Dates For Your Diary

Full calendar and term dates here.

5 September	Meet the Teacher at 5 pm
11-18 September	JCSRS School Council e-voting
14 September	New students' Parent Teacher Therapist Conferences
27 September	PTA Annual General Meeting at 5.30 pm
5 October	Language Meetup
11 October	Primary Sports Day
12 October	Secondary Sports Day
23-27 October	Half-term break
30 October	Staff training day (CPD); no students at school

Principal's Message

Dear all,

I hope this newsletter finds you well and that you and your loved ones are in good health.  I am relieved to inform you that our school building has come out of Typhoon Saola without any serious damage. I appreciate your support last week with the typhoon and Friday's switch to online learning. Hopefully, Typhoon Haikui will not cause too much disruption to learning this week, but please watch out for any updates.

I hope to see all parents tomorrow, Tuesday, 5 September, during the Meet the Teacher event. This is an excellent chance to meet your teacher and therapist and get any questions parents may have about the school answered. We will start with a session at 5 pm in the hall where we will share with you important school improvement updates. This will be followed by class meetings. The focus of this event is to strengthen school and family engagement.

Parents can support the school and engage in its work in different ways. We have one parent representative vacancy on our School Council, with nominations closing on Wednesday, 6th September. We will be using an e-voting system to run the election. Starting from the 11th of September, parents can vote by logging into Gateway and accessing the e-voting platform via the listed hyperlink. The e-voting will close at 5 pm on the 18th of September.

You can also get involved in the work of the JCSRS Parent Teacher Association. Please read carefully the PTA notice about the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 27th September at 5.30 pm. If you want to be considered for any of the positions on the PTA Committee, please return your nomination form to the school (via email or in person) by Friday, 22nd September.

I believe that a shared understanding of our school's vision and mission is key to creating a strong and supportive learning community. We encourage students, staff and parents to engage with us in this journey and to share their thoughts and feedback. I hope the opportunities we are creating throughout the school year will support school-family engagement and our mission of Everyone Happy, Everyone Engaged, and Everyone Learning.

Thank you for your continued support.

Warm regards, 

Anna

PTA Notice: Nomination of PTA Officials and Parent Representatives

Dear Parents,

I am writing to give you notice of the upcoming Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 27th September 5:30 pm in the Jockey Club Sarah Roe School (JCSRS) Hall. All parents are warmly invited to attend the PTA AGM. The formal notice of the PTA AGM (see below) lists the transaction of business for the meeting.

Item 4 of business is:

To elect Committee members and nominate School Council Parent Representative.

All parents of JCSRS are automatically members of the JCSRS PTA. Should you wish to nominate yourself to be a Parent Representative on the PTA, please complete the Nomination Form attached by Friday the 22nd of September. The position of Parent Representative serves a one-year term on the PTA. Each year parents wishing to be a parent representative on the PTA, whether existing PTA Parent Representatives or not, need to complete the Nomination Form and return to the school by Friday 22nd September if you wish to be considered for this position.

The PTA Committee consists of:

Principal Member, Ex Officio Office Bearers Chairperson Vice Chairperson Honorary Treasurer Honorary Secretary 8-10 Parent Representatives 1-3 Teacher (and/or Therapist) Representatives

I will be stepping down from my position as PTA Chairperson and Shuk Ting Chan (Suki) will be stepping down from her position as Honorary Treasurer this year. On the nomination form, you are asked to tick the position that you wish to be nominated for. If we have more than one candidate nominated for any of the office bearer positions, or if there are more than 10 parents wishing to be parent representatives on the PTA, then we will need to have a vote at the AGM.

I would like to thank you all for your support in my role as Chairperson. I have greatly valued your input and support. Wishing you all the very best for the academic year ahead.

Yours Sincerely,

Megan

 

Jockey Club Sarah Roe School

Parent Teachers Association Limited

(“the Association”)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the members of the Association will be held at 2B Tin Kwong Road, Homantin, Hong Kong on Wednesday 27th September 2023 at 5:30 p.m. for the transaction of the following business:

1. To receive and adopt the minutes of the previous AGM held on 24th October 2022.

2. To receive the audited accounts and the reports of directors and auditors of the Company for the year ended 31st July 2022.

3. To appoint the Auditors for the 2023-24 financial year and fix their remuneration.

4. To elect Committee members and nominate School Council Parent Representative.

5. To transact any other business.

Date: 30th August 2023

 

By Order of the Committee

Megan McCoy

PTA Chair

NOTES:

1. A form of nomination is attached herewith for nomination of a person to be elected as a Committee Member.

2. Such nominations should be made by the attached nomination form which should be delivered to the PTA at its registered office at 2B Tin Kwong Road, Homantin, Hong Kong by Friday 22nd September.

Attachments:

1. Nomination Form (Word Document)
2. Copy of this Letter and Notice (PDF)

Developing Independence

For any student developing personal skills which may include independent travel to and/or from school, please contact Belinda McLaughlin at belinda.mclaughlin@jcsrs.edu.hk for further information about consent protocols.

Community Connections

SNN Presents: Glued to the Screen?

Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 7 - 8.30 pm

SNNHK Family Day

Saturday, 9 September 2023, 2 - 4.30 pm

Health Reminders

In Hong Kong, seasonal influenza is generally more prevalent from January to March/April and in July and August.

Please remember to check your child's temperature before going to school.

If your child has a fever, they should stay at home to rest until symptoms have improved and their fever has subsided for at least two days.

Seasonal influenza vaccination and maintaining good personal and environmental hygiene are effective ways to prevent influenza.

JCSRS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Calendar

The world is rich with diversity, which is reflected in the observances celebrated by its various cultures and populations. We hope that knowledge of the holidays and celebrations for diversity in this calendar can enhance our school's diversity and inclusion efforts.

15-17 September	Rosh Hashanah
16 September	Disability Awareness Day
18-24 September	International Week of the Deaf
21 September	International Day of Peace
22 September	International Day of Sign Languages
23 September	Bi Visibility Day
26 September	Yom Kippur
26-27 September	Eid Milad-un-Nabi
29 September	Sukkot begins
29 September	Mid-Autumn Festival