Archived Parent Bulletins
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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 […]
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Introduction of a new tutor for 7 Thunder
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Introduction from Karen Hartcher, new tutor to students in 7 Thunder
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A huge thank you to everyone involved in our Early Years community for this first half term of 2020/21.
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Googlemeet links for the upcoming A-level information evening.
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For parents of students who will be starting Sixth Form at DBIS in August 2021.
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Our week in the Early Years including an update on our petitions to the EdB with regards to Nursery and Reception.
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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
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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 […]
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DB Transportation Services Ltd will start the ‘after school S6 bus’ from Thursday, 19th August. The bus will leave DBIS main campus, going round Parkvale Village, Midvale Village, La Serene, Caperidge Drive and Capeland Drive. The fare for each person is $4.5/$5.20, payable by octopus or cash on board. Please note bus leaving times from […]
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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.
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As there is a thunderstorm warning currently in place, all outdoor morning ECAs are cancelled, namely GCSE Swimming. Indoor ECAs will continue as usual.
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Please vote for the shortlisted finalists for the Around DB Year of the Ox Art Competition.
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Please see the information about the arrangement of GCSEs/A-Levels Exam.
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For many of our students at DBIS coming back after the holidays can range from feeling excited and eager to concern, fear or anxiety. To best help our parents, children and young people with back-to-school worries, we would like to offer some tips to help reduce anxieties and increase the potential of a positive return to school experience.
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We are re-designing our reusable DBIS bags in the Uniform Shop and we are running a competition for students in Early Years 1 to Year 9 to design an environmentally inspired logo for the back of the bag.
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Request books from the Early Years library.
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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.
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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.
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We are delighted to let you know that we are starting Buzzing for Books Online for our EY1 and EY2 children from Friday!
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We are continuing with Buzzing for Books ECA online for our EY1 and EY2 children after the half-term break.
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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.
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Dear Parents and Guardians, Thank you to those who attended the online forum on applying to university in Canada; I hope you found it informative. Attached are the slides from the presentation for your reference. Best wishes, Louise Tyrrell Head of Sixth Form Canada – Application Guidance
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Dear Parents and Guardians, I would like to invite you to an online forum where you will be able to hear more about the process of applying to universities in Canada. This will take place online on Monday 20 September between 4.30pm and 5.30pm. Please join via the link here If you have any specific […]
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Confirmation of the cancellation of the planned additional PTSC during the school day on the 6th of November 2020.
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Care package programme to support refugees in Hong Kong – Primary and Secondary Students and Families.
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Dear DBIS students and their families, I am writing to you all to celebrate our Class of 2021’s excellent A level and BTEC level 3 results. Our students have continued our trend of achieving outstanding results and this has included the DBIS Class of 2021 being awarded an A* or A grade in A level, […]
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Dear Parents A complimentary children’s magazine from Bayard Presse Asia will be distributed to Nursery to Year 11 students. If you are interested in ordering, please complete the subscription form inside the magazine and send directly to Bayard Presse. Kind regards School Office
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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
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CNY Dress-up schedule and $20 donation to Impact HK
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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 […]
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Plan for the secondary school day when students return on the 12th of May 2021.
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Dear DBIS students and their families, I am delighted to be able to write to you about our students’ excellent IGCSE results. With over 36% of all IGCSE qualifications being graded as an A* (or equivalent level 8 or 9), along with 56% of IGCSE qualifications being graded at least a grade A (or […]
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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.
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We are delighted to inform you that we have been able to re-launch the Creative Arts Mornings for EY1 to Year 6.
Dates to Note
Year 6 – Wednesday 8th September
Year 5 – Wednesday 15th September
Year 4 – Wednesday 29th September
Year 3 – Wednesday 6th October
Year 2 – Wednesday 20th October
Year 1 – Wednesday 27th October
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Primary Costume Information for the Music Curriculum Showcase (Yr 3 – Yr 6)
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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 […]
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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.
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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.
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Welcome Back! Term 1 EPA Sign-up is out!
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We are proud to be offering the Junior Duke Award, an optional award to the Year 3-6 students of DBIS for 2020/21.
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Families with children confirmed to be returning to DBIS for the 2021-22 school year and who do not have any outstanding loans may borrow up to 10 books per child for the duration of the Summer break.
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Enjoy a Night of Good Music – DBIS Live 1 broadcast online 4-5pm 7th October 2020.
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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!
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Join us for an incredible breadth and variety of music performed by our Primary and Secondary students.
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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!
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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 […]
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The DBIS PE & Sport Team is excited to launch our ‘Online Sports ECA Virtual Classroom’ for our Primary students on Monday, 5 October.
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The PTSA are excited to announce our first quiz night of 2021 reconnecting our school community.
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DBIS PTSA is looking for Volunteers for 2021-2022. If you are interested in being part of the PTSA next academic year, please email [email protected]
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A letter to DBIS Secondary Parents and Students regarding the upcoming Swimming Galas.
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Parents, students and siblings are invited to the DBIS Triathlon Series Challenge – Noosa. Click in for more details.
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Parents, students and siblings are invited to the DBIS Triathlon Series Challenge – Hawaii. Click in for more details.
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Uniform Shop special opening in hours, please see the schedule attached.
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Uniform Shop special opening in hours, please see the schedule attached.
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Uniform Shop special opening in hours, please see the schedule attached.
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The Department of Health’s invitation for primary students to join the school dental and student health service will be sent out today. Parents who are interested for their children to join, please complete the application form and return it before 10 September. Those who would like to join for the dental service, please send along […]
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The Department of Health’s invitation for secondary students to join the student health service will be sent out today. Parents interested for their children to join please complete the application form and return it before 17th September. Thank you. Connie Ting Office Manager
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Please find here links to the materials from the Discovery Learning Parent Workshop.
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Discovery Parent Workshop for EY1 & 2 and Primary Parents on Wednesday 7th October 2020 – 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Online
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Information for all DBIS students regarding Diwali celebrations in school.
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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.
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Parent information regarding the PANTS programme in the Early Years
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Parent Feedback Survey – Early Years
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Information about our Early Years parent focus groups.
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We would like to cordially invite you to an online ‘Early Years to Primary Transition’ presentation.
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Please note this terms Elevate Education’s Parent Webinar Series: Empowering Parents During Exam Period in 2021.
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Information regarding emergency childcare arrangements for our Early Years children.
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As we are nearing the end of the school year, here are a few important dates for your diaries.
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Dear EY1 Families, As we are nearing the end of the school year, here are a few important dates for your diaries: Onwards & Upwards Ceremonies We will hold our ‘Onwards & Upwards Ceremonies’ on Monday 21st June, in class. The ceremonies will be filmed and will be available on Seesaw for families to […]
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If you are interested in becoming a guest speaker at DBIS please read more
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Dear Parents and Guardians, We would like to invite you to attend an online forum where we will be guiding you on the process for applying to European universities. This will take place on Tuesday 28 September at 4.30pm via the link here If you have any questions about the process, please email them in […]
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Examination Venue Change Summer 2020-21 – Year 11
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Examination Venue Change Summer 2020-21 Year 12
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Examinations Venue Change Summer 2020-21 Year 13
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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.
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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 […]
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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.
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Full Resumption Details for EY1 & 2 Children
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Term 1 Parent Teacher Conference sign up for next year’s EY1 & 2.
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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: […]
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Initial information relating to your child’s learning from Monday should school closure be enforced.
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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, […]
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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) […]
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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.
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Dear EY1 Families, We would like to invite you to attend our virtual EY1 Information Afternoon on Monday 6th September at 3:45pm. Due to the current restrictions, our welcome session will take place over a Google Meet. Please click on the link below at 3:45pm to join the EY1 team for the presentation. The meeting […]
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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.
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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.
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Information regarding the EY1 reading programme
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EY1 full school day resumption information for parents.
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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. […]
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Information relating to your child’s return to school on Monday 11th January. We can’t wait to see them!
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Information for EY1 families regarding upcoming weeks.
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Welcome to Term 2. Please find lots of useful information to support your child’s start to the new term.
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Term 3 Information for EY1 Families
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Information about the EY1 theatre trip
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Google Meet link for the EY1 Transition Meeting.
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Invite to the Reception to EY1 Transition Presentation on Wednesday 9th June at 9:30am.
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Transition opportunities for our Reception children.
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A letter to all EY1/EY2 and Primary Yr3,4,5,6 parents with information regarding the start of curriculum swimming lessons on the 23rd August.
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EY2 End of Term information for parents.
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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 […]
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EY2 information regarding full day resumption
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Information regarding the EY2 Theatre trip.
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Parent information regarding Manga High Maths homework.
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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 […]
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Information on how to access the optional online Maths homework programme.
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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 […]
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PTC sign up information for EY2.
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Term 3 information for EY2 families.
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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 […]
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Please find the presentation used in today’s meeting for EY2 Parents addressing the children’s move from EY2 into Year 3.
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Information relating to your child’s Wednesday morning face to face learning time in school. We can’t wait to see them!
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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 […]
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Farewell to Nurse Karishma and welcome to Nurse Tamara.
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Farewell to our Early Years Librarian, Lori Tighe.
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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.
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FOBISIA’s fantastic Leadership and Entrepreneurship programme for students in Year 9-12
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An opportunity for advanced gymnasts who have access to facilities outside of school to practice and submit a floor routine.
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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.
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Details about Year 3’s Forest School and Woodwork provision.
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Please let us know your child’s friendship choices for their class next academic year.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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‘Get Redressed’ fundraising: a non-uniform day for all students on Thursday 5th November.
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Dear Parents, Please be reminded to submit the Student Grant application form to the School Office by Thursday, 21st October. Thank you School Office
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Dear Parents Please be aware that Thursday 30th September is a half-day professional development day for DBIS staff. Students will finish school at the following times: Early Years Campus (Nursery and Reception): 12:00pm EY1, EY2, Primary and Secondary: 12:10pm Please note, the children will not have lunch at school on Thursday. Kind regards School Office […]
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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.
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Parents are invited to the HKPSSA Cross Country HK Challenge. Click in for more details.
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Parents and siblings are invited to the last HKPSSA Cross Country Challenge – New Zealand, North Island. Click in for more details.
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Parents are invited to the HKPSSA Cross Country UK Challenge. Click in for more details.
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Dear Parents, In May this year, the Hong Kong government introduced varying quarantine requirements depending on the risk status of the country you are coming in from. As we approach the Summer holidays we thought we would share with you these documents so you are informed as to your and your families requirements for quarantine, […]
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IGCSE Options – Final Booklet, Jotform and Options Evening Q&A details
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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 […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A copy of the email sent directly to parents regarding arrangements for Term 2.
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Dear Parents
We are very pleased to let you know that individual student portraits will take place in early March at DBIS.
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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 […]
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Information In The Event Of A School or Class Closure
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The DBIS instrumental teachers are back with face to face lessons in school starting from the 29th September when all students return.
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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.
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If you were unable to attend this online event, you can find the relevant information from the session here.
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Just a quick reminder to all parents particularly those new families who have joined us recently that you are entitled to up to three cards per family for our Inventry visitor system.
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The final chance to sign-up to the Junior Duke Award.
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Junk Modeling in Nursery & Reception We are looking for Junk Modeling donations on our EY Campus. Junk modelling offers opportunities for developing children’s creativity using a range of open-ended recyclable resources. It is also fantastic for developing fine and gross motor skills. Using different types of recycled objects enables children to learn about the […]
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KS3 student support / check-ins
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Dear parents, This year, DBIS has introduced an updated version of our school Learner Profile featuring animal characters for our younger students. The DBIS Learner Profile is a set of personal learner attributes (such as ‘Creative Thinkers’ and ‘Confident Communicators’) that are at the heart of our curriculum and the international education we provide for […]
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As part of our book care programme, all EY1-Y6 students are required to bring a labelled plastic zippered folder (preferably A3 size) to their Library session each week.
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Borrowing for Nursery and Reception children.
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Families are warmly invited to borrow library books for the school closure and holiday period.
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A reminder for all parents regarding the personal and environmental hygiene requirements for the limited resumption of face to face learning.
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Link for the Nursery Welcome Presentation for Parents
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Year 9 Online Information Evening
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Sign up for the Micro, Mini, or Junior Duke now! (Closing date Friday September 17th)
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Click in for more information on the Junior Golf Camps (age 6-16) available this Mid-Term Break.
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Year 1 and 2s – it is now your opportunity to sign-up to the Mini Duke!
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We are delighted about the return of ECA’s from Monday the 6th of September. This will include the use of the pitch for various sporting activities throughout the year before school starts which will require a change to the current routine.
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Information on Moving On Up Morning for parents.
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MTR Student Travel Scheme (“the Scheme”) for the 2021/2022 Academic Year for students aged 12 and above The scheme will be open for online applications from 1 September 2021 at 9:00am onwards. The whole application procedure can now be completed in two easy steps. Submit online applications by MTR Mobile / MTR website Students can now complete […]
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Please read this important notice for Early Years and
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Information regarding who to inform in the event of student absence.
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Please continue to bring in your Chatter Tubes & Wishes next week.
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Information regarding Term 2’s Discovery and online learning in Nursery.
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Nursery and Reception Full Day Resumption Details
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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
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‘Get Redressed’ day will be rescheduled to Friday 22nd October.
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Information on the Nursery and Reception Halloween dress up day for parents.
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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 […]
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Information regarding snack for after half term.
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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 […]
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Important information for Nursery parents regarding how to access your child’s end of year report and Reception class list.
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Information for Nursery Parents regarding full day resumption.
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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 […]
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Link for the Nursery Parent Orientation Meeting on Wednesday 18th August at 8:30am
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Nursery Parent Orientation recording for families who were unable to attend on Wednesday 18th August.
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If you would like to learn more about Seesaw and how we use it at DBIS, please do attend our short online information session on Friday 17th September at 9.30am
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Nursery PTC information for parents.
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Dear Nursery Families, We are so excited to welcome your child to DBIS Nursery. Due to the current circumstances, all Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTCs) are to be held via Google Meet. The purpose of these PTCs is for us to build positive relationships with our families and share important information about your child as they […]
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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 […]
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Information about the Nursery Parent Coffee Morning hosted by the PTSA on Monday 6th September at Zaks restaurant.
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Questions and Answers which have arisen from the Nursery presentation as well as a link to the recording if you missed the presentation.
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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 […]
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Term 3 information for Nursery families.
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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 […]
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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.
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Dear Nursery Families, We are so impressed with how the children have been adapting to the new routines of rest time this week. We have also begun some specialist lessons in the mornings and next week our full-day programme will begin, including PE, Music, Mandarin & Library. Our full-day session will finish at 2:40pm. A gentle […]
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Dear Nursery Families, We have loved having all our Nursery friends in the week for our full-day programme. The children continue to impress us with their adaptability and resilience throughout the day, meeting new teachers and learning new routines and expectations. As we look ahead to next week a gentle reminder that Thursday will finish […]
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Nut Aware Schools promote the health and safety of students and staff that suffer life threatening allergic reactions to tree and ground nuts.
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No nut policies include nut containing products such as pesto, Nutella and other nut spreads, mooncakes and fruit and nut bars.
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Nut-Free School Reminder from the Medical Team
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DBIS clothing drive and ‘Redress’ day on Friday 8th October.
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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 […]
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Please join us online for our first Primary Wellbeing Seminar on Tuesday 31st August 6-7pm. We will be discussing what is wellbeing at DBIS and developing a shared language.
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Dear Parents and Guardians, The British Council are hosting an Online UK Universities Roadshow on 13-17 September. 24 UK universities will be in attendance and there are a number of live evening webinars covering useful information such as an introduction to the UK education system, UCAS application process, personal statement writing, career support, and […]
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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 […]
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Last chance to complete the parent feedback survey and an opportunity to sign up to the next parent focus group.
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Dear EY2 Families, On Monday 6th September we will hold an EY2 Information Afternoon, online at 3:45pm. This online presentation will give you more information about EY2, including details about our EY2 homework programmes. At 3:45pm on Monday 6th September, please click on the Google Meet link below. The meeting will be recorded so that […]
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Dear parents of Year 11 students, It has been fantastic to be able to start this academic year in a much more normal manner than we were able to last year and we look forward to being able to support your children’s effective learning throughout the year. I am writing to you all at this […]
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Part-time Assistants for Lunch Duty cover
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Part-time Educational Assistant to work at the EY campus
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Update on EY1/2 and Primary PE lessons for next term. Swimming Gala’s and International Sports Week postponed.
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Information for parents wishing their older children travel to and from school unacccompanied.
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Here is some essential information about the results process: When will the results be released? The key dates for both Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel International/Pearson Edexcel are as follows: August 10th, 2021 Cambridge International - 13:00 HKT Pearson Edexcel/Pearson Edexcel International - 17:00 HKT How do I obtain my results? There are two primary [...]
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Here is some essential information about the results process: When will the results be released? The key dates for both Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel International/AQA are as follows: August 12th, 2021 Cambridge International - 13:00 HKT Pearson Edexcel International & AQA - 17:00 HKT How do I obtain my results? There are two primary [...]
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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 […]
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We are excited to confirm that we will be able to hold both the Primary Awards and the Year 6 Graduation ceremonies this year.
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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.
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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.
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Tuesday 14th September 2021 – 6 – 7pm – Online
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Please find here a link to the videoed Primary English Worksop for parents.
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Please find here a brief introduction to your child’s Year Group.
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Please find links to the Primary Maths Parent Workshop materials in this bulletin.
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Information regarding online home learning from Wednesday 2nd December 2020.
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During the week beginning 15th March, we would like to invite our Primary parents to an online Parent-Teacher Conference.
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Details on how to share your feedback about our online learning and join the primary parent focus group.
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Parent Feedback Survey – Primary
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Looking for Parents to join the Primary Parent Focus Group – Please sign-up!
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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.
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Sign up here for your Parent-Teacher conference with your child’s new teacher – 19th and 20th August 2021.