Newsletters

HFS Newsletter – Term 1 – Week 3

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Creativity Gives Us Wings

Today the students were given a butterfly to decorate at home.

We are making a school group art project expressing our creativity

Your Task

Decorate your butterfly in the most creative way you can.

Maybe you could…

  • Choose a style like Elmer the Elephant or Matisse
  • Choose a theme like your favourite football team, band or movie character
  • Use different mediums such as paint, cut and stick paper or pen and ink

Please return your butterfly to school by Friday 22nd September

PTA and Kindness Club Thrift Market

Changing After-School Arrangements

Please help us keep our students safe by making sure to call or email the Admin Office if your child is going to change their arrangements for the bus or being picked up after school.

It is not enough to send a verbal message with the student. We have had a couple of occasions this week where the message we were being told by a student was not correct when we checked with the parents.

Thank you.

Joint Lunch Time

Starting next week (Week 4) all students will eat together at 12.30 pm. This means lunch will be 30 minutes later for students in Ms. McClellan’s and Mrs. Sim’s classes.

We have done this to provide more opportunities for all students to interact with each other and to simplify our timetables.

Headphones

Please remember that students are issued with a pair of headphones to use with their laptop or tablet at school. We do our best to keep headphones working but they are easily broken if the students do not handle them carefully.

School policy is that if headphones need replacing the cost should be paid by the student.

New Uniform

This week some staff and students received their new uniform, featuring the new school logo.

Uniform is available to order from the Admin Office.

Renovation Update

Work at the new school is continuing on schedule. We are also in the process of finalising a large order for new furniture and resources to fit out our new home. The Winter Holiday and the start of Term 2 are going to be a very exciting time at HFS!

International Children’s Festival

Students from HFS will be performing at the International Children’s Festival in October.

To prepare for this event we are trying to learn a song in Korean and a song in English. If you could help at home that would be great.

Chuseok Celebrations

All parents are invited to join us for a Chusoek Celebration on Tuesday 26th September at 1.30 p.m. on the Astroturf field. There will be dancing, music and food.

All student are encouraged to wear either Hanbok or their national dress on this day. If you don’t want to do either, that is also ok.

Upcoming Dates

  • Week 5 – Tuesday 26th September – 1.30 pm – Chuseok Celebration – Parents are invited to join us at school for a Chuseok Celebration on the Astroturf featuring dancing, traditional costumes and food
  • Week 5 – Tuesday 26th September 6 pm – School Consultative Group Meeting
  • Week 5-6 – Thursday 28th September to Tuesday 3rd October – Chuseok Holiday
  • Week 7 – Wednesday 11th October pm – PTA Kindness Thrift Market – Further details to follow
  • Week 8 – Friday 20th October – International Children’s Festival – HFS Students will be performing at this event and parents will be invited to attend
  • Week 8 – Friday 27th October – PTA Halloween Party – Further. details to follow

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Class Updates

Don’t forget to read your latest Class Update!

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HFS Newsletter – Term 1 – Week 2

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Another great week at HFS with all classes well into the routines of learning.

Chuseok Celebrations

All parents are invited to join us for a Chusoek Celebration on Tuesday 26th September at 1.30pm on the Astroturf field. There will be dancing, music and food.

All student are encouraged to wear either Hanbok or their own national dress on this day. If you don’t want to do either, that is also ok.

Upcoming Dates

  • Week 5 – Tuesday 26th September – 1.30 pm – Chuseok Celebration – Parents are invited to join us at school for a Chuseok Celebration on the Astroturf featuring dancing, traditional costumes and food
  • Week 5 – Tuesday 26th September 6 pm – School Consultative Group Meeting
  • Week 5-6 – Thursday 28th September to Tuesday 3rd October – Chuseok Holiday
  • Week 7 – Wednesday 11th October pm – PTA Kindness Thrift Market – Further details to follow
  • Week 8 – Friday 20th October – International Children’s Festival – HFS Students will be performing at this event and parents will be invited to attend
  • Week 8 – Friday 27th October – PTA Halloween Party – Further. details to follow

Online Programs

Students at HFS have access to Education City accounts. Education City is an educational software platform designed for FS1 to Year 6 students. It offers interactive educational games, activities, and resources to support learning in various subjects, including math, science, and language arts.

You can use Education City at home to support learning happening in school.

Usernames and passwords are available from your Class teacher.

Some other online programs recommended by HFS

  • Khan Academy – a non-profit educational organization that offers free online video lessons and exercises on a wide range of subjects to help students of all ages learn and master various topics at their own pace.
  • Epic Reading – a digital library and educational platform designed for children, offering a vast collection of books, audiobooks, and educational content that can be accessed by students, educators, and families to support literacy and learning in an engaging and interactive way.
  • Code.org – Code.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding access to computer science education by providing free resources, curriculum, and tutorials to help students, especially in K-12 education, learn coding and computer science concepts.
  • Interland – an online educational game created by Google as part of its “Be Internet Awesome” initiative. It is designed to teach children and young internet users about digital safety and citizenship by engaging them in a series of interactive challenges and activities that promote responsible online behaviour.

Class Updates

Don’t forget to read your latest Class Update!

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Student Led Clubs

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Here is a list of the students we have signed up for student-led clubs starting this Friday.

If you have any questions, please contact the Admin Office.

It is great to see so many students leading clubs for their peers and so many students doing extra activities.

HFS Newsletter – Term 1 – Week 1

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What a great first full week! Everyone is back into the swing of things and learning is going on everywhere you look. It was also great to see so many parents in school this week to meet the teacher or share coffee with the PTA. Next week even more things are going on so make sure to read the newsletter carefully.

After School Activities

Please remember that After-School Activities start in Week 2.

Here is a list of the activities that each student is signed up for.

The Bus Schedule in the afternoon will be different.

For those who have enrolled in after-school activities run by external providers, please be aware that you will be contacted by the respective teacher for the payment.

PTA

This Friday it was great to meet so many enthusiastic parents wanting to join our PTA. They have lots of great things planned for this term including a Market Day, Halloween Party and Chuseok Celebration.

The next PTA meeting will be held on Friday 8th September at 12.30 pm in the Cafe downstairs at the Hanmaeum Centre. All parents are welcome.

The PTA has also created a Kakao Group Chat for all parents to join if they wish.

Here is a link to the PTA – Parent Support Group

This group is hosted and managed by the Hyundai Foreign School PTA.  Its purpose is to provide a platform for parents with students attending HFS to share ideas and information. 

Student Led Clubs

Student-led clubs will be organised and start on Friday of Week 2. We will update you on Wednesday of Week 2 about who is in which clubs. There are some great clubs to join led by some great students showing leadership and responsibility.

Sign up for Student-Led Clubs

Renovation Update

Mr. Green and Mr. Kim visited the new school site again this week to check on the progress. Everything is moving forward with great speed and is still on schedule to be completed by the end of November. The demolition work has now mostly been completed and new walls and the new structure and layout of the school are beginning to take shape. We are also in the process of choosing and ordering completely new furniture for the whole school. Truly an exciting time!

Class Updates

Don’t forget to read your latest Class Update!

Follow us on Social Media

As you may have noticed, we are trying to be more active on social media this year.

Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to see all the great things happening in school!

We promise to post lots of great content this year.

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HFS Newsletter – After-School Activities Update

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Here is a quick update about after-school activities starting in Week 2.

Here is a list of the activities that each student is signed up for.

Please note, that some students may have different activities than they try to sign-up for. This may be because they try to sign up for activities not open to their class or they may have changed their mind.

We also have space in Dance with Miss Jimin for Mrs Sim’s class if anyone is interested. If so, please contact the Admin Office.

If you have any questions or spot any mistakes, please contact the Admin Office.

A separate sign-up for student-led clubs will be posted later today or early tomorrow.

HFS Newsletter – Term 1 – Week 0

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Welcome Back!

It has been great to see everyone back in school this week. We have seen some new faces and lots of old faces. We have had a great couple of days getting to know each other and our new classes. The serious work of learning starts on Monday!

After School Activities

After-school activities will begin in Week 2 (next week is Week 1).

This year we are excited to be introducing some great new after-school activities from external providers. Some activities have a cost and some are free. Please note the age restrictions and the maximum number of students for each activity.

We will be checking all the sign-ups next week to make sure everything is fair and ready to go for Week 2. If there are too many students wanting to do an activity we will look carefully at all the activities and try to make sure it is fair. As always, we kindly ask that you think carefully about what activities you sign up for. The leader of the activity and the other students deserve to have students who really want to be there. Thank you.

A confirmed list of students for each activity will be published next week.

We will be continuing our very successful Student-Led Clubs on Fridays. The students have until Wednesday to apply to lead a club and sign-ups will go up next week. Student-led clubs will also start in Week 2 and full details will be published later. We are hoping that some of the older students will lead clubs for the younger students.

Please use this form to sign up for after-school activities before Wednesday next week.

Relocation Update

As you know, we are very much looking forward to moving to our new campus in January. Mr Green visited the site this week and saw that renovation work is very much in progress. The building is being remodelled from the ground up with interior walls and staircases all being removed and replaced. Work is on track and we will keep you updated as work progresses.

Parent Teacher Association – PTA

The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is a group of parents who organise events and get involved with helping the school in various ways. We are always keen to meet new or old parents who want to get involved.

If you want to be involved with the PTA you are invited to a Coffee Morning on Friday 1st September at 11 am. This is a great chance to meet some other parents, chat with Mr. Green and learn about the PTA. Even if you are not sure about joining the PTA, please come along to the Coffee Morning for a chat.

Our first PTA event will be a Halloween Party on Friday 27th October

Welcome New Staff

A very warm welcome to Ms. Amy and Ms. Tanisha who are joining HFS this year.

Ms. Amy is a new Teaching Assistant who will be mostly working with Ms. McClellan’s Class and Mrs. Sim’s Class.

Ms Tanasha is our new EAL Teacher who will be in school on Wednesdays and Thursdays working with students who need a bit of extra help with English.

School Consultative Group

The School Consultative Group is a group of parents, teachers and administrators who meet to discuss the development of the school. Meetings consist of a presentation by the Principal followed by the opportunity to ask questions.

Our first meeting of the year is scheduled for Tuesday 26th of September

Further details to follow.

Meet the Teacher Days

You should receive details about an opportunity to meet with your child’s teacher in your Class Update this week. We like to see as many parents as possible at these meetings so the teacher can explain the curriculum and how things work in their class.

Class Updates

Don’t forget to read your latest Class Update!

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HFS Newsletter – Welcome

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Welcome to a new and exciting year at Hyundai Foreign School.

We hope everyone had a great summer and that you are all excited to start school again.

Here is some useful information to help us get started.

There will be another Newsletter next Friday with more information.

First Days

The first day of school for all students is Thursday 24th of August

There will be an Induction Day for new families on Wednesday 23rd of August

Here is the School Calendar for 2023/24

Bus Information

School buses will run from the first day of school. Kindly note that there have been updates to the schedule and pick-up points. To access the revised information, please refer to the link provided below.

Additionally, during weeks with no clubs, afternoon buses will follow the No Club Weeks Schedule until regular club activities begin.

Please ensure that you are present at the bus stop at least 5 minutes before the scheduled departure time. Call the Admin Office (052-252-2851) if there is any change.

Newsletters and Class Updates by Email

You should have received this Newsletter by email and you will soon start receiving Newsletters and Class Updates every week. If you have any problems receiving these emails please contact the Admin Office.