Welcome back from the break. :)

Hi everybody, welcome back from the long CNY break. I hope you've had a nice time visiting relatives and paying respects to your elders; not to mention partaking in some traditional Chinese New Year goodies. :)

Here are some updates for the week.

Letters and consent forms:

1. Principal's Welcome Letter, 'Warm Greetings from RVPS - This letter went out last week on 21/1. Please ensure your parents read this as it highlights the school's direction, targets and rules for the year. Information I'm sure your parents will be interested in. Please have them initial and pass them to your honourable chairperson by this Friday, 30/1.
   
   
2. Sports Enrichment Programme (SEP) - Apologies that the letter was given out yesterday instead of the 21st. This letter highlights weekend enrichment activities that the school will be conducting starting from 14/2. In semester one the activities are Wushu, Soccer and In-line Skating. Let your parents have a look at this and return the consent forms with Edusave or cash/cheque to the general office by Friday, 30/1.
   
   
3. Remedial Consent Form - This went back yesterday informing your parents of any remedials that you might be involved in. Currently, Mother Tongue (Thursday 3-4pm) is the only subject that requires full attendance for the entire class. The other subjects require only selected individuals to attend. A letter from your parents will be required if you are unable to attend remedials for any reason. :) Anyways, they are for your benefit so please attend if you have been identified.

Books:

1. The Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) and Tests are now available at the bookshop. If you haven't gotten yourself a copy please try and do so as these books cannot be bought from Popular or any of the commercial stores.
2. The Books we will be using for English are in. The breakdown is as follows:

• Preston English Guide: $7.60
• The Prince and The Pauper: $7.50
• What's Up! Subscription: $12.00
  
  I will be collecting for the the Preston Guide first so please bring $7.60 by Friday, 30/1.
  I will start to actively collect the money for the other books from Monday to Friday next week.