Extra Curricular Activities
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ECAs in the EPD and GPD
Extra-Curricular Activities
English and German Primary Department
Dear Parents
We are pleased to inform you that several voluntary classes (Extra-Curricular Activities ECA,) will again be offered to your children. Please note that these lessons are free of charge. However, once you have enrolled your child in the programme, these lessons become part of the regular school day and your child must attend on a regular basis. Lessons will start from Monday, 1 September 2008.
Please consider when planning the afternoon classes for your children that our school buses leave at 12:30 pm, 1:15 pm and 3:20 pm.
Drama and Music Activities:
‘Junior Primary Choir’ Y03/K02 – Y04/K03
Monday, 12:35 pm – 13:15 pm, IB Hall
Teacher: Ms Jennifer Mc Lachlan
Orchestra Y03/K02 – Y06/K05
Tuesday, 7:00 am – 7:40 am, Room L506
Teacher: Ms Jennifer Mc Lachlan
Orchestral instrumentalists only. Must have been playing and having lessons for 2 years OR pass audition. Drummers and piano players may join later, but limited numbers and by audition only.
Orff Ensemble K03
Tuesday, 12:35 pm – 13:15 pm, Room M411
Teacher: Herr Heim Maximum: 12 students
German-speaking Drama Class K02, K03, K04
Wednesday, 12:35 pm – 1:15 pm, IB Hall
Teacher: Frau Kraft, Frau Stertzenbach
German-speaking children from Y03-Y05 are also welcome to join.
Recorder Ensembles Y03/K03 – Y06/K04
Thursday, 12:35 pm – 13:15 pm, Room L312
Teacher: Ms Mc Lachlan and Herr Heinrich Hruby
Intermediate + Advanced Ensemble. Advanced Ensemble for all of Y06 + by audition for all others.
‘Senior Primary Choir’ Y05-Y06, K04
Friday, 12:35 pm – 13:15 pm, Room L310
Teacher: Ms Jennifer Mc Lachlan
Recorder, Beginners K02
Friday, 12:35 pm – 1:15 pm, Room: M301
Teacher: Mr Heim
Sport Activities Y03/K02 – Y06/K05
Adventure Sports K02/K03
Wednesday, 1:15 pm – 2:40 pm, Sports Hall
Teacher: Mr Schumacher Maximum : 20 students
For the students who want to join, they have to stay in school until 3:20 pm and have to join the swimming class (Wedensdays lesson 10) after Adventure Sports.
For all the other Sports Activities we will have 3 different terms in the coming year. They are as follows:
Term 1: Beginning of the school year – Christmas
Term 2: Christmas – Easter
Term 3: Easter – End of the school year
Term 1:
Wednesday:
§Lesson 7: Hockey Y03/K02
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm, Lower roof
Teacher: Ms Amanda Franks
§Lesson 7: Netball Development Y04/KO3 – Y06/KO5
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm, Middle roof
Teacher: outside coach
§Lesson 8: Football / Soccer Y03/K02
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm, Middle roof
Teacher: Ms Amanda Franks
§Lesson 8: Netball Team Y04/K03 – Y06/K05
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm, Lower roof
Teacher: Mrs Connie Kenny
Children may be picked up after lesson 8. If they elect to stay on they must attend sport activities in lessons 9 and 10.
§Lesson 9: Athletics Y03/K02 – Y06/K05
2:00 pm – 2:40 pm, Lower roof
Teacher: Ms Amanda Franks, Ms Mary Bourke
§Lesson 10: Swimming Team Y03/K02 – Y06/K05
2:40 pm – 3:20 pm, Pool
Teacher: outside coach + 2 sport assistants
Thursday:
§Lesson 7: Football Y04/K03 – Y06/K05
12:35 pm – 1:15 pm, Middle and Lower roof
Teacher: Ms Amanda Franks, Ms Katherine Jorgensen, Herr Armin Schumacher
§Lesson 8: Hockey Y04/K03 – Y06/K05
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm, Middle and Lower roof, Sports Hall
Teacher: Ms Amanda Franks, Ms Katherine Jorgensen, outside coach
Children may be picked up after lesson 8. If they elect to stay on they must attend sport activities in lessons 9 and 10
§Lesson 9 + lesson 10: Baseball Y04/K03 – Y06/K05
2:00 pm – 3:20 pm, Middle roof
Teacher: Ms Katherine Jorgensen
For more information please contact Ms Amanda Franks, afranks@gsis.edu.hk :
Others:
General Studies Y05, Y06
Monday, 1:15 pm – 1:55 pm, Room M401, M404, M417, M418
Teacher: Y05 and Y06 class teachers
Science * Y05, Y06
Monday, 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm, Room M401, M404, M407, M418
Teacher: Y05 and Y06 class teachers
Swiss Cultural Studies (in Swiss German) K03, K04
Monday, 12:35 pm – 1:15 pm, Room: L307, Lower Building
Teacher: Frau Priska Stirnimann
Homework Class (German) K01/02, K03/04
Monday to Thursday, 12:35 pm – 1:15 pm
Room K01/02: M201, Room: K03/04: M206
Once a week the children are allowed to join other Afternoon Activities.
Advanced Mathematics K01 – K04
Thursday, 12:35 pm – 1:15 pm
Teacher: Frau Berghammer
* Please note that we have been able to timetable General Studies (science + humanities) to ensure that all can attend. All are expected to attend, as these classes will meet the learning objectives of these year levels. The Humanities class in lesson 8 will be conducted by the classroom teachers. Children will be give time for lunch in lesson 6.
Languages: *
Chinese:
Y06: Monday, 12:35 pm – 1:15 pm, Room: not confirmed
Teachers: Shelley Ho, Daisy Cheung, Julia Du
Y05/K04: Tuesday, 12:35 pm – 1:15 pm, Room: not confirmed
Teachers: Shelley Ho, Daisy Cheung, Julia Du, Wei Zhang
Y04/K03: Friday, 12:35 pm – 1:15 pm, Room: not confirmed
Teachers: Shelley Ho, Daisy Cheung, Julia Du, Wei Zhang
Chinese is part of the curriculum and therefore mandatory if the student takes Mandarin as a subject.
German Intensive:
DVOR: Tuesday + Thursday, 12:35 pm – 1:15 pm, Room: LG 02 , Teacher: Frau Jacqueline Markwardt
K01: Monday + Wednesday, 12:35 pm – 1:15 pm, Room: LG 02 , Teacher: Frau Jacqueline Markwardt
German as a Foreign Language (Beginner EPD only):
Friday, 1:15 pm – 3:20 pm, Room: L312 , Teacher: Herr Heinrich Hruby
There is no need to apply for these language courses.
Extra English:
K01: Thursday, 1:15 pm – 3:20 pm, Room: L311, Teacher: Grainne Downey
K02: Thursday, 1:15 pm – 3:20 pm, Room: M417, Teacher: Libby Gall
K03: Monday, 1:15 pm – 3:20 pm, Room: L202, Teacher: Katarina Green
K04: Monday, 1:15 pm – 3:20 pm, Room L311:, Teacher: Grainne Downey
This is an offer for all GPD students who need some support in English. Every year group will have 3 Extra lessons a week, the additional costs are 5500 HK$ per school year.
Please see enclosed the ECA timetable.
Please note that we can only accept a maximum limit of students in some courses. Please be advised to return the slip below by email as soon as possible only.

Timetable ECA Primary
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
7:00 am – 7:40 am
Orchestra Y03/K02 – Y06/K05
Lesson 1-6
7:40 am
12:30 pm
12:35 pm
1:15 pm
Homework class
Homework class
Homework class
Homework class
Senior Primary Choir Y05-Y06, K04
* Chinese Y06, German Intensive K01
Chinese Y05/K04, German Intensive DVOR
German Intensive K01
German Intensive DVOR
Chinese Y04/K03
Junior Primary Choir
Y03/K02 – Y04/K03
Orff Ensemble K03
Hockey Y03/K02
Recorder Ensemble Y03/K03 – Y06/K04
Recorder Beginner K02
Netball Development
Y04/K03 – Y06/K05
Football / Soccer Y04/K03 – Y06/K05
Swiss Cultural Studies
K03 – K04
Drama Group K02-K04
Mathematics K01 – K04
1:15 pm
2:00 pm
General Studies Y05/Y06
Adventure Sports K02/K03
Football / Soccer Y03/K02
Netball Team Y04/K03 – Y06/K05
Hockey Y04/K03 – Y06/K05
DAF Beginner
Extra English K01 + K02
Extra English K03 + K04
2:00 pm
2:40 pm
Science Y05/Y06
Athletics
Y03/K02 – Y06/K05
Baseball Y04/K03 – Y06/K05
DAF Beginner
Extra English K03 + K04
Adventure Sports K02/K03
Extra English K01 + K02
2:40 pm
3:20 pm
Science Y05/Y06
Swimming Team Y03/K02 – Y06/K05
Baseball Y04/K03 – Y06/K05
DAF Beginner
Extra English K03 + K04
Extra English K01 + K02

Please fill in the slip below and send it to the following email address: ecaprimary@gsis.edu.hk by 15 August 2008.
I would like to enrol my daughter / my son ________________________ Class __________ for
- Junior Primary Choir, Y03/K02 – Y04/K03
-Orchestra, Y03/K02-Y06/K05
-Orff Ensemble, K03
-German speaking Drama class, K02, K03, K04
-Recorder, K02 (German Beginner)
-Recorder Ensemble, Y03/K03, Y06/K04
-Senior Primary Choir, Y05/Y06, K04
-Hockey, Y03/K02
-Netball Development, Y04/KO3 – Y06/KO5
-Football / Soccer Y03/K02
-Netball Team, Y04/K03 – Y06/K05
-Athletics, Y03/K02 – Y06/K05
-Swimming Team, Y03/K02 – Y06/K05
-Football / Soccer, Y04/K03 – Y06/K05
-Hockey Y04/K03- Y06/KO5
-Baseball, Y04/K03 – Y06/K05
-Adventure Sport K02/K03
-Swiss Cultural Studies (in Swiss German), K03/K04
-Homework class K01/02, K03/04
-Advanced Mathematics K01 – K04
-Extra English K01, K02, K03, K04 (Each course costs 5500 HK$)
I acknowledge that these lessons become part of the regular school day and that my child must attend on a regular basis once this application has been accepted.
Please note because of the huge number of applications we are not able to send out individual confirmations. If you sign up your child you can assume that your child will be attending the ECA you signed up for, however only if the ECA is already fully booked we will inform you and put your child on a waiting list.
All ECA’s will start on Monday, 1 September 2008. All students will be notified of their acceptance into activities at the beginning of the school year.
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