Admission – 大埔循道衛理幼稚園

Admission Information

2023-2024 Class Arrange
Class Schedule
2023-2024 Tuition fee & Commissioned order

A.M. Class K1, K2, K3
A.M. Class: Monday to Friday (9:00a.m. -12:00p.m.)

P.M. Class K1, K3
P.M. Class: Monday to Friday (1:30p.m. - 4:30p.m.)

Whole day Class K1,K2,K3
Whole day Class: Monday to Friday (9:00a.m.. - 4:30p.m.)

** Students can enter 15 minutes before class every day, and must leave the school within 15 minutes after school; If you are unable to pick up and drop off on time due to some circumstances, please contact the park by phone.

A.M. / P.M. Class	Whole day Class
Assembly (10mins)	Assembly (10mins)
Whole class-Learning time (20-30mins)	Whole class-Learning time (20-30mins)
Group activities (75mins)	Group activities (75mins)
Music and Physical Activities (30mins)	Music and Physical Activities (30mins)
Toilet and tea time (20mins)	Toilet and tea time (20mins)
Sharing time (15mins)	Sharing time (15mins)
Tidy up, get ready (5mins)	Tidy up, get ready (5mins)
	Lunch time (30mins)
	Story time and nap (1hr45mins)
	Tidy up, tea time (25mins)
	English game/ Putonghua games/teaching aid games/optional activities (30mins)
	Music and Physical Activities (30mins)
	Sharing time (15mins)
	Tidy up, get ready (5mins)

A.M. and P.M. Classes
The tuition fee is charged according to the subsidy amount of the (Kindergarten Education Scheme), so parents do not need to pay the tuition fee themselves, and the annual tuition fee is paid by the Kindergarten Education Scheme.

Whole day Class (tuition fee and meal fee)
1. Tuition fee: After the subsidy from the (Kindergarten Education Programme), it is still not enough to meet the daily operating expenses, so parents have to pay a tuition fee of $335 per month. until July) .
2. Meals: The monthly meal fee is $262 , and a total of 11 installments are required throughout the year (ie September 2023 to July 2024).

Commissioned order for School Uniform (Click here for details)

Commissioned order for school supplies (Click here for details)

Admission Process

2024/25 academic year (first round of admissions) Application form and submission date: September 17 to October 14, 2023 (Interview date is November 4)

1Obtain application form (No application form limit)

1. Fill in application form(Google form)directly on the website of the park (you can fill in and submit the form directly from now on);

2. Download the PDFapplication formfrom the park's website (you can download the form and fill it out from now on);

3. Visit the kindergarten in person to obtain the application form:

Monday to Friday, 9:30a.m. – 11:30a.m. and 2:00p.m. – 5:00p.m.
Saturday 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

2Submit application (No application form limit)

1. Submit in person/by mail to the kindergarten [with the documents specified in the application form];

2. Registration fee: HK$40 (received together with the application form)
(If you choose to mail, please send the bank transfer slip together with the documents and the form. Hang Seng Bank account number: 356-022400-001" Account name: TAI PO METHODIST KINDERGARTEN)
Regardless of whether the application is successful or not, the application fee will not be refunded. 3. Date of submission of registration form for the 2024-2025 school year: 17 September to 14 October , 2023; Regardless of whether the application is successful or not, the application fee will not be refunded.

3Admission criteria

1. Interview performance

2. With sibling(s) graduated from / currently studying in the kindergarten will be given due priority consideration.

3. The applicant from families in need of whole day classes will be given due priority consideration when applying for whole day classes.

(As the number of school places is limited, please understand that not all applicants fulfilling the priority consideration will be guaranteed a school place.)

4Interview Arrangements

1. Our kindergarten will arrange all application K1 class child have interview arrangements.

2. Interview date is 4 November 2023, we will give the relevant infomration to parents by post,

3. Group and individual interview.

4. One parent care with child to interview.

5. For NCS students or parents need interpetation translation, please contact our school office, tel: 2660 7536.

5Announcement of admission result

We will notify parents and children of the admission results by post or email.

6Registration Arrangments

1. Successful applicants: Parents should complete the registration procedures for their child ((“Centralised Registration Dates(4 to 6 January 2024)”) by submitting the “The “Registration Certificate” / “Admission Permit” and registration fee must be submitted.

2. Please be reminded that if parents cannot submit all the required documents during registration, the KG may not complete their child’s registration. Hence, parents are required to submit their application for the RC to EDB within the specified period.

3. The registration fee for 2023/24 K1 place is (whole day class: HK$1570; half day class: HK$970). If the child is admitted to the KG, the registration fee will be refunded in September. Should parents decide to change school after registration, please notify the KG in writing. The KG will return the “RC” / “AP” as soon as possible, but the registration fee will not be refunded. Upon obtaining the “RC” / “AP,” the KG will no longer keep the school place for the child.

4.Preparatory student arrangements: If there are still vacancies after the unified registration date, the kindergarten will notify parents by phone.

7Admission Arrangement

For 2024/25 K1 admission arrangements,

Please click on the link to the relevant website to read.

8Overview of Kindergartens and Kindergarten-cum-Child Care Centers

Please click on the link to the relevant website to read.

9Application for

Please click on the link to the relevant website to read.

2023/2024 K1 Admission Application

1Obtain application form (No application form limit)

1. Fill in application form(Google form)directly on the website of the park (you can fill in and submit the form directly from now on);

2. Download the PDFapplication formfrom the park's website (you can download the form and fill it out from now on);

3. Visit the kindergarten in person to obtain the application form:

Monday to Friday, 9:30a.m. – 11:30a.m. and 2:00p.m. – 5:00p.m.
Saturday 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

2Submit application (No application form limit)

1. Submit in person/by mail to the kindergarten [with the documents specified in the application form];

3Admission criteria

1. Interview performance

2. With sibling(s) graduated from / currently studying in the kindergarten will be given due priority consideration.

3. The applicant from families in need of whole day classes will be given due priority consideration when applying for whole day classes.

(As the number of school places is limited, please understand that not all applicants fulfilling the priority consideration will be guaranteed a school place.)

4Interview Arrangements

1. Our kindergarten will arrange all application K1 class child have interview arrangements.

2. Interview date is 15~22 Mar 2022, we will give the relevant infomration to parents by post,

3. Group and individual interview.

4. One parent care with child to interview.

5. For NCS students or parents need interpetation translation, please contact our school office, tel: 2660 7536.

5Announcement of admission result

We will notify parents and children of the admission results by post or email.

6Registration Arrangments

1. Successful applicants: Parents should complete the registration procedures for their child from 5 Jan to 7 Jan 2023 ((“Centralised Registration Dates”) by submitting the “The “Registration Certificate” / “Admission Permit” and registration fee must be submitted.

7Admission Arrangement

For 2023/24 K1 admission arrangements, please click on the link to the relevant website to read carefully.

8Overview of Kindergartens and Kindergarten-cum-Child Care Centers

Please click on the link to the relevant website to read.

9Application for

Please click on the link to the relevant website to read.

Regulation for Parents

Class time

A.M. Class： Monday to Friday, 9:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.
P.M. Class： Monday to Friday, 1:30p.m. to 4:30p.m.
Whole day class： Monday to Friday, 9:00a.m. to 4:30p.m.

* Students can enter 15 minutes before class every day, and must leave the school within 15 minutes after school;
If you are unable to pick up and drop off on time due to some circumstances, please contact the park by phone.

Pick up child

- Build It is very important for students to have good punctuality habits and all students must return to school on time.

- Student can enter the school 15 minutes before class every day, and leave school within 15 minutes; If you are unable to pick up child on time, please call and contact the us.

- We need protect student safety, so parents must show the when pick up student. If family member or friends pick up child, parents please contact school first, and provide family member or friends name to us, they need show ID card to us. If cannot show the ID card, our school can reject pick child leave.

- If loss the , please notice us as soon as possible, and pay the handling charge $15 for reissue the student card.

Student Health

Body temperature check: Parents please help student to check body temperature. If student sick, please stay at home and see doctor.

Take medicine: Take medicine service can provide to Whole day class students, who is non-communicable diseases person. Parent must fill in and give the take medicine approve letter and the guideline of take medicine to us. (Take medicine approve letter can download from school website.

Take sick leave / personal leave: If student need take sick leave / personal leave, parents please contact us by phone or letter.

Health and diet arrangement:Strengthening the protection of child with different food sensitivities, our school unacceptable parents give peanuts, candies, chocolates, soft drinks and small jelly as small gifts.

Student Safety

Accessories: For the safety of student, please do not allow student to return to school wearing accessories, ropes and valuables.

Accidental injury: If student accidental injury during class, our school would according to individual situation and make decision about whether to take child to hospital for treatment, and notice to parents immediately. For non-serious cases, a teacher with a first aid certificate usually treats the affected area, and then the teacher in charge fills in the accident injury record. The original copy needs to be signed by the parent and handed over to the head teacher to store in the student’s personal data file, and the copy is submitted to the school office for follow-up.

Home-school cooperation
Parents are school valuation resource, our school welcome talk with parents by face-to-face, telephone, email or different communication method to share opinion or sharing. Another way, we welcome parents to join parent volunteer, let them understand more about school life and it can improve the relationship of parents, students and teachers.

Holiday
First school day will pass this semester holiday schedule (*it pasted in handbook), parents please keep it safety, we couldn’t notice individual. If another special school holiday, our school will notice to parents. If the weather were typhoon or rainstorm, parents please pay attention about EDB may issue class suspension news. In normal situation, Typhoon Signal No. 3 or red rainstorm warning, EDB will announce class suspension.

School uniform
Student must wear official school uniform. To make it easier for students to identify their belongings, parents please write child's name on the clothing.

Whole day class student
Whole day class students nee sufficient energy to study whole day learning class, so they have asleep time after lunch. Therefore, as protect personal health, student must bring blanket every week by once time.

Payment method for tuition fee
Tuition fees will be paid by bank autopay on the 10th of each month, parents please bank in tuition fee amount into bank account. If late, bank will charge bank handling charge from your bank account.

Moreover, whole year tuition fee is calculate from each month, the receive amount is approved by EDB, it can not modify without authorization.

Terminate study
If student terminate, must write letter to school before 30 days terminate. As our school need to do the terminate handling process. If not, parents need pay the tuition fee for next month.

Download【 Regulation for Parents 】

The park reserves the right to modify and update, and any new and updated rules will be notified to parents in the form of a notice, thank you for your cooperation!

Snack Arrangement

In order to make children healthy and have eating habits, parents are requested to prepare refreshments for children to bring back to school to enjoy.

Please pay attention
Health snack
Pay attention to nutrition labels
Simple & Delicious Healthy Snacks

(1) Food is brought back to school by the children themselves;
(2) Please use a covered food box;
(3) If there is food with wrapping paper, please remove the wrapping paper in advance so that children can take it out and eat by themselves;
(4) Bring your own drinking water (it is advisable to carry it in a water bottle).

Share health information about refreshment foods with parents, please read carefully!

The following references are provided by:
(1) Cihui Seedling Parent-Child School - Provided by Wan Kan, an accredited dietitian of the Hong Kong Dietitians Association and an Australian registered dietitian.

(2) Provided by the Center for Health Education and Health Promotion, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

(1) How do parents choose healthy refreshments? Parents should not only make refreshments for the foods their children like to eat, but also pay attention to the portion, nutrition and combination of the food. The total calories of each refreshment is 80 to 100kcal, and the meal should be separated by two to three hours.

(2) Let children establish good eating habits - lead by example and practice healthy eating habits with children. Use patience + persistence + love to prepare your child. It is advisable to provide green light snacks and reduce red light snacks that are high in fat, sugar and salt.

In addition to choosing healthy food as refreshments for children, many parents will buy some prepackaged snacks, such as biscuits, cakes and rice crackers, etc.
However, pay attention to the business labels on the packaging to prevent children from consuming too much salt, sugar and other chemical substances, which will affect their health. Parents are advised to choose some snacks with a total fat content of less than 3 grams of fat per 100 grams, less than 5 grams of sugar per 100 grams, and less than 120 mg of sodium per 100 grams.

1. Fruits - Toddlers should eat one to two servings of fruit a day (one serving = half a bowl) such as raisins, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, etc.

2. Vegetables (such as corn kernels, baby carrots, baked potatoes, etc.) - Children can eat half a bowl of boiled corn kernels without butter. Corn contains nutrients such as fiber and β-carotene. β-carotene will be converted into vitamin A after being absorbed by the body, which has the effect of protecting skin and eye health and improving immunity.

3. Plain Nuts/Dried Fruits - Dried fruits and baked fruit slices without added sugar (such as dried raisins, dried apricots, baked cashews, peanuts, pistachios, walnuts and almonds, etc.) are good choices for children’s refreshments. Nuts are rich in protein, unsaturated fat, vitamin E and fiber and other nutrients. Unsaturated fats help children's brain development, enhance memory and protect the heart; vitamin E is an important element in the growth and development of children, and can protect cell membranes and skin from ultraviolet radiation. It is worth noting that nuts are high in calories, so it is not advisable to eat a large amount at one time. It is more suitable for children to hold a handful at a time.

4. Boiled Eggs - Eggs are rich in protein, which is helpful for children's physical development, growth, cell repair and metabolism; it is recommended that children consume about 10.5 to 21 grams of protein per day. An egg contains 7 to 8 grams of protein, and it is convenient and healthy to use boiled eggs as a refreshment.

5. Bread without glutinous rice or Chinese buns (such as raisin wheat buns, five-grain buns, whole wheat bread, cranberry wheat buns, steamed buns, etc.) - Bread is a five-grain food, a five-grain carbohydrate food , is the main source of calories and calories, and also contains vitamin B and cellulose. It is enough for child to eat a small round bread at tea time.

6. Non-dairy biscuits (such as animal biscuits, soda biscuits, high-fiber wheat soda biscuits, etc.)

Download【 Snack Arrangement 】

Meal Arrangement

Whole day class menu (Sep/Nov/Jan/Mar/May/Jul)

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
Week 1 & Week 5	corn+porkcongee vegetable fried rice noodles fruit	carrot +Green Radish+pork Soup broccoli+chicken fruit	Tomato Spaghetti Bolognese fruit	Mushroom+pork+white gourd Soup corn+fish rice fruit	Apple+pork Soup Pumpkin+chicken rice fruit
Week2	Tomato +corn+porkcongee vegetable fruit	Papaya+pork Soup Onion+Egg+pork fried rice fruit	Tomato+Onion+porkFusilli fruit	Zucchini+porkSoup corn+chicken rice fruit	Lotus root+apple+pork Soup Fried Vegetables+ Beef rice fruit
Week3	Papaya+corn congee Egg + pork fried noodle fruit	Carrot +corn soup Potatoes+chicken rice fruit	Dumplings Udon fruit	Zucchini+porkSoup corn+chicken rice fruit	Lotus root+apple+pork Soup Fried Vegetables+ Beefrice fruit
Week4	Egg + pork congee Vegetables+chicken fried noodles fruit	Tomato+Onion+porkSoup fried celery meatrice fruit	corn +pork macaroni fruit	Mushroom+pork soup Onion+chicken rice fruit	pork soup steamed pork eggsrice fruit

Whole day class menu (Oct/Dec/Feb/Apr/Jun)

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
Week 1 & Week 5	Mushroom+pork+corn congee fried Vegetables Noodle fruit	Zucchini+pork soup broccoli+chicken rice fruit	Chicken Spaghetti fruit	Papaya+pork Soup corn +pork rice fruit	Pear and Snow Fungus+pork Soup Pumpkin+fish rice fruit
Week2	Tomato+beef congee fried Vegetables Noodle fruit	Papaya+corn congee fried Egg+pork rice fruit	Dumplings noodle fruit	Winter melon + mushroom+pork soup Onion+pork rice fruit	Zucchini Apple Cornsoup Celery Chicken Balls rice fruit
Week3	Pumpkin congee fried pork noodle fruit	carrot +corn soup Potatoes+chicken rice fruit	Tomato+Onion+beef spaghetti fruit	corn +Pumpkin soup Tomato+chicken ric fruit	lotus root soup Fried Vegetables+ Beef rice fruit
Week4	Tomato+carrot +pork congee Fried Vegetables Noodles fruit	Tomato+ Potato +Onion+pork soup celery meatrice fruit	corn+chicken macaroni fruit	apple+corn soup Onion+chicken rice fruit	Chayote+pork soup Fried tomato egg rice fruit