West Island School Weekly Bulletin 17th September 2011

Dear Parent

Deadline for returning the nomination forms and personal statements to West Island School has extended to Tuesday, 20 September at 3.30 pm.

Ballot papers will be sent home by students on Monday, 3 October.  They should be returned, in an ESF envelope provided, and be placed directly in the Ballot Box in the school office or posted to the school to arrive no later than 12 noon on Monday, 17 October.

please find the following links to the attached

Nomination form
Candidate's statement

Yours faithfully

Jane Foxcroft
Principal

Dear Parent

Deadline for the submission of nomination forms and personal statements to ESF Centre is Monday, 19 September at 5.00 pm.  Please refer to the ESF website here.

please find the following links to the attached

Letter to Parents
Nomination Form Category 1
Nomination Form Category 2
Candidates Statement

ESF

Dear Parent

This year, as in previous years, it’s our intention to host a number of parent forums designed to address learning issues at West Island School with parents in an informal setting. The forums are run by teachers, or organisations associated with the school, and this year’s schedule includes some exciting and interesting sessions. Each forum involves a brief presentation and opportunities for discussion. All forums start at 6pm and run until approximately 7.15pm.

Forums for 2011/2012 are as follows:

**Year 7 and Year 8 Parents

All students entering WIS take a Computer Based Adaptive Online test known as MIDYIS. This online test, which takes around 60 minutes to complete, provides interesting information on the students developed abilities in the areas of Vocabulary, Maths, Non-verbal and Skills. The results contribute to an overall measure of ability which strongly indicates the "chances" of achieving different grade levels at the (i)GCSE exams in Y11. This session will also look at how the information can be applied within the school to inform teaching and learning.

If you intend to attend Mr. Deuchars’ interesting session looking at the use of student testing and data on the 27th of September, we would be very grateful if you could email Ms Monica Motwani at monica.motwani@wis.edu.hk before 21st September to ensure that adequate seating is provided. In the meantime please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Yours sincerely,

Paul Tough
Vice Principal

University visits to WIS and outside events: September-November: update

please click here to download the calendar

Higher Education Office

West Island School is committed to developing the best possible learning opportunities for all students. The Physical Education Curriculum aims to offer opportunities that extend students through activities that enrich and promote high achievement and progress. The Faculty of Physical Education and Sport endeavours to work co-operatively with the school, parents and external links to better cater for those students who have a significant demand made upon their time as a result of their involvement in high level sporting activities.

The aim of West Island Schools Gifted and Talented programme is:

To improve the support, provision and recognition for gifted and talented pupils in Physical Education and Sport.

There are 3 key areas of work where the Gifted and talented programme can impact on WIS students:

• High Quality - Raising the quality of PE for gifted and talented young people, which benefits all learners
• Support - ensuring appropriate personal development support for young talented performers in sport
• Raising the quality of coaching and competition for talented performers in sport and offering exposure to new principles of training, sports science and nutrition

The Faculty of Physical Education and Sport will identify Gifted and Talented students utilising a multi-ability pupil profiling system. Selected students will receive additional training and advice from sports specific specialist and fitness experts (subject to forthcoming resources). Additionally, as the programme progresses it is envisaged that students will be assigned a School Sports Mentor who will provide guidance regarding students’ lifestyle balance, involvement in sport, time management etc. We hope to provide a supportive environment that is low in stress and high in challenge.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Physical Education and Sport Faculty.

The sessions for Gifted and Talented students in PE and Sport will take place on Mon 19thSept and Wed 30th Nov from 13:00 to 14:30

Yours sincerely,

Jo Caldwell
The Faculty of PE and Sports

Netball

Congratulations to the following students for being selected into the Hong Kong Regional U16 Netball Academy Squad 2011. The trials were rigorous with hundreds of students attending and the selection trials at two locations in Hong Kong.

Maarya Refaaq, Jasimine Lee, Jemima Jones, , Bridget Kriesel, Alexander Davidson, Tallulah Acton, Elizabeth Brown, Glenda Xu.

Yours sincerely,

Charlotte Greenwood
The Faculty of PE and Sports

Inter Dynasty Swim Heats

The inter dynasty Swim Heats will be held in coming week, please refer to the PE Calendar here .

Some of the school calendars are now available on the school web site, please refer to the following links:

General Calendar
Middle School Calendar
Upper School Calendar
Faculty of Design and Technology Calendar
Faculty of PE and Sports Calendar
Higher Education - University events Calendar (provisional)
WIS Master Calendar
School Term Dates

c/o IT Office
 

Commencing in the August - December 2011 term, the West Island Community School for Adult Education will begin to offer daytime courses on a Tuesday, Friday and Saturday in addition to our normal Tuesday evenings.

Courses on offer this term are as follows and a full course programme and booking form are attached below.

Course Programme

Booking Form

Email community@wis.edu.hk or Phone: 60177068  for more information.