DBSPTA-PD Newsletter 2018-19

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Community Service Sub-committee Established in 2015, Community Service Sub-committee to encourage DBSPD students and their families to participate in community service activities and help people in need. The happiness I gained is very precious and I am glad to work with ExCo member Michael Cheung to launch a variety of activities throughout the school year. We are blessed that many parents helped wholeheartedly to support us, and are touched when we saw lots of smiling faces and received appreciation among parents. In Community Service subcommittee, we strive to connect our boys and parents to better serve our local community and those in needs. The last twelve months have been fun, rewarding and educational for me. I get to know the DBSPD family better and make a lot of new friends with a shared purpose. I would strongly recommend all our fellow students and their parents to join our events in the coming year. As a first year PTA exco member, I am thankful to my fellow convenor Paulina and other experienced members in organising and managing events smoothly and attending to fellow parents needs and enquiries. Michael and I wanted to introduce new community service activity to parents and students in 2018-19. Thanks our Vice-Chairperson Joseph for introducing the organization - Food Angel to us. Below is the list of Community Service events. Please refer to the PTA activities section for the details of each events. a. Scarfs Knitting Event (Nov 2018 – Jan 2019) b. “Little Box of Hope Hong Kong” (17 Nov 2018) c. Elderly Centre Visit at Ngau Tau Kok (12 Jan 2019) d. Food Serving for Elderlies at Food Angel (March 2019) e. “Foodstep Journey” at Food Angel (23 March 2019) f. Elderly Centre Visit at Lam Tin (15 Jun and 6 Jul 2019) g. Second Hand Book Fair (6 Jul 2019) Look forward to joining a new round of community service activities in 2019-20! Ms. Paulina Pau and Mr. Michael Cheung Convenors of Community Service Sub-committee 10 DBSPTA-PD 9/2019
Environmental Protection Sub-committee The Green Sub-committee was formed last year to help with furthering the school’s environmental protection agenda. Working very closely with Ms. Phyllis Lo, Ms. Michelle Ng, Mr. Sammy Ho and leveraging on our student ambassadors, we managed to achieve quite a few impactful changes. 1. Installation of new water fountains/Reducing single-use plastic in tuck shop One of the first changes in the year was the installation of new water fountains. After the fountains were installed, our student ambassadors proposed to the tuck shop that we should stop selling bottled water. In addition, our ambassadors also recommended ways in which the tuck shop can reduce styrofoam containers and other single-use plastic utensils. These recommendations were promptly accepted and rolled out. 2. Composting We generate hundreds of kilograms of food waste each week. After evaluating the feasibility of having a composting machine on-site, we decided to use a third-party composting service provider instead. Now, all food waste from lunch are composted. 3. Green uniform Thanks to the great support from our parents and boys, PTA Green Uniform programme collected around 400 pieces of used uniforms. We were grateful to many parent volunteers who helped us in sorting and screening on 16 May, and distribution on 17 May (Parents’ Day). Most of our used uniforms found new home among our boys. With the remaining 50 uncollected pieces (mainly PE uniforms), we shipped them to an Orphanage in the Philippines. Our school started as an Orphanage itself 150 years ago and it is meaningful that our used uniforms can find new masters in another Orphanage. 4. Promoting Green in school events Working with parent and student volunteers, we started recycling stations during the Open Day. We also reminded parents and guests to bring their own reusable utensils and water bottles. However, the results were mixed. We will learn from our experience and aim for better results next time. 5. Teaching Green The Sub-committee worked closely with Dr. Nadia Chan and Ms. Michelle Ng to introduce a Green program for G5 students during the Extended Learning Week. Over 30 parents volunteered to help develop and deliver the weeklong program that culminated in many bright ideas to save the environment and a presentation to the Secretary for the Environment Mr. Wong Kam Sing. I want to thank Ms. Jennifer Wang who has done most of the heavy lifting from the parent end; Mr. Victor Lee and Ms. Hilary Choi for leading the Green Uniform effort and to the many parent volunteers who have given us so much of their time and ideas. Special thanks to Ms. Lo for your leadership, Ms. Michelle Ng and Mr. Sammy Ho for your dedication to Green and the extra hours you put in. We would also like to thank Dr. Nadia Chan for giving us the opportunity to work on the ELW program. Mr. Joseph Wan and Mr. Victor Lee Convenors of Environmental Protection Sub-committee DBSPTA-PD 9/2019 11
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