Hello and welcome to the memo for week 13. Click 'view this email in your browser' to read the full message. 

EAL: Joy absent.
PS : Sylvie absent, replaced by Marie Catrice. Sandro doing language support.
GS : Jaya absent, Essema and Nicolas Trameçon working with GS2, Clementine and Sabrina working with GS1. No MJ Kids today

3:30pm: CP & CM1 parent-teacher meetings start
No homework club after school

12:00pm: FS Children’s Choir practice.  Children who do not wish to participate in the choir have been removed from the selection. Please read the updated list of choir members here. Children who do not attend rehearsals will be removed from the selection.

3:30pm: PS, MS, GS & CE1 parent-teacher meetings start.
MJ Kids from yesterday rescheduled to today.

CE1: Valerie will be absent in the morning and replaced by Marie Catrice. Germain Priour will do support in class.
3:30pm: MS, GS, CP, CE1, CE2 & CM2 parent-teacher meetings start

3:30pm: CE2 parent-teacher meetings start
3:30pm Cultural Thursday with Julie Shen: Baroque instruments for children aged 4+ see poster
TES Lower Primary Choir singing at the Regent Hotel. Please see form from Patricia Lin and return it asap.
No homework club after school

12:00pm: FS Children’s choir rehearsal 

TES Reading Day: The French Section is excited to welcome a host of readers from the French-speaking community in Taipei including the director of the Alliance Française, representatives from the French Office, the French Chamber of Commerce, the Swiss Trade Office, Le Pigeonnier bookstore, the FS Management Council and the FSPA along with French speaking parents. Thank you to all who volunteered and to Marie and Fabienne for the organisation.

Marie Catrice is absent. Replaced by Germain Priour.

12:00pm: FS Children’s choir rehearsal Infant music room
PS: Sarah Corsin attending an AEFE regional training seminar. Marie Catrice working with Sylvie in PS. Germain Priour replacing Marie for French support.

PS: Sarah Corsin attending an AEFE regional training seminar. Marie Catrice working with Sylvie in PS. Germain Priour replacing Marie for French support.

CP2: Outing to Shilin firestation
PS: Sarah Corsin attending an AEFE regional training seminar. Marie Catrice working with Sylvie in PS. Germain Priour replacing Marie for French support.

PS: Sarah Corsin attending an AEFE regional training seminar. Marie Catrice working with Sylvie in PS. Germain Priour replacing Marie for French support.
12:00pm FS Children’s choir rehearsal

3pm: Junior classes (CP-CM2) parent pick up in the atrium. Canteen closed at 3pm due to preparations for Christmas Bazaar.

 

CE1 Section Internationale Chinois outing: Ying ge pottery. See letter from Valerie and Phil.
12:00pm FS Choir practice with Clementine and Sabrina.

TES Pays it Forward: Good deeds for the month of December
CP1: outing to Shilin firestation

The FS Management Council has decided to pay for an annual subscription to L'Ecole des Max, French publications, for every child in infants (PS, MS, GS) in order to encourage our students to develop an interest in literature from a young age. Students from cycles 2, 3 and 4 can also subscribe to the service by returning this form and payment by Friday 25 November.

 

The FS Town Hall Meeting (see the letter from the Head dated 4th November) will meet on Tuesday 6th December. All parents are invited to attend and discuss school issues with Jean-Yves Vesseau. To help us prepare for this meeting, please email any questions you may have or issues you want to discuss to FSsecretary@tes.tp.edu.tw or to the parent representative of your child’s class before Thursday 1st December.

 

If you are interested in having a stall at the TES Christmas Bazaar. Please see this letter from the PSC. Please return this form. Here are the bank details required.
PSC is looking for parents who are willing to run a food stall at X’mas Bazaar. More information, here.

Sponsorship Opportunity 
Donate a raffle prize
Volunteers for Xmas-bakery wanted
 

The FSPA will be holding a Kids Workshop at the Christmas Bazaar. Please bring your kids along to make fun DIY art work with other kids! Flyer here

Christmas Bazaar raffle tickets have been distributed to the students from PS to 3ème. Please be informed that all tickets and money must be returned to the FS office by 18 November 2016 and please don’t forget to write your name and/or phone number on the ticket stub. Click here for more information.

Check your inbox for an upcoming email from Kerry Nockholds concerning payment for the canteen for the second semester. Payment can only be made via the COS system and will no longer appear on the TES termly invoice.

Jean-Yves Vesseau attending AEFE French Baccalaureat regional seminar for Heads of Schools.

Parents will shortly receive invoices for the exam fees for the Brevet (3èmes) and BAC (1ères and Tles).

First round will take place between the 7th and 18th of November, in technology class for collège students and Maths class for lycée students.

9:00-10:30am: room 2410 phase II assembly for Secondary parent representatives

Tuesday 15th November
5ème 4:45pm:Class council
4ème 5:45pm: Class council

ESC Values Day: Run for Fun, Live to Give. Normal classes resume at 3:00pm. Tle classes have regular lessons all day. No changes to bus times for FS students. Lunchtime: 12:00-12:50pm. Click here for more information.

 

Wednesday 16th November
6ème 4:45pm: Class council
3ème 5:45pm: Class council

Thursday 17th November
1ère S 4:45pm: Class council
2nde 5:30pm: Class council
Tle E ES 6:30pm: Class council

Friday 18th November
2nde and 1ère S: First round of Castor Informatique competition

Saturday 19th November
Tle 8:30am - 12:30pm : supervised assessments
Tle ES: History-Geography
Tle S: Physics-Chemistry

1ère: 6:30pm Information meeting organised by Mr Shull and Mr Jordan for students interested in attending an anglo-saxon university.
Mr Labouche will be absent for 3 days  while he attends an AEFE seminar. Some of his classes will be replaced, his students will be informed. 

1ère & Tle: supervised assessments
1ère: SVT & History-Geography
Tle ES: SES
Tle S: SVT

Monday 28th November
Tle: IB English and Chinese mock exams begin

Thursday 1st December
Tle 6:00-8:30pm: APB Information Meeting

Friday 2nd December
ESC Christmas Tree Lighting

Saturday 3rd December
1ère - Tle supervised Maths assessments