15 May 2015

Newsletter #17

Beacon Hill School latest newsletter available to read now. Find out the latest news around the school and upcoming events.

Principal’s Words
SEN News
PTA News
Other News

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Dear Parents,

 

IMPORTANT DATES

19th May – Y1 Bake Sale

20th May – Y6 Exhibition to parents, 6pm

22nd May – BHS Professional Development Day, school closed for students

25th May – Public Holiday, school closed

26th May – PTA Quiz after school

27th May – Summer Music Concert, 7pm in the Hall

28th May – Year 6 students visit their secondary schools

29th May – 1G Class Assembly, 9am

 

The confirmed calendar for the new academic year 2015-16 is available on our website – http://beaconhill.edu.hk/letterspage/

 

Following feedback we are making changes to our Newsletter. This week you will see that the information you need to know is at the start of the Newsletter. This will be brief and concise. Other announcements can be found further down the Newsletter. Other features about ‘Life at BHS’ which are of huge importance to keep you informed of what has been happening, can now be found on my Principal’s Blog – http://beaconhillschool.edublogs.org/. If you have any comments about the way we share information, please do get in touch with me – james.harrison@bhs.edu.hk . I am particularly keen to know if you prefer to have all the information about events that have happened contained within this Newsletter OR prefer to have those elements separated (ie in the Principal’s Blog)

 

Year 6 Exhibition

We look forward to seeing all the parents of the Year 6 students on Wednesday 20th May – the children need to be at school at 5.30pm; the Exhibition will begin at 6.00pm. Good luck to all of them – I know they will do a great job and they are really excited about sharing their learning with their parents.

 

Don’t forget to go to the Principal’s Blog to read about many exciting events that have been taking place at BHS – http://beaconhillschool.edublogs.org/.

 

You can also keep up-to-date with events and our calendar via our BHS App available for Android and Apple devices – see the link on our website – http://beaconhill.edu.hk/download-our-new-mobile-app/

 

Best wishes,
James Harrison

 

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Dear Parents,
This week we have a range of parent and student workshops for your interest.
  1. Nicola Clarke an ex-ESF parent and  ESF SEN board member will be presenting at ESFC on Monday May 18th.
  2. HK based organisation  FOCUS are inviting parents to an informal round table discussion about the challenges of parenting a child with ADHD.
  3. This month the HK Dyslexia Association are hosting an evening on the impact of Speech and Language difficulties around Dyslexia.
  4. If your child could benefit from some additional support with organisation, conflict resolution or anxiety,  the one day programs at Easy Peasy services on May 21st  in Sai Kung may be of interest.
Please note the purpose of sharing this information is for your interest only.  BHS are not endorsing specific companies/programs. If you wish to discuss further please contact me at school.
Kind regards,
Belinda McLaughlin

ESFC is hosting an ex-ESF parent who has recently written a book describing her experience of raising her son Thomas in Hong Kong, as well as her own personal journey as a mother of a ‘special needs’ boy. This I am sure will be of interest to many. If you would like to attend please follow the registration link in the flyer.
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FOCUS - Focus On Childrens Understanding in School

May 12, 2015

“A DAY IN THE LIFE OF PARENTING (AND EDUCATING!) AN ADHD CHILD/TEEN – THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE #!?!#”

MAY ROUNDTABLE AND PARENT SUPPORT GROUP MEETING

 

Dear F.O.C.U.S. Members and Friends,

Please join us for a very interactive discussion of specific parenting issues, including:

The ADHD child/teen – How do we help them most effectively to organize themselves for school, learn life skills, find their passion (sports, arts, life commitments), successfully negotiate those social occasions such as birthday parties, sleepovers, teen parties, and general friendship skills

Siblings – How do we treat and tend to them equally, create a family setting with fewer frustrations

Spouse – How do we find/share the same perspective vis a vis our ADHD child/teen

Parent – How do we advocate effectively; How do we parent realistically

Kathy Nichols, F.O.C.U.S. Founder & Honorary Chairman will facilitate the discussion and share her experiences and knowledge.

All are welcome, members and non-members alike. Please feel free to come with your own specific questions and concerns as well.

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PARENT SUPPORT GROUP

All parents and members are welcome to participate in this informal roundtable support group. Feel free to talk about other issues and concerns or share your personal experiences, challenges, strategies and resources in a supportive and confidential setting.

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May 2015 Meeting

Spoken language proficiency is essential to a child’s development and underlies future academic success. In this month’s talk, Speech and Language Difficulties and Dyslexia: a Speech Therapist’s Perspective, Melinda Sturges, will explain the effect of speech and language difficulties on children’s academic progress in general, and on literacy development in particular.

Thursday May 21
7:30 to 9:00pm
Hong Kong Football Club
3 Sports Road
Happy Valley

Please see attached flyer for details.

Don’t forget to let Alison know if you would like to attend this insightful talk. dahk852@gmail.com

Hope to see you on the 21st.

Barbara

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Some PTA Reminders:
1. Uniform Shop
Effective June 15, 2015, Summer Uniform item prices will increase as the new supply prices have increased.
 
Summer uniform items are now received from suppliers and ready for purchase until Uniform Shop closes for this School Year on Friday, June 19, 2015 for Stock-Take.
 
Uniform Shop Opening Hours
Normal Hours :
Mornings – Mondays thru Fridays, except Tuesdays, 8:15-9:15am
Afternoons – only Mondays and Fridays 2:45-3:15pm
Special 2015-16 New School Year month:
August 12, 13, 14, 2015 – 9:00am-3:00pm, 
thereafter Mondays thru Fridays 8:15-10:00am until August 31, 2015.
 
Also “stuckonyou” has started taking orders for labels at www.stuckonyou.hk (BHS discount code BeaconH15).
 
2. DeliFresh Ltd. June 2015 lunch order deadline of May 13, 2015 has lapsed thus, please liase directly with DeliFresh to confirm acceptance of your order and proper payment.  
Note DeliFresh order forms are posted on the BHS website monthly by the 2nd week of previous month and distributed to students.
Please take some time to fill-out their customer survey so that we may work together to improve the hot lunch service.
 
3. Fruity Fridays have resumed this week with choices of fresh fruit during snack time every Friday.  Please give some $ to your child if they would like to enjoy a healthy snack.
 
4. Y1 Bake Sale (19May2015) – don’t forget to give some $ to your child to support Y1 efforts!
5. Quiz Day (26May2015) – sign-up your child for some fun & light snack!
6. Y2 Pizza Lunch (02June2015)
7. Y3 Bake Sale (09June2015) 
 
Have a great weekend!
Rowena Chow
Chair, BHS PTA

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 Health
PROPER Hand Hygiene

Our hands come into contact with many things during the day. For examples, lift buttons, handrails (from shopping mall escalators or MTR stations), toilet faucets, doorknobs or door handles, telephones.

To prevent the spread of harmful germs, “proper” hand hygiene is the most important method.

In Hong Kong, Hand Hygiene Awareness Day is marked annually on 5 May and it was last week, on Tuesday, being the 10th anniversary of WHO’s Clean is Safer Care Programme.

  1. Do we all wash our hands properly?
  2. Have noticed how it is done > turn on the tap > wet hands with water > shake off water from hands > the person leaves the toilet. Another observation > wet hands with water > minimal soap applied to palms of hands (only) > hand rubbing for less than five seconds > rinse with water > shake off water from hands > the person leaves the toilet, etc. etc.

After wetting hands with water and applying enough soap to cover all hand surfaces, the “Seven Steps for Hand Rubbing” include:

 

  1. Palms.
  2. Back of hands.
  3. Between fingers.
  4. Back of fingers.
  5. Thumbs.
  6. Fingertips.
  7. Wrists.

Reminder:

  • To dry hands “thoroughly” with a single use towel.
  • To use towel to “turn off” faucet.

Your child will receive an educational leaflet (from the Centre for Health Protection) about Hand Hygiene (i.e. WHY do it? WHO should do it? WHEN to do it? Other information included also about this topic. Please share this information with your child.

“Always Keep Hands Clean.*

CHICKENPOX

We would like to inform you of the fact that a (mother) parent has Chickenpox (newly diagnosed on Thursday, 14 May 2015) and her child is asymptomatic, at present. She will be monitored at home.

  • Usually the child presents with fever and itchy skin rashes.
  • Please closely monitor other children in the household.
  • Please consult the doctor for confirmation of diagnosis and for when to return back to school.

Thank you.

Ms Chen

 

 


 

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