Abacus Newsletter 21st August 2017
Abacus Kindergarten’s latest newsletter available to read now. Find out the latest news from around the school and upcoming events.
- Coming Week
- Important Dates
- The First Week
- Labeling
- ESF Year 1 Admissions
- K2 Meet the Teacher and Admissions Evening
- Links
- Class Pages
Coming Week Dates
Week Beginning – Monday 21st August |
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| Tuesday | K2 Meet the Teacher evening and Year 1 Admissions All K1 children in school for 3 hours |
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Week Beginning – Monday 28th August |
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| Tuesday | K1 Meet the Teacher evening |
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Important Dates
Tuesday 22nd August – K2 Meet the Teacher Evening
Tuesday 28th August – K1 Meet the Teacher Evening
Monday 2nd – Friday 6th October – Half Term
Friday 20th October – School Closed – Staff Training
Friday 24th November – School Closed – Staff Training
Wednesday 13th December – Christmas Party
Thursday 14th December – Carol Concert
Friday 15th December – School Closed – Christmas Holidays
Our school calendar can be found here
The First Week
Last week was a great first week at Abacus. We are amazed at how well the K2 children have adjusted to their new classes and how much more mature they seem after the holidays. The new K1 children have also settled in really well with very few children crying, which is great. Fingers crossed it continues !
Labeling
Please remember to label all of your children’s clothes including their hats. We have seen quite a few items of clothing without a name in and it is really hard to return them to the correct child if they are not named.
ESF Year 1 Admissions
The admissions process for ESF Year 1 has changed slightly this year. The meeting tomorrow night will explain the changes, however if you are unable to attend please remember to apply on time. ESF Central Admissions open on September 1st and close on September 30th. This year it will be one application for ESF schools and ESF Private Independent Schools such as Renaissance and Discovery College. You will also be given the option to choose an out of zone school if your school of zone cannot take you. It is important to accept this just in case your in zone school is full. The ESF Kindergarten children will be accommodated in an ESF school before any children not attending an ESF Kindergarten even if there isn’t room in their zoned school. So, for example if you fall in the Kowloon Junior School zone, which was heavily oversubscribed last year, and you check the box to accept an out of zone school, you may be offered a place at Clearwater Bay or Beacon Hill.
We will add the powerpoint for tomorrow to next weeks newsletter for those of you that can’t make it.
K2 Meet the Teacher and Admissions Evening
This Tuesday, 22nd of August you will have the chance to come into school and meet your class teacher and hear about the year ahead. The timings are as follows:
K2 Meet the Teacher and Admissions Meeting
Tuesday 22nd August
K2 AM Classes – Meet the Teacher in their respective classrooms @ 4.30pm
K2 AM Classes – Admissions meeting 5.15 pm in the K1 classrooms
K2 PM Classes – Admissions Meeting at 4.30pm in the K1 classrooms
K2 PM Classes – Meet the Teacher in their respective classrooms @ 5.15pm
Please note: If you are not intending to apply to ESF schools you do not need to attend the admissions meetings. If you are intending to apply to ESF and have an older sibling it may still be useful to attend as the admissions process has changed slightly from previous years.
K1 Meet the Teacher Evening
Tuesday 29th August
K1 AM Classes – 4.30pm in their own classrooms
K1 PM Classes – 5.15pm in their own classrooms
Links
(All links open in a new tab/window)
Moodle – Your child’s portfolio and reports, class news, school news and photos.
Gateway – Change personal details, sign up for events and book parent consultations on Gateway.
The School Calendar – All important dates can be found here for this year.
Class Pages
K1 English Class
Olivia Kotyck, Anita Jims and Michelle Chen
K1 Bilingual Class
Olivia Kane, Susanne Liu and Sue Tyson
K2 English Class
Fiona Hall, Bridgette Walker and Jackie Henderson
K2 Bilingual Class
Danielle Evans, Allison Fung and Laura Hamilton/Julie Rose
