NO.14/15.DEC.VOL 17.
Stewards Ma Kam Ming Charitable Foundation
Ma Ko Pan Memorial College
Vol. 17
18 DECEMBER 2014
【School Notices: A Letter to Makopanians (Excerpt)】
【For the Reference of Native English-Speaking Students & Parents】
Dear Parents,
Message from the Principal
It will be Christmas next week. It is hoped that parents and children have more time to gather
together, and to reflect on God’s grace in our lives. Parents are advised to ask students to make friends
carefully and treasure the outdoor public facilities. Besides, it will be the first-term examinations after
the Christmas holidays. Students should manage their time well for doing homework and revision. If
you need to seek for police help during the Christmas holiday, please contact the Tuen Mun Police
Station at 3661 1670.
I would like to share with you a miscellaneous thing that happened recently. At lunch-time last
week, I was going to drive for a meeting outside the campus. I suddenly found a volleyball running
towards my car. At that moment, I stopped for a while so that the student could pick up the ball first. I
noticed that a student and her friends acknowledged me with an apology signal. I understood that they
did not intend to throw the ball at me. I was much appreciated that they were able to shoulder their
responsibilities. They realized that I was not able to hear their voice out of the car, so they notified me
with their body language. Their polite and responsible attitude is a precious one for us to learn from.
Lengthy holidays are key time to put our learning theme “Strive for Excellence; In Search of
Wisdom” into practice. It is hoped that parents would encourage students to read more books and set a
target for themselves.
Latest Notices (Excerpt):
1. School Textbook Supply Service
After tendering, Commercial Press will start offering textbook supply services to our school from
1/1/2015 to 30/4/2017. The discount card from Commercial Press and the textbook order form will
be distributed to students today. For further details of the ordering, please refer to the order form.
Parents can choose to buy textbooks from other retails as well.
2. Special Arrangement for the Self-study Room During Christmas
Room 101 will be opened as a self-study room for students during the Christmas holiday. The
details are as follows:
Opening Dates
Monday to Saturday
Sunday and Public Holidays
22/12 & 23/12
24/12 & 31/12
Opening Hours
9:00am - 5:30pm
Closed
Till 4:30pm
9:00am - 4:00pm
3. Christmas Service and Tea Gathering (23/12/2014)
Students may arrive at school at 8:30am to prepare for the tea gathering or
decorate the classrooms. They have to line up on the playground at 9:00am.
09:00-09:15
Reporting
S.1-3
S.4-6
09:15-10:45
Tea Gathering
09:15-10:45
Service
10:45-11:00
Tidying up
10:45-11:00
Recess
11:00-11:15
Recess
11:15-11:30
Lining up
11:00-12:30
Tea Gathering
11:30-13:00
Service
12:30-13:00
Tidying up
13:00
Dismiss
4. Charity Sales for Rotary Club
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Thanks to God! The charity sales was held for Medicins Sans Frontieres by our Rotary Club
members on 28,29/11 and 5,6/12. The total sales amount was $5989 with the cost of $3389 with
the net donation amount of $2600 after cost deduction.
During the sales, our students showed their co-operation, activeness and initiative. We appreciate
that the students performed with our expectations of Makopanians.
5. Acknowledgement of Parent Volunteers
It is our pleasure to receive volunteering supports from our students’ parents for facilitating fees
collection, re-heating lunch boxes, providing library assistance, making Christmas cookies, etc.
For the list of parent volunteers, please refer to the Chinese version.
6. Successful Completion of School Information Day
The School Information Day this year was held on 29/11 and 6/12 successfully. There were a total
of 197 seniorities and 174 secondary and primary school students who joined the event. The
participants enjoyed the booth games and artifacts workshop. It strengthened the communication
and co-operation between them. The performance of our students are immensely recognized and
well acknowledged.
7. 9th Rummikub Worldwide Competition (Hong Kong Division)
Target participants: S.1 to S.6 students
Date: 16/5/2015
Deadline for application: 6/1/2015
For further details, please refer to the Chinese version. Interested students please approach Ms
Lam Yuk Lin for application details and procedures.
8. Mingpao Visit for Parents (organized by the Business Partnership Project of the Education
Bureau)
Mingpao has invited parents to join the visit. Parents will be able to communicate with the editors
of Mingpao and visit the Editorial Department and Production Department for the newspaper
production process.
Date: 29/1/2015 (Thu)
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Gathering Time: 5:50 pm
Gathering Point: Reception of 15/F, Block A, Mingpao Industrial Centre, No. 18 Ka Yip Street, Chai
Wan
Target: Parents
Quota: 30-35 people (with a maximum quota of 5 people from each school)
9. School Business Partnership Scheme 2014/15 - Teen Engineer Experience Scheme (Applicable
to S.3 to S.5 students)
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) will hold the captioned scheme for familiarizing
senior form students with various Engineering professional courses in universities.
The target participants include S.3 to S.5 students. Activities including seminars and site visits will
be held on Saturday mornings from 31/1/2015 to 21/3/2015. For details, please refer to the
Chinese version. Interested students please register with Ms Siu at the General Office.
10. School Business Partnership Scheme 2014/15 - Farmfest 2015 - Student Ambassador Scheme
In the captioned scheme, the officers from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
Department will lead students to gain experience from the Farmfest so as to enhance their
understanding towards the local fisheries industries. For further details, please refer to the
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Chinese version. Interested students please register with Ms Siu at the General Office by
13/1/2015.
11. “Hong Kong Teenagers’ Personalities Development and Careers Guidance Development”
Counselling Scheme – Sustainable Research (Applicable to S.5 and S.6 students)
Please refer to the Chinese version.
12. PolyU Community College – Early Application for Admission (Applicable to S.6 students)
Please refer to the Chinese version.
13. Scholarship offered by the Education Fund in Singapore
The scholarship is offered to students who would like to join the IBDP Programme in Singapore.
Applicants should be S.1 to S.3 students in the school year 2015-2016. The scholarship is now
under application. For details, please refer to www.singapore.edu.hk. Deadline for application is at
5pm on 13/2/2015.
14. School Business Partnership Scheme 2014/15 – Photography Exhibition - Student Ambassador
Scheme
The captioned scheme is under registration. Interested students can apply for enriching their
knowledge on facilitating an exhibition.
Target participants: S.4 or S.5 students
Student quota: 30 students per day (90 students in total)
Interested students please contact Ms Siu at the General Office on or before 17/12.
15. VTC Principal Nomination Scheme (Applicable to S.6 students)
S.6 students who would like to apply for admissions to full-time programme offered by Vocation
Training College (including IVE) can apply for the Principal Nominations Scheme.
16. Students’ Awards in Co-curricular Activities
Please refer to the Chinese version.
Wish you all the best!
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Yip Chi Sio
Principal
18 December, 2014
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