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Dear Parents, Students and Staff,

Welcome to this week’s newsletter, the final newsletter of Term Three. As ever with any academic year, this term has passed very quickly. The students have achieved so much, and have grown both in confidence and maturity. It has been very rewarding to see.

My thanks to those parents who were able to attend the information session on Wednesday. It was a long meeting, with lots of information to take in, but I do hope we were able to successfully convey the deeply held belief that the new academic year is a wonderful opportunity for all at HFS. It is an opportunity to introduce much-needed academic innovation and rigour. It is also a great opportunity for our students to experience individualised learning, and a level of support and enrichment unmatched by other international schools in this area.

As mentioned at the meeting, you can find further information regarding the content and design for the International Primary and Middle Years curricula at this website www.greatlearning.com.

Ms. Karen McIllwraith

Those parents who attended our Presentation assembly on Thursday will have seen the happy students graduating from our EAL programme. This programme has been taught with great effectiveness by Ms. McIllwraith for the past year. Unfortunately Ms. McIllwraith leaves HFS at the end of this term, and she will be missed by all of the HFS family. Safe travels Ms. McIllwraith!

Term Three commendations

Congratulations to Conner, Danish and Abdul on receiving commendations for academic excellence in Term Three. Well done boys, and keep up the good work!

International Dance

Many thanks to the School Council for organising the international dances, and to the PTA for supporting with the refreshments. A special thank you to all the students who attended the dance and those who also bought raffle tickets. Through your efforts we were able to raise a huge KRW 350 000 for UNICEF. Well done everyone!

Term dates for the new academic year 2017 / 2018

Please see the term dates for the new academic year below. A full calendar with additional school and public holidays will be issued as soon as possible. An updated calendar for Term Three will be available on the school website before the start of next term. The Term Three planner is also available on the website detailing events for the coming term.

Term One    28.08.2017 – 15.12.2017
Term Two    08.01.2018 – 30.03.2018
Term Three 16.04.2018 – 29.06.2018

Last day of school, dismissal and bus times

All students will be dismissed at 12 noon on Friday 31st March. The school bus will leave the Main school at approximately 12.20 p.m.

Diary dates

Please contact the specific class teacher(s) or the school office with any questions regarding these dates.

Thank you to students, parents and staff for making this a wonderful term. I was amazed by the number of students who received 100% attendance certificates at our assembly, particularly as this term contained some of the most unpleasant winter months. I also know many more children had 95% or better attendance for this term. I think this is as clear an indication as any of the support the school receives and enjoys from this community, and I hope this will continue to strengthen and deepen for the coming term.

Please enjoy a safe and happy holiday. 

Tony Blacklock

Principal
Hyundai Foreign School