AGM

This year's ICS PA AGM will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2016, from 7pm to 9pm at the Chapel.

We are grateful that Dr. Esther Su will be our special AGM speaker and she will be sharing with us a topic on serving in unity.

 

During the AGM, we will also be electing new members for some of the positions on the Executive Committee (ExCo). If you would like to serve for a term in ExCo or know another member of the Parent Association you would like to recommend to serve, please read the nomination material and complete the Nomination Form and Statement of Faith https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tsA2n0tkPurdHVyfdMrwUstBBpq_ZdK84w4rKdfwqKo/edit?usp=sharing

 

For the 2016-17 academic school year, the following positions are up for re-election or are open.

-       Vice Chair (1), Secretary (1), Membership Secretary (1)

-       Campus Representatives: Kindergarten (1), Elementary (4), Secondary (4)

 

Please return all Nomination Forms to the PA ExCo by May 19, 2016.  Please e-mail to the icspaexco@gmail.com or put the Nomination Form in an envelope marked “PA - Election”, and send it to school with your child. For Secondary parents, your child can give the envelope to the School Office.

 

If you cannot make the meeting, your vote will still count if you fill out the proxy form (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yt_mShFseCjn1yjC_v4vm2D_Piam3v57yDmSCQLz08M/edit?usp=sharing) but we hope to see you there. 

 

Please email icspaexco@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Re-Uniform

As far back as 2009, PA talked about ways to serve the community and save resources by organizing textbook, childrens' book and uniform swaps (exchanges). The uniform swap has become quite popular - who doesn't like to save a few dollars here and there. In the last couple of years the swap has become known as "Re-Uniform" and has been organized about three times - Back to School Night, Walktoberfest, and in the spring. Besides donations received from parents of their students' outgrown, but gently used uniforms, there are unclaimed, then laundered Lost and Found items as well.

PA seeks parent volunteers to help with Re-Uniform as well as helping Lost and Found items find their owners. One would be amazed to see how quickly things pile up! If you can lend a helping hand, please contact us.

University Advising event

PA is always considering how to engage the community by hosting or proposing events that may be of interest to parents each year.

Although there is a College Night at the beginning of the year and representatives from various schools visit on a regular basis for students to talk to, PA proposed an event to University Advising for HS parents to find out more about planning for college.

Advisors Sue Farley and Jon Widdifield organized a trio of sessions - information and planning, how to use Naviance, a new online tool, and a guest panel of alumni - students, Harry Fung and Jonathan Ho and parents, Mr. Fung and Mr. and Mrs. Cliff. The panel provided valuable information and fielded questions from parents.

PA provided refreshments that were much enjoyed and gave everyone some time to mingle.

Prayer Groups

PA has two Prayer Group coordinators, Rebecca Zeng and Anthony Wong. Please join us for fellowship, praise, worship and prayer for the school.

Daytime - every Thursday meet at 8am for breakfast in the K.S. Cafeteria



Evening - on the last Monday of each month 7:30pm in the ICS Chapel, 5th floor

Chinese New Year 2016

PA invited parent and award winning calligrapher Susan Lam to lead a CNY couplet writing workshop for parents. Participants learned and honed their skill with brush and ink and wrote lucky couplets to put up along with other festive decorations around campus.

Domestic Helpers Open Day

As part of the 2nd annual Domestic Helpers Open Day hosted by the school, HS Show Choir performed "Time," three times. It was a wonderful performance celebrating the lives of the elderly. Two guest choirs were invited for a special performance, one on each evening - Shun On Elderly Community Centre Choir and Melody in Heart Kapok Chorus. Treats were sold during intermission and an offering collected to support Helping Hand. The PA, as part of the ICS community donated funds and volunteered on Domestic Helpers Open Day to show our appreciation of these migrant workers by entertaining them, offering a hot lunch, activity and information booths, clothes, and prizes.

Dr. Esther Su spoke at ICS

ICS Parent Association invited Dr. Esther Fai Wan Su to speak at ICS about parenting from a biblical perspective by bridging faith and life. There were nearly 100 RSVPs so the original venue was changed to the Lu Kao Hwa Theater. Like the eyecare seminar held in September, the talk and information were well received and we hope to invite her back again along with other speakers regarding topics that may be interesting to parents. For more information about books written by Dr. Su, please visit http://www.iaganack.com/