Kindergarten Corner

Dear Parents

Another week has come to an end, of which the highlight was yesterday's visit to the Theatre.

In the coming week, there are more events for the children to look forward to:

• The School Photographer will be coming to Pok Fu Lam on 11 and 12 October. Kindly find more information under News and Announcements.
• On October 15, the Hong Kong Fire Department will pay us a visit to Pok Fu Lam Campus. The Fire Safety Education talk will primarily focus on proper behaviour during a fire and the fire department's duties. This event will also prepare for our trial fire alarm that we will soon be conducting at Pok Fu Lam Campus.

“Get Redressed Month”

A campaign by the environmental organization “Redress”.

Consumer behaviour and the careless use of clothing have changed significantly in recent years.

In October, our Secondary and Primary Departments will support this environmental campaign.The Kindergarten would also like to reduce  environmental pollution and promote awareness of the sustainable use of valuable resources.

If you would like to support this campaign, please send your unwanted clothes (no shoes/household textiles) to the Pok Fu Lam Campus until 22 October and we will forward them to “Redress” for reuse.

Have a nice weekend and enjoy the Chung Yeung Festival on October 14.

Sophie Burdel Head of Kindergarten Email

Eileen Mah Deputy Head of Kindergarten and Deputy Child Protection Officer Pok Fu Lam Campus Email

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Primary Corner

Dear Parents

DVOR events - Pok Fu Lam Campus

Following week the school photographer will be in Pok Fu Lam to take class photos and individual photos of children. Please find detailed information below.

We are pleased that we were able to invite the Hong Kong fire brigade again this year. They show the students how to behave properly in case of fire and what the fire brigade's tasks are. This also serves as a basis for the children for the trial fire alarm at the Pok Fu Lam Campus.

Sports Carnival - Peak Campus for DVOR - K04 classes

It has been great to see our students back in school over the past weeks with restrictions loosening and more opportunities for normal school life to return. The GSIS Primary PE departments are happy to inform you about our upcoming 'Sports Carnival' which will run on Thursday 21st (K03, K04) and Friday 22nd ( DVOR - K02) of October 2021.  

There are still some restrictions in place due to Covid-19 which require us to run the events in school. Due to this, we will be running a similar program to the successful carnivals from last year, but with an upscaling in the size and number of events.  We are sure the students will love taking part in the fun, inclusive events which will bring both streams together.  

On both the Lower Primary and Upper Primary days each year group will take part in 10-12 events which are designed to give all students the opportunity to enjoy events celebrating the importance of health and exercise.  Event names include, 'Knock 'Em Down' and 'Kayaks On Wheels' and are designed for mass participation with a focus on student engagement and participation over final results and standings.  

Some of the events are aligned with activities covered in the ‘Wellbeing Week’ which is happening the same week and the 'Sports Carnival' will be a great way to celebrate the successful start to the new school year.  Unfortunately due to Covid-19 restrictions parents will not be able to join us on the day, but keep your eyes on future editions of the Gazette for a full round-up and photo gallery! ( Manuel Deingruber and Andrew Champion)

Wellbeing Week - Peak Campus

Please look at the link for our Wellbeing Week - 18 October!

Get dressed

This month our "Schülerrat / Student Council" is helping to promote 'Get Redressed Month' in the primary department.

Redress is an environmental charity with a mission to reduce textile waste. 

Get Redressed Month is their annual campaign that aims to reduce clothing waste and encourage mindful consumption. 

We encourage our students and families to be part of the solution by giving your unwanted clothes to Redress. Simply clear out your unwanted clothes at home and send them in to school. We have 2 collection boxes located in the entrance of the primary building. We look forward to working together to support this environmental initiative.

Please note, we can not accept footwear or household textiles, only clothing.

Schülerrat - Student Council

One of the tasks of the school is to support the students in their development into democratically acting persons. The introduction of a student council is one way of learning democracy at school. 

The Student Council consists of the class representatives of the school and is responsible for cross-class matters. 

At GSIS, class representatives are elected from K03 onwards. Since May 2021, the class representatives of grades 3 and 4 have formed the Student' Council and they meet regularly

Tasks of the members of the Student Council:

•         Representing the interests of all pupils 
•         Contact person for the pupils in their class
•         Passing on information to their class about the contents of the Pupils' Council 
•         Passing on requests and concerns of the pupils to the appropriate body

Objectives:

Students learn to speak freely, organise and lead projects and are thus strengthened in their independence. The main objective is still getting a sense of how democratical decisions will be made.

At the moment, our Student Council is thinking about how to change the design on our roof to make playing more fun. They also went to all primary school classes at the Peak and introduced how to collect paper here at school to recycle it. And just as you read above, they are to bring the "Get Redressed" campaign to the children.

Enjoy the cooler weather, now the wonderful hiking season begins!

Priska Erni Head of German Primary Department Email

Inga Riedel-Narayan Deputy Head of German Primary Department Email

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Secondary Corner

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Kindergarten Corner

Dear Parents

Another week has come to an end, of which the highlight was yesterday's visit to the Theatre.

In the coming week, there are more events for the children to look forward to:

• The School Photographer will be coming to Pok Fu Lam on 11 and 12 October. Kindly find more information under News and Announcements.
• On October 15, the Hong Kong Fire Department will pay us a visit to Pok Fu Lam Campus. The Fire Safety Education talk will primarily focus on proper behaviour during a fire and the fire department's duties. This event will also prepare for our trial fire alarm that we will soon be conducting at Pok Fu Lam Campus.

“Get Redressed Month”

A campaign by the environmental organization “Redress”.

Consumer behaviour and the careless use of clothing have changed significantly in recent years.

In October, our Secondary and Primary Departments will support this environmental campaign.The Kindergarten would also like to reduce  environmental pollution and promote awareness of the sustainable use of valuable resources.

If you would like to support this campaign, please send your unwanted clothes (no shoes/household textiles) to the Pok Fu Lam Campus until 22 October and we will forward them to “Redress” for reuse.

Have a nice weekend and enjoy the Chung Yeung Festival on October 14.

Sophie Burdel Head of Kindergarten Email

Eileen Mah Deputy Head of Kindergarten and Deputy Child Protection Officer Pok Fu Lam Campus Email

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Primary Corner

Dear Parents

This month our Green team is helping to promote ‘Get Redressed Month’ in the primary department.

Redress is an environmental charity with a mission to reduce textile waste. 

Get Redressed Month is their annual campaign that aims to reduce clothing waste and encourage mindful consumption. 

We encourage our students and families to be part of the solution by giving your unwanted clothes to Redress. Simply clear out your unwanted clothes at home and send them in to school. We have 2 collection boxes located in the entrance of the primary building. We look forward to working together to support this environmental initiative.

Please note, we can not accept footwear or household textiles, only clothing.

Coffee Morning with the Counsellor

We will be offering a coffee morning with Ms Marquard, our counsellor, next Friday 15 October at 8:00am. Ms Marquard will be sending out an email with the signup and Google Meet link on Monday.

Sports Carnival

It has been great to see our students back in school over the past weeks with restrictions loosening and more opportunities for normal school life to return. The GSIS Primary PE departments are happy to inform you about our upcoming 'Sports Carnival' which will run on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd of October 2021.  

There are still some restrictions in place due to Covid-19 which require us to run the events in school. Due to this, we will be running a similar program to the successful carnivals from last year, but with an upscaling in the size and number of events.  We are sure the students will love taking part in the fun, inclusive events which will bring both streams together.  

On both the Lower Primary and Upper Primary days each year group will take part in 10-12 events which are designed to give all students the opportunity to enjoy events celebrating the importance of health and exercise.  Event names include, 'Knock 'Em Down' and 'Kayaks On Wheels' and are designed for mass participation with a focus on student engagement and participation over final results and standings.  

Some of the events are aligned with activities covered in the ‘Wellbeing Week’ which is happening the same week and the 'Sports Carnival' will be a great way to celebrate the successful start to the new school year.  Unfortunately due to Covid-19 restrictions parents will not be able to join us on the day, but keep your eyes on future editions of the Gazette for a full round-up and photo gallery!

Wellbeing Week

Please look at the link for our Wellbeing Week - 18 October!

Kim Cunningham Head of English Primary Department Email

Donna Morley Deputy Head of English Primary Department Email