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 * VSA Homeroom Wiki ** 2013 - 2014

**5th May -High School Musical**

 * //High School Musical Rehearsal Thursday 8th May 3.30-5pm and Saturday 10th May 10-3pm in the Auditorium. Please make sure you attend and are on time as we only have a few weeks left and its essential we utilize our time. Please come prepared and ready to work hard. On Thursday we will be working on 'Stick to the Status Quo' and on Saturday running everything we've done so far. Please go over these numbers in preparation. Thanks, Ms Crimmins & Mrs. Murchie.//**

**2nd May - Music Department**
On Monday 5th March there will be some additional music rehearsals. Period 1 - String group/Faure - Mrs murchie's Room Jazz Band - Mr O'Grady's Room Period 2 - GIRLS' CHOIR - Faure's Requiem - Mrs Murchie's Room

Lunchtime - GIRLS Choir Music Technology Club!!!

ASA - ORCHESTRA

Please remember your instrument and remember that we have a concert on May 20th

Recruitment of New Prefects of the year 2014-2015

 * If you are interesting to <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]] the prefect team next academic year , please click the "**prefect team**" icon on the **left** to know more details about the procedure and download the application form.
 * Please <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]] your application form before May 7, 2014 .

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Watch this video• 'Lunch in the Dark promotional video'


 * [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 21px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 31.200000762939453px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="31.200000762939453"]] Update - 9 April 2014 **


 * Danube 1026 ||  ||  Nile 1172 ||   ||  Amazon 1136 ||   ||  Yangtze 1198 ||

Interhouse Competition - Dodgeball

"Students who wish to be considered for the positions of House Captains, Vice House Captains and Junior House Captains 2014-2015, need to fill in the nomination form and submit it to <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 16px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 23.399999618530273px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> Coordinator Ms. Catherine Cheung before 5 May, 2014. House Captains and Vice House Captains must be nominated in pairs. Here is the nomination form.
 * House captains nomination and application **



Once submitted, the applications will be reviewed by House Coordinator and House Advisors. There will be an interview on 8 May 2014 from 3:30pm for screening."


 * IMPORTANT (10 April) **
 * Note: from Friday 11 April at 4pm you will access this homeroom wiki through the following address - **

** https://sites.google.com/a/vsa.edu.hk/homeroom-wiki/ ** ** To access this account you will need to be logged in using your school email account. You will not be able to access it with any other email account!! ** ** The current address will still be accessible but will not be updated. **


 * 11 April - Mr Millard**
 * ** Change of homeroom wiki address ** - from 4pm today the address for the homeroom wiki will change. Read the message above for details. You will still be able to access it through the portal. If you need to see anything from this wiki you will be able to connect through a link on the new wiki
 * **Staff member at the bus terminal** - I have been receiving good reports from staff who are stationed at the bus terminal. Well done and keep it up
 * **Cafeteria mess** - it was disturbing today that some students left the cafeteria in a messy state. Have pride in your environment and clean up after you
 * **Outside food** - students cannot order and/or pick up food from outside. I had a report that students were downstairs at the ground floor receiving food brought from outside. A teacher must receive the food if there is any ordered


 * 10 April - Mr Millard**
 * ** Leadership Opportunities ** - see above for opportunities to become a student leader at VSA. Apply to become a house captain or prefect
 * **Lunch in the Dark today** - check out the advertising and the video above for 'Lunch in the Dark'
 * **Rooftop, Gym, 7th floor pitch** - you are not to be using these areas without teacher or coach supervision. This includes before and after school and during the school day. Ask a teacher to help out by supervising you


 * 9 April - Mr Millard**
 * ** House Captains 2014-15 - ** if you want to become a house captain for the next school year see the notice above
 * ** Cafeteria closed ** - this afternoon. There will be a big group of primary parents in the cafeteria so you won't be able to go there after school today
 * **No secondary assembly today** - homerooms or year level assemblies
 * **Rooftop, Gym, 7th floor pitch** - you are not to be using these areas without teacher or coach supervision. This includes before and after school and during the school day. Ask a teacher to help out by supervising


 * 7 April - Mr Millard**
 * ** No secondary Assembly this week **
 * **Bus terminal** - because of regular complaints from members of the public and parents about the language used by and behaviour of a small number of students at the bus terminal we are stationing a teacher there. If you are a VSA student misbehaving there be warned!!!
 * **7th floor pitch** - primary will use 7/F to have PE lessons today Apr 7: 1045-1205
 * **No assembly tomorrow** - teachers professional development day
 * **Mascot final final result** - VSA SHARKS!!!. Check your emails from Mr H for the mascot design competition
 * **Rooftop, Gym, 7th floor pitch** - you are not to be using these areas without teacher or coach supervision. This includes before and after school and during the school day. Ask a teacher to help out by supervising

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 * 7 April - Library Weekly eNews**
 * **Topic Book Exhibition:** Books about Reading and Easter are now on display in <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]], you are welcome to check them out.
 * ** Teacher Book Talk : ** Ms. Sarah Ho will share her beloved book series on 10th April at lunch break 1:30 pm in <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]].
 * **Chinese Poetry Competition and Creative Writing Competition**: Both submission deadlines will be on 9th April, Wednesday.
 * **Movie Book of the Month:** ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ will be shown on Fridays at 1:30pm in <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]].
 * **Library Ambassador Meeting** will be on Monday, 7/4 lunch break in <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]].


 * 4 April - Mr Millard**
 * No assembly next week** - year assemblies/homerooms next <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]]
 * Late to school?** - get your <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]] [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]] from the office if you arrive on the 5th floor after 8.25. <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]] bus students show your bus card to your <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://savingsslider-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]] teacher


 * 3 April - Mr Millard**
 * **Congratulations** - to all of the sports awards students at assembly yesterday. It was great to see so many receiving awards
 * **Courtesy and Arrogance** - remember that this theme will be going through until the Easter holidays. Strengthen courtesy, get rid of arrogance!! Be respectful and polite, it's not hard!!!
 * ** Mascot voting announcement ** - to come soon. Watch this space!!
 * **Lunch in the Dark** - see the video above


 * 2 April - Mr Millard**

** Assembly today ** - sports award assembly today. All year groups to the hall by 8.23 please
 * Homeroom theme** - until the Easter <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://savingsslider-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]] the theme going through all homerooms will be centred on <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]] and Arrogance. We need to be respectful of ourselves, each other and <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]]
 * **Bus terminal and public bus behaviour** - a reminder that we are now monitoring bus behaviour and behaviour of students at the bus terminal. If you are identifiable as a student at VSA and you are misbehaving we will be taking a strong line
 * 2 April - Mr H.**
 * ** Mascot voting ** - today will be the last day for the mascot vote. See above for the link to the voting page
 * 2 April - Mrs Yeung**


 * Our Y6 students are working on a mini project to find out "in which year will students grow the most" Please click or copy the following link and help to fill in the form before this Friday (5 April). @https://docs.google.com/a/vsa.edu.hk/forms/d/1FygsDU2cOIxQrNu8TJmR5Yz1B_v3GBgt4lgB4gKaXSM/viewform . We need to get as many data as we can to get an accurate results.

1 April - Mr Slosberg
 * 1 April - Mr Millard**
 * ** Sports awards assembly - ** Wednesday. All to the hall Wed morning at 8.25
 * **House cheer leading** - Please be informed that the house cheerleading performance will be re-arranged in the Sport Award Assembly on 2 April, 2014. Your house cheerleading team will perform on the stage in 5/F Hall. The time limit is maximum 3 minutes each house. There will be a dress rehearsal in room 420 (the dance room) on 1 April (today) during lunch. Here is the arrangement for the use of room 420 today.
 * Danube : 1:05 - 1:15 pm
 * Amazon: 1:15 - 1:25 pm
 * Nile: 1:25 - 1:35 pm
 * Yangtze: 1:35 - 1:45 pm
 * [[file:Poster.pdf]]


 * 31 March - Library Weekly eNews**

 · **New e-Book Resources:** You can view full-text of online e-books or articles from the Heinemann Reference Library now. Login password can be found in Library eBooks under the Library Resources on Library Webpage.

 · **Teacher Book Talk:** Ms. Yuki Wong and Ms. Frances Burrage will share their beloved books on 1st and 3rd April respectively at lunch break 1:30 pm in the library.

 · **Chinese Poetry Competition and Creative Writing Competition:** Both submission deadlines will be on 9th April.

 · **Library Ambassador Meeting** will be suspended until 7th April, Monday.



**28 March - Student Council**


 * To promote sustainability at VSA, the Student Council is organising the 'Earth Hour' event at ** 9:30 - 10:30 ** . Please turn off non-essential lights, as well as other electronic devices and appliances for an hour to support this meaningful action.
 * Earth Hour Official Promotional Video - Earth Hour 2014 HK TVC (English version) 地球一小時 2014 香港宣傳影片（英文版本）
 * Calculate your carbon footprint! - @http://www.climateers.org/eng/contents/carbon_calculator.php


 * 28 March - Danube house cheer leading **
 * Danube cheer leading practice


 * The next practices will be **TODAY** (Friday) **LUNCH** (1:15pm) and immediately **AFTER** **SCHOOL** in Room **908**.


 * 27 March - Mr Millard **
 * ** NZ rugby 7s visit ** - an excellent talk from Sam Dickson, Sherwin Stowers and George Tilsley yesterday. They told me afterwards they were really impressed by the questions that were asked. Well done everyone!!! If you are going to the rugby sevens at <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 17.549999237060547px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://savingsslider-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="17.549999237060547"]] Stadium or watching it on TV their first game will be 8.20 Friday night
 * ** Student behaviour at the bus terminal ** - I have received yet another complaint from a member of the public about student behaviour at the bus terminal. You are in school uniform so can be identified as part of VSA. I would like anyone to come forward to identify these students to either me or your HOY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!
 * ** House presentation ** - click here for a link to the presentation given at the assembly yesterday. If you have forgotten or missed some of the things discussed you can find it here
 * ** New Mascot revote ** - see above to make your vote


 * 27 March - Yangtze House**


 * ** CHECK YOUR EMAILS FOR HOUSE RELAY! **
 * ** March 27 - YANGTZE HOUSE **
 * **Cheer-leading** Practice for Sports Day @ 1:20pm
 * For those who have to wait until 1:15pm to get their lunch, just come as soon as you can
 * [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png caption="external image arrow-10x10.png"]] 420
 * Bring your lunch!
 * Questions? Email Ms. Lau
 * **GO YANGTZE!**


 * 26 March - Mr Millard **
 * ** NZ rugby 7s players coming to VSA ** - if you attending please be in the hall as soon as possible after dismissal today. As soon as they arrive they will begin their presentation
 * **Assembly today** - be in the hall by 8.23 ready to begin. There is a full assembly as well as going into house group meetings


 * 26 March - CS Design Competition - "With a Heart, We Can Make A Difference" - Mr Wong **


 * Further to the email sent before, we would like to congratulate again the following winners of the competition: **


 * Junior Section (Y6 – 8)**


 * Grand Awards**

1. Mira <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> 7T

2. Michelle Chu 8H

3. <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> Tiong 7P


 * Honourabe Mentions**

1. Chantelle Yan 6R

2. Joshau Lau 7J

3. Alicia Yan 7C

4. Davina <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> 6T

5. Keisha Ding 6J

6. Ashley Kot 7J

7. Kitty Chin 7C

8. <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> Kwan 7C


 * Senior Section (Y9 to 10)**


 * Grand Awards**

1. Lam Yee Nam 10P

2. Karina Wong 9P


 * Honourabe Mention**

1. Jonathan Hui 9H

For more <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> about the competition, <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> check out this link: CS @ VSA Design Competition


 * 25 March - Ms Au **
 * Congratulations to bowling school team won the following events in the South China Athletic Association Bowling Competition 2013-2014.

Kruger Lee Y7J || 2nd Runner-up || Ryan Tse Y12H Jimmy Chow Y8C Kruger Lee Y7J || 4th || Austin Ng Y6P || 2nd Runner-up ||
 * Event: || Name || Position ||
 * Singles (Secondary School) || Ivan Leung Y12H || 1st Runner-up ||
 * Double (Secondary School) || Ivan Leung Y12H
 * Team (Secondary School) || Ivan Leung Y12H
 * Team (Secondary School) || Jayna Leung Y6T


 * 25 March - Mr Millard **
 * ** Assembly tomorrow ** - go straight to the hall for a full assembly. You will go to house meetings later during the assembly time
 * ** Green Pitch ** - unavailable at recess today
 * **Rugby talk** - it is essential that you sign up using the form above if you are attending the talk by the World Cup/Champions rugby 7s players. If there is not enough students attending I will need to cancel the talk. These guys are taking time out of a very busy training schedule to come from Kowloon to VSA
 * **Library books outstanding** - there are some students who have long overdue library books. I am now going to be following up on these myself as this shows a lack of responsibility. You have until Thursday to return the books or pay for them. After that I will be tapping you on the shoulder and demanding action
 * **Running success** - Last Sunday (23/3), Ernest got 2nd runner-up in men's junior category (1995-1998) in HK Streetathon 10km, with a time of 46:06. There were 5000 participants overall. Congratulations!


 * 25 March - Danube house leaders **
 * Danube cheer leading practice


 * The next practice will be on **THURSDAY** immediately **AFTER** **SCHOOL** in <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]] **908**.


 * 25 March - Yangtze House leaders**
 * ** March 25 - YANGTZE HOUSE **
 * **Cheer-leading** Practice for Sports Day @ 1:20pm
 * For those who have to wait until 1:15pm to get their lunch, just come as soon as you can
 * <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 21.212120056152344px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="21.212120056152344"]] 420
 * Bring your lunch!
 * Questions? Email Ms. Lau
 * ** GO YANGTZE! **

**March 24 - Mr Millard**


 * ** Green Pitch unavailable ** - Primary PE will be using the Green Pitch
 * Monday 24 Mar: Recess ,
 * Tuesday 25 Mar: Recess,
 * Thursday 27 Mar: Recess and Lunchtime
 * **Assembly Wednesday** - go to the hall. You will be directed to House Meetings after approximately 20mins

**March 24 - Library Weekly eNews**

>> >> >>
 * ** Top Reading Classes of February, 2014: ** Congratulations to 6C, 7C, 8P, 9P, 9T, 10H, 11H, 12J. Details are in the Reading Report under Library Awards 2013-14 on <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]] Webpage.
 * ** PP Exhibition: ** All the Y10 students’ Personal Project will be on display from 25th to 27th March in <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]], you are welcome to visit.
 * ** PP Exhibition Presentation Evening: ** <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]] will extend its opening hours on 25th March (Tuesday) to 7:30pm.
 * ** Library Ambassador Meeting ** will be on Monday, 24/3 at Lunch break in <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]].



<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">**March 21 - Mr Millard**
 * **Rugby 7s World Champions** - visit Wednesday. Keep an eye out on this wiki during the day to let us know who wants to go to this once in a lifetime experience
 * ** Assembly next week ** - House Assemblies next week. Go to the venues where you have met before

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">**March 20 - Ms McCormack**
 * **Mongolian Music** - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">if you want to buy a CD of the Mongolian music from yesterday's performance, they are 180 dollars and you can buy from the 5th floor office staff


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">March 20 - Mr Millard **
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**Rugby 7s World Champions** at VSA Wednesday 1.30 - 2.15. Meet the guys and find out what it takes to reach the top.
 * [[image:2070138_nrhp.jpg width="343" height="192" align="right"]] || [[image:2070137_nrhp.jpg width="343" height="192"]] ||
 * [[image:2070149_nrhp.jpg width="343" height="192" align="right"]] || [[image:2070150_nrhp.jpg width="392" height="220"]] ||

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">**March 19 - Mr Millard**
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">** Assemblies today ** - Y6 to Y8 to the Gym, Y9 to Y12 to the Hall
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">**House Points** - have you checked <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]] points above? Yangtze just leading Nile. Come on Amazon and Danube .... catch up!!
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">** Rugby 7s World Champions in VSA ** - remember that we have 3 players from the world champion rugby 7s team coming in one week. Make arrangements to come and listen to them 1.30 next Wednesday


 * March 18 - Mr Millard**
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Congratulations **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;"> - Last Friday, our Y6 boys attended the HKSSF Table Tennis Competition (A Grade) and qualified for the semi final. Well done. The next game will be on 21 March (Friday)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">**Reminder - Recess and Lunch** - you will need to be away from the sports pitches and cafeteria and 7th floor snack bar 5 minutes before the end of recess and lunch. Prefects and the duty teachers will be there to move you on. Your class teachers will also be taking action against those who don't make it to class on time because they choose to ignore this warning. Don't you be one of them!!
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">**Assemblies reminder** - Y6 to 8 to the gym and Y9 to 12 to the Hall Wednesday morning


 * March 17 - Mr Millard**
 * ** Recess and lunch - **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: small; line-height: 1.5;"> sports pitches and cafeteria as well as the 7th floor snacks area must be cleared 5 minutes before the end. No students should be buying food or still playing games on the pitches during the last 5 mins of breaks. Duty teachers and prefects will be enforcing this. You will not be allowed to go and get water or go to the toilet when that could have been done during the breaks
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: small; line-height: 1.5;">**Lining up for classes** - this is much better than it was. Keep it up. You should be lined up quietly
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: small; line-height: 1.5;">**Rugby 7s World Champions visit** - the visit from 3 players form the Rugby 7s World Champions and Hong Kong 7s Tournament Champions will be Wednesday 26 March at 1.30. They will talk about what they have to do to get to the top and how to stay there. You will have a chance to ask questions during their presentation. The venue will be the hall. You will need to get to the hall as soon as possible as they are on a very tight schedule and need to be back in Kowloon by 3.00pm

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 * March 17 - Library Weekly eNews**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">** Book Week’s Book Characters Dress Up ** : those recommended books and dress up photos are now on display in the library, you are welcome to check out those books now!
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Teacher Book Talk: ** **<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">M ****<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">s. Brock **<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> will share her beloved book called “A Long Way Gone” and a magazine called “220 Triathlon” on 18 <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">th <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Mar., Thursday at 1:30pm in the library.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Chinese Reading Talk and Popular Book Voting **<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">for Y6 will be on 18 <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">th <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Mar., Tuesday. All the recommended books can be checked out after the talk.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Reading Log Reading Scheme: **<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">All the reading record collection will start from coming week, please submit your paper records or your Reading Log pages to the Library Ambassador.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Library Ambassador Meeting **<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> will be on Monday, 17/3 lunch break in the library.



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 * March 14 - Mr Millard **
 * **UNESCO Ambassadors** - After the great presentation at the Y9 to 12 assembly on Wednesday Kitty and Linda have sent me the links to websites they used. These can be seen on the left side navigation bar of this wiki


 * March 13 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Assemblies yesterday ** - two great assemblies yesterday. Good reports from the Awards assembly and great assembly from Linda Wu and Kitty Cheng. Next week will be the reverse. Y6 to 8 to the Gym and Y9 to 12 to the Hall
 * ** Slippery floors - ** take care on the wet floors as they can be quite slippery. Do not run on the stairs or the corridors
 * **Green Pitch** - at recess today the primary will be using the Green Pitch. Please go to the 12th floor or Gym. You need to share the space. I have received complaints from the younger students about older ones pushing them off the pitch, especially on the 12th floor. As older students you should be setting better examples than that. I and the HOYs are following up
 * **Reminder** - in two weeks on Wed 26 March we will have a visit from 3 members of the Rugby 7s World Champion team who will talk about what it takes to reach the top and how to stay there. More information will be coming out. It will be held at 1.30 until 2.15. A sign up process will take place so we can work out numbers


 * March 12 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Assemblies ** - Y6 to Y8 to the hall, Y9 to Y12 to the Gym. Both be there by 8.23
 * ** House Points ** - check out the points above. They were updated yesterday. Go Yangtze!!
 * **World Champion Rugby 7s players visiting** - on Wednesday 26 March, during the week of the rugby 7s competition, we will have 3 players from the current World Cup Champion team and Hong Kong rugby 7s title holders, the New Zealand All Black rugby 7s team, come to give a talk on what it takes to be a top international team athlete. This will take place between 1.15 and 2.15. See Mr H if you want to go and listen
 * **Swiping cards in the morning** - swipe your cards on the ground floor when you first arrive in the mornings


 * March 11 - Mr Millard **
 * 1) **Assemblies tomorrow** - a reminder that there will be split assemblies tomorrow. Y6 to Y8 to the hall for Awards Assembly and Y9 to Y12 to the Gym for a student led UNESCO assembly
 * 2) **Swearing** - in a zero tolerance we are putting in place the following system to address swearing: In all cases the students will either tell the parents or write a letter to the parents outlining exactly what they said. In the case of a letter it must be signed and returned to the homeroom teacher or HOY. In the case of the student telling the parents the homeroom teacher or HOY must be witness to it. In all cases this will be recorded on Oasis with a copy to parents. Other consequences will be considered
 * 3) **Reading** - continue the reading theme from last week. It was refreshing to hear what students were reading about


 * March 10 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Uniforms ** - your uniforms are quite good. Almost all of you are wearing the correct uniform correctly. Well done to you, this is great
 * ** Bad Language ** - we are not happy with the use of foul language being used by some of your peers. It is not clever to use it, in fact it shows extreme disrespect to those who have to endure listening to it. If you hear any foul language let a teacher know. We need it stopped not just at school but also when you see students in school uniform in the community. I am sure that you don't want to be associated with people doing this and giving our school a bad reputation
 * **Assemblies Wednesday** - Y6-8 Awards Assembly in the Hall, Y9-12 student led UNICEF assembly in the Gym. Be in your respective assemblies by 8.23.


 * March 10 - Library Weekly eNews **
 * Jstor e-Book Trial: You can view full-text of online e-books now. Login password can be found in the Library Resources on the Library Webpage.
 * Awards for Creative Writing in Chinese 2014 is now inviting paper submission, the deadline is 9thApril, 2014.
 * Teacher Book Talk: Mr. Morrison will share his precious and beloved books on 13th Mar., Thursday at 1:30pm in the library
 * Movie Book of the Month: ‘Steve Jobs’ will be shown on Fridays at 1:30 pm in the Library in March.
 * Y11 Parents University Evening: The library will extend its opening hours to 5:30pm on 11/3.
 * Library Ambassador Meeting will be on Monday, 10/3 lunch break in the library.


 * March 7 - Mr Millard**
 * ** CIS/NEASC/IB Visit ** - the visit is now over. The visitors who were in the school have left. They commented on how friendly and helpful you all were which is great to hear. Well done VSA students
 * **Flour babies** - the year 6 flour babies unit has been going really well. I was in a class on Wednesday where the students gave me a detailed summary of the story. This was fantastic
 * **Cafeteria** - I have taken the opportunity to see what has been happening at lunch and recess in the cafeteria. I have been impressed by the behaviour when queuing up for the food. Again well done and keep it up
 * **Book Week** - this is the last day of Book Week ..... but it doesn't mean the last day for reading books. Keep reading. I am sure that you have seen interesting books to read during this week .... I have!!


 * March 6 - Mr Millard**
 * ** Assembly ** - an excellent assembly yesterday. It was great to see everyone joining into the spirit of it. Well done
 * ** Recess and Lunchtime ** ** reminder ** - if you are on the sports pitches you need to finish at least 5 mins before classes begin
 * ** Y12 LPD ** - had some great discussions with Y12 students who were discussing alcohol and drug abuse in LPD. Insightful!!


 * March 5 - Mr Millard**
 * ** Assembly today ** - been in the hall by 8.23 and seated ready for the Book Week assembly
 * **Well done** - it is good to see you are arriving at school, most on time and most in correct uniform. Good work!! You look really smart coming into the school
 * **Not so well done** - I have received a complaint from a member of the public about a group of year 10 or 11 boys not being respectful to others, including an elderly lady, while lining up for the 72A bus. This happened Friday afternoon. Unfortunately these boys could not be identified by the upset person. They are letting you all down. If you hear or see anything have a quiet word with a teacher, HOY or directly to me. You or us staff members don't need others giving us a bad name in public. This is not the VSA way


 * March 4 - Mr Millard**
 * ** Assembly tomorrow **- please be at the hall and seated by 8.23. The theme is Book Week
 * ** Food from outside ** - a reminder that you are not to order food from outside the school. Security have been alerted
 * ** Lining up ** - congratulations to some classes who are lining up outside rooms ready for the classes to begin. Excellent work
 * **Book Week** - don't forget that it is Book Week and you need to be reading as much as possible. Check out the staff short videos promoting books - http://vsabookweek.weebly.com/videos.html
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**Ball Hockey -** Congratulations to our Ball hockey team won 1st runner-up in the ISSFHK Div 2 ball hockey competition. All students and teachers have done well. Good work.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">1st Runner-up
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">Students involved -

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y06R LEUNG Hok Man <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y07P LIU Chun Hey Nicholas <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y07T LAM Chi Wing Calvin <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y07T ZHOU Yi <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y08H CHAN Shing Hei Jordan <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y08H WANG Yui Ki <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y09J LEUNG Siu Fung Hugh <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y09P HO Yan Wa Ashley <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y09P WONG Jasmine <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y09T CHEUNG Hiu Wai <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y09T KUNG Ekkanat <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y09T LEUNG Ho Lam <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y10H NG Ka Yuet <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y10H YEUNG Ho Yin Derek <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y10J KUNG Patsawut <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y10P CHOI Kiu Hong <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y10P YIP Yuen Hei <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y10T CHENG Chun Ho Jonathan <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">Y10T HO Cheuk Ying Caroline


 * March 3 - Mr Millard**
 * Congratulations to our Tennis girls and boys team won the ISSFHK competition on Tuesday. All students have done their best. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;"> Congratulate thee players when you see them. Great achievement


 * ** Girls Team - Champion **


 * Y12H || WENG |||| Elaine WENG ||
 * Y12J || LAM |||| Bertha LAM ||
 * Y07T |||| CHEONG || Hoi Lam Lauren ||
 * Y08T |||| YUE || Wai Yau Alicia ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.7273px;">** Boys Team - 4th **
 * Y09H || KWONG || Tin Nok Matthew ||  ||
 * Y10J || LAW || Chi Pak Osmond || Osmond LAW ||
 * Y11H || WONG || Cheuk Lon || Malcolm WONG ||
 * Y11J || LO || Chun Sing Andre || Andre LO ||
 * Y11J || TANG || Kwan Ho || Benson TANG ||
 * Y12H || LEUNG || Jun Yin Rahim || Rahim LEUNG ||
 * Y12H || WANG || Chung Kit || Martin WANG ||
 * Y12H || WANG || Chung Kit || Martin WANG ||


 * Y08C || LEE || Alexander Ka Jun ||


 * Y07C || CHEUNG || Tung Yat ||

**March 3 - Mr Wong**
 * Please upload evidence for you CS activity done!
 * Please update your ManageBac account with details for the service activities that you are now participating or have joined. Upon completion of each service activity, remember you are required need to have 2 pieces of evidence :
 * A reflection PLUS
 * A certificate or letter to verify your CS hours. If no certificate is issued, e.g. Dollar-a-Day, you may use a CS hours verification form (you may download from the CS Wiki: 04. Useful Area (Forms, etc.) and ask the activity supervisor to sign.
 * Who will approve and confirm your ManageBac account?
 * Your Homeroom Teacher is the one who will monitor your CS performance and check if your have the relevant evidence for your service activities in your ManageBac account.
 * Please read the CS Handbook carefully for more information of the CS requirements.

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 * March 3 - Library Weekly eNews **
 * Book Week will launch from 3rd to 7th March, participants can earn a lot of prizes and library points, details are in VSA Book Week webpage.
 * Chinese Story Writing Competition: Submission deadline is 5th March.
 * Chinese Poetry Writing Competition is now inviting paper submission, you will earn a lot of library pts. and house pts.
 * Teacher Book Talk: Mrs.Thurlow, Mr. Chong and Mr. Peacocke will share their beloved books and journals respectively on 4th, 6th and 7thMarch, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, all start at lunch break 1:30 pm in the library.
 * Movie Book of the Month: ‘Steve Jobs’ will be specially shown for Book Week on 3/3, Monday at 1:30 pm in the Library, regular show in March will be every Friday.
 * Library Ambassador Meeting will be Monday, 3/3 at Lunch break in the library.

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 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">February 28 - Mr Millard **
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">Check out the video taster **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">above from Project Week. If you tried the links yesterday they were not all working. We will get them working today. But check out the video above to get an idea of one of them
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">**School cleanliness** - don't walk over paper or other items on the floor. Pick it up and put it in the bin if its rubbish. Be a part of the solution!!


 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">February 27 - Mr Brewer **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">**MUN ASA meeting** at Lunch on Thursday February 27th. Important that all students signed up must attend.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">**February 27** **- Mr Millard**
 * ** Assembly ** - congratulations on great Project Week presentations yesterday. The focus on the purpose of the trips e.g. service, was good. Your preparation was excellent. Well done everyone!!
 * **Project Week** - now that the assembly showcasing some of the trips is over you can still see videos for all trips on the link on the navigation bar to the left of these messages (towards the top). Again well done to the students who put these together! The next Project Week will be during the last week in November. There will be a name change and it will not be called Project Week but **CAS Week** instead. Planning has already begun for this week


 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">February 26 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Assembly - ** we have a big assembly this morning. A visiting master pianist will give a 20 minute recital followed by Project Week trip presentations. This will take up all of the LPD time so come prepared for a long assembly
 * ** Project week videos ** - videos of the Project Week trips can be found at this following link -
 * https://sites.google.com/a/vsa.edu.hk/project-week-2014/
 * ** VSA Fencing Team ** - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;"> great news for our fencing team in the HKSSF fencing competition <span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">2013-2014 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">Y 7J Kaylin Hsieh - Girls C Individual Epee <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">(Champion)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">Y11P Cole Lam - Boys A Individual Sabre <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">(1st runner-up)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">Y 7T Mira Kwan - Girls C Individual Foil <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">(4th )

>> >> >> >> >> >>  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">February 25 - Library Weekly eNews **
 * Top Reading Classes of Jan. 2014: Congratulations to 6C, 7J, 8J, 9H, 9P, 10H, 11P, 11H. Details are in the Reading Report under Library Awards 2013-14 on the Library Webpage. Prizes of the 1st Term Top Reading Classes will be presented in the Book Week Assembly.
 * Book Fair will be on 25th and 26th Feb., in the library, books recommended in Chinese Reading Talk and Book Week will be for sale.
 * Book Swap will be launched from 3rd to 7th Mar during the Book Week. Book Donation will be launched from 25th Feb. Bring your donate books to the library counter now.
 * New arrival of Journals: 4 new titles related to sports, film, education and science magazines can be checked out in the library now.
 * Chinese New Database called 萬方中小學數字圖書館.Trial will be expired on 28/2/2014, link can be found in the Library Resources on Library Webpage.
 * Library Ambassador Meeting will be suspended until 3/3

**<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">February 21 - Mr Millard **
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 19.09090805053711px;">**Information catch up** - make sure you read the messages from yesterday
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 19.09090805053711px;">**Uniform and personal appearance** - you have done very well in maintaining the school uniform with only one or two students not fully following the expectations. This has been very well done especially as the cold weather means that you have had to wear warm clothing. Well done in making sure you are wearing the correct uniforms correctly
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 19.09090805053711px;">**Reminders** - Family Fun Day Sunday. There are lots of activities for secondary students. No school Monday because of the Family Fun Day and PTS Tuesday

**<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">February 20 - Mr Millard **
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Apologies for not having messages up yesterday **
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">ISA testing **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"> - continues today
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">**Ball Hockey** - Congratulations to the new VSA Division 2 SIlver Medal team. Well done
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">**House Points Update** - check these out above
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">**Family Fun Day - Sunday 23 Feb**. Come along and take part in all of the activities especially designed for secondary students. It should be a fun day. Bring the family with you
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">**No School Monday 24 Feb** - this is because you should be in school Sunday 23 Feb
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">**PTS Day Tuesday 25 Feb** - no classes today

**<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">February 18 - Mr Millard **
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">Sports day signup **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"> - closed yesterday. If you still want to join an event or events please see Mr H. today
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">**School mascot vote** - also closed yesterday. Keep your eyes and ears open for the result
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">**Wednesday morning** - no assembly. ISA testing
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">**Ball hockey** - see the advertising above. See how inspired our teams became with great support for basketball. Try to get to the ball hockey playoffs in Jordan and support our team

**<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">February 17 - Mr Millard ** **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">February 17 - Library Weekly eNews **
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">Congratulations **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;"> - great news for our Basketball U12 Girls (1st Runner up), U20 Boys (Champions) and U20 Girls (2nd Runner up) teams in the ISSFHK Div.2 basketball competition. Great effort to you and your coaches. Well done
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">**Project Week displays** - all of the Project Week display boards can be seen from the 8th to the 11th floor in the corridors. Stop and see what activities the other trips did during the week away.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">**School Mascot** - today is the last day to vote. Get your vote in as soon as possible. Click here to vote
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;">**Laptop security** - in my walks around the school I am constantly finding laptops that are left lying around in the corridors with nobody looking after them. We spend a lot of hours investigating lost laptops and leaving them lying around doesn't help. Take care of your possessions, particularly laptops as they are an expensive item to lose
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> · **Chinese Reading Talk and Popular Book Voting** will be launched from 17th Feb. All the recommended books are now on display in the library.

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> · **Chinese Story Writing Competition** is now inviting paper submission, you will earn a lot of library pts. and house pts.

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> · **Book Fair** will be on 25th and 26th Feb, in the library, books recommended in Chinese Reading Talk and Book Week will be for sale.

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> · **Teacher Book Talk:** **Mr. Slosberg** will share his beloved book called “//The hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy//” on 18th Feb, Tuesday at 1:30pm in the library

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> · **"Cherish Water Resources" Waterworks Installations Drawing Competition:** Submission deadline is 21st Feb.

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> · **Library Ambassador Meeting** will be Monday, 17/2 lunch break in the library.

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** February 14 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Lining up - ** please make sure you are lined up QUIETLY before homerooms and classes. It has improved during the week but still needs to be improved further
 * **Cantonese in classes** - Remember that all discussions in classes must be in English unless you are in Chinese or French lessons. The only time when this would be different is when the teacher gives permission for ideas to be discussed for understanding
 * **Ball Hockey Div 2 Playoffs** - check out the advertising above. Support our team - Team VSA!!
 * **Sports Day signup** - need to be done today. See the message above

** February 13 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Family Fun Day 23 February ** - make a big effort to attend as there will be all types of activities for secondary students including computer based activities. Grab some friends and have a fun day out
 * **Cook off Assembly** - well done to the participants who cooked and presented amazing dishes. Excellent work!!

** February 12 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Assembly today ** - House Cook off. Be in the hall, and seated by 8.25
 * **School Language Policy** - VSA is an English medium of instruction institution. This means that English must be spoken in classes other than Chinese classes. The only change to this is if YOUR TEACHER thinks it is necessary for you to discuss in Chinese for better concept understanding. This would only happen on occasion for short discussions. The best way to improve your English is to use it!!!
 * **Uniforms** - with the cold weather some students have not prepared well by not having the correct jackets. You must not wear jackets that have writing on them or are not in the school colours of black, navy blue or burgundy. Check pages 8 and 9 of your student handbook.

** February 11 - Mr Millard ** ** February 11 - Mr Hoefnagels **
 * **Assembly tomorrow** - House assembly cook off. Be in and seated by 8.25am
 * **PW followup** - the trip leaders and staff will have given instructions as to what is required as followup. Some students will be involved in setting up display boards for the corridors, some the 2 minute video and others may be organising an assembly presentation
 * **School mascot** - don't forget to vote for the school mascot by Feb 17 (see above)
 * **Sports Day sign up** is now open for this week only! The deadline is Friday February 14th. Please check your emails and remember to sign up with your VSA account. See you on the pitch!

** February 10 - Mr Millard **
 * **Project Week thanks** - a great learning experience and plenty of service happened during the week away. I have received fantastic reports back from trip leaders. Don't forget to thank them and the staff who accompanied you on your trips. We look forward to seeing the followup over this and next week
 * **Welcome back** - you are entering the business end of the year where you can aim to improve the academic successes you have had so far this year
 * **Project Week** - you need to prepare the following (your trip leader would have already organised you for these):
 * **2 minute video** demonstrating creativity, action or service that your trip was designed for. We should see clips or photos or work from the specific tasks needed to be completed as requirements to answer the guiding question or statement for your trip.
 * Similarly a free standing **board display for the corridors** displaying the similar information.
 * For **service focused trips** you will prepare an **assembly presentation of 5 to 10 minutes (19 February)** showing the service elements and the changes that you made to the lives, communities etc of others.
 * **Assembly this week** - years 6 to 11
 * **Year 12 Mock exams** - good luck to the year 12 students who are doing their mock exams over the next 2 weeks. These are important for these students to get an idea on where they are in preparation for the biggest exams that they would have had in May. Please keep away from the Gym where the exams are being held. There should be no noise on the 9th floor. Be respectful and responsible.

** February 10 - **** Library Weekly eNews ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> · **"Cherish Water Resources" Waterworks Installations Drawing Competition:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Submission deadline is 21st Feb. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> · **Teacher Book Talk:** **Mr. Slosberg** will share his beloved book called “//The hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy//” on 18th Feb, at 1:30 pm in the library. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> · **Author Video Talk: Nury Vittachi’s** video talk will be on 13th Feb, 1:30 pm in the library. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Participants will earn CS/CAS hours and lib. pts. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> · **Movie Book of the Month:** ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ will be shown on Fridays at 1:30 pm in the Library in February. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> · **Library Ambassador Meeting** will be on 10/2 Monday at Lunch break in the library. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">

** January 27 - Mr Millard ** Welcome back from Project Week trips. I hope that you got a lot out of it to share with the rest of the students and teachers. Following are the expected reporting dates back to school for students returning from PW trips -
 * ** Trip Code ** || ** Destination ** || ** Date ** || ** No. of Students ** || ** In school ** ||
 * PW01 || [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="22"]] || Jan 22-29 || 29 || After CNY ||
 * PW02 || Costa Rica || Jan 20-28 || 27 || After CNY ||
 * PW03 || Morocco || Jan 18-27 || 19 || Tues ||
 * PW05 || Tuscan, Italy || Jan 19-28 || 15 || After CNY ||
 * PW06 || South Arrica || Jan 19-28 || 27 || After CNY ||
 * PW07 || Yunnan, China || Jan 21-27 || 30 || Tues ||
 * PW08 || Belgium & Netherlands || Jan 21-29 || 34 || After CNY ||
 * PW09 || Tasmania, Australia || Jan 21-27 || 69 || After CNY ||
 * PW10 || Cambodia || Jan 20-26 || 24 || Tues ||
 * PW12 || Austria || Jan 18-26 || 39 || Tues ||
 * PW13 || <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Calibri !important; font-size: 15px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 22px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="22"]], Indonesia || Jan 23-28 || 35 || After CNY ||
 * PW14 || Madrid, Spain || Jan 20-28 || 55 || After CNY ||
 * PW15 || Chiang Mai, <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Calibri !important; font-size: 15px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 22px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="22"]] || Jan 21-26 || 19 || Tues ||
 * ^  ||^   || Jan 22-27 || 20 || After CNY ||
 * ^  ||^   || Jan 23-28 || 15 || After CNY ||
 * PW17 || Batam, Indonesia || Jan 24-29 || 53 || After CNY ||
 * PW18 || Vietnam || Jan 21-28 || 14 || After CNY ||
 * PW19 || Guangdong || Jan 23-27 || 70 || Tues ||
 * PW20 || [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="22"]] || Jan 22-27 || 19 || Tues ||
 * PW22 || Korea || Jan 22-26 || 75 || Mon ||
 * PW23 || HK || Jan 22-28 || 19 || On programme ||
 * PW24 || HK || Jan 22-28 || 32 || On programme ||
 * PW24 || HK || Jan 22-28 || 32 || On programme ||


 * Remember that Tuesday is a half day. Release time for ALL students will be 12.00, no earlier. You will be under the supervision and direction of your trip leader and staff. It is a good opportunity to prepare the following:
 * 2 minute video demonstrating creativity, action or service that your trip was designed for. We should see clips or photos or work from the specific tasks needed to be completed as requirements to answer the guiding question or statement for your trip.
 * Similarly a free standing board display for the corridors displaying the similar information.
 * For service focused trips like PW5, PW6, PW13 and PW19 an assembly presentation of 5 to 10 minutes showing the service elements and the changes that you made to the lives, communities etc of others.
 * There is plenty to do and prepare. There may be other trips who want to have their students present the groups service in assembly. Your trip leaders will arrange that with you.

** Have a great New Year **

** January 22 - Mr Millard **
 * ** PW trips still in HK today ** - All PW trips still in Hong Kong will be under the trip leaders instructions for today and tomorrow. PW23 and PW24 will start their programme.
 * **Year 12** - you are under the instructions from Ms Brock.

** January 21 - Mr Millard **
 * **School finish time** - unless you have trip going out today and your trip leader has given you permission to leave early you must stay in school until the usual finishing time of 3.30. There is **NO HALF DAY today**.
 * ** When you arrive at school - **
 * ** Years 11 and 12 ** – go to **11th floor** and follow normal timetable subjects in these rooms. Teachers still in school will go to classes but on these will be held on the 11th floor.
 * ** Year 10 ** – go to the **library** for Personal Project all day.
 * ** Year 6 ** go to **8th floor** for supervision of classwork from wiki
 * ** Years 7 ** **and 8** go to **9th floor** for supervision of classwork from wiki
 * ** Year 9 ** go to **10th floor** for supervision of classwork from wiki

>> >> Y10 students, you will stay with your Personal Projects.'
 * **PW01 <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]] ** will have all of their trip students for the whole day.
 * Some other project week leaders will require you during the day. They will come to you
 * **There will be a supervising teacher who will direct you to a room from 8.15am**
 * ** Project Week 13 <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19.5"]] update - Ms Tsui sent out to your ** - please refer to the message sent to you, in particular for today - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">'Y7-9 students, tomorrow Periods 2 and 3 please go to Room 814 and 815 for singing practice. The Year 9 students will be leading, and the teachers will be there to watch you.

** January 20 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Homeroom today ** - remember to go to homerooms this morning. See the arrangements from Friday's information for the rest of the day.

** January 17 - Mr Millard ** Year 10 will working on Personal Projects Monday until 1.00pm Years 11 to 12 will be on normal timetable until 1.00pm >> || 8:40-9:00a.m. || All Y6-Y9 classes go to Gym and take their seat on the floor. || >> || 9:00-10:00a.m. || Shaolin Martial Art (Chinese Gong Fu Performance) || >> || 11:00—11:15 a.m. || Chinese Calligraphy Performance || >> || 12:00---12:15 || Short play || >> || 12.25 – 1.25 || Y6 to Y8 – Lunch Break || >> || 1:002:00p.m || Y9 to Y12 - Lunch Break || >> || 10:00---1:00p.m || Booth time || >> || 1.30 – 3.00pm || Y6-8 students will have to be seated by 1:30pm (Hall) || >> || 2:003:30p.m. || Y9-12 Mandarin Singing Contest (final Heat) (Gym) ||
 * ** Project Week ** - first trips go out tonight. Have great trips everyone. I look forward to the presentations of what you have learnt or or done in creativity, action and service.
 * Monday's arrangements for students not on trips - Years 6 to 8 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 1.5;"> students can only use the 7th floor to buy lunch and will not be able to use the cafeteria, Years 9 to 12 can use the cafeteria from 1.00pm.
 * 8:25-8:40a.m. || HR time ||

** January 16 - ****Knit One Save One - Mr Wong** >> //* Only students who have made prior arrangement with me may submit their works on Monday (20 January).// >>> Keisha Ding 6J >>> Kitty Chin 7C >>> Alicia Yan 7C >>> Jacky Chung 7H >>> Britney To 7J >>> Joshua Lau 7J >>> Edison Wong 7J >>> Lisa Peng 7J >>> Dora Chung 7P >>> Ryan BUDIHARDJO 7P >>> Tam Chi Hin 7T >>> Joshua WONG 7T >>> Robinson Zhou 7T >>> Stephanie Fok 7T >>> Cherrie Liu 8C >>> Yan Tang 8C >>> Nathaniel Kwan 8H >>> Athena Lai 9T >>> Monique Tsui 9T >>> Theodre Tang 7C ** January 16 - Mr Millard **
 * Dear students, if you are on the list below, please continue to read the message. You are supposed to submit your products for the captioned activity on Monday (13 January). So far, I heard no news from you. If you do not submit your product to me by this Friday (17 January) the latest*, you will not be awarded any CS hours. Please bring your product to me in Rm 824 or Rm 821.
 * Athena Chan 6C
 * **Project Week** - only a few days to go for most trips with some going out late tomorrow night. Make sure that you are organised and have everything you have been asked to get together. In particular if you are travelling to very hot or very cold destinations you would have been told about what you need to take to remain healthy.
 * **Monday and Tuesday arrangements** -If you are not on a trip you are required to come into school. Further details for the arrangements for these days will put on this wiki later today but essentially Monday will a Chinese Cultural Day. You are encouraged to be in Chinese dress. See yesterday's notice.

** January 15 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Arrangements for today (Wednesday) - **PW trip meetings. See the locations
 * ** Monday (Dress - Chinese Dress) **
 * Years 6 to 9 - off timetable all day and to the gym for Chinese Cultural Day. (further details to come from the Chinese Dept)
 * Year 10 - Personal Project - Library
 * Years 11 and 12 - Normal timetable (work set for you by your normal teachers)
 * ** Tuesday **
 * All years except year 10 - Normal timetable (possibility of collapsed timetable)
 * Year 10 - Personal Project - Library
 * If your trip leader requires you for trip preparation they will make arrangements with you.

** January 14 - Mr Millard **
 * **SOS payment** - our records show that there has been no payment of $200 received for the SOS payment for Project Week from a number of students. I have been instructed by Mrs Wong, Head of Academy, to remove any students who have not paid this from their Project Week trips. If you are in this situation payment MUST be made by the trips meeting time Wednesday morning or you will be removed from the trip. This is a payment that we have requested since December and still it has not been received. Payments must be made to the dropbox outside the staffroom on the 7th floor before the meetings start at 8.25am.
 * **Tomorrow morning** - PW meetings. Locations are the same as last time (see yesterdays message). Be there promptly.
 * **Bus arrivals** - do not wait in the bus garage. I have received reports that there a group waiting there for friends. You must not wait there. Go straight up to the 5th floor.
 * **Year 7 English trip Thursday** - all year 7 students to go to the Auditorium after recess Thursday to prepare for the trip to Academy for Performing Arts. You will need to take your lunch with you.

** January 13 - Mr Millard ** ** January 13 - Library Weekly eNews **
 * ** SAW ** - now that SAW is over you can concentrate on revising the work that you had difficulty with. It is a good time to write yourself a couple of personal goals to help you improve
 * ** Project Week ** - the first trips for Project Week go out this weekend. Make sure you prepare what you a re taking early. Don't leave it to the last minute. **Important** - you are expected to come into school as normal before and after your trip up to the Chinese New Year holiday. If your parents have made travel arrangements for the 28th (Tuesday) for the holiday that's ok but they need to let the school know.
 * ** Wednesday morning ** - you will be meeting in your PW trip groups at 8.25 in the same locations you were in for the first meeting
 * ** Trip code ** || ** Country ** || ** Venue ** ||
 * PW01 || [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="20"]] || 1015 ||
 * PW02 || Costa Rica || 913 ||
 * PW03 || Morocco || 822B ||
 * PW05 || Tuscan, Italy || 907 ||
 * PW06 || South Africa || 1114 ||
 * PW07 || Yunnan, China || 909 ||
 * PW08 || Belgium/Netherlands || 415A ||
 * PW09 || Tasmania, Australia || Student Activity Centre Cafeteria ||
 * PW10 || Cambodia || 1103 ||
 * PW12 || Austria || 819 ||
 * PW13 || Bali, Indonesia || 814 ||
 * PW14 || Madrid, Spain || Library ||
 * PW15 || Chiang Mai || Auditorium ||
 * PW17 || Telunas, Indonesia - CAS || Main Cafeteria ||
 * PW18 || Vietnam || 415B ||
 * PW19 || Guangdong || Gymnasium ||
 * PW20 || Sarawak, [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] || 820 ||
 * PW22 || South Korea || Hall ||
 * PW23 || Hong Kong – First Response || 414 ||
 * PW24 || Hong Kong based || 1111 ||
 * ** Top Reading Classes of Dec. 2013 ** : Congratulations to ** 6P, 7C, 8J, 9H, 10H, 11H, 12J. ** Details are in the Reading Report under Library Awards 2013-14 on the Library Webpage.
 * ** Lunch Book Talk: ** The Library Assistants **, Ms. Amy So and Mr. Steven Hui ** will share their beloved books respectively on 14 th and 16 th Jan, both start at lunch break 1:30 pm in the library.
 * ** Movie Book of the Month: ** ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ will be shown on Fridays at 1:30 pm in the Library in January.
 * ** New Parent/ Student Introductory Meeting ** : The library will extend its opening hours until 6:00 pm on 16/1.
 * ** Library Ambassador Meeting ** will be on 13/1, Monday at 1:05 pm in the library.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">All the Library Announcements will be suspended until 10/2/2014.



** January 6 - Mr Millard - Welcome back everyone. I hope you all had a good restful holiday. ** ** January 6 - Library Weekly eNews ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: center;">
 * ** This month - ** lots happening this month
 * ** This week ** - SAW all week - click the following link for the timetable - http://portal.vsa.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Summative-Assessment-Week-Timetable-6-10-Jan.pdf
 * ** Project Week. ** Your trip leaders will have told you of trip preparation activities before you go.
 * ** Chinese New Year **
 * ** HK MUN **
 * ** Lots of Sports teams playing **
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">Chinese New Database **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"> called 萬方中小學數字圖書館. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">Trial will be from 2/1/2014-28/2/2014, trial link can be found in the <span style="color: #551a8b; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">[|Library Resources] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"> on Library Webpage.
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">"Cherish Water Resources" Waterworks Installations Drawing Competition: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"> Books related to waterworks installations and drawing techniques are on display in the library.
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">Preview full-text of Google e-books **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">: you can preview more than 40 ebooks from the link of school OPAC, direct links can be found in the Library Resources on Library Webpage. Joining the ** [|OPAC Google eBook Searching program] **, you can earn CS and lib. pts. Details can be found in Library Program on the Library Webpage.
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">Library Ambassador Meeting **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"> will be suspended until 13/1/2014.

**December 20 - Mr Millard** ** December 20 - ASA Term 2 enrolment **
 * ** Merry Christmas ** http://ak.imgag.com/imgag/product/preview/flash/bws8Shell_fps24.swf?ihost=http://ak.imgag.com/imgag&brandldrPath=/product/full/el/&cardNum=/product/full/ap/3166187/graphic1
 * **Today's arrangements** - go straight to the hall for the Christmas assembly. Remember that you will go to normal lessons until recess. At recess time you can have your class parties until 12.00pm. You will be dismissed by the HOY on your floor.
 * **Free dress day today** - be sensible with your dress. Dress for school.
 * **Reading & Literacy for homework club - Ms Hill -** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 1.5;">Year 7+8 reading buddies club will begin on Monday 13th January 2014. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 1.5;">Year 9,10,11+12 Literacy for Homework club will begin on Monday 13th January 2014.
 * Login to the **__Oasis System,__** and read carefully the brief description of the activities being offered during the second term of this school year.**__Parents__** are required to sign up through the VSA Oasis system during __ the week of 16 (9am) – 20 (5pm) December ____.__ **Please understand that the system is on a first-come, first-served basis**. Late submission will not be accepted.

**December 19 - Mr Millard** ** December 19 - ASA Term 2 enrolment **
 * ** Friday's arrangements ** - Christmas assembly in the hall with the primary section of the school. Classes as normal to recess, then, and only then, class parties. At 12.00 HOYs will release classes after they are satisfied classrooms are clean and tidy. You cannot be going between classes, the corridors should be clear of students.
 * **Laptops** - we have had a number of laptops go missing through students not taking care of them properly. Student are leaving them lying around encouraging those less honest. You must take care of these. I have seen a lot of laptops left unattended.
 * **Lockers** - clean out any unwanted things from your lockers today. Make it easier for you tomorrow.
 * **Project Week (SOS)** - we still have outstanding payments that need to be paid today or tomorrow. Please get it paid before the holidays.
 * Login to the **__Oasis System,__** and read carefully the brief description of the activities being offered during the second term of this school year.**__Parents__** are required to sign up through the VSA Oasis system during __ the week of 16 (9am) – 20 (5pm) December __ __.__ **Please understand that the system is on a first-come, first-served basis**. Late submission will not be accepted.

**December 18 - Mr Millard** **December 18 - ASA Term 2 enrollment** **December 18 - School Team** ISSFHK Ball Hockey Div 1 Location: YMCA Time: 3.30-5pm ISSFHK Ball Hockey Div 2 Location: Choi Hung Time: 3.30-5pm
 * ** Today's arrangements ** - Homerooms or Year level assemblies
 * ** Project Week (SOS) ** - Thank you to those who brought in their $200 for the SOS payment. We still have a few outstanding and need it in urgently.
 * **Laptops** - personal security. I have been holding a laptop that was handed to me after being left lying around for almost a week now. Another students laptop is missing after leaving it lying around, That student doesn't know where it was left! We will do what we can to recover laptops that have gone missing but you need to take responsibility for it. The laptop that I have needs to be picked up from me today.
 * **Uniforms** - I sent you all an email regarding what the uniform is and the copies of the uniform pages from the student handbook. Make sure you read these pages either from the book or the attachments I sent you.
 * **Friday's arrangements** - Christmas assembly in the hall with the primary section of the school. Classes as normal to recess, then, and only then, class parties. At 12.00 HOYs will release classes after they are satisfied classrooms are clean and tidy.
 * Login to the **__Oasis System,__** and read carefully the brief description of the activities being offered during the second term of this school year. **__Parents__** are required to sign up through the VSA Oasis system during the week of __16 (9am) – 20 (5pm) December.__**Please understand that the system is on a first-come, first-served basis**. Late submission will not be accepted.

**December 17 - Mr Millard** ** December 17 - School Team ** **ISSFHK U 14 Girls Basketball Competition:** (VSA vs CDNIS) Location: VSA 9/F gym Time: 4-5pm **ISSFHK U 14 Boys Basketball Competition:** (VSA vs CDNIS) Location: VSA 9/F gym Time: 5-6 pm
 * ** Project Week ** - if your parents haven't paid the HKD200 for the inclusion of SOS International for Project Week please remind them. This payment for your trip must be paid by as soon as possible. Bring a cheque or cash to the 7/F dropbox.
 * **Cafeteria** - a reminder that years 9 to 12 must wait until 1.15pm before queuing. Some senior students are cutting the queue when they should not be in the cafeteria.

**December 16 - Mr Millard** **December 16 - Library Weekly eNews** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">
 * **Cafeteria** - a reminder that years 9 to 12 must wait until 1.15pm before queuing. Some senior students are cutting the queue when they should not be in the cafeteria. If you are found to be doing that you will lose the privilege of using the cafeteria.
 * **7/F Green Ptich** - this will be unavailable today during morning recess. This will also happen on Wednesday 18 Dec.
 * **Wednesday morning arrangements** - homeroom or year level assemblies.
 * **Friday finishes at 12.00 midday** - the programme for the day will be sent out later today.
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">- New Library Resources **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">: //<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Philip Allan Review Magazines Online Archive //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> of History, Geography, Psychology, Economic and Business. Details can be found in the <span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Library Resources <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> on Library Webpage.
 * · **<span style="color: #551a8b; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">[|4.23 World Book Day Writing Competition] **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Deadline is 17th Dec. Please submit your writing to the library counter.
 * · **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">GVRL English e-Book: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> The <span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">New Trial <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> will be expired at the end of Dec. Let the library know any e-books you want the library to purchase. Trial can be found in the Library Resources on the Library Webpage.
 * · **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Teacher’s Book Talk ****<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">: ****<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Ms. Sarah Ho **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> will share her ‘dream’ books on 19thDec. Thursday at 1:30 pm in the library.
 * · **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Christmas Carol Evening: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> The library will extend its opening hours to 5:30pm on 19/12.
 * · **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Library Ambassador Meeting **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> will be on 16/12 Monday at 1:05pm in the library.

** December 13 - CS Opportunity - Mr Wong **
 * PHAB Walk for integration on 12 Jan 2014 - If you are interested in the captioned walk, please send me your name and class by end of school today . There will be a training session for this walk. Potential 5 CS hours will be awarded with full commitment.
 * ** UNICEF Young Envoys Programme 2014: Good news to share! - **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">Of the 3 students who have applied for the captioned programme, 2 got accepted. They are:
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Linda Wu 11J
 * Kitty Cheng 10T
 * They had to compete with more than 600 other students in Hong Kong for the limited places in the programme. They will be officially appointed as Young Envoys in May 2014 and will advocate children's rights in Hong Kong and other regional areas. Well done to these girls!!

** December 13 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Project Week ** - if your parents haven't paid the HKD200 for the inclusion of SOS International for Project Week please remind them. This payment for your trip must be paid by Tuesday morning. Bring a cheque to the 7/F dropbox.
 * **Casual Dress today** - stripes. Wear what is **appropriate** for school.
 * **Cafeteria** - a reminder that years 9 to 12 must wait until 1.20pm before queuing. Some senior students are cutting the queue when they should not be in the cafeteria.

** December 12 - Mr Millard **
 * ** This has now been cancelled!! Green pitch during lunch ** - the primary will be using the green pitch on the 7/F today during lunchtime. Please go elsewhere to play football.
 * **Casual dress tomorrow** - wear stripes for casual dress. Make sure you wear what is appropriate for school.

** December 11 - Mr Millard **
 * This mornings arrangements - Years 9 to 12 assembly - guest speaker. Years 6 to 8 Homerooms and year level assemblies
 * Green pitch during recess - the green pitch on the 7/F is unavailable during morning recess today. The primary PE department wil be using it.

**December 11** - CS opportunity - Mr Wong
**December 11- School Team** ISSFHK Tennis Boys (Div.2) Competition Location: Quarry Bay Park Time: 3-5pm ISSFHK Ball Hockey Competition (Div.1) Location: YMCA, Jordan Time: 3-5pm ISSFHK Ball Hockey Competition (Div. 2) Location: Choi Hung Time: 3-5pm
 * Sports volunteers needed: Please check this out @http://www.hkssf-hk.org.hk/hk/sec/circular/20131130%20volunteer%20scheme.pdf
 * If you are interested, please send me an email by 12 Dec (THU) with the following details:
 * 1) your name
 * 2) your Chinese name
 * 3) your volunteer experience
 * 4) your choice of attending the training class - 21/12/13 or 18/1/14 (please see link for more info.)
 * ==== Knit One Save One: Participants of the captioned activity, please be reminded to attend the workshop (in Rm 824) held on TODAY at 2:00pm. In addition, all CS Ambassadors must attend. ====
 * ==== Christmas Visit to Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: Participants of this activity, please attend the 2nd preparation session (in Rm 824) on 12 Dec (THU) at 3:30pm. Moreover, all CS Ambassadors must attend. ====
 * ASA Y8 CS Project: Participants please proceed punctually to the Ground floor at 1:15am for our service activity.
 * Y8C
 * Desmond Lee
 * Crystal Pang
 * Y8H
 * Wayne Chan
 * Lety Chow
 * Lincoln Tong
 * Y8J
 * Melanie Kwan
 * Aidan Li
 * Winston Liu
 * Daniel Sin
 * Sharon Chiu
 * Jeffrey Cheung
 * Edson Chan
 * Y8P
 * Owen Chow
 * Jessica Choy
 * Anson Ho
 * Kelly Lam
 * Hilary So
 * Wallace Wu
 * Wing Lam Yuen
 * Elaine Ng
 * Ruby Chow
 * Wai Lam Leung
 * Y8T
 * Ian McDowell
 * Frank Ng
 * Daisy Shum

**December 10 - School Team**
**ISSFHK U 14 Girls Basketball Competition:** (VSA vs DSC) Location: VSA 9/F gym Time: 4-5pm **ISSFHK U 14 Boys Basketball Competition:** (VSA vs DSC) Location: VSA 9/F gym Time: 5-6 pm

**December 10 - Mr Millard**
**Green Pitch 7/F** - is out of use for secondary all of recess and all of lunchtime today. Go to the rooftop or gym to play football. Year 6 can go to the 5/F in the area where the nets are. **Wednesday morning** - years 9 to 12 to the hall for assembly with a guest speaker. Years 6 to 8 to homeromms or year assemblies

**December 10 - CS Activities - Mr Wong**

 * **Knit One Save One:** Participants of the captioned activity, please be reminded to attend the workshop (in Rm 824) held on 11 Dec (WED) at 2:00pm. The knitting kits will be given out on that day. In addition, all CS Ambassadors must attend.
 * **Christmas Visit to Patients with Alzheimer's Disease:** Participants of this activity, please be reminded to attend the 2nd preparation session (in Rm 824) on 12 Dec (THU) at 3:30pm. Moreover, all CS Ambassadors must attend.

**December 10 - Ms Au**
 * Congratulation to the **Girls A Badminton Team** came fourth overall of HKSSF Div.2 (Hong Kong) on 8 December.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Students:
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Y09T Abbie CHEUNG
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Y11H Jasmine CHAN
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Y11H Denise CHEUNG
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Y11H Christy LEE
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Y11H Hannah LEUNG
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Y11H Audrey WANG
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Y11J Linda WU

**December 9 - Mr Millard**
**Green Pitch today** - the green pitch on the 7th floor is unavailable for secondary students today during lunchtime. You will need to go to the gym or rooftop to play. The primary section of the school has allowed year 6 students to use the 5th floor play area where the nets are during this time. **Wednesday morning arrangements** - Years 9 to 12 go to the hall for assembly with a guest speaker. Years 6 to 8 go to homerooms or year assemblies. **December 9 - Library Weekly eNews**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">** Top Reading Classes November ** : Congratulations to ** //6C, 6P, 7T, 8C, 8J, 9H, 10H, 11H and 12J!// ** Details are in the Reading Report under Library Award 2013-14 on the Library Webpage.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">** Teacher’s Book Talk **** : **** Ms. Irene Tsui ** will share her beloved book “Hana’s Suitcase “ on 10 th Dec.(Tues.) and ** Mr. ****<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13px;">Daniel Santella ** will share his book “The Things They Carried” on 12 th Dec. (Thurs.), lunch break 1:30pm in the library.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">** [|4.23 World Book Day Writing Competition]: ** Deadline is 17 th Dec., 2013.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">** Movie Book of the Month: ** ‘The Hobbit’ will be shown on Fridays at 1:30pm in the Library in December.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">** Y9 Drama Performance Evening ** : Library will extend its opening hours to 5:30pm on 12/12 (Thursday).
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">** Library Ambassador Meeting ** will be on 9/12, Monday at 1:05pm in the library.

** Question: Who died overnight who was described as the father of his nation? What was his contribution to humanity? Why was he revered so much by so many? Who was he? Watch this short video. **
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** December 6 - Mr Millard **
 * **7/F Green Pitch** **next week** - the primary PE department <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">need to use the 7/F to have PE lessons. The primary section have agreed that the year 6 can use the 5/F during these times. You will not be able to use the 7/F the days and times:
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Monday 9 Dec lunchtime
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Tuesday 10 Dec recess time & lunchtime
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Wednesday 11 recess timeThursday 12 lunchtime
 * **Casual Dress Day** - Hoodies & Sweaters!! Dress appropriately for you will need to wait at the 5/F for parents to bring uniform. Do not wear your hoods in the school. You will lose the privilege of wearing it if you do wear your hoods in school. Make sure that you have paid your if you wear hoodies or sweaters.

**December 5 - Christmas Visit to Patients with Alzheimer's Disease - Mr Wong**
 * The first meeting of the captioned activity was held today in Rm 824 at 3:30pm. Would the <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19"]] participants please attend punctually the meeting. All CS Ambassadors MUST attend.
 * Keisha Ding || 6J ||
 * Chantelle Yan || 6R ||
 * Davina Chan || 6T ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19"]] Kwan || 7C ||
 * Kitty Kwan || 7C ||
 * Alicia Yan || 7C ||
 * Jacky Chung || 7H ||
 * Joshua Lau || 7J ||
 * Edison Wong || 7J ||
 * Lisa Peng || 7J ||
 * Ashley Kot || 7J ||
 * Natalie Tiong || 7P ||
 * Ryan BUDIHARDJO || 7P ||
 * Robsinson Zhou || 7T ||
 * Stephanie Fok || 7T ||
 * Cherrie Liu || 8C ||
 * Crystal Pang || 8C ||
 * Max Wang || 8H ||
 * Linda Wu || 11J ||
 * Joyce Wu || 11P ||

**December 5 - Mr Millard** **Project Week Parents meeting tonight** - remind <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> parents of the meetings tonight at 6.30pm. The venues will mostly be the same as where you were today with one or two changes e.g. Guangdong will be in the Staff Lounge in the cafeteria, not the gym. **Yesterdays PW Meetings** - after walking around to see most of them there was some great work going on. This is a good <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> to <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> trips. The work done before the trips is very important. **Friday Casual Dress Day** - the theme is 'Hoodies and Sweaters'. It is NOT A CASUAL HAIR day. Maintain the standard. You have all done well with <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> uniforms and been compliant. ** December 5 - <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> Team (Basketball) ** ISSFHK U20 boys basketball <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> (VSA vs KSHK) Location: VSA 9/F gym Time: 4-5pm

**December 4 - Mr Millard** **Project Week -** meetings this morning. Go straight to the locations for <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> meeting. See the locations below. **Project Week Parents Meetings** - tomorrow (Thurs) at 6.30pm. Go to the links on the left to Project Week <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">

**December 3 - <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> Team (Basketball)** ISSFHK U14 boys basketball <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> (VSA vs HKIS) Location: VSA 9/F gym Time: 4-5pm ISSFHK U14 <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> Basketball <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> (VSA vs FIS) Location: VSA 9/F gym Time: 5-6pm **December 3 - Mr Millard** Venues for Student Project Week Meetings - Wednesday 8.25 am. Go straight to the venue on arriving at school. **December 2-3 - Ms Barrowcliff**
 * ** Year 8 Students Woman in Black Theatre Trip - Tuesday 3rd December. ** Year 8 students will meet in the foyer of HKAPA Wanchai on Tuesday 3rd December at 7:30pm. Students should register their attendance with their designated teacher at this time. The performance is scheduled to finish at approximately 10pm. Students must have made their own arrangements to get home at this time.

**December 2 - Mr Millard** **December 2 - CS Opportunity** **UNESCO Peace For All Youth Programme:** **Extension of deadline - Mr Wong** >> welcome. More details will be supplied in due course.
 * ** Wednesday morning **** PW Meetings - ** on Wednesday morning you will all go to project week meetings at 8.25. Watch on this wiki for where to go dring today.
 * ** PW Parents Meeting - ** Thursday night 6.30pm. Remind your parents as they will be able to ask questions and meet the staff who are going to be with you for the trip.
 * **Slientathon** - well done everyone. VSA raised $181 304.90 for the appeal!! This is an excellent response given the short time from the announcement to the event. **VSA does care!!**
 * We are now recruiting students to participate in the UNESCO Peace For All Youth Programme 2014. One of the key events, ** Peacemakers' Celebration ** will be held on ** 12th April (Saturday) at Science Park ** . Successful applicants will work together (or collaborate with students of another school) to present unique cultural elements of a country to participants and other visitors. Last year was a success! If you are interested, please email Mr Matthew Wong your name and class by ** 6 Dec (FRIDAY) ** . All year groups are

**December 2 - Knit One Save One - Mr Wong**
 * Students whose names are on the following list please return the school notice reply slip of the captioned activity to Mr Wong TODAY the latest.
 * Athena Chan || 6C ||
 * Chantelle Yan || 6R ||
 * Davina Chan || 6T ||
 * Regaina Kwan || 7C ||
 * Giona Wong || 7H ||
 * Jacky Chung || 7H ||
 * Britney To || 7J ||
 * Edison Wong || 7J ||
 * Lisa Peng || 7J ||
 * Ryan BUDIHARDJO || 7P ||
 * Laura Chow || 7T ||
 * Muna Tuet || 7T ||
 * Joshua WONG || 7T ||
 * Robsinson Zhou || 7T ||
 * Stephanie Fok || 7T ||
 * Cherry Liu || 8C ||
 * Brandi Cheung || 8C ||
 * Yan Tang || 8C ||
 * Edda Wai || 8C ||
 * Nathaniel Kwan || 8H ||
 * Athena Lai || 9T ||
 * Monique Tsui || 9T ||

**December 2 - Chinese department** ** December 2 - Library Weekly eNews ** <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">
 * **Chinese writing competition success** - congratulations to our students who win the Chinese Writing in the <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">2nd HK Chinese Micro-fiction writing competition (2012-2013 competition. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Special thanks to Aiden Huan, Christine Cheung and Jennifer Li. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Herewith the Award List:
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Teacher: Christine Cheung, Jennifer LI -award for guidance
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Student: Christopher (10Hope)- Writer recommendation award
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Julie Wu(withdarw student)- Writer recommendation award
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Rex Yiu (10Hope)-certificate of appreciation
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Kathleen Chan (10 Hope)-certificate of appreciation
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Justin Cheung (10 Hope)-certificate of appreciation
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Ng Hok Kin (10Joy)-certificate of appreciation
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Joycelyn Cheung (10 Joy)-certificate of appreciation
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Jacob Wu (withdraw student)-certificate of appreciation
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">The competition is a big event and held by Ling Liang Church M H Lau Secondary School and HK Micro-fiction Association. The competiton received about a thousand and a hundred works from serval hundreds schools in Hk. The Judges are professional writers and only about 55 students and 15 teachers are rewarded. 8 VSA students and 2 teacher are rewarded Congratulation on their dogged efforts!
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">**New Database (Opposing Viewpoint in Context)** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">can improve your critical thinking skills from its “Power Search”. Login details are in the Library Resources on Library Webpage. **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Lunch Book Talk **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">: **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Ms. Margaret Chen **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">, our blogging internship editor will share her ‘life changing book’ called “The Green House Effect “on 3rd Dec. 1:30pm in the Library.
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Teacher’s Book Talk: ****<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Ms. Erin Crowden **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> will share her list of beloved book on 5th Dec., lunch break 1:30pm in the library.
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Interviewing your Teacher’s Reading Habit: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Do you know what and how your teachers read? By interviewing them, you will earn CS/CAS hours and lib. pts.
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">PW Parents Meeting: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> the library will extend its opening hours to 6:00pm.
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Library Ambassador Meeting **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> will be on 2/12 Monday at 1:05pm in the library.

** November 29 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Casual Dress Day - ** today is casual dress day. You must come in a plaid/checkered shirt. You must also bring a minimum of $100 total for the privilege of all of the Friday as donation or if you wish a minimum of $40 each Friday. If not you must be in correct school uniform. If you decide to be in casual wear you it must be dress appropriate for school. If not, your parents will be contacted to bring appropriate clothing. If you do not pay the donation, again your parents will be contacted to bring in the money or your school uniform. It is for a great purpose, get into it and support it!!
 * **PW Parents Meetings** - please remind your parents that there will be Project Week meetings next Thursday at 6.00pm. Questions that they have will be answered there. This gives a great opportunity for your parents to meet the traveling staff. Details of venues will be sent out early next week.
 * **PW Students Meetings -** these will be held on Wednesday at 8.25am. Locations will be given before Wednesday. Keep an eye on this wiki. You will have preparation to do before the trip and these will be discussed by your trip leaders and staff.

November 29th - Students performing in primary Assembly - period 7
Shadow puppets Jazz band French Choir Please come to 5th floor Hall at 2.30pm - thanks, Mrs Murchie

** November 28 - Mr Millard ** ** November 28 - Ms Thurlow **
 * ** Laptop security - over the last 2 - 3 weeks we have investigated some 5 or 6 laptops gone missing. Invariably the laptops turn up, not where the owners thought they were. In each of these cases it was careless security of their laptops. Don't leave them lying around and if you want to go to elsewhere during recess and lunch, and you don't want to take your laptop, make sure that you ask another student to hold it and keep it safe. These people should be reliable!!! **
 * **Casual Dress days reminder** - check out the messages from yesterday. 4 Fridays of Casual Dress days. All going to a good cause and supporting the South Africa Project Week trip.

** November 27 - Mr Millard ** **This mornings arrangements** - Homerooms or Year level assemblies. You should have been informed already. **November 27 - Ms Thurlow** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Friday 29th November-Plaid/ Checkered Shirts Friday 6th December- Hoodies & SweatersFriday 13th December- Stripes <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Friday 20th December - Free dress (but maybe something Xmasy) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">This is to raise funds for a long term project in South Africa to build a library in the local shanty town area. Many people in this area have no access to library facilities and are unable to gain a proper education. We are offering inspiration and life long learning to a community who really needs it. ** November 27 - ASA CS Projects - Mr Wong and Ms Lam **
 * **Casual Dress days** - from this Friday, we will be having a casual dress day every Friday right up until Christmas. Each Friday will have its own theme to help you select from your many fashionable outfit options!
 * Student participants who did not attend the meeting on 26 Nov to return 愛心券 MUST GIVE BACK the <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="19"]] to Ms Tiffany Lam by 28 Nov. Otherwise, CS hours would be deducted from you starting from the next day.

** November 26 - Mr Millard ** ** November 26 - Ms Luk **
 * ** Wed morning arrangements ** - Homerooms or Year level assemblies. Your HOY or homeroom teacher should have informed you already.
 * **All students** - have the right to read any minutes from any Congress. Should you have any questions or concern, please talk to your Class Rep before the next meeting. They have the responsibility to bring it up at the congress.
 * ** Class reps ** - You are required to check your e-mail as well as read and check the minutes, and raise any issues in the next congress after each meetings.
 * The next meeting is today (26/11/2013, 1:05 at the Auditorium). Be prompt, so that we could have lunch after the meeting.

**November 26 - ISCMS Choir trip to Beijing** ** November 26 - CS - Mr Matthew Wong **
 * Anyone going on the ISCMS trip to Beijing Must see Mr O'Grady at Recess today in room 409
 * MUSIC, DRAMA, ART rehearsals this week: ** Please check the noticeboard outside MRS MURCHIES' room for rehearsals on Wednesday and Thursday **
 * **Christmas Visit to Patients with Alzheimer's Disease** - The following students please see Mr Wong today (26 Nov) in Rm 825 at 8:25am (Homeroom Period) for a briefing about the captioned service activity. CS Ambassadors are required to join.

**November 25 - CS Opportunity - Mr Wong**
 * **UNESCO Peace For All Youth Programme** - We are recruiting students to participate in the UNESCO Peace For All Youth Programme 2014. One of the key events, Peacemakers' Celebration will be held on 12th April (Saturday) at Science Park. Successful applicants will work together (or even collaborate with another school) to present unique cultural elements of a country to participants and other visitors. Last year was a success!
 * If you are interested, please email Mr Matthew Wong your name and class by ** 29 Nov (FRIDAY) ** . All year groups are welcome. More details will be supplied in due course.


 * **CS Opportunity - PTA - Mr Wong**
 * In order to spread the spirit of the holidays to our community, the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) annually organizes a Christmas Party with Caritas Aberdeen Community Centre for low-income children in the Southern District. While primary students will be collecting toys as gifts for the party, **secondary students will this year be in charge of organizing the party – decorations, food, entertainment, emceeing, etc. CS hours will be available for this activity.** If students are interested to participate in organizing this annual event, please sign up via the below link by **Friday, November 29th**: @https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/H2PGBBK
 * See circular for more details: [|VSA Caritas Christmas Party (circular)]

**November 25 - Library Weekly eNews**
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Author Visit: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Nury Vittachi will have a book talk on 25th Nov., you can buy a signed copy of his book at 1:30pm in the auditorium.
 * <span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">**Teacher’s Book Talk** **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">: ****<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Ms. Danni Li **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> will share her beloved book “ <span style="color: #222222; font-family: 新細明體,serif; line-height: 1.5;">老師的十二樣見面禮 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">“ on 26th Nov (Tues.) and **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Mr. Matthew Wong **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> will share his long list of beloved books on 28th Nov.(Thurs.), lunch break 1:30pm in the library.
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">OPAC <span style="border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;">[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]] Book Recommendation **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">: You can earn a lot of lib. pts. and CS/CAS hours, details are in the <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">[|Library Program] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> on Library Webpage.
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">New Arrival Book List of **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> October has been uploaded onto the <span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Library Resources <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> in the Library Webpage.
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Arts Production Evening **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> on 28th Nov., the library will extend its opening hours to 6:30pm.
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Library Ambassador Meeting **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> will be on 25/11 Monday at 1:05pm in the library.

**November 22 Mr Millard**
 * ** Uniform - ** as the colder weather comes in to Hong Kong you are able to wear your winter uniform. You must wear it correctly and not mix and match your summer and winter uniforms.

**November 20 - Mr Millard**
 * ** This mornings arrangements ** - Years 6 - 8 to the hall for an assembly with a guest speaker. Years 9 - 12 to homerooms or year assemblies.
 * ** Project Week ** - there are a number of outstanding accounts for Project Week. You are well overdue now. Year 11 students are the biggest defaulters. If you don't pay as soon as possible the costs could increase and the trip could be in trouble. Get your money in - NOW! I will not be happy if it goes past this week.

**November 19 - School Team (Boys Basketball)** **November 19 - Mr Millard** **November 19 - CS Opportunity: Visiting Patients with Alzheimer's Disease on 21 Dec (SATURDAY) - Mr Wong**
 * ISSFHK U14 Boys Basketball Competition ( Location: VSA, 9/F Gym, Time: 3:45 pm)
 * HKSSF Boys A Basketball Competition (quarter final) (Location: Southorn Playground No. 1, Wanchai Time: 6pm)
 * ** Philippines Disaster **** Charity Reminder ** - remember today we are going to have a 'Silentathon' to raise money to send to UNICEF to help children affected by the recent typhoon disaster in the Philippines. Get sponsors and let's see if we can be silent for 5 minutes. It is an excellent cause that we should all get behind. Show them we really care!
 * ** Wednesday morning arrangements ** **reminder** - ** Years 6 to 8 ** go to the hall for a guest speaker assembly. ** Years 9 to 12 ** go to homerooms or year level assembly as decided by your head of year.
 * We are now recruiting students for the captioned service activity. Details are as follows:
 * Date: 21 Dec (SAT)
 * Time: 2:30 to 4:30 pm
 * (Participants are required to attend a few preparation sessions beforehand on 3 chosen Thursdays.)
 * If you are interested, please email Mr Matthew Wong with your name and class; or come see Mr Wong in Rm 824 during lunch hour or after school.
 * Deadline for enrolment: ** 22 Nov (FRIDAY) **

** November 18 - CS Ambassador Meeting - Mr Wong **
 * There will be no meeting this week. The next meeting is on 28 Nov (THU).

** November 18 - Mr Millard **
 * **Philippines disaster charity** reminder - As a school we are running a 'Silentathon' on Tuesday morning for a maximum of 5 mins to raise funds for the disaster in the Philippines. **Your homeroom teacher has given you the sponsorship forms.** The money raised will be given to UNICEF. Please get involved to help those in a disaster zone. As good IB students we need to support this very worthy cause and show we care. On Tuesday morning a bell will ring at 8.30am across the school to begin, then again at 8.35am to signal the end. ** VSA students do care about others! **
 * **<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Project Week trips **<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;"> - get together with other students traveling on our project week trip and come up with ways to help the communities where you are going to. Talk these ideas over with your trip leader. We can make a huge contribution to the communities where we go for most Project Week trips.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">**Wednesday morning arrangements** - **Years 6 to 8** go to the hall for a guest speaker assembly. **Years 9 to 12** go to homerooms or year level assembly as decided by your head of year.

** November 18 **** - Library Weekly eNews **
 * ** New Library Resources ** :e-Journals of ** //COSMOS and Youth Hong Kong// **, login password can be found in the [|Library Resources] on Library Webpage.
 * ** [|4.23 World Book Day Writing Competition] ** is now inviting English or Chinesepaper submission.The theme is ‘The Earth and I’.Deadline is 17thDec., 2013. Books of this theme are now on [|display] in the library.
 * ** Author Visit: ** Nury Vittachi will have a book talk on 25thNov., you can buy a signed copy of his book at 1:30pm in the auditorium.
 * ** Chinese Author Video Talk ** ( <span style="color: #222222; font-family: 新細明體,serif; line-height: 1.5;">君比 ) will be continued on 19thNov. at 1:30pm in the library.Participants will earn CS/CAS hours and lib. pts.
 * ** Library Ambassador Meeting ** will be on18/11, Monday at 1:05pm in the library.

**November 15 - Mr Millard**
 * **Philippines disaster charity** - As a school we are running a 'Silentathon' on Tuesday morning for a maximum of 5 mins to raise funds for the disaster in the Philippines. **Your homeroom teacher will give you the sponsorship forms at this mornings homeroom.** The money raised will be given to UNICEF. You will be given sponsorship forms in homerooms tomorrow morning. Please follow up with the students and inspire them to get involved to help those in a disaster zone. As good IB students we need to support this very worthy cause and show we care. On Tuesday morning a bell will ring at 8.30am across the school to begin, then again at 8.35am to signal the end. ** VSA does care about other peoples misfortune! **
 * ** Project Week trips ** **payments** - payments of the balance is due today. The cheques should be put into the dropbox on the 7th floor BEFORE homeroom.

**November 14 - Mr Millard**
 * **Swimming Gala** - congratulations to everyone involved in the swimming gala. It was a great day with houses adding to the festive occasion. Behaviour was excellent, competitors efforts excellent and the cleanup and dismissal excellent!! Well done!
 * **Uniform** - please take note that the swimming uniform long sleeved light blue top is not school uniform. If you are wearing it you are not wearing correct uniform and must take it off.
 * **Project Week cheques** - there are a number of students who have not paid the balance of their trips. It is due **Friday 15**. You must have this paid by Friday or run the risk of being taken off the trip. We need the balance to secure final bookings. Prices may increase if this [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] is not paid on time. Get your cheques in this week!!
 * **Absence from class reminder** - if you are going to be absent from class for any reason you need to inform your teacher. THis must be done personally even if you are going to the nurse or the counsellor.
 * **Merits change** - merits are now going to be called [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] points. Every time you get a house point for going beyond expectation in all things around the school you will gain a point for your house.

**November 13 - Swimming Gala - be there by 8.00am! - Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Swimming Pool, Sai Wan **

**November 12 - Ms Cheung** **November 12 - CS Opportunity - Mr Wong** **November 12 - Evidence for each CS activity - Mr Wong** **November 12 - ASA Year 8 CS Project Meeting TODAY!**
 * ** [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] points - **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">The Dollar A day charity award goes to Danube, 50 more [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] points has been added to Danube.
 * Knit One Save One 2013 is recruiting volunteers. Email Mr Wong or look for him in Rm 824 by 15 Nov (FRI). Check out the CS Wiki for details: 12. Knit One, Save One 2013
 * ** Please ** update your ManageBac account ** with ** details for the service activities ** that you are now participating or have joined. Upon completion of each service activity, remember ** you are required need to have 2 pieces of evidence ** : **
 * ** A ** reflection ** PLUS **
 * ** A ** certificate ** or letter to verify your CS hours. If no certificate is issued, e.g. Dollar-a-Day, you may use a CS hours verification form (you may download from the CS Wiki: 04. Useful Area (Forms, etc.) and ask the activity supervisor to sign. **
 * == Who will approve and confirm your ManageBac account? ==
 * == Your Homeroom Teacher is the one who will monitor your CS performance and check if your have the relevant evidence for your service activities in your ManageBac accoun t. ==
 * Please read the CS Handbook carefully for more information of the CS requirements.
 * Time: 3:30 - 4:45pm
 * Venue: Rm 824

**November 11 - Mrs Murchie** ** November 11 - Mr Millard ** ** November 11 **** - Library Weekly eNews ** >> >> >> >>
 * ** Dollar A Day ** - Well done everyone! What an amazing evening. It was great to see so many students and their families at this event. All the performers did an excellent [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] and watch this space to find out how much [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] we raised... we will post it later this week.
 * **ISCMS Music trip to Beijing - February 2014** - Any students wanting to go on the choral tour to Beijing must return the reply slip to Mr O Grady by Wednesday of this week (13th November ). If you need a form, see Mrs Murchie or Mr O'Grady ASAP.
 * ** Absence from classes ** - it is your responsibility to see the teacher of your next class if you are going to be absent from it. Even if you are going to the nurse or the counsellor you must tell your teacher. We have spent a lot of time over the last few weeks looking throughout the building for students who have not gone to class. We will be following up with those who don't follow this system and cause us to waste time looking for you.
 * **__Dollar__ a day** - well done to all of you who were involved in Dollar a Day on Sat. It should always feel good to give and help those less fortunate than yourselves, and enjoy yourselves at the same time.
 * **Swimming Gala** - don't forget the swimming gala Wednesday. You need to go directly to the swimming complex at Sai Wan.
 * **Great feedback** - I have received great feedback from visitors to the school who have been impressed by many students who have greeted them when they came into school. They have gone away from the school with a good impression of the school and more importantly, you. Well done.
 * **Project Week** - keep looking for information coming out from your PW trip leaders. They will be starting to communicate with you regarding tasks to complete and gaining information. Many of these communications will come through email messages to you.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Congratulations to 6P, 7C, 9H, 10H, 11H, 12H. **<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> They are the Top Reading Classes in October. Details are in the Reading Report under Library Award 2013-14 on the Library Webpage.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**Subject Book Exhibition** <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">: English books of Shakespeare, Hemingway and other authors for wider reading are now on display in the library. You are welcome to check out now!
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**Teacher’s Book Talk** **<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">: ** **<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Mr. Clark ****<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Hoefnagels **<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> will share his beloved book "Guns, germs, and steel" on 12th Nov (Tues.) and **<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Ms. Carolyn Lee **<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> will share "The illustrated Longitude" on 14th Nov.(Thurs.), lunch break 1:30 pm in the library.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**Movie book of the Month:** <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> "Life of Pi" will be shown on Fridays at 1:30 pm in the Library in November.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Library Ambassador Meeting **<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> will be on 11/11 Monday at 1:05 pm in the library

**November 8 - Mr Millard**
 * ** Dollar a Day ** - last chance to buy your wristband. Support the needy. Just do it for them!!!
 * **School emails** - school emails are part of the school system therefore are governed by school expectations. Do not misuse these or use them for inappropriate purposes. We will be watching for inappropriate use of school emails and will be looking at demerits and/or suspension. It is serious misuse of the school system.

**November 7 - Dollar A Day performers** **November 7 - Mr Millard**
 * Mrs Murchie would like to see all performers who are singing/playing/dancing etc on Saturday night to go to room 414 today at Recess for a quick meeting about sound checking and so you can find out what time your slot is.
 * ** Lots to do ** - there is lots to do at VSA. Get involved. If there is something that you to do in school but it's not available see a teacher to guide you to setting it up. Earn CS doing it as well as enjoying what you want to do.
 * **Dollar a Day** - get your wristbands and support those less fortunate than yourselves. You are able to wear the wristbands to show your support for this activity. Excellent work to those who have brought theirs already. Let's really get involved. Attend on Saturday. Last year was an amazing experience. You will love it.

**November 6 - Mr Millard**
 * ** This morning - ** assembly in the hall before house meetings. Go straight to the hall when arriving at school.
 * ** Cybercrime ** - I have seen our students names involved in abusive messages on social networking sites. We are currently investigating with the assistance of the companies that run these sites. This is a crime and will treated as such. If you are involved in any way you must remove or block any access to these sites or individuals.

**November 5 - Mr Millard**
 * ** House points update - ** the updated points can be seen above. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">For the details of the [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] points, please refer to <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">House Points details 2013-2014
 * **Wednesday morning** - Go the the hall first then you will go to [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] meetings
 * **Mass emails** - students must not send mass emails without authorisation from the secondary management. We have had instances of this recently. This is inappropriate use of the school email system

**November 4- Dollar A Day** **Buy your wristbands this week?** **Where is the going?** This year we will support 4 charities. All of these charities are really worthy causes and are the kind of charities that VSA can do long-term service with. **YouthReach** This is a HK based charity that supports street kids and tries to to get street kids off the streets and into their drop-in centre. Youth reach have a Van that drives around around and New Territories between the hours of midnight and 5 am and basically picks up kids that are hanging out on the streets. All of these children are vulnerable. They are <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> for drug traffickers as well as paedophile rings that operate in some areas close to the border. Last year, they collected 70,000 children that had been left home alone because their parents were either working or were too sick to look after them and too poor to pay for a helper. With our help, we can raise for the centers to offer more activities to keep kids off he streets, including social workers and support staff. **KELY** this is a charity that supports teenagers that have been affected by drugs or alcohol. Perhaps not directly, but as a result of a parent or sibling having had severe problems that have affected the Family. It <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> awareness <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> as well as support individuals may need. **Rainbow Project** This is a <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> that <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> support for <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> with Autism. It is the only centre in HK that <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> support in both English and Cantonese. They are in need of our help to pay for extra Occupational Therapists. there is a massive shortage of places that give <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> with Autism support in HK and govenment waiting lists for this are up to 2 years long. **Masarang** Some of the will also go to supporting Masarang which is a long term project that VSA is supporting **in Indonesia.**

** November 4 **** - Library Weekly eNews **
 * **Printing Workshop** will be on 5th Nov. 1:30 pm in the library. Teach you how to print effectively and efficiently. Participants will earn lib. pts.
 * **Internship opportunity** again: the library is now recruiting students from Y8 to Y12 as Video Editor. You can [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] than 20 CS/CAS. For details, see Ms. Ho before 6/11 Wed.
 * **Hong Kong Top Story Writing Competition 2013**: Submission deadline is 11th Nov., participants will earn 40 lib. pts. and merits.
 * **Chinese Author Video Talk** ( 君比) will be on 7th Nov. at 1:30 pm in the library. Participants will earn CS/CAS hours and lib. pts. Her books are now on display in the library.
 * **Y10-Y11 DP Intro & Option Evening** on 7th Nov.: Library will extend its opening hours to 5:30 pm.
 * **Library Ambassador Meeting** will be on 4/11 Monday at 1:05 pm in the library.

**November 4 - Mr Chau**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">**Math Scramble Challenge** - Thurs, Nov 7th at 3:30 in the Student Activity Center, the Math Team will be holding a special event called the "Math Scramble Challenge" open to everyone at the school. What is the "Math Scramble Challenge"? Students will work together to do 100 math questions in 30 minutes. Other schools from around the world will be doing the same challenge so let's see if we can be the best and beat them all! If you want to sign up for this one time event, please complete this form below. The deadline to sign up is Tues, Nov 22 at 3:30 so hurry to get your name in! <span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">@https://docs.google.com/a/vsa.edu.hk/forms/d/1bTn4QoKDq8d0vbOSIQflq3gqK6871w_CveipnB8CTKo/viewform <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">See you at the Challenge!

=** November 1 - Mr Millard **=
 * ** Behaviour ** - we are pleased with the general behaviour of you all. Only occasionally are we having to deal with students not meeting expectations. Well done.
 * ** Project Week ** - your [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] and trip bookings are now being made and your parent swill be receiving invoices for the balance to be paid. See if we can get these paid up as soon as possible so we can focus on the trip preliminary preparations.

= ** October 31 - Mr Millard ** =
 * ** Courtesy and manners ** - there has been a noticeable change in students being more courteous and polite to those around them. This is fantastic to see. Keep it up. There are one or two students who are still letting the rest down. Have a quiet word with them.
 * **Dollar a Day** - check out the notice above. Last year was a lot of fun. Let's see if we can make it even better this year.

**October 30 - Mr Millard** ** October 30 - Ms Yeung **
 * **Homeroom wiki** - after going into a random selection of homerooms yesterday a large percentage of students did not read this wiki. I will reiterate again - it is your responsibility to read this wiki every morning during or before homeroom. There are many important messages here that you must know. Ignorance will not be an acceptable excuse!!
 * **Uniforms and personal appearance** - almost all of you are doing well here. However there are still some who want to play games with it. Be aware we will be taking your lunchtimes to educate you about following instructions if you fail to do as asked. Read the student handbook where it outlines what is acceptable.
 * ** AIMO open and Hong Kong and Macau HKMO Open- ** If you are interested in joining the above Mathematical Olympiad competition, please download the detail information, fill in the [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] form, follow the instructions and send the form to the address as stated in the form directly not later than 14 November, 2014. (NB: Year 6 = P6, Year 7 = S1, Year 8 = S2, Year 9 = S3, Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 = Secondary S4, S5, S6) Click the button below for further information.



** October 29 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Uniform and personal appearance ** - well done to almost all of you who are complying with what is written in the school handbook for uniform and appearance. A special congratulations to year 7 who had everyone in correct uniform and personal appearance. That is fantastic. However there are those, particularly from the senior students, who think that these expectations do not [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] to them. Years 11 and 12 students have some privileges but with those comes responsibility. We need compliance or you run the risk of losing these privileges.
 * ** Prefects ** - I am receiving reports from the prefects that some students are being disrespectful to them and their role in the school. I have instructed them to take names of students who show such disrespect and pass these on to me or Mr So.
 * **Greeting others** - say good morning and offer a smile to others. You can actually cheer others up with a smile and cheery hello. We want our school to be welcoming and friendly. Play your part.
 * **Wednesday morning** - no secondary assembly. Go straight to homeroom or year assembly.

** October 28 - CS Design Competition: Extension of Deadline - Mr Wong ** **October 28 - Mr Millard** **October 18 - Mr Millard *Reminders*** ** October 28 **** - Library Weekly eNews **
 * Do you want to get CS hours and [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] points? Do you like art design? Do you wish to request for an extension on your submission of your design? If your answer is a 'yes' to any of these questions, here is the GOOD NEWS. The captioned competition is extending its deadline. __The new deadline is 8 November, Friday __. Check out this link for details:
 * **@http://csatvsadesigncompetition.weebly.com/**
 * ** Welcome back ** - welcome back after your one week holiday. You should be refreshed and ready to get into your [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]].
 * ** Coming event ** - school swimming gala is coming up very soon. Get ready for a fun day. There will be some different competitions this yer for more of you to take part in. Get involved, your [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] will appreciate you for your participation
 * N**on water drinks** do not drink these in the corridors or classrooms. Only drink water in these places. If you want to drink other drinks go to the cafeteria, 7th floor snack area and the rooftop
 * **Girls hair -** must be tied back as stated in the student handbook. This applies to MYP and DP students.
 * **Recess and lunch** - if you are playing sports you must stop your games 5 mins before the end to be able to get to your classes on time and ready to work
 * **Prefects** - prefects have a major role in the smooth and efficient running of the school. Be respectful and follow their instructions. If you are not happy with a decision they have made you can discuss it with your homeroom teacher and if necessary followed up
 * **<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Students can check out Ipad for e-reading **<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> in Reading Lesson or after school now. <span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">**Check out Policy** <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> has been uploaded onto the Library Rules and Services on the Library Webpage.
 * **<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Good Journal/Newspaper Article Recommendation: **<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> You can earn a lot of lib. pts. and CS/CAS hours, details are in the Library Program on Library Webpage.
 * **<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Teacher’s Book Talk: **<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Sarah Ho will share her beloved book “ 挪威<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">, 綠色驚嘆號<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">! “ on 29 <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">th <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Oct., at lunch break 1:30 pm in the library.
 * **<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">New Arrival Book List of September **<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">has been uploaded onto the Library Resources in the Library Webpage.
 * **<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Y12 EE Exhibition/Showcase **<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> on 31 <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">st <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Oct., library will extend its opening hours to 7:30 pm.
 * **<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Library Ambassador Meeting **<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> will be on 28/10, Monday at 1:05 pm in the library.

**October 18 - Mr Millard** **October 18 -Mr O' Grady** **October 18 - School Girls A Badminton Team** >> from 4 to 6pm. Students will meet the coach outside the business office by 3 pm. Y09T CHEUNG Abbie Y11H Jasmine CHAN Y11H Denise CHEUNG Y11H Christy LEE Y11H Hannah LEUNG Y11H Audrey WANG Y11J Linda WU
 * N ** on water drinks ** do not drink these in the corridors or classrooms. Only drink water in these places. If you want to drink other drinks go to the cafeteria, 7th floor snack area and the rooftop
 * ** Girls hair - ** must be tied back as stated in the student handbook. This applies to MYP and DP students.
 * ** Recess and lunch ** - if you are playing sports you must stop your games 5 mins before the end to be able to get to your classes on time and ready to work
 * ** Prefects ** - prefects have a major role in the smooth and efficient running of the school. Be respectful and follow their instructions. If you are not happy with a decision they have made you can discuss it with your homeroom teacher and if necessary followed up
 * **Holiday** - have a great holiday. Have some relaxation time to recharge your batteries for 28 October when we return to school
 * The following students who are participating the HKSSF Girls A Badminton Competition on 18 October at Sai Wan Ho Sports Center

**October 16 - Mr Millard**
 * ** Late buses ** - all bus students must use their Octopus cards on the ground floor. We need to know that you have arrived before 8.25 and if not we can then check the bus times. This will help to solve the problem of students on late buses being late to homeroom
 * **[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] assemblies today** - Nile --- 4/F Auditorium Danube --- 9/F Gym  Yangtze --- 3/F Cafeteria Amazon --- 5/F Hall

**October 15 - Mr Millard**
 * ** __Note the change: -__ [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] assemblies ** - tomorrow will be __#|__[[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"__]]__ assemblies. Go straight to your meeting place (see below from Friday)
 * ** House points ** - see the __house__ points update above. The points were updated on Friday. Keep an eye on the totals as they will be updated at least every 2 weeks
 * **Project Week -** there are still students who have not paid their Project Week deposits. You are risking being taken off your trip to remain in Hong Kong on the Hong Kong based trip. I will be checking today

** October 15 **** - Library Weekly eNews **
 * **Congratulations to 6P, 7J, 8C, 8J, 9P, 10H, 11J, 12H** . They are the Top Reading Classes in September. Details are in the Reading Report under Library Award 2013-14 on the Library Webpage.
 * **Book Fair** will be on 17-18/10 and **New Arrival Book Talk** will be on 18thOct., 1:30pm. in the library.
 * **Subject Book Display**: The genre of ‘Non-Fiction Text’ (English Dept.) and Economics Development (Humanities Dept.) are now on display in the library, check them out now!
 * **Penmanship Competition**: Submission deadline is 18thOct., participants will [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] 40 lib. pts.
 * **IB Theatre Performance on 16th Oct**., library will extend its opening hours to 5:30pm.
 * **Library Ambassador Meeting** will be on 15/10 Tuesday at 1:05pm in the library.

** October 11 - Mr Millard **
 * **Behaviour concerns** - there are some students who are becoming behaviour concerns. For example playing games with staff running into lifts after being told not to. You are letting yourselves and other VSA students down when you do this. This is the first time that I have had to comment on this. Generally you have all been great. However it only takes one or two to spoil what has been a very good year to date.
 * **Dismissal** - remember that you are not to go out the front door of the school until 4pm. If you go to the foyer on the ground floor you are only going to the buses.
 * **PTS** - please remind your parents to __#|sign up__ for the parent teacher meetings on Thursday next week.
 * **Wed morning** - there will be __#|house__ assemblies on Wednesday. The venue of __#|house__ meeting are as follow. Nile --- 4/F Auditorium Danube --- 9/F Gym  Yangtze --- 3/F Cafeteria Amazon --- 5/F Hall

**October 10 - Mr Wong- CS Opportunities** ** October 10 - Ms Tiffany Lam ** ** - ASA CS project announcement to Year 8 only **
 * **"With A Heart, We Make A Difference": CS Design Competition**
 * To encourage your involvement in CS activities and to foster your awareness on the core elements of CS @ VSA, you are invited to join the captioned competition. By joining the to "CS Design Competition" to earn CS hours and __#|House__ points PLUS the chance to win fabulous prize. Click on the following link to learn more about the competition: @http://csatvsadesigncompetition.weebly.com/
 * **UNICEF Young Envoys Programme 2014**
 * The UNICEF Young Envoys Programme 2014 is now open for __#|application__. If you are 12 to 18 years old with good communication skills (including Cantonese, English & Putonghua), and have experience in community service/ voluntary work, you are most welcome. Click here for more details: http://csprogramme.wikispaces.com/10.+UNICEF+Young+Envoys+Programme+2014
 * **Click these links for more service opportunities:**
 * 02. Be a Volunteer!
 * 03. More Service Opportunities

**October 10 - Mr Millard**
 * ** Yesterday's messages ** - read relevant messages from yesterday
 * **Dismissal** - it seems that yet again there are students who believe they do not need to follow expectations. We are considering imposing a consequence which will require you to stay in school until 4.00pm, supervised by a teacher, should you not follow these expectations. Especially for those who cross the road in front of the school, go through the front door or through the car park entrance.
 * **Front door after school** - you will not be able to leave through the front door of the school until 4.00pm. Please don't ask as refusal often offends!!
 * **Assembly message - cybercrime** - we hope that you took note of leaving your cyber footprint on the internet and how any information and photos you leave on the internet, in places like Facebook, can be used for illegal activity by others.

**October 9 - Mr Millard** **October 9 - Ms Brock**
 * ** Assembly this morning ** - Be seated in the hall by 8.23. We begin at 8.25 sharp.
 * ** Girls hair ** - there has been some incorrect information circulating about girls not needing to tie their long hair back. On page 9 of the student handbook it says that you must tie your hair back. There is NO change to this. Girls should still be tying long hair up.
 * ** Drinks in the corridors ** - you are only allowed to drink water in the corridors. Do not drink juices etc there. You need to go to the 7th floor snack bar area or the cafeteria. Water is ok to drink in corridors.
 * ** Rooftop ** - if you are playing on the rooftop you are able to eat your lunch, have your snacks there. However you must keep the area clean and tidy. Take your rubbish away and put it in the bins.
 * **Car pick up after school** - you are to use the centre stairs to go to the second floor for car pick up. If you are stopped by a teacher explain politely that is the way that you have to go. You cannot use the 5th floor to go to the 2nd floor, you need to go from the 8th floor.
 * ** Year 10 - ** **Trial Lesson schedule** - Click here [[file:Trial Lesson schedule.pdf]] to download a list of trial lessons that have been scheduled for Year 10. The aim of the lessons is to give students a better understanding of each subject in order to help them with their course selection. The deadline for course selection is Monday 17th November.

**October 8 - Mr Millard** **Assembly tomorrow** - a reminder that there is assembly tomorrow. We have a guest speaker. Please be on time and seated by 8.23. **Personal security** - we are receiving items that have been left behind, such as laptops. You are responsible for <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> own items. If you lose a laptop it must be reported immediately. There have been recent problems when we do not receive <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> that items such as laptops are missing until the <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> few days. This makes it difficult to recover them. **October 8 - Mr O 'Grady** Some <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> have handed in Music <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> Forms without cheques. Please hand them in before <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> begins on 7th floor staff area or <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> entry will not be submitted.

**October 7 - Mr Millard** **October 7 - Mr O'Grady**
 * ** Assembly Wednesday ** - we have a guest speaker. Be in and seated on time.
 * **66th HONG KONG Music Festival** - The last day to sign up for this event is Monday. After that you will not be allowed to enter through the school. Please see Mr O 'Grady to hand in your form and cheque. Forms are hanging up outside the music classroom 414.

** October 4 **** - Library Weekly eNews ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> · **Teacher’s Booktalk: Ms. Sarah Hill** will share her beloved book “ A Thousand Splendid Suns” on 8th Oct., Tuesday, lunch break 1:30 pm in the library. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> · **Please return all your library items on time**, a **procedure of chasing** has been incurred, please check details in the Library Rules and Service on the Library Webpage! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> · **Subject Book Display:** “**Horror**” English fiction genre and “**Running/Track and Field**” of P.E. are now on display in the library. You are welcome to check them out. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> · **Library Ambassador Meeting** will be on 7/10, Monday at 1:05 pm in the library

** October 4 -School swimming team ** ** Those students are participating the HKSSF swimming competition on 4 Oct (Fri) at Kowloon Park swimming pool from 7.30 to 6pm. ** Au Cheuk Sau Y12H Martin Choy Y 11H Donny Ng Y9H Marcus Kwong Y8T Guby Wong Y 11P Michelle Chan Y12J Katii Tang Y7H Kiana Chong Y8P Justin Chung Y 12J Jacqueline Lam Y 12P Guby Wong Y 11P Katii Tang Y 7H Valerie Yue Y7 C Jacques Lam Y 9J Max Wong Y 9P Jasper Cheng Y 9J Amos Chiu Y 9T Tracy Chan Y 7C Noel Au-yueng Y 7P Juan Lee Y 12P Justin Chung Y 12J Sarah Hsu Y 12H Jason Ho Y 9J Jonathan Wong Y 8C Nicole Kwong Y7J Audrey Ching Y7J Jessica Choy Y8P Ricky Chiu Y12H

**October 4 - Mr Millard** **Project Week update** - there are a number of students who have not yet registered for Project Week. As the online registration is closed you need to send me an email, or come to see me with your choices. Have more than one as some trips are closed and others close to being closed.**Swimming Team** - good luck for today. Show them that VSA is the best!!**Disrespect** - there are still some students who have absolute disrespect for others including adults. Unfortunately they are how the school gets viewed by the public. I will be meeting with a group of students who showed total disrespect to a senior staff member yesterday afternoon. This is not good enough. To expect respect you need to show it!! For the majority of you you are doing a great __#|job__.

** October 3 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Crossing the road at dismissal time ** - there are still students who are not following the school procedures for dismissal. There reason that the dismissal was changed is purely for safety purposes.
 * **Greetings** - most of you are doing very well at greeting people in the school. Please keep it up as it makes a big difference to the spirit in the school and how you make other people feel.

** October 2 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Project Week update ** - it is great to see so many students having signed up to trips for Project Week. The latest count is around 55 students to sign up. We will be contacting students who haven't signed up from Thursday. If you haven't signed up yet we will not be registering you until Thursday.
 * **National Day Assembly on Monday** - I was not happy with the behaviour at the beginning of the assembly. You are much better than that. You did get better which saved you from a morning recess practise assembly.
 * **Masarang Donations** - don't forget to bring in items to be donated to Masarang. There are house points on offer.
 * **Wednesday arrangements** - Homeroom or Year Assembly. You should have been told by your homeroom teacher or HOY where you need to go.

** September 30 - Mr Millard ** ** September 30 - Library Weekly eNews **
 * ** Project Week update ** - as of today 6.00am there are still 106 students to sign up for a Project Week trip. Remember it closes at 9.00am this morning.
 * ** National Day - whole school assembly. ** Please go straight to the hall when you arrive at school. Be seated by 8.23 please.
 * ** National Day - dress. ** This is optional. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: small; line-height: 19px;">You must wear Chinese dress or school uniform. A t shirt or similar is not Chinese dress.
 * ** New Database **** (Opposing Viewpoint in Context) and English e-Book ** : Please try the ** New Trial ** in the Library Resources on the Library Webpage.
 * **Hong Kong Top Story Writing Competition 2013** is now inviting paper submission, participants can earn lib. pts. and merits. Deadline is 11st Nov.
 * **Summer Internship Blogging**: Participants’ blogging has been uploaded onto the Library Webpage. All got CS/CAS hrs. and lib. pts.
 * Movie Book of the Month is ‘**Soul Surfing**’, participants will earn lib. pts. and CS/CAS hours.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;">**Library Ambassador Meeting** will be on 30/9 Monday at 1:05 pm in the library.

** September 27 - Mr Millard **
 * ** Project Week - ** the PW Fair last night was big. We have 20 overseas trips and 2 HK activities. There were lots of positive responses to the range of trips. Don't forget that the registration opens at 9.00am on Saturday. All the PW Fair information can be accessed from the link, Project Week Information, in the sidebar to the left.
 * **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Dress Casual Day today **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> - This is the third year VSA joined the Hong Kong wide Dress Casual Day organized by the Community Chest. Students are encouraged to make a minimum donation of $20 to join the event, otherwise they will have to come to school with proper school uniform. Please remember it's a Dress Casual Day, not free dress, therefore, shorts or skirts that are too short, or any inappropriate outfit for either male or female students will not be acceptable. Make sure that you do not wear clothing with inappropriate writing or images on them. Dress appropriately for school. You can still make the payment today. Other donations are welcome. Thanks for your support on behalf of the Student Council and Community Chest.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">**National Dress Day Monday** - there will be a whole school assembly for the National Day celebrations. As usual be in the hall and seated by 8.25. You should wear national Chinese dress on this day. Tuesday is the National Day __#|holiday__.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">**Crossing the road after school** - it seems that some students are finding it difficult to follow the expectations for not crossing the road after school. You obviously do not want to follow the safety requirements needed. One year 11 boy was playing around with a basketball while crossing and totally ignoring the head of security. If you think that you will be getting away with not following the expectations you might be surprised. Do the right thing.

**September 26** ** - Lockdown practise today ** There will be a lockdown practise today. Following are the procedures to be followed: Procedures **September 26 - Mr Millard** **September 26 - School swimming team** CHIU Amos KL Y9T CHENG Yat Kiu Jasper Y9J LAM Tsz Kin Jacques Y9J NG Ho Lun Y9H WONG Hon Sing Y9P HO Man To Jason Y9J Ingrid WONG Y9H CHOY Kin Fai Martin Y11H LAU Kun Yin Jason Y11P AU Cheuk Sau 12H CHUNG Lon Tao Justin 12J CHIN Ricky Wai Kei Y12H CHENG King Hei Dominic Y12J Juan LEE Y12 Sarah Gabrielle HAU Y12H CHAN Zi Wan Michelle Y12 WONG Hang Ting Y11P Jacqueline LAM Y12
 * 1) A "LOCKDOWN" is ordered when you hear "LOCKDOWN LOCKDOWN” on the public address system
 * 2) You must follow your teachers instructions and IMMEDIATELY proceed, if possible, out of line of sight of windows and doorways, to the nearest classroom or secure space (Primary library staff to ICT Room, Secondary library staff to DP Common Room).
 * 3) Classroom doors are locked if possible, slide desks towards the corridor side of the room, and go under the desks. If there is no lock, barricade the door with available objects.
 * 4) All lights and electrical devices must be turned off. Put your cell phone on silent mode.
 * 5) All window shades or blinds closed if applicable. Stay away from the windows and doors.
 * 6) Seek cover or concealment. If gunshots or explosives are heard, stay behind cover or concealment and lie on the floor or get as close to the floor as possible without giving up your cover.
 * 7) Do not evacuate the building even if the audible fire alarm is heard. This could be a ruse to get people into the corridors.
 * 8) DO NOT respond to anyone at the door until SMT announces "ALL CLEAR". If someone attempts to gain access into your room by proclaiming to be a Police Officer ask them to slide their identification under the door.
 * 9) All Teachers, Staff, Students and Visitors should remain in lock down situation until the “ALL CLEAR” is given by SMT.
 * 10) All Teachers and Students should return to their classrooms for registration after the announcement of “ALL CLEAR” by the SMT.
 * **Project Week Fair** - another reminder to you and your parents of the Project Week fair **tonight** (Thursday) at **6.00pm** in the **hall 5/f**. Check the link on the left side bar of this wiki for Project Week Information. You will need your Oasis log in details. You can also check the PWeek button on Oasis for details of the trips. The Project Week Booklet with full details will appear early this morning on the Project Week link on the Announcement page of Oasis side bar to the right under the Quick Links and Project Week link. Registration opens 9.00am Sat until 9.00am Mon.
 * **Project Week Years 9 and 10 (Important)** - Mr Parker and I have decided that, because of difficulties to meet the requirements, students in years 9 and 10 DO NOT have to take part in a category B trip this year. Years 9 and 10 students can make a free selection from available trips.
 * **Casual Dress Day Friday** - see the notice from yesterday. Be sensible with your dress. Dress appropriately for school.
 * The following students who are participating the ISSFHK Swimming competition on 26 september (Thu) at Pao Yue Kong Swimming Pool from 3.30 to 6pm. Students will meet the coach outside the business office by 3.15.

**September 25 - Mr Millard** **September 25 - Ms Luk** **September 25 - Mrs Murchie** **September 25 - School Swimming Team** Au Cheuk Sau Y12H Martin Choy Y 11H Donny Ng Y9H Marcus Kwong Y8T Jonathan Lau Y7P Arthur Won Y8J Guby Wong Y 11P Michelle Chan Y12J Katii Tang Y7H Kiana Chong Y8P Justin Chung Y 12J Nick Chan Y 8P Ryan Chien Y 7J Jacqueline Lam Y 12P Guby Wong Y 11P Katii Tang Y 7H Valerie Yue Y7 C Jacques Lam Y 9J Max Wong Y 9P Jasper Cheng Y 9J Amos Chiu Y 9T Ingrid Wong Y 9H Tracy Chan Y 7C Noel Au-yueng Y 7P Juan Lee Y 12P Justin Chung Y 12J Sarah Hsu Y 12H Dominic Cheung Y 12J Jason Ho Y 9J Jonathan Wong Y 8C Nicole Kwong Y7J Audrey Ching Y7J
 * **Project Week** - a reminder to you and your parents of the Project Week fair tomorrow night (Thursday) at 6.00pm in the hall. Check the link on the left side bar of this wiki for Project Week Information. You will need to use your school email address to log in. You can also check the PWeek button on Oasis for details of the trips.
 * **Homerooms or year assemblies** - there is no secondary assembly Wednesday morning. You go straight to homerooms or year level assembly. You should have been told where to go.
 * **Writing on laptops** - some of the writing on your laptops is inappropriate. A teacher has found foul language written on one students laptop. Clean these up or you might find we will take your laptop from you for your parents to pick up.
 * **Dress Casual Day Friday** - This is the third year VSA joined the Hong Kong wide Dress Casual Day organized by the Community Chest. Students are encouraged to make a minimum donation of $20 to join the event, otherwise they will have to come to school with proper school uniform. Please remember it's a Dress Casual Day, not free dress, therefore, shorts or skirts that are too short, or any inappropriate outfit for either male or female students will not be acceptable. Make sure that you do not wear clothing with inappropriate writing or images on them. Dress appropriately for school. Make the payment no later than Thursday this week.Other donations are welcome. Thanks for your support on behalf of the Student Council and Community Chest.
 * ** STRING GROUP - **starts on Thursday Lunchtime, 1.30. Please don't forget to bring in your string instruments to room 414. If you have not yet signed up for this group, Mrs Murchie can sign you up on Thursday.
 * The following students who are participating the HKSSF Swimming competition on 25 september (Wed) at Kowloon Park Swimming Pool from 7.30 to 6pm.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**September 24 - Mr Matthew Wong and Ms Tiffany Lam**
 * ASA CS Projects for Years 6 to 9: ** 1st meeting ** is TODAY (24 September) in the ** 4/F Auditorium **. Please attend this meeting, attendance will be taken

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**September 24 - Mr Millard** >> @https://docs.google.com/a/vsa.edu.hk/forms/d/1LIQeaFnTDUFqSG7RXPACWRuAnGKyzdoWLpWFzcwhz_Q/viewform
 * **New week** - it's a new week and it's been a four day weekend. Get your minds back onto your work and maintain the positive attitude you had on Thursday. Lets make this week, a short, a great week.
 * **Crossing the road and the 5th floor after school** - there are still students who think that they are not covered by the expectations for dismissal. Please do not keep pushing this, we do not want to begin giving you consequences for not following instructions. Similarly there are still students who think they can walk through the primary students on the 5th floor to go to the car pickup. You cannot, and will not do this. Go down the stairs to the car pickup area from the 8th floor and above. Do not put your hand up for consequences by choosing to do the wrong thing.
 * **Project Week Fair** - ** Proposed destinations to be presented at the fair 6.00 pm on Thursday night ** - We are still finalising some trips and negotiating prices. We may still add or withdraw trips. To access the proposed trips click on the following link [|Oasis Trip Destinations 230913] that appears on Oasis. **These have not all been confirmed.** Confirmed updates of the trips will appear before Thursday. For all information go to the link **Project Week Information** on the side bar to the left of this page.
 * **Languages Week** - this week is languages week. Sign up to taste a language. These are held during lunchtimes this week. Increase your international understanding by learning some small phrases in another language. Go to the following link -

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">** September 24 - Mr Murchie ** The photo must have something to do with ** CHANGE **. Each photo must have a small piece of writing to go with it to explain the change. We're looking for all kinds of different change - day to night, new buildings going up, old ones coming down etc. The photos have to be new ones taken now. The best photos will be blown up and displayed along the 8th floor. There will be prizes! Deadline: Wednesday 2nd October Entries to be emailed to Mr Murchie (you can enter more than once but every photo must have a piece of writing to explain the change).
 * **The humanities department** are running a photography competition. All students and staff are invited to take part.

** September 23 - Library Weekly eNews **
 * Chinese and English Penmanship Competition: Participants can earn lib. pts. and merits. Deadline is 21st Oct. Get the application form from the library counter.
 * The library has launched the reading programs of Good Book Reviews and Monthly Top Reader, you will earn a lot of lib. pts.
 * Teacher’s Book talk: Ms. Christine Cheung will share her beloved book called ‘像我這樣的一個女子’ on 26th Sept., Thursday, lunch break 1:30pm in the library.
 * University Fair Evening and PW Fair: Library will extend its opening hours to 5:30 pm on 24th and 26th Sept., both Tues. and Thurs.
 * Library Ambassador Meeting will be on 23/9 Monday at 1:05pm in the library.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">** September 19 - ASA **
 * === ASA (Secondary) will officially start on Monday, 23th September. ===

**September 19 - Yangtze __#|House__ Music** **September 19 - Mr Millard**
 * GREAT WORK EVERYONE! HOWEVER WE REALLY NEED TO GET EVERYONE TOGETHER FOR ANOTHER REHEARSAL.
 * Please check the rehearsal announcements on the **YANGTZE PAGE**
 * **EVERYONE MUST MEET AT THE HALL AT 1:30 for a final rehearsal! WE ONLY GET 15 MINUTES AT THE HALL!**
 * **__#|House__ dress Thursday** - wear your __#|house__ t shirt for the __#|house__ music day. It is NOT casual dress day.You wear correct school uniform but with your __#|house__ t shirt instead of your uniform shirt. You can change into your __#|house__ dress up once in your __#|house__ groups. If you do not have your __#|house__ t shirt wear school uniform.
 * **__#|House__ music competition** - enjoy your day and give it your best. There were fantastic rehearsals going on yesterday.
 * **Attendance today** - go to homeroom as usual. When you are released go straight to your __#|house__ group meeting places. Attendance will be taken periodically during the day.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**September 19 - Danube __#|House__ Music**
 * Hey guys, amazing rehearsal today... can't see how we are not gonna win... impossible... let's LEARN the lyrics so we can sing loud and proud tomorrow!
 * Just a quick clarification: you need to come to school in your __#|HOUSE__ T-SHIRT and SCHOOL TROUSERS whether you are singing or not (the singers can get changed for the performance during lunch in Rm 825). If you have NOT got your __#|house__ t-shirt, then you will have to come in school uniform.
 * For those singing, please be at the HALL at 1:00pm SHARP so we can do a quick run through.
 * And lastly sign up for Languages Week below to get some __#|house__ points for Danube!

**September 18** URGENT...... Languages Week sign up. Next week you have the opportunity to learn a little of a new language. Try it out .... you might enjoy the language. Sign up as soon as possible!! Go to the following link - @https://docs.google.com/a/vsa.edu.hk/forms/d/1LIQeaFnTDUFqSG7RXPACWRuAnGKyzdoWLpWFzcwhz_Q/viewform

You need your VSA email account to sign up.

**September 18 - Mr Millard**
 * ** Assembly ** - today is the student council elections assembly. As usual be there and seated by 8.23.
 * **LPD time** - House meetings follow the assembly this morning, so there will be no LPD time.
 * ** More on personal security ** - there is still too many personal items left lying around in corridors. As we go around and find these they are being picked up and taken to the 5/f office. If you have anything missing it you need to report it as soon as possible to your homeroom teacher, HOY or another teacher. The longer you leave it the harder it could be to find it.
 * **House dress tomorrow** - wear your house t shirt tomorrow. It is NOT casual dress day.You wear school uniform but with your house t shirt instead of your uniform shirt.

** September 17 - Mr Millard ** ** September 17 - Yangtze House Music ** **September 17 - School Swimming Team** Y7J Audrey Ching Y7C Katii Tang 6H Kazim Ng 6H Cheung Hoi Kit 6C Elim Hui 6T Lydia Xu 7J Ryan Chien 7P Jonathan Lau 7P Noel Au-yeung 7J Nicole Kwong 6C Au Pak Shun 6P Lee Cheuk Kiu 8T Marcus Kwong 6H Cheung Chun Hoi 8J Arthur Won 7C Valerie Yue 8P Kiana Chong 6C Matthias Ngai 7H Tracy Chan 6T Hyson Li 6H Monique Lee
 * ** Buses - ** I am receiving reports from the bus mothers of disrespect towards them by some students. This is NOT ACCEPTABLE!!! We are following up with students who have already been identified.
 * ** Personal security ** - we are beginning to receive reports of laptops being left lying around and in one or two cases have been lost. You are reasonable for the security of your property. I have found bags and laptops lying in corridors with no one around. I could quite easily be a person who is not honest and take these. Be more personal security conscious.
 * Tomorrow assembly & LPD - there will be an assembly tomorrow morning. This is to elect the student council. Following on from that there will be house meetings
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Semi-final House Song rehearsal - In the 1st House Meeting on 18 Sep (LPD lesson), we are going to have the semi-final rehearsal of the house song and the preparation for the house props and banners.
 * The venues of house song rehearsal in LPD lesson (18/9) are as follow.
 * <span style="background-color: #febcbc; color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.5;">**Nile --- 4/F Auditorium**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffa1ff; color: #800080; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.5;">**Danube --- 9/F Gym**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #cccc55; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.5;">**Yangtze --- 5/F Running track area**
 * <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #008000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.5;">**Amazon --- 5/F Hall**
 * Can all Yangtze Students please check your emails today. There is an important message you need to see before practice today.
 * Rehearsals:
 * **TUESDAY**
 * During **RECESS** @ Room 907 for the Cup Dance
 * During **LUNCH TIME** @ Room 420 (Dance Studio) - bring your lunches!
 * **WEDNESDAY** - period 1 (LPD) in the CAFETERIA
 * **GO** YANGTZE **GO! Check out the Yangtze Page for details.**
 * ** Following students are going to participate the ISSFHK Junior Swim Meet at CDNIS. They will be meeting Ms Au at 3.10pm outside the hall. **

**September 16 - Mr Millard**
 * **Fire Drill today** - there will be a fire drill today at 11.00am
 * When the alarm sounds follow the instructions of your teacher
 * You will walk quickly and QUIETLY towards the stairway at the library end of the building. LEAVE ALL ITEMS BEHIND! You need to remain quiet the whole time so that you can hear any instructions given
 * You will QUIETLY walk down the stairs beside the hall to the steps that lead down from the Canadian school
 * When you get to the bottom of the stairs you will go right and assemble in your homeroom groups on the footpath leading to the public bus terminal. You will remain QUIET in homeroom lines. You must leave a clearway for others to walk along the footpath
 * Year 12 will go to the far end nearest to the bus terminal, the other years will assemble in your homerooms in year level order to year 6 who will be assembled closest to the stairs to the Canadian school
 * When the fire drill is over you will QUIETLY walk back to your rooms to pick up your items. Lesson 4 will begin at the usual time. The more quickly and quietly you do as asked the more time you will have for morning recess.
 * **Ear buds and head phones** -when walking around the school you should not be wearing ear buds or headphones listening to music etc. You need to be listening for instructions and being alert. We had an instance of a teacher needing to communicate with students and they were not responding. Should an emergency be happening then those seconds while the teacher needed to get their attention could be vital. Watch the video above about the risks of walking and listening to music.

**September 16 - Danube House Music** >> - Monday AND Tuesday - 1:15pm at Room 1104 >> - Wednesday - period 1 in the GYM **September 16 - Yangtze House Music** >> - Monday Practice - Please come right away at 1pm - we have someone to work with us today - we will finish earlier for people to have their lunches >> - **WEDNESDAY** - period 1 (LPD) in the CAFETERIA **September 16 - House Music (all rehearsals)**
 * rehearsals this week will be on
 * learn the lyrics on the Danube House Wiki
 * WIN!!!
 * First of all, thank you, Yangtze for your dedication to our House Performance so far. Keep up the great work!
 * rehearsals happening at lunchtime on **MONDAY** and **TUESDAY** @ Room 420 (Dance Studio)
 * **GO** YANGTZE **GO!**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Semi-final House Song rehearsal - In the 1st House Meeting on 18 Sep (LPD lesson), we are going to have the semi-final rehearsal of the house song and the preparation for the house props and banners.
 * The venues of house song rehearsal in LPD lesson (18/9) are as follow.
 * <span style="background-color: #febcbc; color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.5;">**Nile --- 4/F Auditorium**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffa1ff; color: #800080; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.5;">**Danube --- 9/F Gym**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #cccc55; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.5;">**Yangtze --- 3/F Cafeteria**
 * <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #008000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.5;">**Amazon --- 5/F Hall**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Final House Song rehearsal
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Please be informed that there will be a final house song rehearsal on 19/9 during lunch from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. During this time, each house will be given a 15 minute slot to practice their song on the stage with sound technician.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffa1ff; color: #800080; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.5;">**Danube --- 1:00-1:15**
 * <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #008000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.5;">**Amazon --- 1:15-1:30**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #cccc55; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.5;">**Yangtze --- 1:30-1:45**
 * <span style="background-color: #febcbc; color: #ff0000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.5;">**Nile --- 1:45-2:****00**

**September 13 - Mr Millard** **September 13 - CS Opportunities**
 * ** Fire Drill Monday ** - there will be a fire drill on Monday at 11.00am
 * When the alarm sounds follow the instructions of your teacher
 * You will walk quickly and QUIETLY towards the stairway at the library end of the building. LEAVE ALL ITEMS BEHIND! You need to remain quiet the whole time so that you can hear any instructions given
 * You will QUIETLY walk down the stairs beside the hall to the steps that lead down from the Canadian school
 * When you get to the bottom of the stairs you will go right and assemble in your homeroom groups on the footpath leading to the public bus terminal. You will remain QUIET in homeroom lines. You must leave a clearway for others to walk along the footpath
 * Year 12 will go to the far end nearest to the bus terminal, the other years will assemble in your homerooms in order to year 6 who will be assembled closest to the stairs to the Canadian school When the fire drill is over you will QUIETLY walk back to your rooms to pick up your items. Lesson 4 will begin at the usual time. The more quickly and quietly you do as ask the more time you will have for morning recess.
 * ** Ear buds and head phones ** -when walking around the school you should not be wearing ear buds or headphones listening to music etc. You need to be listening for instructions and being alert. We had a n instance of a teacher needing to communicate with students and they were not responding. Should an emergency be happening then those seconds while the teacher needed to get their attention could be vital.
 * ** Ear buds and head phones ** -when walking around the school you should not be wearing ear buds or headphones listening to music etc. You need to be listening for instructions and being alert. We had a n instance of a teacher needing to communicate with students and they were not responding. Should an emergency be happening then those seconds while the teacher needed to get their attention could be vital.
 * **"With A Heart, We Make A Difference": CS Design Competition**
 * To encourage your involvement in CS activities and to foster your awareness on the core elements of CS @ VSA, you are invited to join the captioned competition. By joining the to "CS Design Competition" to earn CS hours and House points PLUS the chance to win fabulous prize. Click on the following link to learn more about the competition: @http://csatvsadesigncompetition.weebly.com/
 * **UNICEF Young Envoys Programme 2014**
 * The UNICEF Young Envoys Programme 2014 is now open for application. If you are 12 to 18 years old with good communication skills (including Cantonese, English & Putonghua), and have experience in community service/ voluntary work, you are most welcome. Click here for more details: http://csprogramme.wikispaces.com/10.+UNICEF+Young+Envoys+Programme+2014
 * **Click these links for more service opportunities:**
 * 02. Be a Volunteer!
 * 03. More Service Opportunities
 * 03. More Service Opportunities
 * 03. More Service Opportunities

** September 13 - ASA **
 * The enrollment of ASA will be closed on 13 September (5pm). Late submission will not be accepted.
 * ASA (Secondary) will officially start on Monday, 23th September.

** September 13 - **** Library Weekly Announcement **
 * 1) A lot of Internships’ Opportunity: ** Social Media, Research Intern and Video Project are now recruiting MYP & DP students ** . You can earn more than 70-80 CS/CAS in half a year, For details, see Ms. Ho before 18/9, Wed.
 * 2) ** OPAC Google eBook Searching ** : You can earn 1 CS @ 3 titles you found from the school OPAC, see details at the Library Program of Library Webpage.
 * 3) Want to earn CS/CAS hrs. and Lib.pts. from the Library? Please finish the ** online Orientation Survey and Treasure Hunt ** in the Library Program of Library Webpage now! Deadline will be ** 19/9, Thursday **.
 * 4) Library will extend its opening hours to ** 5:30pm on 18/9, Wed ** for **Curriculum Evening**.
 * 5) ** Library Ambassador Meeting ** will be on 16/9 Monday at 1:05pm in the library.

** September 12 - Mr Millard ** ** September 12 - ASA **
 * ** Good work by year 7 students - ** yesterday morning, during year assembly, a group of year 7 students could not find the rest of the year 7s. They did the mature and right thing and came to the 5th floor where I was and told me their story. We eventually found their classmates and joined them for the balance of the assembly. They were patient and made the right choices. Well done that group of students.
 * **General work** - when walking around the school it is great to see so many students engaged in their work. That is fantastic, keep it up.
 * **Early warning** - on Monday at 11.00am there will be a fire drill. I will post more instructions Friday and Monday morning. You will need to read them and make sure you know what to do. Your homeroom teachers will be going through these with you as well.
 * The enrollment of ASA will be closed on 13 September (5pm).
 * ASA (Secondary) will officially start on Monday, 23 th September.

** September 11 - Mr Millard ** ** September 11 - School Team Try-outs ** >> No ASA school bus will be provided. ** September 11 - ASA **
 * ** Today - ** homerooms or year assembly. Your HOY or homeroom teacher will have told you what you have.
 * After school dismissal - a reminder if you are going to the 2nd floor for car pickup YOU CANNOT GO TO THE CENTRAL STAIRS from the 5th floor. You must go down from the 8th floor. Some students are still trying to. If you do you will be sent back up to the 8th floor. There are a lot of primary students on the 5th floor and we need to be away from there.
 * **Mascot Logo result** - Knight 73, Sharks 197. Therefore the Sharks logo is confirmed. Thanks to all who voted. Go the Sharks!!
 * Due to heavy rain on 4 Sept, Boys Soccer and Boys & Girls Touch Rugby will have another try-out at So Kon Po Recreation Ground on 11 Sept (Wed) from 3-4.30pm.
 * Students have arranged their own transportation to So Kon Po Recreation Ground.
 * The enrollment of ASA will launch on 9 September (9am) to 13 September (5pm).
 * ASA (Secondary) will officially start on Monday, 23 th September.

**September 10 - Mr Millard** **September 10 - Danube __#|House__ Music Practice - Mr W Wong** ** September 10 - ASA **
 * ** Logo vote ** - Have you voted yet? I have decided to keep the voting open until the end of homerooms today. There have been 165 votes out of 826 students. The voting has not been good from years 9 and 10 with only 5 students each voting. This is a chance for you to add your choice to the final decision. You have to use your school email address to be able to vote. The result will appear here on the homeroom wiki tomorrow.
 * **Homerooms/year assemblies tomorrow** - tomorrow you will have homerooms or year assemblies. Your HOY or homeroom teacher should have told you by today what you are doing.
 * **Parents meeting tonight** - there is a parents meeting tonight for them to meet your HOY. Please remind them that it starts at 6.00pm until 7.30pm.
 * Extra rehearsal TODAY (Tuesday) starting at 1:00pm!
 * LEARN the lyrics uploaded on the "Danube __#|House__ 2013-2014" facebook group ([])
 * The enrollment of ASA will launch on 9 September (9am) to 13 September (5pm).
 * ASA (Secondary) will officially start on Monday, 23 th September.

** September 9 - ASA ** **September 9 - Danube __#|House__ Music Practices - Mr W Wong**
 * The enrollment of ASA will launch on 9 September (9am) to 13 September (5pm).
 * ASA (Secondary) will officially start on Monday, 23 th September.
 * Rehearsals for this week will be on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 1:30-2:00 in Room 1104. Please be there on time!
 * Click here for the Danube __#|House__ Wiki, learn the songs and we will show you how to move your body to the music woohoo!!
 * Click here to join the facebook group "Danube House 2013-2014"

**September 9 - CS Opportunities - Mr M Wong**
 * Wu Zhi Qiao Bridge Building Activity (organized by Secondary PTA)- Check out the School Portal for details. If you are interested, please __#|sign up__ by today (9 September) via this link: Wu Zhi Qiao Bridge Building Activity
 * CS Ambassadors and Leaders (Years 6 to 8)- If you are interested, please download this form and return to Mr Wong by next Monday (16 September)
 * Check out these links for more service opportunities:
 * 02. Be a Volunteer!
 * 03. More Service Opportunities

**September 9 - Mr Millard** **September 9 - Weekly Bulletin** ** September 9 - Library Weekly Announcement **
 * **Lunchtime Cafeteria** - a reminder that years 9 to 12 queue at 1.15. Do not go to the cafeteria until 1.00pm. The primary students finish at 1.00pm and you should not be there
 * ** Dismissal time - DO NOT CROSS THE ROAD to waiting cars. ** It seems there are those in our community who do not think this applies to them. Car registration numbers are being recorded now for follow up. You will be challenged by senior staff and name recorded to be followed up. If you are being picked up you need to arrange for that to happen on the 2nd floor
 * **Disrespect to Security staff** - again there seems to be one or two who are not showing the respect towards others that our school expect. If the security staff ask you for your name or other information then you are obliged to tell them. They are doing as they have been instructed. We do not need people like that making a bad name for all of us!! Respect is very important for all of us.
 * Mon. 9th Sept, 08:30 – 09:30, Coffee Morning – English Department (3/F Staff Lounge)
 * Mon. 9th Sept, 14:00 – 17:00, Chinese Department Forum on Internationalism (Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre)
 * Tue. 10th Sept,18:00 – 19:30, HoYs Parent Evening (Hall)
 * Wed. 11th – 13th Sept, Whole Day, Y11 DP Retreat
 * Wed. 11th Sept, 08:25 – 09:10, Year/HRM
 * 1) Want to earn CS/CAS hrs. and Lib.pts. from the Library? Please finish the ** online Orientation Survey and Treasure Hunt ** in the Library Webpage now!
 * 2) ** Writing Internship Blogging ** 2013-14 has been launched, __#|sign up__ at the library counter now. you will earn lots of CS/CAS hours and Lib. Pts.
 * 3) ** Reading Log Reading Scheme ** 2013-14 has been launched, please make records in the Reading Log pages of your Student Handbook or take a record sheet from the library counter now. You can earn a lot of Library Points.
 * 4) The library will extend its opening hours to ** 5:30 pm on 10th Sept **.
 * 5) ** Library Ambassador __#|Meeting__ ** will be on 9/9 Monday at 1:05 pm in the library.

** September 6 - Mr Millard ** ** September 6 - School Team Try-outs **
 * **Weather** - hopefully the weather will remain dry today. Get outside and 'feel the breeze' on your face
 * **Lunchtime Cafeteria** - a reminder that years 9 to 12 queue at 1.15. Do not go to the cafeteria until 1.00pm. The primary students finish at 1.00pm and you should not be there
 * **Dismissal time** - DO NOT CROSS THE ROAD to waiting cars. You will be challenged by senior staff and name recorded to be followed up. If you are being picked up you need to arrange for that to happen on the 2nd floor
 * Due to heavy rain on 4 Sept, Boys Soccer and Boys & Girls Touch Rugby will have another try-out at So Kon Po Recreation Ground on 11 Sept (Wed) from 3-4.30pm.

**September 5 - Mr Millard**
 * ** Late School Bus Students ** - it is not necessary for you to go to the office to pick up a pink late slip. Go straight to homeroom or class (if very late) after swiping their Octopus card. On arrival at homeroom or class you must show the teacher your bus pass. Teachers will make a quick note of the bus number to check later with the late bus email that teachers receive.
 * ** Music practises ** (Houses) - it is an expectation for you to attend your music practises and rehearsals for your house. You let your house down when you don't attend. Where is your house spirit?? Be there or be square!!
 * **Assembly yesterday** - great to see students making good use of their time by reading quietly. Other students were also making positive use of their time. Well done to you!

** September 5 - School Team Try-outs ** ** Due to heavy rain yesterday, Boys Soccer and Boys & Girls Touch Rugby will have another try-out at So Kon Po Recreation Ground on 11 Sept (Wed). **

**September 4 - Mr Millard**
 * **Assembly** - a reminder that there is an assembly this morning. It is the prefect inauguration. The assembly is only for the secondary section of the school. Go straight to the hall when arriving at the 5th floor

** September 3 - Mr Millard ** Cafeteria 3rd Floor -
 * **Late school arrival** - if you arrive at the 5th floor at 8.22 or later you need to get a pink late slip from the office. This includes those on late school buses. You need this pink slip to enter the class.
 * **Octopus sign in** - please remember to sign in with your Octopus cards each morning. You will be sent back if you haven't done so.
 * **Assembly tomorrow** - go straight to the hall when you arrive. Be seated by 8.25 ready to begin.
 * **School team try-outs** - are happening at the moment. Give these a go. You might surprise yourselves as to how well you might go. Be active in the school.
 * Years 6 to 8 queue up first until 1.15pm.
 * Years 9 to 12 queue from 1.15

** September 2 - Mr Millard ** **September 2 - Weekly Bulletin**
 * **Late school arrival** - go directly to your home room if you are late. Ask permission from your home room teacher to go to your locker during home room. Do not go straight to your locker when late. You must go and check in with your home room teacher first
 * **Octopus cards** - you MUST use your Octopus on arrival. We will be checking. If you have a problem regarding your Octopus card inform your home room teacher. They will let you know what to do. It is essential that you check in to school with your card
 * Mon. 2nd – 3rd Sept, Secondary Student Photo Taking
 * Mon. 2nd – 3rd Sept, 15:20 – 15:50, Rehearsal: Sec Assembly – Prefect Inauguration (Prefects only)
 * Wed. 4th Sept, 08:25 – 09:10, Sec Assembly – Prefect Inauguration
 * Thur. 5th Sept, 08:30 – 09:30, Coffee Morning - Designing an MYP Unit (Senior Library)
 * Fri. 6th Sept, 14:00 – 15:00, VIP Visit: Shanghai Schools Principals and Teachers

**September 2 -** ** Library Weekly Announcement ** 1. Library Awards for 2013-2014 have been launched, come and <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> the various reading <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> in the library <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> ! 2. Movie Book of the Month for Sept: ‘Life Without Limbs’ at 1:30pm in the library. 3. Humanities Subject Books: topics of Conflicts and Revolution are <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> on display in the library. You are welcome to check out. 4. Those <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> who have joined the Summer Internship Blogging or the Writing Internship Blogging need to see Ms. Ho before 6/9. 5. Are you considering to get CS / CAS? The library is __#|now__ recruiting <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> as: A. Library Ambassador B. Library CS Student C. Writing Internship Blogging D. ASA Library CS Project

**August 30 - Mr Millard**
 * **PE last lesson each day** - if you have PE at the end of the day you can go home in PE uniform. Make sure that it is tidy. There has been some confusion. Hopefully this will help
 * **Dismissal** - please make sure that whoever picks you up by car knows they must go up to the carpark on the 2nd floor. You MUST NOT cross the road in front of the school to go to cars. It is too dangerous. You are doing the dismissal well generally. Well done and keep it up

**August 30 - School Team Try-outs** The finalize team list will be posted on outside the 9/F Gym during the week of 9 of September. ||  || in the academic year 2013– 2014 MUST attend the tryout. || Wong Chuk Hang Recreation Ground/Aberdeen Tennis and Squash Centre /SCAA. No ASA school bus will be provided. ||
 * School Team 2013-3014 Try-out Date ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Date ||  || Time || Teams/Location ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 29-Aug-13 || Thu || 3.30-4.50 || Boys & Girls Table Tennis (Hall), Boys Rugby (Rm 415) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ** 30-Aug-13 ** || ** Fri ** || ** 3.30-4.50 ** || ** Boys Badminton (H ** all) ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 2-Sep-13 || Mon || 3.30-4.50 || Girls Basketball (Hall), Swimming (Pool), Ball Hockey(Roof), Crosscountry (Rm419) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 3-Sep-13 || Tue || 3.30-4.50 || Boys Basketball (Gym) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 3-Sep-13 || Tue || 4.00-5.00 || Tennis (Aberdeen Tennis and Squash Centre) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 4-Sep-13 || Wed || 1.30-3.00 || Girls Badminton (Gym), T&F (Roof) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 4-Sep-13 || Wed || 3.00-4.30 || Soccer (Wong Chuk Hang Recreation), Girls Rugby (Wong Chuk Hang Recreation), Bowling(SCAA) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 6-Sep-13 || Fri || 3.30-4.50 || Girls Volleyball (Gym) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Please wear appropriate PE uniform during the tryout day. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * The final decision will be make by the coach and teacher.
 * Please wear appropriate PE uniform during the tryout day. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * The final decision will be make by the coach and teacher.
 * The final decision will be make by the coach and teacher.
 * Students (Including Existing12-13 School Team members) who are interested to join the school teams
 * Students (Including Existing12-13 School Team members) who are interested to join the school teams
 * Students have arranged their own transportation to
 * Students have arranged their own transportation to

**August 29 - Mr Millard**
 * **Today** - it is a full school day today. You will be going to your normal timetabled classes. Dismissal for secondary is 3.30. You have handled the new dismissal procedures well. Keep it up. Remember that if you are going to the car pickup area you must use the central stairs from the 8th floor - not the 5th floor. If you come to the 5th floor and try to go to the central stairs you will be sent back up stairs to go the correct way
 * **Houses** - don't forget to check out the house link to the left side menu. There's lots of information there
 * **7/F food counter** - resumes today. You can go there to get you snacks instead of the cafeteria
 * **Years 11 and 12** - I have been told that the coffee stand will be open today down the stairs from the hall side exit


 * **Assembly** - a reminder that it is assembly this morning. Go straight to the hall. It is whole school. Remember the expectations of behaviour during assemblies
 * **Houses information** - there has been a lot of work done to set up the Houses for this year. Click on this link to see what's happening, the organisation and who is involved. You need to know!!
 * 7/F food counter will resume service on aug 29 (thur)

**Breaking News!!!!****You do not need a walkers pass. When you leave today go straight to the stairs next to the hall and you will be ok to go out of the school.** **August 27 - Mr Millard**We are generally happy with your return to school. There are some students who need reminding about their appearance i.e. hair length and styled haircuts (boys), dyed hair, hair not tied back correctly and so on. You know what the expectations are. Do not create a situation where we have to do something about it. Take responsibility!!
 * ** this wiki ** - you must read this wiki during homeroom. Your homeroom tacher may put it up on the screen or ask you to look at it on your computer. I will be asking questions about what is on it from time to time. You will need to be prepared to tell me
 * ** Arrival ** - make sure that you register with your Octopus card. The system was not working this morning until late but it is now fully functional. If you do not have your Octopus card or there is a problem speak with your homeroom teacher. All students must use their Octopus cards to register. We will be following up
 * ** Dismissal ** - a number of students did not follow the instructions given to them verbally and in writing. This made the dismissal process slow and confusing. Today we will monitor the dismissal process and will expect to see a much bigger improvement
 * ** Lift after school ** - the lift will again be available for bus students to go from 10/f to G/fl to the buses. A teacher will be on duty at the lift to make sure that only bus students with bus passes take the lift
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">7/F Food Counter - **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">the 7/F Food Counter is still <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> out of service today Aug 27. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Please proceed to 3/F Cafeteria to purchase snacks.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">**Lockers** - make sure that you have the correct locker. If you have the wrong locker the lock will be cut off and your contents removed to the 5th floor office. I already have reports that students have taken the wrong lockers.


 * ** Assembly this week - ** Whole school Wednesday ** . Be seated before 8.25am. **

**August 26 - Mr Millard** **Welcome back and an extra big welcome to students new to VSA and new year 6 students coming into secondary. There are lots of new instructions for dismissal time. You will be told at your year level assemblies or homerooms today.** **August 26 - IT Dept**
 * School arrival - school starts today (half day 8.25am to 12.00). Come into school as usual and check out your homeroom and which room it's in on the 5th floor. Check the signs when you arrive to see if your year group is going to a year assembly. If not go to your homeroom to meet your homeroom teacher and be seated by 8.25
 * Dismissal - this week you must use the stairs next to the hall unless you are being picked up by car.
 * If you are walking home or taking the public bus you need to get a “Walk Home Permit” from the hall after school.
 * If you are being picked up by car you use the central stairs to walk down to 2/fl. YOU CANNOT EXIT THE SCHOOL FROM THE FRONT DOORS.
 * School bus students take the stairs next to the hall to the G/fl.
 * You will not be able to cross the road in front of the school. Car pick ups can only be from 2/fl
 * If you have a class on the 4th floor you must take your things with you to go home with. You will not be able to go up the central stairway. After the lesson, leave through the exit next to the Green Room.
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">7/F Food Counter - **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Due to electrical work at 7/F Food Counter is still in progress, <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">the Counter is out of service on Aug 26. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Please proceed to 3/F Cafeteria to purchase snack.
 * **Assembly this week -** Whole school Wednesday**.**
 * ** Wireless network login - ** Use the VSA-MYP network if you are an MYP student and VSA-DP if a DP student.
 * Network Name: VSA-MYP Password : xxxxxxxxxx (case sensitive)
 * Network Name: VSA-DP Password: xxxxxxxxx (case sensitive)
 * The passwords have been sent out to you and are on the posters around the school.

**August 26 - Weekly Bulletin**
 * Mon. 26th Aug, 1st Day of School (Half Day)
 * Mon. 26th -28th Aug, Half Day School
 * Wed. 28th Aug, 08:25-09:45, Whole School Assembly

** August 26 - Library Weekly Announcement ** Please see Ms. Ho or sign up at the library counter now! **August 26 - School Team Try-outs**
 * 1) Library’s opening hour is 7:45 am to 5:00 pm from Mon. to Fri. Sat. is from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
 * 2) Please return all the library items and now you can check out library resources starting from today!
 * 3) Those students who joined the Summer Internship Blogging need to see Ms. Ho before Friday (30/8).
 * 4) Are you considering to get CS / CAS? The library is now recruiting students as:
 * A. Library Ambassador
 * B. Library CS Student
 * C. Writing Internship Blogging
 * D. ASA Library CS Project
 * < School Team 2013-3014 Try-out Date ||
 * < Date ||<  ||< Time ||< Teams/Location ||
 * < 29-Aug-13 ||< Thu ||< 3.30-4.50 ||< Boys & Girls Table Tennis (Hall), Boys Rugby (Rm 415) ||
 * < 30-Aug-13 ||< Fri ||< 3.30-4.50 ||< Boys Badmiton (Hall) ||
 * < 2-Sep-13 ||< Mon ||< 3.30-4.50 ||< Girls Basketball (Hall), Swimming (Pool), Ball Hockey(Roof), Crosscountry (Rm419) ||
 * < 3-Sep-13 ||< Tue ||< 3.30-4.50 ||< Boys Basketball (Gym) ||
 * < 4-Sep-13 ||< Wed ||< 1.30-3.00 ||< Girls Badminton (Gym), T&F (Roof) ||
 * < 4-Sep-13 ||< Wed ||< 3.00-4.30 ||< Soccer (Wong Chuk Hang Recreation), Girls Rugby (Wong Chuk Hang Recreation), Bowling(SCAA) ||
 * < 6-Sep-13 ||< Fri ||< 3.30-4.50 ||< Girls Volleyball (Gym) ||
 * < Please wear appropriate PE uniform during the tryout day. ||
 * < The final decision will be make by the coach and teacher. The finalize team list will be posted outside the 9/F Gym during the week of 9 of September. ||
 * < Students (Including Existing12-13 School Team members) who are interested to join the school teams in the academic year 2013– 2014 MUST attend. ||
 * < Students have arranged their own transportation to Wong Chuk Hang Recreation Ground/SCAA. No ASA Bus will be provided. ||
 * < The final decision will be make by the coach and teacher. The finalize team list will be posted outside the 9/F Gym during the week of 9 of September. ||
 * < Students (Including Existing12-13 School Team members) who are interested to join the school teams in the academic year 2013– 2014 MUST attend. ||
 * < Students have arranged their own transportation to Wong Chuk Hang Recreation Ground/SCAA. No ASA Bus will be provided. ||
 * < Students have arranged their own transportation to Wong Chuk Hang Recreation Ground/SCAA. No ASA Bus will be provided. ||
 * < Students have arranged their own transportation to Wong Chuk Hang Recreation Ground/SCAA. No ASA Bus will be provided. ||