F.6 09-10 Back To School Reminder

1. Introduction

• Ms Peggy Wong• Staff room (1/F)• Tel: 26434040• peggy.pywong@gmail.com.hk• www.hkedcity.net/ihouse/tps-wpy

2. Students’ information

3. Monitors• 2 are needed (preferably a boy and a

girl)

4. Chinese input• For typing out name list in both

Chinese and English

• Sample of the name list will be given

5. English Society

• All F.6 Ss are entitled to be the members of the English Society

• Those who are interested in joining the committee of the English Society can put a ‘’ in the name list given

6. SCMP

• 3 packages are provided for Ss to

choose from

a. Package A

170 school days @$1.6 = $272

free gifts (What’s going on? & English in everyday life)

b. Package C

40 days @$2 = $80 (Monday + Wednesday)

no free gifts• Package A is highly recommended, especially for

the weaker students, because the free gift can be used for self-access learning

• Those who choose Package A have to fill in the white form

• Exemption – family members have already subscribed to the SCMP and evidence can be shown

7. English Channel

• A monthly magazine $10 @copy ($32@copy at stores) – Oct to July

- 10 issues

• All F.6 have to subscribe (the exercises provided are similar to the exam questions in Section C)

• Excellent for self-study

8. Retaking CE Exam 2010

• For those who got level 1 in CE English must retake the examination to meet one of the requirements to sit for the A Level exam; those who got level 2 are advised to retake the exam in 2010.

• For other subjects, it depends on the relevance to JUPAS application and university entrance requirements.

9. Textbook / Studying material ($160)

• most of the materials are tailor-made by teachers

• photocopies• file

10. Online reading www.i-learner.com.hk www.wisenews.wisers.net (TPSSS – student – tpsss40)

11.Stationery needed

• a box file of 2-3 inches thick (for keeping the course materials)

• a pack of dividers (about 10)• mark the dividers (Listening, Writing,

Composition, Reading, Grammar, Oral, Practical Skills, Miscellaneous, Quiz, Test & Exam, Assignments, etc)

• the folder will be collected and checked in May, 2010

• a highlighter for marking important points

• pencils (for doing listening practice, dictation and multiple choice items)

• correction tape Vs correction pen

• ball-point pens (either blue or black)

• a notebook (for taking notes and noting down vocabulary)

• a pack of single-lined paper (A4) (with two punched holes)

• plastic folders (A4) (for taking the course materials and assignments to school)

12. English Corner• Subject monitors are responsible for

setting up the English Corner

13. Special arrangement (4/9)

• stapling course materials in classroom

• bring a stapler (staples will be provided)