Welcome back to the last term and to the memo for week 30.  Click 'view this email in your browser' above to read the full message. Remember to note down information that concerns your family!

The French and British Sections are coming together to offer TES’ first ever coding afternoon on Saturday May 27th from 1:00-5:00pm. There are 48 places available for students from CE1, CE2, CM1 and CM2 (Y3-6 in the BPS). Enrolled students will have the chance to take part in six different coding workshops during the afternoon. Places are free and can be reserved via Eventbrite from next Monday 24 April at 5pm. First come first served!

TES International Language and Culture Festival is returning on Tuesday 9, Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 of May. There will be a host of activities lined up for children including:
Tuesday 9 May: Europe Day Assembly and Infant Passport Adventure
Wednesday 10 May: International Food Festival
Thursday 11 May: International Parade

Parent support and participation is key in making these events a success for the children. Let’s make sure the French Section and all of our wonderful nationalities are represented.  
Please see this letter from the teachers organising the food festival to see how you can help.
Parents who would like to sign up for the food festival or/ and infant passport adventure can do so here.
If you have any holiday photos from France that you would be happy to have featured in the Europe day assembly, please send them to joy.keith@tes.tp.edu.tw before Friday 5th May.

Please contact your child’s teacher and Min-Hui Chou at fssecretary@tes.tp.edu.tw to let them know of any changes to your child’s pathway for next year. A summary of the different pathways (French only, French-English, FAL, FAL+ and French plus) can be consulted here.

Swimming for CP-CM2 classes. Please see this letter for more information.

PS: Sarah Corsin absent, replaced by Sylvie and assisted by Essema.
MS: Wan-Ting absent, replaced by Sandro
GS: Essema replaced by Vivi Treston
CP-CM2 Support: Marie Catrice absent until Wednesday 26 April. Replaced by Germain and Thibaud.

CE1.1: swimming
KET preparation classes

CM1 parents information meeting for trip to Fulong. Please see letter from Florian. 

CM2 parents information meeting for trip to Kenting. Please see letter from Mr. Stracey

Tuesday 18th April
EAL: Joy replaced by Hera.
CP1: swimming
CP2: rock-climbing
CM1 & CM2: Outing to Green World Farm
PET preparation classes

Wednesday 19th April
CP2: swimming
Starters and Movers preparation classes

Thursday 20th April
CM2: swimming
CP1: rock-climbing
Movers preparation classes

Friday 21st April
CM1: swimming
Flyers Preparation classes

Monday 24th - Friday 28th April
CLC evaluation week

MJ Kids Wednesday class: participating at a press conference for the Universidades. (The conference will take place at approx. 10:00am, details will be passed on to the families concerned as soon as we have more information. The performance was just confirmed this morning!)

CE2.2 swimming
KET preparation classes
CP: Information meeting for Toucheng Farm. See letter from teachers. 
CE1 & CE2: Information meeting for Camp Taiwan. See letter from teachers.
CE1 - CM2 5:00pm: Opening of Eventbrite booking system for the c0ding afternoon. Places are free but limited to 48 children in total from the FS & BPS. Please reserve in your child’s name (including their class name beside their first name). Use parent’s email address as the contact address.

Tuesday 25th April
CE2.1 swimming
CP2 rock-climbing
PET preparation classes

Wednesday 26th April
CE1: Outing to Yilan Green Expo
CM1: Visit to the Tara boat in Keelung
CP2: swimming
Starters and Movers preparation classes

Thursday 27th April
CE1.1 swimming
CP1: rock-climbing
Movers preparation class

11:30am CM2 parents invited to the Secondary Campus for a general presentation about 6ème by the Head of school, Jean-Yves Vesseau and the Secondary coordinator, Franck Lefevre. The 6ème French teacher, Mme Puertas, Maths teacher, Mr Labouche and English coordinator, Mr Wilkinson will also provide information about their subject areas. The meeting will be followed by a tour of the Secondary campus.

Friday 28th April
MS: outing to Sun Son theatre
CE1.2: swimming
Flyers exam preparation
CP-CM2: Children choose final round of clubs

Monday 1st May
KET preparation
CP1 swimming

Tuesday 2nd May
CM2 swimming
CP2 rock-climbing

Wednesday 3rd May
CM1 swimming

Wednesday 3rd & Thursday 4th
 Visit from Ms Moretto. AEFE pedagogical advisor

Thursday 4th May
CE2.2 swimming

CE2.1 swimming

CP-CM2: Last cycle of clubs

Tri-Section Music Concert - performance by the FS Francophonie choir and children in Music ECAs. More information coming next week.

Please attentively read this message from the French Section Management Council President, Ms Stephanie Froissart concerning the upcoming elections to the Council and the AGM of French Section parents. Your participation is welcome and appreciated on both counts!

Cambridge students should bring their folders to preparation classes. Students who cannot attend the preparation classes will be given the materials to practise at home. Primary students doing preparation classes from 12:00-1:00pm, who usually have lunch at 12:40pm will have lunch at 1:10pm on the preparation days.

Monday 17th April
ECA Semester 2 resumes

Please find attached an invitation from Mrs. Marine Lagarde, Chair of TES Parents Support Council (PSC), regarding the TES Gala Evening.  Poster here.

Reminder: There are still tickets left for this year’s TES Gala taking place on Saturday! Tickets must be reserved by Wednesday at the latest: tesgalaticket@gmail.com

Deadline to submit candidature for FS Management Council. See letter from the President, Ms Stéphanie Froissart above.

Cambridge English exams for students who have enrolled. Please see letter from Andria Spring with precise timings for each exam.

Monday 17th April
2nde: work experience week

Tle & 2nde: end of combined classes in English and Chinese.  A new timetable will be distributed to students.

Wednesday 19th April
1ère 10:00-12:30pm French Bac mock oral exams

Friday 21st April
1ère 8:15-12:15pm French Bac mock written exams

Saturday 22nd April
11:30am-1:00pm  FCE & PET preparation classes

Monday 24th April
5ème to 3ème: 2nd EPI week
1:40-5:40pm  Mock Bac Philosophy exam

Tuesday 25th April
11:30am Secondary council

Monday 1st May
5ème 3:00-3:50pm: Road safety exam (ASSR)

Tuesday 2nd May
3ème 1:30-2:40pm: Road safety exam (ASSR)

 

Wednesday 3rd May
Tle & 2nde: Start of the IGCSE and IB exams

 

Friday 5th May
6:00-8:30pm EPC: Student Council Disco

Saturday 6th May
Supervised Assessments:
Tle S: History-Geography
2nde: French