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Tomorrow you will receive Term 2 Unit of Inquiry reports for your children via the Gateway. We expect them to be uploaded at approximately 4pm and you can access them through the normal login process using your Gateway family login details.
If your child is in Years 3 – 6 you will soon be able to access your child’s INCAs data for Reading and Mathematics. There is a 'Standardised Assessments' link under your child's demographic information and the INCAs results will appear there early next week.
These tests were carried out in September and information was shared with you during our November parent consultations. It is important to remember that the INCAs test is based on a sampling principle and it is only one part of a larger assessment process that we use within school.
If you have any queries regarding this information please do not hesitate to contact us.
Regards,
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Year 6 Conference
On Wednesday this week, the year 6 teachers organised an exciting new way to launch their ‘sharing the Planet’ unit which will be the unit the students share for their exhibition.
It was an exciting day with the children learning like adults would at a conference.
The day started with all children in the hall for a Keynote address from Alex Steffen, an expert on sustainability, to give the children an overview of the key issues associated with ‘Sharing the Planet’ (we didn’t actually fly him here from Canada, we showed his excellent TED talk video – you can watch it here if you would like to know more).
Next, each student chose to attend three workshops to give them a broader understanding of the big idea ‘Our future depends on ethical and sustainable use of resources'. They chose from: sustainability of Chinese Language, Technology and the Big Idea, A sustainable home in Hong Kong, The Big Idea through art, The Big Idea through science, Fact and bias within the big idea, Connections to previous learning and What is Action?
It was great to have workshops presented by members of staff from throughout the school, not just year 6. We also had students from year 3 and 5 sharing their learning from their ‘Sharing the Planet’ units – and they did so with amazing confidence and enthusiasm!
In the afternoon there were a range of stations set up for children to record their learning or take it further. We had a tech zone where they watched selected videos and used connect - extend - challenge to reflect on their learning. There was also a reflection zone for children to record their thoughts on the day using Voicethread, blogs and video. They contributed to a huge graffiti wall, collected images to represent the big idea in the art zone and there were also health, science and social studies zones. You can see examples of what we did on Qoodle here: http://qbs.lg.esf.edu.hk/course/view.php?id=64
The students really enjoyed this way of working and the teachers are already discussing how we might do the next one! Maybe we could persuade some of our expert parents to come in as speakers or workshop presenters?? Just let us know if you have something to share ( donna.morley@qbs.edu.hk)
It was an excellent day and a fabulous learning experience for the children which really helped them to tune in to the big ideas for this unit and allowed them to choose their interests and ways of learning.
The year 6 team did a fantastic job putting it all together and it was great to see teachers from across the school working together to make it happen.
Donna Morley
PYP coordinator
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Parent Workshops
We will be running two workshops for parents on the following dates:
Lower School - Years 1 - 3 on Thursday 12th May.
Upper School - Years 4 - 6 on Wednesday 18th May.
The idea behind the workshops is to outline our approach to the teaching of mathematics at QBS.
Details of the workshops and how to apply for them, will be sent to all parents asap.
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Book Week
What great time was had by all last week! The week was kicked off with a fabulous assembly by 5C and 2B. The children had worked hard at writing their own scripts using Google Docs and presented very well. There was a fabulous video with children and staff singing along which made us all smile and had us singing all week. Thank you Ms. Cameron and Mr. Cadman for putting in so much time on this.
Tuesday saw the Year 2's and 3's working with Sarah Brennan, a Hong Kong based author. She read from her new book and shared ideas about the writing process. Nury Vittachi wowed the Year 6's with his stories and anecdotes about innovating through writing. This fitted perfectly with their last unit and helped make lots of connections.
The Book Fair on Wednesday proved to be very popular and it was great to see so many of our students and teachers going home with handfuls of books. The Simplified Chinese section was particularly good and Mrs. Tang and I managed to fit in some shopping too. Watch out for some new Simplified Chinese books in the Learning Centre.
Friday was also the 'Teachers Vs Students' Battle of the Books competition. The teachers proved that they were no match for the BoB team who managed to beat us by a substantial margin. Oh well, there is always next year!
For many people their favourite moment was dancing in the playground on Friday morning. The costumes the children and teachers wore were fantastic and it was an amazing atmosphere. Thank you to all those that took part and were particularly creative without spending any money.
A final thanks must go to all those teachers, parents and EAs who went out of there way to make Book Week such a success. Reading in different languages, book making, story telling, drama and illustration workshops…the list goes on. It is great to be part of such a willing and enthusiastic community.
Roll on next year!
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Tuesday 12th April. 9am ~ 1.30pm
This will be held at the CIS Sports field adjacent to QBS
There is no parking.
If you would like to take your child home with you at 1.30pm and they normally take the school bus, then you must inform the PTA Dept. in advance; pta@qbs.edu.hk, on or before 11am, Monday, 11th April.
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Chickenpox
Nurse Delia Guastella Monti
School Health Professional
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Come join us for Easter at Ark Eden. Our Charity is running some Eco-Days. Come 'Walking with Waterfalls!' Join our Ark Eden Earth-day Party!' Do our 'Permaculture Crash Course for Kids!' (Err what's that?)......Come and find out!
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Easter School 2011
Places are still available. Apply now !
Course 1. 18-21 April 2011
Course 2. 26-29 April 2011
Full details and application forms can be downloaded from the website :-
www.soaringhigher.com.hk
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Term 3 enrolement now open!
Get ready for an action packed TLC Kids experience full of interesting new projects with Maths & Science and ICT Clubs.
Free Trial: The first week of class is a free trial lesson...come and see what TLC is all about. (Please call to register)
Save up to 50%! Introduce new friend/s and save up to 50%, (new friend/s will also save $100ea)
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Parent Information Evenings
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Applied Learning in ESF Secondary Schools
The ESF Secondary Schools have adopted a second pathway in our post 16 curriculum: the Applied Learning Pathway. We will be hosting two Parent Information Evenings, one either side of the harbour when we will have teachers and students share the type of learning in this programme, the qualifications given and the prospects for further study.
Dates:
Kowloon side: Beacon Hill School: May 26th, 7 – 8.30pm
Island Side: Bradbury School: May 19th, 7 – 8.30pm
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Easter Break Clinic
This term ESF Tigers Basketball will be running their Basketball Clinics during the Easter break for children ages 7yrs - 11yrs and 12yrs - 17yrs.
These clinics will be for boys and girls, focusing on individual skill, development and introduction to team concepts. All lessons involve fun and safe activities in the sports of Baskeball conducted in an indoor gymnasium.
For more information:
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Beaver Scouts is the youngest section of the Scout Association, and has been running at Quarry Bay School for over 15 years. QBS students, both boys and girls in Years 2 and 3, are eligible to join and then go on to Cubs and Scouts. The current leader of our Beaver Colony, Alison Kerr, is going to ‘retire’ at the end of this school year, so we are looking for a replacement/s.
Leading the Beaver Scouts is a great way to contribute to the all-round development of young people and interact with both adults and children in the QBS community and the scouting community in Hong Kong. Basic training is provided by the Scout Association, and Alison is very willing to help new leaders settle in.
If you are interested in this voluntary position, please contact Alison at kerrwood@netvigator.com – no experience required, but a free afternoon is necessary. Beavers currently meet on Wednesdays after school at QBS. Looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible so that you can observe how Beavers is run in Term 3 before Alison leaves.
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Reminder: Upper School Sports Day
If your child is taking part in the sports day and will not be taking the regular school bus then please inform us directly by email on pta@qbs.edu.hk on or before 11am, Monday, 11th April.
We request all parents who wish to help us at this event to please contact us on pta@qbs.edu.hk as soon as possible.
The event will be held at breaktime, and the preparations for the Popcorn Sale will be starting from 9:15am onwards to the end of breaktime.
Come along and experience making popcorn, as well as meeting other parent volunteers, during the event.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Paddyfields Winter Book Club
Thank you all for placing your orders, for the winter bookclub, on or before the deadline date. All orders have been submitted to the bookclub, and we hope to receive all the books before the Easter Break (i.e. week of 11th April 2011).
Further updates will be featured in next week’s newsletter.
HELP US IN OUR DRIVE FOR A GREENER ENVIRONMENT
We would like all parents to support a greener environment by bringing in your own shopping bags when you come to purchase items from the shop.
Parents who have extra re-usable bags, in good quality, may bring them in or send them in for us to re-cycle and re-use for those shoppers who need bags.
PTA Operation Times
• PTA Office: open from 8:00am to 3:00pm from Monday to Friday (as per the school calendar).
• PTA Shop: open from 8:00am to 11:00am / 12:00noon to 4:00pm from Tuesday to Thursday (as per school calendar).
For further queries on any of the above please do not hesitate to contact either Mona Diwan or Dorothy Ho at the PTA office either by phone no: 28871004, or by email: pta@qbs.edu.hk.
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Thursday, 7th April 2011
"Raise the Roof" - ESF Joint Primary Schools Choirs.
7pm, Queen Elizabeth Stadium.
Friday, 8th April 2011
Popcorn sale.
Tuesday, 12th April 2011
Upper school sports day.
Wednesday, 13th & Thursday, 14th April 2011
Y2 Production afternoon performances.
Friday, 15th April 2011
School closes at 12noon
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