Year 1 - How The World Works
KENNEDY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Exhibition. 1 No. 36, 09 June 2017
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL SNEAK Dear Parents and Caregivers, PEEK It is has been a very busy week at Kennedy School this week with children involved in many different activities both within school and outside. Our swimming team and cricket team both finished runners up in their respective events and our aquathon team are competing KENNEDY SCHOOL YEARBOOK 2017 WILL today and tomorrow at KGV. Good luck to them! Science Workshops, visiting speakers and 2 class assemblies added to BE ARRIVING AT THE SCHOOL ON THE a fun week. 26TH JUNE 2017. ALL PRE-ORDERED We also had an informative PTA coffee morning today with Guy COPIES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THE FINAL Henson from West Island School answering questions about the big move to West Island School for our Year 6 students next year. WEEK OF SCHOOL. Hot Weather HAVE YOU PRE-ORDERED YOUR COPY? The weather currently is hot and clear which makes the sun particularly ORDERS CAN BE MADE AT RECEPTION. strong. Please ensure your child has a Kennedy School hat which is to be worn during all break times and outdoor sessions. Non Kennedy hats are not acceptable so please visit the PTA office if you need to purchase one. (Current Year 6 exempt).
School Calendar I have attached the Kennedy School calendar again for the 2017/2018 school year. The only slight change to note is that the school will finish at 12 noon on Thursday 15th, February as this is the day before Chinese New Year.
Enjoy the weekend.
JOHN BREWSTER, PRINCIPAL
2017 JUNE DATES
12 JUN SWIM SAFETY WEEK STARTS
17 JUN 3RD INTERNATIONAL ZHOU YOUGUANG CUP CHINESE TALENT SHOW
22 JUN YEAR 6 SHOW – BUGSY MALONE 6.00 PM
24 JUN THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL ZHOU YOUGUANG CUP CHINESE TALENT SHOW (HONG KONG), 2017 AWARD CEREMONY
28 JUN YEAR 6 GRADUATION 5.00 PM
30 JUN LAST DAY OF TERM - HALF DAY FINISH AT 12PM
KENNEDY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 2 MESSAGE FROM THE NURSE
The Education Bureau and the CHP are asking the community to stay vigilant against the spread of Influenza and other Respiratory Infections. KENNEDY SWIMMING AND The government has seen an increase in outbreaks of Influenza within the past few weeks, and are therefore recommending that SUNSCREEN APPLICATION parents check their child’s temperature daily before sending him/her to school. Influenza A & B, also called the flu, is caused by a virus. Flu symptoms As it is now heating up, please send your child usually begin quickly, they will appear 1-7 days after having been in to school with a rash vest if they have one and contact with the virus. Some of the symptoms like fever will normally please apply sunscreen to your child before begin to go away after 2-4 days, however a person with Influenza is school. During the day the sun can be very strong often contagious from 1 day before symptoms start to 5-7 days after. and we want to prevent the children that are Symptoms may include: Fever above 38,8C/102F, body aches, dizziness, headache, lack of energy, nausea and vomiting, runny swimming from getting sun burnt. nose, sore throat and coughing. Influenza mainly spreads by contact with nose or throat discharges, saliva, or after touching contaminated objects. SALLY CONNELL AND HENRIETTE TEUCHLER There is no specific treatment for Influenza and antibiotics will KENNEDY SCHOOL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS normally not have any effect on the flu virus. The infected person should drink plenty of water and take adequate rest, and may receive symptomatic treatment to reduce fever and pain. In most cases, a child’s body, with the help of the immune system, will get rid of the virus over time. To avoid spreading the disease to other people in the household, please make sure that the infected person covers his/her mouth when coughing or sneezing (if using a tissue, discard straight away); washes hands frequently and always after having been outside, after going to the toilet, before eating and after wiping/blowing nose, coughing and sneezing. Please encourage the infected person not to share eating utensils. Should your child show any symptoms of sickness, please keep your child at home and consult your doctor if needed. Any child with a fever is required to stay home an additional 48 hours after the temperature has come down to normal (below 37.5C/99.5F) without the use of fever reducing medication. Viral infections are very contagious; sending your child back to school before completely recovered will increase the risk of passing the virus on to others. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Kennedy School Health Professionals at [email protected] or phone 2579 5613.
MESSAGE FROM PTA - KENNEDY SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS
The lovely photographs that are taken at events such as Sports Day Photograph Order Form and Chinese New Year, are now available to purchase. Please note that not all children are featured in the photographs for Currently pictures are available for: a particular event, and if your child is not in one of the pictures in our International Rugby Day current album - it may be that they will be for future events. Kennedy Tag Rugby tournament Chinese New Year - Newly added to album Year 2 - Old Fashioned School Day Sports Day - Years 1 and 2 Sports Day - Years 3 and 4 Sports Day - Years 5 and 6 Year 4 show If you would like to order a copy of a photograph you may do so through the PTA Office - they will be printed on photograph paper in glossy format in a choice of 4R, 5R or A4 sizes.
KENNEDY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 3 GREEN NEWS
OVER $5000 RAISED KENNEDY GARDEN SALE We had a very busy garden sale at Kennedy on Wednesday. Huge thanks to all of our parent volunteers, Ms Julie and our SEPA team for helping to prepare, sell and clean up afterwards. It was a huge success and we raised over $5000 to help us prepare our gardens for next year.
YEAR 3 BEACH CLEAN As part of their Sharing the Planet unit of inquiry, year 3 are learning about the 3Rs; Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. They are inquiring into the properties of different materials and which ones are biodegradable. The whole of year 3 and many parent volunteers braved the hot weather and headed off to clean a beach on Tuesday. They found a vast amount of plastic waste which could easily have been avoided if beach visitors had brought reusable materials instead. They sorted all of the rubbish and filled the recycling bins with any materials which could be recycled. They also found a few surprises!
KENNEDY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 4 MESSAGE FROM THE P.E. DEPARTMENT
AQUAKIDZ SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK
JAMES DECLAN 4C - Great listening in class and always tries hard to improve his strokes. Performed an excellent, smooth back stroke arm action. LENNY LAM 1S - Very focused in the lesson and great at following A MESSAGE FROM OUR instructions. Achieved good, high elbows on his freestyle. BELLA CHAPPELL 3W - Has worked very hard on her stroke SWIMMING PROVIDER AQUADKIDZ technique throughout her lessons, gaining a well earned level promotion. SAMANTHA WALSH 6RO - Performed butterfly to a very high standard, using excellent technique. Great work! Sun, sun, sun - what an awesome week at the pool! OLIVIA 2A - Has a very helpful and cheerful attitude in all her lessons. Olivia has also performed great demonstrations for her group to A final, gentle reminder that Water Safety Week will take observe. place next week for all yearbands. Please remember to pack SKYE 5K - Showed good concentration when performing ‘swordfish’ white / light coloured clothes for your child. As the children breathing drill. Skye was able to achieve a smooth ‘roll to breathe’. may need to remove clothes to conduct rescues, it is essential ANIECE 3O - Always tries her best and has now achieved a confident three meter kick on her front. Well done! that swimwear is worn underneath. KUNCH 4D - Demonstrated an excellent, smooth, steady backstroke The summer holidays are fast approaching, please take time arm action along with a strong kick. Great job Kunch! to remind your child of both pool and beach safety rules, and DRITI 6R - Performed fast, smooth forward flips in preparation for tumble turns. Awesome work! NEVER let them swim alone. Stay safe and have fun. REBECCA 3O - Has worked very hard on her freestyle kick and can Aquakidz would like to take this opportunity to wish our Year now swim six big circle arms. Good job! FELIX 2C - Has made a great improvement with his back kicking after 5 & 6 swimmers the very best of luck in the upcoming swim carefully following instructions. galas at Discovery College. Go Kennedy! URVI 5A - Always listens attentively in class and applies feedback to Aquakidz Team her strokes. Great improvement with freestyle breathing.
AQUAKIDZSummer SWIM SCHEDUAL Term Swimming THIS WEEK 12TH 16-17 - 16TH JUNE Y1-6 have 7 swimming lessons.
N.B. LESSONS BLOCKED IN RED ARE MAKE UP LESSONS WHICH WILL NOT BE AT The swimming schedule for the week is below. Please ensure your child brings the correct kit on their swimming day: THE USUAL TIME FOR THAT CLASS. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday June June June June June 12 13 14 15 16 Y1 Swim Safety Week Y1 Swim Safety Week 8:45 - 9:15 8:45 - 9:15 8:45 - 9:15 8:45 - 9:15 8:45 - 9:15 2C 1A 4C 3T 2R 9:15 - 9:45 9:15 - 9:45 9:15 - 9:45 9:15 - 9:45 9:15 - 9:45 2A 1B 4D 3O 2A 9:45 - 10:15 9:45 - 10:15 9:45 - 10:15 9:45 - 10:15 9:45 - 10:15 2P 1M 4S 3S 4J 10:30 10:30 10:30 10:30 10:30 Break Break Break Break Break 11:15 - 11:45 11:15 - 11:45 11:15 - 11:45 11:15 - 11:45 11:15 - 11:45 1S 5K 6RO 3C 4M 11:45 - 12:15 11:45 - 12:15 11:45 - 12:15 11:45 - 12:15 11:45 - 12:15 1R 5D 6S 3W 5J 12:15 - 12:45 12:15 - 12:45 12:15 - 12:45 12:15 - 12:45 12:15 - 12:45 LUNCH 5A 6R LUNCH 5S 12:45 - 13:45 12:45 - 13:45 12:45 - 13:45 12:45 - 13:45 12:45 - 13:45 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH 13:45 - 14:15 6M 14:15 - 14:45 6P
KENNEDY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 5 Head Swim Coach to assess weather at 7:30 & 10:30 (& 12:00 for afternoon sessions). Teachers to be informed of cancellation by PA or email. Swim coaches will come to classroom when classes are cancelled. Please be patient. SWIM SAFETY WEEK - 12-16 JUNE 2017
This is a big safety component to our swimming programme which happens in the Summer Term, where we introduce the students to what it feels like to be fully clothed when swimming. The children will also experience basic life saving techniques should they fall into a body of water.
The programme is designed to allow the students to experience how their swimming ability may change when in water with heavier clothes on. For the students to experience the change in the way they float, how much more tired they become, and survival techniques to use IF they were to be in water fully clothed, such as falling off a boat, being caught in a flash flood, accidentally falling into a pool etc.
The students need to bring in the following clothes in addition to their usual swim kit:
• Y1&2: white t-shirt
• Y3&4: light coloured baggy shorts and white long sleeved T-shirt
• Y5&6: light coloured tracksuit/pyjama bottoms and white long sleeved T-shirt.
Only white or light coloured clothing will be permitted in the pool as dark colours react with the chlorine.
At all times they will be under strict supervision the Aquakidz experienced and fully accredited teachers.
Please refer to the swimming timetable to ensure your child is prepared on the correct day.
KENNEDY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 6 ESF CRICKET TOURNAMENT
KENNEDY SCHOOL TRI-SUITS Please click the link below if you would like to purchase a personalised trisuit in the Kennedy colours for your child. The trisuits are not branded with the Kennedy School logo so they will be suitable for any events your child may enter. Please use the link below to access the online shop: http://click-kit.com/teamshop/kennedyschool Password - kennedyschool Please enter the VOUCHER code: KS so that the price you pay is 710HK The VOUCHER code will close on 30th August 2017. Please enter your delivery address in the comments box - a local courier charge of between $15-50HKD will be payable upon delivery. The turnaround time is between two to three weeks.
ESF CRICKET TOURNAMENT OUR CRICKET BOYS DID BRILLIANTLY TODAY IN THE ESF > CRICKET TOURNAMENT, JUST LOSING THE FINAL OF THE BOWL TO A STRONG DBIS TEAM. WELL DONE BOYS!
Then enter details of your event or sporting achievement along KENNEDY SCHOOL WALL with a photo of you in action, if you have one. Please celebrate the successes of other children at Kennedy by reading their threads and OF FAME ON FACEBOOK writing positive comments for them.
Please feel free to share your child’s sporting achievements, KENNEDY WALL OF FAME whether with the school or an external club, on the ESF Kennedy School Facebook page. Simply add @ESF Kennedy School and #kennedyschoolwalloffame KENNEDY SCHOOL HOUSE POINTS to your post and it will be included in the school stream. PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE THE PARENTAL PERMISSION OF EACH LIONS PHOENIX DRAGONS UNICORNS CHILD PICTURED The Wall of Fame on the VLE will continue as a forum to the children to share their achievements with their peers. Click on “add a new discussion topic” to start a new thread about your event/sport. 1199 1234 1226 1338
KENNEDY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 7 1S huffed and puffed and blew the hall down in this week’s class assembly. The scientists in 1S got us all moving with their GoNoodle inspired Scientific Method song, making us all wish we had brought our own lab coats. The students demonstrated their understanding of different materials and showed us how we would sort so many items by what they were made out of. There were a few tricky items like scissors and eyeglasses. The 1S students then became storytellers and captured our full attention with their hand- story version of The Three Little Pigs. Students and parents alike joined in with the hand motions. The assembly was a success and a great way to end the class assembly season at Kennedy School. A huge thank you to the students in 1S and Mrs. Sassi and Ms. Wong. Thank you also to the parents and friends of 1S who came along to support them. It was a performance as strong as brick house! JOSH BLUE VICE PRINCIPAL
1S CLASS ASSEMBLY
Congratulations to 3W for a wonderful, thought provoking 3W CLASS ASSEMBLY assembly this week. The focus was around their current unit ‘Sharing the Planet’ and specifically looking at the sustainability of the Earth’s resources. The assembly started with looking at cycles -the life cycle of a chicken, a butterfly, a human, a plant and the class connected this to the life cycle of a plastic bottle. We watched a story entitled ‘3 plastic bottles’ which gave a powerful message of the way we treat waste as humans. 3W showed us how we can take action to improve our world and reminded us of the 3 Rs - Reduce. Reuse and Recycle. The students all spoke with confidence and clarity and demonstrated plenty of knowledge about this unit. Assembly ended with a touching song ‘I am the Earth’ which they sang beautifully and with feeling. A fabulous assembly led by a class passionate about environmental issues. Well done 3W - you certainly made us think! Thank you to all those parents who attended - I hope you were encouraged by your child to take action! Well done to all of 3W and thank you to Mrs Davies, Mrs Lew and Ms Barrie! EMMA NAVIN VICE PRINCIPAL KENNEDY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 8 This week, 5K presented the last class assembly of the year. It was a great learning opportunity for all of us as they presented a serious but entertaining look at conflict and conflict resolution, linked to their current unit of inquiry. They shared a number of poems they had written about conflict and a range of proverbs with messages that we could all relate to. They presented a fabulous musical poem as well as a fun and energetic dance that they had worked on with our visiting dance teachers. 5K shared some important messages about communication and compromise and gave us lots of take away tips that we can all use in situations that require conflict resolution. The highlight of the assembly was their brilliant and very humorous ‘Spot the Conflict’ game show, which included role play and drama. Thank you to Ms Barrie, the dance teachers, Mr King and Ms Annie for 5K CLASS their support in helping 5K prepare for their assembly, as well as to all the parents who came along to watch. We are sure you enjoyed it as ASSEMBLY much as we did. Well done 5K - a great job! DEBBIE SHEWARD VICE PRINCIPAL
An evening of Dance - Bollywood Style!
Friday 9th June 2017 6:30 pm onwards i
Tickets HK$325 / person from the PTA Office.
With FitnessBollywood Guru and Includes delicious Indian Buffet Dance Instructor catered by Jashan Pooja Laungani from Mumbai Bar and buffet open 6:30pm
KENNEDY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 9 MESSAGE FROM THE CHINESE DEPARTMENT
Dear Parents, led out by volunteers. Parents will not be invited to enter the competition room. I am pleased to announce that this year we have a large number of participants (total = 327) attending The 3rd International Zhou On the competition date, parents and the waiting participants Youguang Cup Chinese Talent Show, and more than half of them are invited to join Kennedy’s book fair. The fair will be located are non native speakers (n = 177). at Kennedy’s playground. The Committee has organised three publishers to display their books there. Notice and Participants Name Lists stating registration time, competition time and venue have been sent to parents of the Other Notes: participants. You may also check the arrangements of the show through the following links: • Participants please present yourself neatly to the competition venue (wearing Chinese costumes will be preferable). 1. Notice to ALL Participants • Hard Pencil and scripts will be provided for calligraphy 2. Non Chinese Participants List competition, there is no need to bring you own pen. 3. Chinese Participants List • For Spoken competition items, please bring with your scripts and hand it to the volunteers. Competition Date: 17th June, 2017 • There is no parking service. Time: 9:00am to 2:00pm • If hazardous weather signal is hoisted by Hong Kong Registration Venue: Lower Playground, Kennedy School (ESF) Observatory, the arrangement will be informed accordingly. The Use of Competition Rooms: Denggao Zeng For safety reasons, all participants will need to stay in their Head of Chinese competition room till that section finishes. Then they will be [email protected]
GREAT NEWS TO SHARE WITH ALL! them won first prize in their age group and one of them was given an “Award of A while ago, six talented Kennedy learners, trained by Mrs. Judy Lee ( Lee Excellent Performance”. Laoshi), attended the 19th Hong Kong Secondary and Primary Putonghua It was a very interesting learning journey for them, getting encouragement and Speech and Story Telling Contest, a renowned and popular event having several support from each other, their parents and many teachers such as Ms Lucy thousand participants this year. Wong (Wong Laoshi). Those learners had invested huge effort into reciting a story and presenting Please join us to applaud their great success! them in an expressive way. All of them achieved impressive results – five of They are: Vivienne Ishida (6S), Roshan Relwani (6M), Darren Tong (6P), Oscar Yan (5J), Brandon Yip (5D), Pearl Yong (5D). KENNEDY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 10 WEBSITE TO CHECK OUT
TWOPRESENTS MESSAGE CELEBRATE WITH A PURPOSE Give back to our community by making your child’s next birthday celebration more meaningful. Instead of receiving many gifts that your child may not need, get one special gift and support a charity through Twopresents. You can send your invitations, track RSVPs and collect contributions towards one gift that your child really wants and a donation to the charity of your choice. Reduce gift waste and help those in need. Your family can also visit your chosen charity to learn how your support makes a difference. Find out more at www.twopresents.com
Battle of the Books Primary Book List 2017-2018
TITLE AUTHOR
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu Wendy Wan-Long Shang
2017-2018 BOOK LIST Save Me a Seat Sarah Weeks/Gita Varadarajan
Finn Family Moomintroll Tove Jansson The new Battle of the Books (BoB) book list is now out. If you’re going to be in Year 5 and Heartsong Kevin Crossley-Holland Year 6 next year and you think you might Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo be interested in joining this club, then start reading these books over the holidays. Even if The Doll People Anne M Martin you don’t want to join BoB, then we would still PAX Sara Pennypacker recommend that you check these books out. The Rescuers Margery Sharp The BoB books are always a great selection of interesting fiction books for ages 8-10. The War that Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Castle Hangnail Ursula Vernon
These books will be available for you to Wild Robot Peter Brown borrow when you come back to school in August. In the meantime, you can borrow Wolf Hollow Lauren Wolk them from the Hong Kong Public Library. The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill
Rowan of Rin Emily Rodda If you want to find out more about the competition then take a look at the HKBOB Fish in a Tree Lynda Mullaly Hunt website. Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism Georgia Byng
https://sites.google.com/site/ Mr Popper’s Penguins Richard & Florence Atwater hkbattleofthebooks/home The Penderwicks Jeanne Birdsall
Under the Egg Laura Marx Fitzgerald
The Bolds Julian Clary
KENNEDY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 11 KENNEDY SCHOOL JOB LISTING
REPROGRAPHIC ASSISTANT
Responsibilities Requirements We are seeking to appoint a Reprographic Assistant to facilitate the The successful candidate will need to have good interpersonal and effective operation of our Reprographics Room and maintenance of communication skills, competent ICT knowledge, particularly in the resources. use of Word and Excel. Experience in admin/office environment is preferred. A good command of English is essential and knowledge Responsibilities of Cantonese is an advantage. • Maintain stock of consumable resources and liaise with suppliers The role is self managing and good time management is essential. to order and purchase stationery, exercise books, art materials and teaching resources in a timely, responsive and flexible Applicants must be a permanent Hong Kong resident or possess a manner. valid visa to work in Hong Kong. • Essential responsibilities will include photocopying, scanning, Closing Date: 19 Jun 2017 laminating, binding and data entry. For enquiries, please contact Joanna Lim at +852 2855 0711 or • Provide support to staff in the preparation of teaching resources [email protected]. and materials. To apply please click on the link below: • Help to organise and keep track of teaching materials and equipment in the Resources Room. https://recruit.esf.edu.hk/
ACTIVITIES BY EXTERNAL AGENCIES
Click on the following links to view advertisements for after school activities provided by external agencies and ESF Educational Services.
DAY ACTIVITY PROVIDER VARIOUS FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, TENNIS, GYMNASTICS, KUNG ESF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FU, NETBALL, SCIENCE, WRITING CLASS, JAPANESE CLASS, DANCE, SPANISH VARIOUS SCIENCE ADVENTURES, ACTIVE KIDS STORMY CHEFS, MISSION RUNWAY VARIOUS STEM CODING KIP MCGRATH EDUCATION CENTRES MONDAY DRAMA, SPEECH & COMMUNICATION CLASSES STARLIT VOICE
MONDAY DIY WORKSHOPS BRAINCHILD
MONDAY CHESS LESSONS HOYINPING CHESS
MONDAY FABRIC FUN FABRIC ART
VARIOUS FOUNDATION’S ORATOR, FILMAKER & NOVELIST FOUNDATION ACADEMY
WEDNESDAY BRICKS 4 KIDZ ELITE BRICKS
THURSDAY DISCOVERY DOME ASTRO CLUB
THURSDAY ART CLASSES BANANA ART NEW
FRIDAY CREATIVE WRITING AND PUBLISHING ELEPHANT COMMUNITY PRESS
Disclaimer Notice: Kennedy School does not endorse or represent the accuracy, truthfulness or reliability of these advertisements placed by outside agencies.
KENNEDY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 12 A registration platform for the Education Talks have been setup via Eventbrite, registration link: https://esf50exhibition.eventbrite.com.au Final 06-Jun-17 KENNEDY SCHOOL CALENDAR
SCHOOL TERMS AND HOLIDAYS 2017/2018
1. Term 1 2017 (85 days including 2 CPD day)
August September October November December Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Mon 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 Tue 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 Wed 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 Thur 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 Fri 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 Sat 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 Sun 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31
2. Term 2 2018 (53 days including 1 CPD days)
January February March = General Holidays Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Mon 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 5 12 19 26 = ESF 'Half Term' Holidays Tue 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 6 13 20 27 Wed 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 7 14 21 28 = Term Time Thur 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 1 8 15 22 29 Fri 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 2 9 16 23 30 = Staff Meeting Sat 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 3 10 17 24 31 Sun 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 4 11 18 25 = Continuous Professional Development (All Schools)
= School closure 3. Term 3 2018 (52 days including 2 CPD days.) Kennedy School CPD
April May June July August Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Mon 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 Tue 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 Wed 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 Thur 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 Fri 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31 Sat 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 Sun 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26
TOTAL: 190 SCHOOL DAYS INCLUDING 5 CPD DAYS (see note 2)
NOTES Calendar constructed to allow: one week mid-term break in Term 1; 3 week break at Christmas; 10 day mid-term break in Term 1 2; and 2 week + 1 day break at Easter; year end in June. 2 A Term 1 ESF CPD day date has been set for all schools. Additionally, all schools will need to identify 4 further CPD days. 3 School will close at 12 noon at the end of term on 15 December 2017, 29 March 2018 and 29 June 2018. As Thursday 15 February is the day before Chinese New Year, school will close at 12 noon. Start date for 2018/2019 shown for indication only. We recommend individuals and families avoid making travel plans for August 4 2018 until the school start date and back to school work date are confirmed.
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