Volume No: 2001-2001

Date:  11 January 2001

Welcome back to all our families returning to school, and a very special welcome to those families who are new to the school. We look forward to an exciting, productive and enjoyable academic year ahead. We have four new teachers starting with us this year.

They are:

Ø      Mr Davies, who will be teaching Physics and Geography. He will also coordinate IGCSE in the school.

Ø      Miss Hardie, who will be teaching English and History in the Secondary Department.

Ø      Mr Dickinson, who will be teaching Mathematics in the Secondary Department.

Ø      Mrs Henry, who will be teaching the Early Learning Class.

Volunteers for Swimming

We hope to begin swimming next week for all year groups. We once again would like to request your assistance in volunteering to be parent helpers at swimming. Please check the days and times below of each year groups swimming lessons and let the class teacher know if you can help on any of these days. The swimming days and times are as follows:

After School Clubs

After school clubs will begin the week after the Chinese New Year Break. A letter to give you and your child the choice of what clubs they would like to participate in will be sent home in the near future.

 Computer Lab

As a result of all the fund raising by the school PTA and with support by the Board of Management, we now have our computer lab with twenty computers operational. Mr White worked very hard right through the holidays to ensure the lab was ready. We have many plans for this facility. Pupils will be working towards certification in the Cambridge Career Awards, and will also be working towards IGCSE in this subject in the near future. Later in the term, Mr White will also provide courses for parents to update their computer skills so that they will be able to assist their children at home with their work.

Chinese New Year Break

The school will be closed from Wednesday 24^th to Sunday 28^th January for the Chinese New Year.

We would like to remind all parents that the school has an ‘open door’ policy, and that all parents are welcome to assist in various ways in school, and to make appointments to see their child’s teacher at any time.