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A Note from the Primary Head
 

A resolution for the new year: "In 2018, I will read the FS weekly memo attentively every Monday (with my diary at the ready to update it if necessary)".

Thank you for starting the year by sticking to your resolution...you’re here after all!

Exam date: Sunday 15th April 2018

Enrollment open: 20th-30th January 2018.

In keeping with our plan to become an eco-school and to educate students about environmentally friendly actions, we encourage them to come to school on foot, by bike, or on a scooter. If that is the case, we ask you to leave the bikes and scooters in the designated area behind the cafeteria. Bikes and scooters should not be used during the school day, they cannot be used on school grounds and they should have a lock on them where possible.

We hope to teach our students the value and importance of charity, recycling and consideration for others by organising a charity collection of old clothes, toys and books suitable for children (aged 0-10 years) to donate to Harmony Homes. There is more information in this letter.

 

From tomorrow until 8th of February, donations can be made in the containers in the atrium (please make sure to separate and seal all bags). Thank you for your help.

Children from CP to CM2 who have not been collected at 3pm are taken to the ECA Supervised Homework, where they are supervised by a member of ECA staff until the responsible adult comes to collect them. This is intended as an exceptional measure offered to parents in urgent situations. If you cannot collect your child at 3pm on a regular basis, we would ask you to enroll them in the ECA Supervised Homework. Please see Joyce Chen or Alice Liu in the Educational Services Department.

GS: Bouchra absent. Replaced by Sylvie and Kuo-Ying
PS: Sabrina replacing Sylvie in the afternoons when Sylvie is with GS.

CP1: Post office outing

CM2 parents 11:30-1:00pm ESC: information meeting about starting  6ème in August 2018. 
CP2: outing to the post office
CP2: Fabienne absent in the afternoon, replaced by Marie Catrice.
PS-CM2: First day for donations (clothes, toys and books for children 0-10 years) for Harmony Homes.

All parents 1:45-2:45pm Infant Hall: "Understanding digital citizenship"conference by Kim Cofino. No registration required. More information here.

PS-CM2: Class, individual and sibling photos organised by TES. The French Section teachers, assistants and secretaries have organised the timings of class, individual and sibling photo shoots - there is no need for FS parents to be present.

CM2: As part of their Master Builders project, outing to an architect’s office

MS: Sarah and Marie Gendrot absent for AEFE training seminar. Sarah replaced by Joy. Marie Gendrot replaced by Marie Catrice.

GS: 100 Days in the English classroom. Dress up days and themed activities.

CE1: outing to the Puppetry Art Centre of Taipei

PS-CM2: Chandeleur feast day. All classes celebrate the French tradition with crêpes.

I would like to take advantage of the start of this new year to wish you all happiness and good health for 2018. With reforms coming from the French Ministry of Education for the organisation of high school (lycée) and the French Bac, it should be a busy and interesting year.

We have two very important meetings coming this week - the CM2 parents are coming up to Yangmingshan to learn more about 6ème and middle school (collège) and the 3ème parents are coming in to find out more about the Brevet exams that their children will sit this summer.

3ème, 1ère and Tle: please find the dates for this year’s French Bac here and Brevet here. Please note that the dates have been confirmed, but the subject order might still change.

ESCPA News
January's letter is here

Please read this letter for more information

3ème parents 6:00-7:00pm at ESC Large conference room Phase II ground floor Brevet meeting

Tle: presentation of the Parcoursup platform for third level applications.

3ème, 1ère & Tle: Brevet and Bac mock exams week. Schedule here.
Tle: applications open on Parcoursup
Tle parents 6pm EPC Conference Room: presentation of the Parcoursup platform for third level applications.

4ème: Lylou and Gemma from the Lycée français de Florence join the class for one month as part of our exchange programme.