Miscellaneous News 12.01.19
ECAS
Term 2 ECAs have now been allocated and published on both the SchoolsBuddy website and the notice board. Next term we are running 72 clubs across the Primary and Secondary schools, of a huge variety including music, dance, sports, games, languages and arts and crafts.
If you have yet to sign up to a club for your child, please email me at eca@kis.edu.my no later than Wednesday 9th January. Thank you for signing up through SchoolsBuddy. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Ms Jowene Elle Chia
ECA Coordinator
Book Week 2019 – 29th January – 1st February
A reminder to everybody that the most important week of the school year is coming soon! (I might be biased…) Book Week will be the Monday 28th January to Friday 1st February, and the theme is ‘Magic and Monsters’. I hope costume designs and preparations are not too frantic, but some of the ideas I hear from the students and teachers already sound amazing!
Very soon, boxes will appear (as if by magic?) in your child’s classrooms ready to collect in all the pre-loved book donations for the Big Book Swap. Please note that every student is expected to bring in a book to donate, and it must be of a good enough quality that you wouldn’t mind if your own child brought it home with them!
Primary Reminders
Those of you with children in Primary are also encouraged to get involved in Book Week – perhaps reading a favourite story to your child’s class? This can be easily arranged with your child’s teacher, and we would very much appreciate it! We will also be running the ‘Book@bedtime’ activity, where children will come to school in their pyjamas (Primary only!) and spend the end of their school day making reading forts, snuggling under blankets, and listening to their favourite stories. This year, the theme of the Friday feast and prize-giving will be a Hogwarts Extravaganza, so start planning your menus accordingly!
Secondary Reminders
For those of you with children in Secondary, we will be running the cake contest again this year. The idea is for students to bake and decorate a cake on the theme of ‘Magic and Monsters’, ready to display and be judged on the Friday of Book Week. Not only will winners receive prizes and house points, but also we will (hopefully!) get to eat some delicious cake! You may have also seen your child bring home a ‘Book Passport’, and it would be very helpful if you could support your child with this. All KS3 students have been asked to try and read 7 books in 4 weeks, covering a range of genres- Again, there are prizes to be won, but also it is a great opportunity to promote the importance of reading for pleasure.
Mrs Frances Colbeck
Teacher Librarian
