PD Family Bulletin: May 16, 2025

Important Dates

The 2025-26 School Calendar is Now Available
This high-level calendar provides key dates for when our campus will be open. Please note that dates are subject to change.

Primary Division Updates

Dear Primary Division Parents,

During this upcoming week, our 5th graders will embark on their much-anticipated graduation overnight field trip! This special journey marks a celebration of their trajectory from early childhood, where they learned to read, to their readiness now to move on as teenagers into the secondary division. It is a testament to their growth and achievements throughout their primary years.

This overnight trip is just the beginning of our closing rituals and traditions for the year, which will be followed by kindergarten, 9th-grade and 5th grade Stepping Up ceremonies, as well as, the 12th-grade graduation. Each of these milestones is an opportunity to honor and celebrate the hard work, growth, and achievements of our students.

We also want to highlight the success of our "What to Expect" parent sessions. These sessions have been instrumental in helping parents become better prepared for the next school year and in understanding what is next in their child's educational journey.

We look forward to celebrating these important milestones with you and your children and to continuing to support you through these transitions.

Best regards,
The Primary Division Leadership Team

Primary Library Notice
As we approach the end of the academic year, the Library will start collecting books and preparing for the year-end inventory. Please note the following arrangements.

May 19-23: Last week of checkout for students
Students will be taking home a physical report of books currently on loan, and they are required to return books within the next week.

May 26-30: Books return only, no checkout for students
If a book is confirmed to be missing, please inform the librarians directly through email.

Grade 1-2 Ms. Robin: robin.chen@avenueschina.cn
Grade 3-5 Ms. Xiang: iris.xiang@avenueschina.cn

June 2 till end of school year: Inventory
Library will be closed for inventory, no library classes.

Note:
Fines will be charged at the end of the school year after an inventory is completed. A payment link via WeChat will be sent to families, if the books get confirmed to be missing.

Fine:

Books (sourced locally): Cost of the book lost
Books (sourced outside of China) : 150 RMB/book

Regards,
Primary Division Library

Results Sharing of the "Vote for Your Favorite Snacks" Campaign
During this week's "Vote for Your Favorite Snacks" campaign, students actively participated and selected their most-loved snack options. We are delighted to share the voting results with you. Meanwhile, we will adjust the snack menu for June based on the students’ choices. We hope to bring more enjoyable dining experiences for the students!

Health Office Friendly Reminder
Recently, there has been a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the wider community. To strengthen the health defenses of our campus, the Health Office kindly reminds you and your child to stay mindful of your health.

Daily Protection Measures:

Wear masks properly in crowded places, wash hands frequently, ventilate rooms regularly, and avoid gatherings.
Monitor your child’s temperature and overall health. If symptoms such as sore throat, fatigue, or fever appear, please keep your child at home for observation and test promptly (antigen/PCR), and delay their return to school.

If your child is diagnosed with COVID-19, please ensure they rest and recover at home and inform the Health Office. To prevent cross-infection, students may only return to school after at least 3 days of illness with a negative nucleic acid or antigen test, or 7 days after onset of symptoms.

Promote Health Awareness
Encourage a balanced diet, regular sleep routines, and appropriate physical activity for your child. Avoid excessive fatigue.

Support Campus Prevention Measures
If your child is diagnosed, is a close contact, or lives with someone who has tested positive, please contact the Health Office immediately.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to us.

Health Office:
nurse-pd-sz@avenueschina.cn

Division Office:
shirley.kan@avenueschina.cn

Severe Weather Response Guide
With the arrival of summer, the frequency of extreme weather increases. According to the government guidance documents, all schools in the city, regardless of region, will cancel school in the event that the municipal meteorological observatory in any area of the city issues the following meteorological disaster warning signals:

Yellow Warning Signal of Typhoon
Orange Warning Signal of Typhoon
Red Warning Signal of Typhoon
Red Warning Signal of Rainstorm
Red Warning Signal of Gale

If the above warning is issued before students have arrived at school, students should not come to school and should stay in a safe place. If the warning is issued during the school day, we will ensure all students are safe (including students on the school bus) until the warning signal is lifted.

Please click on the link below to get familiar with the severe weather response guide.

Specialist Office Hours
To enhance the connection between families and our specialists, the Primary Division will introduce office hours for specialists. You can book a 20-minute time slot within the next week to discuss your child’s growth and progress with our specialists.

Please ensure you arrive on time for your appointment to respect the schedules of the families following yours. Kindly note that specialists cannot extend ‘Office Hours’ beyond the allocated time to avoid conflicts with their teaching responsibilities. Meetings will take place at various locations, so please review your appointment details carefully to confirm the correct venue.

The form is open for sign up from 14:00 Friday to 23:59 Sunday every week for the reservations.

May 21 | Parent-Child Relationship Workshop Encore Session (Aged 13-18)

Please note: venue changed to A19-400.

We're excited to announce that we'll be hosting the second encore session of the Parent-Child Relationship Workshop! Mark your calendars for May 21, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. This session is specifically designed for parents of children aged 13 - 18. It will take place in A19-400. There's no need to sign up in advance! Just drop by at the scheduled time.

If you'd like to refresh your memory about the workshop, you can take a look at the previous handout HERE. It will give you a quick overview and help you get the most out of this upcoming session. We look forward to seeing you there!

May Menu
Please click the button below to view the May snack and lunch menu.

Celebrating Achievements

Avenues: Great learning is Happening

At Avenues, we firmly believe that every spark of passion deserves to be nurtured, and every blossoming of growth deserves to be celebrated. In 2025, our students embarked on a journey to explore the richness of Chinese culture with their multifaceted talents.

Through the 5th International Chinese Language Festival, learners from our Early Learning Center, Primary Division, and Secondary division showcased their creativity across various disciplines, including writing, calligraphy, recitation, singing, painting, and musical instruments, illuminating their unique paths of growth.

This year, Avenues students achieved remarkable success, including:

🏆 15 Champion Awards

🥈 16 First Runner-up Awards

🥉 18 Second Runner-up Honors

🎖️ 10 Excellence Awards

By participating in the International Chinese Festival, our students connected with peers worldwide who share a love for the Chinese language and culture. Looking forward to seeing more great creativity and work from our students!

Upcoming Events

OPEN.Ed | How to Support Your Child’s Growth in the AI Era

5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 20 | 1F MPR, A19

Speaker: Xingjia Chen, National Outstanding County Party Secretary, Philanthropist, and Author

Language: Mandarin

Highlights of the Lecture:

As AI advances rapidly, what new possibilities and risks have emerged for children's growth?
In the face of change, how long and how deeply can we accompany our children?
How can parents upgrade their role from "supervising homework" to "understanding their children"?
Teachers are not just disseminators of knowledge but also guides lighting up the future.
How can we jointly create a warm, safe, and purposeful growth environment?
Leave a beam of humanity for children in places where AI cannot reach.

For Avenues parents, please click the link below to register directly.

You are welcome to forward the event poster to invite relatives and friends to participate. Parents from outside the school, please scan the QR code on the poster to make a reservation. Parents from Avenues do not need to scan the code and can register through the link above.

OPEN.Scholar | Development of Marine Resources
12:00-1:00 p.m., Friday, May 22 | A19, First Floor, MPR

Speaker: Prof. Lin, Associate Professor of the Department of Ocean Science and Engineering at Southern University of Science and Technology.

Lecture Introduction:
What are the marine resources? In this lecture, we will focus on three aspects, namely offshore platforms, wind power generation, and deep-sea mining, to unveil the mystery of marine resource development for you.

Invitation to Avenues Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony
Dear Avenues Community,

We are delighted to invite you to the Avenues Shenzhen Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony, where we will celebrate the achievements and milestones of our second graduating class.

Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Time: 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Venue: 2F, B1 Auditorium, China Capital Market Institute (South Gate 1),  No.2 Qinyuan Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen.

Our graduates have not only excelled academically but have also demonstrated extraordinary growth, resilience, and a strong sense of purpose. We look forward to sharing this meaningful moment with you as we honor their journey and accomplishments.

Please reserve your seats by answering the questions below by Monday, May 26.

We look forward to celebrating this special day with you and our graduates.

Avenues Parent Association (APA)

Parent Reading Club
Date: 8:30–11:00 a.m., Friday, May 23
Location: 3F, A12

You're warmly invited to scan the QR code on the poster to join the group and register.