Dear Parents,

We have been back for a week and already everything is in full swing at HFS. I am excited for a rigorous and dynamic third term full of learning and discovery. There are a number of important announcements of which I must inform you this week.

Earth Day Assembly and Clean-up Trip

We started the term on 22 April. A day that is celebrated around the world as Earth Day. We chose to be environmentally conscious and spent the assembly appreciating the fantastic natural surroundings in which our school is located. The students had to switch on their senses and take note of the elements of our environment that we may take for granted. It was great to see the students interacting and appreciating the fantastic school setting. We had planned to do a trip to Daewangam Park on Monday 29 April to do a park-clean-up as part of our environmental awareness initiative but due to forecasted rain this trip will now be postponed until the afternoon of Friday May 10^th. More information to follow.

Hyundai Tigers Football Escorts for Korean Professional Soccer League Match

On Saturday 15 June HFS would like to invite our students to watch a K-League (Korean Professional Soccer League) match which will be held at the Munsu World Cup Stadium. The match will be between Ulsan Hyundai FC and Pohang Steelers FC starting at 7 pm and will run to 9 pm HFS has secured 40 seats for any interested students and their families to watch the match. The Ulsan Hyundai FC has arranged two buses that will taxi students and their families to and from the event.  HFS would also like to recruit 11 students to represent the school by accompanying the Ulsan Hyundai FC players onto the pitch during the opening ceremonies of the match. The opportunity is open to all students from FS 1 to Year 9 and will operate on a first come first serve basis since there are only 11 spots available. Please complete the form on the school notice board if your child would like to be an on-field escort for the players and please indicate the number of parents that will accompany them. Go Tigers!

HFS Spring Day Volunteers

On Saturday May 11 The HFS PTA will have a Spring festival at the Hanmaeum Center Gymnasium. Preparations are underway to make it a fun and special day for all. There will be a number of fun stalls and activities available for students to enjoy. The event will run from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and we are calling on parents who would like to volunteer to occupy a stall for a period during the day. You could do the first slot from 11:00 to 12:30 or the second slot from 12:30 to 2:00 pm. Please fill in the form on the school noticeboard for the slot and the stall at which you would like to assist.

We are also looking for parents who would like to prepare items for our food stall for Spring Day. Please email PTA@hyundaiforeignschool if you would like to prepare cookies, cupcakes or any treats to be sold on the day. Finally, if you have any old books, toys or trinkets that you wouldn’t mind parting with we will gladly take them off your hands for our treasures and trinkets stall. Drop off your donations at the admin office or send them to school with your children.

After-school Club Activities

Club Activities will commence from Monday 29 April. Thank you to all who have signed up. I am sure that the students will have fun participating, learning and creating during the extracurricular clubs. Please note that the activities are limited to 20 persons per club and will finish at 4:30 pm. Parking permits and validation is available at the admin office for when you collect your child.

Lunch Time Volunteers

The form for any parent willing to assist staff monitoring students during the school lunch time from 12:30 to 1:00 pm is up at the admin office. Please enter your name on the form for the day(s) on which you are able to assist. We thank you for giving up your valuable time and your generous assistance is greatly appreciated.

That is all for this week. Thank you for your continued support and do have a great weekend.

Best Regards,
 
 
Scott Kearney

Dear Parents,

I hope that you are well rested after the Spring break and your children are ready to return on Monday 22 April for what promises to be an exciting term three at HFS. There are a few important announcements I would like to share with you.

Parking Permit for Morning Drop-off and Afternoon Pick-up 

I am happy to announce that we have negotiated with Hanmaeum center and parking in the open square area will be allowed in the morning and the afternoon. (8:30 – 9:30 am for morning drop-off, and 3:10 – 5:00 pm for afternoon pick-up) Parents need to apply for a parking permit at the office.  I would like to reiterate that students must be escorted by their parents to their classroom in the morning and collected by parents on the third floor of the school building. Students are not allowed to be unattended in the public area.

Term 3 After-School Club Activities Sign-ups

I am proud to report that we have a full complement of extra-curricular activities once again in which your children can participate including soccer, knitting, photography, board-games, art, violin, and swimming. HFS club activities will commence from week 2, Monday 29 April. Please sign-up for any club activities in which your children wish to participate by Friday 26 April. Click here to go to the sign-up form.

School Closed on Friday 31 May

A gentle reminder that due to circumstances beyond our control we will not have access to the Hanmaeum center on Thursday 30 May and on Friday 31 May. This will not affect the residential trip for the year 4 to 9 students but there will unfortunately be no school on Friday 31 May for the FS1-Y1 and Year 2/3 classes. We will arrange a full-day school trip on Thursday 30 May for the FS1-Y1 and Year 2/3 classes. More details will follow in the coming weeks. We apologise for any inconvenience and are informing you well in advance to allow you sufficient time to plan accordingly.

HFS Wall of Honor

It gives me great pleasure to announce that we will celebrate the academic and merit achievements of the students who win awards each term by with a place on our HFS Wall of Honor. They have worked hard and demonstrated great character to earn their awards and this should be acknowledged and admired. Please take notice of the award plaque next time you visit the school.

That is all for this week. Thank you for your continued support and do have an enjoyable weekend.

 
Best Regards,
 
 
Scott Kearney

Dear Parents,

As the bloom of the blossoms dissipates and the petals fade into the sunset so too does another term at HFS and what a term it has been. There have been many highlights in our learning journey this term, from our fantastic Seollal celebrations and Book dress-up day to the student-led bake sale and pajama party and everything in between. The students collaborated in creating amazing presentations for our International week celebrations and displayed their learning in effective weekly assemblies. It has been a full term jam-packed with fun and discovery. Well done to everyone for all their great work.

End of Term Assembly

As is fitting at HFS we ended the term on a high note with a spectacular assembly. Congratulations to all of the winners of our commendation and school citizenship awards, you most certainly deserve them.

The class presentations were most entertaining. It is wonderful to see a showcase of the work that is being produced at HFS; the FS1/2/Y1 class made a fabulous book of what they have been learning about this term and the Year 2/3’s made us laugh with their rhyming. Thank you to the Year 4/5/6’s for that unique take on “The Odyssey” and the Year 7/8/9’s made an excellent demonstration of Newton’s Laws of motion. Well done to all. It was a wonderful display of the learning that is taking place at our school.

I was most impressed with the short films that came out of the movie club. They were highly entertaining works and demonstrate great creativity, planning and collaboration from all involved.

It was quite a touching moment to donate all of the clothing and 250,000 Won that was raised to the WeHope Foundation. A remarkable achievement by the student council and thank you to everyone who made that possible, you have surely made the world that much brighter and happier for someone with your contribution.

Term 3 Planner

We have already been hard at work making sure term 3 is as full and as exciting as the previous ones. Here is a link to the term 3 calendar planner for your convenience. Please take note of the significant days that may affect you. I would like to bring to your attention that the school will be closed on Friday 30 May due to circumstances beyond our control. The building will not be accessible on that day. Fortunately, it coincides with the Yea r4–9 Residential trip and as a result it will only affect FS1/2/Y1 and Year 2/3 classes. Please contact the admin office if you have any queries.

Term 3 Afterschool Club Activities

I am happy to report that we have a full complement of afterschool club activities for term 3. Club activities will commence from week 2 and you can sign up for them from Monday 22 April. This is a list of the clubs on offer on each day:

Have a wonderful spring break everyone. I look forward to the new term which commences bright and early on Monday 22 April.

Best Regards,

Scott Kearney