Archived Parent Bulletins
Dear Students and Parents, Following on from the bulletin sent out last week containing the Year 9 IGCSE and BTEC Level 2 options booklet and the subject videos, I am pleased to share with you this Jot-Form through which you will choose your options. Students will choose ONE language option and THREE other subject options […]
Welcome message from the Year 12 & 13 tutor team.
Introduction of a new tutor for 7 Thunder
Introduction from Karen Hartcher, new tutor to students in 7 Thunder
We are pleased to be able to share two e-books about Covid-19 for you to read with your children.
A huge thank you to everyone involved in our Early Years community for this first half term of 2020/21.
For parents of students who will be starting Sixth Form at DBIS in August 2021.
Our week in the Early Years including an update on our petitions to the EdB with regards to Nursery and Reception.
We are very excited to welcome you all back onto the EY campus and we look forward to seeing you all return! We thank you for your resilience and patience during this unusual and unsettling time and we continue to be so grateful for your support.
Dear Parents/Guardians/Students, I am delighted to share with you the initial options booklet for A-Level and BTEC Level 3 Subjects for 2021-23. Please find the booklet containing subject overviews HERE As mentioned in the booklet, initial options choices can be made from today using the jot-form attached below. The initial options will close on Monday […]
Dear Parents of Year 11-13 DBIS students, We are very pleased that we are now able to bring in all secondary students everyday from midday after the Chinese New Year. As in my earlier email today to all secondary parents we will continue with the modified structure of the day to enable every student to […]
Dear Parents If you would like to order additional copies of this year’s yearbook please do so by the following LINK by 16th April. Kind regards, The Yearbook Team
DB Transportation Services Ltd will start the ‘after school S6’ bus for DBIS students from this Wednesday, 21st April onwards. For the time being, this shall only cater Primary students and if not too full, we will offer this to secondary students starting next week. The bus will leave the school at 1:15pm, going round […]
Dear Parents
All Early Years (Nursery, Reception, Early Years 1, Early Years 2) and Primary Year 3 lessons will take place online until Sunday 6th December at the direction of the Education Bureau and the Centre for Health Protection.
The three Primary classes (Year 4 – 6) that were suspended earlier this month returned to School on Wednesday 25th November.
Please vote for the shortlisted finalists for the Around DB Year of the Ox Art Competition.
Arrangements for EY children in the event of a T8 signal tomorrow.
Arrangements for Primary children in the event of a T8 signal tomorrow.
Possible Closure of School Campus on the 19th of August 2020 because of a T8.
Please see the information about the arrangement of GCSEs/A-Levels Exam.
As in previous years, Bayard Press is offering DBIS parents special subscription rates for their magazines.
Please click on the following link for further details and the ordering process: HERE
Welcome to the DBIS Library! At DBIS we have an ongoing commitment to promoting an ethos of reading for pleasure in all our students. This bulletin will share with you how your child will be able to continue to borrow books during their weekly Library sessions.
Dear Parents and Secondary Students, “The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination”. Elizabeth Hardwick Welcome to the DBIS Library! Your gateway to all things books and reading […]
Request books from the Early Years library.
This year, our Student Council members from across the school have decided to have a Whole School Crazy Hair/ Wacky Hat Day on Friday 27th November to raise money for the Box of Hope charity.
The Student Council members from across the school have decided to have a Whole School Crazy Hair/ Wacky Hat Day on Friday 27th November, to raise funds for Box of Hope.
We are delighted to let you know that we are starting Buzzing for Books Online for our EY1 and EY2 children from Friday!
PTSA is calling for volunteers to help with the second-hand uniform on 13th November from 11am to 3pm.
Please sign up if you are able to help.
Confirmation of the cancellation of the planned additional PTSC during the school day on the 6th of November 2020.
Care package programme to support refugees in Hong Kong – Primary and Secondary Students and Families.
Dear Parents, In Nursery we will be beginning to learn through our Discovery Unit of Celebrations, the children will be exploring different festivals and special times that are celebrated within a variety of cultures. We will be inquiring how and why people celebrate different events. In the coming weeks, we will be focusing on celebrations […]
Dear Parents, A children’s magazine leaflet from Bayard Presse Asia will be distributed to all students in the next couple of days. If interested to order, subscription form inside the leaflet can be sent directly to Bayard Presse. Kind regards. Connie Ting Office Manager
CNY Dress-up schedule and $20 donation to Impact HK
I am very pleased to announce that The Education Bureau (EDB) has approved our Class Resumption Plan and we can begin to resume classes as of Wednesday 16th September, 2020. The COVID-19 outbreak has meant our school community has had to spend an extended period apart and we have had a unique beginning to our school year. We are all incredibly thankful that our school community can come back together and move forward collectively.
Dear Parents This is a reminder regarding ‘Compulsory Testing Orders’. If any DBIS student is subject to a compulsory testing order they need to test by the specified date and remain off school until a negative result is obtained. Please send the school verification of the negative test result before the student returns. This information can be sent […]
Plan for the secondary school day when students return on the 12th of May 2021.
Update on the suspension to in school lessons for secondary students on the back of the Education Bureau guidelines.
Year 7 to 10 students will have online learning for the first week of the new term. We are working on the assumption that they will return to school from Monday 11th January.
Students in Years 11 – 13 will return to school on Monday 4th January for their lessons before lunch in accordance with the Education Bureau guidance.
Primary Costume Information for the Music Curriculum Showcase (Yr 3 – Yr 6)
Plastic Free Seas and DB Green are organising a DB Community Recycling Day on 21 June, from 9-11am, at Hemingway’s outdoor seating.
Dear parents, We are pleased to announce that DBIS Book Week starts on Monday 19th April. This year Book week will focus around the beautiful book ‘Rain before Rainbows’. In this heartfelt story about courage, change, and moving on, a girl and her companion fox travel together away from a sorrowful past, through challenging and […]
As much as we would have loved to celebrate holiday festivities in our usual way at Carols on the Pitch, this year, we are going to live stream Christmas cheer straight into your homes.
Dear Parents
With the arrival of new families in the school and the Parent Hub now eighteen months old, we want to take the opportunity to revisit how DBIS communicates with parents and also to get your feedback.
We would like to invite you to an online forum on Communications at DBIS on 4th November at 10:00. We will be using Google Meet – the link can be found HERE.
We are proud to be offering the Junior Duke Award, an optional award to the Year 3-6 students of DBIS for 2020/21.
Enjoy a Night of Good Music – DBIS Live 1 broadcast online 4-5pm 7th October 2020.
After a spectacular program of classical, jazz and rock music in October, we are delighted to announce another live event coming in November. All students with a love of music are welcome to sign up to perform live!
The registration deadline will be on the 4th November, 2020. Please see the guidelines and expectations from the form that you can have access to through scanning the QR code on the poster. Can’t wait to hear from all of you amazing musicians!
Join us for an incredible breadth and variety of music performed by our Primary and Secondary students.
The creative arts department is happy to announce the return of the DBIS Live! The concert will be performed by our talented DBIS students, online. It will be streamed on the school’s Facebook page at 4pm on 18th November, 2020. Stay tuned for the exciting performance and please follow the page for more upcoming events!
Dear Parents We are aware that with the additional COVID-19 Leave Home Safe sign-in, there are two procedures that parents, helpers and visitors have to follow when entering the school premises during school hours. Our existing Inventry visitor system ensures that we are aware of who is on the campus at any time for both […]
The DBIS PE & Sport Team is excited to launch our ‘Online Sports ECA Virtual Classroom’ on Monday, 7th September.
The DBIS PE & Sport Team is excited to launch our ‘Online Sports ECA Virtual Classroom’ for our Primary students on Monday, 5 October.
A letter to DBIS Secondary Parents and Students regarding the upcoming Swimming Galas.
Story of our Year 8 student Julian Barker, who won the 3rd place award in Hong Kong Student Story Slam 2019, now has been published on Hong Kong Story’s podcast. Links to his story are provided in the bulletin.
Introducing our new Student Leadership Team, 2020-2021!
Parents, students and siblings are invited to the DBIS Triathlon Series Challenge – Noosa. Click in for more details.
Parents, students and siblings are invited to the DBIS Triathlon Series Challenge – Hawaii. Click in for more details.
Uniform Shop Special Opening hours and Secondary School uniform order form
Uniform Shop Special Opening hours and Primary School uniform order form
Uniform Shop Special Opening hours and Early Years uniform order form
Please read carefully the Department of Health’s invitation to join the School Dental Service and the Student Health Service details of which can be found HERE on the Hub. This is not a DBIS initiative but parents may wish to take advantage of this offer for students from Early Years 1 up to Year 7.
Please read carefully the enclosed Department of Health’s invitation to join the Student Health Service. This is not a DBIS initiative but parents may wish to take advantage of the offer for Year 7 students.
Please find here links to the materials from the Discovery Learning Parent Workshop.
Discovery Parent Workshop for EY1 & 2 and Primary Parents on Wednesday 7th October 2020 – 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Online
Information for all DBIS students regarding Diwali celebrations in school.
Helper Appreciation
Parent information webinar for Early Years Parents about the delivery and content of the PANTS programme. The PANTS programme is the curriculum used to deliver the age related learning objectives for Healthy Relationships.
Parent Feedback Survey – Early Years
We would like to cordially invite you to an online ‘Early Years to Primary Transition’ presentation.
Please note this terms Elevate Education’s Parent Webinar Series: Empowering Parents During Exam Period in 2021.
Information regarding emergency childcare arrangements for our Early Years children.
End of Year school reports will be activated on the Parent Portal from 5pm on Friday 15th June.
If you are interested in becoming a guest speaker at DBIS please read more
Examination Venue Change Summer 2020-21 – Year 11
Examination Venue Change Summer 2020-21 Year 12
Examinations Venue Change Summer 2020-21 Year 13
Dear Parents and Carers,
In EY1 we follow a high frequency word programme called ‘Magic Words’. There are 100 frequently occurring words in the English language that make up, on average, half of the words found in reading and writing. The Magic Words literacy activities and games promote instant recognition of these words. Mastering half the words used in reading and writing makes the task of reading and writing ‘magically’ easier.
Dear Parents and Carers, This is a letter to inform you about your child’s reading diary, our guided reading program, RWI and EY1 library books. Reading Diary Your child will receive their reading diary and folder. The reading diary is to be used to keep a log of the books your child reads and the […]
Dear Parents and Carers,
We hope you had an enjoyable half term break and enjoyed time with your families and friends. The EY1 team are very much looking forward to welcoming you all back.
Full Resumption Details for EY1 & 2 Children
Dear Parents I am delighted to let you know that your child’s report for Term 1 is now available to access in the Parent Portal. This can be found by logging into the Parent Portal via the hub and selecting the ‘Student Reports’ tab. Please see the images below to help guide you. Step 1: […]
Initial information relating to your child’s learning from Monday should school closure be enforced.
EY1 Guided Reading Dear Parents and Carers, Our EY1 Guided Reading program will begin next week (week beginning 12th October). Your child will have guided reading on the following days (this is also on your child’s class timetable in their diary); EY1 Guided Reading (on this day your child will come home with 1 book, […]
Dear Parents of Year 1 students, The School Immunisation Team of the Centre of Health Protection will visit our school on 17 June 2020 to offer the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) or Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (MMRV) vaccine to eligible Year 1 students. This immunisation clinic is recommended for students who have […]
Dear EY1 Parents, The following letter will be sent home with your child on January 5, 2021. Dear Parents of Year 1 Students, The staff of the Department of Health will come to our school on Monday, February 1, 2021 to administer a vaccination with Combined Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis and Inactivated Polio (DTaP-IPV) […]
Dear Parents and Carers,
Next week the EY1 children will be beginning Play Projects. Play Projects is an approach to the curriculum created by Greg Bottrill, author of “Can I Go And Play Now” which allows each child to lead their own learning by creating their own play project. Each play project needs a passcode or a magic word and the children choose them depending on their learning. For further information on Play Projects please click on the link here.
EY1 parent teacher conferences will be held the week beginning Monday 30th November.
The purpose of these parent teacher conferences is to discuss your child’s academic progress for the term and next steps for your child’s learning.
Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you for your continued support as we adapt to online learning.
Next week are parent teacher conferences. The purpose of these conferences is to discuss your child’s academic progress and next steps in their learning. These conferences will be 10 to 15 minutes.
Dear Parents and Carers,
The EY1 team are very excited to finally welcome the children back to school. As per Misss Cole’s letter we will be welcoming the children to EY1 from Wednesday 16th September.
EY1 full school day resumption information for parents.
Dear EY1 Families, Due to government restrictions our EY1 Timetables will change after Chinese New Year. Starting from Monday 22nd February EY1 will work on a 3 week rotation. EY1 students will attend school every Monday and Tuesday from 8am – 11:30am and on rostered Thursdays and Fridays from 8am – 11:30am. […]
Information relating to your child’s return to school on Monday 11th January. We can’t wait to see them!
A very warm welcome to you all, to EY1. It has been such a pleasure getting to know your children over the last two days. The children have certainly embraced Google Meets and Home Learning.
On Monday 17th August, we will begin RWI (Read, Write, Inc). Read Write Inc (RWI) is a phonics complete literacy programme which helps all children learn to read fluently and at speed so they can focus on developing their skills in comprehension, vocabulary and spelling (https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/).
Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you all for a fantastic start to EY1. It has been lovely getting to know the EY1 children and finding out about their summer news and items that are special to them.
From Monday 17th August, in addition to our class Google Meets and RWI online lessons, the children will also have the opportunity to attend online Music, Mandarin & P.E specialist lessons. These specialist lessons will be held online via a Google Meet.
Dear Parents and Carers, Thank you all for another great week in EY1! Below you will find an overview of your child’s class timetable for week 3. This timetable includes times of their Google Meets for class Community Time, RWI and specialists. Please take the time to look at these times and groups, as there […]
Dear Parents and Carers, Thank you all for another great week in EY1. It has been such a pleasure to hear the children share what they enjoy doing with their families and what they’d like to achieve in EY1. In preparation for next week we’d like to remind you of the following; Packs will continue […]
Dear Parents and Carers, Thank you all for another great week in EY1. It has been such a pleasure seeing the children’s creative skills in pieces of art work they’ve re-created at home. In preparation for next week we’d like to remind you of the following; Packs will continue to be available for collection between […]
What a terrific first few days we’ve had in EY1. Thank you all for your continued support as we settle the children back into school life.
Starting Monday (21st September) the EY1 children will begin their face to face specialists lessons. Your child will need to wear their PE uniform on the following days;
Information for EY1 families regarding upcoming weeks.
Welcome to Term 2. Please find lots of useful information to support your child’s start to the new term.
Term 3 Information for EY1 Families
Google Meet link for the EY1 Transition Meeting.
Invite to the Reception to EY1 Transition Presentation on Wednesday 9th June at 9:30am.
Transition opportunities for our Reception children.
A very warm welcome to you all to the Early Year 1 (EY1) year group. We do hope you had an enjoyable summer break and we are looking forward to meeting you all. To our new familiar, welcome to DBIS.
Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you all for a fantastic start to EY1. It has been lovely getting to know the EY1 children and finding out about their summer news and items that are special to them.
From Monday 17th August, in addition to our class Google Meets and RWI online lessons, the children will also have the opportunity to attend online Music, Mandarin & P.E specialist lessons. These specialist lessons will be held online via a Google Meet.
Dear EY2 Families, To further enhance our current EY2 online learning provision, we are going to trial the addition of some optional introductory sessions for Maths and Writing lessons for the remainder of the school closure. These 10 minute lesson introductions will provide an opportunity for your child to be shown their activity challenge on […]
Key dates for EY2 Families.
Dear Parents, What a wonderful first term we’ve had in EY2! As we are nearing the end of Term 1, here are a few important dates for your diaries: Friday 27th November – EY2 Reports available Friday 27th November – Crazy Hair/Wacky Hat Day A reminder that on this day the children are invited […]
EY2 information regarding full day resumption
Parent information regarding Manga High Maths homework.
Dear EY2 Families, Please find the links below that outline the EY2 online learning provision and groupings for your child that will begin from Tuesday 24th November. Links to online timetables and groupings: EY2ES EY2JB EY2LC EY2CS Online Learning Opportunities: Following parent feedback during our last school closure, the online learning timetables very closely reflect […]
Dear EY2 Families, Apologies for the confusion over the P.E dates. These dates have now been confirmed and are the same as on Susanne Chamber’s notice today. Please see below for the confirmed P.E times for each class. Class Weekly P.E lesson: Addition P.E lesson Addition P.E lesson EY2ES Wednesday 2:15-2:50 Monday 1 June […]
Dear Parents and Carers, At DBIS we are extremely committed to supporting the social, emotional, psychological and physical development of all of our students. Coupled with this, our drive is to always provide the most robust and rigorous safeguarding and child protection procedures possible. Our EY 2 children started the PANTs program in Reception and […]
Dear EY2 Families, We will have our EY2 Parent Teacher Conferences during the week beginning 30th November. Please click on this link to sign up for a Parent Teacher Conference with your child’s class teacher. 15 minutes has been allocated for each child to allow a transition time between each of the conferences. When it […]
PTC sign up information for EY2.
Dear EY2 Families, Thank you once again for all your support with the start of our EY2 online learning programme over the past couple of weeks. It really has been so lovely to see the children so engaged in our Google Meet sessions and with their Seesaw activities. We also thank our EY2 parents for […]
Term 3 information for EY2 families.
Dear EY2 Families, You may have heard from the children that we have been learning about time travel and periods of time in the past. We have planned an exciting Time Travel Day for all the children in EY2. They will travel to four different time periods and explore artefacts, they will learn to discover […]
Information relating to your child’s Wednesday morning face to face learning time in school. We can’t wait to see them!
Dear EY2 Families, We are so delighted to finally welcome you all properly to EY2 after a very unusual start to the academic year. We would also like to thank all our parents and carers who have supported the children with their learning since the start of the year. The children have engaged so positively […]
Dear EY2 Families, Welcome to term 2! We hope you all had a relaxing break and wish you all a happy new year. As confirmed by the EDB, our term will begin with online learning from Monday 4th January. We are all really disappointed that we will not be able to welcome the children back […]
Dear Parents and Carers,
The EY2 team is looking forward to welcoming you and your child to EY2 in August. We are excited to hear of your Hong Kong adventures and who you have spent your Summer holidays with.
Farewell to our Early Years Librarian, Lori Tighe.
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the Communications Forum on the 4th. A link to the slides can be found on the Hub HERE.
We have also followed up and actioned a number of items that parents brought up during the meeting. Please find a link to the feedback document HERE.
Final message to Year 11 Parents
FOBISIA’s fantastic Leadership and Entrepreneurship programme for students in Year 9-12
DBIS Year 7 – 11 students are participating again in FOBSIA World Languages Championship this year to celebrate language learning. The competition will run from Tuesday 16th March to Tuesday 23rd March.
Please let us know your child’s friendship choices for their class next academic year.
Dear Parents, Full Day Resumption of Primary Classes from Monday 24th May 2021 I am delighted to let you know that the Education Bureau (EDB) has confirmed that DBIS is allowed to reopen for full days of face to face teaching for all our children from Nursery – Year 13. DBIS will need to continue […]
Dear Parents of Secondary DBIS students, I am writing to update you on a couple of additional changes that we are making to support secondary students learning in school. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank parents who have reached out with their appreciation of the changes that we have made to […]
‘Get Redressed’ fundraising: a non-uniform day for all students on Thursday 5th November.
Google have a facility to allow parents to receive an email summary of their child’s activities in their Google Classrooms. This will allow parents in Year 3 upwards to see what work is set in the Classrooms and their child’s posts.
Information about a new feature available to parents on Google Classroom.
A letter to the parents of Primary & Early Years students regarding the importance of bringing a hat and water bottle to school everyday and the procedure for students not taking part in PE lessons.
Please do join Angela Moriarty, our Head of Learning Technology, on Monday 17th August at 3.30pm if you would like support with Google Classroom.
Parents are invited to the HKPSSA Cross Country HK Challenge. Click in for more details.
Parents and siblings are invited to the last HKPSSA Cross Country Challenge – New Zealand, North Island. Click in for more details.
Parents are invited to the HKPSSA Cross Country UK Challenge. Click in for more details.
IGCSE Options – Final Booklet, Jotform and Options Evening Q&A details
Dear Parents/Guardians/Students, I am delighted to share with you the initial options booklet for IGCSE and BTEC Level 2 subjects for 2021-23. Please find the booklet containing subject overviews and all other options information HERE As mentioned in the booklet, initial options choices can be made from Monday 5th October; a Jot-form will be sent […]
Dear EY1 Parents, The following letter will be sent home with your child on Monday, April 19th. SPRING EY1 MMR&MMRV Initial Letter Kind regards, The Medical Team
Dear Year 6 Parents, The following letter will be sent home with your child on Monday, April 19th. SPRING Year 6 Hep B MMR Initial Letter Kind regards, The Medical Team
Dear Parents of Y6 Girls, The following letter will be sent home with Year 6 girls on Monday, April 19th. SPRING Y5 Y6 GIRLS HPV Letter Best regards, The Medical Team
Dear Year 5 Girls Parents, The following letter will be sent home with the girls in Year 5 on Monday, April 19th. SPRING Y5 HPV Letter Kind regards, The Medical Team
A copy of the email sent directly to parents regarding arrangements for Term 2.
Dear Parents
We are very pleased to let you know that individual student portraits will take place in early March at DBIS.
Dear parents, In 2018, the Centre for Health Protection launched the Vaccination Subsidy Scheme (VSS) for children aged 6 months to 12 years and attending primary school in Hong Kong. The VSS will be launched for the 2020/2021 influenza season in October 2020. Please kindly note that the influenza vaccine will not be administered at […]
Information In The Event Of A School or Class Closure
Dear parents,
I hope you have all enjoyed a restful summer and are ready for an exciting year ahead. Did you know Brian May (Queen) is delivering Instagram lessons? Bassist Steve Whipple (Lady Gaga) is also one of many now embracing online instrumental lessons. I am delighted to see so many students have kept going with learning their instrument during these unpredictable times and am delighted to announce that instrumental lessons will continue online.
The DBIS instrumental teachers are back with face to face lessons in school starting from the 29th September when all students return.
I am pleased to announce that there will be 11 lessons in term 2 which commences on Monday 4 January, with the final lesson for term 2 being on Friday 26 March 2021.
Background information around the rationale for introducing student set academic targets for secondary DBIS students and also the process that underpins this.
Online information event for Year 12 parents
If you were unable to attend this online event, you can find the relevant information from the session here.
Brief introduction to the 2020-21 secondary senior and middle leadership team.
The final chance to sign-up to the Junior Duke Award.
KS3 student support / check-ins
Dear Parents “There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.” Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Welcome to the DBIS Library! Our gateway to all things books and reading is the library’s website. Please take a few minutes to visit the site and familiarise yourself with it and […]
Borrowing for Nursery and Reception children.
Families are warmly invited to borrow library books for the school closure and holiday period.
A reminder for all parents regarding the personal and environmental hygiene requirements for the limited resumption of face to face learning.
Link for the Nursery Welcome Presentation for Parents
Important information for Year 11 parents/guardians regarding school re-opening.
Click in for more information on the Junior Golf Camps (age 6-16) available this Mid-Term Break.
Year 1 and 2s – it is now your opportunity to sign-up to the Mini Duke!
Information on Moving On Up Morning for parents.
We have been informed by the MTR Corporation that they have launched an online application platform for the MTR Student Travel Scheme. Details on the new system and how to apply can be found…
Please read this important notice for Early Years and
Dear new DBIS families
Thank again to everyone who attended our New Families Virtual Coffee Morning at the end of November. We hope that we were able to answer your questions. Please feel free to contact any of the Senior Leadership Team if you have anything else to ask.
As mentioned in the meeting, we would be grateful if you were able to give us some feedback about your onboarding experience and your family’s early days at DBIS.
Dear New DBIS Families
We are aware that it is especially hard joining a new school in the current circumstances and we wanted to reach out to give new parents the opportunity for a catch up with senior staff and enable you to ask questions and give feedback.
Dear New DBIS Families
Welcome to DBIS. We wanted to reach out to give new parents the opportunity for an online catch up to enable you to ask questions.
We are hosting a New DBIS Parent Online Coffee Morning on Wednesday 17th March at 9:30am. Our primary focus will be on ensuring that you are up to speed with our communication channels and to answer any questions.
Dear New DBIS Families
Welcome to DBIS. We are aware that it is especially hard joining a new school in the current circumstances and we wanted to reach out to give new parents the opportunity for an online catch up to enable you to ask questions and give feedback.
We are hosting a New DBIS Parent Online Coffee Morning on Wednesday 20th January at 9:30am. Our primary focus will be on ensuring that you are up to speed with our communication channels and to answer any technical questions.
Information regarding who to inform in the event of student absence.
Information regarding Term 2’s Discovery and online learning in Nursery.
Nursery and Reception Full Day Resumption Details
Dear Parents, We would like to invite you to sign up for a Parent-Teacher Conference on Tuesday 1st or Wednesday 2nd December 1:30 pm-4:45 to discuss your child’s development and learning. You can sign up at the following link: https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code?code=fybrt Kind regards, The Nursery & Reception Team
Information on the Nursery and Reception Halloween dress up day for parents.
Dear Parents “There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.” Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Welcome to the DBIS Library! Our gateway to all things books and reading is the library’s website. Please take a few minutes to visit the site and familiarise yourself with it and […]
Dear Parents and Carers We are adjusting the provision of Mandarin from this week coming for our Nursery and Reception students. From now, your child will be having a least one, face to face mandarin lesson each week in class. Nursery students will have 1 face to face lesson as well as 1 recorded […]
Information regarding snack for after half term.
Dear Nursery Families, We would like to say a huge thank you to all your support with our Google Meets and Seesaw activities so far. As we start to get into the festive spirit, from Monday 30th November, you will find the Nursery Christmas Songbook on your child’s virtual classroom. We would love for your […]
Information for Nursery Parents regarding full day resumption.
Dear Nursery Families, As of next week, The Nursery online PE sessions will take place as a year group on Tuesdays at 2.20pm. The link to join the Google Meet will be shared as normal on your child’s virtual classroom via Seesaw. Mr Leo looks forward to seeing all the children for their online lesson […]
Nursery PTC information for parents.
Dear Nursery Families, Please check your class communication board as we have added a parental involvement letter. You can sign up to read a story at the end of the day or come in and share your occupation or cultural celebration with your child’s class. It is also a very exciting time in class as […]
Questions and Answers which have arisen from the Nursery presentation as well as a link to the recording if you missed the presentation.
Dear Nursery Families, We are so proud of how all the Nursery children have taken to eating their own snack in school. Please can we ask any grapes are cut in half lengthwise as they are a choking hazard. Farm & Starlight eat their own snack at 10 am. Seaside and Rainforest eat their own […]
A very warm welcome to all our students and families joining DBIS Nursery. It is going to be an exciting year, filled with interesting and fun learning activities that will encourage your child to blossom, grow and make friends with children from around the world. Please ensure that you regularly visit the Parent Hub as important information will be posted here.
Dear Nursery Families, Thank you so much for all of your engagement on Seesaw this week! We have loved seeing videos and photos of all our Nursery friends engaging in their home learning. We feel like we are already getting to know them. It was nice to meet so many of you in our parent […]
Term 3 information for Nursery families.
Nursery to Reception Transition Afternoon Dear Parents and Carers, In preparation for next year and to support your child in the transition from Nursery to Reception, we’d like to invite your child to a transition afternoon at the DBIS Early Years Campus. The transition afternoons will take place during Thursday 18th & […]
Dear Nursery parents, We hope your children have enjoyed their first week in Nursery. The Nursery team have been very impressed with the way the children have adapted and settled into their new routines and new friendships appear to be forming. Please be reminded that next week the school day for our Nursery children will […]
Dear Nursery Families,
We are very excited to welcome you all back onto the EY campus again and we look forward to seeing you all return! We once again thank you for your resilience, patience and flexibility during this unusual and unsettling time and we continue to be so grateful for your support. Our children have grown so much over this half term and we are so proud of them and the way they have continually adapted to the circumstances. We cannot wait to be reunited with the children and to have them back on campus! Please read all the information below regarding safety requirements and important information.
Nut-Free School Reminder from the Medical Team
Dear EY2 Families, We are delighted to be welcoming our EY2 children back into school for more mornings after the Chinese New Year holidays. When the children are in school, they will need to arrive at school at 8:00am and the children will be picked up from their classrooms at 11:25-11:30am. The children will need […]
Dear Parents,
We trust that your child has had a positive start to their online learning journey and that they have been able to access their learning with assurance this week.
Online peripatetic instrumental lessons – Term 3
Dear Parents, We are entering that exciting point in the academic year once again, where students in Years 9 and 11 start to contemplate the next steps in their learning journey; the options process. The options process plays an integral part in our mission to inspire and empower our learners to succeed in fulfilling their […]
Dear Parents What a week it has been with our young learners completing their first full week of learning. Our Early Years has been buzzing with children completing exciting home learning opportunities and demonstrating their learning through Seesaw. I have really loved looking through the children’s posts on Seesaw and am so impressed with their […]
Dear Parents It has come to the end of yet another busy week in the Early Years! Highlights of the Week It has been wonderful to see our Nursery children participate for the first time in their live Google Meet sessions and begin to form relationships with their new friends. It really has been fantastic […]
Weekly update from the Early Years as well as some feedback from our parent focus group.
Last chance to complete the parent feedback survey and an opportunity to sign up to the next parent focus group.
If you would prefer your child to return home unaccompanied, please complete the linked form prior to your child starting back at school.
Dear Families, As part of “Book Week” this year, the sustainability/eco committee has been looking at ways to promote recycling, reusing and reducing. Due to COVID19 restrictions we are unable to do a planned book swap this year. Instead we will be collecting gently read/ near new condition books, families no longer read, and […]
We are excited to confirm that we will be able to hold both the Primary Awards and the Year 6 Graduation ceremonies this year.
I am writing to let you know that due to the school being open for full days, we have had to change the date of the primary awards. These will now be held on Tuesday 15th June at 4:00 pm.
Dear Parents
As we are moving to full day school from Monday 24th May, if your child borrowed a Chromebook this term, we would be grateful if it could be returned on Monday along with the charger to the classroom. The online learning Chromebook loan scheme has been retired, given that all lessons are taking place within school from Monday.
Primary English Parent Workshop – Thursday 17th September 2020
Please find here a link to the videoed Primary English Worksop for parents.
Please find links to the Primary Maths Parent Workshop materials in this bulletin.
We would be delighted if you could come and join us on Thursday 24th September at 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm to learn all about our approach to the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in Years 3 to 6.
Information regarding online home learning from Wednesday 2nd December 2020.
During the week beginning 15th March, we would like to invite our Primary parents to an online Parent-Teacher Conference.
Details on how to share your feedback about our online learning and join the primary parent focus group.
Parent Feedback Survey – Primary
Please find here the sign-up for a one to one meeting with your child’s class teacher. This letter also contains detailed information about the online home learning provision for our Primary students.
Please join us for an online webinar discussing the developments within the Learning For Life Curriculum between 6 pm – 7 pm on Wednesday 27th January.
Please find attached the links to the Primary official publications for 2020-21.
Please check the information here about the resumption of Primary classes for each year group following the Chinese New Year break.
Please see details of our Relationships and Sexual Education programme for Term 3.
Details of Primary Proposed Re-opening for Term 3
Please find attached, information regarding Primary Term 1 Reports.
This week’s stormy weather has not dampened the spirits of all in the Primary School this week…
Please find a video for Primary families with information regarding the start of school.
Jason Broderick DBIS School Wellbeing Coach will be presenting an online information session on September 11th, 8:30am – 9:30am on the following areas.
Please arrange to collect your Y3 to Y6 child from school on Wednesday 24th June at 12.30pm.
Dear Parents
With the current situation, like many HK schools, we have been reluctant to publish term dates that might need to change again in the future. However, we are aware that parents are keen to have an indication as to next year’s term dates so we are making our provisional calendar available to you now.
2nd Hand Uniform Donations.
What a year we are having… The good news is that our kids will be heading back into school soon, which is wonderful to hear on so many levels #nomorehomeschoolingturnsoutIamnotateacher!
It has been wonderful to see the fantastic and in depth engagement of our children throughout Reception and we thank you for your support.
We are delighted to offer Native Mandarin sessions at 8:30am on Wednesday morning and a whole Reception cohort live Mandarin on Friday morning at 11am.
We are delighted to now offer optional clubs for the Reception children.
We would like to invite you to sign up for a Parent Teacher Conference (PTC) with your class teacher.
These will be held on the Monday 28th, Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th September from 2pm onwards. If you cannot find a suitable slot, please get in touch with your class teacher.
As of next week, The Reception online PE sessions will take place as a year group on Tuesdays at 2pm and a Friday at 2pm. The link to join the Google Meet will be shared as normal on your child’s virtual classroom via Seesaw. Mandarin will now be taught live in class.
You are invited to sign up for a 10 minute Parent Teacher Conference during the week beginning Monday 22nd March. These conferences will be held via Google Meet.
Dear Reception Parents/Carers,
What a wonderful start to term we are having! The children are into the full swing of school life and it is wonderful to see their relationships grow and confidence blossom.
A very warm welcome to all of you joining Reception! We do hope you had an enjoyable summer break and we are looking forward to meeting you all. To our new families, welcome to DBIS!
Welcome back to Reception. Please find important information regarding your child’s learning for term 2 as well as online learning arrangements.
Term 3 information for Reception families.
In preparation for next year and to support your child in the transition from Reception to Early Year 1 (EY1), we’d like to invite your child to a transition afternoon at the DBIS main campus.
Information regarding updates to the Reception home learning programme from next week (Monday 11th January).
Dear Reception Parents,
We would like to invite you to attend our virtual Reception Welcome Session on Tuesday 6th October 2020 at 3pm.
Reception information for full day return.
Dear Parents, We believe that promoting the health and well-being of our pupils is an important part of their overall education. One approach at DBIS we use is through our Learning for Life Programme (LFL). This looks at many topics including all kinds of relationships, physical/emotional health and living in the wider world. […]
Dear Parents Please be reminded that Y1 and Y6 student immunisations are scheduled for Monday, February 1, 2021. If you have returned the necessary consent form, for the ease and comfort of the student, we recommend the following: Please ensure your child has a hearty breakfast Please ensure he/she wears loose or short sleeve uniform […]
Dear Parents, If you intend to apply for the Student Grant 2020/21 but have not submitted the application yet, please do so, at the latest, on Monday, 3rd November. Thank you. DBIS School Office
Dear Parents, Please be reminded that EY1, Y5 (Girls) and Y6 student immunisations are scheduled for Thursday, May 20, 2021. If you have already returned the necessary consent form, for the ease and comfort of the student, we recommend the following: Please ensure your child has a hearty breakfast Please ensure he/she wears loose or […]
Information evening to explain the changes to DBIS student reports. This is mostly focused on the changes to reports for out Year 7, 8 and 9 students but parents of students in all Year groups are very welcome to attend.
Dear Parents, Resumption of Primary Classes I am delighted to let you know that the Education Bureau (EDB) has confirmed that DBIS is allowed to reopen for face to face teaching for all our children from Nursery – Year 13. DBIS will of course need to comply with regulations and guidelines from the EDB and […]
Additional information about secondary students returning to school for their lessons.
Dear Parents and Students The last day for borrowing library books this school year is Friday 12th June 2020. We would appreciate your assistance in having all library books returned on or before Friday 19th June 2020. The Library will be running its Summer Reading Programme, which enables DBIS returning families to borrow books for […]
Return to school – Y8: 25/5/20.
Revised Rooming Arrangements – Year 10 Mock Examinations 2020-21
Dear Parents Please be informed that your children will be taught lessons during Term 3 relating to relationships and sexual education. All lessons are age appropriate and the specific learning objectives are outlined within the letters attached. Please refer to the letter appropriate to your childs year group/s. Also attached is a link here to […]
Thank you so much for joining us for our RWI workshop on the 20th Janaury. It was wonderful to see so many of you there! Please find our presentation via the link: https://www.wevideo.com/view/2013418189
Please be informed that the S6 after school bus runs by DBTSL will leave school at 3:30pm from Monday, 12th October. Kind regards School Office
Dear Parents, We are aware that stories are circulating in the media regarding further school closure which could now affect our children in Year 3 as well as our Early Years children. At this point in time, we have not received any communication from the Education Bureau regarding closure. If and when we have further […]
School Dates and Holidays 2020-21
Dear Parents, Prior to the Chinese New Year Break you received information from Mr. Stuart Bridge and each of the Heads of Phases, about your child’s/ren’s further allocation of face-to-face classes. In light of this, I am sending this as a reminder of the procedures we all need to adhere to as the children return […]
Dear Parents, Stuart Bridge, our Head of School, informed you previously, that following a successful staff testing programme, the Education Bureau (EdB) has given the School permission to re-open to all students with effect from 12 April. Students are allowed to attend school for 5 half-days a week and the schedules for each phase will […]
We have a current vacancy in the Secondary School for a Science Technician. The Technician will work closely with the Science teaching team to ensure that high standards of safety and organisation are maintained in the Department. The Technician will be expected to carry out basic maintenance of equipment and general administration tasks as required. […]
From November 4th to November 12th there will be a drop station at Main Campus Gate, where we will be accepting Second Hand Uniforms for a sale to be held on November 13th.
Second Hand Uniform Donations. Boxes for donations will be available at drop off and pick up at the main DBIS Gate and the Early Years Campus.
The next second hand uniform sale will be held on Friday 13th November at the Main Campus car park between 1pm and 2.30pm
Second Hand Uniform sale Friday 23rd April. See attached poster for details.
Dear Parents and Carers, Due to the unpredictability of the COVID situation, we continue to be flexible and look to see how we can improve our provision and support for the students. Outlined below are some changes to our reporting dates. These adjustments have been carefully considered and are largely accounting for the impact of […]
We have a current vacancy in the Secondary School for a Design Technology Technician. The Technician will work closely with the Design Technology teaching team respectively to ensure that high standards of safety and organisation are maintained in the Department. The Technician will be expected to carry out basic maintenance of equipment and general administration […]
Dear Parents, A polite reminder that you can access the recent Online Learning Overview for your child through the Online Learning during Closure > Secondary Information page. Kind regards, Peter Roberts (Deputy Head of Secondary – Academic)
Mrs Angela Moriarty, our Head of Learning Technologies will be hosting an online webinar for Secondary this week which will cover the approaches the school takes to safeguard students’ online wellbeing within school including the use of the school’s wellbeing monitoring software Impero on Wednesday 16th June at 16:30.
Parent Tutor Student Conference and Resource Collection information.
Uniform expectations for Term 1.2
An explanation of the changes that are being made to the Secondary Week Without Walls for 2020.
Online information event for Year 7 Parents
Presentation slides from the ‘Settling into Year 7’ event hosted on Monday 14th September.
Welcome message from Head of Sixth Form Miss Cerrone
Please take a moment to familiarise yourself with the reopening procedures for Sixth Form students.
Please read for information regarding revision sessions over the Easter break.
Changes to the Sixth Form Tutor Schedule (after CNY)
Please see the information regarding the specialist PE timetable for EY1 through to Year 6 students.
Dear Nursery Families, Further to the communications on Friday I would like to share more detail with regards to the Nursery resumption of face to face learning. Please note that individual class letters will be shared with further information regarding everyday Nursery life in the coming weeks. Please find details of our Nursery programme […]
Dear Parents, The Education Bureau has announced another non means – tested student grant of $2,500 for each Secondary, Primary and Kindergarten student holding a dependency visa or permanent residence. There are two separate application forms (one for students who attended DBIS during the 2019/20 academic year and another for students who have joined DBIS […]
Dear Parents, Please read carefully the enclosed Department of Health’s invitation to join the Student Health Service SHS Invitations. This is not a DBIS initiative but parents may wish to take advantage of the offer. In view of the latest development of COVID-19, the Government health centres need to adopt social distancing and implement infection […]
Dear Parents, Further to our correspondence last week in relation to the Summer Examinations for our Year 11 through to 13 students, we want to share with you the most recent update from the UK pertaining to domestic (UK based) examinations (a small proportion of our I/GCSE and A Level offering). The UK Secretary of […]
Dear Year 11 Parents and Students, In February we provided you with an update in relation to the grade awarding processes for International Examination Qualifications and the impact of this on our Year 11, 12 and 13 cohorts. We are pleased to announce that we now have this certainty from the associated examination boards. Examinations […]
Dear Year 12 Parents and Students, In February we provided you with an update in relation to the grade awarding processes for International Examination Qualifications and the impact of this on our Year 11, 12 and 13 cohorts. We are pleased to announce that we now have this certainty from the associated examination boards. Examinations […]
Dear Year 13 Parents and Students, In February we provided you with an update in relation to the grade awarding processes for International Examination Qualifications and the impact of this on our Year 11, 12 and 13 cohorts. We are pleased to announce that we now have this certainty from the associated examination boards. Examinations […]
Dear Parents, I am writing to inform you of recent developments in relation to the Summer Examinations Series. Pearson Edexcel have informed member schools that they have revised their position on the May/June 2021 Examinations, for International Qualifications. International Examinations will not take place, as originally planned. To quote Edexcel in their announcement: “We will […]
Dear Parents and Students Please see the information about our Golf Program this Summer. Click here – Summer Camp 2020 Should you have further queries, please contact me at [email protected] Winnie Yeung Sports & ECA Administrator
Dear Parents
As announced over the weekend in the press and confirmed by the Education Bureau, in-class lessons for schools will be suspended with effect from Wednesday 2nd December. We will therefore be reverting to online learning for Years 4 to 11 on Wednesday for the remainder of the school term. Similarly, our Early Years and Year 3 classes will continue with online learning until 11 December and will not return to school as previously planned.
There are mock examinations currently underway for Years 12 and 13 and these will be allowed to run as planned on campus this week.
Dear Parents Please note all extracurricular activities are currently being suspended by the Education Bureau until further notice. Parents and students will be notified when ECA Sign up would become available prior to resumption. Should you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected] Thank you. Winnie Yeung Sports & ECA Administrator […]
Please be advised that, as the T8 Signal is currently in force, following EDB guidelines all phases of the school will be closed to students and staff today (Tuesday 13 October). Online learning activities will be made available to students and posted to Seesaw (for Early Years) and Google Classroom (Primary and Secondary) by 10am. […]
Dear Parents
We are aware that Discovery College is closing for two days from tomorrow as a parent of one of their students has tested positive for COVID-19. Our understanding is that the individual runs a local studio in Discovery Bay and we are following up to see if any of our school community may have attended classes at ‘The Beat.’
Dear Parents With the temporary closure of the Early Years campus coinciding with Mrs Tighe’s departure from DBIS, we are taking the opportunity to carry out a stocktake of the Early Years Library. As such, the library will be closed until Friday 27th November 2020. If any families currently have library books borrowed from the […]
Information about the resumption of Term 2 and the continued online home learning programme.
Please let us know your ideas about how we can enhance our student’s outdoor learning opportunities here at DBIS.
English, Maths and Discovery and handwriting books will be needed. Chromebooks do not need to be brought in.
Parent information regarding Transition Morning on Friday 19th June.
Secondary Transition Information
Changes to Head of Year role.
In anticipation of a return to school we hope within the next few weeks, we require parents to complete a Travel History and Health Status Declaration Form for each of their children. Please complete the form by Monday 14 September.
You can find the form at the following link – Travel History and Health Status Declaration Form.
Dear Parents To minimise the risk of COVID-19, DBIS Uniform Shop will operate by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8.15 am to 11.30 am. Please email to [email protected] for booking. Please kindly proceed to School Office for temperature check and hand sanitise prior to entering the Uniform Shop. Parents and Students are required to […]
Please see the information about the Uniform Shop Opening Hours.
Dear Parents To minimise the risk of COVID-19, DBIS Uniform Shop will operate by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8.15 am to 11.30 am. Please email to [email protected] for booking. Please kindly proceed to School Office for temperature check and hand sanitise prior to entering the Uniform Shop. Parents and Students are required to […]
Free university webinars for Year 12 & 13 students.
Opportunity to register for upcoming webinars with Elevate Education supporting parents with strategies and theory to develop self-management, motivation, and engagement.
Guidance for in-school and online lessons for secondary students from Monday 11th January
Dear Parents of Secondary DBIS students, I am writing to you about the revised conditions for allowing students into school for lessons after Chinese New Year holiday. Whilst restrictions remain, we are pleased that students from across the various phases will now have a considerable amount of their learning in school. For our secondary students […]
Please read this important update on the arrangements for Year 13 Graduation and Leavers Celebration (May 2021).
Information explaining the changes DBIS have made to improve secondary reports so that they are more effective at supporting students and their parents to understand the attainment and progress that their child is making.
Please read the following updated information regarding the immunisation clinic on February 1, 2021.
A message from the Head of Early Years which includes information regarding:
-Emergency childcare for Nursery and Reception
-Upcoming Parent Focus Group Opportunities
-Mini Duke Award in EY1 & 2
Dear Parents
We have been running our electronic sign-in system, InVentry, for staff for several months and our sixth form students have been signing in and out of the Sixth Form campus with their students cards since they have returned to school.
We will be implementing visitor sign-in for the system from Tuesday 27 October.
What a week of online learning it has been! Thank you to our staff, parents and of course children for their efforts in getting the online learning off to a great start!
Week Without Walls 2020 – Cancellation Letter to Secondary Students & Parents
We are very excited to welcome you all back onto the EY campus again and we look forward to seeing you all return! We once again thank you for your resilience, patience and flexibility during this unusual and unsettling time and we continue to be so grateful for your support. Our children have grown so much over this half term and we are so proud of them and the way they have continually adapted to the circumstances. We cannot wait to be reunited with the children and to have them back on campus! Please read all the information below regarding safety requirements and important information.
This letter explains routines for learning now classes have resumed.
Dear EY2 Families, Welcome to EY2! We are delighted to welcome you all to what will be a year full of excitement, challenge and lots of fun for all involved. This year your child will have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of interesting learning experiences, develop their writing, reading and maths skills […]
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