Henrietta Secondary School
Notice to Parents (March)
24th February, 2017
Dear Parents/Guardians,
This letter is to notify you of the following items:
1. ‘Pass-it-on’ Ceremony (Form 5 and Form 6)
2. Staff Development Day on 9th March (Class Suspension)
3. Uniform Test for Junior Forms (Forms 1 - 3) and
Secondary 3 Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA) Oral Assessments
4. Singing Contest Final (Class Suspension)
5. Classroom Learning Award Scheme – Stars of January
6. Tapping week of PPS in March
7. Important Dates for School Events
Thank you for your kind attention.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Ma Yuen-fat
Principal
---------------------------------------------------- Reply Slip --------------------------------------------------Student No.
Dear Principal,
I have been clearly informed about the seven items listed in the notice of March and have told
my son/daughter to take appropriate action.
Student’s Name: _______________
Class: _______________
Parent/Guardian’s Signature: _______________
Date: _______________
No.231/16
(1)
‘Pass-it-on’ Ceremony (Form 5 and Form 6)
The ‘Pass-it-on’ ceremony, which aims at promoting our school’s excellent tradition, is
one of the major ceremonies held in our school fostering affective education. The
ceremony is also for students to bond with the school, teachers, and their schoolmates.
The ceremony will be held from 4:00 to 5:00 pm on 3rd March, 2017 (Friday). Minister
Miss Tang Chan Chung-ling, Eileen from the school Chaplain’s Office will give the
speech and the Principal, Mr. Ma Yuen-fat, will conduct the ceremony. All Form Five
and Form Six students are required to attend the ceremony.
No.232/16
(2)
th
Staff Development Day on 9 March (Class suspension)
To enhance teachers’ professionalism, a staff development day will be held on 9th
March, 2017 (Wednesday). Since all teachers are required to attend the seminar,
classes are suspended. Students are advised to spend their time effectively doing
revision.
No.233/16
(3)
Uniform Test for Junior Forms (Forms 1－3) and Secondary 3 Territory-wide System
Assessment (TSA) Oral Assessments
The Uniform Test of the second term for Forms 1－2 will be conducted from 13th March,
2017 (Monday) to 16th March, 2017 (Thursday). The Form 3 Uniform Test is from 10th
March, 2017 (Friday) to 16th March, 2017 (Thursday).
During the Uniform Test period, there will be no afternoon classes for junior forms.
Parents should encourage their child to work hard during this period.
During the Uniform Test period, no lunch will be provided.
The Uniform Test schedules for Junior Forms are as follows:
2016 – 17
Time
2nd Term Form One Uniform Test Timetable
13/3 (Mon)
14/3 (Tue)
15/3 (Wed)
8:00 – 8:20
Revision
8:20 – 8:45
Morning Assembly
8:45 – 9:20
Chinese
History
Physical
Education
9:20 – 9:55
9:55 – 11:05
History
16/3 (Thurs)
Geography
Revision
English
Language
Mathematics
11:05 – 11:30
Recess
11:30 – 12:30
Life and
Technology
Revision
Revision
Chinese
Language
Revision
Integrated
Science
(9:55 – 10:30)
2016 – 17
Time
2nd Term Form Two Uniform Test Timetable
13/3 (Mon)
14/3 (Tue)
15/3 (Wed)
8:00 – 8:20
Revision
8:20 – 8:45
Morning Assembly
Integrated
Science
8:45 – 9:20
Chinese
Language
English
Language
11:05 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:30
Mathematics
Putonghua
Physical
Education
Revision
Revision
Revision
2016 – 17
2nd Term Form Three Uniform Test Timetable
10/3 (Fri)
13/3 (Mon)
14/3 (Tue)
Revision
8:20 – 8:45
Morning Assembly
History
Chemistry
9:20 – 9:55
Biology
15/3 (Wed)
16/3 (Thurs)
Geography
Chinese
History
Chinese
Language
Physical
Education
Revision
9:55 – 11:05 Mathematics
11:20
onwards
History
(9:55 – 10:30)
Recess
8:00 – 8:20
8:45 – 9:20
Life and
Technology
Revision
9:55 – 11:05
Time
Chinese
History
Geography
9:20 – 9:55
16/3 (Thurs)
TSA Chinese
Language
Mock Test 1
Writing
(11:20 12:50)
Physics
(9:55 – 10:30)
English
Language
(9:55 – 10:30)
TSA Chinese
Language
Mock Test 2
Reading /
Listening /
Audio-visual
(10:50 12:30)
The Oral Assessments of the Secondary 3 Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA) will be
held in the afternoon of 25th (Tuesday) or 26th April (Wednesday) by the Hong Kong
Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA). HKEAA will choose randomly 24 Form 3
students for Chinese and English oral assessments respectively. External examiners will be
sent to the school to conduct the assessments on that day. As the name list of candidates
will only be announced on that day, the candidates concerned may not be able to attend the
lessons in the afternoon. These students may need to stay at school until 4:00p.m.
No.234/16
(4) Singing Contest Final (Class Suspension)
The inter-house singing contest final will be held in the afternoon of 24th March, 2017
(Friday). There will be no afternoon lessons on that day. Senior form students can go
out for lunch and come back to school before 1:05 p.m. while junior form students should
stay at school for their lunch as usual. When students will be able to leave school
depends on when the contest ends.)
No.235/16
(5) Classroom Learning Award Scheme – Stars of January
To encourage our students to pay attention and participate actively in class, the
‘Classroom Learning Award Scheme’ is introduced. Teachers will reward students with
a chop on their Student Handbook showing their outstanding performance during lessons
in ‘Paying Attention’ and ‘Active Participation’ areas. Class teachers can nominate a
maximum of 2 students for the monthly award according to the number of chops students
get in each class. For senior forms, each subject teacher is entitled to nominate 2
students in the first and the second school term respectively. The monthly award for
January was a $100 cash coupon of Muji as an encouragement. This year, students
who received this award can still accumulate their records to receive more prestigious
prizes at the end of the school year. For the awarded students’ list, please refer to the
Chinese version of this Parents’ Notice.
It is hoped that all students continue to pay attention and participate actively in class.
No.236/16
(6) Tapping week of PPS in March
The tapping week of PPS in March is from 6th to 10th March, 2017. Parents are advised
to transfer enough funds to the PPS account in advance to ensure that there is sufficient
amount for payment. The deadline for this is 3rd March.
The payment items are as follows,
i. PTA membership fee of $50, except F.6 students. All students are required to pay on
family basis.
ii. Ticket fee of $58.5 for the English Drama Show “Franky” on 10th March, 2017. F.4
students who will attend the show are required to pay.
Parents and students are reminded to log on to eClass to check if there is enough money
for payments and arrange for the transfer in advance. For enquiries, please feel free to
contact the Class Teacher or Vice-Principal Mr. Chan.
No.237/16
(7)
Important Dates for School Events
Date
Time
1
28th February－3rd March
(Tuesday to Friday)
2
3rd March (Friday)
3
9th March (Thursday)
th
4
5
Form 6 Mock Exam Scripts Checking Day
4:00pm
Pass-it-on Ceremony
Staff Development Day
(No school for students)
th
10 March－16 March
(Friday to Thursday)
13th March－16th March
(Monday to Thursday)
6
24th March (Friday)
7
29th March (Wednesday)
8
Event
14th May (Sunday)
Form 3 Uniform Test
Forms 1－2 Uniform Test
Singing Contest Final
(Class suspension in the afternoon)
7:30am－4:30pm
10:00am
Election Day for P.T.A. School Manager
Thanksgiving Service for Graduates