- Dear Parents
- What’s
this for?
- As I
write this, a large marquee has appeared in the school playground and
the younger children are eating their lunches with looks of surprise
on their faces: “What is this for?” The
answer, of course, is the PTA
Family Dinner which will be only hours away when you read this. I
am confident that it will be a huge success and would like to thank in
advance the PTA Committee and all other helpers who have worked so
very hard to make the occasion an enjoyable one. I look forward to
seeing many of you there shortly.
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- E(mergency)-List
- Thanks to
Abier Kamal and Norrie Heywood, KIS now has an emergency phone
procedure. Essentially, this is a cascade system with the whole parent
body divided into groups, each with an E-group leader. In the event of
an emergency school closure, or an emergency of any kind, the E-group
leader will notify the parents in their group either directly or
through an assistant. I should like to make clear that we are not
anticipating any emergencies – but are trying to prepare for what
is, by definition, unexpected. At
this stage you need take no action – your group leader will contact
you to check out your contact numbers.
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- Book Amnesty
- This
seems as good a time as any to ask all parents to ransack their homes
in search of any school books that may be lurking there! Reading
books, library books or school textbooks…. if you have any at home,
please return them to school early next week. No questions asked –
we will simply be glad to have them back.
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- Early Leavers
- I
would also like to take this opportunity to remind parents that school
does not close until 16 December. We shall be engaged in meaningful
work until then and it really is important that your child misses as
little school as possible. The calendar is published well in advance
so please stick to the holiday dates and do your utmost to ensure that
your child attends school for the full academic year.
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- Medical Information
- When children are enrolled at the school, parents are asked to compete a
form that includes medical details. Over time, however, these can become
obsolete. Please let the school know of any medical conditions you think
we should be aware of – including any restrictions on drugs that might
provoke adverse reactions. In the event of any accident, contacting
parents is our first priority. However, in the event of us having to act in
loco parentis in an emergency when parents cannot be contacted,
then we might have to make, or empower a doctor to make, decisions where
this information could be important.
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- KIS Nature Club visit to the UMS Aquarium
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The Nature Club has managed to arrange a visit to the new aquarium at
Universiti Malaysia Sabah near Yayasan Sabah/Kingfisher Park. The aquarium
is part of the Marine Research Institute at the UMS and has excellent
collections of fish, corals and other sorts of sea-life. Though it is not
open to the public at the moment, Dr Annadel of the UMS has very kindly
agreed to give our group a preview.
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- Date:
Friday, 21 November
- Time: 3.00
pm
- Place:
The Marine Research Institute at UMS (about 20 minutes drive from
KIS). Ask the way to the MRI from the guards at the main gate at UMS or
follow parents from the school, departing at 2.30.
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- Please
contact Anthea or Iggy for further details.
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- Best wishes for a good party tonight
and a restful weekend,
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