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Good afternoon,
The bus appears to be well ahead of schedule and we now have an estimated time of arrival at school of 3.40 pm – 4 pm. Once again, ‘real time’ updates will provided by the students.
Kind regards,
Tony Blacklock
Principal
Hyundai Foreign School
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Dear Parents,
A gentle reminder school will be closed on Tuesday 9th May for the Presidential elections.
Kind regards,
Tony Blacklock
Principal
Hyundai Foreign School
Posted in - Tongyeong Residential Trip
Good afternoon,
The students have begun the journey home and are scheduled to reach HFS by 4.40 pm, however at this time (2 pm) they are about 30 km outside of Busan. Please expect your children to update you by phone during the journey to give a more accurate arrival time.
Kind regards,
Tony Blacklock
Principal
Hyundai Foreign School
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Welcome to this week’s newsletter. It has been very quiet at HFS this week with our older students enjoying the residential trip to Tongyeong. The accompanying teachers have kept the school updated at all times and all concerned have had a wonderful trip so far. I am sure all families are looking forward to welcoming the students home today!
We will be posting plenty of photographs and comments regarding the trip on our new Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/hyundaiforeignschool/, so please LIKE this page and visit regularly next week for further updates.
Changes to the monitoring of the ambient air quality
As a result of increased concerns regarding air quality and levels of particulate matter (PM), the Korean Education Ministry announced on April 27th that they have revised their “response manual for schools, to deal with particulate matter” and will introduce more stringent guidelines in the near future. According to the revised manual, when the concentration of PM in the air, as monitored by Air Korea of the Ministry of Environment, is measured to be “bad” (PM 10µm (size), the bad category is from 81-150, PM 2.5µm, the bad category is from 51-100), kindergartens, primary and middle schools will ensure that their students will stay indoors.
HFS will implement this new policy on air quality in line with the Korean Education Ministry’s guidelines. The school will constantly monitor the ambient air quality index made available by Air Korea under the Korean Ministry of Environment on their website and restrict outside access accordingly, to ensure the safest possible educational environment for our students.
Criteria of PM Concentration in the Air Announced by Air Korea of the Ministry of Environment
| PM Level | Good | Average | Bad | Very Bad |
| PM 10 | 0-30 | 31-80 | 81-150 | Over 150 |
| PM 2.5 | 0-15 | 16-50 | 51-100 | 101 |
Cambridge Checkpoint assessments
Congratulations to our Year 6 students on completing these assessments. The answer scripts have now been dispatched to England for marking, and we do expect these results before the end of this term. The results will be passed on to all families upon receipt, and we hope we will have them in time to include in the end-of-year reports.
HFS Music Competition 2017
A reminder for all musicians that the audition for this year’s music competition is as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 10th May 2017
Time: 2 pm
Venue: Music room
The final performances will be during the Creative Arts assembly on Thursday 8th June at 12.45 pm.
Diary dates
Have a relaxing weekend.
Principal
Hyundai Foreign School
Posted in - Tongyeong Residential Trip
Good afternoon Parents,
Ms. Strang reports that all the students are feeling well and happy and have enjoyed several runs on the Luge. Currently, they are getting back in touch with nature by walking barefoot through the local forest.
As per the provided itinerary, the bus will depart tomorrow at 1.10 pm.
Kind regards,
Tony Blacklock,
Principal
Hyundai Foreign School
Posted in - Tongyeong Residential Trip
Good afternoon Parents,
I have just spoken with Ms. Strang (3 pm) and the group has just arrived at the campsite. Thankfully it stopped raining some time ago and the weather is much brighter now. Everyone is in fine spirits and looking forward to a night under canvas.
Kind regards,
Tony Blacklock
Principal
Hyundai Foreign School
Posted in - Tongyeong Residential Trip
Dear Parents,
We are looking forward to waving off the students on their exciting trip tomorrow. A gentle reminder that students should be at school for 6.40 am, so the bus can leave promptly at 7 am.
As you will know, students are able to bring their own phones, and will be allocated a period each evening during which they can call home. Please bear in mind that the students will be active all day, and will not be in possession of their phones whilst partaking in the activities, and you are requested not to call the students directly at any time.
If there is a family emergency, and for all other queries during the trip, please contact the school office on 052 250 2851.
The teachers will have two phones on which they can be contacted, if a family emergency occurs outside office hours.
Phone A – 010 9742 2945
Phone B – 010 3981 1945
These numbers should only be used in case of emergency. Please also support our accompanying staff by refraining from using these numbers except for emergencies, by not calling students directly, and by directing all queries to the school office.
The school will provide daily updates on the students’ activities via a dedicated email list, and on the website ‘Tongyeong Residential Trip’ page. We will also provide an estimated time of arrival at school for the students’ return on Friday.
Thank you very much for your support of this residential trip, and with those matters raised above.
Kind regards,
Tony Blacklock
Principal
Hynudai Foreign School
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Hyundai Foreign School held an open day to provide information for families who are new to HFS, or may be considering joining our school. Those families were unable to attend the day, please see the presentation slides attached here → FINAL Open Day 20.05.2017
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Dear Parents, Students and Staff,
Welcome to this week’s newsletter, and welcome to Term Three at HFS. I hope all our families enjoyed a relaxing and peaceful holiday. As ever the final term at any school is by far the busiest, but even more so for families at HFS, as this term will the final at our school for many of our families. I do hope that despite this, it will also be one of the happiest.
Please do check the newsletter for details of the many events that are scheduled for this final term. We are also very pleased to announce our new Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/hyundaiforeignschool/. Please LIKE and visit this page regularly for information regarding upcoming events, and reflections and photographs of day-to-day life at HFS. For our Korean families, we have also established a school blog on the popular Naver platform, which will contain similar information translated to Korean. http://blog.naver.com/hyundaiforeignschool.
Cambridge Checkpoint assessments
As our Year 6 parents will know, these students have commenced the Checkpoint assessments. Ms. Strang has been invigilating the assessments so far, and is very pleased with how our students approach what can be a very stressful period. Ms. Strang and Mr. Fairclough have provided a full, in-class revision programme. Please help to reduce stress levels during the weekend by avoiding any temptation to ‘cram’ or revise for next week’s assessments. Any attempts to do so at this late stage may well have an adverse effect on performance. Light reading, fun and relaxation, topped off with ice cream and pizza, is the recommendation for this weekend.
Packing List for Tongyeong trip
A gentle reminder to please check the packing list this weekend to ensure all travelling students have the requisite clothing and equipment for next week’s residential trip.
HFS Music Competition 2017
The event is open to all students at HFS with an intention to provide HFS student musicians an opportunity to perform solo or as an ensemble in front of an adjudicator and the school community (family and friends), and to receive constructive comments from the judge for the further development of their music skills. The primary benefits to the contestants are the experience of performing alone or in a small group, and a critique from someone other than their regular music teacher. The benefits to the audience are the experience of taking part in the event as an audience and the second experience as a future possible contestant. Parents are welcome to attend as this is also a celebration of successful learning at the school.
Genre: Singing, instrumental play or a mix of the two and performing as a solo or with an ensemble.
If you are a musician, please apply for the audition. The application form will be displayed at the foyer in the main building, please enter your name.
Date: Wednesday, 10th May 2017
Time: 2pm
Venue: Music room
Please prepare and bring a short piece of music to the audition, or your instrument other than a piano. You will be given some useful tips and comments regarding your musical talent and skills from the judge.
Good luck!
Sena You
Creative Arts teacher
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 academic calendar is available on the school website. 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
Diary dates
Please contact the specific class teacher(s) or the school office with any questions regarding these dates.
Have a pleasant weekend.
Tony Blacklock
Principal
Hyundai Foreign School