Back to School Night (Forms 1 – 4)
This year, the Back to School Night for Forms 1 – 4 parents was held on Thursday evening, 12th September. More than 260 parents came to meet with teachers about their children’s learning at school.
As in last year, the Form 1 and 2 parents were given a briefing about the Life-Wide-Learning Camps. Staff from the organizers came to the school to explain and introduce the different activities that will take place in the Life-Wide Learning Camps from 22nd to 25th October. Mr. Dion Chen, Principal of the school, introduced to parents the mission and vision of the school and strategies to achieve them. He stressed that open communication between the parties is essential to the success of students’ learning and school life.
Lessons of the evenings started with Class Teacher Periods at 6:55pm and parents met with class and subject teachers in different classrooms for subjects such as English, Mathematics, Chinese, French, Sciences, History, Geography, Economics, Business Studies, PE, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, etc. Each “lesson” was 10 minutes and in the lessons teachers explained to parents how their subject was taught, what was expected in the syllabuses, what was expected of students in the subject and how parents might help in their children’s work at home. Parents were also able to “experience” how students move from one lesson to another during the 5-minute period changing time. Each parent was given a booklet containing the basic information of subject contents, expectations and teachers’ contact information.
Many parents appreciated that the school had organized this event and provided opportunities for them to know the teachers who teach their children, and got to ask some questions about teaching and learning in the subjects. They had nice and positive comments about the school and how teachers had been working with their children. Parents left the school at about 8:45pm in confidence knowing that their children have been put in good hands of dedicated teachers.
