2016-2017 student union cabinet forwards - tang...

2016-2017

Student Union Cabinet FORWARDS

“Always Forwards. .Never Backwards.” 1

About Forwards According to the Oxford Dictionaries, ‘Forwards’ as an adverb means 'towards the front', or ‘onwards so as to make progress’. We, as Tanghinians, should move forwards. So how do we move forwards? We make changes in the coming 35th anniversary of Tanghin. We forward the diversified development of Tanghin. Let us start with some phrases regarding "forward(s)" and show you why we are known as "Forwards". As a noun, ‘forward’ means a pioneer. We are willing to try new things and fight for the rights of our schoolmates. We are willing to take a step forward. To put ‘forward’ in another meaning, it also means sending a message onto a further destination. "Forwards" as the Student Union would like to deliver messages between teachers and students. And let us look at some phrases too. To start off, ‘take something forward’ means to take responsibility for dealing with a task. That's why we are here to take responsibility and serve our schoolmates. ‘Carry forward’ is to shine with greater brilliance. By this, we mean that we want to spread the spirit of Tanghinians so that it can flourish. And there's ‘put forward’ as well, which is to state an idea. Regarding the needs of Tanghinians, we will give suggestions to teachers and fulfill them. And certainly last but not least, we want to ‘come forward’ too. We are more than ready to act as public servants in Tanghin. So why "Forwards", instead of just "Forward"? The ’s’ in ‘Forwards’ shows that we want to facilitate the advancement of numerous aspects, such as ECA, inter-school and teachers-students relationships. And we would also like to practise the above meanings of ‘Forward’ not only in one way. There's another thing - we join our effort and fuse into one union. We are a group of people with passion, with potential. Abraham Lincoln once said, ”I walk slowly, but I never walk backwards”. Today, we, "Forwards" , have this in our mind too: "Always forwards, never backwards." This is our motto.


Aims

//To enrich Tanghinians’ school life and enhance their sense of belonging to Tang Hin

-Some people claim that studying in Tang Hin is tedious as there are not enough activities for students.Therefore, Forwards aim at providing a memorable and fruitful school life for our students. We will organise a wide variety of desirable activities, ranging from cultural, recreational, sports and intellectual activities, such as Wargame, DIY workshops and sports competitions. -On the other hand, we will do our best to better our students’ daily school life by providing all kinds of support and welfare to cater everyone’s need, such as finding tutors for academic support and striving for different kinds of discount. The student union has always been responsible for getting students united. We believe that our unremitting endeavor can better the school life in Tang Hin. We hope that in the not-too-distant future, students will be proud of being a Tanghinian.

// To serve as a communication channel between students and the school authorities -Forwards understand that different students have different opinions and needs, in which they may not be able to find an appropriate channel to air their views. Thus, Forwards aim to act as a “bridge” between students and the school by providing communication channels for students to express and air their views. We promise that we will listen to all opinions from our fellow schoolmates and respond to every of them efficiently and accurately, so as to cover the needs and demands from students , as well as to strive for the best we can provide for them. We will forward the thoughts and demands from our students to the school authorities expediently and do our best to protect students’ right.


//To be a pioneer in encouraging students to think innovatively -The coming year is the 35th anniversary of Tanghin. Tanghinians aim at striving for a new climb in the future. We would like to act as a pioneer in leading Tanghinians to explore their future. As what in the slogan of Tanghin 35th anniversary says, “Fly high, see wide, strive for a new climb.” We dare to break free and step forwards. We would like to bring new ideas and activities into Tang Hin. We believe that Tanghinians are capable of more than what we had achieved in the past. However, Tanghnians lack confidence and initiative. We, Forwards, would like to unite Tanghinians to one and lead the road.


Cabinet Members

Chairperson 5B(22) Kwok Hing Wai

Vice-Chairperson ~External Affair

5B(33) Tang Wai Lam

Vice-Chairperson ~Internal Affair

4A(23) Lam Lok Ching

Financial Secretary 5B(16) Chan Suet Man

Publicity Secretary 4A(21) Chau Choi Yan

4B(28) Chong Wing Lam

Publication Secretary 4B(1) Chan Chun Man

Activity Secretary 3B(13) Wong Sing Yeung

Welfare Secretary 3B(33) Wong Wai Ling 3D(17) Chang Kee Wei

General Secretary 2B(9) Lau Yong Yan

General Affair Secretary 5B(1) Chan Chun Kau

Art Directory 4C(34) Yu Cheuk Ling

2D(22) Ko Yu Ting

IT Secretary 5E(6) Wu Chung Yiu


Activities September Freshmen Party

October I Dare You To…(Fund Raising) Ordering Class T-shirts

November Fun Day Joint School City Hunt

December Christmas Cards Selling (Fund Raising)

Dress Casual Day

January Joint-School Oral Practice

February DIY Series

March Horse Riding Day

April Open Day

May Teachers-Students Dodge Ball Competition

June Aqua-Adventure Day Camp Variety Show

Publication of “ Words for Tanghinian”


Freshmen Party

Aims：

● To let form1 students get familiar with secondary school life. ● To provide a platform for students to make friends. ● To introduce and promote our cabinet. ● To enhance freshmens’ sense of belonging to our school.

Details： ● Date : 14th Sep, 2016 ● Time : 4:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. ● Venue : School ● Target Group : All F.1 students ● Expected number of participants : 100 ● Budget : $100 ● Fee : $5

Introduction: ● Participants will be divided into groups. ● Participants will travel to different checkpoints to finish tasks. ● Participants need to cooperate with teammates to win the games. ● After finishing a task, clues will be given to participants. ● Participants have to solve the clues to win.

Problems and contingency plan： ●Safety

Solution : Each group will have committee members to take care of the freshmen's safety and monitor the program process.

●Insufficient participants

Solution : Enhance the publicity. Invite students from other forms to join.

I Dare You To…


Aims : ● To let participants experience blindness. ● To raise money for Orbis International.

Details :

● Date : November ● Time : After School ● Venue : School Hall ● Target : All Students ● Fee : $20 (Least Donation) ● Budget : $100 ● Expected Number of Participants : 70

Introduction : NIGHT-WALK

● 1. Eyes of participants will be covered. ● 2.Participants will walk in darkness. ● 3.Participants have to follow further instruction during the event. ● 4.Presents will be given to participants who can finish the tasks.

BRAVERY BOX ● 1. Participants have to guess what is inside the box. ● 2. Participants cannot make any sound(eg. shouting) during

exploration, otherwise there will be punishment. LIGHT PAINTING

● 1. Participants will try light painting. ● 2. Photos will be given to participants as souveniors

Problems and contingency plan : ●Safety

Solution : Enough helpers will ensure safety ● Insufficient participants

Solution : Enhance the publicity

Fun Day


Aims : ● To strengthen the bonding between students and teachers. ● To let participants relax after a stressful school day.

Details :

● Date: 25th November ● Time: After School ● Venue: School Hall ● Target : All Teachers and Students ● Fee: Free ● Budget: $100 ● Expected Number of Participants: 1000

Introduction :

● Teachers and students will form teams and compete with one another. This can enhance the interactivity.

● There will be games and performances. ● The winning team will get a prize.

Problems and contingency plan : ●Safety

Solution：Enough helpers will ensure safety. ●Passiveness of students

Solution : Helpers will help enliven the atmosphere.

Joint School City Hunt Aims :

● To widen joint school network. ● To let participants relax after a stressful school day.


● To broaden students’ horizon. ● To provide a chance for students to enlarge their social circle.

Details :

● Date: November ● Time: Weekend ● Venue: North District ● Target : All Students ● Fee: Free ● Budget: $250 ● Expected Number of Participants: 30

Introduction :

● Students will form teams and compete with one another. This can enhance the interactivity.

● There will be checkpoints and tasks. ● The winning team will get a prize.

Problems and contingency plan： ●Safety

Solution：Enough helpers will ensure safety. If students become injured unfortunately, we will call their guardians or parents if needed. ●Passiveness of students

Solution : Helpers will help enliven the atmosphere.

Dress Casual Day Aims:

● To raise funds for The Community Chest. ● To let students experience a school day without school uniform.


Details: ● Date: 20thDec,2016 ● Venue:School ● Target Group: All Students ● Budget: $0

Introduction: ● School authority will set up a dress code for students. ● Students who have donated money will be given a sticker. They can dress

in casual wear.

Problems and contingency plan： ●Inappropriate dressing of students

Solution : Students will be demanded to change back into uniform.


Charity Christmas Cards Selling Aims :

● To raise funds for Oxfam ● Let Tanghinians send their blessings to friends, teachers or their family at

Christmas while reaching out a helping hand to the poor.

Details : ● Date:16th, 19th and 20thDec,2016 ● Venue:School entrance ● Target Group:All students ● Budget:$200 (for purchasing Christmas Cards)

Introduction : ● Christmas Cards will be designed by our students. ● We will purchase around 200 Christmas cards and hold a charity sell

during Christmas time. ● This is a meaningful activity as it allows students to enjoy a memorable

Christmas while helping others in the same time,which surely enriches the wonderful festival.

Problems and contingency plan : ●Insufficient Proceeds

Solution : Send the Christmas cards with blessing to the orphans.


Joint-School Oral Practice

Aims : ● To enhance the academic work. ● To help broaden students’ horizon. ● To provide a chance for students from different school to have oral

practice together. ● To widen joint-school social network.

Details : ● Date : January ● Venue : To be determined ● Target Group : All F.5-6 students ● Expected number of participants : No Limitation ● Fee : $0 ● Budget : $0

Introduction : ● Oral practices will be held with other schools. ● The venue will be set up. ● Related teachers will be invited as advisors. ● Students from different schools will practise together.

Problem and contingency plan : ● Insufficient number of participants

Solution : We will promote the joint school activity to students by posting poster, making announcement etc.


D.I.Y. Series Aims :

● To learn basic cooking and crafting skills. ● To raise students’ interest in DIY.

Details :

● Date : February ● Time : 16:00-18:30 ● Venue : Classroom ● Target Group : All students ● Expected number of participants : 20 per class ● Fee : $100-$300 ● Budget : $0

Introduction :

● The fee will cover the payment of the materials. ● There will be leather, cake, carpentry and craft workshop. ● Teachers in the workshop will guide students how to make craft/dessert. ● Students will join the class which they are interested in. ● Students can enjoy their own product after the activity.

Problems and contingency plan :

●Too many participants Solution : We will take a “first come, first served” policy.

●Safety Problem Solution : Experienced teachers will monitor the process.

●Insufficient number of participants Solution : We will do the promotion work by making announcement and posting posters etc.


Horse Riding Day Aims :

● To provide a chance for students to experience a whole new activity. ● To let students relax and have fun. ● To help students acquire a deeper insight in horse riding. ● To enhance students’ sense of belonging to Tang Hin and Student Union. ● To raise their interest in outdoor activities.

Details : ● Date : In March ● Venue : Horse Riding Centre ● Target Group: All students ● Expected number of participants : 30 ● Budget : $500 ● Fee : $200

Introduction : ● Students will be divided into a few groups throughout the activity. ● Students must listen to instructions carefully. ● Students will learn more about the horses and riding. ● Students will ride a horse.


●Safety Solution : Instructor will monitor the process and secure the safety.If students become injured unfortunately, we will call their guardians or parents if needed.

●Bad Weather Solution : If the weather condition is not suitable for outdoor activities, we will postpone the activity. Open Day Aims:

● To celebrate our school 35 th anniversary. ● To raise students sense of belonging to Tang Hin.


● To let students have great fun throughout the process. ● To gather students and teachers for relaxation and enjoyment. ● To promote our school to the outsiders

Details : ● Date : 21st-23rd April, 2017 ● Venue : The School ● Target Group : Open to all ● Expected number of participants : Not limited ● Fee : $0 ● Budget : to be discussed

Introduction: ● Schoolmates and teachers will set up counters. ● Performances will be prepared. ● An evening dinner will be held for celebration. ● The venue will be set up. ● All students and teachers are all welcomed. ● The event is greatly promoted for raising the atmosphere.

Problem and contingency plan : ●Insufficient incentives to join the activity

Solution : We will promote the event through online platform, posting posters, making announcement and slogan etc.


Teachers-Students Dodgeball Competition

Aims: ● To further strengthen the relationship between teachers and students. ● To cultivate teamwork and team spirits among students. ● To improve the students' ability to communicate with their teammates. ● To let teachers and students have time to relax after their work and their

study.

Introduction: ● All the teachers and students are welcomed to join the competition. ● Students can join the competition by signing up on the SU board. ● Students can have their own team by having 7-12 members. ● At first, the students' team must have 7 start-up match members. ● The competition will use the 'knock-up' competition system. It will use

three-innings-break. ● The winner among the students' team will play against the teachers' team. ● In each match, there will be three to five judges, who are responsible for

judging the match and recording the progress etc.

Details : ● Date : May ● Venue: School Football Pitch ● Expected participants: 50 ● Target Group: All teachers and students ● Budget : $150 (For drinks and prizes)


●The judgements between the judges may differ Solution : we will have a chief judge to make the final decision. We will hold a judge course in advance.

●Not enough participants to join the competition Solution: We will give more publicity. We will postpone the competition until the participants are enough and start the competition as soon as possible.

●Bad Weather We will postpone the competition and arrange the competition as soon as possible.


Aqua-adventure Day Camp Aims :

● To provide a chance for students to experience from a whole new aquatic activity.

● To let students relax and enjoy their vacation. ● To cultivate teamwork and team spirits among students. ● To let students learn the importance of sportmanship. ● To enhance students’ sense of belonging to Tang Hin and Student Union. ● To raise their interest on water sports.

Details : ● Date : June ● Venue : Fanling Baptist Assembly ● Target Group: All students ● Expected number of participants : 30 ● Budget : $0 ● Fee : $185

Introduction : ● Students will be divided into a few groups throughout the activity. ● Students must listen to instructions carefully. ● Students will be required to finish different tasks with their teammates.

Problems and contingency plan : ●Safety Problem

Solution : Instructor will monitor the process and secure the safety. If students become injured unfortunately, we will call their guardians or parents if needed.

●Bad Weather Solution : If the weather condition is not suitable for water sport, we will postpone the activity.


Variety Show Aims：

● To celebrate the 35 th anniversary of Tang Hin. ● To offer a chance for graduates and students to show their talents. ● To gather Tanghinians and teachers together.

Details： ● Date : June/July (To be confirmed) ● Time : To be confirmed ● Venue : School ● Target Group : All people interested ● Expected number of participants : 200 ● Fee : To be confirmed

Introduction: ● Student Union will cooperate with the school unit to hold a variety show. ● Participants can enjoy various performances performed by our

graduates, students and teachers. ● This show is part of the 35 th anniversary celebration of Tang Hin.

Problems and contingency plan : ●Insufficient audience

Solution : Enhance the publicity and sell the tickets in a lower price.


Words for Tanghinian

Aims : ● To share the memorable moments in this school year ● To let students know more aspects of school life in Tang Hin ● To help students nourish the habit of reading and writing ● To summarize the work of Student Union.

Introduction : ● Students can submit articles or other materials for publication. ● Schoolmates’ works will be selected to publish. ● There will be photos, drawings and writings in the magazine. ● Featured articles about activities hold will be published.

Details : ● Publish Date : June ● Target Group: All students and teachers ● Budget : $2000

Problems and contingency plan : ●Insufficient content

Solution : Invite teachers and students to submit works.


Service Forwards aim at bettering students’ school life by providing

various types of service.

A. Selling Service

-Stationery -Raincoat* -Stamp -Socks in White and Grey colour* -Sanitary Towels -Hairbands and Bobby Pins -Kinesiology Tape B.Lending Service

-Stationery -Umbrellas* -Hair Dryer -Mosquito Repellent -Boardgame -Takeaway lunch menu //The starred items(*) will be provided at the

school entrance during rainy days for convenience.


Our ideas -Forwards have came up with lots of new ideas, all of them aim at optimizing students’ school lives. 1. Graduation Memoir We would like to make a graduation memoir including teachers’ signature and classmates’ blessings on it. With photos and words, the memoir can be a great graduation present. Students may also leave their contact methods for their fellows. We would like to send our best wishes to our form six students by crafting out their own reminiscence. 2. Clothing and Books Recycling To nourish the virtue of frugality, we would like to collect students’ unwanted clothing and books and put them into good use. For clothing, we will donate them to charities. As for books, we would like to give them to the library. 3. Old Textbooks Selling Platform Nowadays, the selling price of textbooks is quite pricey. Students are always weary of selling and buying old textbooks to stores as this involves lots of price comparison. Also, with this selling platform, students can sell and buy books with a greater convenience. 4. Raise the Transparency of the Process Applying for Lockers Many of our students want to apply for a locker. School should set up a standard for who can use the locker. We suggest providing a platform and a clear procedure for students to apply.


5. Place a Clock in Every Classroom This has always been an inconvenience where there is no clock in the classrooms. During examinations and tests, we lack a standard clock as we can only depend on our own watches.Therefore, we strive for adding a clock in every classroom. It can benefit not only students, but also teachers. 6. Place a Rubbish Bin in every Cubicle in the Ladies Lavatory Placing a rubbish bin in every cubicles provide great convenience to our girls during menstruation cycle. It can ensure public hygiene. Embarrassment can also be avoided . 7. Suggestion Box Students may have different opinions and suggestions. However, they do not have a feasible channel to express their views. Therefore, we would like to place a suggestion box in front of the site of the student union in order to provide students an appropriate way to show their concern to our school. Also, we will make use of the Internet and create an online form to collect opinions. Utilising these tools, we can know more about students’ needs and strive our best to fight for them. We can also arrange meeting for students to discuss issues directly with school authorities. “Always Forwards. .Never Backwards.” 23

8.Developing a library circulation unit Forwards believe reading is beneficial to all students.Currently, the circulation unit is only available in the library.We would like to extend the system, which will be accessible for all students and teachers, even at home. 9.Cancel morning assembly under extreme weather For the sake of students’ health, Forwards had requested to cancel morning assembly under a certain temperature. Finally, the school authorities have agreed to humanize the criterias of cancelling the assembly.


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