PTA Newsletter
Thursday 30th August 2018
Diary Dates
Fri 7-Sept: Coffee Morning
Mon 24-Sept: CPD Day
Tues 25-Sept: Public holiday
Fri 28-Sept: Quiz Night
Mon 1-Oct: Public holiday
Mon 15 - Fri 19-Oct: Half term
Fri 26-Oct: Halloween BBQ
Fri 2-Nov: Coffee Morning
Fri 14-Dec: Last day of term
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PTA Administrator - Closing date for applications tomorrow
An exciting opportunity exists for suitable applicants for the full time position of PTA Administrator with Kennedy School PTA.
The role includes management of the school bus service, uniform procurement and sales, management of accounts and budgets and community liaison including the organisation of PTA coffee mornings, fund raising events and the PTA newsletter. The position starts 24th September 2018.
Requirements
Good IT skills including Microsoft word, excel, access and google docs.
Good organisational skills with the ability to work independently.
A strong command of spoken and written English.
Previous work experience in communications and public relations is desirable.
Working hours : 8.00 am – 4.30 pm (Mondays to Fridays) and PTA events throughout the year including the occasional evenings and Saturdays.
Applicants must be a permanent Hong Kong resident or possess a valid visa to work in Hong Kong.
Shortlisted applications will be invited for an interview on 6 September 2018.
Closing Date: 31 Aug 2018
For enquiries, please contact Joanna Lim at 2579-5600 or jlim@kennedy.edu.hk.
Applications must be submitted online through https://recruit.esf.edu.hk
Bus Users
Please do remember to let your bus mother know if your child will not be on the bus in the afternoon.
As after school activities are starting - please do send me an e-mail if your child has signed up for an activity, noting day and activity - and this will be noted on the weekly register for your child.
[We do not have access to your child's diary - so you do need to tell the PTA in addition to your class teacher].
Please help us to ensure a smooth start to the school year on the buses.
Coffee Morning
We will be holding coffee mornings throughout the year, and will aim to have a theme, where members of staff present useful information to parents in an informal setting.
- Date: Friday 7th September
- Time: 8:30 am - 9:45 am
- Venue: Staff Room - 2/F
Coffee mornings are open to all of our parents - please do come along - particularly if you are new to Kennedy.
Quiz Night
We are starting the year with a fun social evening for adults - the Quiz and Curry Night.
Book a table for your team:
- Date: Friday 28th September
- Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm
- Format: Quiz with interval for curry buffet
- Team size: 8
Get a team of 8 together and come along for a fun night. All profits from the night will go to support the library.
Class Parents
Thank you to those parents who have volunteered to be the class parent for your child's class.
If you would like to know what being a class parent involves - please click here.
If you would be interested in taking on this role (you may also wish to share this role with another parent), we still need class parents for the following classes:
1B
2P
3C - 3O
5I - 5M
School Calendar
All families will receive a complimentary copy of the school calendar. This were delivered to students in class last week.
If you have not received your family's calendar, please contact the PTA to confirm that your PTA Membership fees (see below) are up to date.
PTA Membership 2018/19
PTA Membership fees for the 2018/19 academic year are now due. All families must be members of the PTA of the school which their child/ren attend. The English School Foundation (General) Regulations state:
“A fee (“membership fee”) for membership as a parent member of the Parent Teacher Association of a school of the Foundation shall be payable in respect of each academic year by the parent, or by both parents jointly, of a student of a school of the Foundation”
Membership is per family and payable annually. The PTA membership fee is again unchanged at HK$475 per family. If you have not yet joined the PTA please send a completed form together with your payment of HK$475 by cash, or cheque made payable to Kennedy School PTA Ltd.
Contact us
PTA Office Manager
UNIFORM SHOP open Monday - Friday 8:30am - 10:30am
Email: pta@kennedy.edu.hk
Website: kennedy.edu.hk
Location: Kennedy School, Sha Wan Drive, 19, Hong Kong
Phone: 2579-5699