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January 17, 2020
Important Dates
JANUARY
17th - 30th ~ Mocks exam
17th ~ ISSAPP Track & Field Sec. @ISPP
23rd ~ Child Safety Training
28th ~ Y 8/10 OPTIONS MEETING
31st ~ SPORTS Day
FEBRUARY
10th - 14th ~ CAMP WEEK
17th - 19th ~ No School
27th ~ Parent Teacher Interviews
MARCH
4th ~ FRIDAY Timetable
26th - 31st ~ Read-a-thon
A message from our Secondary Principal
Welcome back to Semester 2.
I trust you read the end of last week’s noticeboard and saw that we have had several new staff join us. Kate Chhin is the Year 3 teacher, Mr. Grant Cuthbert is in the Library, Mr. Damien Gainsford is the Primary Principal for HOPE Phnom Penh, and Ms. Destinee Sauve is teaching Primary and Middle School PE. All are additions to our teaching team, allowing us to better serve your children and their education here at HOPE. We also welcomed a number of new families along with 18 new students. We trust that all feel welcome and make a smooth transition into our community.
Please continue to share our 2020 staffing needs through your networks. We know that word of mouth, whether in person or through social media, is one of the most powerful recruiting tools that we have, so please help us to get the word out. Please pray for our current staff and for those who are yet to come. (on a personal note David F. and I are not leaving but the school will continue to advertise for a Secondary Principal as it took a long time to fill this role previously and there are other roles I could fill at HOPE should the right applicant come along).
This semester brings many exciting and challenging opportunities for our students. This week saw the visiting team from Australia lead our Lower Primary students in their camp and 6 of our Senior students travel to Japan to compete in the Harvard Model United Nations.
Over the coming weeks we have
Trial exams for Years 10 and 12 (17 - 30 January)
Camp for all in Years 4 - 11 (10 - 14 February)
Ongoing Football, Basketball and Track and Field competitions
Sports Day on the 31st January
Our continuing clubs program
School ‘learning’ is not just a classroom event. As I meet with the Year 12’s and they reflected on their Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) experiences, it is clear that it is through a multitude of avenues in addition to the subject learning within the classroom that students learn and grow as human beings. As my own children grew through school I saw that the ‘highlight moments’ so often came through these ‘extra’ activities and that they, in fact, are an integral part of an all round education. I encourage you to support your child’s participation in the breadth of activities that HOPE has to offer. In particular, our camps provide a chance for spiritual, social, service and relationship development in a way that is different to what we can facilitate on site here at school.
Save the date: 24th March 4.30 pm Tanya Crossman Author of Misunderstood will be speaking here at HOPE.
Parents are invited to attend a session on supporting TCK’s into adulthood.
Notices
At HOPE school we are very thankful for all our parent volunteers. We also value our children's safety. To help make HOPE a safe environment, Child Safety Volunteer Training and background check are required for all staff and volunteers. If you think you might volunteer sometime later, please come to training now so you are ready to go. To register for training and background check, please send email to edizza.mora@hope.edu.kh and mention Child Safety Volunteer training. Edizza will then give you details about training and other paperwork needed for volunteering.
Next Training: Thursday 23 January, 2:45-4:00
Location: boardroom or hall (depending on how many are signed up).
Contact: edizza.mora@hope.edu.kh
Y 8/10 OPTIONS MEETING Tuesday 28th January, 3pm in the hall.
Dear parents of year 8 and year 10 students, you and your child are warmly invited to a presentation about the IGCSE and IB courses available for your children when they enter year 9 or year 11, respectively.
There will be a presentation about the structure of the courses and which subjects are available. Detailed information about each course will be emailed out before the meeting for you to familiarize yourself with the course material and requirements.
Students will have until the end of February to make their course choices.
There will be an opportunity for you to discuss personal recommendations with the subject teachers at the meeting.
We look forward to seeing you then,
Cath Kershaw, Michael Emery.
New Drawstring bags
We have new drawstring bags available for purchase from the front office.
The bags are $5 each.
This month there is a promotion for members of the High School Basketball and Middle School Football teams! For Basketball and Football players the bag will only cost $3 (this discount is only available for the month of January).
Come and get yours now!
PSAT 10 is practice for the SAT, a 3 hour exam used for North American and Korean University applications.
When: 29 April 2020
Where: at HOPE School
Who: Tests are available to year 9 and 10 students. Anyone enrolled at HOPE or the HOPE Homeschool network.
Payment: Families will be billed after the test is completed in April
How to sign up: send email to guidance@hope.edu.kh and list the following:
- I would like to take PSAT 10
- Child's name:
- Child's year level: (Yr9/Yr10)
Contact the guidance counselor, Russell Mills, at guidance@hope.edu.kh if you have any questions.
HOPE Koupreys Middle School Boys Football Report
League Tournament 11th Jan 2020
Vs East West
A strong team lined up against EW trying to get a good start to the tournament. All game Davis was kept quiet due to excellent defense. Chances came and went, however, in the end we failed to find the back of the net. It was one of those games where we were the better side, but good defense from EW kept us out. Final score 0-0
Vs iCan
Game 2 saw us awaken from the slumber of the first game. Skilled passing up forward saw Thomas slot home our first goal of the day. Mono was on the receiving end of one of our better plays of the year, and put the second goal into the net with silky skill. Final score 2-0.
Vs ISPP
ISSP is always a tough game, and we were up for the challenge. Really strong defense and excellent goal keeping kept us in the game early, before ISPP eventually scored. However, Thomas and Jasper up front linked to allow Thomas to score a great goal, and at half time the score was 1-1.
The second half saw us tick over 100 minutes of play for the day, and we eventually ran out of steam. Final score 5-1.
Vs CIS on Wednesday 15th Jan 2020
Post tournament games are always important and the boys were fired up for a strong game. Early signs were good with Jasper being the beneficiary of a good pass from the free kick. A trademark Thomas run put us 2-0 up, but CIS came back to make it 2-1. Giryeong made a great run to put himself in a good position to finish a loose ball- his first goal of the season.
Final score 3-2 WIN to HOPE.
Looking positive for the rest of the season. Thanks to Mr Osei and Jake Bennet for assisting in coaching.
The theme of this year is "Super Impossible Promises"
We would like to say thank you to the team from Wollongong Baptist Church who had led the whole lower primary camp.
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Prayer requests for 7A,
We pray for a good start to 2020 and the rest of the decade. We have been thinking about health and wellness, looking behind the Biblical perspective behind this. So pray that God keeps 7A healthy in all aspects of their lives this year: physically, mentally, spiritually and relationally.