Dear Families,

We are excited to invite you to our 2025 Art Exhibition! The opening night will take place on 24th April from 5.30 to 7 pm, followed by exhibition days on 25th April from 10 am to 6 pm and 26th April (Saturday) from 12 to 4 pm.

If you read last week's newsletter, our students have been diligently working on their art pieces over the last five weeks. Throughout this process, we have ensured that they have the best experience while learning and aligning their projects with our daily curriculum and IEP targets.

We look forward to celebrating our students' creativity and hard work with you. Please sign up via this form by Tuesday, 22nd April.

Thank you, and we hope to see you there!

Regards,

JCSRS Team

Dear Parents,

Please sign up for Extra Curricular Activities.

We want to provide our students and families with consistent and reliable extracurricular activities that will allow children the opportunity to develop a range of skills.

• Activities will be led by our teachers and external providers.

• Activities may have to be supported by adults from home, and the level of support required will be based on the needs of students and the type of activity. We will contact individual parents after the sign-up is closed to confirm arrangements for their child.

• If we have more students signing up for activities than places, we will randomly allocate places.

• We are not able to provide a bus service for students who take part in activities before or after school.

• Drop-ins will not be possible.

Sign-ups for activities will be available on Gateway from 9 am on 24th March 2025 to 2nd April. The activities offered are as follows:

• Tuesday 2.45 - 3.30 pm Tennis (Special Sports -  HK$1050 for 7 sessions)

• Tuesday 2.45 - 3.30 pm Swimming (ESF Explore - HK$1400 for 7 sessions)

• Wednesday 2.45 - 3.30 pm Swimming (ESF Explore - HK$1400 for 7 sessions)

• Thursday 2.45 - 3.30 pm Soccer (Asia Pacific Soccer School - HK$600 for 5 sessions)

• Friday 2.45 - 3.30 pm Taekwondo (Jesse Chow - HK$750 for 5 sessions)

You can find the guide on how to sign up here. Sign-up will close on Wednesday, 2nd April 2025, and places will be confirmed by Thursday, 3rd April 2025.

Kind regards

JCSRS Team

Dear Families,

I hope this message finds you well.

I am grateful to share that we received information from a local organisation in Hong Kong called Optism. They offer autistic individuals with various local support services. For example, they help distribute free audio testing for Smart Headsets aimed at assisting autistic individuals with hypersensitivity to sounds.

Carmen Li, the founder, has kindly invited our Sarah Roe parents to a free webinar for ASD/SEN families on 26 April 2025. This session will feature family lawyers discussing essential life planning tools, including writing a will, guardianships, and special considerations for SEN parents. You can find more details for the event here: Autism Community Summit.

The summit will also include valuable sessions for parents, featuring:

• Representatives from the Police Department discussing arrest protocols for individuals with invisible disabilities and their training to support neurodivergent individuals

• Mr. Damien Green, Chairman of Manulife Asia, as a guest speaker

• A panel of fathers sharing their experiences and advice on parenting children on the spectrum

This summit will provide crucial information for parents of neurodivergent children, fostering meaningful connections within our community.

Please note that they have a limited number of free tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis. For those interested in free tickets, please email Optism at hello@optism.co with the subject "ASD COMMUNITY SUMMIT". Once the free passes are distributed, tickets will still be available for purchase online.

Thank you for your attention. Together, we hope to provide valuable support to our families as we navigate these important topics.

Warm regards,

Daphne

Dear Families,

Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong (ADAHK) would like to invite our students and families to attend the Hong Kong Dance Company production, "Dance-to-know MULAN" 《舞說木蘭》, on Sunday, 18 May 2025.

The show is designed as a Relaxed Performance with accessibility advice from ADAHK. The ticket price is $80, and tickets can be booked via Urbtix. You can find all the details here.

Kind regards,

JCSRS Team