The school will gradually resume face-to-face classes tomorrow (19th). Many schools are busy preparing. The Tsuen Wan Chamber of Commerce School in Tsing Yi is no exception. Senior primary students will be the first to return to school tomorrow.
Before the resumption of classes, school staff were busy cleaning classrooms and playgrounds. Teachers and staff have compiled daily temperature and quick test results record sheets for students and parents to use. Interested people also came to the school to donate quick test kits.
Principal Zhou Jianhao said that more than 1,000 quick tests have been kept and can be distributed to students in need; even if students forget to take quick tests, the school has reserved a place for students to make up for quick tests.
He believes that the school's original measures, coupled with the daily quick test, can give parents more peace of mind to let their children go back to school.
▼The Tsuen Wan Chamber of Commerce School in Tsing Yi prepares for class resumption▼
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Senior primary schools are the first to go back to school, junior primary schools can go back to school simultaneously if needed
Tsuen Wan Chamber of Commerce Principal Zhou Jianhao said that according to the guidance of the Education Bureau, the school will resume classes in stages after Easter. Primary and secondary students will return to school on April 19, and face-to-face classes will be fully resumed by May 3, that is, junior and primary students will also return to school. school.
𠵱The epidemic situation at home has eased a little, so we should go back to school, do a lot of wild things, or go with our parents to overcome this psychological obstacle that may be dangerous, I think it is worth it.
Chow Kin Ho, Principal of Tsuen Wan Chamber of Commerce School
Tsuen Wan Chamber of Commerce Principal Zhou Jianhao hopes to overcome the psychological barrier to resumption of classes together with parents.
(Photo by Zhang Haowei)
About 30% to 50% of primary school parents want their children to return to school as soon as possible
Principal Zhou noticed that the school had notified parents through the communication group earlier that about 30-50% of the parents of elementary and junior high school students wanted their children to return to school as soon as possible.
The school has recently issued a notice that as long as parents of elementary and junior high school students express their wishes before the start of classes and communicate with the school, their children can also return to school on April 19.
Principal Zhou pointed out that children's failure to go to school affects their social interaction and also affects the functioning of individual families.
He hopes this arrangement will help parents and give them more choices.
▼On April 11, the Education Bureau announced that schools will resume classes on April 19▼
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Some parents are still worried that they need to build up confidence
However, in various home-school groups, there are still some parents of elementary and junior high school students who have not expressed their stance, or are still worried about the resumption of face-to-face teaching.
Principal Zhou believes that after high school students go to school, it is no longer a new thing to take a quick test and return to school. It will help parents build confidence and let their children go back to school with confidence.
Daily quick test is believed to improve the protection of teachers and students
Students are required to take a quick test every day after class resumes. Principal Zhou admitted that some people are worried that children are young and do not want to "sniff their noses" every day, but he believes that the daily quick test can improve the protection of school children.
Principal Zhou continued to point out that the school has always been concerned about issues such as cleanliness and ventilation. Each classroom is equipped with air purifiers. Earlier, with the assistance of the Education Bureau, more ventilation equipment was installed in the school. "From a public health perspective, I think The school itself has done a good job of measures, plus a checkpoint before entering the school, parents can rest assured.”
The school is compiling a record sheet for parents to record the daily body temperature and quick test results for their children, and requires parents to take pictures to record the test results, so that the school can understand when necessary.
If students find that they have forgotten the quick test after arriving at the school, Principal Zhou said that the teacher will contact the parents first, and then, with the consent of the parents, let the students go to the outdoor playground next to the main school building to take the quick test.
From the perspective of public health, I think the school itself has done a good job of measures, plus a checkpoint before entering the school, parents can rest assured.
Chow Kin Ho, Principal of Tsuen Wan Chamber of Commerce School
▼April 12, Mong Kok pharmacies and shops will have the lowest price of 5 yuan per quick test▼
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The Education Bureau did not send quick tests to all students in Hong Kong to provide school-based support
Students are required to take a quick test every day before going to school. There are voices in the community that the measure may aggravate the financial pressure of some families. For the time being, the Education Bureau will only distribute quick test kits to students receiving CSSA or textbook allowances.
Principal Zhou also paid attention to the situation and mentioned that some parents of students in the school did not receive the book allowance due to the epidemic and the economic situation fluctuated, so they may not benefit from the current measures of the authorities.
Principal Zhou said that many interested people in the society donated quick test kits to the school, and about 1,200 sets of quick test kits have been kept in the school, which can be distributed to students in need.
Judging from past experience, the Education Bureau will pre-order an additional quantity for distribution of materials, so that schools can distribute them according to the actual situation.
Before classes were suspended in January, I really wanted to have some activities in the afternoon, because we felt it every day in contact with him.
Chow Kin Ho, Principal of Tsuen Wan Chamber of Commerce School
The vaccination rate in schools is about 60-70%, and it is difficult to resume physical extracurricular activities before May
When the authorities announced the arrangement earlier, it was also mentioned that primary and secondary school students who have completed two vaccinations and have completed 14 days can participate in non-academic extracurricular activities in the school for the other half day after half-day face-to-face classes, but students who have not been vaccinated cannot. participate.
Principal Zhou said that it is estimated that the vaccination rate in the school has reached 60-70%, and another announcement will be issued on the first day of resumption of classes to collect accurate data.
But until then, the school will not schedule extracurricular activities in the afternoon session.
"Before classes were suspended in January, I really wanted to have activities in the afternoon, because we felt it every day in contact with him." However, under the haze of the epidemic, Principal Zhou admitted that he still had to master the school first. In the case of vaccination, plan and then act.
He expects that it will not be possible to hold physical extracurricular activities in the afternoon until at least May, and individual activities, such as teams and music groups, will also depend on the vaccination status of participating students before deciding whether to reopen.
Tsuen Wan Chamber of Commerce School Principal Zhou Jianhao pointed out that he hopes to make more preparations now, and do a little bit of wildness to overcome the psychological barriers to resumption of classes together with parents.
(Photo by Zhang Haowei)
Unvaccinated students can continue to participate in video activities
Principal Zhou continued to point out that before the suspension of classes, the school had been providing students with video activities in the afternoon from Monday to Friday, including origami classes, storytelling by foreign teachers, and math Olympiad classes.
These activities will continue in the future, even if students are not vaccinated and cannot participate in physical extracurricular activities, they can still choose to participate in visual extracurricular activities.
Looking forward to working with parents to overcome the psychological barrier of resumption of classes
The resumption of classes is imminent, and the school is intensively preparing for it. In addition to the cleanup and the arrangement of quick test kits, Principal Zhou said with a smile, "Our teacher will do the work, and the students will not be able to see it." Manpower, but even if these efforts are not easily seen, Principal Zhou still feels that he should do it, "𠵱The epidemic situation at home has eased a little, so we should all go back to school, do a lot of work, or we can go over it together with the parents? I think it's worth it for a psychological disorder that may be a little dangerous."
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