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Rosaryhill School
Rosaryhill Kindergarten
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Lady of the Rosary bless
Fr. Francisco de las Heras
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ROSARYHILL SCHOOL
MAIN ACTIVITIES FOR THE 55TH AN
NIVERSARY
The theme or logo of the anniversary will be:
“Lightening the Way, Opening new
Paths”, a theme where we try to express
the search for our Dominican identity, very
much based on Jesus himself who said “I
am the Way”, and looking forward to the new
challenges that we will face and encourage
us to find new educational “paths”.
The main events programmed are:
7 October 2013 (Monday): Opening of the
55th Anniversary with a Mass and the
Opening Ceremony, and with the Golden
Jubilee Scholarship Giving Day. This date
coincides with the feast of Our Lady of the Rosa
ry, Patroness of our school.
15-16 March 2014 (Saturday and Sunday):
Open Day and Music Gala
23 March 2014 (Sunday): Gala Dinner for scho
ol staff, parents and alumni.
24 May 2014 (Saturday): Closing of the Anni
versary and Thanksgiving Ceremony,
coinciding with the Feast of Saint Dominic.
These are the main events programmed at
the moment. Some other events will be
arranged and we will inform you as they come
.
We look forward to the support of all of you
and your participation.
The 55th Anniversary Executive Committee
FR. LIONEL XAVIER CHAR
ITY FUND
Please be informed that the Cha
rity Fund established after the dea
th of Fr. Lionel
Xavier has already been officially
approved by the Inland Revenue,
with
all
the necessary
permits to make it an official “cha
rity fund”. Six directors are in cha
rge
of
the Fund: the
Procurator of Dominican Mission
s, the Supervisor of Rosaryhill Sch
ool
and
of St. Paul’s
school in Macau, the OSA chairpe
rson, and two alumni, Ms. Edith
Shi
h
and
Mr. Edward
Ng. The first official meeting took
place last Friday, 26 April, where
a
few
dec
isions were
made, an important one was to
dedicate this year, even without
hav
ing
any
yiel
d coming
from the initial capital, HK$100,000
for the different charities of the Fun
d.
In
the future we
will use the product from the fund
, that at present is HK$1,900,00
0
app
roxi
mat
ely, for the
charities.
The objectives of the fund will be:
the promotion and formation of Dom
inican priests
and helping students, of both sch
ools, with financial needs. Each yea
r
the
per
son in charge
of each charity will prepare a plan
that will be presented and approve
d
by
the board of
directors before we make use of
the fund. The allocation of the mon
ey
will
be
40% for the
Dominican priestly vocations and
30% for needy students of each
sch
ool.
We are hopeful that past students
will be aware of the fund and will
try to keep it alive,
serving the needs of the vocations
and of our students for many yea
rs to come.
Fr. Francisco de las Heras
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ROSARYHILL SCHOOL
OPEN DAY cum H
The Open Day was held on 17 th March
this year and the theme was based on four Spanish
speaking countries within Latin America, namely Argentina,
Chile, Ecuador and Mexico.
There were a total of 40 booths, which mainly focused on
introducing the Four-Spanish countries’ food, national costumes and
flags. Some booths exhibited merchandise from the four countries.
The Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary Sections also had their own
academic exhibitions in different areas.
Many agreed the activities and booths were fun and interesting.
They also helped to establish better links and understanding
between Chinese and Non-Chinese students which enabled them
to learn about mutual respect, tolerance of different races and
broad international perspectives.
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ROSARYHILL SCHOOL
HISPANIC CARNIVAL
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ROSARYHILL KINDERGARTEN & PRIMARY SECTION
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
In a report in Sing Tao Daily, Ms. Cheung Ming
Lai, Child and Educational Psychologist, pointed out
that the number of children not being able to take
care of themselves is increasing. They are given the
name “Kong Hai”, which means Hong Kong kids.
Many parents place huge emphasis on children’s
knowledge acquisition, giving low priority to life skills
training such as doing housework. Coupled with the
popularity of helpers at home, many children and
their parents nowadays no longer consider helping
with housework as part of children’s responsibilities,
which was indeed a social norm in the past.
The purpose of education is to give our children an opportunity to develop their full potential,
and to help them become effective learners at school, responsible family members at home and
eventually respectable individuals contributing to the society. Especial emphasis is placed on
building character and civic awareness. Moral education is always considered as the first among
the five aspects of education, namely morality, intellectuality, physique, socialization and aesthetics.
We all agree that a successful school should excel in cultivating moral character in students.
School education plays only a partial role in children’s development, who are also profoundly
influenced by their parents. It is not only what we parents say that our children hear and pick up; it
is also how we behave, act and interact with others, and how we perceive and project ourselves in
daily lives that our children witness, feel and acquire. Children learn from parents, imitating parents’
words and actions as well as parents’ personality, temperament, attitude and values. Children are
a mirror of their parents. Hence, consistency in words and deeds is crucial. In other words, rolemodeling is more effective than teaching merely by verbal instructions. In the “Three Moves of
Mencius’ Mother”, the mother strived to find the best learning environment for her son. As parents
we all want our children to be successful. We ourselves as a role model, plus good learning
environment at home and at school are the key to success.
Many great people have been raised in strict families. One-child family, which is becoming more
common, invites parents to be indulgent and more lenient with their children. Something positive
in this new family setting is that parents are more responsive to their children’s needs and wishes,
leaving at the same time more space for children to express themselves, although it can evolve
undesirably into overly self-centred children in the absence of proper guidance Self-centredness
is considered as a hindrance to children’s effective learning and social development, and possibly
their future survival in the society.
Quality home and school education has profound significance to an individual and to the
whole society. Home and school need to work closely together to deliver excellence in education.
Parents and teachers should coordinate their efforts, should interact and communicate more, and
should listen to each other more often on matters related to children under their joint-attention. In
our understanding about life, there seems a continuity that things start at home are then followedup by the school and finally the accomplishments are welcomed by the society; where our children
will manifest all the good work that we together, parents and school, have invested in making our
children successful and conscientious citizens. Let us work hard together to make our children
“conscientious individuals, useful citizens and authentic Christians” according to the mission
statement of our school, on the contrary to the “Kong Hai” mentioned above.
Ms. Anne Wong
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ROSARYHILL KINDERGARTEN
HOT POT AND BBQ ACTIVITIES
Enjoy fun science experiments
for kids that feature awesome handson projects and activities that help
bring the exciting world of science to
life. Parents may not consider Hot Pot
as one of these science projects but
indeed it is! For the little ones, PreNursery and Nursery classes are
having hot pot in school. They brought
in lots of food and observed the whole
process of food cooking, how the food
got prepared, changed and cooked.
For Lower and Upper classes, they had
a new experience this year of having
barbecue up above the mountain with
parent volunteers. How fun it is to enjoy
the food with the beautiful nature.
BBQ
HOT POT
CHINESE CULTURE WEEK
(28th January, 2013 to 6th February, 2013 )
I n o r d e r t o a l l o w o u r
students to experience the festive
of Chinese New Year celebration
and to have a better understanding
about the Chinese culture
and customs, a Chinese
Cultural Week was held
from 28th January 2013
to 6 th February 2013.
Students had
the chance
to participate in
all kinds of activities,
such as writing Spring couplets, making
glutinous rice balls, lion dance, reunion dinner,
visiting the flower market and so on during the
Cultural Week.
PARENTS CHILD ACTIVITY DAY
(20th February, 2013 to 7th March, 2013)
This yearʼs Parent-Child Activity Day was
held from 20th February to 7th March. Parents
were invited to participate in different activities
and also had the chances to observe
their children during Spanish and
Montessori lessons. Parents can
have a better understanding of
their child's school life as
well as enhancing parentchild relationship at the
same time.
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ROSARYHILL KINDERGARTEN
K2 VISIT TO MARYKNOLL HOUSE
(13th December, 2012 to 14th December, 2012)
In order to foster children’s understanding of the birth of
baby Jesus, our PTA had organized a school visit for lower
class children to Maryknoll House.
Our understanding of the birth of Jesus was usually formed
by the traditional Christmas story. Students had the chance to
see many different mangers from countries around the world
in Maryknoll House. It is such a great place here where we
celebrate Jesus’s birth, listen to the
Bible story and sang song for Jesus.
We felt so close to Jesus here and
students had great joy in such
peaceful and silent place.
K3 VISIT LIONS NATURE EDUCATION CENTRE
(6th January, 2013)
Upper Class students went to visit
Lions Nature Education Centre on 6th
January 2013. Students had the chance
to take pictures with their own camera so
that they could share the photos with their
parents and family after the visit. The
centre consists of five exhibition
halls (Insectarium, Geopark
Visitor Centre, Butterfly valley,
Fisheries Hall, Shell House)
and some outdoor featured
zones. Students also had
great joy having picnic with
their classmates. Teachers
and students had a great
time exploring the nature
during this trip.
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ROSARYHILL KINDERGARTEN
GAMES DAY
(24th January, 2013)
Our students had the opportunity
to join the Games Day in the
Aberdeen Sport Ground this
year. Our students and parents
enthusiastically participated
in games set up by teachers.
Both students and parents
showed great joy participating
in the games. Students have
learnt that respecting rules and
having team spirit are keys to
success.
KOREA STUDY TOUR
( 22nd March, 2013 to 25th March, 2013)
It was the first time ever for
Rosaryhill Kindergarten Upper class
students to participate in the study
tour to Korea. Principal Wong,
teachers and 26 families went
to visit different museums and
learnt Korean culture. They
visited a local primary school
as well where students have
exchanged knowledge and
teachers shared their
teaching experience.
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PRIMARY SECTION
CHRISTMAS PARTY
W e c e l e b r a t e d C h r i s t m a s
together on 20th December 2012. In
the morning, we had a peaceful mass
in the chapel. Father delivered the spirit
of Christmas, and then some students
performed a silent short play about the birth
of Jesus. After that, we shared delicious
food, exchanged gifts and played games in
the classroom. We had such a wonderful
and unforgettable day!
CHINESE CULTURE DAY
C h i n e s e N e w Ye a r i s t h e m o s t
important celebration for Chinese people
each year. This year, our school had Chinese
Culture day on 6th February 2013. On that day we
provided special Chinese foods and activities for
the students. Each student made a word “Fu” for
decoration and wrote and decorated “Hui Chun”.
“Fu” and “Hui Chun” symbolized good luck, good
fortune, good health and longevity. This activity
gave the students an opportunity to create
their own art work.
GOOD NEWS
On 11th January 2013, our Primary Athletic Team
took part in the Hong Kong Island East Area InterPrimary Schools Athletic Competition.
Ngai Tsun Kai Thomas of P.6A attained 2nd runnerup in the event of Boys Grade A 60 Metre, and Chan Ho
Yin Nino of P.5B attained 2nd runner-up in the event of Boys
Grade B 100 Metre.
In the 64th Hong Kong School Speech Festival, Meenakshi
Sasha Nagarajah of P.2B attained Second Position in the event
of Solo Verse Speaking (Open) Ages 5 to 7 Boys and Girls.
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PRIMARY SECTION
We enjoy e-learning
with students of Macau
We visit Saint Paul School Macau.
P.4 STUDY
TOUR
S u p e r v i s o r , F a t h e r
Francisco, Principal, Miss
Wong, teachers and parents
went to Macau together with
Primary four students on 7 th
December 2012. During this
study tour, we visited certain
spots. In Saint Paul School,
we had a lesson together with
local students and experienced
e-learning. We also enjoyed
a 3D film in Macao Science
Center and learned more about
the history of Saint Dominic
after the visit to Saint Dominic
Church. Before leaving Macau,
we bought a lot of souvenirs in
Rua Do Cunha (Souvenir Street).
We have fun in Macao
Science Center.
Group Photo! Nice!
P.6 STUDY TOUR
We are learning to make
chocolate in Incheon
Chocolate Museum
A great show
We have a lot of fun in
Kokdu Museum.
A great match in the
in Kidzania Childrensʾ
Occupation Theme Park
We exchange souvenirs in Seoul Chinese Primary School
The ʻStudy Tour to Koreaʼ in 2013 was
indeed an eye opener for all its participants,
both the kindergarten and pirmary students and
the accompanying parents. About 80 people
took part in this trip on 22nd March 2013. We had
a lot of fun in Seoul.
A group photo in Gwangnaru Safety Experience
Center
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PRIMARY SECTION
ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET
On the 22nd February, we thanked
God for granting us a sunny day. On
this day all of our students put their
full effort into various track and field
competitions. What made this year’s
Athletic Meet special is that all upper
class students from Kindergarten came
and joined us in the afternoon. They
played some games and had a great time
with our Primary 1 students.
EDUCATIONAL EXCURSION
On the 6th December 2012, the P.1 - 6 went on a school
picnic to Sheung Shui Holiday Farm. There were lots of
exciting games and activities at the Holiday Farm like making
recycled paper and a bread baking workshop. Students
actively participated in various activities and
experienced an unforgettable and
meaningful picnic day.
MONSTER FAMILY
On 22 nd March, 2013, the RHS Primary 2
students went to HKICC LEE SHAU KEE SCHOOL
OF CREATIVITY to watch the stage play "Monster
Family". The play reflects the real lives of the Hong
Kong students in a humorous and fun way. Through
this activity, the students understood more about the
parenting issues in the Hong Kong society.
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SECONDARY SECTION
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
and the
Half of the school year has passed
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and the beh avio ur and per form
been a few
students are good. Yes, there have
deeds, but
minor emotional problems and naughty
self-discipline,
overall the students have displayed
ol, academic
obedience and politeness. As a scho
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be acq uire d in the form al curr icul
gathering and
include public speaking, information
tivity, rolescreening, presentation of ideas, crea
society etc.
playing, and an understanding of the
d work
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join
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al ones like
activities apart from the more tradition
and various
drama, speech festival, music festival
ect-based,
kinds of sports. A lot of them were subj
each from
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for example, four groups of students
the “History
different form levels, participated in
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go to the
Qin Shi Huang” (公審 秦始 皇). You may
to these
link
news column of our homepage for the
programs.
So me stu de nts en ter ed
the Ma the ma tic s
Olympiad (Hong Kong & Ma
cau Cup) and obtained
2 go ld, 3 silv er an d 4 bro
nze aw ard s, the be st
ever results compared wit
h past years. A group of
S5 students joined the Lib
eral Studies microfilm
competition organised by
the Shue Yan University
an d the ir pie ce en titl ed
“R ac ial Int eg rat ion ”
ob tai ne d the “Be st in Cre
ati vity ” an d the “M ost
Welcome by Internet Voter
s” prizes. Other external
activities include debating,
quizzes, essay-writing
co mp eti tio ns an d dra win
g an d po ste r de sig n
competitions. 21 students
participated in the Joint
School Famine Program
chaired by Megan Chan
of S5D and organised by
the HKAYP. Through this
program the social awarenes
s of the students was
enhanced. Our mentorship
program sponsored by
the RHSOSA also provides
great experience to our
S5 students, details of wh
ich can be seen later on
the OSA homepage at ww
w.rhsosa.org.
Our S6 students started the
ir study break on
Ma rch 1 to pre pa re for the
HKDSE. In the pa st
mo nth tea che rs ha ve be
en he lpin g stu de nts to
prepare by conducting pra
ctice tests and rehearsals
in both written and oral exa
minations. It’s pleasing
to see how the students are
responding positively
to this assistance. I am opt
imistic that our students
wil l ob tai n go od res ult
s in the for thc om ing
exa min ati on pe rio d tha t
de ter min es the ir fut ure
pathways.
Robert Kwan
Acting Principal
DRESS CAUSAL DAY 2012
The Dress Causal Day was held on 21 December
2012. The purpose of this event was to raise money for
the installation of new lockers and improving resources in
classrooms. In order to encourage students to participate in this
meaningful event, each participate received a Dress Causal
Day sticker and allowed to wear causal dress on the day by
donating not less than HK$30. Students’ generosity allowed us
to collected HK$ 26,852. The installment of new lockers will be
completed in the second school term of this year.
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寓學於樂 語文嘉年華
「2012-2013中國語文科 語文嘉年華」活動已圓滿結束，活動於
3月25日至3月26日午膳時間在禮堂舉行，活動乃希望同學透過參與各種語
文遊戲來提升個人對中國語言及文化的認知和興趣。
一如既往，今年所有攤位遊戲皆由中五級同學構思和主持，共設置了
十八個攤位，各級同學及老師均可參與。是次活動過程順利，氣氛熱鬧。
不僅負責主持攤位遊戲的同學和場內的工作人員表現投入，各級同學亦積
極參與各攤位遊戲，讓人鼓舞。在各中五級中文科老師的引導、班主任和
老師們的參與及支持下，讓同學寓學習於娛樂，亦體現了師生同樂之趣。
CHINESE FLOWER MARKET
This year the Economics and BAFS Department from the
Secondary Section again provided the New Senior Secondary
(NSS) Four students with an authentic business experience
by making them responsible for the operation of a stall at the
Chinese Flower Market. It was a 2-day event which was held
on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.
The business students went through the process of
writing business proposals, setting up their own companies,
purchasing stocks, and setting up stalls. Most of them made
a profit with half of the money donated to worthwhile charities.
The whole function was educational and successful and well
supported by everyone in the school.
“BEOWULF” BY ENGLISH DRAMA CLUB
Members of the Rosaryhill English Drama Club have been busily rehearsing the old English
play Beowulf with Ms. Doris Yu, a tutor from the highly regarded drama group, the Seals
Players. The rehearsals will culminate in two public performances. One of these
will be at Rosaryhill School on the forthcoming Speech Day on May 25.
The other will be on the 14th July at the Tuen Mun Civic Centre.
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MATHEMATICS QUIZ
SECONDARY SECTION
Every year, we hold Mathematics Quiz for each from level.
There are three categories of questions, including Mathematics IQ
questions, “Sudoku” (數獨) and “Seven Piece Tangram” (七巧板).
This year, there were a total
of 476 students participating in
this event.
Those students found
it challenging, rewarding
and interesting.
RADIO BROADCAST ON THE RTHK
Stories of two women in power - “When Empress Dowager Cixi meets Queen
Victoria”. This interesting radio broadcast on the RTHK is the creative work of our
students (Team A).
Plato said “Those who tell the stories change society.” Storytelling could be
your secret to success as it is a very powerful communication tool. History is a
kind of story telling. To make our students avid students with strong creativity and
communicative skills, we have formed 5 Teams to participate in the programme
“History & Culture Class - We tell history stories” co-organized by the Hong Kong
Chinese Culture Development Association and the RTHK. Before the actual radio
broadcasting, our students had attended three story-telling training sessions held by
famous personalities in Hong Kong like Alfred Cheung and Francis Mak.
To enjoy our Team A’s marvelous
performance, please click the following
website:
http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/
programme.php?name=radio2/2013_
historyacademy&d=2013-0113&p=5727&e=203834&m=episode
SCIENCE WEEK
Science Week was held from 22rd April to 25th April. Through various
interesting activities, such as Inter-class Spelling Competition (Final), Water
Power Car Competition, Science Quiz, Fitness Program and Forum on Science
& Religion, we hope students can develop an interest in science and thus be
motivated to become active learners in science.
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2012 WAN CHAI DISTRICT OUTSTANDING
been
I am proud to have
YOUTH SELECTION
ndi ng
tsta
Ou
the
of
one
ed
sel ect
Two of our students: Chan Yuen Kwa
n of S6A and Miriam Yu of S6B were
selected as Outstanding Youths
in the 2012 Wan Chai District Outs
tanding
Youth Selection which organized by
the Wan Chan District Youth Prog
ramme
Committee. This award aims at enco
uraging Youths to devote themselv
es to
voluntary work in Wan Chan District.
The school nominated these two stud
ents
because they have continuously
provided voluntary services for Wan
Chai
District youth activities and have
had an excellent academic perform
ance
throughout the months of Novemb
er 2011 to October 2012.
Last year, I was recommended to take
part in the Wan Chai 2012 Outstand
ing
Youth Selection. During the process,
especially in the memorable interview
, I gained
access to the requirement and expe
ctations from the society to outstand
ing youths.
The important quality for a preeminent
youngster is to remain a close bond with
society
alongside to have a critical mind. We
should know the situation about the plac
e we are
living in. We should have our own clea
r mind about the social development
and public
policy because it shows how deep we
are engaging in life and how much we
concern
about society.
Besides the involvement in social serv
ices, a thorough and practical plan towa
rds
the future as well as a positive mind
towards life are also important facto
rs affecting
teens and leading us to succeed one
day. We should have a detailed pictu
re in our
mind about the kind of person we wan
t to be, the life we want to live as well
as the
career or sector we want to join. Only
people who have dreams can achieve
more. The
thing I learnt in the selection is “Do not
be bounded but to believe in ourselve
s.”
Receiving the Outstanding Youth Awa
rd is my great pleasure and it encourag
es
me to keep purchasing my studies
and better involve in different kinds
of activities.
Sometimes there will be bonus for us
if we do not lose faith in ourselves, alwa
ys target
higher and try our best.
by the Wan
Youths for the year 2012
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and I
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and
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m. Be ing
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Miriam Yu S6B
Chan Yuen Kwan S6A
Chan Yuen Kwan (left) and Miriam Yu
Youth Arch Student Improvement Award 2011-12
The Lion & Globe Educational Trust had organized the “Youth
Arch Student Improvement Award” to encourage students who had
shown improvement in academic performance, conduct or other
aspects in the academic year of 2011-12
By the nomination of Class Teachers, the following students
were awarded and receiving certificate, pin and food coupon this
year. They are
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Congratulation to those winning students and hopefully
this award scheme can encourage students to demonstrate
their tenacity and enthusiasm in facing up to challenges with
prominent improvements in the future.
Class in
2011-2012
Name of Student
1A
CHOY VIVIENNE
1B
GURUNG SHRAWAN J.R.
1C
WONG WAI KEI
1D
KHAN MOHAMMAD ABID
2A
LEE NGA POK
2B
YUAN JIN WEN
2C
MEDINA JUSTIN CHARLES
2D
ZHENG WAN YING
3A
TAI SIU FUNG
3B
CHAN CHUN WA
3C
KWAN CHIN PANG
3D
LAM HO SZE
3F
CHENG MAN WAI
4A
CHAN JOHNSON KA KIT
4D
LUI CHUNG HO
4E
LAI YICK HIN ANTHONY
4F
CHEN KUNZHAO
5A
LI CHI SHING
5C
LEE KIM MAN MANDY
5D
NG KA HO NORMAN
5G
YAU ZI RUI PRIMO
Geo Park Tour (7 Oct 2012)
ACTIVITIES
X’Mas High Table Dinner @ Ho
me (16 Dec 2012)
) watching the volcanic
A boat trip to Hig h Island(糧 船灣
Pak Nap Wan (白腊 灣).
rocks at Po Pin Chau (破邊 洲)and
BACK TO SCHOOL
Teachers-Students Day
(21 Dec 2012)
Both games and prizes (Teddy
bears in uniform) are attractive.
About 100 alumni, teachers and students
attended and
appreciated the atmosphere of a classic High
Table Dinner.
LIBRARY FUND
Open Day
(17 Mar 2013)
It’s great for people knowing
what the OSA has been doing.
In this school year, OSA has
already sold 166 Teddy bears.
All proceeds are donated to RHS
Library Fund.
“Hi, we are
now available
for sale at
the school’s
Stationery
Office located
on the
basement
floor. Each of
us is only sold
for $100,” said
Teddy bear.
CHARITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES
Visits to Ronald
McDonald House
(15 Jul, 19 Aug &
28 Oct 2012)
Cooked meals for the
patients suffering from
cancer and their family.
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Stay tuned to the interview on RHS
Mentorship Program which will be
broadcast on RTHK Radio 5 from 8 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. on 21 May 2013 (Tuesday).
Visit Po Leung
Kuk Elderly
Centre
(24 Sep 2012)
Brought gifts and
happiness to elders
before Mid-Autumn
Festival.
Volunteers accompanied 30
elders and visited Hong Kong
Heritage Museum in Shatin and
had dim sum lunch in Apleichau.
ACCA Charity
Fun Day
(13 Jan 2013)
Raised $50,000
for the elderly poor
and the disabled.
RHSOSA ranked No.
7 in the Rickshaw
Race out of 37 teams.
For further details about the news and activities of RHSOSA, please visit www.rhsosa.org.
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PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION (KINDERGARTEN)
3Cs - “Communications, Collaboration &
Commitment” are the PTA’s key goals in 20122013. This school year was packed with fun and
meaningful activities tied to the 3Cs main theme.
We would like to extend the gratitude to father,
principal, teachers, the PTA Executive Committee
and, of course all of you for your participation,
support and encouragement.
PEARSON TESTS OF ENGLISH
(PTE) (Oct, 2012-May, 2013)
PTE for children is a programme to widen the
children’s English learning experiences in their early
childhood stage with fun and interesting course modules
covering listening, reading and writing. There are 75
students participating in this 24-lessons world-wide
recognized programme this year.
READING TO KIDS SCHEME
(Mar, 2013 – May, 2013)
Reading with our children not only invoke their
imagination and creativity, but more importantly help
to build a strong bonding between you and your
children, and let them to develop the reading habit
at their earlier age. Parent-Teacher Association has
also brought the “Cambridge English Channel - Bright
Sparks Electronic Books” to the kids with interactive
and interesting stories for them to uplift their English
standard. We hope the kids can benefit from these
animated and fascinating electronic books.
PARENT-CHILD ACTIVITIES DAY
(Feb - March, 2013)
This is a very unique opportunity for parents to
experiment the children’s class activities which allow
them to better understand their school life and to
exchange views with the teachers for the overall benefits
of their children’s development and help them to achieve
success.
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GAMES DAY (Jan, 2013)
The Games day was held in a
delightful sunny day at the Aberdeen
Sports Grounds. The children enjoyed
a fun and a healthy exercise day with
their parents. Thank you and much
appreciate to the teachers for bringing
us so many joyful games and special
thanks also goes out to the parents
who participated in this activity to have
funs with their kids as well as those
parent volunteers who helped to take
a lot of lovely and memorable
photos.
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PRIMARY SECTION)
CHRISTMAS PARTY (21 December 2012)
O u r P TA C o m m i t t e e
Members, together with parent
volunteers, decorated the assembly
hall, stairs and corridors of the Primary
Section with snowflakes and
Santa figures. Some of the
parent volunteers also dressed
like Santa and Ms. Santa to deliver
the Christmas gifts to the students as
well as taking class photos. We
hope the children enjoyed the
gift decorations within the school
campus.
Each student
received an X
’mas
gift from PTA
.
Parent volunteers dressed like Santa and Ms. Santa.
CHINESE CULTURAL DAY
(06 February 2013)
This year, we assisted the teachers to prepare the festival
food and the materials for the children to experience the
Chinese Calligraphy. The children tasted the festival food
cooked by the parent volunteers, and they enjoyed it much.
Parent volunteers prepared the festival food for students.
OPEN DAY CUM HISPANIC
CARNIVAL (17 March 2013)
Again, we organized booths for a Charity Sale, such
as fish-balls, siu-mai, cookies, jeans, pet carriers, secondhanded story books, balloon twisting, etc. to raise funds in
order to enhance the school development for the benefit of
the students.
The charity booth organ
ized by the PTA.
READ WITH HEART PROGRAMME
(March to April 2013)
Students tasted the dumplings cooked by parent
volunteers.
This is the third year of this programme, and all the funds
collected will be donated for buying books to be put in the
classroom libraries. We invited the parents to donate used
books for the reading corners. Thank you in advance for your
support.
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PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION (SECONDARY SECTION)
Each year, the PTA provides
various kinds of activities
such as Teachers Students Day
, Lunar New Year Gathering,
Parents Talk, Essay Writing Com
petition, etc. We hope all of
our students and parents can
enjoy these activities and use
them to strengthen their family
bonds.
This year, the Lunar New Yea
r Gathering has a special
arrangement. We want all PTA
Committee Members from all
sections of the school and thei
r relatives to join in. I believe
that everyone should enjoy the
half-day sports events and
activities such as badminton,
tennis, bowling, table-tennis,
etc. Combining all sections
will allow all school parents
to
share their opinions and feelings
.
st
te last year’s experienced
For the 1 Parents Talk we invi
’
skills with parents. The parents
speaker to share some useful
the
e
hav
to
e
hop
y
the
g and
feedback was very encouragin
r hot topics next year.
othe
uss
disc
and
to
n
chance to liste
itio n is one of the mo st
The Ess ay Wri ting Com pet
is
r. The number of participants
popular events held each yea
like
ld
wou
I
lt.
resu
nt
elle
an exc
quite good. Some students get
s who acted as judges for the
her
teac
and
ents
par
to thank the
tly, we hope more parents and
Essay Writing Competition. Las
e
family and give us even mor
their children can join our big
school.
ideas to help us to improve our
Parents Talk (8 DEC 2012)
Guest : Ms. Atty Ching
(Hong Kong famous Sex and Prevention of AIDS
educator, experienced Sex Therapist, and “Touch
Counseling Centre” Sex and Family Therapy Director)
Topic : How to talk about ‘love and sex’ with children
Teachers Students Day cum Fundraising Dress (21 DEC 2012)
Lunar New Year Gathering
(16 FEB 2013)
PTA Essay Writing Competition(6-7 MARCH 2013)
& Prize Presentation (26 MARCH 2013)
English Junior Level
Senior Level
Champion
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3C KHAN AAFREEN
5F CHAN PATRICIA TSZ KI
3C TSAO TOM DAVID 5C TSAI WING KI
3A NG HUI YAN
4A CHUA MICHELLE AIKO
中文
初級組
高級組
冠軍
亞軍
季軍
2A 黃穎怡
2A 袁德銓
3B 姜洪亮
5F 陳璟宸
5F 陳曼昱
5A 鄺浩然
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Honorable Advisor: Fr. Francisco de las Heras
Chief Editor: Mr. Sammy Hung (Secondary Section)
Editors: Ms. Josephine Ip (Kindergarten) Ms. Kitty Ma (Primary Section) Ms. Amy Loo (Secondary Section)