Reception Literacy Stay and Play Wednesday 12th February 2020 9:00-10:00am     Dear Parents and Carers,   You are invited to attend our Literacy Stay and Play session in your child’s classroom on Wednesday 12th February from 9:00-10:00am.  This will give you the opportunity to work alongside your child as they complete a series of […]

Dear Parents, The local influenza activity has continued to increase in the past week and exceeded baseline thresholds, indicating that Hong Kong has entered the 2019/2020 winter influenza season.  The community should heighten vigilance for protection against influenza.  It is important that children with fever (oral temperature higher than 37.5C or ear temperature higher than […]

2nd Hand Christmas Toy collection information

As part of Sustainability Week (30th September – 4th October) we will be having a Clothes Collection. Students will be collecting all types of clothing every morning between 8.00 and 8.20am. Please make sure that the clothes are washed. All donations will go to the Get Redressed Charity. https://www.redress.com.hk/   Thank you

Saturday 24 August 2019 9-12, at ZAKS restaurant

We are pleased to be able to share two e-books about Covid-19 for you to read with your children.

AGM documentation in preparation for tonight’s PTSA AGM.

Reflection on a small selection of the successes at DBIS this week.

Dear Parents and/or Guardians, It has been a fantastic first five days back at school for students and staff at DBIS Secondary School. I hope that your children are feeling settled into the start of a new and exciting year here, which will offer them many opportunities to take on a range of challenges and […]

Dear Parents At DBIS we are committed to promoting an ethos of reading for pleasure in our students as research overwhelmingly shows that reading for pleasure leads to a myriad of benefits (visit HERE to read a summary). Also, given students will be spending considerable time engaged in online learning, we appreciate that non-screen time opportunities will be welcome […]

On Wednesday the award winning author David Greenberg will be visiting DBIS and presenting his Civil Rights Assembly to Year 9 students, augmenting a unit of work students have been undertaking in Humanities. From David: CIVIL RIGHTS ASSEMBLIES: Based on my award-winning novel, A Tugging String (Dutton), it tells the story of my father who was Dr. Martin […]

Information on this year’s Box of Hope collection at DBIS.

Dive into the inspiring world of picture books by joining Mr. Haines & Miss Lees for Buzzing for Books every Tuesday in the Library from 3.15-3.45pm.

Cancellation of Secondary School Sports Day

We are sad to have to cancel the Year 3 show but pleased to invite you to an open morning Thursday 2nd of April at 8:30 am.

Dear Parents, CANCELLATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CAMPS After much consideration, we have made the difficult decision as a school to cancel all Primary Camps this academic year. Year 6 families have already been notified of the postponement of the trip to Thailand which was due to be taking place this week, but this will not […]

Carols on the Pitch – Programme and list of Performers

You are welcome to join the annual Carols on the Pitch on Thursday 12th December at Discovery Bay International School.

Dear Parents of children in Y3EW, Please accept our apologies for a change in the photography schedule for Y3EW. Please note that the revised date for photographs is Friday 13th September. Kind Regards Elle White

Sign up to help with the Chinese New Year Flower Market on Thursday 16th or Friday 17th January.

All students in Early Years, Primary and Secondary are invited to wear a Christmas jumper or Christmas themed accessories on Friday 13th December.

DBIS Chinese New Year Celebration and Dress-up Day on Friday 17 January 2020.

Dear Parents and Students Come and join in the Community Beach Clean this Wednesday After School! For more details, please click on DBIS_Beach_Clean-Up    

Dear Parents and Students Term 2 ECA confirmation is now available for checking. Please login to CHQ to view your listings. Term 2 ECAs will run from 13 January to 27 March 2020, here is the ECA Overview for your reference. Kind regards Winnie Yeung Sports & ECA Administrator

We are delighted to inform you that on Wednesday 2.10.19, we will be running a Creative Arts Morning with the Early Years 1 students. The aim of the Creative Arts Mornings is to allow the children to cultivate a deeper and more discrete exposure to the Creative Arts within our curriculum and to further explore and develop their skills in each of the four disciplines of Art, Drama, Dance and Music.

Creative Arts Morning – Year 3 ‘The Greatest Showman’ overarching theme Dear Parents, We are delighted to inform you that on Wednesday 18.09.19, we will be running a Creative Arts Morning with Year 3 students. The aim of the Creative Arts Mornings is to allow the children to cultivate a deeper and more discrete exposure […]

Dav Pilkey Comic Competition!

Plastic Free Seas and DB Green are organising a DB Community Recycling Day on 17 May and 21 June, from 9-11am, at Hemingway’s outdoor seating. 

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 and Students The DB Pirates Netball will kick off this week. Please note the following details. Venue: Discovery College Ground floor outdoor courts  U8/9 born 2013/2012/2011  THURSDAY 3:30pm to 4:15pm U9/U10 born 2011/2010       THURSDAY 4:15pm to 5:00pm.  (if they were born 2011 and played last season, if no experience please […]

Just a quick reminder that Saturday 21st September is World Cleanup Day. DBIS is pleased to link up with the community group DB Green to hold a very special beach clean at Sam Pak Wan (North Plaza beach) from 9-11am.

We are excited to announce a new House event this year. DBIS Bake Off! The first of the DBIS Bake Off events will take place in December and the competition will be for children in Years 3 and 4. The Year 3 bake off competition will take place on Tuesday 3rd December and the Year 4 bake off competition will take place on Thursday 5th December.

An opportunity for adults in the community to access the DBIS pool for swimming training.

Dear Parents For information of our Golf Program, please click DBIS Fall Half-Term 2019

Dear Parents For information of our Golf Program, please click DBIS Winter Break 2019-20.

Dear Parents For information about our Golf Program, please click DBIS Winter Term 2020 Golf Junior Golf Camp will be running during Chinese New Year Break, please see more information here: Junior Golf Camp 2020 Should you have further queries, please contact me at [email protected] Winnie Yeung Sports & ECA Administrator

Dear Parents For information about our Golf Program, please click DBIS Winter Term 2020 Golf Should you have further queries, please contact me at [email protected] Winnie Yeung Sports & ECA Administrator

Dear DBIS Families,

We hope you are continuing to keep safe and well during this challenging time. As we begin our third week of imposed class suspensions, I would like to offer some insights, feedback and next steps in our programme of online learning.

On Wednesday 30th of October, we will have our first DBIS Live AKA High Tea Soiree Series.  

I am delighted to announce that our instrumental lessons are due to start this coming Monday the 2nd September. Invoices will be sent out next week for any students that are new registrations. Lesson schedules can be found here  

Members of our Peripatetic Faculty have been sharing their considerable gifts by performing in Primary and Secondary assemblies throughout the term and at Carols on the Pitch. The response from the children has been overwhelmingly enthusiastic with many expressing an interest in learning an instrument.  We currently have teachers of clarinet, flute, saxophone, piano, strings, brass (including a trombone specialist from the HK Philharmonic), guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, voice  and drums.

DBIS PTSA Presents the 2019 Back to School Year 7-9 Summer Party

Dear Parents

I am delighted to announce that the Scholarship application process for the 2020/21 school year is now open (and will close at 4pm, May 1st).  For further details please see the school’s website:

https://www.dbis.edu.hk/523/admissions/scholarship-programme

DBIS School Photos will be available to view from Monday 4th November via the Highjump Photography website. You will receive a separate email with a password to enable you to access your child(ren)’s photographs on Monday 4th November.

Good afternoon, Please find below some important information and key dates for the coming academic year. Physical Education lessons will start on Thursday 15th August. For the first six weeks of lessons all students will be swimming during their P.E. lessons. Those students in 7B, 7S and 8S will need to bring their kit Thursday. […]

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.

Story of our Year 8 student Manoela Sampaio, who won the 2nd place award in Hong Kong Student Story Slam 2019, now has been published on Hong Kong Story’s podcast. Links to her story are provided in the bulletin.

DBIS Uniform Shop Dear Parents Please be informed that the Uniform shop will be closed from 28 June and will resume operations on 5 August at the following special days and times at the start of new academic year:   August 5 to 9:          9am to 1pm August 12 to 13: […]

Week Without Walls 2019 Parent Information Evening

Dear Parents, In light of the recent school suspensions, students may feel that they have missed out on the ‘fun’ of school with peer interactions. We would like to bring some fun back by still running DBIS’ Got Talent! This year it will take the form of an online competition, with finalists’ videos being shared […]

We are ready for the final of DBIS’ Got Talent 2020!

Diwali 2019   Dear Parents,   On Friday 25th October, Nursery and Reception children are invited to wear traditional, or brightly coloured clothes as part of our Diwali Celebrations.  Each class will explore the Diwali festival and children will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of related activities.  If you would be […]

Diwali Dress Up Day – Friday 25th October 2019

Dear Parents/Guardians, As the new school year approaches, Dream Sport Academy (DSA) is excited to restart the DSA Basketball Program on Saturdays at Discovery Bay International School (DBIS). This program was largely successful in the last academic year with both pupils from DBIS and from the surrounding areas. As a parent/guardian of a Discovery Bay […]

Year 5 End of Term 1 Information

End of Year school reports will be activated on the Parent Portal from 5pm on Friday 15th June.

On Wednesday 18th September, the DBIS English Team held a Curriculum evening, presenting an overview of writing, reading, spelling and handwriting to an audience of parents. Please find the slides linked to this email.

Dear Parents I would like to welcome you back after the summer holiday. I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and is ready for another spectacular year! Kindly note the following timeline for extracurricular activities details for this term through CHQ: Activity choices will be available for viewing from 10 August 2019 Sign-up will open […]

Dear Parents I would like to welcome you back after the summer holiday. I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and is ready for another spectacular year! Kindly note the following timeline for extracurricular activities details for this term through CHQ: Activity choices will be available for viewing from 10 August 2019 Sign-up will open […]

Dear Parents and Students Kindly note the following timeline for extracurricular activities details for Term 2 through CHQ: Activity choices are available for viewing now Sign-up is open on 2 December 20:00 and close on 8 December 23:59 ECA confirmation will be made available for checking on 12 December Term 2 ECAs will run from 13 January to 27 […]

Dear Parents Kindly note the following timeline for extracurricular activities details for Term 2 through CHQ: Activity choices are now available for viewing Sign-up is open on 2 December 20:00 and close on 8 December 23:59 ECA confirmation will be made available for checking on 12 December Term 2 ECA is split into 2 half […]

Dear Parents Please see this LINK for detailed information on the arrangement of the day. Should you have further queries, please contact Mr. Leo Van den Bogaerde at [email protected] Kind regards Winnie Yeung Sports & ECA Administrator

Dear Parents and Carers, EY1 Habitat Homework  In preparation for our next part of our Discovery Unit we would like you to complete a little bit of homework over the October Half Term.  Your task is to;  Choose an animal and find a photo of it Find 2 facts about your animal  Find 2 facts […]

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are extremely excited to be continuing the Forest Schools journey and extending this into EY1. 

Forest School is an inspirational concept providing learning opportunities through hands on experiences in an outdoor environment. Children enjoy the freedom to explore and experience the natural world in all seasons and in all weathers. Forest School embraces an approach of nurturing, supporting and developing the self-esteem of all children and their needs. It is an ideal environment in which to develop innovation and skills such as, problem solving, risk taking, creativity and teamwork. 

Please find information regarding the expectations we have of all children in EY1 & 2 whilst participating in GoogleMeet sessions.

Dear Parents and Carers, DBIS will be celebrating International Sports Week during the week beginning 21st October. During this week the EY1 and 2 children will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of international sports activities.  On Wednesday 23rd October the EY1 and 2 children will partake in a series of activities across […]

Dear Parents and Carers, 

To celebrate the end of term we will be having an EY1 party on Wednesday 11th December. As part of the celebration each class will have a shared lunch. Sign up sheets will be placed on classroom notice boards from Monday 2nd December. 

As we come towards the end of Term 1 we’d like to draw your attention to key dates for EY1. If you have any questions regarding any of the dates please see you class teacher. 

Dear Parents and Carers, As a part of our current Discovery unit ‘Our World, Our Community’ our EY1 children will be participating in a range of outdoor educational activities on Wednesday 6th November.  Throughout the trip, the children will participate in a beach clean up, outdoor art lesson, team building exercise and partake in a […]

Dear Parents and Carers,  You will now be familiar with the Seesaw Family app and your child’s online learning journey. Since the beginning of term your child and class teacher have been documenting their learning across all key learning areas of the curriculum. The children have thoroughly enjoyed your ‘likes’ and written feedback on their […]

Dear Parents and Carers,  EY1 children will begin their guided reading lessons this week (week beginning 2nd September). Class teachers have already shared their guided reading days via the class timetable and on these two days your child will bring home a levelled reading book.  Your child would have already read this book with an […]

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 Parents and Carers,

Over the course of the year, we would like to build a ‘junk modelling’ resource cupboard for the children to use within their learning and during play times. 

In EY1 we follow a high frequency word programme called ‘Magic 100 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 100 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. 

Thank you for joining the EY1 team yesterday for ‘Meet the Teacher’. It was a pleasure to see you all and we do hope that you found the evening informative.

Dear Parents and Carers,

We warmly invite you to your child’s Meet the Teacher Evening on Tuesday 3rd September at 5pm in your child’s classroom.

The aim of the evening is for you to meet with your child’s class teacher, receive further information about the term and to explore your child’s classroom.

Kind regards,

The EY1 Team

Dear Parents and Carers,

As a part of our current Discovery unit ‘Let’s Build Structures’ our EY1 children will be participating in a range of outdoor educational activities on Wednesday 19th February at the North Plaza Beach. 

Dear Parents and Carers, Our EY1 North Plaza Beach trip has been cancelled due to the school closure. Kind regards, The EY1 Team

EY1 Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday 28th, Friday 29th November and Monday 2 December. The booking system is being finalised and a further bulletin will be communicated later this week with information on how to make the bookings.

Parent Overview for Term 3 in EY1.

Dear Parents and carers, 

Thank you for your continued support with our EY1 home learning. We thoroughly enjoy seeing, hearing and reading your child’s work and the progress they are making via Seesaw. 

Dear Parents and carers, 

We’d like to formally invite you to the evening performance of the EY1 Show ‘Christmas with the aliens’ on Tuesday 10th December, in the Globe Theatre at 6pm. Refreshments will be available in the school cafeteria from 5.30pm. 

Dear Parents and Aunties, 

We would like to formally invite our aunty community to watch the dress rehearsal of the EY1 Show ‘Christmas with the Aliens’. 

Dear Parents and carers, 
The EY1 Christmas Show is just around the corner and we need your help! Today your child will come home with their class script, with your child’s part highlighted.

Dear Parents and Carers, A reminder that swimming will begin for our EY1 children after the half term break on the following days; EY1AC – Monday EY1JB – Tuesday EY1MF – Wednesday EY1GC – Friday In preparation for our swimming lessons please can you ensure your child has the following items all clearly labelled.  DBIS […]

Key dates for EY1 parents to be aware of in Term 1.

Dear Parents

We are delighted to let you know that your child’s Term 1 report will be sent home with them today  (Wednesday 27 November) in a sealed envelope. The report has also been uploaded to the Parent Hub and can be accessed online by logging into the hub and selecting the ‘Student School Reports’ button. 

EY1 Parent Teacher Conferences are open for booking.

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back and we wish you all a very happy new year and a very warm welcome to the new families who have joined our DBIS community. Along with this bulletin you can also find a link to the Term 2 Parent Overview. This overview provides a summary of what your child will be learning this term. 

Dear Parents and Carers, 

We’d like to invite the EY1 children to the Performance of ‘The Snail and the Whale’. The performance is on Friday 7th February at 12pm at the Hong Academy for Performing Arts. The children are to arrive at school at normal time and buses will depart school at 10am. The viewing of this performance is a great opportunity for the students to see a narrative on stage. 

Dear Parents and Carers, Due to the school closure and the closure of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts our EY1 Theatre trip has been cancelled. You will receive a refund when the school re opens. Kind regards, The EY1 Team

Dear Parents and Carers,

The Early Years 1 (EY1) teaching team warmly welcome yourselves and your children to our year group. We have a very exciting term ahead of us and we look forward to taking our classes on some wonderful learning journeys.

Dear Parents, Welcome back and Happy New Year! We hope you all had a lovely, relaxing break. We would also like to take this opportunity to say a special welcome to our new students joining EY2 this term. This letter has some information about this term and some important dates for your diaries. Homework Homework […]

Dear Parents, Here are some important upcoming dates for your diaries for the end of Term 1.   Year 2 Shared Lunch & Class Christmas Parties – Thursday 12th December On this day the children can come to school wearing Christmas themed party clothes. A shared lunch sign up will be made available on the […]

Key dates for EY2 Families.

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 […]

EY2 Term 3 Parent Overview.

Dear Parents

Thank you so much to those who were able to make it to our EY2 Meet the Teacher morning today, it was lovely to see you.

We would like to remind you that the EY2 Parent Teacher Conferences will take place next week. This is an opportunity to speak to your child’s class teacher about how they have settled into their first days in EY2 as well as provide us with any additional information about your child that will help support them with their learning and personal and social development going forwards.

Dear EY2 Parents & Carers, Thank you for your continued support with your child’s online learning. We thoroughly enjoy seeing all the children’s work and progress on Seesaw. Over the next couple of weeks we will be including some assessment tasks for the children to complete. As we did in Term 2, we will ask […]

Dear Parents,  Thank you for your continued support with our EY2 home learning. We have been really impressed with everyone’s great efforts during these unusual circumstances. Next week, we will be setting some independent Maths and Reading home learning activities (we’d like your child to attempt the activities by themselves).  The purpose of these independent […]

During the week beginning 2rd December, we would like to invite parents to the second round of Parent Teacher Conferences.

Dear Parents, Firstly, I’d like to thank you so much for your support during this unusual time. It is wonderful to see so many children engaging so enthusiastically in their online learning. Unfortunately, due to the school closure, our Wetlands Trips next Monday 10th and Wednesday 12th February will be cancelled. The money will be […]

Dear Parents, As you are aware, the children were introduced to woodwork in EY1 last year.  This year, woodwork will also be taught in EY2, with the children having the opportunity to further build on their skills. They will be taught new woodwork skills and also revisit those developed last year, including hammering, sanding and […]

Family Photograph   Dear Parents,   Over the next couple of weeks during our current Discovery unit related to Communities, we will begin by focusing on the children’s own identities and their families.    As part of this process, each class will create a family tree and therefore we request that each child brings into […]

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. 

Sign up to join the first ever Family STEAM event at DBIS.

As part of our exploration of relationships and to support the children’s sense of belonging within our learning environments, we will have a focus on exploring our families and people who are special to us by creating family trees within each classroom.

Dear Primary Parents, As we come to the end of the 6th week of the school closure, I wanted to write to you all to check in on your family wellbeing. I know our Primary students are naturally curious and inquisitive learners, so I am sure they have all got many questions about the Coronavirus […]

Please note that Yr 1 – 6 Swimming will finish at the end of this week.

Friday, 30 August 2019   FOBISIA Gymnastics Invitational 2019-20  30 November – 1 December 2019, Bangkok Patana    Dear Parents and Students,    We will be holding open trials for the above competition on Wednesday 18 September at 3:30-4:30 in the DBIS gymnasium for anyone who wants to be considered for the DBIS Gymnastics Team. […]

The PTSA are looking for co-ordinators and volunteers to run the all important Country Food Stalls at the DBIS International Food Fair 2020 on Saturday 28th of March 2020. 

On Saturday 28th March, the DBIS Food Fair focus will be “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”. We will be introducing new systems throughout the Fair, and entertainment for the whole family.

Dear Parents For more information, please click Tekkerz Term 1

Please help us make the friendship choices for your child’s class next year.

Dear Parents For information of our Golf Program, please click DBIS October Mid-Term Break Camp 2019

The first week back after half term the Impact HK and Eco committee groups will be hosting a Second Hand Halloween Collection and Sale. Please drop off any unwanted but good quality Halloween costumes or decorations between 8.00 and 8.20 Tuesday 15th October – Thursday 17th October by the pagoda near the entrance. The sale […]

Hammerhead newsletter 2020 No.1

Hammerhead newsletter 2020 No.2

Hammerhead newsletter 2020 No.3

Dear Parent/Guardian,  Welcome to the 2019-20 school year at Discovery Bay International School.  I hope that your family has had an exciting and enjoyable summer break with many opportunities for rest and relaxation together.  I am delighted to introduce myself as the Head of Performance and Creative Arts.  My earliest childhood memory is when I […]

Year 5 Hong Kong History Museum Trip 2020 on Wednesday 12th February 2020. 

Find out more about the newly elected Secondary House Captains.

The following letter will be sent home with your child on Friday, 17 January, along with the information and consent/refusal forms for the upcoming Immunisation Clinic on 27 February.

The following letter will be sent home with Year 5 girls on Friday, 17 January, along with the information and consent/refusal forms for the upcoming Immunisation Clinic on 27 February. Please note this is not applicable to Year 5 boys.

Dear Parents of Early Years 1 students, The following letter will be sent home with your child on Friday, 17 January, along with the information and consent/refusal forms for the upcoming Immunisation Clinic on 27 February. SPRING Y1 MMR&MMRV Initial Letter

The letter below will be sent home with students on Wednesday, October 2nd.     Dear Parents of Year 1 students, The staff of the Department of Health will come to our school on 29 October 2019 to administer a vaccination with Combined Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis and Polio (DTaP-IPV) to eligible Year 1 students. The [...]

This letter will be sent home with Year 6 students on Wednesday, October 2, 2019.   Dear Parents of Year 6 students, The staff of the Department of Health will come to our school on the 29 October 2019 to administer a vaccination with Combined Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis (reduced dose) and Inactivated Polio (dTap-IPV) [...]

Important information regarding Live Learning Session, Pastoral Support, and Student Engagement

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 2019/2020 influenza season in October 2019. The recommended composition of the 2019-20 quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine contains the following: - [...]

Dear Parents
 
We are pleased to share with you the DBIS Instrumental programme for 2019/20. Our instrumental lessons are offered during the school day and support our classroom music lessons, ensembles and performances. Our instrumental teachers are professional musicians within Hong Kong and have a wealth of experience in performance, teaching and music within educational settings who enjoy excellent reputations.

As always the last lesson on Friday is suspended to allow for our Interhouse Carol Singing Competition and Hot Chocolates.  Our brilliant PTSA will supply the Hot Chocolate while our students provide the cheer with their wonderful renditions of Christmas Hits. As part of the celebrations, we will also be running our ‘Christmas Jumpers and Christmas Themed’ own clothes day with students encouraged to wear either a ‘Christmas Jumper’ or Christmas inspired clothing.  The expected donation for wearing ‘own clothes’ on Friday is 20HKD.

Dear Parents / Guardians,   I’d like to introduce myself as an English teacher and Year 7 tutor at DBIS. I am enthused to be starting at such a lovely school and look forward to meeting all of the students.   I have been in Hong Kong for eight years, having spent seven of those […]

Dear Parent or Guardian, I am delighted to introduce myself as the Spanish Teacher of your child this year.  Although I am originally from Peru, I have studied and worked in several countries, before moving to Hong Kong in 2009.  I studied Business Management in Peru. After working in finance for a few years, I […]

Brief introduction to the 2020-21 secondary senior and middle leadership team.

Dear Parents Come and join our Fun Day at the Kowloon Cricket Club this Sunday. It’s free! For more details, click 201908-Cricket_Fun_Day-poster.  To register please contact [email protected]

Dear Parents, Below are the key dates for the Year Group in terms of events, reports & Parent Meetings.   Parent Forum, Preparing for IGCSE Exams – 03/09/2019, 6.30pm-7.30pm, Globe Week Without Walls Parent Information Evening – 25/09/2019, 6.30pm-7.30pm, Venue TBC Year 11 Parents Evening – 03/10/2019, 4pm-7.30pm , Globe Year 11 Short Report 1 […]

Dear Parents,  I would like to share with you the important dates for the upcoming year. Important Dates for Year 8 parents:  Date Information 18/10/19 Year 8 reports received by parents 27/11/19 Year 8 Parent teacher conference: 1600 – 1930 22/1/20 Year 8 Short reports received by parents 02/4/20 Year 8 Short reports received by […]

If you have not already filled in this form, please do so this weekend.

Information for parents regarding the LEAP Van visits from 28 October – 4 November.

Message to parents from Year 11 YGL.

This year, the Learning Technologies team are very excited to be sharing additional information with you on your child’s progress and attainment in Learning Technologies lessons.

Dear Parents I would like to make you aware that students and family are very welcome to borrow library resources over the term break. Students may borrow as normal this week while parents and guardians may make use of the library before and after school and borrow up to 6 books on the family account. […]

Sustainability Week is on the horizon and during the week (Thursday 3rd October) DBIS are very lucky to have secured a visit from Lantau based author Suzanne Younan who will share her book called The Green Dragon. This is a wonderful link to many year group’s current or future – plus a perfect accompaniment to Sustainability Week. 

Mandarin HSK Level 2 or Level3 vocabulary practice assigned to Year7/8/9 students during school closure.

Dear Parents,   Here you will find a link to our Y5 Meet the Teacher Presentation slides from this morning’s session. Thank you all for attending and if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask.   Kind regards,   Year 5 Team

Important information for Year 11 parents/guardians regarding school re-opening.

Morning meeting with the Head of Secondary for Parents of Year 10-13 students.

Morning meeting with the Head of Secondary for Parents of Year 6-9 students.

Dear Parents/ guardians, After arriving in Hong Kong last August with my wife and two daughters, I have experienced a very busy first year in my first International post in Primary Music at DBIS, including my first FOBISIA Primary Music Festival. I would like to thank everyone who has made me feel welcome throughout the […]

Information about our new ECA swimming program for Team and Development swimmers to be launched in January. Sign up now!

Dear Families, WELCOME TO THE DBIS COMMUNITY Thank you for taking the time to come and meet with us this morning. It was so nice to meet many of you in person for the first time, and we are delighted to welcome all our new students to the DBIS community. We look forward to seeing […]

New Secondary Students Parent Morning I would just like to politely remind everyone of my invitation to parents of new secondary students that they are welcome to meet with me on Monday the 26th of August between 10-11 am, at the Globe. Kind regards, Mr. Simon Oakley Head of Secondary School

Brief comment on the previous New Secondary Students Parent Morning on Monday the 26th of August 2019 and a link to the PDF used in the presentation.

Dear Parents and/or Guardians,  Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year at Discovery Bay International School.  I hope that your family has had an exciting and enjoyable summer break with many opportunities for rest and relaxation together.  It is a privilege to be able to introduce myself to you all as one of the new Spanish […]

Dear Parent or Guardian,  I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new Science and PE teacher in the Secondary School. Many of you may recognise me, as I have been supply teaching in Early Years, Primary and Secondary for a few years now.  I graduated from Dalhousie University and the […]

All resources from the Primary Maths Parent Workshop are available here if you missed it.

 Dear Parents,                You are invited to sign up for a Parent Teacher Conference slot of fifteen minutes on either of  the dates below to discuss your child’s ongoing learning and development and next steps:   Monday 2nd December between 3:00pm and 5:00pm Tuesday 3rd December between 7:45am and 8:45am Wednesday 4th December between 3:00pm […]

This year we will be using Seesaw in the Early Years to document your child’s learning journey. If you would like to learn more about how we use this wonderful tool, please attend our information morning on Wednesday 18th September.

Nursery and Reception to watch the EY1 Show  Thursday 5th December 2019   Tuesday 26th November 2019 Dear Parents   On Thursday 5th December, the Reception and Nursery children have been invited up to the Primary campus to watch the EY1 children perform their Christmas show ‘Christmas with the Aliens’.    We request that the […]

Our Nursery Christmas Sing-along will now be on Wednesday 11th December from 9.15-10.00am we would like to invite you to your child’s classroom to join the children who will sing some festive songs for you as part of our celebrations.

Dear Parents,

As a part of our ‘Sharing the Planet’ enquiry unit, the children will be exploring where they live in the world. To support our learning about our community, the Nursery classes will be going on a bus journey with their class friends around Discovery Bay. On the journey, the children will have the opportunity to show their friends where they live and special places around Discovery Bay. The bus journey will be around thirty minutes and we aim to pass by as many of the children’s homes as possible.

Dear Parents

You are invited to join us for a Funky Fingers Stay and Play session in your child’s classroom during the week commencing 17th February 2020. This will give you the opportunity to experience how we support the children’s development of gross and fine motor skills to gain strength and confidence in using their body.
During the session you will enjoy a visit to the library with your child and for a storytelling experience with Mrs Tighe.

The session will begin at 9:00am and finish at 10:00am and the day will vary from class to class. Kindly, make special note of the specific day relevant to your child’s Nursery Class.

Nursery Open Afternoon – 2:00pm – 2:40pm
Farm & Sunflower – Wednesday 30th October
Starlight, Seaside & Rainforest -Thursday 31st October
Please come and join us to explore the Nursery class environments and share the learning experiences with your child.
We look forward to seeing you!

Nursery Parent Welcome Evening
Thursday 12th September 2019 5:45pm (Refreshments from 5:30 pm)
Please come and join us to learn more about your child’s learning in DBIS Nursery this year.
We look forward to seeing you!

Dear Parents,  Thank you for your continued support with our Nursery home learning. We thoroughly enjoy seeing and hearing your child’s work and the progress they are making via Seesaw.  As the Parent-Teacher Conferences will not go ahead this term, we would like to encourage you to continue to use the Seesaw communication tool when […]

Dear Nursery Families, We hope you have had a restful Easter break. As we enter Term 3 we will begin our Discovery Unit of Storytelling. This week starts off with our DBIS Book Week. During the school closure, we are continuing our live Community Times, Monday to Thursday through Google Meet. Live Community Time are […]

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 Parents, In light of the school closure, Nursery will reschedule our Community Bus Trip and the initial start date for our Soft Start process. We want to thank Parents and Carers for their support during this time. It is great to see the home learning and engagement through Seesaw; please do keep sending in […]

Dear Parents,
 
This is a reminder that there are a number of students with severe nut allergies within our student body.
 
The allergies are so severe that any contact with nuts or nut oil will lead to an instant anaphylactic reaction requiring emergency medical intervention.

This bulletin contains full details of the home learning which will be available for our Early Years and Primary students from Monday 3rd February. Please can you read through this so that you are aware of how our students will be supported during the closure period.

Dear Early Years Families We hope this finds you well and would like to thank each and every one of you for your continued support during these unprecedented times. We also thank you for your recent feedback in ensuring we are providing high-quality learning opportunities and would like to make you aware of some modifications to our […]

Information for parents about online learning in the primary school from Monday 2nd March.

Explanation of the online learning provision for supporting Secondary students at DBIS from the 2nd of March.

Online peripatetic instrumental lessons – Term 3

Dear Parents, Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for the Meet the Teacher morning yesterday. It was wonderful to see so many parents and carers on the school campus. For those of you who were unable to attend, the year group specific presentations are now available for you to […]

Impact Hong Kong is a local charity that the school has been supporting over the last 18 months. They work with local homeless people to provide education, counselling and jobs as well as helping to find homes. A number of students have participated in Kindness Walks as well as working with the charity for a […]

The Parent Portal web version is not working at the moment. We are in communication with iSAMS and will let parents know as soon as it is back up. The iParent app is unaffected. Our apologies for any inconvenience caused. 

Dear All, We have been fortunate to have been offered a last minute opportunity to meet football’s number 1 keynote speaker, Paul McVeigh tomorrow as part of our ongoing partnership with the Yang Foundation. He will have an audience with staff and students from Primary and Secondary tomorrow as follows: 12:15-12:45 – Primary 1:40-2:10 – […]

We are excited to invite Nursery to Year 6 parents to our next Positive Parenting Workshop on Thursday 7th November.

Dear Parents

Throughout EY1 and 2, we have been focusing on positive interactions and positive play. In addition, we have been supporting the children with the development of positive conflict resolution strategies.

Pre-Loved Halloween & Diwali outfits charity sale! All proceeds will go to ImpactHK.

The Family Health Service of the Department of Health Hong Kong provides vision screening for Pre-School children at 4 years of age or above by a registered optometrist/orthoptist. Please see the attached brochure for further information.

Primary & Early Years Discovery Parent Workshop

Wednesday 2nd October 2019 – 5:30 – 6:30pm – Globe

Thank you for all your support in these challenging times.  It has been fantastic to see so many of our Early Years and Primary children accessing their online learning.  Please remember if you need any assistance with this please free to contact your child’s class teacher via Seesaw, or for technical help, contact our IT help desk, [email protected] 

Wednesday 4 September 2019 Primary Swimming Lessons Term 1, 2019 Dear Parents, Swimming lessons for primary students will be commencing on Monday 30 September for EY2 through to Primary Year 6 classes. EY1 will begin swimming on Monday 14 October. Details of when each class will be swimming can be seen below. Students will need […]

Join us at the English Parent Workshop on Wednesday 18th September at 5.30pm.

Come and join us to learn all about the teaching and learning of Maths in years 3, 4, 5 and 6. Wednesday 4th September 2019 at 5.30pm

We are looking for parents to join our primary Parent Learning Group.

During the week beginning 2rd December, we would like to invite parents to the second round of Parent Teacher Conferences.

Dear DBIS Families, WELCOME BACK! I hope you and your families have all had a restful and enjoyable summer and that your child is as excited about the start of the new school year as we are again this year.  Miss Lees and I are very much looking forward to welcoming you, and all the […]

This week’s stormy weather has not dampened the spirits of all in the Primary School this week…

Please arrange to collect your Y3 to Y6 child from school on Wednesday 24th June at 12.30pm.

Please find the provisional school dates and holidays for next academic year.

New Academic Year – Second Hand Uniform Sale, August 22nd Please click for more info. For any queries, please email to [email protected]

The PTSA AGM is coming up – join us for an update of the past year and a peek into the year ahead. A full financial report will be presented and complementary refreshments served.

Join the PTSA for hot chocolate, mince pies, mulled wine and even a little bit of Christmas Shopping. The fun starts at 5.30 pm on Thursday 12th December. See you there!

Please sign up here if you have some time to spare on Friday evening to make this an enjoyable and well-supervised event.

PTSA News and sign-up links for Class Parent Coffee Morning and Volunteering at Carols on the Pitch.

In light of the Halloween festivities coming up, the PTSA would like to invite you to the Annual Big Quiz on Wednesday, 30th October from 7 pm onwards in the Globe theatre.

Second Hand Uniform Sale
Wednesday 13th November 2019
3:15pm to 4:00pm – The Globe Theatre

Dear Parents,   We have enjoyed a fantastic first term in Reception and are looking forward to our Christmas celebrations coming up to end the term.   On Thursday 12th December from 9.00-10.00am we would like to invite you to your child’s classroom for the Reception Christmas Singalong. The children will sing some festive songs […]

   3rd April 2020 Dear Parents,    Many thanks for your continued support with your child’s home learning over the last half term. The launch of our Google Meets have proven to be very popular and the teachers have thoroughly enjoyed seeing the children interact within this new platform. In order to make the Google […]

Dear Parents                In addition to the original 15 minute Parent Teacher Conference dates on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th August, we also have available slots on Monday 19th August. Please speak to your child’s class teacher to arrange an appointment.         The purpose of these meetings are to discuss your child’s […]

Dear Parents,   Please find the link to our recent RWI presentation: Please click here   Many thanks for your continued support,   The Reception Team

RWI Stay and Play-Wednesday 16th October 2019 19th September 2019   Dear Parents As part of our continued work this year in sharing our classroom practice with parents, we would like to invite you to attend a workshop on the morning of Wednesday 16th October 2019. The workshop will take place in the EY hall […]

Dear Parents and Carers,  Thank you for your continued support with our Reception home learning over recent weeks. We love seeing, hearing and reading about what the children have been doing and the progress they are making via Seesaw.  Through our daily challenges next week, we will be setting a selection of short Literacy and […]

26th August 2019  Dear Parents and Carers,   As in Nursery, during your child’s Reception year we would like to continue to invite parents and carers into your child’s class once a week from 8:55-9:15am.  The purpose of this extended start session is for you, as parents and carers to engage with and support your […]

Dear Parents, Please click here for a list of term dates: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jIjkZvcXoaXXS3IthaJdWb-nW-AgHoHJ/view?usp=sharing Many thanks, The Reception Team

Dear Parents, Please follow the link below to view key Reception dates for Term 2: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MMdqPjV2O8ah84OkjUz0yUHv19nNpImcVbUNXmkTzlU/edit?usp=sharing Many thanks, The Reception Team  

Dear Parents,    Reception students are invited to attend a trip to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts theatre to watch a performance of Tabby McTat, by Julia Donaldson. The performance is on Thursday 16th January 2020 at 12pm. The children are to arrive at school at the normal time and buses will depart […]

 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. 

9th September 2019 Dear Parents,   Many thanks to all who were able to attend our recent information evening. Please find a link to the presentation below:         Reception Welcome Evening Presentation 2019 During the evening, we asked for a simple challenge to be written for your child to complete in school […]

Reception Welcome Evening Thursday 5th September 2019 from 5.30pm   Thursday 14th August 2019     Dear Parents   We would like to invite you to attend our Reception Welcome Evening on Thursday 5th September 2019.    Refreshments will be served in the Early Years dining hall on the ground floor from 5.30pm. Around 5.45pm, […]

  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 All

I’m very pleased to announce we will be hosting the annual Remembrance Day Service at the DBIS flag pole on Monday 11 November at 07:15. All staff are invited to attend along with the wider DB community.

The service will include words from Mr. Stuart Bridge, Mr. Dominic Hill and Squadron Leader (Retired) David Lohse. We will also have musical performances from DBIS musicians.

Please attend the service if you are able to and let the wider DB community know they are welcome. For the programme, please click More.

Dear Parents Please be reminded that Y1 and Y6 student immunisations are scheduled for Tuesday, October 29, 2019. 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 and Students Please be reminded that Term 1 ECAs have ended. There is no ECAs at the last week of Term 1. However, please take note the following training, fixtures and tournament will go ahead as scheduled. Monday, 9 December 2019 Year 5 & 6 Netball Training at Netball Court from 15:15 to […]

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.

Important information about students returning to school on Wednesday 20th May

Read Write Inc   14th January 2020 Dear Parents,   Following an extremely successful start to our phonics program in  Reception, we are delighted to share with you an exciting next step for your children. As you are aware, the teaching in Early Years at DBIS is very much tailored to meet the individual needs […]

  Monday 19th August    Dear Parents,     Welcome to Early Years 2! This is a letter to inform you about your child’s reading in EY2. Your child will receive four reading books each week: one RWI book, two home readers and one library book.    RWI Our Read Write Inc. (RWI) literacy program began […]

Dear Parents Scholastic Book Club fliers will be distributed to EY1, EY2 and Y3-6 classes today for students to take home. These fliers feature a great selection of competitively priced titles from which you can order and further supplement your child’s home library and their love of reading. If you would like to order anything […]

Dear Parents Please note that all Scholastic Book Club orders were distributed to classrooms this morning. If you have any queries please contact Scholastic using the contact details on the order form or feel free to speak to me directly. I’d like to thank you for your ongoing support of the Scholastic Book Club. DBIS […]

Dear Parents Scholastic Book Club fliers were distributed to EY1, EY2 and Y3-6 classes today for students to take home. These fliers feature a great selection of competitively priced titles from which you can order and further supplement your child’s home library and their love of reading. If you would like to order anything from […]

Dear Parents Scholastic Book Club fliers will be distributed to EY1, EY2 and Y3-6 classrooms on Monday 26th August for students to take home. These fliers feature a great selection of competitively priced titles from which you can order and further supplement your child’s home library and their love of reading. If you would like […]

Dear Parents

The Library and DBIS PTSA are pleased to offer the Scholastic Book Club again this year. Scholastic’s fliers feature a great selection of competitively priced titles from which families can order and, for every order placed, DBIS earns points, which can be redeemed for books for the School Library.

Update on school closure learning and well-being provision for Year 7

On Tuesday 3rd and Thursday 5th September from 3:30pm to 4:30pm after school, the PE department will be hosting swimming trails for those who wish to try out for the school swim team.

The sale will be held on Wednesday 13th November in the Globe from 3:15-4pm.

More information about the Mandarin HSK 2 & 3 ECA in term 2.

Information about the upcoming Swimming Galas in Secondary.

Please find here the Week Without Walls information for all Year Groups.

Dear Parents and/or Guardians, I would like to take this opportunity to share the prescribed texts for each of the Senior School courses. The list of these books can be found on the link below. Senior School Book list – 2019-20 These books should be purchased by students for each of their AS/A Level and […]

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DB Transport Services is providing a special bus service (Route S6) for DBIS students at the end of the school day, leaving school around 3:20 pm, going around Parkvale Village, Midvale Village, La Serene, Caperidge Drive and Capeland Drive. The fare for each student or passenger is $4.40, payable by cash or by Octopus on […]

This is a special promotional offer from New Balance. As a school we do not advertise for businesses, New Balance is a sponsor for our sporting events and we did not want you to miss out on this exclusive offer.

Please see the information regarding the specialist PE timetable for EY1 through to Year 6 students.

Information overview about Sports Week for EY1-Primary 6.

Please check the start times and end times for your child’s school day from Monday 25th May 2020.

We are excited to reveal the theme for this year’s DBIS STEAM Week and introduce an exciting new family event to be launched for the first time this year.

Dear Parents

The Education Bureau had announced yesterday a one off student grant of $2,500 for Early Years, Primary and Secondary students. 
This grant is a non-means-tested and available to all our current students with the exception of student visa holders.  Please refer to the below link and fill out the Form A. Once completed, kindly hand the form to our school office and we will forward this Education Bureau for further action.

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

As you may have been aware, our websites have been the subject of ongoing Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks for the past two months.

One of the counter-measures taken to block the latest attack on our main website from the US had the unexpected consequence of also blocking the feeds into our newsletter on Sunday. We have made further adjustments to the filtering.

Information to Year 9 Parents about support for students during class suspension