2012/2013 Issue No. 20 PRINCIPALS MESSAGE Dear Parents, Greetings to you all!

Friday 21 June 2013

This is the last newsletter of this academic year how quickly it has gone. For me, the highlight has definitely been the great CIS and IB reports, which reflected so well the excellence of our school. These are on the website, so do take a look at them. The recommendations will form the basis of our 2013/2014 Annual Plan, and will be included in the updated three year Strategic Plan. The end of the year brings farewells, which are always sad. Farewell to our departing Year Six students, many of whom have been with us since Year One. We all wish you the very best in your new school and trust that you will always look back on your time at Bradbury with fond memories. Farewell to other departing students and families. Thank you for being a part of our school and for helping to make it the special place that it is. Farewell to the following staff: Brent Taylor ( Year 3 Teacher) who is returning with his family to New Zealand Claire Hudson (Year 5 Teacher) whose job share situation is now at an end Rachel Grantham ( P.E. Part time Teacher) who has won a fulltime position at KGV Aylish Franklin (Year 1 Teacher) but only for a year! Aylish is on a sabbatical and will spend her time back in England with her family. We look forward to welcoming her back in 2014/15. Ingrid Gregory (Year 2 E.A.) who leaves us to go on a Mongolian adventure. Uzma Salim ( Year 4 E.A.) who is altering her career slightly to become a supply teacher. Sian Richardson ( Y5 Part time E.A.) who is returning with her family to England. Jayne Dalmer (Y6 Part time E.A.) who is moving to Jakarta with her family. Anne Cano-Shearer( Y4 Part time E.A.) who joins her husband Doug to enjoy retirement. Many, many wonderful thanks to each of you. You have all been such a vital part of our school and we will join in thanking you. Our best wishes follow you for happiness and success in your next adventure. To all of the Bradbury School Community, thank you for your unfailing support over this year. We have a wonderful school and each of you plays an important part in it. I trust that your summer will be filled with sunshine and family and I look forward to welcoming you all back on 19 August for our new school year. Regards,

Sandra Webster Principal

IMPORTANT DATES
DATE
21 June 2013 (Friday) 26 June 2013 (Wednesday) 26 June 2013 (Wednesday) 27 June 2013 (Thursday) 28 June 2013 (Friday) 29 June 2013 (Saturday) 18 August 2013 (Sunday) 19 August 2013 (Monday) 19 August 2013 (Monday)

EVENT
Year 5 Tennis Tournament (H.K. Tennis Centre) Year 6 Celebration of Achievement Year 3 T-Ball (Rounders) Tournament (Happy Valley)
Pitch 11,13,14

TIME
9.00 a.m. 11.00 a.m. 9.00 a.m. 10.00 a.m. 11.00 a.m. 10.50 a.m. 12.10 p.m. 12.00 noon ----9.00 a.m. 12.15 p.m. 8.30 a.m.

Year 4 Basketball Tournament (School) End of School Term (Early dismissal) SUMMER HOLIDAYS First Day of School for Year 1 Group A only First Day of School for All Year 2 to Year 6

SCHOOL PRODUCTION: TREASURE ISLAND

What a fantastic performance we were treated to last night! Our students did an amazing job of presenting to us Treasure Island. Our choir, dancers and actors made us all very proud. Thank you to everyone for all of your hard work. A special thank you to Ticker Rankin (drama coach), Angela Hancock (choreographer), Jane Robinson (costumes), students Monty Ingrassia-Hancock (choreography) and Nell Zarrella (production) and of course Gethyn Clothier (director) for making it all happen. It was outstanding! Sandra Webster Principal

BRADBURY SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORTS 2012-13

We will not be sending out hard copies of our Annual Student report this year. Instead, from Monday 24 June 2013 you will be able to access, print and save your childs Annual School Report from Gateway by following the instructions below: Log into Gateway using your parent login details. (If you cant remember either your User ID or Password for Gateway select forgot password or login name on Gateway login page.) In Gateway select: o ARR from the menu bar o ARR Report from the dropdown menu o Printing from the tabs o School Year (2012-13) o Student Name o Annual Report 2012-13 o Print
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A PDF file of your childs Annual School report should now download onto your computer. You can save this file as a PDF document and print it out. If you cannot see the report then you may need to update your PDF reader (e.g. Adobe) to the latest version or enable Chinese Characters on your PDF reader. John Ainsworth Vice Principal

MOSQUITO CONTROL IN SCHOOL

Some time ago I asked you to complete our on line survey in regards to your opinion on whether or not to continue to follow an organic i.e. no chemical spraying approach to mosquito control. Thank you to the 12 people who responded. Your answers, especially your comments were extremely useful. We will continue to monitor the situation. We have increased the number of mosquito control machines by two and a bat box has been donated to the school as well, to encourage natural predators. We will remain vigilant in terms of the standing water and clearing out of the drains on a regular basis. Many thanks. Sandra Webster Principal Survey Results: Question Do you support the continuation of an organic approach to mosquito control? Do you support a similar approach to other pest control? Have you notice an increase, in the past month, in the number of mosquito bites on your children? Which, if any, of the following forms of mosquito control does your child use at school? YES 8 NO 4 TOTAL 12

12

12

None Mosquito repellent Patches

5 7 1

13

N.B. One respondent used both repellant and patches

POEMS
SURPRISED Boo! Surprised by the second Wow, surprised by the wave Twit too, Surprised by the owl Surprises everywhere! You can never escape, The surprises will come. Even when youre safe You can never Run. Tom Armistead 5HT Student TERROR Walking down a street, All alone, No one in sight. A ghostly shadow Watches me Trying to escape, But its chasing, Chasing me! I keep runningand running It keeps chasingand chasing Disappearing into the fog. Austin Siu 5HT Student SEPARATE Parents fighting. Alone. No one on my side. Danger fills me up. Its like Im trapped, Imprisoned No way out. Then it happens, The suffocating truth, Separation. Will this be forever? Toby McDonald 5HT Student

LIBRARY NEWS
All student books are due, please help your children return all their books! Thank you. Official library newsletter: https://smore.com/avxh Library Webpage which contains summer reading ideas, free online books and magazines, educational game pages, research resources, and many more links: http://www.only2clicks.com/pages/BradburyLibrary/ Summer Reading Challenge: Read and write around the World! Collect one postcard and one picture somewhere you visit (either here in Hong Kong or somewhere around the world) over the summer. The picture should have a book involved in some way. Mrs. Alvarez will collect the pictures either by email- librarian@bs.esf.edu.hk or through the Bradbury Library Facebook page and post them in the library in the fall along with a postcard with a line about your favorite visit, book, or event over the summer- you either drop in the mail to Bradbury or bring in when you get back to Bradbury! Lets celebrate being balanced over the summer: fun with reading, fun with writing, fun with family and friends, fun on adventures, and fun with learning!. Have a wonderful break. Debbie Alvarez Teacher Librarian

BRADBURY DRAGONS
Congratulations to the Bradbury Dragons women's team who competed in the Discovery Bay competition on 12 June. They got into the finals. Well done team!

P.T.A. NEWS
P.T.A. Shop: For the convenience of parents, we have made special arrangements for the shop opening hours at the beginning of the new school year. We encourage the parents to purchase the uniforms and stationery early as it will be very crowded in the shop at the beginning of the new term. The P.T.A. shop will be closed during the summer holiday. Open Date: August 13, 14, 15, 16 (open from 10.00 a.m. 3.00 p.m.) Our shop will open regularly,Monday through Friday, from 8.30 a.m. 11.30 a.m. , 19 August 2013 onwards. Lin Gong P.T.A. Administrator Bus Fees: A reminder to parents to make sure that your current account has enough funds to cover the bus fee cheque. The cheques will be withdrawn from your respective banks on 30 June 2013. Thank you.

MESSAGE FROM THE P.T.A. CHAIRPERSON

WHAT A FABULOUS YEAR!!! The PTA would like to thank our incredible school community for all their support throughout the year! We have had a very successful year and none of it would have been possible without you! THANK YOU! The 2012-13 Bradbury School Yearbooks have been distributed! They look amazing! The PTA would like to thank Venus Lee and her dedicated team of parents on the Yearbook Committee for such a wonderful collection of school memories for our children. May they bring many smiles as special memories are relived! If you would like to order a copy of the yearbook, we do have copies available. Please send in $150 to Lin Gong in the PTA office. Cash or check is accepted. If you are going to write a check, please make it payable to Bradbury School PTA Limited. As part of the summer works program, plans are in place to finish the lower Y5/6 playground. Not only will the covered playground be resurfaced with a non-slip sports surface, but we are planning to remove the concrete staging! The PTA have allocated another $580,000 for this project. The project will include the dismantling and removal of all concrete staging while maintaing the tree in a supportive concrete column, making good the flooring with new concrete, reinstalling the climbing wall with a safety flooring below, and installing wire mesh seating around the tree. We are very excited about this project and cannot wait to see the finished results in August! The students will certainly have a surprise awaiting them when they return! Whether you are planning a "Staycation" here in Hong Kong or traveling abroad, we wish everyone a safe and relaxing summer. We look forward to seeing everyone in August, refreshed and ready to start a new year. Cassie Jullienne - PTA Chairperson

P.E. NEWS
Its nearly the end of the term, but we still have a few end of unit tournaments left, please check the 'important dates' section at the front of the newsletter for details of these tournaments. Please be reminded that all school run after school activities have now finished for the year. A huge 'thank you' to the parents, teachers, E.A's who gave up their time this year to make it possibe for the Bradbury School children to enjoy so many actiities.

Please see the form below for the term 1's activities. This form and the after school activity annual overview can be found on the home page of the school website under community. Have a great summer. Marie Farry P.E. Leader After School Activities for Term One 2013 Please print out and fill in the following form and return it to Miss Farry before Friday August 23rd. All activities will start nd th on Monday 2 September and run until Friday November 29 . All fees charged for these activities are to cover the costs of buses, pitch hirage and coaches. If there are too many children for an activity, enrolment will be on a first come, first served basis. Assume your child has a place in the activity unless you hear otherwise from me. If you enroll your child in these activities remember that the expectation is that they are committed to the activity for the term. If activities are cancelled we will ring you around lunch time on the day to make arrangements for your child to get home. All school based activities will go ahead regardless of the weather. I would like to enroll my child _________________________class _________for the following activities: Dates Monday Tuesday Sport Field hockey Pilates Year groups Years 3-6 Boys and girls Years 2-6 Boys and Girls Max of 20 in a class Years 4-6 Boys and Girls Time 3.00pm4.00pm 3.00pm4.00pm Venue Blue playground Hall Cost $300 $275 Tick activities you wish to attend

Tuesday

Soccer

3.00pm4.15pm

Wednesday

Rugby

Years 3-6 Boys and girls

3.00pm4.15pm

Happy Valley Pick up is from Happy Valley Happy Valley Pick up is from Happy Valley Bradbury playgrounds Happy Valley Pick up is from Happy Valley

$350

$350

Wednesday

Netball

Years 4-6 Boys and girls Years 4-6 Boys and girls It is a good idea to enter running if you wish to join biathlon in term 3 Years 4-6 Boys and girls

3.00pm4.00pm 3.00pm4.00pm

$100

Thursday

Long Distance Running

$200

Thursday

Basketball

3.00pm4.00pm

Gym & Blue playground

$300

I understand that I am responsible for making arrangements for my child to be picked up at the designated time. I enclose a cheque, made payable to Bradbury School, for ______________ (Please write your childs name and class on the back of the cheque and attach it to this form) Signed_________________________________ Emergency contact number, to be used if necessary during the activity ______________ Marie Farry P.E. Teacher