June 13, 2016
Spring into Summer!
A big thank you and congratulations to the PTA for their Spring into Summer festival held last Wednesday. A lot of work and planning clear went into creating such an event and the students thoroughly enjoyed it.
Creative Arts Exhibition
Another big thank you to Ms You and all the students who participated in the Creative Arts Festival last Friday. I was honoured to be a judge but must admit the quality of all the contestants made the job a challenging one. I can without reservation say that the teacher’s and audience were justifiably impressed with the quality performances we saw.
CIS
As last week was a short week and there was no newsletter, I thought it best to provide everyone with a bit of feedback on our CIS visit from two weeks ago.
In our opinion the review went extremely well with CIS noting the many changes in the school since their last visit. At the end of visit we also had the chance to get feedback from the visiting team and were not only pleased by the many positives they saw in our school but also that most of the areas they had identified as being areas in need of improvement had already been targeted by school teams.
We’ve been told the CIS official report will be made available in 4-6 weeks, so we are optimistic it will arrive before the end of the year.
Sports Day
This Friday is our annual Sports Day. The event will be held at the Spanish Pitch with all families welcome to attend.
All EYC Students will need to arrive at main school at 8:45am and gather in the ICT suite (Upper school building).
Students will be bussed from HFS to the Spanish Field. Students (including F2) may be picked up 3:00pm from the field or return with their classes on the bus. F1’s will need to be collected by parents at 12:05 from the field.
We ask the parents ensure that their child comes with the following items:
- Running shoes (no open toed footwear)
- Sun Protection (hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, etc…)
- Water Bottle
- Cold Snack
- Packed Lunched (no microwaves will be available/F1’s do not need a lunch)
Ms Van Helden has prepared a download giving a brief overview with a map for the day here.
EYC Online Learning Journals (Tapestry)
For all F2 students and any F1 students who are not returning to HFS after the summer, we ask parents to please supply a labelled USB memory stick / flash drive by Friday 24th June to receive the downloaded version of your child’s Learning Journal. Please add your CHILD’S NAME to the USB memory stick / flash drive cover. If you plan to leave HFS before Friday 1st July, please send the USB to school at least one week before your child’s final day of attendance.
Community Forum Tomorrow Night
Tomorrow night at 7pm in the ICT Suite HFS Management will be hosting a short Community Forum. The purpose of the forum is for HHI to share important information about the school with the community and to give the community an opportunity to feedback directly to HHI. We hope to see many of you there.
Parent Interviews
Parent interviews are scheduled for Wednesday June 29th. The signup sheet will be located across from the main entrance to the office and will be available this Wednesday.
EYC parents, your meetings have been scheduled for you and you should receive a letter by the end of this week.
Uniforms
The HFS office is going to be placing a large order for school uniforms on the 30th of June for the 2016-17 year. If your child requires a new uniform for next year please visit the office or email Ms. Yujin at office@hyundaiforeignschool.com. Don’t forget to include the size, colour and number of shirts/hats you would like. Payment is due in advance and orders can be picked up throughout the summer or prior to the start of school next year.
The HFS uniform includes a Grey PE T-Shirt (7,000₩), a Navy Polo-Shirt (15,000₩), a Red Polo-Shirt (15,000₩) and a Cap (10,000₩). One full set is ₩47,000 but are available to buy separately as well.
Please note that while we endeavour to get the best price for our uniforms as possible items, we are therefore unable to make changes once a shirt has been supplied. If you have ordered a uniform item that is too big or too small for your child, then you will need to order (and pay for) the correct replacement. Sizing examples are available in the office.
A Short Message from the PTA:
Yearbooks have arrived!
‘After much anticipation, the 2015-16 HFS yearbooks are here. If you pre-ordered a yearbook, they will be available from Thursday (June 16) starting at 3pm in the Main School cafeteria. Members of the PTA will be in the cafeteria from 3p-4:30p on Thursday to distribute.
Congratulations to all students that submitted artwork for the yearbook. You can see many wonderful student creations inside the book. A special congratulations to our front and back cover artists: Angela (Y8), Lakshaniya (Y5), Fariha (Y5), & Soi (Y8).’