LA SALLE

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Annual School Plan

2017 – 2018

La Salle Primary School Annual School Plan (2017-2018)

 La Salle Primary School

1. Vision

By touching the minds and hearts of the children confided to our care, and
by providing the highest quality of education, we aspire to be the best
primary school in Hong Kong.

2. Mission

To give a human and Christian education to the young, paying particular

attention to the needy.

3. School Motto
Fides et Opera

4. Educational Characteristics

 To recognise the importance of biblical teachings - commitments to

Christian spiritual values.
 To strengthen the teaching and learning of English - enhancement
of students' biliterate and trilingual abilities.
 To motivate self-learning
 To encourage respect for individuals
 To encourage participation in extra-curricular activities
 To enhance IT knowledge
 To attain a good understanding of China

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 La Salle Primary School
Annual School Plan

2017-2018

1. To enable students to acquire 21st century skills and

develop a passion for life-long learning

2. To establish professional learning communities to

enhance educational leadership

3. To nurture our boys in becoming Lasallian gentlemen

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1. Major Concern: To enable students to acquire 21st century skills and develop a passion for life-long learning
Methods of People in Resources
Time Scale
Targets Strategies Success Criteria Evaluation charge Required
1.1 To infuse 1.1.1 To write up the IBL 70% of teachers - Discussions in Oct 2017– PSMCD and Resources of
inquiry based skills in curriculum agree that the IBL Curriculum July 2018 Department cross-curricular
learning skills documents and skills can be Development Heads of activities
into the school infuse the skills into infused into the Team different
curriculum the cross-curricular cross-curricular meetings subjects
curriculum curriculum to - Evaluations in
enhance learning the Annual
and teaching School Plan
meeting

1.2 To promote 1.2.1 To encourage Maths 70% of Maths and - Oral feedback Sept 2017 – PSMCD, Training
STEM and Science teachers Science teachers and July 2018 Department Information
education into to attend workshops agree that they discussions in Head of of EDB and
the / seminars related to have a deeper Maths and Maths & other
Mathematics STEM education understanding of Science Panel Department organisations
and Science STEM education meetings Head of
curriculum and have more Science
confidence in
carrying out
activities related
to it

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 Methods of People in Resources
Time Scale
Targets Strategies Success Criteria Evaluation charge Required
1.2.2 To foster students’ 70% of Maths and - Oral feedback Sept 2017 – PSMCD, Resources of
innovative thinking Science teachers and July 2018 Department STEM-related
by providing agree that students discussions in Head of learning
students with learn how to use the mid-term Maths & activities
STEM-related the skills to tackle and year end Department
learning activities in the technical Maths and Head of
and outside the problems while Science panel Science
classroom carrying out the meetings
activities

1.3 To have 1.3.1 To further promote 70% of teachers - Oral feedback Sept 2017 – PSMCD and Notebooks
student-centre self-directed agree that the and July 2018 Department
d classrooms learning through the mastering of note discussions in Heads of
that promote development of note taking skills help different different
life-long taking skills students to panel subjects
learning become meetings
self-directed - Evaluations in
learners the Annual
School Plan
meeting
-

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 Methods of People in Resources
Time Scale
Targets Strategies Success Criteria Evaluation charge Required
1.4 To further 1.4.1 To make use of 70% of teachers - Discussions in Sept 2017 – PSMCD and Technical
enhance IT in various IT tools to agree that the use Curriculum July 2018 Department Support
Education supplement teaching of different IT Team Heads of Services
in the classroom tools can enhance meetings and different
the learning and e-learning subjects
teaching efficacy meetings
- Evaluations in
the Annual
School Plan
meeting

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2. Major Concern: To establish professional learning communities to enhance educational leadership
Methods of People in Resources
Time Scale
Targets Strategies Success Criteria Evaluation charge Required
2.1 To strive for 2.1.1 To share good 70% of teachers - Teachers’ Sept 2017 – Vice Time for
continuous teaching practices agree that observations July 2018 Principal co-planning
improvement in through collaborative lesson of students’ (Staff) & and lesson
teaching collaborative lesson planning, lesson performance PSMCD observations
pedagogy, planning and observations and in the lessons
enhance informal lesson sharing sessions for - Evaluations in
collective observations different subjects the Annual
responsibility can enhance learning School Plan
and to have goal and teaching meeting
alignment to efficacy
ensure that 2.1.2 To use a wide 70% of teachers - Discussions in Sept 2017 – PSMCD Different
students are variety of agree that the use of panel July 2018 assessment
given high assessment data to different assessment meetings data
expectations for ensure collective data can help - Evaluations in
achievement goals are being teachers to have a the Annual
met better understanding School Plan
of the students and meeting
cater for their needs

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 Methods of People in Resources
Time Scale
Targets Strategies Success Criteria Evaluation charge Required
2.2 To strengthen the 2.2.1 To stablish various - 70% of school - Evaluations in Sept 2017 – Principal
school culture by PLC groups of administrators the Annual July 2018
modifying the administrators and agree that the School Plan
organisational teachers for both PLC of the meeting
structure and administrative and Senior Teachers - Oral feedback
building curriculum purposes monthly and
collaborative meetings can discussions in
processes to enhance the the senior
sustain the collaborative teacher and
performance of processes staff meetings
school - 70% of teachers
administrators, agree that the
teachers, and active
students participation in
PLC groups help
to strengthen the
tie among
teachers and
ensure them to
work for
excellence

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 Methods of People in Resources
Time Scale
Targets Strategies Success Criteria Evaluation charge Required
2.2.2 To modify the - Most teachers - Evaluations in Sept 2017 – Principal
existing school agree that the the Annual July 2018
organisational modification of School Plan
structure to support the school meeting
student learning organisational - Oral feedback
structure and
facilitate the discussions in
administration of the staff
the School meetings

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3. Major Concern: To nurture our boys in becoming Lasallian gentlemen

Methods of People in Resources

Time Scale
Targets Strategies Success Criteria Evaluation charge Required
3.1 To reinforce 3.1.1 To encourage P.1-P.2 70% of students - Feedback from Sept 2017 – Student Student
the Lasallian students to join the agree that service students July 2018 Guidance Guidance
spirit by service learning learning is - Teachers’ Personnel Service
building up activities on a meaningful and observations Grant and
positive voluntary basis and helps them to - Questionnaire NGOs
moral provide training understand the
values, by sessions for P.3-P.6 needs of the
showing students before needy
love and implementing service
care from learning
self to others 3.1.2 To let students learn the Students show - Evaluations at Sept 2017 – Religious
and to act virtues of different better Religious July 2018 Knowledge
with good Saints through the R.K. understanding of Knowledge Panel Chairs
manners school-based the virtues of the Panel meetings
curriculum Saints and have - Teachers”
good practice in Observations
daily life

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 Methods of People in Resources
Time Scale
Targets Strategies Success Criteria Evaluation charge Required
3.1.3 To nurture students’ Students have - Teachers’ Sept 2017 – Principal, Student
positive values and greater awareness observations of July 2018 Vice Guidance
attitudes through of positive values students’ Principals, Service
assemblies, Personal and attitudes responses in the Discipline Grant and
Growth Education activities Master and NGOs
lessons, seminars and - Evaluations in Student
workshops staff meetings Guidance
Personnel
3.1.4 To encourage students Students have - Evaluations at Nov 2017 Subject
to love one another greater awareness Curriculum Panels and
through of showing love Development PSM(CD)
cross-curricular and care Team meetings
activities held in
November

3.1.5 To organise Students show - Feedback from Sept 2017 – Vice Principal Student
school-based whole respect to each students and July 2018 (Student), Guidance
school programmes to other and become parents Student Service
develop mutual respect, more humble and - Oral feedback Guidance Grant and
humility and compassionate and discussions Team Leader Understanding
compassion among in the staff and Discipline Adolescents
students meetings Team Project Grant

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 Methods of People in Resources
Time Scale
Targets Strategies Success Criteria Evaluation charge Required
3.1.6 To put emphasis on Over 70% of - Statistics of the Sept 2017 – Student Student
good manners at school students meet the award scheme July 2018 Guidance Guidance
by launching an award criteria set for the - Records of Personnel Service
scheme award scheme students’ Grant,
performance in Good Student
the Good Booklets &
Student Certificates
Booklets
3.1.7 To raise standards of Students behave - Evaluations at Sept 2017 – Student
manners by well and are Student July 2018 Guidance
encouraging students to courteous and Guidance Team Team and
practise basic courtesy respectful and Discipline Discipline
at school persistently towards others Team meetings Team

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 Grant Scheme on Promoting Effective English Language Learning in Primary Schools (PEEGS)
School-based Implementation Plan

School Name: LA SALLE PRIMARY SCHOOL (English)

Application No.: A 097 (for official use)

(A) General information:

1. No. of English teachers in the regular staff establishment (excluding the Native-speaking English Teacher): 24

2. No. of approved classes in the 2016/17 school year:

P.1 P.2 P.3 P.4 P.5 P.6 Total

No. of approved classes 6 6 6 6 6 6 36

3. No. of operating classes in the 2016/17 school year: (if different from the number of approved classes)

P.1 P.2 P.3 P.4 P.5 P.6 Total

No. of operating classes

4. Programmes/projects implemented or support service(s) in relation to English Language curriculum received in the past five years (more rows can be
added if needed):
Name of programme/project/ Grade level Focus(es) of programme/project/ External support (if any)
support service support service

NIL NIL NIL NIL

School Name: La Salle Primary School P. 1

(B) SWOT Analysis related to the learning and teaching of English:
Strengths Opportunities
1. Both teachers and most of students’ English standards are above average. 1. A broader curriculum needs to be developed to cope with
2. Students have more exposure to English-speaking environment. individual differences.
3. English curriculum is well structured and developed. 2. More extracurricular activities can be organised for the
students to arouse their interests in learning English.

Weaknesses Threats
1. Students’ individual differences are obvious. 1. There is an increasing number of SEN students.
2. Some students do not have sufficient home support.

(C) Measure(s) taken through the grant under the English Enhancement Grant Scheme for Primary Schools, if any:
(More rows can be added if needed.)
Area(s) of Development Usage(s) of the grant Grade Level
Restructuring and refining a holistic writing curriculum in the form Hiring professional services with relevant expertise to P.1 – P.6
of “Writing Tasks” plan and conduct holistic writing activities in
collaboration with English teachers.

School Name: La Salle Primary School P. 2

(D) Focus(es) of the school’s proposed school-based English Language curriculum initiative(s) to be funded under PEEGS

Proposed target area(s) of development Proposed usage(s) of the Grant Time scale Grade level
(Please  the appropriate box(es) below) (Please  the appropriate box(es) below) (Please  the (Please  the
appropriate appropriate
box(es) below) box(es) below)

 Enrich the English language environment in school through  Purchase learning and teaching resources  2017/18  P.1
- conducting more English language activities*; and/or (second  P.2
term) to
- developing more quality English language learning
 Employ full-time* or part-time* teacher 2018/19  P.3
resources for students*
(first term)  P.4
(*Please delete as appropriate)
(*Please delete as appropriate)
 P.5
 2018/19
 Promote reading* or literacy* across the curriculum in (second  P.6
 Employ full-time* or part-time* teaching
respect of the updated English Language Curriculum term) to
assistant  Others,
(Primary) under “Ongoing Renewal of the School (*Please delete as appropriate) 2019/20 please
Curriculum – Focusing, Deepening and Sustaining” (first term)
(*Please delete as appropriate) specify
(e.g. P1-3,
 Procure service for conducting English language
 Enhance e-learning in respect of the updated English P5-6):
activities
Language Curriculum (Primary) under “Ongoing Renewal of ________
the School Curriculum – Focusing, Deepening and ________
Sustaining” ________

 Cater for learner diversity with equal emphasis on more able

and less able students in respect of the updated English
Language Curriculum (Primary) under “Ongoing Renewal of
the School Curriculum – Focusing, Deepening and
Sustaining”

 Strengthen assessment literacy in respect of the updated

English Language Curriculum (Primary) under “Ongoing
Renewal of the School Curriculum – Focusing, Deepening
and Sustaining”

School Name: La Salle Primary School P. 3

(E) How to implement the proposed school-based English Language curriculum initiative(s) funded by PEEGS?
(more rows can be added if needed)
Proposed school-based English Language curriculum Grade level Time scale Expected outcomes/ Sustainability2 Methods of
initiative(s) (month/ year) Deliverables/ progress-monitoring
Success criteria1 and evaluation3
(preferably
measurable)
(1) Employing a part-time teacher who is proficient in English to promote reading across the curriculum, provide students with more opportunities to use
English in authentic context and to stimulate students' creative and literary imagination and to develop their appreciation of literature
Objectives P.1 & P.6 From Feb 2018 -16 lesson plans, and -After -Records of the
Promote to Jan 2020 learning tasks/ completion of co-planning
The proposed initiative meets the objectives of the Scheme.
activities will be the project, P.1 meetings will be
The target levels are P.1 and P.6. Students will have more Reading Co-planning
developed for P.1 and P.6 kept for future
opportunities to communicate with the native speaker and Across the meetings and P.6 students teachers will reference.
they will be benefited from the proposed initiative. Their
Curriculum each term. apply the
reading standard will be raised and effective English language
From Feb 2018 -A set of worksheets strategies that
learning can enhance the smooth transition between different
have -Lesson
key stages of English learning. to Jan 2020 will be developed to they
in observations will
enrich the English developed be arranged so that
Implementation details Co-teaching their lessons.
language teachers of other
- A part-time teacher with native speaker competence, P.5 & P.6 environment. levels will gain
teaching training and experience in teaching primary Drama From Feb 2018 -Teachers of the insights of the
students is to be hired.
-90% of students same level will learning
Activities to Jan 2020 and
- The part-time teacher will have one lesson with each P.1 and will complete 100% have teaching strategies.
Evaluation
P.6 class (a total of 12 lessons) every week. He/She will co-planning
meetings of the developed
carry out different reading activities to arouse students’ lessons twice a
materials per year.
interests in reading across the curriculum. Big books month to -Evaluation of the
including narrative, information and procedural texts will be From Feb 2018 update the students’
introduced to P.1 students. Different types of set books - 80% of P.1 and P.6 plans and performance will
such as narrative, information, explanatory and literary texts to Jan 2020 to be carried out in
students’ confidence materials
will be taught in P.6 classes. ECA Training and skills in reading cater for the the co-planning
meetings. Teachers
- The part-time teacher will have 12 lessons (one lesson for and speaking will be needs of the

1
The deliverables/outputs should be measurable and closely related to the purposes of related initiatives.
2
Sustainability of the initiative could be maintained through the knowledge transfer/capacity building of teachers and the utilisation of the deliverable produced.
3
Both qualitative and quantitative tools should be employed to evaluate the effectiveness of the initiative.
School Name: La Salle Primary School P. 4
 Proposed school-based English Language curriculum Grade level Time scale Expected outcomes/ Sustainability2 Methods of
initiative(s) (month/ year) Deliverables/ progress-monitoring
Success criteria1 and evaluation3
(preferably
measurable)
each class) every week. He/She will co-teach with the enhanced per year. students. will collect
English teachers and co-develop all the lesson plans and feedback from
teaching materials for the lessons. students so as to
-50% of students -There will be improve the
- For P.1, the part-time teacher and LETs will carry out shared from P.1, P.5 and P.6 sharing planning of the
reading and story-telling sessions using big books. The P.1 participate in the sessions during lessons.
students will learn different reading skills such as using speech festival, the English
knowledge of basic letter-sound relationships to read out debating, and drama panel meetings.
simple words, guessing the meaning of unknown words activities per year. All the teachers -There will be
using pictorial and contextual clues. of the target video-taping for
- For P.6, the part-time teacher and LETs will teach the levels will four lessons. The
- 50% of the existing continue to records will be
structures and the metaphors or the underlying meanings of
English teachers will apply the used for sharing
the stories. Students learn to identify onomatopoeia,
acquire knowledge knowledge and evaluation in
alliteration and similes in continuous prose, understand
of teaching reading acquired in the three panel
persuasive language and use literary devices in their own
across the their lessons meetings.
work. P.6 students will learn to appreciate literature. By
curriculum and after
reading different literary texts such as poems, biographies,
conducting language completion of
myths and legends, students can learn different vocabulary
activities per year. the project.
items, writing styles and literary devices so as to stimulate
their creativity and imagination. Some of them
- The part-time teacher will assist in all classroom activities -50% of the existing will be assigned
such as role plays, discussions, pair work etc., and he/she English teachers will to teach other
will take up half of the teaching in the lesson. apply teaching levels so as to
strategies in achieve
- It is hoped that students’ interests in reading across the facilitating students sustainable
curriculum will be aroused and they will borrow more books to use appropriate effects of the
from the library. reading strategies on project.
- The English panel chairs and twelve P.1 and P.6 English promoting reading
teachers of the target levels will be the core team members. across the
They will have co-planning lessons with the part-time curriculum and
teacher once a week. Evaluation will be conducted during conduct language
the meetings. They can adjust the teaching strategies, update activities in teaching
lesson plans and have professional sharing. P.1 and P.6 English
School Name: La Salle Primary School P. 5
 Proposed school-based English Language curriculum Grade level Time scale Expected outcomes/ Sustainability2 Methods of
initiative(s) (month/ year) Deliverables/ progress-monitoring
Success criteria1 and evaluation3
(preferably
measurable)
per year.
- With exposure to various text-types, students can widen their
scope of learning English. Language activities such as role
play can give students opportunities to understand more
about the characters and learn the moral values at the same
time. English teachers will have lessons with the part-time
teacher and they will work together to carry out the lessons.
- The part-time teacher will also help develop students’ talents
in drama activities during the Extra-curricular Activities
(ECA) periods. There is one ECA period on Friday.
He/She will assist in training the P.5 and P.6 drama boys.
Around 100 students will be trained. An audition will be
held to choose the potential students. He/She will work
with the teacher-in-charge of the English activities. They
will work together to arrange the training for the students.
They will discuss the content of the training so as to develop
students’ talents in the drama show. The students will
perform during the post exam activities. This can help
them develop better confidence in communicating with
others in English.

(2) Purchasing printed books to promote reading across the curriculum for P.1 and P.6
Objective P.1, P.6 2/2018 - - Unit plans will be -The books will -Lesson
1/2020 developed to show be used for all observations will
- Big books and literature set books, alongside with books of
the use of resources P.1 and P.6 be conducted to see
different text types on different subject contents will be used
in class teaching. students in how the resources
to facilitate students’ learning. Feb 2018 to future. are used to develop
-Number of titles:
Implementation details May 2018 students’ interests
P.1: 20 in reading.
- The part-time teacher will make use of the resources Contact
proposed to be purchased to carry out reading activities to publishers, P.6: 12 -Surveys will be
promote reading across the curriculum in class. The conduct Number of copies: carried out to
purchased resources would facilitate the implementation of procurement collect feedback
5 for each level
School Name: La Salle Primary School P. 6
 Proposed school-based English Language curriculum Grade level Time scale Expected outcomes/ Sustainability2 Methods of
initiative(s) (month/ year) Deliverables/ progress-monitoring
Success criteria1 and evaluation3
(preferably
measurable)
the initiative. and purchase Number of grade from students.
books
-P. 1 levels: P.1, P.6 -The panel chairs
will study the
20 titles x 5 copies (big books):
collected data and
narrative texts, information texts, procedural texts - 100% of students at ensure that teachers
-P. 6 P.1 read 20 big can make good use
books and those of of the resources to
12 titles x 5 copies (set books): P.6 read at least 12 enhance learning
narrative texts, information texts and explanatory texts set books of and teaching.
narrative texts,
fables, poems, biographies, classics and fictions information texts
- Teachers will discuss with the part-time teacher types of and explanatory
books that are suitable for the students. Big books and texts per year.
literature set books alongside with books of different text
types on different subject contents will be included.
-100% of the
- The resources will be purchased after proper procurement existing English
exercise. teachers use the
resources at P.1 and
P.6 each year.

School Name: La Salle Primary School P. 7