Newsletter 12/2015-16
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 Girls Football
Fun Run Club
Braemar Hill Netball Friendly Match
2nd Hand Winter Uniforms
New Chinese Online Learning Resource
QBS Hour of Code
School Photograph
PTA News
Principal’s Comments
Happy Diwali
Happy Diwali to all! QBS students and staff looked very colourful on Friday to celebrate this special time of year. On assembly we all enjoyed the students’ drama performance about Diwali.
Goodbye to Mr Bennie
Sadly we have said farewell to Mr Niall Bennie this week after five years of wonderful service at QBS. Mr Bennie has been teaching PE and working with the learning support team in recent years and has contributed so much to our students. Mr Bennie will take up his new role as the Director of Sports at the Australian International School (Hong Kong) from next week and we wish him success in this next career step. We will miss Mr Bennie and thank him for all of his work at QBS. One thing his colleagues will miss will be his delicious morning tea treats he so often promised to share and then would forget to bring them to school. Best wishes Mr Bennie from all of us at QBS.
Please click here to see Mr Bennie’s farewell assembly surprise. (To view this movie you will need to follow these steps: log into your child’s Qoodle account, then select QBS General and be sure to use the password listed immediately above QBS General)
Mr Matt Glencross and Mr James Atkinson will begin teaching at QBS next week following Mr Bennie’s departure. Mr Glencross will be teaching with the learning support team in The Hive and Mr Atkinson will be teaching in the PE team. Both of these new teachers will work part-time each week. Please click here to read their introductions which were shared in a previous newsletter.
Mr Matt Glencross
Mr Jamie Atkinson
Class Assemblies
Our students have started sharing some of their learning through class assemblies. Last week we enjoyed the highlights of Year 5 camp from the 5L and 5A students. This week 6K and 6J shared some very important messages about reading with parents. We look forward to seeing you at your child’s class assembly as the year progresses and hope you enjoy the fun when you visit.
Student Safety
I am concerned that some children are being left alone in the playground waiting for extra-curricular clubs after school. This is not appropriate and we will be making contact with families if children are without an adult after school. Thank you for your cooperation in this safety matter.
Congratulations to Mrs Jacob (4J teacher) who is expecting her first baby. We are delighted to hear there will be another QBS baby born this academic year.
Regards,
QBS Girls Football
The QBS girls football team competed in an international schools tournament at Kowloon Bay this week.
We had two teams involved with both teams playing 4 matches each. There were wins, draws and losses for our teams but most importantly our players had lots of fun and can be very proud of their achievements this term.
Girls football is growing in popularity across the school with lots of girls from years 2-6 joining the lunch time football sessions at school which is part of the Active Playtime program.
There is also an after school club for girls football. If you are interested to find out more about how your daughter can get involved please email luke.schroder@qbs.edu.hk.
Fun Run Club
The Fun Run Club has taken off at Quarry Bay School. We knew it would be popular but the interest and efforts from the children has been amazing.
Please keep encouraging your children to take part in the initiative. A reminder that there is no need to sign up, the children just have to remember to wear their P.E. kit to school on the day and turn up at the beginning of snack time on the correct day.
- Tuesday – Year 3
- Wednesday – Year 4
- Thursday – Year 5
- Friday – Year 6
Braemar Hill Netball Friendly Match
On Wednesday our QBS Netball Academy Girls took part in friendly matches against Chinese International School.
We had 4 teams competing and the girls had a lot of fun, in which for many of them was their first opportunity to play against another school.
We have a couple of tournaments coming up so this offered our teams some much needed match practice.
2nd Hand Winter Uniforms
The weather is starting to change and becoming a bit chilly…
We have a large quantity of 2nd hand winter uniforms for sale. Please come have a look. Nurse Delia has more uniforms in her office as well. Remember that all proceeds will go to one of our school charities.
New Chinese Online Learning Resource
One of our most popular Online Learning Resources, BrainPop is now available in Chinese. We hope that this resource will help students make connections between their Mandarin studies and their Units of Inquiry as well as developing their listening and comprehension skills. The direct link is available from the Online Learning Resources course on Qoodle.
QBS Hour of Code
“Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer
because it teaches you how to think.”
— STEVE JOBS, THE LOST INTERVIEW
It is now widely recognised that learning to code helps students develop important problem solving and thinking skills which can be applied to other aspects of their lives. In the past, coding or programming involved entering vast amounts of code and was quite laborious for students. Nowadays, several free apps and flash based web sites have been developed which make coding visual and fun allowing almost all students to participate creatively and become an inventor themselves.
We would like to invite all students to take part in a world wide “Hour of Code” during the period 7-11 December 2015. All year groups will be given an orientation to coding activities during their 45 minute ICT lesson during the and assigned a particular course. Links to the activities will be placed on the front page of Qoodle and a sticker with log in details stuck in student diaries. We would encourage students to continue these activities at home.
Further information about the world wide event “Hour of Code” can be found at https://hourofcode.com/us
School Photograph
The school photographer will be at school again next Thursday (19th November). We will have the whole school photo, staff group photo and some of the team photos.
- If your child did not take the individual photo in last photo-taking session in September, please inform your class teacher who will arrange your child to have the photo that day.
- Please be reminded that all students are to dress in navy blue school uniform on the photo day. Any students who regularly have their PE lesson will do the lesson in school uniform.
The rota for the photographs can be found here.
PTA News
Pizza SALE: 13th November 2015
Thank you to all our parent volunteers for assisting the event. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Paddyfield’s Bookclub
The PTA will not be receiving orders for this term’s bookclub as the deadline to place an order is past. You are requested to send your orders directly to Paddyfield’s for processing.
“Christmas Fayre” : 4th December 2015
Our biggest, festive and fun event of the year is coming up soon and preparations are under way.
Christmas Fayre Invitations for the event have been distributed to all students in school to bring back home. The invitation features the highlights of the event, a parent volunteer form, the courtesy shuttle bus schedule for the event and a donation form.
View 2015 QBS Christmas Fayre poster.
COUNTDOWN BEGINS NOW : 21 DAYS TO GO!
[Proceeds raised at this event will go towards the Pledged donation to the school renovation
project.]
With the festive season coming up soon, preparations are in full swing for our biggest event of the year and have started. We welcome you all to join us in organising (as a parent volunteer), or participating, or contributing in any of the below:
INTERNATIONAL FOOD STALLS: We will be having Korean, Malaysian, Chinese, Indian, Japanese and Filipino Food Stalls at the event (as confirmed by parent volunteers). If you would like to assist please contact us on mona.diwan@qbs.edu.hk. We will liaise with you and assist you closely to make all the arrangements of supplies for the event.
BAKE STALL: are you a good baker? If yes, register to bake for our bake stall now at: mona.diwan@qbs.edu.hk.
TOMBOLA: Donate an item for the Tombola Stall (new items only please)…..Please bring them directly to us at the PTA Office.
COMMERCIAL VENDOR STALL: If you would like to apply for a vendor booth – please contact us now at mona.diwan@qbs.edu.hk to reserve your space. Deadline extended till Tuesday, 1st December 2015. Download your vendor application form.
2ND HAND BOOKS (in usable condition): Please drop off items in drop boxes outside the PTA Office NOW!
WHITE ELEPHANT STALL (items donated are to be in usable conditions): Please drop off items in drop boxes outside the PTA Office now! If you would like to help to run the stall – please contact us at mona.diwan@qbs.edu.hk.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS – CHRISTMAS FAYRE: We will require support and assistance of parents to make this event a success, as in past years. So if you would like to support or help in any way, please contact us at mona.diwan@qbs.edu.hk, or send in the parent volunteer form.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS – GIFT HAMPER WRAPPING (will be done on 2nd December at 9:45am – outside the PTA Office): We request help from parent volunteers who would like to help in wrapping the
class hampers. Please email us at mona.diwan@qbs.edu.hk if you are interested asap.
DONATION CONTRIBUTIONS: If you would like to contribute with a donation by cheques towards the event please download the donation form here. Please complete and send it into the PTA office. All donations above $100 are subject to tax exemption for which a receipt will be issued.
[ALL proceeds raised at PTA events will be given as donation to school to enhance learning facilities for the betterment and benefit of all the students to make a difference! ]
PTA Shop
Shop Enquires
Please do not hesitate to contact us on ptashop@qbs.edu.hk for any shop queries you may have. Our shop volunteer will be happy to assist.
In Stock Items:
The following items are in stock now and will be available for purchase on Wednesday, 18th November 2015:
- Eco-Friendly Book Bag: Navy
- Eco-Friendly Book Bag: Red
- Summer Cardigans: All Sizes Available
- Track Pants: All Sizes Available (except 36)
- Girls & Boys Navy Socks: All Sizes Available
- Boys Long Trousers: All sizes available
[Pre-orders: All parents with pre-orders can collect their available items on Tuesday, 17th November 2015. Please remember to bring along confirmation of payment slip or coloured number tags, and please ‘bring your own bag’.]
Out-of stock Items
Due to a slight delay in the delivery of our orders by our suppliers, the PTA Shop does not have stock of the below items:
- Eco-Friendly School Bag
- 2 in 1 Windbreakers: Size 30
- Sweatshirt: Size 34
- Raincoats: Size S & M
- Track Pants: Size 36
We are experiencing a slight delay in receiving our bags as we wait to obtain proper certification of RPET fabric from the supplier mill. The tentative delivery date is now scheduled for end of November. We apologise for the delay, and will inform you once the stock is available.
Notification of status of arrival of stocks will be given in the upcoming newsletters.
Winter Uniforms
Are available for purchase now (during shop hours only). You may download the order forms from the PTA Section of the website, to place your pre-orders.
- November is transition month for uniforms, students may opt to wear either summer or winter uniforms depending on the weather.
- Commencing 1st December, all students will be required to come to school in proper winter uniform.
[Please remember to ‘bring your own bag’.]
PTA School Bus
Term 2 School Bus Fees – Cheques
All Term 2 school bus fee cheques will be deposited commencing 20th November onwards! We request you to ensure you have sufficient funds to cover the payment.
[All returned/bounced cheques will be applicable to a $100 surcharge.]
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”.