Issue No. 10 (25 October 2019)

Dear Staff and Students of SIS,

Thank you to those of you who have already contributed Boxes of Hope. This email is an update on the final date for collection that has been organised externally by the organisation Box of Hope. Unfortunately, the organsation Box of Hope have scheduled collection of boxes from our school for Friday 8 November, which is during our MaD week.  We cannot accept any boxes after they have been collected from SIS. Therefore, please note that boxes must be in school no later than Friday 1 November.

Thank you on behalf of the Casa student leadership team and Box of Hope.

Regards,
Mrs Henderson

SIS is pleased to inform that the Influenza Vaccination Programme 2019 – 2020 is scheduled on Tuesday, 26 November 2019.

Dedicare Medical Staff will be in school to administer the GSK (Germany) 4 – STRAINS, which contain:

A/ Brisbane/02/2018 (H1N1) pdm09 – like strain
A/ Kansas/14/2017 (H3N2) – like strain
B/ Colorado/06/2017 – like strain
B/ Phuket/3073/2013 – like strain

GSK, Fluarix Tetra 2019-2020 (4 – STRAINS) is available to those who wish to take part. This vaccine is suitable for individuals aged 6 months and older. It is not suitable to those who are allergic to eggs or chicken protein, including Neomycin/Gentamycin.

The cost per vaccine will be HK$200.00. Payment will be made on vaccination day (cash only).

Registration is now being taken. Please download the consent form below or obtain it at the medical room.

In order to increase flexibility of the service to students, staff and their relatives who cannot attend the onsite vaccination, you can purchase the vaccine voucher and receive the injection at Dedicare’s local clinic.

Please email the School Nurse, Ms. Hui at jhui@mail.sis.edu.hk to register or for further information.

Dear Parents,

Lion Dance Team is an after-school activity that focuses on training Chinese traditional lion dance and preparing for the performance at the Chinese New Year (CNY) assembly, as well as other ESF based performances. SIS students are now invited to sign up for this Club.

Members will have a great opportunity to understand traditional Chinese culture, experience Chinese traditional customs and celebrate Chinese New Year. Participating students can also improve their physical skills during training and improve their sense of rhythm when playing drums and cymbals. Lion dance training will be counted in CAS hours.

The training is scheduled once a week, from 9:00am to 10:00am on Tuesdays. However, you may have extra and intensive training sessions when the CNY assembly approaches. There are 12 training sessions in total, from October to January.

For those who are keen to participate, they will have to commit to the training. The sign-up deadline is 27 October. If your child(ren) is/are interested in participating in the Lion Dance Team, please email schen@sis.edu.hk. If you have any questions, please contact Ms Chen at schen@sis.edu.hk.

DON’T MISS THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY! COME & JOIN THE SIS LION DANCE TEAM!

Best regards,
Ms Shirley Chen