PTA AGM cum Back to School Night / SEQTA Engage Training
This year’s, Back to School Night (for parents and students in Form 1) and SEQTA Engage training (for parents of students in Forms 2-6) were held on 12th September, immediately after the PTA Annual General Meeting.
The PTA AGM commenced at 6:00 p.m. in the school hall. Ms. Jasmine Chong, the Chairperson of the PTA Executive Committee, presented the PTA Annual Report and Mr. Peter Chan, the second Treasurer, presented the PTA Financial Report for the 2018-2019 school year. Seven new parents were nominated to the PTA Executive Committee. They are, Ms. Aquin Mathew, Ms. Yadan Wang, Ms. Hanii Kwok, Mr. Michael Johnson, Ms. Bee Lui, Mr. Standy Chan and Ms. Jasmine Chong. In addition, Ms. Bee Lui was nominated as the Parent Manager of the School Management Committee (SMC). Please join us in congratulating the above parents and continue to support the PTA events this year!
The Back to School Night kicked off after the refreshments were served. The Principal, Mr. Dion Chen, reiterated the five core values of the school and explained the CARES principles incorporating the 14 intellectual character dispositions which the school aims to develop. Mr. Chen was also proud to share the outstanding achievements in the recent public examination results.
The Form 1 parents and students first met their class teachers to understand the support offered by the Student Wellbeing Team (SWT). They also played “Bingo”, an ice-breaking game which helped them know more about one another. Then parents were given chances to become students and join three exciting and interesting lessons with their children. A variety of lessons were organized in various locations including the newly-built Trinity Hall, the Integrated Science Laboratory, the Handball Court, and the Fine Arts Centre. It was a very good experience for parents to experience how their children learn in the YHKCC and how our teachers teach in the student-centred and interactive way. Positive feedback was received from parents for the opportunity to meet the class teachers at the beginning of the school year to strengthen home-school communication and enjoy lessons in the YHKCC with lots of fun.
The Form 2-6 parents attended the SEQTA Engage Training in the school hall. The objective was to introduce parents to this convenient and useful online system to understand how their children learn and grow in the YHKCC. The main features of the system, such as checking attendance records, subject content and expectations, homework and assignments, timetables, test results, teachers’ feedback, and ways to communicate with the school, were introduced. Parents found the system user-friendly and effective at providing a better understanding of their children’s development in different areas.
