Primary Longman Elect 5A Chapter 1 Text Type School notices

Let’s review the main features of school notices.

Remember that school notices come in two parts. A letter from school to parents. A reply slip for parents to send back to school.

They tell parents about a special arrangement or event.

No pictures Not colourful

A choir concert is being held and a school wants its upper primary pupils to go. That means pupils in P4, P5 and P6.

There is a school notice to ask the parents.

Information about the event and important points to note are written under headings.

Parents can pay for the tickets by cheque.

The concert starts 8:00 p.m. exactly; not at 7:55 p.m or 8:05 p.m.

Pupils should not be late.

Pupils should dress neatly.

This pupil’s parent says he can go to the concert so she crosses out ‘will not’ and fills in the rest of the form. Then she sends the form back to school.

Let’s look at another example.

Harbour Primary School 19th October 20XX Dear Parents, As part of their project on world records, lower primary pupils will visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island on 13th November (Friday). Students should note the following: They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. They should wear caps and sun cream. There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go Lantau. Thank you. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date: Harbour Primary School Below is the timetable: 8:45 a.m. Arrive at school 9:00 a.m. Leave for Lantau by bus 10:15 a.m. Visit the Big Buddha 11:30 a.m. Talk by tourist guide 12:30 p.m. Vegetarian lunch 13:15 p.m. Return to school

The school name, date and ‘Dear’. 19th October 20XX Dear Parents, As part of their project on world records, lower primary pupils will visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island on 13th November (Friday). Students should note the following: They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. They should wear caps and sun cream. There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go Lantau. Thank you. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date: Harbour Primary School Below is the timetable: 8:45 a.m. Arrive at school 9:00 a.m. Leave for Lantau by bus 10:15 a.m. Visit the Big Buddha 11:30 a.m. Talk by tourist guide 12:30 p.m. Vegetarian lunch 13:15 p.m. Return to school The school name, date and ‘Dear’.

Introducing the event with place and the date. 19th October 20XX Dear Parents, As part of their project on world records, lower primary pupils will visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island on 13th November (Friday). Students should note the following: They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. They should wear caps and sun cream. There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go Lantau. Thank you. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date: Harbour Primary School Below is the timetable: 8:45 a.m. Arrive at school 9:00 a.m. Leave for Lantau by bus 10:15 a.m. Visit the Big Buddha 11:30 a.m. Talk by tourist guide 12:30 p.m. Vegetarian lunch 13:15 p.m. Return to school Introducing the event with place and the date.

Information. Here it is in a timetable. 19th October 20XX Dear Parents, As part of their project on world records, lower primary pupils will visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island on 13th November (Friday). Students should note the following: They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. They should wear caps and sun cream. There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go Lantau. Thank you. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date: Harbour Primary School Below is the timetable: 8:45 a.m. Arrive at school 9:00 a.m. Leave for Lantau by bus 10:15 a.m. Visit the Big Buddha 11:30 a.m. Talk by tourist guide 12:30 p.m. Vegetarian lunch 13:15 p.m. Return to school Information. Here it is in a timetable.

19th October 20XX Dear Parents, As part of their project on world records, lower primary pupils will visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island on 13th November (Friday). Students should note the following: They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. They should wear caps and sun cream. There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go Lantau. Thank you. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date: Harbour Primary School Below is the timetable: 8:45 a.m. Arrive at school 9:00 a.m. Leave for Lantau by bus 10:15 a.m. Visit the Big Buddha 11:30 a.m. Talk by tourist guide 12:30 p.m. Vegetarian lunch 13:15 p.m. Return to school Points to note. ‘Should’ tells pupils what they need to prepare. ‘No need’ tells pupils things that are not necessary.

19th October 20XX Dear Parents, As part of their project on world records, lower primary pupils will visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island on 13th November (Friday). Students should note the following: They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. They should wear caps and sun cream. There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go Lantau. Thank you. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date: Harbour Primary School Below is the timetable: 8:45 a.m. Arrive at school 9:00 a.m. Leave for Lantau by bus 10:15 a.m. Visit the Big Buddha 11:30 a.m. Talk by tourist guide 12:30 p.m. Vegetarian lunch 13:15 p.m. Return to school The deadline. ‘No later than’ = ‘on or before’. Returning the reply slip on the 6th is fine but the 7th is too late.

19th October 20XX Dear Parents, As part of their project on world records, lower primary pupils will visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island on 13th November (Friday). Students should note the following: They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. They should wear caps and sun cream. There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go Lantau. Thank you. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date: Harbour Primary School Below is the timetable: 8:45 a.m. Arrive at school 9:00 a.m. Leave for Lantau by bus 10:15 a.m. Visit the Big Buddha 11:30 a.m. Talk by tourist guide 12:30 p.m. Vegetarian lunch 13:15 p.m. Return to school The reply slip. Parents fill in the details. They cross out ‘will’ or ‘will not’. Leaving ‘will’ means yes, leaving ‘will not’ means no!

Practice Kings Primary School 19th October 20XX Dear Parents, The English Club will visit Tsim Sha Tsui to interview tourists on December 3rd (Thursday). Please note the following: Students should note the following: They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. They should wear caps and sun cream. There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go to Tsim Sha Tsui. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date: Kings Primary School Time and place The school bus will take pupils to Tsim Sha Tsui at 3:00 p.m. Pupils will return to school at 6:00 p.m. Behaviour Pupils should wear school uniform. They should speak politely to tourists. They should listen patiently while tourists speak. Important points Pupils should bring a camera to take photos of their interviews. Pupils should bring the interview questions they prepared in class.

Practice Can P6 pupils go on the trip?

Practice Yes, if they are in the English Club.

Practice Should pupils in the English Club wear school uniform on this trip?

Practice Yes, they should.

Practice How should pupils behave when they interview tourists?

Practice They should speak politely and listen patiently.

Practice It’s 6th November. Can we still return the reply slip?

Practice Yes, we can return the slip on 6th November.

Practice Who should pupils return the reply slip to?

Practice Their class teacher.

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