Dear Parents,

Registration for the school bus service through Kong Shing for Term 3 begins today. 

The registration form will be available from March 12th (Wed) at 12:00 noon to March 25th (Tue) at 11:59 pm.  Students who have used the bus service in Term 2 (2024-2025) must also re-enrol for Term 3 through the Kong Shing's website https://www.mrswan.com.hk. Parents are advised to carefully check their route before enrolling. 

A seat is guaranteed for on-time registration only, else the student will be kept on a waiting list if the bus is full.

Thank you

ESF Sha Tin Junior School

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Ordering Period: The ordering period for zebratasty's meals for April 2025 will be from 11th to 24th March 2025.

The prices for 2024/2025 school year is $47 for a small size hot lunch (fixed portion size for Year 1 & 2 students) and $49 for a regular size hot lunch (Year 3-6 students can choose between small & regular size).

Meal Cancellation: zebratasty accepts meal cancellations. Please carefully review the conditions specified in the FAQ page in the link below regarding the cancellation policy as well as the steps provided to ensure a smooth ordering process.

The Ordering instructions, How to Cancel and a FAQ

Please Note: zebratasty does not provide cutlery with their orders

Customer Support

Should you have any questions or require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the Zebratasty's Customer Support

Phone:  3468 7285 & 3565 4120 (Catherine IP)

E-mail: info@zebratasty.com

Thank you

ESF Sha Tin Junior School

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Details

Quota: 40 people / session
Cost: HK$180 / person (The cost is the same for adults and children.)
Parents/Guardians must accompany their child/children and make their own way to the training school.

Email Enquiries: pta@sjs.esf.edu.hk

Deadline: 18/03/2025 at 12:00 noon or if this is still available.

Yours sincerely,

PTA

Dear Parents,

For our Year 6 Graduation Teddy Bears this year, the PTA is collaborating with Dress Green; Dress Green will help to repurpose students' old school uniforms into a uniform for students' graduation bears. The PTA will sponsor the bear workshop and production.

Year 6 students will attend a workshop in school on the first week of Term 3 to help make a uniform for their graduation teddy bear using their old uniforms. We ask students to bring in a top (red & white shirt/blouse) and bottom (navy shorts/skort/trousers) to school by Wednesday 26 March 2025. 

* Please label the old school uniforms. 

Regards,

Sha Tin Junior School Parent Teachers Association Limited

Dear Year 6 Parents and Guardians,

I am writing to make you aware that after the Sha Tin College transition meeting, some Year 6 students set up their own WhatsApp group to connect over their shared transition experience. Whilst we appreciate this is an important part of growing up and becoming independent, it is advisable that you monitor your child's interactions in this and any other WhatsApp groups that they belong to.

A small number of parents and students have shared that some children are not representing themselves well and are using poor choices in language and behaviour. Please can you reinforce to your own child the expectations for online communication and we will do the same at school. In the spirit of community, we want all children to be able to use technology responsibility and with good digital citizenship. I will also reinforce this message at our Year 6 assembly next week. 

Whilst this is a platform that is not school monitored, it is our students who are using it, and we want them to be the very best versions of themselves - it does also reflect on the school culture. Please also be mindful that they are above the age of criminal responsibility (age 10) in Hong Kong and what is written on WhatsApp group chats can be easily shared. So let's support our children to be safe and caring online.

Thank you for your support,

Harry Bradley-Barnard

Vice Principal 

Dear Parents,

With the new DCK App, cancellations can only be done through the App before 08:30 am on that day and not through WhatsApp.

For example, if a parent needs to cancel the lunch order on 19 February they can only do it between 0:00-8:30 am on that day, the lunch cancellation button only appears during this time i.e. from (0:00-8:30).

Please refer to the attachment for the procedure

Thank you

ESF Sha Tin Junior School

Dear SJS Families,

We are writing to share the Term 2 ECA Catalogue with you.

You’ll notice some exciting new activities, including Drama and Role Play, Table Tennis, Running, Hockey, and Photography, to name a few.

Our teachers and EAs have developed a wide range of extracurricular activities for our current term 2 that will take place at two different times depending on the activity:

• During the lunch break time (30 minutes)

• After school (approx. 60 minutes)

In order to give more students an opportunity to engage with an ECA, some activities will only run for four-five weeks, allowing two cycles of the same activity to take place over the term. However, given the limited number of overall spots, not all students can be guaranteed an opportunity each term. As such, those students who did not participate in an ECA in term 1 will be prioritised this term or next.

For those students interested in joining an ECA this term (Term 2), it is important that they do their research beforehand and decide on their top five choices of activities. Please review this catalogue with your children and have them decide on their 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th choices before Monday, 20th January. Teachers will support students with sign-ups in the classroom.

Please clarify for your children that they may not get their choices this term, and if that happens, then they will be prioritised in term 3. Please also note that some activities are taking place at the same time, so students can only engage with one of them (e.g. After school basketball and Y4-6 Choir).

Please note:

• Some activities are “drop in” and do not require sign-ups. In this way, students are not expected to attend each week, but can attend when they so desire and when space is available.

• For all after school ECAs, the sign-up process is different. Families are required to sign-up or show interest via the Gateway eNotice. Registration for these ECAs will be available on Monday, 20th January at 4pm. Also: families are required to organise pick-up for children at 4pm.

Registration for ECAs will be confirmed next week by teachers (either in class or through email) and then activities will begin the week of February 4th.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Aaron Van Borek (aaron.vanborek@sjs.esf.edu.hk), who is helping to organise these activities.

Thank you for your continued support from home,

ESF Sha Tin Junior School

Dear Parents,

Seasonal Influenza Outreach Vaccination

The Department of Health will arrange a vaccination team (by DH or through a public-private partnership) to provide 1st dose of seasonal influenza outreach vaccination at our school on 29th November 2024.

*Children under 9 Years old who have never received any seasonal influenza vaccine (SIV) are recommended to have two doses of SIV with a minimum interval of 4 weeks. The second dose will be on 10th January 2025.

The consent form has been sent out, please kindly note the following remarks:

1. Complete and return the signed consent form or refusal form before 4th October 2024
2. Inform our school immediately if your child has received the 2024/2025 seasonal influenza vaccine after 1st September 2024
3. Remind your child to have breakfast on the vaccination day

Should you have further questions, please feel free to contact the Department of Health at 2125-2128 or our school nurse at 2602-2827.

Joyce Yam

School Health Professional