BRADBURY NEWSLETTER-2 MARCH 2018
Dear Bradbury School Community,
A warm welcome back to school after a longer break than anticipated! Thank you for all the support of your child’s learning over this time – in speaking with our students it was very evident that many of them walked through the learning tasks set by school.
Because of the school closure, we had to postpone our Chinese New Year celebrations until Monday 5 March. Our Lion Dance is at 1.15 PM and you are welcome to attend. The Chinese Department has organised a day of celebration and you are also welcome to attend. The schedule is as follows:
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Chinese New Year Celebrations
1:15 PM
Lion Dance
If you have been up to school recently, you would have seen that painting has started on the exterior of the building. Attached is a picture of the colours suggested by us to ESF. I wanted something contemporary, clean and fresh – with as little white as possible, given how quickly this can discolour and look very grubby very quickly.
Sandra Webster
Principal
Important Dates
| DATE | EVENT | TIME |
| 05 March 2018 (Monday) | Chinese New Year Celebrations Lion Dance |
9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
1:15 p.m. |
| 07 March 2018 (Wednesday) | Parent Teacher Meetings | 3:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
| 09 March 2018 (Friday) | 3C/3V Educational Visit | 9:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| 12 March 2018 (Monday) | 3D/3SP Educational Visit | 9:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| 15 March 2018 (Thursday) | Parent Teacher Meetings | 3:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
| 16 March 2018 (Friday) | Curry and Quiz Night | 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
| 17 March 2018 (Saturday) | ESF 50th Anniversary Carnival (KGV) | 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
| 22 March 2018 (Thursday) | Year 2 P.T.A. CAKE Sale | 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
| 29 March 2018 (Thursday) | Last Day of Term 2
( School ends at 12 noon) |
12:00 noon |
| 30 March 2018 (Friday) –
13 April 2018 (Friday) inclusive |
Easter Holidays | ——- |
| 16 April 2018 (Monday) | Classes Resume after the Easter Holidays | 8:30 a.m. |
| 26 April 2018 (Thursday) | P.T.A. Sausage Sizzle | 12:00 p.m. |
| 27 April 2018 (Friday) | Action Day | |
| 30 April 2018 (Monday) | CPD Day – No Classes | —– |
| 01 May 2018 (Tuesday) | Labour Day – Public Holiday | —– |
| 21 May 2018 (Monday) | CPD Day – No Classes | —– |
| 22 May 2018 (Tuesday) | Buddha’s Birthday – No Classes | —– |
| 18 June 2018 (Monday) | Dragon Boat Festival – No Classes | —– |
| 26 June 2018 (Tuesday) | Year 6 Graduation Ceremony | |
| 29 June 2018 (Friday) | Last Day of Term 3
(School ends at 12 noon) |
12:00 noon |
Gateway Parent Consultation Booking
By John Ainsworth, Vice Principal
Parent Consultations for Term 2 will be organised on the following dates:
- Wednesday 07th March 2018 (3pm-6.30pm)
- Thursday 15th March 2018 (3pm-6.30pm)
The Gateway Parent Consultation Booking system is open for Parents to book appointments until 05th March 2018.
If you wish to secure an appointment please log onto Gateway and book a time that is convenient for you.
My Quest
Hong Kong Young Writer’s Awards entry by Rosie Lee, Year 4
I want to travel,
To the west,
And see the birds,
Making their nests.
I want to travel,
In the starry night sky,
And see my village,
From up so high.
I will travel,
On a plane,
With Sophia, Chloe,
And Elaine.
While Belle is a tiger,
Sophia ‘s a cat,
And Chloe’s an eagle,
Who will help me with a bat.
This is Isabella,
She’s my human friend,
Who came along with me,
And really likes to pretend.
Now I start to travel,
It’s really fun.
But now it’s hot,
Under the sizzling sun.
I reach my destination,
And find what there is to find.
I realize it’s good and made a living,
And there’s nobody there who’s unkind.
We are living fine,
We are living great.
And I’m so happy,
Because I’ve found a mate.
Bradbury School Action Day
By Carol Farrington, Action Leader & Amanda Bremner, PYP Leader
To celebrate the Action that students have been initiating and taking part in, our Action Day this year will partly involve packing toiletries to make up hygiene kits for some of Hong Kong’s poorest people.
The collection is going quite well, but we are quite long way off from reaching our goal of 3,000 kits. We’re also running a competition with a prize for the class who collects the most items.
So how’s the collection going? As of February 2nd, the total from the year groups are:
Year 1—612 Year 4—1,284
Year 2—1,453 Year 5—1,065
Year 3—1,222 Year 6—32
Well done Year 2!
KEEP COLLECTING…
INVOLVE YOUR FRIENDS & RELATIVES
Library News
By Jane Thompson, Teacher Librarian & Connie Leung, Library Assistant
SOUTH AFRICA MOBILE LIBRARY-ENGLISH BOOKS FOR COLLECTION
Sony Corporation of Hong Kong are collecting gently used, English children’s story books for the South Africa Mobile Library project. It’s a great opportunity to send used books to a good home. If you would like to donate books to this cause then please read the information below. We will collect any donations from you in the Bradbury School Library and organise for the Sony Corporation to collect the books.
South Africa Mobile Library – Children’s Books for Collection
We accept books as follows :
Written in English Language
- Suitable for 6-12 years old
- Pages should not be yellow or brown (due to aging)
- No missing or torn pages
- No scribbling on the pages
- No Textbook
- No Magazines
- No Encyclopedias
Donate English story books … to fill a child’s world with knowledge
Sony Hong Kong continues to make contributions to the South Africa Mobile Library Project, aiming to enrich the lives of children in the rural areas.
In South Africa, 50 mobile libraries travel to reach 900 schools in all 9 provinces, providing free and easy access to books for the children.
English story books are needed to keep those mobile libraries running.
South Africa Mobile Library Project is organized by South Africa Primary Education Support Initiative (SAPESI)
We look forward to receiving your donations. Your support will be highly appreciated.
South Africa Mobile Library – Children’s Books for Collection You Tube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_gzezJ4720&authuser=0
PARENT HELPERS WANTED!
Ms Gallen and myself are looking for volunteers to help with the labeling of Guided Reading Books. If you have time to come in and help please email me on jane.thompson@bradbury.edu.hk. Anytime during the school day is fine so fit us in around your schedule.
P.T.A. News
By Julia Dunn, PTA Chairperson, Catherine Hufton, Vice Chairman & Lin Gong, Bradbury School PTA Limited
Please complete the attached slip and return it to your child’s class or the PTA shop by Friday, March 9th
(Pre-booking is essential to confirm numbers for the buffet).
Payment is preferred by cheque, made payable to Bradbury School PTA Limited
Download here: Quiz night info single
‘ESF The First 50 Years’ is now published! This volume chronicles the ESF story, highlighting key events over the last 50 years. It also celebrates the successes and contributions of our students and staff, both past and current.
What’s in the Book?
- Stories of ESF’s major developments and milestones over the past five decades
- Interviews of all 22 ESF schools with key historic events and current whole school photos
- Exclusive interviews of 22 prominent alumni
- Interesting stories from 5 key leaders and 12 long-serving staff
The book is now available for sale via the ESF website: www.esf.edu.hk/50th-book/. Copies are also be available in major bookshops in Hong Kong.
Enquiries: 50book@esfcentre.edu.hk
More details: http://www.esf.edu.hk/2017/12/11/esf50-book/
Third-Party Organised After School Activities
Dear Parents,
The following companies are currently hiring our facilities to provide extra curricular activities for students. You may browse the school website under “LIFE AT BRADBURY” for their programs and enroll your child directly to the
company:
ESF Sports, contact 2711 1280 or sports@esf.org.hk
Website: www.esf.org.hk
Adventure Sports Academy Ltd. – Soccer & Basketball Training, contact Eilis Cheung at 3998 4042 or info@adventuresportsacademy.com
Website: www.adventuresportsacademy.com
Backershagen B.V. (LanguageOne) – Global Mother Tongue Education, contact Leandra Lok at 5501 5262 or
leandra.lok@languageone.nl Website: www.languageone.nl
Brilliant Learning International Ltd. (Sanskriti) – Sanskriti/Hindi Language Class, contact Geetanjali Dhar at 3563 4300 or info@sanskritiglobal.org Website: www.sanskritiglobal.org
CentreStage Studios HK Ltd. – Singing, Acting, Dancing – Ballet, Jazz, Tap Dance, contact Imogen Taylor or Kaijah Bell at 5236 7960 or 2689 2272 or admin@centrestagestudioshk.com
Website: www.centrestagestudioshk.com
Discovery Dome Hong Kong Ltd. – Astronomy Club with a Portable Mobile Planetarium, contact Lorne Ali at 9754 4081 or lorneali@hotmail.com
Website www.discoverydome.hk
Foundation Academy Ltd. – Foundation’s Filmmaker, contact Foundation Academy at 3107 8810 or
academy@foundationge.com Website: http://www.foundationacademy.co/filmmaker/
HoYinPingChess – Chess Class, Holiday Camp, contact Yin Ping Ho at 9215 2682 or hoyinpingchess@gmail.com Website: www.hoyinpingchess.com/index/lesson.html / www.hoyinpingchess.com/index/camp.html
Hong Kong Star Basketball Training Centre Limited – Basketball, contact Yuki Lai at 9669 4280 or yukilai@hk-bbstc.com Website: www.hk-bbstc.org
Move For Life Ltd. – “Move” Dance Class, contact Rosie Martin at 5491 2473 or info@moveforlife.asia Website: www.moveforlife.asia
Starlit Voice Ltd. – LAMDA Musical Theatre & Group Drama, contact Vincent Warren at 2108 2182 or info@starlit.hk Website: www.starlitvoice.com
Swedish Cultural Society – Swedish Language and Culture, contact Linda at 9316-6599 or svenskaskolanhongkong@hotmail.com
Website: www.svenskaskolan.hk
N.B. Bradbury School is not responsible for the quality and safety of programmes offered by third parties. However, please note that all hirers are required to provide third party liability insurance. Parents are urged to take steps to ensure that they are satisfied with any and all aspects of the after school programme(s) they elect to opt in to.
