Dear Parents
This Fridays and Saturday’s Parent Teacher Conferences are a time for you to discuss your child’s progress and find out about ways you can support your child’s learning, emotional well-being, or self-regulation. Your child’s teacher can give you suggestions on supporting your child. We also have a range of parenting books to support you:
Parenting Books
We have a range of parenting books available to borrow.
You may look at the selection available on Friday or Saturday when you come in. You may also take a look at the Parenting Books flip book to choose a book.
As we have 140 families, please borrow just one book at a time, just tell the Kindergarten Office which book you would like to borrow. If there is more than one book you are interested in, you may put your name down on a waitlist for other books. The KG Office can then pass the other books onto you later.
Books are lent out for one month and then for popular books, we may contact you to return it so we can pass it to another parent. Otherwise, please return it as soon as you have finished reading it.
The Kindergarten teachers, Ms Pang (our counselor) and I are here whenever you have any questions, need suggestions or just want to know more about how to help your child. Ask us at the door, email or phone us (but a reply call can only be after school). I will also be available during Friday and Saturday and Ms. Pang will be in Kindergarten on Saturday. Just come and see us, send us an email or just ask!
For R1 parents, if you have questions or concerns about R2 and the Admissions process for applying for a Pre-Grade 1 place at ICS Elementary please come and talk with me. On May 15, Mr Welch and I will be leading an information evening which will be in person at the kindergarten campus and online. So, save the date.
Blessings,
Gillian Wu
Kindergarten Assistant Principal
Important Dates
Mar 27 & 28 (AM) - Parent Teacher Conferences (No school)
Apr 2-8 (Thu-Wed) Easter Break
Apr 3, 4 & 6 (Fri, Sat & Mon) Good Friday, The Day Following Good Friday, The day following Ching Ming Festival (Public Holiday)
Apr 7 (Tue) The day following Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
If a different adult is coming to pick up your child from school, please notify the Kindergarten Office giving us their full name, Hong Kong Identity card number and their telephone number.
All people coming to pick up your child must:
Be on the authorized list on PowerSchool i.e. a parent has given us permission to release their child to that person.
Bring the purple pick-up card (original card, photographs will not be accepted).
In absence of the pick-up card, for persons we do not recognize we will either - check their Hong Kong Identity Card or call the phone number you have given us.
If we are unsure of the identity of the person picking up your child, we will check their identity.
If the person is not listed on PowerSchool, and you have not informed us, we will call parents to confirm.
If your child usually takes the bus home and changes to being picked up from school, please notify us. Please ensure that the person coming to school is on our authorized list. If in doubt, please give us their name
If you change or employ a new Domestic Helper, please remove your previous helper or add a new helper to the pick-up contacts on PowerSchool.
Parents, be empowered and equipped with the knowledge and resources you need to support your child's growth and success. This page provides resources, and we hope to help parents navigate the challenges of parenting and support your child's overall well-being. Make sure to check out our parent page HERE!
If your child is sick, please keep your child at home to rest and recover and notify the school by completing the relevant e-collect form on PowerSchool of:
Your child’s absence / number of days your child is likely to be off school
Your child’s body temperature (please state actual temperature, not just “has a fever”)
Once recovering from a fever (38C or above), please let us know the day and time your child’s fever subsided without medication. If you do not specify a time, we will use the time from your email. We can then specify how soon your child may return to school (48 hours after fever subsided).
Your child’s symptoms (not just “unwell”).
If your child has Chickenpox, Hand Foot and Mouth or other notifiable disease - please send in a doctor’s note confirming diagnosis. We also require a doctor’s note stating that your child is fit to return to school.
Red Eyes—conjunctivitis can be very infectious. If your child has red eyes, please give us a doctor’s note stating that your child is not infectious before they can come to school.
Department of Health requirements state that if a child has a fever (38C or above), or repeated diarrhea they need to stay home for at least 48 hours after the symptoms have subsided (without medication).
Even though your child’s fever may have gone, a child may still have a runny nose or bad cough and are not fit to return to school. Please keep them at home to rest.
Please do not send your child to school if they are still taking medication following an illness. The medicine may make your child sleepy and they still need time to recover and rest at home.
If your child has recovered but still has a mild cough (not chesty or coughing up phlegm), they may return to school but should wear a face mask.
International Christian School – Kindergarten
852-3156-1234 | kindergarten@ics.edu.hk | G/F, Kam Ho House (Block H), Kam Fung Court, Ma On Shan, N.T., Hong Kong