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| 2011/2012 Issue No. 09 Friday 13 January 2012 | |
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 Principal's Message
Important Dates
Chinese New Year Celebration in School
Reporting to Parents
Sharing Session by ESF Secondary Students
The Great Race Challenger
Hong Kong Young Writers Awards 2012
P.E. News
P.T.A. Update
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Dear Parents,
Greetings to you all and a Happy New Year. I hope that the new term has started well for you.
Our website has been updated with the following documents for your information:
- Bradbury School 2010/11 Annual Report
- 2011/12 Annual Implementation Plan
- 2011/14 Strategic Three Year Plan
We also have a Parent Handbook on the website in which you may find some useful information.
A warm welcome to Johnny Wong who has joined our office team as Admissions Officer. Johnny is doing a great job, do say hello when you see him!
John Ainsworth is now Years 1 and 2 Phase Leader so please contact him as necessary on that role.
At a recent P.T.A. meeting, the subject of hats, specifically motivating children to both keep them and wear them came up. The committee suggested that students be allowed to personalise the top of their hat as an incentive to do the above. I am happy to support this and so please feel free to allow your child to be creative!
Regards,
Sandra Webster
Principal |
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| IMPORTANT DATES |
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16 January 2012 (Monday) |
Incoming Year 1 Admissions Interviews |
9.00 a.m. |
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23 January 2012 (Monday) |
Public Holiday – Lunar New Year’s Day |
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24 January 2012 (Tuesday) |
Public Holiday – Second Day of Lunar New Year |
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25 January 2012 (Wednesday) |
Public Holiday – Third Day of Lunar New Year |
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23 January 2012 (Monday) –
27 January 2012 (Friday) |
Chinese New Year Holidays ( No Classes ) |
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30 January 2012 (Monday) |
Classes Begin |
8.30 a.m. |
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23 February 2012 (Thursday) |
Year 5 Hockey Tournament in Happy Valley |
9.30 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. |
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29 February 2012 (Wednesday) |
Year 3 Hockey Tournament in Happy Valley |
10.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. |
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02 March 2012 (Friday) |
Year 4 Rugby Tournament in Happy Valley |
9.30 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. |
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30 March 2012 (Friday) |
Last Day of Spring Term : Early Dismissal |
12 noon |
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02 April 2012 (Monday) –
13 April 2012 (Friday) |
Easter Break : School Holiday |
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16 April 2012 (Monday) |
First Day of Summer Term |
8.30 a.m. | | |
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| CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION IN SCHOOL |
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Chinese New Year is approaching and we are sending seasons greetings to you and to wish you all Happy New Year of the Dragon!
Your child will be able to tell you about the origins and some of the traditions of Chinese New Year that they may have been learning in class recently.
In order to lift the festival spirit, could I please ask you to dress your child in Chinese costumes on Friday, 20 January 2012? If there is a problem in getting a Chinese costume for you or your family, please dress your child/children in school uniform as normal on that day.
 
Thank you very much for your great cooperation.
恭喜发财Gong Xi Fa Cai! 新年快乐Xin Nian Kuai Le!
Best regards,
Jenny Chen - Head of Chinese Department |
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| REPORTING TO PARENTS |
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This term, we will once again hold our Student Led Conferences. This is where your child takes you through their learning and talks to you about this.
The feedback that we have received from you indicates that these are valued and positively received. Other feedback indicates that you would still very much like some time with the teacher to discuss your child’s progress.
We have our 10 minute Parent Teacher Interviews in Term 1 and again in Term 3 (these ones are optional). So, for a Term 2 catch up I would like to invite you to make an appointment to meet your child’s teacher at a time during the term that is mutually convenient.
I would also like to remind you that at any time during the year you are welcome to do this.
Sandra Webster – Principal | | |
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| SHARING SESSION BY ESF SECONDARY STUDENTS |
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Several ESF Secondary students who have contributed articles to the book “Mirrors With Memories” (http://www.esf.edu.hk/mirrors-memories) will have a sharing session this Sat, 14 Jan 2012 in the Commercial Press. Students, teachers and parents are welcome to join.
Details are as below:
Date: 14 Jan (Sat)
Time: 2 to 3 pm
Venue: Tsimshatsui Book Centre, The Commercial Press Shops B1007-1010, B1/F. Miramar Shopping Centre,132 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon
Registration can be made here (http://www.cp1897.com.hk/activity.php?id=372).
Many thanks.
Judy Yue - Manager, Development, ESF
Direct: 3762 2645 |
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| THE GREAT RACE CHALLENGER |
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THE GREAT RACE CHALLENGER – THE WALK TO THE LOOKOUT TEMPLE
BY: VALENTINE PEAN |
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The sun was burning down on us as we walked the steep hill and sweat trickled down my cheeks and onto my boiling neck. My legs felt like they were going to explode.
“Hurry up,” called Mr Steed as we started running up the bumpy hill.
After a while we had to walk up lots of what seemed endless, steep steps. I had sore blisters on my feet and they burned with each step.
Finally we arrived at the Lookout Temple. I was exhausted but I was so impressed with the view of the green mountains and the blue sea. We wearily sat on the bench and put on mosquito repellent and sun cream.
After that we opened the challenge envelope and it said we had to make a human pyramid and take a picture of it. We started to kneel on the floor. I was at the bottom and Tiana was on my back. After a wobbly start and lots of laughing, we finally took a picture of it and then we had five tasks to go. | |
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| HONGKONG YOUNG WRITERS AWARDS 2012 |
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Hong Kong Young Writers Awards 2012
As mentioned in a previous newsletter, Bradbury School has enrolled in the upcoming Hong Kong Young Writers Awards 2012. This year the theme is: New Tales of the Yangtze River. Submissions are due on 10 February 2012 to the panel of judges at HKYWA. This is an extended deadline. Each school is allowed to submit 10 entries for writing and 5 for artwork so we will need to shortlist the entries. All submissions are due in to Bradbury School, Friday 3 February 2012 (new deadline) to carolyn.andrews@bs.esf.edu.hk – please make a note of this date.
The panel is quite specific on how to prepare electronic submissions. Please note that I am in no way permitted to change the student’s original work, so please make sure to follow these guidelines below:
Student Group, Category, Title and Page number must be on all pages in the header. name of the student must not be included
- Art submission must be on A3 and submitted to me in hard copy
- Electronic work must be on A4 paper with 1" margin around - double spaced - 12 point Arial or Times Roman font
Award Categories and Word Limits
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Fiction |
Non-fiction |
Poetry |
Cover Art |
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Primary |
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Years 1-3 |
Up to 500 words |
Up to 500 words |
No limit |
No limit
Must be A3 |
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Years 4-6 |
Up to 1000 words |
Up to 1000words |
No limit |
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Different Learning Abilities |
Group 5
13 Years and younger |
No Limit |
You can access more information about the competition at the following website: http://www.hkywa.com/ or drop by the school to read previous winning entries found in an anthology that is on display in the library and main entrance to the school.
Carolyn Andrews - Vice Principal
carolyn.andrews@bs.esf.edu.hk
Phone: 2574 8249/Fax: 2834 7880 |
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| P.E. NEWS |
| Well we certainly hit the ground running (pardon the pun), this term. In our first week back we had two mixed netball tournaments and an athletics meet.
The team played amazingly well in both their mixed netball tournaments. They finished third in both the tournaments against some very stiff competition from schools across Hong Kong. Full tournament reports and photographs of both these events can be seen on the P.E. page of The Buzz.
After school netball will restart in term 3, but for anyone interested in continuing to play throughout term 2 there is good news! Emma Gregory from ESF educational services is starting a class here at Bradbury School on Saturday mornings. It will be for 7 Saturdays starting on 4th Feb. It will run alongside the 6 Sundays of the Junior Netball League, so there will be plenty of chance to play in matches and tournaments. If you are interested in enrolling in this class please contact Emma directly emma.gregory@esf.org.hk
As an extension to our curriculum P.E. athletics program a group of our top athletes were selected to go to the HKSSF HK East athletics meet. This was a huge event from which the best athletes would be selected to represent the HK East athletics team and subsequently HK.
Our team performed amazingly, with outstanding performances from so many of our students. Special mention goes to Ashlin Devonport for finishing second in the girls high jump and Elliot Burnett for finishing first in the throwing event. Elliot not only finished first in his event, he smashed the HK record. Both Ashlin and Elliot have been selected to represent HK East in March. As well as their fantastic athletic performances the entire team must be commended on their behaviour on the day. Their sportsmanship and team spirit was an absolute credit to themselves and to Bradbury School. Photographs from the event and a report of the day can be found on the P.E. page of The Buzz.
After school activities
All applications for after school activities are now closed and the activities are well underway. A huge ‘thank you’ to all our teachers and E.A’s who give up their time to offer these activities for the children. Unfortunately there was a misprint in the enrolment form. Rugby is being offered from Years 3-6 and not just Years 4-6 as stated. In light of this if any Year 3’s want to still join rugby then we will accept their enrolment forms this week. Sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.
As you already know Lal Jennings (ex Hong Kong cricket team coach) and his team of coaches from smasher cricket are back at school this term coaching the after school cricket sessions. If anyone is interested in further developing their cricket skill and attending extra cricket sessions check out their website at www.crickethongkong.com for a list of the amazing opportunities on offer.
I have been contacted again by the management team of the Asia Pacific Barbarians. The team are coming back to Hong Kong this year and we are working on timetabling a visit to Bradbury School into their schedule. A number of the players will be heading up coaching sessions at the football club, so if you are keen to learn from the legends check out their website at www.apacbarbarians.com or www.davidcampeseacademy.com and see who you could be being coached by. Marie Farry – P.E. Leader |
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| P.T.A. UPDATE |
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THANK YOU ALL for your support for the Bradbury School Winter Night Market. It was a fantastic event that was enjoyed by all who attended. Because of this support, the PTA was able to raise around $230,000!!! This money will allow the PTA to further discuss plans for future projects.
If you have any suggestions or ideas for improvements or projects you would like to present to the PTA, please email our office at pta@bs.esf.edu.hk.
YEARBOOK Helpers needed!
If you would be interested in assisting with the Bradbury School Yearbook, please email Venus Lee at Venus@ags-hk.com.
Cassie Jullienne – P.T.A. Chairperson
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