Grundschule

Liebe Eltern,

ich wünsche Ihnen ein frohes neues Jahr. Ich hoffe, Sie hatten eine wundervolle Weihnachtszeit und konnten die Zeit mit den Kindern genießen.

Sie können sich vorstellen, dass wir die Situation hier in HK genau beobachten und versuchen möglichst vorausschauend zu planen. Wir haben bislang keine offizielle Nachricht des EDB bezüglich einer Schulschließung erhalten. Trotzdem werden wir in einem ersten Schritt in Zukunft den Kindern wieder alle Unterrichtsmaterialien, die sie zu Hause benötigen würden, jeweils freitags nach Hause geben. Natürlich in der Hoffnung, dass sie im Schulranzen bleiben können, um am Montag wieder in die Schule gebracht zu werden.

In positiver Stimmung planen wir trotzdem in den nächsten Wochen in der Schule unterrichten zu dürfen, und auch Chinesisch Neujahr in angemessener Form feiern zu können.

Priska Erni Leiterin der Deutschen Grundschule Email

Beate Weinhardt Stellv. Leiterin der Deutschen Grundschule Email

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Dear Parents

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you enjoyed some festive family time over the recent break and that 2022 has started positively, despite the recent renewal of restrictions. We very much hope to avoid any further school closures but we are ready to shift to online learning if necessary . . .

I took some time over the break to reflect on what was a very busy term throughout the English International Stream; I was particularly pleased by the sustained efforts of faculty, administrative and operational staff, with additional support from the Community Committee, to ensure a return to a more familiar calendar of events. Our aim was to try to revive familiar activities as much as we could within the additional restrictions. And without listing the myriad events in all three Departments, I think we succeeded. Rest assured that we will be doing everything we can to ensure a similar experience for students this year, despite the recent news.

During the end of year assemblies in the Secondary Department we heard from a number of students who had led service projects to raise funds for a number of NGOs. I wanted to share some of these with you to highlight the commitment and community mindedness of our students as well as their leadership and resilience.

In March 2021, Jack Ryan, Gabriel Löwy, Jaden Cheng and Martin Lau raised more than $200,000 for the Child Development Centre by walking the demanding 100km MacLehose Trail over three days. Over the second part of last year, Jack Yang, Veer Gokhale, Dorothy & Maximilian Bergmair established an organisation called H.E.A.T. in order to raise money to purchase fans for Hong Kong residents living in cage homes. Through crowdfunding, in-school events and online donations they raised over $150,000 which far exceeded their initial targets. A group of students, Vincent Capol, Brigit Lee, Ashley Tam and Jaime Chan, designed and produced a range of beautiful cards and candles to raise funds for Operation Smile, an organisation that supports children with cleft lips and cleft palates by providing life-changing surgery, dentistry and psychosocial care. The merchandise was sold in school during break times and also the successful Christmas Markets organised by Mrs Surman during the final week.

The Pink Campaign, initiated by Victoria Chong, Kohana Wong, Victor Kampman and Philip Huang partnered with the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation in October raising awareness and funds throughout the Secondary Department. They also introduced Pink Wednesdays when students and staff were encouraged to wear at least one pink article of clothing each Wednesday through the month of October. The following month was, of course, Movember and the Project Privates team promoted awareness of testicular and prostate cancer through the sale of specially designed masks, t-shirts and badges; we enjoyed watching the weekly growth of mustachioed members of staff and even had some international entries. Thanks to Nigel Ma, Jaden Cheng, Ken Liang and Justin Cheung for continuing this excellent project.

Other projects have involved students establishing links with Mothers Choice, Kids4Kids, Refugee Union, Suits for Success, HK Redress and the HK Shark Foundation. Many of these connections evolve from the Creativity, Activity & Service (CAS) component of the IB Diploma with which our Diploma students embrace. But social responsibility is not just the preserve of Year 12 and 13 students, we have active student groups throughout the school as part of our Global Initiatives group and the Environmental Protection Committee as well as involvement with groups such as the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. One of our Y11 students, David Won, is an active member and will be leading school-based projects focused on the UN Sustainability Goals.

Our Academic Societies were also very active last term; we enjoyed an array of visiting speakers, competitions, debates and seminars from the Geography, Economics, Film Societies, Law, Mathematics and ChromoX, the Feminist Society. These Societies are established to give students the opportunity to explore their particular subject passion beyond the curriculum through arranging activities and discussions to inspire and engage peers and younger students. This term the Year 12 students will be given the opportunity to take on the running of these groups and explore their intellectual curiosity. Look out for the upcoming TEDxGSIS event in March that has been initiated by Nicole Huang and Nehal Lodha.

Social responsibility, leadership and a passion for learning is flourishing at GSIS. My thanks to all the students, teachers, parents, visiting speakers and donors who continue to make this happen. And if you would like to get involved, get in touch!

Best wishes for an optimistic and productive 2022!

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Liebe Eltern,

willkommen im Jahr 2022!

Transport

Änderungen bzgl. der Busnutzung müssen der Lehrkraft, primary_secretary@gsis.edu.hk, busccordinator@gsis.edu.hk sowie dem Busunternehmen unter Angabe des vollständigen Namens des Kindes und der Lehrkraft mitgeteilt werden. Bitte teilen Sie diese Änderungen vor 7.00 Uhr morgens mit, da die Lehrkräfte während des Schultages nicht immer Zeit haben, ihre E-Mails zu überprüfen.

Materialien für zuhause

Die Lehrerinnen und Lehrer werden jeden Freitag ausgewählte Lernmaterialien nach Hause schicken. Auch wenn wir keine aktuellen Informationen von der Regierung erhalten haben, wollen wir vorbereitet sein, falls eine Schulschließung angekündigt wird. Bitte geben Sie Ihrem Kind am Montagmorgen diese Materialien mit in die Schule.

Kaffeemorgen mit unserer Schulsozialpädagogin

Am 25. Januar veranstaltet Frau Marquard um 8.00 Uhr einen Kaffeemorgen für alle Eltern. Informationen dazu werden in der kommenden Woche versandt.

CAT4-Aktualisierung

Die Eltern der dritten und sechsten Klasse haben vor kurzem die CAT4-Testergebnisse von GL Education per Post erhalten, und wir haben einige Fragen zur Interpretation der Ergebnisse erhalten. Wie aus dem nachstehenden Balkendiagramm hervorgeht, stellt der "schattierte" Bereich den Ergebnisdurchschnitt dar. Weitere Informationen über die Leistungen Ihres Kindes und die CAT4-Tests im Allgemeinen finden Sie unter dem Link GL Education, der im Anschreiben zu den Ergebnissen angegeben ist, sowie im Abschnitt Zusammenfassung des Berichts ("report summary section"). Sollten Sie noch Fragen zu den CAT4-Ergebnissen oder den GL-Leistungstests (die jedes Jahr im Mai durchgeführt werden) haben, wenden Sie sich bitte an Herrn Davidson (rdavidson@gsis.edu.hk).

Ich wünsche Ihnen ein schönes Wochenende

Kim Cunningham Leiterin der Englischen Grundschule Email

Donna Morley Stellv. Leiterin der Englischen Grundschule Email

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