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Just a quick note to tell you that there will be no student-led clubs this Friday (Friday 2nd June). This is because our older students who lead these clubs will be in Geoje for their sports trip.
Sorry for the late notice
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Just a quick reminder that Sports Day is tomorrow, Friday 26th May, starting at 9.15 am at the school football pitch. We look forward to a fun-filled day of activities and friendly competition.
We kindly request all students to arrive at school at their regular times on the day of the event. The Sports Day activities will take place throughout the morning, and a picnic lunch will be held from 12:30 to 13:00. We encourage all parents to join us for this special occasion.
To ensure a successful and enjoyable Sports Day, we would like to provide you with a list of gentle reminders:
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Last Friday’s Sports Day was a great success and it was great to see so many parents at school to enjoy it with us. We were most proud of the Teamwork Respect and Confidence on display.
Well done everyone!
Please remember that there is no school on Monday 29th May.
Have a great long weekend and we will see you all again on Tuesday
On Thursday 1st June students in Mr Dunn and Mr de Klerk’s classes will be going on an overnight trip to Atherton International School in Geoje. This is a chance for our students to participate in some friendly sports and meet some other international school kids like them.
End-of-Year Reports will be published on Friday 9th June.
Your child’s class teacher will be in touch to arrange Parent-Teacher Conferences in Week 10 or 11
Interviews for a class teacher to replace Mr de Klerk will be taking place next week. We have a strong shortlist of candidates who will be visiting the school for an interview or will be interviewed online. We will announce the chosen candidate before the end of the term. Please note that some class teachers will be moving classes for the new academic year and we will also announce placements before the end of term.
Here you can have a look at some of the designs for the new school. The design process is ongoing and everyone at school is very happy and excited about what we have seen so far.
Our next School Consultative Group Meeting will be held on Thursday 15th June at 5.30 pm at school.
The School Consultative Group is an opportunity for Parents, Staff and Management to come together to share information and opinions about the development of our school.
At School Consultative Groups meetings the school will give a presentation covering recent developments and parents will have a chance to ask questions. The presentation will be shared via the newsletter along with minutes of the meeting for those unable to attend. All parents are welcome to attend but are reminded that the focus of this meeting is on whole school issues and that individual concerns are better raised directly with the class teacher or the Principal. If you have items you would like added to the agenda will kindly ask that you inform us in advance so we are prepared to provide a considered response.
Items to be covered in the school presentation will include:
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We are excited to announce that HFS Sports Day will be held on Friday, 26th May at the school football pitch. We look forward to a fun-filled day of activities and friendly competition.
We kindly request all students to arrive at school at their regular times on the day of the event. The Sports Day activities will take place throughout the morning, and a picnic lunch will be held from 12:30 to 13:00. We encourage all parents to join us for this special occasion.
To ensure a successful and enjoyable Sports Day, we would like to provide you with a list of gentle reminders:
Thank you to everyone who has completed the survey for Returning Students. Your participation is greatly appreciated.
To assist us in planning for the upcoming year, we kindly request all families to participate in the survey to indicate whether your child will be returning next year. By completing the survey, you will secure a place for your current student in the next school year.
Please note that only those who have completed the survey will receive an invoice for Term 1 in June. Any remaining vacancies in each class will be allocated to new students who would like to join HFS.
Please complete this survey no later than 26th May.
Thank you for your cooperation and timely response.
Thank you to everyone who has completed the lunchbox survey. So far we have received about 25 positive responses. The minimum number of students we need to make this service work is 30, so if you are interested we would love to hear from you.
Please complete this short survey
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HFS Sports Day will be held on Friday 26th May (Week 7) at school (Hanmaeum Centre).
Parents are welcome to attend and there will be a picnic lunch (bring your own)
Last Wednesday we invited two companies interested in supplying lunch boxes for students for a tasting session at school. Thank you to all the parents who came to try some food and share their opinions. We were generally happy with the quality of the food and excited about the possibility of offering this service.
The next step is to try to find out if enough families are interested in lunch boxes to make it a viable project. We are asking you to consider the information below and then share your opinions and level of interest through this survey.
Some details
Photographs of the food we sampled
A sample menu suggested by the suppliers
Mr. Green will be away from school all of next week (Week 6). He will be visiting the International School of Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia as part of a CIS Visiting Team. These visits are a great opportunity to meet educators from around the world and see how some other schools work. There are always great ideas that we can use here at HFS.
Mr. de Klerk will be leaving HFS at the end of the school year to take up an exciting job opportunity in New Zealand. We wish him and his family all the best.
We are currently advertising for a new teacher and will make an appointment in early June.
Thank you to everyone who has completed the returning Survey for Returning Students. We have had about 50% of the students respond.
To help us in planning for next year we would like to survey families to see who will be returning next year. Please take a moment to complete this survey.
Thank you!
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HFS is exploring the possibility of hiring an outside caterer to supply lunch boxes. As part of this process, we would like to invite interested parents to come to school and sample some lunch box menus. Two companies will be bringing samples of their food for us to try.
The trial session will take place at the school next Wednesday, 10 May at 12:00 pm.
On Tuesday, the 9th of May, Mindfulness Club will be going on a nature picnic.
Please may I ask for your child to:
On Tuesday, 23rd May, we will be making calm glitter jars. As to be as environmentally friendly as possible it would be great if students could bring in any used jam jars they may have finished at home.
To help us in planning for next year we would like to survey families to see who will be returning next year. Please take a moment to complete this survey.
Thank you!
Last week the upper school students at HFS enjoyed a 3-day camp in the mountains of Korea.
While on camp, the students took part in exciting and challenging activities such as rock climbing, hiking, team-building games, a temple visit and forest crafts.
Everyone had a wonderful time and learnt a lot about the HFS Core Values of Responsibility, Confidence and Respect.
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The Club sign-up list has been updated to show who has signed up for a student-led club on Friday.
We will have a meeting tomorrow with the students to work out some more details.
Everyone will get a chance to lead a club if they have asked to and join the clubs they are interested in.
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We are trying to organise Student-Led Clubs to start this Friday.
Here is a sign-up sheet for all the different clubs that are available.
When we see how many students sign-up for different clubs we will decide how they will work and how the buses will run. Some clubs may happen at break time or lunchtime, and others will be after school depending on numbers. We will let you know the final arrangements before Friday.
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Everyone is very excited about the Residential Trip next week. Mr Dunn’s class and Mr de Klerk’s class will be spending three days at Unmoon Recreational Forest. We will be leaving on Wednesday and coming back on Friday. On the trip students will be hiking, rock climbing, visiting a temple and lots of other fun activities. Students will learn Confidence, Responsibility and Environmental Awareness.
For students going on the trip, there will be a meeting for students on Monday afternoon where we will give some final instructions and packing lists.
One problem that parents could help with is how to get bags to school on Wednesday. If possible, it would really help if bags could be delivered to school on Tuesday or Wednesday morning. It is possible to bring your bag on the normal school bus but it might get a bit crowded if everyone does this!
Here is a schedule for Mindfulness Club with some items the students will need to bring.
Please remember that any student who needs to stay inside during break time and or lunchtime needs to have their parents inform the Admin Office by phone or email.
We really like all our students to go outside during break and lunch as it benefits their learning and concentration. Many students staying inside also causes problems for the Admin Office and teachers, cutting into the time they have to prepare for lessons. It also makes supervising all students more difficult.
We will respect all parent requests for students to stay inside but we also ask that you are considerate and aware of the difficulties it can cause.
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Welcome back to school and welcome to Term 3!
Clubs start on Monday.
Please note that the Thursday Student Council has moved to Monday.
Fees need to be paid by Monday at the Admin Office.
A date for your calendars…
HFS Sports Day will be held on Friday 26th May (Week 7) at school (Hanmaeum Centre)
Further details to follow.
We are very happy that all the students in Mr. Dunn’s and Mr. de Klerk’s classes have signed up to go on the Residential Trip in Week 3 (Wednesday 26th April – Friday 28th April).
Everyone is really looking forward to this wonderful event.
Further information will be shared via Google Slides so keep checking for updates.
The School fees and payment schedule for next year have been published on the school website. – Link
Orders for the Cool PE shirt are due Monday. To place your order, simply fill out the form and submit the payment to the Admin Office by Monday. The price for one shirt is 10,000 won.