Lower Primary Opening
Grand Opening Festivities
The Lower Primary School opened its doors to the school community at the start of the school year with a bang. Beginning with faculty, followed by students, parents, and alumni, the new facility was met with glee and wonder – suitable for a play-based school. Parents of students from all four divisions were invited to “give their inner child the HKIS experience” at the Schoolwide Open House, bringing the whole school together to celebrate this important milestone for our youngest learners. The evening of the Grand Opening Ceremony marked the 50th anniversary of the opening day of our very first school building in 1967. The event was well attended by members of the community that have passionately worked on this project over the last ten years — from architects and previous heads of school, to government officials and our newest Lower Primary teachers. The ceremony opened with a wild celebration of leaping, dancing Chinese lions captured on the backdrop of the new stained glass windows of the new Chapel. The ceremony also featured several sweet and inspiring songs by the Grade 2 choir, including a new rendition of the hit original tune “We are the Kids of HKIS” and the dreamy “Rainbow Connection”.
We are the Kids of HKIS (2000) Our Grade 2 Choir performed the original song written in 2000 at the Grand Opening Ceremony. With a brand new school, the lyrics were updated to mark this special occasion!
Original words and music by Marcia R. Barham and Christine Denver
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DRAGONTALES WINTER 2017
We get off the bus We get out of cars Through the golden gates Walk up the stairs We are the kids from HKIS And we love to come to school each day (x3) We love our school It’s cool
We are the Kids of HKIS (2017) We get on the bus We get there soon It’s Repulse Bay Our brand-new school We are the kids from HKIS And we love to come to school each day (x3) We love our school It’s cool