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Hello and welcome to the weekly memo for week 17 of 2019-2020. Please take the time to look through it carefully, making a note of everything that concerns you and your family. In each weekly memo you will find information concerning primary, secondary and whole school events for the coming three weeks. To view the entire message, be sure to click on the ‘view email in browser’ button.
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Word from the Primary Head
2019 is behind us and 2020 is upon us, leading the way to the future. I would like to take this opportunity to encourage you to live the 366 days of 2020 to their fullest. My very sincere best wishes for the year ahead to each and every one of you.
Ms Carine Capel
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Calendar reminders
The TES Academic Calendar was adjusted after the school year started (see email from CEO sent on 28th August). The printed copies in the correspondence books and parent guides are therefore not up-to-date. Please consult the online version here to be sure you have the correct holiday dates!
The ECA calendar (from MS to CM2) was also adjusted during the school year (see email from Tracy Tsao sent on 19th November), with the ECAs for the second semester now starting on Monday 10th February. Please see this letter from Joyce Chen for more information about the second semester ECAs for enrolled students from MS to CM2.
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Afterschool Football Challenge for CP to CM2
Please see this letter from Peter Poulton regarding enrollment for and organisation of the afterschool TES Football Challenge programme starting on Monday 3rd February and running for the second semester from 4:15 to 5:15pm daily. Please note that there is no school bus service available at 5:15pm, so enrolled students will need to be picked up by their parents or guardians.
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2020 Delf Prim
On Sunday 29th March 2020, enrolled students from CE2 to CM2 can sit the DELF Prim French Test at the Alliance Française.
Enrollment for French Section students is open until the 13th of January. Enrollment forms (to be returned with payment to the Alliance Française) can be found here.
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Meal orders
PS to GS parents: please order TES canteen meals for semester 2 from 10th to 20th January
CP to CM2 parents: please order TES canteen meals for February from 10th to 20th January
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Monday 6th January
PS to CM2: King’s Cake tasting in every class
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Tuesday 7th January
CE1: calligraphy classes
CM2: math design contest. The winning design will be printed on the cover of the 6eme maths notebook next year. Students have until Monday 10th February to submit their design to Florian Testut. The template will be distributed to all CM2 students and is also available here.
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Wednesday 8th January
CE1 : meeting with international travellers to discuss different countries, landscapes and animals.
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Thursday 9th January
CE1: calligraphy classes
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Monday 13th to Friday 17th January
CE1 to CM2: Emma Burt vocal facilitator from the UK visiting TES. See letter from Edith Kao originally shared in week 12.
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Tuesday 14th January
CE1, CM1 and CM2: visiting the Chinese New Market organised by the CLC department. Information letter from the CLC department to follow.
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Wednesday 15th January
CM2 parents 10am ESC: information meeting about 6eme
CE2: visiting the Chinese New Market organised by the CLC department. Information letter from the CLC department to follow.
CE1: outing for both classes to the Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines.
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Thursday 16th January
GS: outing to the Bihu Theatre at the National College of Performing Arts
PS: outing to the Eric Carle exhibition at the Hsin Yi Foundation
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Friday 17th January
PS, CP, CE1, CE2, CM1 & CM2: class, individual and sibling photos.
MS and GS: class and individual photos will be taken on Monday 20th January, sibling photos will be taken on Friday 17th January (except in cases when the sibling is also in MS or GS).
CE1 to CM2 interested students and parents 4:30-5:30pm EPC amphitheatre: concert with Emma Burt.
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Saturday 18th January
FS Reading Night (postponed).
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Monday 20th January
PS to CM2 parents: deadline to pay for canteen meals
MS & GS: class and individual photos (sibling photos if all siblings are in MS and GS, otherwise sibling photos will be taken on Friday 17th)
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Wednesday 22nd January
PS to CM2: Chinese New Year celebrations. Students invited to wear red or traditional Chinese clothes to school.
GS: CNY potluck with parents
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Thursday 16th January
CP to Tle parents 3:30pm EPC 2F conference room: information meeting about the Cambridge English exams
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Thursday 23rd January to Sunday 2nd February
All students: Chinese New Year holidays, no school.
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A word from the secondary assistant head
On behalf of the entire secondary team, I would like to wish all of our students and parents a happy new year. We are all well-rested today and enthusiastic to be back at school!
Next week, our 1ère students will be sitting the first of their continuous assessments for the Bac 2021. Ahead of that, we are holding an information meeting about the assessments tomorrow at 6pm at EPC. The meeting is aimed at 1ère parents, but other interested parents (2nde for example) are also welcome to attend. Teachers will make a special presentation for 2nde students this Friday concerning the specialities available to them in 1ère. This will be the first step in the process of guiding the students in their choices for next year.
We’ve hardly kicked off 2020 and we are already preparing for 2021!
Mr Franck Lefèvre
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Message from the ESC School Bus Service
If you have not registered for the Semester 2 School Bus Service, the late registration starting January 6th, 2020 may be possible for routes with remaining seats available on a first come first served basis. If you have any questions, please contact the Student Services Office by email: escbus@tes.tp.edu.tw.
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Message from Jared Duxfield, Head of Physical Education Department :
4ème PE class outing: Shaomao trail permission slip
Dear 4ème parents,
As part of our upcoming 'Fitness' unit, 4ème PE classes will travel to the Shaomao trail in Yangmingshan to run the trail. This will happen in normal PE class time on a day with suitable weather, and they will travel there and back by school bus. Please complete the permission form to indicate permission for this trip or contact me if you have any concerns.
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Monday 6th to Friday 10th January
Students who take the bus and have class after 3pm can take one of seven buses from phase I from 4:30pm.
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Monday 6th January
Tle 7:50am MPR: IB mock exams English A Language & Literature HL/ SL paper 1
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Tuesday 7th January
3ème & 2nde 8:30-11am library: webradio round table and comic strip workshop with the author Li-Chin Lin.
1ère parents 6pm EPC 2F conference room: presentation of the continuous assessment Bac tests.
Tle 7:50am MPR: IB mock exams English A Language & Literature HL/ SL paper 2
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Wednesday 8th January
Tle 12:50pm MPR: IB mock exams Chinese B HL/SL paper 1. Morning classes are cancelled.
Enrolled 2nde, 1ère & Tle students only: mock interview workshops run by Samuel Levy, 3rd year student at Sciences Po.
All students: publication on TESmile of the list of CCA Clubs available for the second semester
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Thursday 9th January
4ème 1:30-3pm: drama workshop with Anne Rodier
Tle 7:50am MPR: IB mock exams Chinese B HL/SL paper 1.
3ème to 1ère 12:45-1:45pm room 1211: Mini Business Plan project
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Friday 10th January
2nde 12:45-1:45pm room 1305: presentation of 1ère specialities by the teachers.
All students: opening of enrollment for CCA Clubs for the second semester, using your student account on TESmile.
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Saturday 11th January
Tle 8:30am-12:30pm EPC Staff Room: Bac style supervised assessments
Tle S: physics-chemistry
Tle ES: social & economic sciences
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Monday 13th January
Volunteers from 4ème to Tle 1pm conference room phase II: health and safety committee meeting
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Tuesday 14th January
Enrolled 2nde, 1ère & Tle students only 1-3pm sports centre: mediation training
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Wednesday 15th January
CM2 parents 10am ESC: information meeting about 6ème
2nde parents & students 5-6pm: feedback from the trip to the east coast of Taiwan, accompanied by a buffet.
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Thursday 16th January
3ème to 1ère: role playing and debates about the Senkaku/ Diaoyutai islands.
1ère geopolitics students & 2nde MPR 9:40am-12:40pm
3ème & 1ère MPR 11am-12:30pm
1ère 9:40am: continuous assessment - Modern Language A
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Friday 17th January
Enrolled 2nde, 1ère and Tle students only 1-3pm room 1213: mediation training session 2
All students: end of enrollment for CCA Clubs for the second semester
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Saturday 18th January
Tle 8:30am-12:30pm EPC: supervised bac assessments
Tle S et ES: maths
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Monday 20th January
All students: CCA Clubs start
1ère 9:40am: continuous assessment - Modern Language B
1ère & Tle parents 6pm EPC conference room: information meeting about Parcoursup
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Tuesday 21st January
Class photos phase II atrium
6ème 9:05-9:20am
Tle 10:45-11am
5ème 12:15-12:30pm
1ère 12:30-12:45pm
Tle 1pm: enrollment on Parcoursup
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Wednesday 22nd January
1ère 3pm room 1322: continuous assessment - history and geography
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