Please find information regarding the upcoming recorder Music unit for your child below.

On Thursday 30th November 2023, we will be hosting a team from the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) for the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Clinic. This outreach programme is free of charge and will be held during school hours. Please fill out and return the Consent/ refusal forms by 3rd of October.

On Thursday 30th November 2023, we will be hosting a team from the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) for the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Clinic. Students will bring a consent/refusal form home – please complete this and return it to school.

Link to the menu and lunch enrolment for Term 1 of 2023–24.

The official Year 11 IGCSE (Mandarin/Chinese/Spanish) speaking exams are scheduled for Thursday 18th April 2024.

2024-26 IGCSE BTEC Level 2 Initial Options

2024–26 IGCSE / BTEC Level 2 Final Options Booklet “B” and Jotform, and reminder of Options Evening (Wednesday 22nd November)

The PTSA 2nd-Hand Uniform Sale will take place on Wednesday 24th April from 9am – 10am  in the Globe Theatre at the Main Campus.

The PTSA 2nd-Hand Uniform Sale will take place on Wednesday 17th January from 9.30am – 10.30am  in the Globe Theatre at the Main Campus.

Please find information regarding our DBIS Live 2 Event in this bulletin.

This academic year’s school portrait galleries will be archived by Col Sim Photography on 10th February 2024. This bulletin contains the link to view your gallery and order online/print photographs.

On Friday 20th October, DBIS will be hosting the rescheduled Bedtime Stories event!

As part of our ‘Brilliant Botanists’ Discovery unit, we will be welcoming botanical artist Sally Grace Bunker to our classrooms on Wednesday 8th November for a morning of art inspired by nature.

We are delighted to support the Box of Hope charity. The drop-off dates are between Monday 30th October and Friday 3rd November.

Carols on the Pitch is back on Wednesday the 13th of December!

A post about final arrangements for Carols on the Pitch.

Students can help illustrate a book and have it projected on the big screen at Carols on the Pitch this year.

Some information about the guidelines that will be initially explored when FS-1 start to visit Carpenter’s Cabin.

On Monday 13th November, we will be celebrating Diwali at DBIS.

Please note that the Christmas jumper sale planned for Wednesday 6th December has been cancelled due to lack of donations.

Please pack suitable swimming clothes and towels for each relevant day of your child’s Week Without Walls programme.

As the 2023–24 cold and influenza (flu) season is upon us, we would like to ask for vigilance in regard to cold and flu symptoms. We want to inform you about recent cases of influenza A that have been reported within our school community.

Volunteer at the DBIS checkpoint for TransLantau UTMB Race.

DBIS Chinese New Year Celebration and Dress-up Day 2024

Please find more information regarding our DBIS Live 2 Event in this bulletin.

Year 6 students are raising funds on Friday 22nd March by hosting a ‘decorate your egg’ event.

Information from the third parent workshop, focusing on the teaching and learning of ‘Discovery’ at DBIS.

We would like to invite you to join an interactive workshop that will focus on the teaching of Discovery at Discovery Bay International School.

We are looking for volunteers to support our Diwali celebrations, including henna painting and other activities on Monday 13th November.

Details of the PTSA’s first pre-loved Christmas jumper sale, taking place on Wednesday 6th December.

The Year 4 to 6 UN Global Goals Club is looking for donations of Christmas decorations and (nut-free) sweet treats for their stall at Carols on the Pitch.

The week following the International Food Fair, Monday 4th – Friday 8th March, will be International Week at DBIS. On Friday 8th March, we encourage all students from Year 7 to Year 13 to dress in their national outfits, wear flag colours or bring something that represents their cultural heritage.

On Monday the 5th of February, Year 6 will have the opportunity to make dumplings during their Mandarin lesson.

Information about our updated email address for the Early Years campus.

A message from a group of supportive parents who wish to provide an opportunity to celebrate the end of Year 11 as a cohort.

A round up of Term 2 in Year 7

Information from the English parent workshop, focusing on the teaching and learning of ‘Reading’ at DBIS.

On Friday 22nd September 2023, applications for Year 7 will open for our existing Year 6 students. Please see the details here to assist your application for Year 7 places for the 2024–25 academic year.

EYFS & Primary Parent Focus Group 2023/24

Information on how to book your Term 2 Parent–Teacher Conference.

Information about the insect repellent used on campus.

As the 2023–24 cold and influenza (flu) season is upon us, I would like to ask for vigilance in regards to cold and flu symptoms. 

The PTSA would like to thank every single volunteer who helped make the return of the International Food Fair so successful.

On Tuesday 31st October, Foundation Stage students are welcome to come to school in fancy dress for Halloween.

Our Foundation Stage campus will have a family Temple Fair on Wednesday 7th February between 1.30 pm and 2.45 pm.

Information about the NSPCC devised programme that will be introduced in FS – 1.

Some reminders to support your children this week.

FS -1 classes are inviting families to stay and play with us on Tuesday 19th March and Wednesday 20th March.

On Thursday 25th January, FS-1 and FS-2 will be watching the stage performance of We’re Going On A Bear Hunt at the Performing Arts Centre in Wan Chai. 

If you have moved house since August of last year, please ensure that the school has your new address listed in the system.

Information about Hong Kong Jockey Club Oral Health Project.

Please let your class teacher know if you would prefer for your child NOT to have henna applied to their hands as part of our Diwali celebration.

Information regarding Early years International sports week.

Booking information for the upcoming FS-1/FS-2 Parent–Teacher Conferences.

On Thursday 25th January, FS-1 and FS-2 will be watching the stage performance of ‘We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.’

Information regarding FS-1 visiting Tai Pak Beach in Discovery Bay on Thursday 30th November.

Information about posts that will be shared on Seesaw categorised as ‘Class Pet Challenges’.

Updating our Chatter Tubes over the December and January holidays.

Festive food tasting in class.

Information about the FS-1 bus trips that will take place during the week beginning 22nd April.

As part of our unit, ‘Our Class is a Family’, FS-1 will be making a family tree in each classroom.

FS-1 Stay and Play session information on Tuesday 14th and Thursday 16th November.

An invitation for families to join our FS-1 classes on Thursday 2nd November between 8.55 am and 9.25 am.

The FS-1 team are asking for some family reflections from the start of this academic year.

Please join us on 20th October between 8.55am and 9.15am for a community story time together.

This week we shall start to share reading books in FS-1. These books will go home on the same day as your child’s library book.

Information about our FS-1 reading workshop for families on Friday 19th January between 9.10am and 9.55am.

Please find the presentation from our recent FS-1 Reading Workshop here.

Welcome back to Term 2 in FS-1. Please read this information for some key information about our learning this term.

FS-1, FS-2 and Year 5 Buddy Event

We are excited to announce the recommencement of Beach Schools in FS-2.

Information about upcoming Beach School sessions for FS-2.

Information about our FS-2 Bedtime Stories Day on 20th October.

Information about our new Discovery Unit in Term 1.2

Information about home reading in FS-2.

Information about an upcoming open morning in FS-2 on 23rd April.

Invitation for families to join us for our FS-2 Open Morning.

Information about an upcoming open morning for families in Foundation Stage 2.

Information about the PANTS programme in FS-2.

Information about booking a PTC with the new Safari class teacher, Mr Nicholas.

Information for FS1 Rainforest Families about upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences.

Google is making a significant change soon to ensure the safety and privacy of all students globally. This change will affect how students use Google to log into websites, apps, etc. Third-party apps (those not made by Google) will automatically be blocked from student accounts under 18 unless the school approves the app. The Learning […]

Students are welcome to bring in an accessory to celebrate Halloween on Tuesday 31st October if they wish.

As students return to school for Term 2, we would like to take a moment to remind you about the importance of checking for head lice in your child’s hair. This is vital, as head lice have already been reported across the EYFS and Primary phases. 

IGCSE Summer Timetable 2024 and Curriculum Booklet

Information related to precautions to take during flu season and important information about when children are allowed to return to school following a fever.

We are getting closer to our Influenza Vaccination day on 30th November, which is next Thursday.

Interest for Parent Focus Groups 2023–24

Information about the DBIS International Food Fair, taking place on Saturday 2nd March 2024.

Link to apply for a vendor stall at the 2024 International Food Fair. Applications close on 9th February.

Monday 15th January: Learning Enhancement Team are selling $30 delicious Bakehouse donuts during Primary snack and Secondary break to remember the incredible life of Tom Smits. All proceeds from this donut sale will go to charities in Hong Kong that positively impacted JT’s life. Come along and enjoy a donut!

Information about JT’s Ultimate Cookbook and link to order form.

On Monday 6th November, Year 2 will visit Kadoorie Farm as part of our Discovery Unit ‘Brilliant Botanists’.

On Monday 22nd April at 8.15am, Kakapo class will perform their class assembly for their families and loved ones. We welcome you to enjoy tea and coffee, served from 8am outside The Globe Theatre, ahead of the performance starting at 8.15am. 

Information about the January 2024 Kidsfest theatre trip for children in FS-1 to Year 2.

On Wednesday 31st January, Year 1 & Year 2 will be watching the stage performance of Michael Morpurgo’s I Believe in Unicorns. This will be held at the Performing Arts Centre in Wan Chai. 

The Learning Technologies team will be hosting two parent workshops in the Discovery Lab towards the end of this term, one for Apple users and one for Android users

You are invited to attend an informative EYFS and Primary workshop hosted by our school’s Learning Technologies department on Wednesday 29th November.

The Secondary School lockers are being replaced – students should remove items prior to the half-term holiday.

Information about lost and found uniform items.

Mandarin Learning at DBIS – Parent Workshop Presentation

We would like to request your assistance in ensuring that the names on your child’s uniform are accurate and clearly visible.

29.02.24 – iSAMS are currently experiencing technical issues. Our Parent Portal is therefore temporarily unavailable.

Information about parent readers for FS-1 classes after the October break.

We are looking for five volunteers per class to come and read a story in an exciting location with their child’s class on Friday 20th October.

Passports for the Cultural Village and vouchers for food, beverages and hampers will be on sale from Monday 26th.

We are delighted to invite you to this year’s Physical Development Day, taking place on 5th March.

We are delighted to invite you to this year’s Physical Development Day, taking place on 5th March.

Please support the forthcoming Year 3 charity sale by donating pre-loved toys, games and books as well as some baked goods.

Please find the Presentation on Admission into Year 7

Presentation on the Year 13 Parent Information Session on Applying to Higher Education Institutions Worldwide.

The Primary Choir ECA will still run on Tuesday 31st October.

Primary International Sports Week is back! The week will run from Monday 30th October to Friday 3rd November.

We would like to invite you to join a workshop that will focus on the teaching of Primary (Year 1–6) Mandarin at Discovery Bay International School.

Information regarding the toy collection drive prior to the International Food Fair.

The Primary Young Entrepreneurs have been busy designing handmade cards, which will be on sale on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th February.

Link to provisional term dates for the 2024–25 academic year.

The PTSA are delighted to announce the return of our fabulous quiz night on Wednesday 29th November.

Please deliver sponsorship money raised as part of the DBIS Book Week Readathon to the the Library before the mid-term break. Cheques should be made out to Discovery Bay International School.

Link to join our online Remembrance Day service on Friday 10th November at 10.45am.

All DBIS campuses will be closed to students on Friday 1st March due to the staff professional development day.

Please ensure that you have returned your influenza vaccinations form FOR EITHER Consent or Refusal by Tuesday 3rd October.

Important information for the upcoming Year 3 camp.

Please send empty food packets such as cereal boxes, cardboard toilet roll tubes and egg boxes in to your child’s class to support our junk modelling.

Tuesday 6th February is ‘Safer Internet Day’. In-class activities will centre around this year’s theme: ‘Inspiring Change’.

We are delighted to inform you about the Santa Dash event that will be taking place on Tuesday 12th December for DBIS Primary students and parents.

Please save the date for these festive sing-a-longs!

The International Food Fair is back! A big highlight of the day are the country stalls, run by parents, that celebrate food from their home countries. Please sign up to help if you can.

Information regarding our Spring Concert.

After the success of last years 40th anniversary ball, the PTSA is once again organising an event at the Auberge hotel. 

As we start Term 3, we want to ensure that all students get the most out of their final term this academic year. We therefore wish to emphasise the importance of attendance at school. 

The Teacher Professional Development Day scheduled for Friday 17th November will now revert to being a full day of school for all students.

We are pleased to confirm that the annual student photos for this academic year will take place from Monday 18th September to Tuesday 17th October. Please follow the link to see the full schedule.

Link to purchase the annual school photos, taken in Term 1.

Reminders about school uniform.

Secondary Sports Day Monday 11th March 2024 information.

Link to new Jotform for Secondary parents who would like their child to remain at school in red/black rain or pre-8 signal conditions until collected by an adult.

Clarification on appropriate secondary winter uniform and when the Uniform shop is open.

Information regarding the Shrek JR Production taking place from 5th – 7th March.

A preview into IGCSE and A Level studies at DBIS.

Summary of events in Term 2 and key dates for Term 3

Snow Leopards are excited to invite you to their class assembly on Friday 12th April 2024.

Ticket, rehearsal and timing information for the Spring Concert.

Stay and Play for FS-1 applicants, 3.30pm on 11th October 2023.

The Hong Kong government will provide a student grant of HK$2,500 to each eligible student studying in Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary School for this school year 2023/2024.

Notice must be received by 15th October 2023 for students withdrawing at the end of Term 1 2023.

During their Mandarin lesson this Wednesday, 31st January, year 4 will have the opportunity to make Tangyuan. Please let the Mandarin teacher know if your child has allergies or prefers to opt out of the activity.

Link to the menu and lunch enrolment for Term 2.

Details about entering the American Mathematics Competition

We will be performing in the Globe Theatre on Friday 23rd February at 9am, and our assembly will run for approximately 15 minutes.

Important information for Year 7/8 students and parents regarding the trials for the U13 FOBISIA Games Sports Competition. 14th–18th March 2024, Bangkok, Thailand.

Information about University fair at CDNIS and how to register for your child to be taken there by a school bus.

Updated information about the university fair at CDNIS and how to register for your child to be taken there by a school bus.

Year 6: Please find some information regarding our Carols on the Pitch Event here.

Please ensure children leave the campus straight after school unless attending an ECA.

This is a gentle reminder that the deadline for the entries for our Carols on the Pitch Drawing Competition is Monday 20th November.

We are looking forward to welcoming you all for a fabulous evening of music making in the Globe Theatre on Thursday 18th April at 5pm.

Year 4 students will be undertaking a school trip to see the ‘pink’ dolphins of Lantau with HK Dolphin Watch on Tuesday 23rd January 2024.

Year 1: Please find information regarding our Carols on the Pitch event here.

Year 2: Please find information regarding our Carols on the Pitch Event here.

Year 4: Please find information regarding our Carols on the Pitch event here.

Year 5: Please find some information regarding our Carols on the Pitch event below

Year 3: Please find information regarding our Carols on the Pitch event here.

The annual school photos are now available to purchase from Col Sim Photography. An early-bird discount is available until Tuesday 28th November 2023.

Next Wednesday the children will take part in the FS temple fair, alongside a family member. They are invited to wear their own clothes to school that day and will need to be accompanied by an adult from 1.30pm onwards.

Link to the list of 17 country stalls that require more people to help at the International Food Fair on Saturday 2nd March. Please sign up to help if you can!

Please sign up for a slot to help at the DBIS Food Fair to help ensure this wonderful event goes ahead.

This year’s Walking School Bus (part of our annual Sustainability Week) will take place on Friday 1st December.

Please mark your calendars for the Week Without Walls information sessions on 11th March 2024 in the Globe. We look forward to seeing you there.

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 3 in Year 2.

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 2 in Year 1.

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 2 in Year 2.

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 2 in Year 3.

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 2 in Year 4.

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 2 in Year 5. 

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 2 in Year 6.

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 2 in FS-2.

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 3 in FS-2.

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 3 in Year 1.

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 3 in Year 3.

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 3 in Year 4.

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 3 in Year 5.

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 3 in Year 6.

Welcome back! Here is some important information about Term 3 in Year FS-1.

A reminder about full school uniform on Monday 9th October for FS-1 and FS-2 students.

This year’s whole-school photo will take place on Monday 9th October. The photo will be taken in the morning at the Main campus.

This year’s whole-school photo has been rescheduled for Monday 16th October due to severe weather leading to school closures on the original date. The photo will be taken in the morning at the Main campus.

Update regarding winter uniform items, uniform shop opening hours and online ordering.

On Monday, 5th February, Year 5 will have the opportunity to make Wonton in their Mandarin lesson.

We’re launching the ‘Lots Of Socks’ campaign by asking the whole school to wear their craziest, most mismatched, colourful and fun socks on World Down Syndrome Day, 21st March.

Information about our home reading programme for children in Years 1, 2 and 3.

We would like to invite you to our upcoming A Level/BTEC Level 3 Options Evening on Tuesday 7th November.

Year 12/13 mock examination arrangements.

Year 12/13 Modular Mock Examinations – 20th–22nd November 2023.

Y12/Y13 IAL modular examination information.

Parental support for the Year 13 graduation dinner requested.

If any parents would like to help with the graduation ceremony/graduation dinner events, please contact Mrs Boddington.

On Wednesday 13th March, Year 2 will have Creative Arts morning. Please can all students come into school in their PE kit.

We would like to invite Year 2 families to the Year 2 Spring Sing-Along on Tuesday 19th March at 2.15pm.

As the Year 4 Camp fast approaches, please read this bulletin for some final information and reminders.

Information and actions required for the upcoming Year 4 Camp.

Final information and reminders about Y5 Camp (6th – 8th March).

Photos from our recent Y5 Camp to Pui O with Treasure Island Group.

The Year 6 students will be undertaking a school trip to the HK Wetlands Park on Wednesday 18th October.

Advance notice to ensure you are able to access your child’s report.

Information about the Year 1 and 2 Sports Morning, taking place on Monday 4th March 2024.

Year 1 map-making beach trip on Tuesday 19th March 2024.

On Wednesday 15th November, our Creative Arts teachers will be leading a morning themed around ‘Holiday Festivals’. The children will engage in Art, Drama and Music sessions themed around this topic.

The Department of Health will come to our school on Tuesday 23rd January 2024 to administer a vaccination with Combined Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis and Inactivated Polio (DTaP-IPV) to eligible Year 1 students

To conclude our current unit ‘Let’s Build Structures’, Year 1 will be venturing on an exciting bus journey around Hong Kong Island and Kowloon on Monday 5th February 2024.

Invitation for FS-2 Families for the Year 1 Open Evening on Thursday 25th January.

Please find attached the Year 1 Open Morning Groups for Tuesday 2nd October and Wednesday 3rd October. These can also be found on your child’s class whiteboard.

We are excited to welcome the families of Year 1 to our Open Mornings on either Tuesday 3rd October or Wednesday 4th October 2023.

Please find a copy here of the presentation: Year 1 Parent Information Evening.

Information about the upcoming Phonics Open Mornings for Year 1, including dates and times.

Year 1 are excited to invite you to our Year 1 Spring Sing Along in the Globe Theatre on Monday 18th March 2024 between 8:45 – 9:15 am.

Information on the upcoming Year 1 trip to the Space Museum.

Information and key dates for Term 2.

Year 10 English Coursework Dates and Information.

Year 10 Meet The Team PDF

Year 10–13 Week Without Walls Presentation Slides and Booklet.

Year 11 A Level/BTEC Level 3 Initial Options Choices 2024-26

Year 11 Mock Examinations (and A Level Options Evening) – Date Reminder.

Year 11 PTSC Details Bulletin

Year 11 PTSC information and booking link

Year 11 Term 2 Welcome Back and Key Dates Bulletin

Parents can use the login here to make bookings with staff at the Sixth Form PTSC.

For Year 12 and 13: An overview of some highlights from last term, plus some key events upcoming in Terms 2 and 3.

The Year 12/13 Parent–Teacher–Student Conference will be held on Thursday 21st March 2024. Students will be expected to attend alongside their parents.

Year 12 Meet The Team PDF

Details about the plans and cost for the Year 13 Graduation Dinner for the Class of 2024.

Meet The Team Y13 PDF

Details on the Year 13 Parent Information Session on Higher Education which will be hosted by our University & Careers Guidance Counsellor.

Families are invited to join Year 2 at their Christmas Sing-a-long on Tuesday 12th December.

During the Chinese New Year break, we would like the children to undertake a small home-learning task to assist them with our new Discovery topic ‘Fantastic Firsts’.

On Wednesday 4th October, Year 2 will enjoy their Creative Arts Morning.

Year 2 students will have a Creative Arts Morning on Wednesday 24th January.

We are very excited to invite you to our upcoming Year 2 Open Morning. There will be two sessions: one on 10th October and one on 11th October.

On Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th February, Year 2 will be welcoming families in for open mornings. Your date and time will be communicated by your child’s class teacher via SeeSaw on or before Wednesday 21st February.

On Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th April, Year 2 will be welcoming families in for an Open Morning.

On Monday February 26th 2024, our Year 2 students will visit the Hong Kong Science Museum, as part of their Discovery unit ‘Fantastic Firsts’. 

On Wednesday 17th April Year 2 will be visiting the Hong Kong Space Museum as part of their Discovery Unit ‘What Lies Beyond’. 

Details of the forthcoming RSE curriculum for Term 3.

Details for the Year 3 celebration of learning event on Friday 8th December.

‘Active Planet’ Concept Walk – A hike to explore Earth’s processes… on our doorstep!

Year 3 and 4 Sports Day information.

Details of the forthcoming Year 3 trip to Tai O support the learning in Term 2.

Please join us for the Year 3 Open Morning and Camp Information Session on Thursday 14th March between 8.30am and 9.30am.