TWGHs S C
Gaw Memorial College
School
Re-opening Address by the Principal on 1st September, 2010
Good morning fellow teachers, boys and girls,
Welcome
back to school after a fun and meaningful summer vacation. I am so happy to see
all of you on the School Re-opening Day.
I am proud of being the new Principal of TWGHs S. C. Gaw
Memorial College. As far as I know,
this is a school with good teachers, good students and good academic
results. May I take this opportunity to congratulate one of your elder brothers who has accomplished very impressive results in the
2010 Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (with 4 Distinctions and 1 Credit)
and has been admitted to the University of Hong Kong studying Medicine. Congratulations on the excellent achievements of our students! Let’s give our teachers a good round of
applause for their dedication and commitment in taking good care of all of our
students! Also this is a school
which puts great emphasis on English & Chinese. That’s why I would like to use both
English & Chinese for my school re-opening address. Now may I invite all of you to join me in welcoming the new teachers in the new
school term, Ms Ng Wing Yan (Mathematics Teacher) and Ms Wu Wai Sze (English
Teacher). Welcome all of you to S C
Gaw!
The
importance of English is emphasized enough. You need a good pass in English if you want
to further your studies, enter the University or get a good job. To enable our students to learn English
better so as to sharpen their competitive edge, in F.1 both subjects, Integrated Humanities (IH) & Integrated Science
(IS), are to
be taught in English while for the senior forms quite a no. of subjects are
taught in English as well. When you
enter the school (near the Covered Playground) you will find a poster on the
School Major Areas of Concern --- ‘Strengthening
Students’ English Ability 提升英語能力’ is one of them. (With ‘Enhancing Students’ Learning
Motivation
提高學生學習動機’ and ‘Promoting Environmental Education 推動環保教育’
as the other 2 Major Areas of Concern for 2010-11.)
Also
as students of the school of TWGHs, we have to live up to the expectation of
our school motto, that is,
Diligence (Working hard) 勤,
Frugality (Leading a simple life) 儉, Loyalty (be loyal) 忠 & faithfulness (be faithful) 信. They are
not just words to be memorized, but they are our way of life and code of
behaviour (「勤儉忠信」是我們的核心價值及行為守則). With
these qualities in hand, there is no mission that is impossible.
在開學的日子想與同學談談新學年的祝願，很久以前開學日是要放一棵葱在書包 ，寓意 「聰明」，現在時代不同，只帶「一棵葱」是否足夠呢!在《地球是平的》一書中，作者說出世界是變了，廿一世紀面對更大競爭，在人力海嘯中，我們要為即將來臨的新挑戰，作好準備。(作者用了今天要與印度人爭一碗飯作比喻 --- 跨國公司的服務中心已不在紐約 (New York) 而是在印度了！)，在新世代，我們要學會學習，需要的是溝通、解難、協作及創意等能力。為迎接新學年及新挑戰，作為「川長」，我希望將以下銀囊送給每一位「川民」，願共勉之！(有關簡報
PowerPoint 已上載本校校網校長專頁，同時非常感謝英
8 件開課小禮物包括：
(1) 一面特區區旗 ：代表國民身份體現 (HKSAR
Flag --- enhance national identity)
(2) 一條橡筋：希理發揮想象力/擴闊學習領域
(Rubber Band --- stimulate creativity &
broaden learning areas)
(3) 一根牙簽：找出他人的優點，不要挑剔別人的缺點 (Tooth
Pick --- appreciate the merits,
not to pick at the
weaknesses of others)
(4) 一塊刷膠 ：人人都會犯錯，更重要的是知錯能改 (Rubber
/ Eraser --- make mistake is
Human – it is important to
learn from mistakes)
(5) 一張書簽：閱讀的樂趣 (Book Mark --- enjoy the leisure / pleasure of
reading)
(6) 金銀絲帶 (金：舊朋友 銀：新朋友)：不可貪新忘舊 (Gold & Silver Ribbon ---
Not to give up the old ones
for the new)
(7) 星星貼紙：每人都是班中獨特而重要的一份子 (Star
Sticker --- Everyone is unique and
has a role to play)
(8) 一片薄荷：清新的開始 (Leaf of Mint --- A Refreshing Start)
最後，謹祝大家新學年有一個清新的開始 ，今年是愉快及豐碩的一年，謝謝！
(Last
of all, I wish you all having an enjoyable & self-fulfilling experience in
your pursuit of knowledge this year.
Thank you!)
Tang Wai Chun, Agnes
Principal
1st
September, 2010