1. Primary Longman Elect
5A Chapter 1
Text Type
School notices

2. Let’s review the main features of school notices.

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

4. They tell parents about a special arrangement or event.

5. No pictures
Not colourful

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

7. There is a school notice to ask the parents.

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

9. Parents can pay for the tickets by cheque.

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

11. Pupils should not be late.

12. Pupils should dress neatly.

13. 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.

14. Let’s look at another example.

15. 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

16. 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’.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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!

22. 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.

23. Practice
Can P6 pupils go on the trip?

24. Practice
Yes, if they are in the English Club.

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

26. Practice
Yes, they should.

27. Practice
How should pupils behave when they interview tourists?

28. Practice
They should speak politely and listen patiently.

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

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

31. Practice
Who should pupils return the reply slip to?

32. Practice
Their class teacher.

33. The End