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July,2019

NEWSLETTER Vol.5

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Address: Area 16, Tuen Mun, N.T. Tel: 2451 0325 Fax: 2450 8514 Website: http://www.hosiknam.edu.hk

Dear Parents and Students,
My name is Phil Sams and I am the Native English- songs, performed short dramas, watched English cartoons
speaking Teacher (NET) at our school. It is my great and completed activity books. It was a very happy and
pleasure to introduce our English newsletter. enjoyable day for everyone and it was wonderful to
welcome so many parents on that day.
This year has seen the English Department In June, we had an English Shopping Centre Day.
continuing to implement programmes, courses Throughout the year, students were awarded tokens
and activities to cater for the needs and interests for good academic performance and behaviour
of our students. Our P.1 and P.2 students have during their English lessons. In June, students
benefitted from the Primary Literacy Programme– received their tokens and used them to buy rewards
Reading & Writing (PLP–R/W) which teaches English on English Shopping Centre Day. It was great to see
skills, including phonics, through a shared reading our students using English to choose and buy things
approach with the use of big books. The programme they liked as rewards for their hard work all through
also provides small story and letter books to be read the year.
at home so that students quickly gain confidence
in learning English. Guided reading in small ability Last year, our 2C students entered the Cambridge
groups is an important feature of our P.2 lessons and Starters exams and performed very well, almost
it has been rewarding to see our students using their 90% of them achieved the maximum 15 shields in
decoding skills to read new vocabulary. the exams. This year, our 2C students are sitting the

Cambridge Starters exams and our 4C students are
This year we welcomed an additional NET to our sitting the Cambridge Movers exams. All the students
school. Miss Naomi worked with local colleagues to worked very hard during the lessons so we look
improve our P.3-P.6 students’ oral and comprehension forward to congratulating them when the results are
skills. It was rewarding to see our students volunteer published.
answers and actively take part in the activities Miss
Naomi conducted. On Fridays throughout the year We hope that you enjoy reading our students’ writing
a group of 36 P.3-P.6 students had drama lessons and agree with us that they have produced some
in English with Miss Louise. They worked diligently
together to produce a very entertaining musical impressive, stimulating and meaningful English work.
play which they performed to parents, teachers and
students.

There were many special English events this
year which aimed to enrich our students’ learning
experience. In January, we held our English Fun
Day which gave our students many opportunities to
practise their English as they played various games
with our English Ambassadors and student helpers
from two Tuen Mun secondary schools. They also sang