Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Our learning leaders and I had a lovely time meeting and engaging new families at our virtual school information session yesterday; we hope the session provided you with more understanding of our early years programme and school practice. Thanks to those who joined us  - and for those of you who missed the session, please click here to watch the recorded session. Thank you and we look forward to more family engagement sessions here at Small World!

Student Vaccination Status & Travel History Declaration

Please complete the online form before the first day your child returns on campus, and whenever there are any updates regarding your child’s vaccination status and travel history during the school year. 

Temperature and Rapid-Antigen Test (RAT) Record 

Kindly monitor your child/ren’s temperature and Rapid-Antigen Test daily before coming to school, making sure to record and submit his/her results on the online form. Please also inform us of your child’s Vaccine Pass code on this form. This is important to help keep the health and safety of our community and ensure that on-campus school can remain open. 

You will also be able to access these forms via the Dashboard.

For more details, please also read through this “Health Precautions for Resumption of On Campus School Learning” document carefully in preparation for coming back to school.
 

School Attendance during “Medical Surveillance” Period

As of 12th August 2022, the Hong Kong government has reduced the quarantine requirement for returning Hong Kong residents to 3 days, with an additional 4 days of medical surveillance. Small World students will be permitted to enter the campus during the medical surveillance period on the condition of a negative RAT result in the morning. Please notify the school if your child/family is under medical surveillance (i.e., “Amber Code”) using the Temperature and RAT record form. 

If your child or a member of your family is requested to conduct community testing, you must await a negative test result before entering the school. Please refer to the Covid-19 Risk and Response Matrix for Students of Generations Christian Education for more details. 

Virtual “Meeting the Teachers – A Curriculum Evening” Wednesday, 14th September

The “Meeting the Teachers-A Curriculum Evening” will be held on Wednesday, 14th September, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm for all parents on Zoom. This is an introduction to the new school year where teachers will explain in detail the curriculum that happens in the classroom and an opportunity to meet your child’s class teachers. Zoom details for each class will be provided closer to date. 

Monday, 12th September is the Day Following the Mid-Autumn Festival. 

Tuesday, 13th September is Generations Christian Education Staff Professional Development Day. 

There will be NO SCHOOL on the above two days. 


Dad’s Date, 5th - 7th October

This is a special time for the children to engage in fun classroom activities with their Dads, and to show Dads what happens during a typical day at school! This is not a mandatory event - we understand that some Dads may not be able to attend on the particular date, and we would welcome you to schedule another day with the teachers to spend some time with your child in the classroom.

Please refer to the below for the specific date for your child’s class.  

5th October (Wed) 9:00-10:00 am - Panda AM, Giraffe AM, Otter AM

5th October (Wed) 1:00-2:00 pm - Giraffe PM, Otter PM

6th October (Thu) 9:00-10:00 am - Jellyfish AM

7th October (Fri) 9:00-10:00 am - Dolphin AM


Peak School Parent Information Session -  Wednesday, 14 September 

The Peak School is holding a webinar on Wednesday, 14 September at 9am. More information can be found on the ESF Website:  https://www.esf.edu.hk/parent-seminars/.  Parents may also register to the webinar by clicking on this registration link: https://esf-learning.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i-PurRTuRgaJeJlC-QAgpw.


Small World (Generations) Playgroup Autumn Term - 29th August - 15th December, 2022

Did you know Small World also offers an age-appropriate program for our youngest learners? Our playgroup is an accompanied programme designed for children 18-32 months to enjoy meaningful experiences alongside their caregivers. We provide a stimulating and nurturing environment, supporting your child in becoming a confident, caring, and motivated individual! Sign-ups for Autumn Term (29th August - 15th December, 2022 ) are currently ongoing. Please refer to the SY 2022/2023 Autumn Term Sign-Up Form here if you are interested to join.

Please contact playgroup@generations.edu.hk for any questions about signing up or attending a free trial session.

This week, our learners were all excited to learn about Hong Kong’s Mid-Autumn Festival. Their teachers, Li Laoshi and Hu Laoshi, shared with them stories about this festival, created mooncake art together, and made lanterns to decorate their homes. It was also so delightful to watch our young learners in their lantern parade with their friends and teachers around their classroom.  I’m sure our young learners  are excited  to look at the moon with their lanterns in tow, sharing yummy mooncakes with their family this weekend. Wishing all our Small World community a joyful Mid-Autumn Festival!