29 Jan 2016

Newsletter 21/2015-16

Quarry Bay School’s latest newsletter is available to read now. Find out the latest news around the school and upcoming events.

 Principal’s Comments
 QBS has got talent!
 Gateway Medical Module
 PTA News

Principal’s Comments

Class 3G and 3C Assembly

The Year 3 Assembly was all about the Weather today, which was timely due to the inclement nature of the weather in HK at the moment. It was nice to see so many parents attending the performance. The assembly was very informative and there was a wide range of ways to convey information, stop animation, dance, informative facts and acting out of the water cycle. The children enjoyed learning about the special aspects of Weather and worldwide facts. The singing made it particularly enjoyable too with special raps. Thank you to the children, teachers and EA’s of 3C and 3G.

Chinese New Year activities

We have lots of activities going on around school this week, related to the Lunar New Year .The Mandarin department have organised dumpling making with the children and lovely smells of fresh dumplings have been all around school. I have had the pleasure of eating a few with my coffee!

Next Friday we have out special New Year assembly. Please be reminded that all children can come in bright clothes (especially red and gold) to celebrate the festival on Friday 5th February.

Uniform for the colder weather

The weather is gradually getting warmer although it is still very wet and cold. Please make sure that the children have appropriate raincoats in their bags. The school uniform that can be layered with shirts, knitted vests, sweat shirts, fleece and the QBS Fleece Jacket. Many children wear vests under their shirts and we recommend that children wear long sleeved, white and round necked thermal T-shirts under their school shirt, whilst the weather is cold. Girls are allowed to wear black or navy blue leggings or thick woollen tights under their skirts. Non uniform hats and scarves and gloves can also be worn.

Athletic days

We are currently running Athletic days across some year groups. Parents are invited to attend however please be mindful to check the information before the relevant athletics day as the inclement weather can affect the decision to run the day or cancel. This is because the playground surfaces become very slippery and we want to ensure that it is a successful and safe day for all.

QBS Got Talent

Riber Key, Isabella Stewart and Samantha Lester from Year 6 encouraged all the children at QBS to show their talents and with Miss Hills’s support, ran the competition and finals this week. The finalist will show their talents to the whole school after the CNY holiday. Well done, to these girls for taking action to celebrate the talented children at QBS.

Upcoming Parent Teacher Consultations

Parents have received communication about the Parent Teacher Consultations which will take place soon after the Chinese New Year holiday. Please be aware that school will close on Thursday the 18th of February at 12.00 noon to allow the consultations to commence at 1.00pm. These consultations are for parents and teachers only. Students do not attend.

  • Thursday the 18th of February – Parent Teacher Consultations (school closes at 12 noon)
  • Thursday the 25th of February – Parent Teacher Consultations

Annual recruitment

Ms Dunstan will be back in school next week after a busy week recruiting new teacher across ESF.

Regards,

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QBS has got talent!

Congratulation to the Year 6 girls from 6K (Riber, Isabella, Samantha, Angelica, Venus and Andrea) who successfully ran the QBS has got talent contest. This competition was child led and an example of Year 6 children taking action. The girls promoted the competition, organised the auditions and ran the final that took place. Lots of children entered with a variety of acts such as gymnastics, singing, guitar playing, football skills and even magic tricks. The children who came to watch the show during the lunch hour really enjoyed the performances. Well done to everyone who took part.

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Gateway Medical Module

ESF are making some improvements to the medical section of the Gateway. As a result parents will be unable to make medical information update requests on the Gateway from Monday 1st February until the changes have been completed and checked (probably Thursday 4th February). In the mean time, if you wish to inform the school of any changes to your child’s medical needs, please contact nurse Delia at nurse@qbs.edu.hk or Tel: 29794434.

PTA News

Upcoming Events – Term 2

Term 2 will feature a host of exciting events, as below, so please mark your diaries accordingly:

  • Paddyfield’s Bookclub: February / March 2016
  • Popcorn Sale: 23rd March 2016
  • QBS “THEMED DISCO”: 21st April 2016

Details of all the above events will be given in upcoming newsletters in Term 2.

Balloon Show

A big thank you to all our volunteers (teachers, parents and staff) as well as all our students and parents who came to watch the shows. It was a great event with over 300 people attending. The PTA would also like to thank “Andrew the Brilliant Balloon Man” to perform for us. Thank you.

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School Buses

Change of Bus Travel Arrangement

We still have many parents who do not inform the PTA if their child/ren have a change in afternoon travel arrangements on the buses. The above results in a delayed departure from school, as buses waiting while PTA are looking for the missing students. We request for your co-operation in this matter, as it is imperative for PTA and class teacher to know if you child is not going home on the bus or not. This is in the best interest and safety of all student bus riders. (Parents are requested to inform PTA via email at pta@qbs.edu.hk as well as copying the message to the class teacher/school.)

Feedback or Suggestions

If you have any feedback or suggestions you would like to give on our event or services provided, please email directly to: ptasuggestions@qbs.edu.hk. Your email will directly be received by our Chairman who will reply you at the earliest available moment.

HELP US – IN OUR DRIVE FOR A GREENER ENVIRONMENT

We request all parents to support a greener environment by BYOB “bring your own bag” when you come to purchase items from the shop.

[With immediate effect the PTA Shop will no longer provide any shopping bags].

Please contact us on 2566 4242 (ask to transfer to PTA), or 2887 1004 for further queries, or by email to pta@qbs.edu.hk, during operation hours.

“Click here for PTA Office and Shop Operation”.