd April 2025: Spring Concert
- Friday 4th April 2025: Public Holiday
Term 3: Tuesday 22nd April 2025 – Friday 27th June 2025 (Monday 21st April 2025: Public Holiday)
Links:
- Secondary Parent Handbook: https://issuu.com/dbis3/docs/dbis_secondary_parent_handbook
- Year 7-9 Curriculum Handbook: https://issuu.com/dbis3/docs/dbis_year_7_9_curriculum_handbook
We look forward to working together to create a successful Term 2 for your son/daughter.
Mr Aaron Day (Head of Year 8)