DBSPTA-PD Newsletter 2018-19

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Message from the Treasurer My older boy Jasper is heading to Grade 6 this academic year which means this could be very well be my last year serving the PD PTA if I have the opportunity. Looking back at the past four years of serving the PTA is filled with fond memories and I am extremely pleased. As Treasurer, I have to make sure I provide supports to all PTA events with smooth and clear transactions. The responsibilities were high, and again, thanks to my wife, Paulum, I managed to get all the jobs done in a good way. Events Photography I would like to take this opportunity to thank my PTA Photography team including Eric, Wallace, Carmon, Hang, James and Victor, the list goes on…for their tremendous support to our PTA events over the year. Without them, we couldn’t have captured all the exciting moments. Huge appreciation to everyone on the PTA Photography team! Mr. Kinson Cheung Treasurer Event Photography Coordinator Message from the Secretary (English) Welcome back to DBSPD. I am extremely honored to be PTA Exco member for 3 years. Apart from being a lunch convenor of lunch subcommittee, I’ve also helped to be a secretary in the committee. This is my first time to be a secretary in the committee and I feel very excited to work with each of the Exco. It’s been a pleasure to help prepare the committee administrative work with Paulina. Thank you Paulina for her support to me in the past one year. I also have the opportunity to organize and work with other Exco of the PTA for the many of the events including Garden Fete, Cleaning Day, G6 Graduation Dinner, Café PEP in Open House, two Parents’ Seminars, PTA Sports Events, Parents’ Tea Reception and all the lunch events and activities. As the lunch sub-committee convenor, I would like to thank Ms. Phyllis Lo who has brainstormed a very good idea of delivering fresh veggies pilot scheme to different classes starting in June. The pilot scheme was very successful and supported by parent helpers. Moreover, I would like to say thank you to Mr. Kelvin Lau (SD) who lead us through many of the challenges for lunch service, Mr. Sammy Ho (PD) who worked hand in hand with me on some of the pilot schemes as well as with the lunch tastings and meetings. Moreover, I would like to say thank you to chairman, William who explored my potential and encouraged me from organizing lunch events and handled most of the regular lunch issues. In conclusion, after organized and participated all the PTA activities and school events, I’ve witnessed that our boys and parents are extremely super talent in different areas. Not only smart in academic and work, but also excellent in working well with each other. I would like to take this opportunity to share one inspiring quote, “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” - Eleanor Roosevelt Ms. Julissa Lee Secretary (English) 6 DBSPTA-PD 9/2019
Message from the Secretary (Chinese) Hi everyone, I am Paulina Pau, and my two boys are in G8 and G6. It’s my honour and great pleasure to serve in DBSPD- PTA for seven years! Thanks for School’s recognition, trust and appreciation, my family’s and many parents’ support in the past years. These elements always motivate and drive me to serve with passion. My sons are also very happy to see me at School as I actively participate in many events throughout 2018-19. Through organizing School Garden Fete, Café PEP on Open Day, Parent Volunteers’ Tea Party, leading Community Service Subcommittee, and working with other ExCo members on sports related events, Cleaning Day, Lunch Sub-committee activities, my involvement in PTA and interaction with School and parents is even more solid and reliable than before. Not only have I witnessed the growth of my sons and many PD boys, I have also learnt a lot from the work of PTA and witnessed changes and improvement achieved each year. The signature event Garden Fete was successfully held on 11 November 2018. It was also my seventh year to help organize this big annual event. Every year I was amazed by the heartfelt and holistic support from over a hundred parent volunteers. We all sweated out during the day but I saw lots of smiling faces around me. It’s also a good and happy experience to work with Franklin that took care of Fete Lunch. With the great support and trust from Ms. Lo, Ms. Natalie Ng, Dr. Nadia Chan, Mr. Nick Leung, Ms. Jen Wan, all teachers, staff of General Office, William, Joseph, Kinson, Julissa, Peter, ExCo members, parents, boys and my family, my passion in PTA can be sustained since I am a DBSPD parent seven years ago! I am also very happy to see that a variety of PTA events could be launched smoothly and with great success! This newsletter shows our work in the 2018-19. Teamwork is always essential and necessary. I am glad that I am surrounded by love, blessings, care, and support for most of the time and I am sure that I can continue to embrace challenges and overcome difficulties. I humbly look forward to the opportunity to serve School and our community in the years ahead. Ms. Paulina Pau Secretary (Chinese) Message from the Convenor of Subcommittees and Activities Traffic Sub-Committee It has been my great pleasure to serve in the Traffic Sub-committee with a group of helpful teachers and volunteer parents. In 2018-19, 636 boys chose to take our school bus service, which was roughly 70% of total student number. PD roundabout has limited space for our buses to park there at school dismissal, hence it is difficult to expand the current fleet of 31 buses. Our Sub-committee has been working with Poon’s to handle all inquiries and suggestions from parents on our bus routes. I would like to thank all parents who have contributed in the discussion and their kind understanding on the matters. Safety is the top priority and we always remind parents and boys to avoid walking on car path inside campus. We also need the help of parents to avoid parking along the Access Road from Argyle Street to school. We also had the tendering process for our school bus service and Poon’s came back with the best proposal among all bidders, especially the ability to provide extra 5pm ECA bus service. We had three Traffic meetings this year with Poon’s and we are thankful of the precious time from many teachers who joined our Traffic meetings, including Ms. Phyllis Lo, Ms. Natalie Ng, Mrs. Vivian Chu, Ms. Jenny Lo, Mr. Anthony Lau, Mr. Ryan Li and Mr. Calvin Chan. Mr. Victor Lee Convenor of Traffic Sub-Committee DBSPTA-PD 9/2019 7
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