The Visit

Visit by Brothers of St Gabriel & Board of Governors

Montfort Secondary School was very honoured on 30 March 2007, Friday, with the visit of the Brothers of St Gabriel and the board of governors from Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. Mr Adrian Leow, Vice Principal, reminded the school about what an honour it was for them to visit us and spun chronicles about the work that the Brothers do. It was indeed an honour because Brother Gaspar Francis (Superior General of Brothers of St Gabriel) and Tan Sri Bernard G Dompok (Malaysian MP) were among the best we were able to host graciously.

Their visit to the school also involved a tour round the school and a splendid presentation by Mr Simen about what should be done best for Montfort schools (not just school because it would be too myopic) and the Brothers everywhere. The visit showed that in terms of absolute numbers and spirit, the Brothers are still very much alive!

Our visitors were also very impressed by the Heritage Gallery. Many of them were able to catch glimpses of themselves and see the harvest that the first group of Brothers had done.

Sports Day

Sports Day was held on 30 March 2007. It was a huge success. The Board of Governors and Brothers of St Gabriels were in attendance and our special guests! It was our 8th House Games and Bro. Albert Prioux House justifiably won the Best House with their cheers and spirit.

Writing Course

Some of our Sec 4 classes received a lesson in the hall from how best to write an essay. Mr Simen conducted it. The boys were assured that if they understood and followed the lesson, their results would be "Kooooooooooooooool "

"The workshop is basicially great. We learned about ways to write a good essay. To summarise it in the simplest form. Essay writing is divided into 2 types: Inductive and Deductive and a good Thesis Statement is very important for a good essay or essential I should say. A good conclusion summarising all paragraphs by linking them together is a must as well. I went to do a research and I found this site (Social Reseacrh Methods) which explains what these really are. I will write an essay using this method when I get the chance to ( Maybe on Friday )." - http://www.limguohong.com/