Dear Parents and Caregivers,

The School Immunisation Team (SIT) from the Department of Health, will visit BHS to administer Combined Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis (reduced dose) & Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (dTap-IPV) to Year 6 students on Friday, 3 November 2023.

The information concerning the dTap-IPV immunisation issued by the Department of Health and letter to parent was sent home with your child today. Please read it carefully. Enclosed, you will receive:

1.       “Information and Consent/ Refusal forms of Combined Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis (reduced dose) & Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (dTap-IPV)” (Click here )

2.      “ Letter to parent” (Click here )

If you wish for your child to participate in immunisation at school, please read the consent form carefully and complete all the sections by ticking (✓) and signing as appropriate.

If you do not consent, you need to complete the Refusal Form and return the form to us.

Your child’s ORIGINAL Immunisation records are required by the School Immunisation Team. Forms and original immunisation records should be returned to the school together by Wednesday 18 October 2023.

Beatrice Lam

School Nurse

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

This is a friendly reminder about the upcoming Parent Teacher Consultations. Below is a copy of the message that was sent out last week.

Consultations - Purpose

We would like to invite you to discuss your child’s learning with their class teacher via Zoom. This is an opportunity to develop the home-school partnership that plays such an important role in ensuring your child becomes the best they can during their time at Beacon Hill.  

The purpose of this consultation process is to give feedback on how your child has settled into school and will focus on some of these pertinent areas; recognising your child’s efforts, strengths, challenges, well-being, and next areas for growth.  

Format

As we recently held our Meet the Teachers Evening in-person and family feedback suggests that Zoom is a convenient option, these meetings will only be offered online via Zoom.  All Parent/Teacher Consultations will be two-way i.e. between parent/caregiver and class teacher.  

All children will complete a self-reflection as learners which we will share with you before or during the meeting. 

Booking Times

Each appointment time is for 10 minutes and in order to provide as much flexibility as possible, the teachers will be providing you with 40 booking slots over a two-week period. On two days appointments will be available until 5:50pm.

Please note that it is important to keep within the allotted time on the day so as to avoid affecting the next appointment.

How to Book your Consultation Time

The booking times will open on the ESF App for all parents on Monday 25th September at 9am and close on Wednesday 4th October at 9am. When you open the App, you will need to click on the VLE button (The Beacon) and then look for the appointments button. The available slots for your child’s teacher will be marked in a Red colour, once you book this appointment it will turn Green. Please see the screenshots below.

If you require any further information, help or support please contact your child’s phase leader:

Kind regards,

BHS Senior Management Team

The Zoom link to access the meeting will be found on the booking schedule and you will be sent a reminder message on the day of your appointment.

Dear BHS Families,

I hope this message finds you well.

I would like to draw your attention to the following BHS phone numbers so that you can add them to your contact lists with the identifier (name) 'BHS'.

• 23386055 - This line would most likely be used by your child calling you from the BHS foyer.
• 23365221
• 23365222

The reason I am asking you to add these numbers manually to your contact list with a 'BHS' identifier is because our phone system is unable to show that the call is coming from BHS. It can only display the number.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Kind regards,

Dr. Jamie Schmitz

Beacon Hill School Principal

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

The School Immunisation Team (SIT) from the Department of Health, will visit BHS to administer Combined Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis and inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (DTaP-IPV) for Year 1 students on Friday, 3 November 2023.

The information concerning the DTaP-IPV immunisation issued by the Department of Health and the letter to parents will be sent home with your child today.

Please read it carefully. Enclosed, you will receive:

1.  “Consent/ Refusal forms of Combined Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis & Inactivated Poliovirus vaccine (DTaP-IPV) (Click here )

2.  “ Letter to parent” (Click here )

If you wish for your child to participate in immunisation at school, please read the consent form carefully and complete all the sections by ticking (✓) and signing as appropriate.

If you do not consent, you need to complete the Refusal Form and return the form to us.

Your child’s ORIGINAL Immunisation records are required by the School Immunisation Team. Forms and original immunisation records should be returned to the school together by Wednesday 18 October 2023.

Kind regards,

Beatrice Lam

School Nurse

Dear Y4-6 Families,

I hope this message finds you well.

If your Y4-6 child is interested in finding out more about the 2023-2024 Battle of the Books opportunity, then they may attend an information session led by Ms. Doherty and Ms. Lamb on Monday, September 25th at 12:30 p.m. in Room 401 (Ms. Doherty's Y5 classroom on the 4th floor).

Please follow this link to learn more about Battle of the Books.

Kind regards,

Dr. Jamie Schmitz

Principal - Beacon Hill School