校長的話 - 新學年，愈益精彩！

　　我十分榮幸能夠接替退休的麥綺華校長，成為香港道教聯合會圓玄學院石圍角小學的新任校長，加入「石小」這個大家庭。藉此機會，我再次感謝麥校長多年來的無私奉獻和超卓領導。石小一直以人為本，除了首要關心學生的均衡發展外，也考慮家長的需要和關注點，故此，本校已計劃於新學年推行多項優化措施。

　　I am very honoured to be the new principal of HKTA Yuen Yuen Institute Shek Wai Kok Primary School and a member of SWK family. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ex-Principal Mak Yee Wah for her wholehearted dedication and outstanding leadership over the years. SWK has always been people-oriented. The balanced development of our students, as well as the needs and concerns of parents is an important consideration in our plans to implement a number of optimising measures in the new school year.

　　石小十分重視英文科的發展，深諳為學生營造良好學習英語環境的重要性，故此，在 2023/24 學年已聘請 4 位外籍英語教師 （ NETs ），積極推動各個年級的課程改革，優化課堂學與教。於 一年級及二年級的英文課，本地和外籍英語教師均會每堂同時進入課室 ，施行多元化的協作教學，逐步增加學生接觸英文的深廣度。此外，外籍英語教師也會為同學舉辦不同種類的英語活動，並透過頻繁的日常交談，成就多聽、多說的英語學習環境，以 提升學生應用英語的信心及興趣 。

　　SWK attaches great importance to the development of the English subject, and is well aware of the importance of creating a good language environment for students to learn English. Therefore, 4 native english teachers (NETs) have been recruited for the 2023/24 school year. The NETs will actively promote curriculum reform at all levels, optimising classroom learning and teaching. Both our local English teachers and NETs will co-teach the Primary 1 and Primary 2 English classes while, at the same time, implementing diversified collaborative teaching, and gradually increasing the depth and breadth of our students’ exposure to English. In addition, NETs will organise different types of English activities, and through frequent daily conversations, an English-rich learning environment that facilitates listening and speaking can be created with the aim to increase students’ confidence and interest in applying English .

　　石小在推動STEAM發展方面一向備受讚賞，於新學年，我們銳意強化STREAM教育*，致力推行創科教學，讓每一個學生都能動手、動腦地愉快學習，從而掌握不同學科知識與技能的綜合能力，並通過廣泛的閱讀培養出創造、協作和解難能力，啟發在日常生活中的數碼創意，學習運用科技造福人群，使他們具備創新思維及成為一個具備資訊素養的良好公民。現時，石小的每間課室和特別室均設有互動式智能黑板，以增加學生的課堂參與度，促進更佳的互動，為學生面對瞬間萬變的數碼未來做好準備。

*S=科學　T=科技　R=閱讀　E=工程　A=藝術　M=數學

　　SWK has always been appreciated for promoting the development of STEAM. In the new school year, our school will focus on STREAM education*. We are committed to promoting innovation and technology teaching, enabling every student to learn happily through hands-on experiences, to master the integrated knowledge and skills from different subjects, and to cultivate creativity, collaboration and problem-solving skills through extensive reading. Our students can be equipped to learn coding, build up computational thinking and get prepared for the future where they can use new skills for social good with information literacy. At the meantime, each classroom and special room in our campus is equipped with an interactive smart blackboard to increase students’ participation and promote more effective interaction, preparing them to meet the digital future.

* S=Science  T=Technology  R=Reading  E=Engineering  A=Art  M=Mathematics

　　石小悉心為學生編排全新的全日課堂時間表，配合教育局的課程更新建議，為學生安排每天100分鐘休息時間，讓學生享有足夠的休息和遊戲時間，及與同學有較多相處的機會；當中具備足夠的彈性課時，例如設有導修課，讓學生在回家前完成部分功課，並就學習難點向老師發問，以減輕學生和家長的課業壓力，更能妥善安排課餘活動。我們深信，課餘活動有利於學生開闊眼界，培養各種能力，更是進行德育和培養學生高尚情操的重要途徑。因此，石小除於周三時間表內的聯課活動外，更會在課後和周末籌組不同類型的多元活動。

　　SWK has carefully arranged a new full-day class timetable for students, in line with the curriculum renewal recommendations of the Education Bureau. There is 100-minute break time for students every day, so that they can enjoy enough rest and game time, and have more opportunities to get along with schoolmates. There is also enough flexible lesson time. For example, there are tutorial lessons which allow students to complete parts of their assignments at school. They can also consult the teachers when encountering learning difficulties. By doing this, we aim to reduce the academic pressure of both students and parents, and help them best arrange their time for participating in extracurricular activities. We are convinced that a variety of extracurricular activities can help students broaden their horizons, as well as acquire different knowledge and abilities. It is also an important way to carry out moral education and nurture students’ noble sentiments. Therefore, in addition to the co-curricular activities in the Wednesday timetable, we also organise different types of diverse activities after school and on weekends.