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Issue No. 7 (26 September 2019)

26 Sep 2019

Thursday 26 Sept 2019 – Important messages regarding travel, activities and events

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Dear Parents,

We have received information to suggest that there may be major travel complications on Hong Kong Island from around 4:30pm onwards on Thursday 26 September, especially in the Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and Happy Valley areas.

At this moment in time, the information we have received suggests that it will be safe to finish school at the usual time for the vast majority of students. However, the safety of our students, staff and community is, as you know, our highest priority. Therefore, we will be taking the following precautionary measures on Thursday 26th to ensure that everyone can get home safely:

  • School Bus 10B will depart early, at 2:45pm, to ensure it can complete its route safely with time to spare.
  • Other school buses will depart at the usual time.
  • All after-school activities and sports events run by SIS staff will be cancelled, and activities buses will be cancelled. (ESL will confirm the position regarding any ESL-run activities separately.)
  • The Year 7 laptop induction event for Wednesday 25 September is of course going ahead as planned! However, the Year 7 laptop induction event for Thursday 26 September has now been postponed until Wed 2 October, with the laptop event for these parents now combined with the Year 7 Camp presentation. Year 7 parents will receive a further communication about this in due course.

In summary, we currently expect that the vast majority of our students and staff will be able to leave school safely at the usual time. However, as on any day, if you feel that your son or daughter needs to leave early by public transport or other means, please follow our usual early leaving procedure.

Thank you for your understanding of these adjustments, owing to circumstances beyond our control. We will of course update you during the course of Thursday if anything changes, so please keep an eye on our website throughout the day.

With best wishes,

Tom Vignoles
Principal, South Island School

26 Sep 2019

Is your Yearbook 2018-19 still with us?

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Have you picked up your order of the Yearbook 2018-19 yet? If not, please ask your child to visit the school reception today to pick up your paid copy.

Please note that the deadline for collection is 27 September 2019. All uncollected copies may be disposed. Thank you.

If you did not place an order, we regret to inform you that all Yearbook 2018-19 copies are sold out. Make sure you place the order to secure your copy later this school year for the Yearbook 2019-2020. Stay tuned as more information will be available around April 2020.

26 Sep 2019

Merchandising Opportunities for SIS Students 

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Every year the IBCP Business students cover a unit on ‘visual merchandising’ and learn how retail stores combine products, the retail environment and space into a stimulating and engaging display to encourage the sale of goods and services.

Part of the criteria for the unit requires the students to plan and assemble their own visual merchandising display in a retail context. 

In the past our students have worked with both Duty Free HK (DFS) and the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). This year we are looking for new opportunities for our students to demonstrate their learning outside of the classroom. 

If you know of any HK businesses that would be willing to let our students demonstrate their skills by working on displays in their store, could you please contact Mr Benjamin Phipps on phippb1@webmail.sis.edu.hk. Thank you.

26 Sep 2019

HKAYP Bronze and Silver Awards

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Congratulations to the following students who recently received their HKAYP Bronze and Silver Awards!

Bronze

Eugene WONG
Wing LAM
Samuel WONG
Alyssa WONG
Hannah MAY
Marisa LAU
Jacob YU
Noah DAVIDSON
Aqru CHAN
Samuel TSANG
Samantha CHO
Justin LAM
Felix CHIM
Kevin YU
Justin YEUNG
Denilson JONG
Ingrid LAM
Chloe LEE
Andrea CHAN
Amos CHING
Salvador BOON
Richard RHOADS

Silver

Jessica CHEN
Nicholas NG

Last weekend, our HKAYP Gold students completed their initial training in Sai Kung Country Park. They practiced many skills including cooking, problem solving, checking tents, team-building and practising and refining their purposes. They then completed a demanding and rather warm hike. The students will embark on their Gold Exploration to Sichuan, China on 31 October.

HKAYP Gold Training.

HKAYP Gold Training.

HKAYP Gold Training.

26 Sep 2019

Sports Bulletin – 26 September 2019

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It has been another exciting week at South Island School full of sports fixtures. First up, we had the A Grade Girls tournament on Monday at Wong Chuk Hang. This was their first warm up tournament for their upcoming league. They won all games at their tournament which is a very promising start for the HKSSF league coming up soon. Well done to all the A Grade girls and good luck for your season ahead! Player of the match goes to Maddie Kwan. 

On Tuesday, we had both the C Grade Boys Football and junior girls Football matches. The boys played against WIS and the girls played against DBIS. SIS Boys A team drew with WIS A team 1-1 and man of the match was Sol Law. SIS Boys B team won WIS B Team 6-2 and man of the match was Nicolas Wolf. Great effort from all the boys! The girls played DBIS and won 6-2. Player of the match goes to the whole team as it was a great team performance! Well done girls!

The A Grade Boys Rugby put in a dominant display against a strong HKIS side on Tuesday. Some fantastic handling skills and strong running saw SIS race in to a 33-0 half time lead. An improved HKIS effort after the break saw them cut the deficit before SIS scored another brace of tries to come out 65-7 winners. Player of the match: Liam Doyle

The A Grade Girls Rugby played a total of three matches at Kings Park on Tuesday. SIS combined with WIS and played three 10’s game with a round robin game, playoffs and finals to finish the day. SIS/WIS played against YMCA and won 54-0. For playoffs, SIS/WIS played against HKIS and won 45-0. For finals, SIS/WIS played against KGV and also won and came 1st in the tournament. Special mention to Nathalie D’Haene and Lily Brewster for playing their first rugby game! A speedy recovery to Nathalie D’Haene!

The week sees the start of the Netball season for the A and B Grade Girls. We kicked off to a fantastic start on Monday with the A Grade Girls winning all of their games at the warm up tournament down at Wong Chuk Hang. Woman of the match: Maddie Kwan. Wednesday saw the start for B Grade Netball, where B1s won two games and lost one. Woman of the match: Taylor McNeil. B2s won two games; woman of the match: Vivienne Chung. B3s won 2 games also, with Aashika Mamgain as the woman of the Match. The season ahead looks promising. We are working on lots of combinations and tactics in training ready to employ in the league games ahead. Please see fixtures here on the HKSSF website.

On Wednesday, we had the ESF A, B and C Grade Swimming Gala at South Island School. We had Shatin, Island School, West Island and KGV participating. SIS C Grade Boys and Girls came 2nd overall, while B Grade Boys and Girls came 1st overall and A Grade Boys and Girls came 3rd overall. South Island as a school came 2nd overall in the whole event. Congratulations and good luck to all swimmers in their upcoming HKSSF competition.

 

Next Weeks’ Sports Fixtures

Wednesday, 2 October 2019
A Grade Boys HKSSF Football
SIS vs La Salle – 3:30pm, Po Kong Village

Thursday, 3 October 2019
A Grade Boys HKSSF Basketball
SIS vs SKW East – 5:00pm, Sheung Wan Sports Centre

Junior Girls Football
SIS vs Island School – 3:30pm, Happy Valley Pitch 8

Saturday, 5 October 2019
Girls Tennis
SIS vs DGS – 9:00-11:30am, Chai Wan Park Tennis Courts 

Boys Tennis
SIS vs GSIS – 11:30am-2:00pm, Chai Wan Park Tennis Courts

Sunday, 6 October 2019
SIS vs St Joseph – 9:45am, So Kon Po

26 Sep 2019

Scouts tackle a wild stream in Sai Kung

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Late summer is the perfect time to head into the great outdoors and cool off under waterfalls.

Two groups of Scouts teamed up for an adventurous stream hike in Sai Kung Country Park. This involves swimming, trying to keep your balance on slippery rocks, and scrambling on big boulders as you slowly work your way up. At lunch break, the scouts had great fun jumping into a deep mountain pool – and even tried synchronised diving.

The Scout motto is “Be Prepared.” 

We teamed up with Tara Smyth, Scout Leader at 299th in Sai Kung, and an expert on Hong Kong streams. 150th Scout leader Corinne Vigniel joined her for a full recce the week before to ensure the stream was passable after summer rains and to check out exit points. On the day, we had a high ratio of leaders to Scouts (1:3), including properly qualified first raiders.

So, here are a few tips for stream hikes:

  • Always go with an experienced leader who knows the way
  • Know your exit points and emergency procedures
  • Number off at the start, use the buddy system
  • Wear good hiking shoes and running tights to protect your legs
  • Use two hiking poles to keep your balance on slippery rocks
  • Don’t jump from one rock to the next, walk slowly
  • Keep all your belongings in dry bags inside your backpack

150th Scouts is an open group, mostly made up of students aged 11-15 from South Island School.

Two weeks ago, we went canoeing. In October, we will have a pioneering camp to build large towers, bridges, catapults and swings from bamboo.

We still have a few openings, especially for girls and boys in Year 7 and 8 (and up to age 15). Older students (age 15+) can join the Ventures section.

If interested, email: 150sjgleaders@gmail.com

By Corinne Vigniel
Scout Leader, 150th Hong Kong Group

Stream hike – Scouts swim and scramble on slippery rocks.

Group photo 150th Scouts (red) and 299th (blue) on dam – raising hands.

Girls try to find a way around a waterfall.

Time for a break among big rocks!

Scout Leader Corinne Vigniel under a waterfall.

Lunch break – high view of mountain pool!

Scouts jump into the mountain pool.

We have a flying scout!

25 Sep 2019

SISPTA AGM – 22 October 2019

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NOTICE – South Island School (SIS) PTA LTD – Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the South Island School Parent Teacher Association Limited will be held on:

Date: 22 October 2019
Time: 6:30pm (Refreshments available from 6:00pm onwards)
Venue: 5th floor, The Space, South Island School, 50 Nam Fung Road, Aberdeen

The Agenda will be:

  1. To receive and consider the audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2019
  2. To appoint Auditors 2019/20, FTW & Partners CPA Limited retired and offer themselves for re-appointment
  3. To elect Committee Members for the year 2019/2020
  4. To transact any other ordinary business of the Company

If you wish to NOMINATE a parent or to join the PTA Committee, please complete the Nomination Form. This Nomination Form should be returned to the Chairman on or before 18 October 2019 2:00pm by email to pta@sis.edu.hk or by hand to the SIS PTA Office.

Notice of the AGM, Agenda, Financial Reports, Minutes of the AGM of SIS PTA LTD held on 3 October 2018 and Nomination Form 2019-2020 are available on the school website.

If you are attending, please click here to register. We do look forward to meeting you at the AGM.

Thank you!

SIS PTA LTD

24 Sep 2019

Total fundraised amount at #YouMatter Week went up!

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We are proud to announce that the total amount fundraised at #YouMatter Week has actually doubled! All thanks to your donations, as well as to our students’ hard work looking for other sponsors – the total amount fundraised was not HK $4451.40 as announced last week, but $9495.40!

The #YouMatter Charity Week is a fundraising event which is part of a larger charity initiative aiming to advocate for universal educational accessibility. This year, students set up a variety of stalls in the Space which engaged with the Family Bauhinia students with the aim to raise money for Thomas House – a special educational needs school in Chiang Mai, Thailand. 

We thank you all immensely for your support, and we hope to see you again next year! Please visit the website www.youmatterhk.com for more information and further updates.

9 Sep 2019

Treatment and Prevention of Head Lice

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Dear Parents,

A case of head lice was reported at school. Therefore, we thought this would be a good time to send you advice on how to identify and treat this common problem.

Head lice are not serious but do need immediate attention, as they do give discomfort and are easily spread. It is recommended that you examine your child’s head so that, if necessary, immediate treatment can be started.

If your child has head lice, all household members should be checked and treated, if necessary. You do not need to go extraordinarily extensive with housecleaning because head lice will not survive long if they fall off a person and cannot feed. To prevent reinfestation, concentrate on cleaning the things that your child’s head came into direct contact with in the past few days.

Outbreaks of head lice are common in schools, especially when the weather gets warmer.

 

How to Identify Head Lice

Head lice, or pediculus capitis, are very small insects that live on the human scalp. They are whitish-grey in colour, but they turn reddish brown after feeding on blood from the scalp. They regularly lay clusters of eggs, called nits, on the roots of hair, which appear yellowish-white in colour. The young ones are almost translucent until they have had their first meal, when they turn red. These small insects are fast-moving but cannot jump or fly.

The most common symptom is an itchy head. Tiny red bite marks may also be visible around the hair line, and head lice may be visible behind the child’s ear, or on the nape of their neck.

 

Treatment and Prevention

Wash or dry clothing and bed linens at temperatures above 130°F (54.4°C). This will kill stray lice and nits. Seal clothing or other items that are not washable in a plastic bag for two weeks, or put them in the dryer. Soak combs and brushes in very hot water for 5 to 10 minutes. Remind your children not to share combs, hair ornaments, or hats, and ask them to stuff their jackets into their backpacks at school, rather than hang them on a communal hook.

 

Try a Simpler Approach Instead

The experts say that the best approach is also the easiest: using a wet comb.

Coat your child’s hair and scalp with conditioner or a safe lubricant such as olive oil. Use a wide-tooth comb to separate hair into sections. Follow with a metal nit or flea comb, concentrating on the area close to the scalp. After each comb-through, wipe the comb on a paper tower and inspect for lice. Continue combing until no lice are found. A single session can take 15 to 60 minutes depending on the length and thickness of hair.

Repeat every three to four days for several weeks, and continue regular combings for two weeks after any session where an adult louse is found.

Jeanette Hui
School Health Professional
6 September 2019

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