Kowloon True Light School (Primary Section) 九龍真光中學（小學部）
Mission & Vision Mission In the wake of countless, dedicated True Light pioneers and partakers, our mission is to inspire our generations to unrelentingly pursue knowledge, unreservedly develop their talents and leadership, unswervingly uphold the biblical values and unconditionally render service to the needy, in particular to the people of our homeland.
Vision We aim to build a Christian school where children blossom into people of goodness, righteousness and excellence with an unswerving quest for truth.
School Motto: “Thou Art the Light of the World.� (Live like Jesus Christ, love others and glorify God.)
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School Logo: The star of Bethlehem (Guide the world to Jesus.) “This was the true light that gives light to every man who comes into the world.” John 1:9 (NIV) “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16 (NIV)
School History Ms. Harriet Noyes, the founder of our school, was a missionary from America. She established the True Light Seminary in Guangzhou in 1872. Upholding the Christian spirit of love, kindness and persistence, Ms. Noyes was the first person to provide education and ministry to women in South China. In 1949, Principal Ma Yi Ying relocated the school to Hong Kong and renamed it “Kowloon True Light Middle School”. The school continues her vision for students’ education – to promote Chinese culture and cultivate all-round Christian values for children through education.
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Contents Vision and Mission .....................................................................P.1 Create a facilitating English language learning environment Gaining extensive reading experience .................................... P.4 Building communication skills through interaction ............. P.5 Developing enthusiasm in English ..........................................P.6 Promote the training of talents Multiple Intelligence Programme ......................................... P.10 Extra-curricular Activities ...................................................... P.10 Widen students’ horizons Awards .....................................................................................P.12 Life-wide Learning Days ..........................................................P.18 Students’ Exchange Programmes .........................................P.20 Thematic Integration Learning ............................................. P.22 Promote creativity and e-Learning in classrooms ........ P.22 Bridging From Kindergarten to Primary Schoolings and ................... P.25 from Primary to Secondary Schooling Parent-teacher partnership Strengthen parent education ................................................P.28 Parent-teacher Association ...................................................P.29 Provide values education Theme of 2018-2019 ...............................................................P.30 70th Anniversary Celebration.................................................P.31
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Create a facilitating English language learning environment The English Department of the school always has its goals set on building an ever-growing languagerich environment that enhances the learning and teaching of the target language, supplementing the formal curriculum in the learning of the four skills. Being well aware of the unique learning contexts that can be built in a school using English as medium of instructions (EMI), we always strive hard to provide assuring opportunities for each student to explore and experience the purposeful use of English with meaning, through which their language ability can be consolidated and stretched. The development of students’ creativity and skills in problem-solving, key to an all-round education, is certainly another significant objective we aim to address in the process of learning and teaching. In this chapter, the strategies on achieving these goals and objectives are depicted with reference to various initiatives we have developed and followed through these years. Reading is inspiring and fruitful, isn’t it?
Badges of recognition for our English ambassadors
Gaining extensive reading experience Proficiency in reading has always been an influential factor shaping one’s ability to learn, which in turn determines the readiness for life-long learning. Alongside with the development of reading strategies through completing tasks and assignments, we believe that reading must be made part of a student’s everyday life routine, gaining ample experience in learning to read and reading to learn. Our students have thus all been enrolled in an extensive English reading scheme that caters for students’ interest, need and ability on an individual basis. Under the scheme, students are given the autonomy of choosing upon readers and setting reading goals that allow them to progress from one reading level to another, stretching their ability with appropriate amount of challenge. The readers, ranging from fictions to non-fictions of various themes, are also made available through both books on loan and web-based reading for students, allowing them to read wherever and whenever they like. Those making encouraging reading progress or achieving remarkable results in the online book quizzes upon finishing a target book are also awarded gifts for recognition of their keen efforts.
Designing interactive language games
Prize presentation in morning assembly
Tongue twister game promotion
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Building communication skills through interaction Training of English ambassadors While we aim to optimise students’ interaction in English outside classroom, a scheme on the training of students as English ambassadors has been established. Students showing a keen interest in learning and speaking English are often invited to join the scheme and we also welcome potential students who volunteer their participation in the programme. These ambassadors, who receive regular training from our native English-speaking teacher on Thursday mornings, make effort to help expand the English-speaking environment outside classroom. They sometimes prepare themselves for putting up performances and doing presentations in the morning assemblies. They also assist teachers in conducting various school activities, such as the English Week, the Primary One English Oral Show and so on. With many thanks to these devoted ambassadors, we believe that it is also a precious opportunity for them to further enhance their language skills and develop experience in using the target language in various authentic contexts. Optimising the application of English With a view to widening our students’ exposure to the use of everyday English, we have been encouraging all students to communicate in English both inside and outside the classroom. Students are also expected to listen to announcements given in English and participate in morning assemblies presented in English by their schoolmates or the teachers. It is believed that this whole school approach to the learning of English will help optimise the time and opportunities for students to apply the target language in an authentic, meaningful way.
I have something interesting to share.
English drama in morning assembly
Applying English through fun on the campus
Participation in competitions with outstanding achievements
6 Providing a supportive environment for interaction We also believe that fun learning activities and games are often effective in motivating learners, especially young ones, to apply the use of a second language. Our department has thus designed a booklet called the English Passport for our students, which provides them with theme-based tasks, supporting materials and organisers for tapping language inputs and exploring ideas on their own. These inputs thus serve as interesting prompts for them to exchange minds and interact verbally with the teachers and English ambassadors on the school campus, offsetting the anxiety often brought by using a second language. The topics for sharing and interaction, revised and updated on a yearly basis, are all closely related to students’ everyday life as well as their perception of the world around them. These face-to-face interactions not only stretch students’ abilities and skills in expressing feelings and thoughts but also develop and expand their vocabulary knowledge. They are also offered the opportunities to apply the language structures and skills learned in the curriculum for a solid foundation. Students who have tried particularly hard in these activities are often awarded gifts for appreciation of their keen efforts.
Applying use of English through games in English Passport
Language activities help build an English school campus
Interacting in English
Developing enthusiasm in English It is obvious that learning would only take place when students feel enthusiastic and find meaning for what they are exposed to. Novice students must, in particular, be given enough encouragement and support at the initial stage of learning English. With heightened awareness of the need to make learning experience rewarding and appealing to these freshmen to the school, we have designed two specific learning programmes particularly for them, featuring the English-learning culture of our school.
Creating characters in Primary One English Oral Show See the active participation of all our The Primary One English Oral Show, often scheduled Primary One students. How can one not towards the end of a school year, has been intended as a be fascinated with the fun of English? precious opportunity for elementary students to develop experience in presenting on stage the different materials they have learned in their English oral lessons during the school year. We believe that providing students with engaging tasks to accomplish can no doubt motivate them actively to apply and consolidate the use of English. With a view to arousing novice learners’ interest in speaking English, the English Oral Show is thus regularly scheduled as part of a compulsory programme in the Primary One curriculum.
Sparklers 7 Apart from improving their accuracy and fluency in speaking English, students are given room and autonomy to imagine and create ideas for presenting the characters they act, while reflecting upon message intended in various poems, songs, fun plays and stories. The learning tasks are also intended as learning elements designed for the Intergrated Experiential lessons. Our Primary One students often enjoy sharing with the audience their learning outcomes, making a well-appreciated attempt to perform on the stage while winning over our admiration for their efforts. The themes of the English Oral Show, which range from fairy tales to animal fables in respective years, have been found most exciting and appealing by our students. Each of the Primary One classes presented in groups of various sizes a selection of poems, songs, rhymes, stories or short plays with joy and enthusiasm.
8 Carnival type of activities for all A wide range of activities, featured with a mix of enjoyable and engaging language-based activities, are often conducted at recesses and during lunch time through the school year. It is hoped that our students are introduced to pop culture of different types and given the opportunities to interact and mingle with their schoolmates and teachers in English outside classrooms. Among those activities held, the one on singing-along has always been warmly received. During recesses and lunch breaks, our English ambassadors are eager to help provide schoolmates with the fun-filled occasions to sing songs with their schoolmates. Riddles, board games and treasure hunting games of course also interest our students, driving them to hop around the campus. The Çhat n’ Treat Scheme has also been introduced, aiming to encourage students to interact with schoolmates actively in English on the school campus. Their everyday school-life is well rewarded with prizes, fun and laughter through active participation. Reading buddies scheme Under this scheme, groups of well-trained senior students from the Secondary Section pay visits to the Primary One students on Friday mornings, conducting reading-aloud and shared reading activities on the basis of a range of selected poems, prose and stories for half hour before school begins. The classrooms are just filled with laughter, warm exchanges and encouragement. We aim to help build a delightful, non-threatening environment for novice students to interact with the caring school sisters actively in English.
Applying language skills and knowledge developed
Aren’t they eager enough to play our English games?
Radio drama - the scene behind
Fun, prizes and learning - all in one
Do join our games on riddles.
Enjoying themselves in language games.
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Rewards that served them right, cheers!
Let’s follow the clues for working out a sensible answer.
To sum up, different corners of the campus are often filled with amusement and enjoyment throughout the year, inviting students to apply the four skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing in the engaging, appealing contexts purposefully constructed.
Educational games designed by English Ambassadors.
Many thanks to the Secondary Section for their service under the scheme
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Promote the training of Talents Multiple Intelligences Programme We are all endowed with different intelligences. Alongside with the primary goal to enhance students’ academic development, helping students explore their potentials in different areas is another core concern of our school. Our school curriculum has been reformed with the introduction of the Multiple Intelligences (MI) Programme, which is scheduled on Thursday or Friday afternoons within school hours. We believe that the implementation of MI Programme can motivate them to explore their multiple intelligences, gaining a well-balanced development of perception and skills needed for life-long learning. Under this scheme, students of different class levels can choose to join one of the activities designated with the same intelligence building focuses, free of charge, in each school term. Extra-curricular activities that help develop students’ different intelligences after class Apart from the Multiple Intelligences Programme, we also aim to provide a wide range of extracurricular activities for students to join. These activities, mostly held after class though sometimes during lunch hours, are provided by school teachers or hired professional trainers, with a small course fee. Parents can help their children choose the activities that meet their needs and interest. In addition, all classes offered are closely supervised and monitored for assurance of quality of the classes.
Extended Learning Experiences We also enrich students’ learning experiences through organising various extended learning activities, which aims to help cultivate their multi-faceted interest as well as develop their different intelligences. Besides stretching their potential to the full, these extended learning activities also provide them with ample opportunities to build up a close bond with their schoolmates as well as a keen sense of belonging for unity. Active interaction and heightened communication with peers and teachers can both activate students to treasure the pleasant interpersonal relations developed. It is only through active interaction at school that students learn to make friends with others and expand their social life, facilitating the healthy growth of them and developing their originality. They will also learn the significance of democracy, equity and co-operation in group interaction. Besides providing students with various extra-curricular activities, the school organises contests and competitions of various types for students to join at school every year, ranging from academic events for respective subjects to Sports Day and the Talent Show. Our students, receiving regular training from the teachers, also have active participation in various inter-school competitions, widening their horizons and stretching their potentials. Our school also believes that outdoor activities play a significant role in ensuring a balanced growth of students as well as broadening their horizons. Outdoor activities of various types are thus included in the informal curriculum. We aim to provide students with the opportunities to learn through experience and observation. Examples of some of the activities regularly conducted include overseas excursions, visits to different government organisations, field trips, flag-selling fund raising activities and so on. In addition, students can gain real life experience in getting along with peers outside school at picnics or during outdoor camping activities, realising the necessity to respect and support one another in everyday life. Other well-received leisure activities in our school include the various board games available for students to play with their peers at recess for fun. The provision of these games aims to help train students’ abilities to think and reason in a logical way.
Sparklers 11 Activities offered for students in the school year 2019-2020 Areas of development
Multiple Intelligences Programme
Linguistic Intelligence
Putonghua Singing and Speaking, Debate, Eloquence Training, English Musical, English Phonetic
Naturalistic Intelligence & Science
Interesting Science, Organic Lego Education Farming, Life Science Programming for Kids, Laboratory 3D Stories Creation with Artificial Intelligence
Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
Fencing, Skipping Rope
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence Musical Intelligence & Performing Arts
Junior Choir, Hand Chime, English Musical, e-Orchestra
Visual-Spatial Intelligence
Fine Arts, Comics
Interpersonal Intelligence/ Introspection Intelligence
Extra-curricular Activities-Developing different intelligences after class
School Teams
Debate
Chinese Dance, Fencing, Basketball Team, Table Tennis, Athletics Team, Skipping Rope, Lion Dance
Fencing, Basketball Team, Table Tennis, Chinese Dance
Funny Mathematics and Speed Arithmetic Skills, Mathematics Olympiad
Mathematics Olympiad
Flute, Trombone, Trumpet, Clarinet, Oboe, Saxophone , Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Percussion, Orchestra, Senior Choir
Junior Choir, Senior Choir, String Orchestra, Wind Band, Symphony Orchestra
Red Cross, Girl Guides (Brownie)
Talent Show A talent show, as well as an English Musical, is often scheduled to be conducted by the school in July every summer, aiming to enhance students’ confidence and skills in performing arts. They also serve as precious occasions for parents and alumni to come and celebrate with our students the fruits of their learning. ECA-Little Scientist
Musical cum Talent Show
Chinese Debate Group (Cantonese)
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Widen Students’ Horizons Awards 2019 ICAS (English)
Credit
6T CHUI Isabel Dede P.6
Credit
3L NGAI Boon-ga
P.3
Credit
6T LAM Joyce
Credit
3L TSE Yue-kei, Ambrus
P.3
Credit
6T LAU On-ki Angel P.6
P.6
Credit
3T LAM Reme
P.3
Credit
6T LAU Sam-yau
P.6
Credit
3T NG Tsz-yan Samantha
P.3
Credit
6T LEE Wing-lam
P.6
High Distinction
P.6
Credit
3T TIN Lok-lam
P.3
6L SUN Scarlett- jadyn
Credit
3T WONG Hoi-yu
P.3
Distinction
3T TANG Cheuk-hin P.3
Credit
4L CHAN Pui-yu
P.4
Credit
4L FOK Ching Chinny
P.4
Credit
4L FUNG Arianna
P.4
Credit
4L TANG Oi-lam
P.4
Credit
4T LEUNG Wai-yan
P.4
Credit
4T LEUNG Yi
P.4
Credit
4T LIU Lok-yi
P.4
Credit
4T WONG Man-yiu P.4 Maya
Distinction
4L NG Sze-chai
P.4
Distinction
4L TAN Kwan-hei
P.4
Distinction
4T MAK Ngo-yi, Chloe
P.4
High Distinction
4L KO Tsz-ying
P.4
Credit
5L CHAN Hiu-nam P.5 Isabella
Credit
5L CHAN Ka-yi Kary P.5
Credit
5L MA Yat-hei
P.5
Credit
5L NG Nga-ching Alision
P.5
Credit
5L NGAN Wing
P.5
Credit
5L TSANG Hui-lam
P.5
Credit
5T LEE Ching-Yiu Yuri
P.5
Credit
5T LI Joy-ching
P.5
Credit
5T WONG Lok-hang P.5
Credit
5T YEUNG Tsz-fung
P.5
Distinction
5L LEE Ka-ying
P.5
Distinction
5L OR Check-lam Elma
Distinction Credit
70th Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival 2018 Merit
English Choral Speaking Team of School
Choral Speaking Primary 1 to 3 Girls
First
2L SENG Kayden Christopher
Solo Prose Reading Non-Open Primary 1 and 2 Boys
Third
4L SEND Kaci Bella
Solo Prose Reading Non-Open Primary 3 and 4 Girls
Second
1L HO Ka-hei
Solo Verse Speaking Non-Open Primary 1 and 2 Girls
First
3L CHEUNG Dorcas Solo Verse Speaking Zita Non-Open Primary 3 Girls
Third
4L MAN Hoi-shun
Solo Verse Speaking Non-Open Primary 4 Girls
Third
4L NG Man-hei
Solo Verse Speaking Non-Open Primary 4 Girls
Third
4L SEND Kaci Bella
Solo Verse Speaking Non-Open Primary 4 Girls
Second
5L OR Check-lam Elma
Solo Verse Speaking Non-Open Primary 5 Girls
Second
5L TSANG Hui-lam
Solo Verse Speaking Non-Open Primary 5 Girls
Third
5L LEE Ka-ying
Solo Verse Speaking Non-Open Primary 5 Girls
Second
2L SENG Kayden Christopher
Solo Verse Speaking Open Ages 5 to 7 Boys and Girls
P.5
Third
4L SEND Kaci Bella
5T CHENG Yi-hang
P.5
Solo Verse Speaking Open Ages 9 Boys and Girls
6L CHOW Tsz-to
P.6
2018-19年全國青少年「菁英盃」語文知識大賽
Credit
6L WONG Sin-yu
P.6
Credit
6T CHAN Choi-ying
P.6
Credit
6T CHAN Chung-ki
P.6
特等獎
六真 丘汶希
現場作文決賽
一等獎
六真 丘汶希
現場作文初賽
Viu TV《快樂童盟》主辦──《辯論公堂》小學辯論比賽 專業評審大獎
五光 黃穎嵐
Sparklers 13 專業評審大獎
六真 林悅
Credit
3T CHOW Lai-yau
P.3
專業評審大獎
六真 劉心怡
Credit
3T TIN Lok-lam
P.3
年度中國歷史人物選舉2018專題研習報告比賽
High Distinction
3T TANG Cheuk-hin P.3
冠軍
六真 丘汶希
小學組
Credit
4L NG Sze-chai
P.4
冠軍
六真 伍品穎
小學組
Credit
4L TANG Oi-lam
P.4
冠軍
六真 陳頌祈
小學組
Credit
4T LAI Yan-tung
P.4
冠軍
六真 劉心怡
小學組
Credit
4T LEUNG Yi
P.4
冠軍
六真 劉安琪
小學組
Credit
4T MAK Ngo-yi, Chloe
P.4
"基督教經文朗誦-粵語 小學一至三 年級”
Credit
4T NG Ching-yin
P.4
Credit
4T TAI Ka-tak
P.4
散文獨誦--普通話 小學五 、六年級-女子組
Distinction
4L KO Tsz-ying
P.4
Credit
5T CHAN Hui-wing, P.5 Nuria
詩詞集誦 -- 普通 話 小學三、四年 級 --男子或女子或 男女合誦
Credit
5T LEE Sui-tung Karen
P.5
Credit
5T LI Joy-ching
P.5
Credit
5T YEUNG Tsz-fung
P.5
Distinction
5L TSANG Hui-lam
P.5
High Distinction
5L OR Check-lam Elma
P.5
Credit
6L SUN Scarlett-jadyn P.6
Credit
6T CHAN Chung-ki
Credit
6T LAU On-ki Angel P.6
Credit
6T LAU Sum-yee
第七十屆香港學校朗誦節2018 季軍
季軍
三真 王思睿
六光 林千殷
優良
優良
亞軍
亞軍
亞軍
冠軍
詩詞集誦 -- 粵語 小 學一、二年級 --男 子或女子或男女 合誦 一真 林佳慧
一真 陳嘉雯
二真 魏子瑜
二真 周思淇
詩詞獨誦--普通話 小學一、二年級-女子組 詩詞獨誦--普通話 小學一、二年級-女子組 詩詞獨誦--普通話 小學一、二年級-女子組 詩詞獨誦--普通話 小學一、二年級-女子組
亞軍
四光 萬凱淳
詩詞獨誦--普通話 小學三 、四年級-女子組
季軍
六光 林千殷
詩詞獨誦--普通話 小學五 、六年級-女子組
亞軍
三真 王思睿
"詩詞獨誦--粵語 小學三年級--女子 組” 小學組 P3 粵語--學校朗通節 誦材
第十二屆全港學生公開朗誦比賽 亞軍
三真 王思睿
學思盃2019 辯論比賽（16強） 最佳辯論員
六真 林悅
小學組
學思盃2019 辯論比賽（初賽） 最佳辯論員
六真 劉心怡
小學組
2018-2019年度粵港澳數學選拔賽(香港地區賽) Silver Award
2T LI Chun-him
P.2
2019 ICAS (Mathematics) Credit
3L LAM Giselle
P.3
P.6 P.6
2019香港數學及奧數挑戰賽 Bronze award
1L IP Yee-ning Abby
P.1
26th Hong Kong Primary School Mathematical Olympiad Bronze Award
4L TANG Oi-lam
P.4
Bronze Award
5L IP Chi-ching
P.5
Asia International Mathematical Olympiad Open 2019 First Round Bronze Award
1L KO Suet-ying Casta
P.1
Bronze Award
1L LAU Sam-yau
P.1
Bronze Award
1T TIU Cheuk-yu
P.1
Silver Award
1L IP Yee-ning Abby
P.1
Silver Award
1T LIN Jia-hui
P.1
Bronze Award
2T CHAN Hui-ching P.2 Lydia
Bronze Award
2T LEE Chun-him
P.2
Bronze Award
2T WONG Lam- wing
P.2
Silver Award
2L LIN Sitong Emma P.2
Gold Award
3T TANG Cheuk-hin, P.3 Hinton
Silver Award
3L TANG Tsz-kiu
P.3
Silver Award
3L TSE Yue-kei, Ambrus
P.3
Bronze Award
4L TANG Hoi-lam
P.4
14 Silver Award
4L CHAN Wing-yin
P.4
Silver Award
4L LO Pui-yan
P.4
Silver Award
4T LAI Yan-tung
P.4
Bronze Award
5L IP Chi-ching
P.5
Bronze Award
5T CHAN Hui-ching P.5 Lydia
Bronze Award
Third Place
3T LAW Yuet-sum
P.3
Third Place
3T WONG Hoi-yu
P.3
Second Place
4L KO Tsz-ying
P.4
Third Place
4L LO Pui-yan
P.4
Third Place
4L MAN Hoi-shun
P.4
Third Place
4L TANG Hoi-lam
P.4
Third Place
4T LEE Hui-lok
P.4
5T LEE Ching-Yiu Yuri
P.5
Gold Award
5L OR Cheuk-lam, Elma
P.5
First Place
5L OR Cheuk-lam, Elma
P.5
Silver Award
5L TSANG Hui-lam
P.5
Second Place
5L TSANG Hui-lam
P.5
Bronze Award
6T CHAN Chung-ki
P.6
Third Place
5L IP Chi-ching
P.5
Bronze Award
6T LAN Wai-huen
P.6
Third Place
5L LAW Tsz-wai
P.5
Bronze Award
6T LAU Sum-yee
P.6
Third Place
5L LEE Ka-ying
P.5
Silver Award
6T YAU Man-hei, Meri
P.6
Third Place
5L TSE Yan-wing
P.5
Third Place
6T LAN Wai-huen
P.6
Third Place
6T LAU Sum-yee
P.6
6T YAU Man-hei, Meri
P.6
Asia International Mathematical Olympiad Open 2019 Second Round Gold Award
1T LIN Jia-hui
P.1
Third Place
Silver Award
1L IP Yee-ning Abby
P.1
Silver Award
1T TIU Cheuk-yu
P.1
Hua Xia Cup Mathematics Olympiad Invitation 2019 (Hong Kong Section) Second Round
Bronze Award
3L TSE Yue-kei, Ambrus
P.3
Third Place
1L KO Suet-ying Casta
P.1
Bronze Award
4L LO Pui-yan
P.4
Third Place
1L LAU Sam-yau
P.1
Bronze Award
4L TANG Hoi-lam
P.4
Third Place
5L IP Chi-ching
P.5
1L NG Marcus Cheuk-hin
P.1
Bronze Award Bronze Award
5L TSANG Hui-lam
P.5
Third Place
P.1
Silver Award
5L OR Cheuk-lam, Elma
P.5
1L WONG Sum- ching
Third Place
1T TIU Cheuk-yu
P.1
Third Place
1T WONG Sum-yi Annis
P.1
First Place
2L LIN Sitong Emma P.2
Third Place
2L HO Yuet-yee
P.2
2T WONG Lam- wing
P.2
Bronze Award
6T LAN Wai-huen
P.6
Bronze Award
6T LAU Sum-yee
P.6
Hua Xia Cup Mathematics Olympiad Invitation 2019 (Hong Kong Section) First Round Second Place
1L IP Yee-ning Abby P.1
Third Place
Third Place
1L KO Suet-ying Casta
Third Place
3L LEUNG Mei-sze
P.3
P.1
Third Place
4L KO Tsz-ying
P.4
1L NG Marcus Cheuk-hin
P.1
Third Place
4L TANG Hoi-lam
P.4
First Place
P.5
Third Place
1L WONG Sum- ching
P.1
5L OR Cheuk-lam, Elma
Second Place
5L TSANG Hui-lam
P.5
Third Place
1T TIU Cheuk-yu
P.1
Third Place
5L IP Chi-ching
P.5
Third Place
1T WONG Sum-yi Annis
P.1
Third Place
5L LAW Tsz-wai
P.5
Second Place
2L LIN Sitong Emma P.2
Third Place
5L TSE Yan-wing
P.5
Third Place
2L HO Yuet-yee
P.2
Third Place
6T LAN Wai-huen
P.6
Third Place
2T WONG Lam- wing
P.2
Third Place
6T LAU Sum-yee
P.6
First Place
3T TANG Cheuk-hin, P.3 Hinton
Second Place
3L TANG Tsz-kiu
P.3
Third Place
3L LEUNG Mei-sze
P.3
Third Place Third Place
1L LAU Sam-yau
P.1
International Math Battle 2018 Outstanding Award (Top Ten)
3L TSE Yue-kei, Ambrus
Lower Elementary (Hong Kong Math Battle)
Sparklers 15 International Math Battle 2019 1st Runner up
3L TSE Yue-kei, Ambrus
Second Place Lower Elementary (Mental Math)
5T CHAN Hui-wing, P.5 Nuria
Second Place
5T LEE Ching-Yiu Yuri
P.5
P.1
Third Place
5L LAW Tsz-wai
P.5
P.1
Merit Award
6T LAU Sum-yee
P.6
Second Place
6T CHAN Chung-ki
P.6
MathConceptition 2019 Gold Award Silver Award
1L IP Yee-ning Abby 1L KO Suet-ying Casta
Silver Award
3T TANG Cheuk-hin, P.3 Hinton
Third Place
6L LAI Sheung-yu, Kelly
P.6
Bronze award
4L CHAN Eunice Pearl
P.4
Third Place
6T LAN Wai-huen
P.6
Bronze award
4L KO Tsz-ying
P.4
Third Place
6T LAU On-ki Angel P.6
Silver Award
5L OR Cheuk-lam, Elma
P.5
Third Place
6T YAU Man-hei, Meri
Olympics Mathematics 3D Cup Pan Asia Pacific International Invitation Competition 2018 Merit Award
3L TSE Yue-kei, Ambrus
Junior Primary Division
Pan-Asia Pacific International Mathematics Invitation Competition 2019 First Round
P.6
Pan-Asia Pacific International Mathematics Invitation Competition 2019 Second Round Third Place
1L LAU Sam-yau
P.1
Third Place
1L TANG Tsz-yuet Dolphin
P.1
Third Place
1T TIU Cheuk-yu
P.1
Third Place
3L CHU Hon-man
P.3
Third Place
3L LEUNG Mei-sze
P.3
Third Place
3L TSE Yue-kei, Ambrus
P.3
Third Place
4L LO Pui-yan
P.4
Third Place
4T MAK Ngo-yi, Chloe
P.4
Grand award
5L OR Cheuk-lam, Elma
P.5
Third Place
5L IP Chi-ching
P.5
Third Place
5L LAW Tsz-wai
P.5
Third Place
5T LEE Ching-Yiu Yuri
P.5
Second Place
1L IP Yee-ning Abby
P.1
Second Place
1L TANG Tsz-yuet Dolphin
P.1
Second Place
1T TIU Cheuk-yu
P.1
Third Place
1L LAU Sam-yau
P.1
First Place
2L LIN Sitong Emma P.2
Second Place
2T WONG Lam- wing
P.2
Third Place
2L HO Yuet-yee
P.2
Third Place
2T CHAN Hui-ching P.2 Lydia
Third Place
2T WONG Yi-ching
First Place
3T TANG Cheuk-hin, P.3 Hinton
Third Place
6T CHAN Chung-ki
P.6
Merit Award
3L CHAN Lok-yan Alice
P.3
Third Place
6T LAN Wai-huen
P.6
泓志盃小學數學邀請賽
Third Place
3L CHU Hon-man
P.3
Silver Award
3L TANG Tsz-kiu
Third Place
3L LEUNG Mei-sze
P.3
Third prize
Third Place
3L TANG Tsz-kiu
P.3
3T TANG Cheuk-hin, P.3 Hinton
Third Place
3L TSE Yue-kei, Ambrus
P.3
Merit Award
4L TAN Kwan-hei
P.4
Third Place
4L LO Pui-yan
P.4
Group Champion 5L OR Cheuk-lam, Elma
P.5
Third Place
4T LI Hui-lok
P.4
Group Champion 6T CHAN Chung-ki
P.6
Third Place
4T MAK Ngo-yi, Chloe
P.4
2019 ICAS (Science)
Third Place
4T WONG Hei-tung, P.4 Heidi
First Place
5L OR Cheuk-lam, Elma
P.5
5L IP Chi-ching
P.5
Second Place
P.2
P.3
勵致數學盃 Group Champion 3T TANG Cheuk-hin, P.3 Hinton
Credit
4L KO Tsz-ying
P.4
Credit
4L NG Sze-chai
P.4
Credit
4T TAI Ka-tak
P.4
Credit
5L CHAN Hiu-nam P.5 Isabella
Credit
5L TSANG Hui-lam
P.5
Distinction
5L LEE Ka-ying
P.5
16 Distinction
5L OR Check-lam Elma
P.5
Credit
6T LAU Sum-yee
P.6
Distinction
6L SUN Scarlett-jadyn P.6
全港小學迷妳Vortex機械人比賽九龍區初賽 冠軍
五光 陳曉楠
小學組
冠軍
四光 朱倩妡
小學組
冠軍
四光 林子苗
小學組
冠軍
四光 林玥
小學組
The 71st Hong Kong SchoolsMusic Festival 2018 Honours
1T WONG Trinia
Children Vocal Solo Singing in English Boys or Girls Treble Voice Age 5 to 6
Second
3L TANG Tsz-kiu
Graded Piano Solo Grade Four
Third
3T TANG Cheuk-hin Graded Piano Solo Grade Four
Third
6L TAI Hoi-tung
First
5L CHAN Ka-yi Kary Graded Piano Solo Grade Three
First (TOM LEE MUSIC AWARD)
5T WONG Lok-hang Graded Piano Solo Grade Three
Second
4T LAI Yan-tung
Graded Piano Solo Grade Three
Third
3L/3T Tang Tsz-kiu & Tang Cheuk-hin
Piano Duet Junior
Second (Honours)
4L KO Tsz-ying
Violin Duet Junior
Second (Honours)
5T CHEUNG Tsz-kiu Violin Duet Junior Katie
全港小學迷妳Vortex機械人比賽全港決賽 優異奬
五光 陳曉楠
小學組
優異奬
四光 朱倩妡
小學組
優異奬
四光 林子苗
小學組
優異奬
四光 林玥
小學組
獅子盃科學科技比賽2019
Graded Piano Solo Grade Six
最巧妙設計奬
五光 陳曉楠
小學組
最巧妙設計奬
五真 陳琳
小學組
最巧妙設計奬
四真 吳靜妍
小學組
最巧妙設計奬
四真 李煦樂
小學組
優異奬
五真 林煒燊
小學組
優異奬
五真 楊子鋒
小學組
優異奬
四光 陳珮榆
小學組
The 8th Hong Kong Dream Children Music Festival 2018
優異奬
四真 何曼瑜
小學組
Champion with merit prize
3L TANG Tsz-kiu
Merit Prize
3T TANG Cheuk-hin Grade 5 (Piano)
Qualied College the 18th Folk Song Competition Sixth place
4L SEND Kaci Bella
Primary Section
Sixth place
4T CHAN Lok-sum
Primary Section
Sixth place
4T WONG Hei-tung Primary Section Heidi
Sixth place
5L CHAN Hiu-nam Primary Section Isabella
Sixth place
5L HO Hoi-lam Kylie Primary Section
Sixth place
5L LAK Yu-fei Agnes Primary Section
Sixth place
5L LEE Ka-ying
Sixth place
5T CHAN Hui-wing Primary Section Nuria
Sixth place
5T CHEUNG Tsz-kiu Primary Section Katie
Sixth place
5T LAM Audrey
Primary Section
Sixth place
6L TAI Hoi-tung
Primary Section
Sixth place
6L TAM Sing-wai
Primary Section
Sixth place
6T CHAN Choi-ying
Primary Section
Sixth place
6T LAN Wai-huen
Primary Section
Sixth place
6T LAU Sum-yee
Primary Section
Primary Section
Grade 5 (Piano)
2018-2019 CCC Joint Schools Swimming Gala Third
4T LEUNG Evelyn Yi
Girls Junior Grade 50m Backstroke
Champion
3L LEUNG Evita Yan
Girls Junior Grade 50m Freestyle
Third
6T CHAN Choi-ying
Girls Senior Grade 50m Backstroke
Eighth place
6L LI Hui-lam
Girls Senior Grade 50m Freestyle
2018-2019 CCC Joint Schools Sports Day Eighth place
4T LI Hui-lok
Third
5T CHAN Hui-wing Girl B Grade 100m Nuria
Eighth place
5L OR Check-lam Elma
Girl B Grade 60m
Seventh place
5T LI Joy-ching
Girl B Grade High Jump
Seventh place
5L LEE Ka-ying
Girls B Grade 4x100m
The 6th Hong Kong International Youth Performance Arts Festival
Seventh place
5L OR Check-lam Elma
Girls B Grade 4x100m
Gold Prize
Seventh place
5T CHAN Hui-wing Girls B Grade Nuria 4x100m
Seventh place
5T LI Joy-ching
Second Prize
3L TANG Tsz-kiu
71th Hong Kong Schools Music Fesival Grade 4 (Piano)
3T TANG Cheuk-hin Grade 5 (Piano)
Boys C Grade Long Jump
Girls B Grade 4x100m
2018-2019 Kowloon West Area Inter-Primary Schools Athletic Competition Fifth place
5L LEE Ka-ying
Girl B Grade 200m
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季軍
四光 林欣悅
女子交叉開跳2009
亞軍
三光 林心澄
女子交叉開跳2010
Fourth place
4L CHUI Lynelle
Girls B Grade 4x100m
亞軍
三光 林心澄
女子初級組三人 大繩
Fourth place
5L LEE Ka-ying
Girls B Grade 4x100m
亞軍
三光 郭素兒
女子初級組三人 大繩
Fourth place
5L OR Check-lam Elma
Girls B Grade 4x100m
亞軍
三真 葉彥誼
女子初級組三人 大繩
Fourth place
5T CHAN Hui-wing Girls B Grade Nuria 4x100m
亞軍
三光 林心澄
女子後交叉開跳 2010
Fourth place
5T LI Joy-ching
Girls B Grade 4x100m
殿軍
五光 羅只鏸
女子後側擺開跳 2008
Second
6L YUEN Yee-man
Girls S Grade 100m
亞軍
四光 盧佩欣
女子後側擺開跳 2009
季軍
五真 葉芯瑜
女子後單車步2008
冠軍
三真 葉彥誼
女子後單車步2010
殿軍
六真 郭穎熹
女子側擺交叉跳 2007
Champion
2018-2019 Kowloon West Area Inter-Primary Schools Swimming Competition Seventh place
6T CHAN Choi-ying
Girls A Grade 100m Breaststroke
Fifth place
6T CHAN Choi-ying
Girls A Grade 50m Butterfly
殿軍
六真 李明珈
女子側擺開跳2007
Girls C Grade 50m Breaststroke
殿軍
五真 葉芯瑜
女子單車步2008
亞軍
三光 郭素兒
女子單車步2010
五真 盧傲妍
女子跨二2008
Fourth place
4T LEUNG Evelyn Yi
First runner-up
3L LEUNG Evita Yan
Girls C Grade 50m Freestyle
冠軍
Champion
4T LEUNG Evelyn Yi
Girls C Grade50m Backstroke
冠軍
2019 年全港藝術體操分齡比賽
第十六屆全港學界健美體操比賽 五真 陳昫穎
小學(高小組) - 女子 單人(初級組))競技 健美體操
亞軍
一光 陳佑嘉
初級A 組 2010 至 2012 年出生球操
The First Inter-school Scientific Fantasy Painting Competition
亞軍
一光 陳佑嘉
初級A 組 2010 至 2012 年出生繩操
Bronze Award
4T LEE Tsz-lok
Bronze Award
6T LAU On-ki Angel P6
21st All HK Inter-Area Primary Schools Athletics Competition 2018-2019 Sixth place
5T CHAN Hui-wing Girl B Grade 100m Nuria
3rd All HK Inter-Area Primary Schools Swimming Competition 2018-2019 First runner-up
3L LEUNG Evita Yan
Girls C Grade 4X50m Freestyle Relay
First runner-up
4T LEUNG Evelyn Yi
Girls C Grade 4X50m Freestyle Relay
Seventh place
4T LEUNG Evelyn Yi
Girls C Grade 50m Backstroke
All HK Inter-Primary Schools Fencing Competition Second
6T YEUNG Ho-sum
Girls Open Sabre
Hong Kong Society of Taekwondo International Championships 2018 2nd Prize
4T TANG Ho-cheung Poomsae
The 9th Dancing Star Competition Dance of 2-6 in group 3rd Prize
4T CHAN Ji-xing Natasha
age 7-9
全港分區小學跳繩比賽2019(九龍西區) 季軍
五真 王樂行
女子二重跳2007
季軍
五真 盧傲妍
女子二重跳2008
亞軍
三光 郭素兒
女子二重跳2010
冠軍
六真 李明珈
女子交叉開跳2007
P4
Youth Arts Festival 3rd Prize
5T CHEUNG Tsz-kiu Senior primary Katie
International Visual Arts Awards for Children and Teenagers 2018-2019 二等獎
5L Lee Ka Ying
P4-5
一等獎
6T Lau On Ki
P4-5
Exhibition of Student Visual Arts Work (2018/19) Certificate of Merit
2T Lai Cheuk Kiu
P1-3
中華基督教會聯校科幻畫比賽 銅奬
四真 李祉樂
小學初級組
銅奬
六真 劉安琪
小學高級組
第10屆小棋聖盃全港學界棋藝大賽 第四名
四光 李在晴
國際象棋高小組
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Life-wide Learning Days The Life-wide Learning Programme of our school aims to provide precious opportunities for students to develop learning experiences that can only be provided in peculiar settings outside the school campus, instead of the usual contexts of classrooms or the school playground. We are most pleased to share that a total of two Life-wide Learning Days, one on 7 November, 2018 in the first school term and the other on 4 April, 2019 in the second term, were smoothly conducted for our students in the school year of 2018-2019. All smartly dressed in their P.E. uniforms, our students were led by the Class Teachers to visit the venues respectively designated for each particular class level and participate in the learning activities prepared by the subject teachers. Below are the different venues our students visited those two days. The First School Term
The Second School Term
Primary 1
Kowloon Public Library
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Primary 2
The Shek Kip Mei Fire Station
The Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association
Primary 3
The Health Education Exhibition & Resource Centre
City Gallery
Primary 4
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum
The Green Atrium
Primary 5
The Civic Education Resource Centre
Creation TV
Primary 6
Jao Tsung-I Academy
Kowloon Park (for orienteering)
The learning activities designed for the Life-wide Learning Days help students enhance skills and experience in collaborating with others as well as solving problems, apart from the knowledge obtained in the context concerned. It is hoped that they can benefit from a whole-person development and be well-equipped with skills for life-long learning. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the parent-helpers for their time, effort and support, helping to take nice care of our students during the guided tours or visits away from school.
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Visit Kowloon Park
Visit City Gallery
Visit The Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Visit Creation TV
Visit Kowloon Park
Visit Jao Tsung-I Academy
Visit The Shek Kip Mei Fire Station
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Australia Students’ Exchange Programmes For the past seven years, our school has been organising various trips for the students to learn about cities and countries abroad. We have developed unique and unforgettable learning experience in Australia, Britain, Canada, Vienna, Malaysia, Korea, Singapore, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Taiwan. These trips open up students’ eyes and minds. We will organise even more exchange programmes in the future. We believe that learning experience gained outside the classroom can motivate students to try harder and develop skills of different types. Most important of all, our students learn how to be global citizens.
Canada
Vienna
Malaysia
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England
Singapore
Taipei
Guangzhou
Seoul
Shanghai
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Thematic Integration Learning in True Light The objectives of the Thematic Integration Learning Programme are of a wide range, from enhancing students’ learning motivation to fostering their generic skills and providing them with the opportunities to apply knowledge and skills they have learnt from different subjects. It has always been a major event of the year for our students, their parents and the teachers. Teachers of all subjects are involved to design, organise and conduct the whole programme. The theme for the school year 2018-2019 is titled “The energy saving crews”. In general, the choice of themes is usually discussed and determined by the Academic Department. Then a range of topics relevant to the theme are planned for learning and teaching in different subject panels. Different frameworks of learning, designed with engaging learning contents, are finally worked out for learners at various class levels. These all aim to enhance students’ knowledge on the topics and foster their generic skills across subjects. The climax of the programme comes to the Thematic Integration Activity Day, intended for providing an exciting context for students to apply the knowledge and skills they have learnt in the corresponding lessons of various subjects. Primary 1-4 students are grouped into small teams to take part in a competition in which they play educational games and finish learning tasks designed by our primary 5 and 6 students under the guidance of the teachers. The Thematic Integrated Activity Day is one of the yearly mass learning programmes that bring a lot of fun and unforgettable memories to the whole school. Behind our lovely students’ happy faces, their subject knowledge, generic skills and motivation to learn are all enhanced tremendously.
Promote creativity and e-Learning in classrooms 中文科 資訊科技的運用，提升了同學對中國語 文課的學習興趣和整體教學效能。本科的 資訊科技教學除一般網站資源、電子簡報 和電子課本外，教師更經常運用nearpod、 peardeck、socrative、 plickers、 Google form 等 教育電腦程式或網上平台，準備教材及為學生 提供學習支援，例如：網上問答遊戲、運用程 式進行小組創作、運用電子平台進行討論、即 時評估及回饋、課後網上鞏固練習。透過老師 製作的資訊科技教材和各種網上平台的運用， 為學生帶來有趣愉快的學習體驗。
Attempts made through English Language learning Creativity, featuring one of the generic skills key to the development of a well-rounded education, has always been targeted as a major goal in our English Language curriculum. In the subject of English Language, students are regularly given various language production tasks that require them to invent ideas in situations that challenge their originality and problemsolving skills. While some of these are intended as imagined tasks, some exhibit authenticity and relevance to their everyday life or contexts embedded in course books or the story-lines in various readers. The development of thoughts and ideas is also enhanced through the extensive use of organisers, such as mind-maps and story boards, in the process of brainstorming and collecting of ideas and thoughts. What is no less important is however the opportunities for students to present and express their thoughts, winning the assurance or appreciation from others while inviting comments
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or suggestions from their peers, which activates further interactions for deep thoughts in the class. To address the learning targets afore-mentioned, the use of information technology can no doubt support and assist the processes of exploring and tapping ideas as well as compiling and presenting students’ own thoughts. The wide range of software or apps no doubt facilitates the implementation of the whole process of learning. The convenience brought by various e-tools in recording, editing and producing appealing presentation reports, trailers, audio-visual images and so on definitely enhances the quality as well as feasibility for the students’ work to be shared among in class and at the school.
Mathematics In Mathematics classes, students can learn through interacting with the Interactive White Board installed in each classroom. Students are often absorbed in various fun-filled Math tasks, in particular those online in-class activities on the iPads. One most frequently adopted approach is that they try out interactive assessments by using online learning tools, such as Socrative, PingPong and Nearpod. Students can respond to their teacher’s questions via the iPad for entering data, drawing or taking photos. Then they get instant feedback and gain the chance to elaborate one another’s work. Students worked hard in lessons, trying to apply concepts and knowledge learned in a more lively way!
General Studies We encourage students to exert their creativity in their learning. Students often have a lot of opportunities to do some planning and designing tasks through project work. For example, students were asked to produce short video clips for publicizing the message of fighting against drugs. They were allowed to design clips of various kinds, including plays, news reports, TV trailers and so on. Some also had the opportunities to build their own mini-catapults, designing their special weapons based on their science knowledge. Through the experience gained, students learnt how they could shoot a marble at the longest distance away.
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同學更會透過iPad拍攝影 片。此舉不但能讓學生在課餘 時間繼續發揮其創意，安排不 宗教科： 同的劇情、動作，更能夠讓學 本科的教學目的是以耶穌 習延伸至課堂後，進一步鞏固 基督為生命主宰，教導學生效 其課堂所學。 法基督愛神、愛己及愛人的 精神；並讓學生愉快活潑地學 Music 習基督真理，建立積極的人生 The learning unit of “lyrics 觀。因此本年度本科的學習著 composition” is added to the 重學生實踐基督教訓，與人真 syllabus for students of Primary 誠 相 處 ， 互 助 互 愛 。 課 堂 包 2 and Primary 3. They are given 括 ： 同 學 製 作 心 意 卡 區 內 的 ample chances to sing their own 獨居老人，將基督的愛帶給人 songs. 群。 A Primary 2 class wholly engaged in “lyrics composition”
普通話：
為了幫助學生學習學科知 識以外，發展其創意思維，普 通話科根據課本的內容設計情 景，再讓學生以普通話演出話 劇。排練期間，他們需要加插 適當的動作，語氣及對白。此 活動能訓練學生活用課本上學 到的知識並發揮其創意。
Integrated Experiential Lessons We include the Integrated Experiential lessons in our school-based curriculum, aiming to provide our students with the opportunities to learn and apply the mathematical, science and computational knowledge they have acquired in carrying out some hands-on activities to develop various devices, such as periscopes, pinhole cameras or even mini-catapults. Apart from bringing them some hands-on experience, we focus a lot on training students’ computational thinking skills. It is definitely the core knowledge with which students have to be equipped for a promising future. We emphasize very much on teaching students the basic concepts of coding and programming. Different tools are used for suiting the needs of students of different grade levels.
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Bridging From Kindergarten to Primary Schooling and from Primary to Secondary Schooling The General Studies Curriculum emphasizes much on helping students gain hands-on experience in order to develop their pools of knowledge. We aim to train students to apply the knowledge they have learned from lessons or their everyday lives. Primary 1 students, the novice learners who have just finished their kindergarten schooling, are often guided to learn through using their five senses like seeing, hearing and touching. For example, we provide them with learning activities that involve the use of water kept at different temperatures when distinguishing between the contrasting concepts of ‘hot’ and ‘cold’. They may also be invited to listen to sounds of different pitches and intensity. We believe that these will be the best guide for infant learners to get accustomed to the Science lessons in our school. Meanwhile, we also prepare our students of Primary 6 for a smooth interface to their secondary schooling by arranging some special projects and activities for them. For example, they have to learn how one can plan the steps of completing a project. In fact, they could simply draw a flowchart, an extensively applied strategy at the secondary school level, to address the question. Students are also expected to learn the use of self-evaluation and peer assessment. We believe these arrangements can be of great help for students to prepare themselves for their studies in a secondary school.
English Language The interface between different key stages of learning in the local curriculum has always been a challenge to most students, though probably of varying degrees. On the path of learning English as a second language, the challenges facing learners newly progressing from kindergarten education to Primary One as well as those from Primary Six to Secondary One no doubt can be rather upsetting, if not worrying, for most students and their parents. In view of these, the English Department is well-aware of the needs to help prepare both the novice learners as well as the Primary Six schoolleavers for their readiness in the smooth articulation from one stage to another.
中文科 語文是學習各種學問的基礎，語文教育應從小做起，不斷積 累、沉浸、內化，成為學生重要的學習工具之一。本校著重中、 小、幼的語文課程銜接，特別為學生設計一系列的校本教材，從 幼升小、小一至小六，以至升中銜接皆能兼顧，期望為學生提供 適切而豐富的語文材料，包括：小一、小二字詞庫、小三實用文 教材及說話訓練手冊、六級的校本語文基礎補充、諺語冊、古詩 文導讀用書、聽說讀寫工作紙、成語練習、溫習工作紙、自學工 作紙、以及小六文言文升中銜接教材，全為本校中國語言科老師 合力規劃及編輯，配合分組教學、思維訓練、創意教學、恆常鞏 固及評估，讓學生循序漸進地紮穩語文基礎。
Exchanging thoughts with colleagues of our kindergarten section
Apart from referring to the official specifications of the curriculum by the Education Bureau for basic education in Hong Kong, we believe that heightened communication among different sectors in education can also facilitate planning, design and revision
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of learning targets as well as materials for the English curriculum. We thus have joined in inter-sectional sharing to learn about the curriculum design, contents and teaching approaches devised by our kindergarten and secondary school section respectively. Meanwhile at school, we schedule the learning of basic concepts on text types, syntax and vocabulary as well as various language and communications functions progressively for a solid foundation for our students, making it a more manageable for the building of knowledge and skills in the target language. In addition, we are well aware of the need to adopt the appropriate strategies addressing the needs and interest of learners of different age groups. For example, the fluency programme infused in the project on producing the short plays to be presented in the English Oral Show aims to help students acquire basic skills in phonics and interaction as well as knowledge in semantics and sentences through a fun-filled, interactive approach. Meanwhile, students of Primary Six are more often required to take the initiative to collect and process language inputs as well as present the learning outcomes obtained in class through application of the four skills. Students’ awareness and knowledge on both fictions and non-fictions as well as print and non-print learning
materials are also targeted at, preparing them for the secondary school curriculum. They are also provided the eye-opening opportunities to join featured programmes on, for instance, debate or drama, as designed by the Secondary School Section. Mathematics Students in kindergarten developed Mathematical sense by interacting with everyday objects. In junior primary, similarly, students make use of tools, of course more, to further learn more difficult concepts in Mathematics. Through hands-on activities, students can deal with problems in the discipline and work out solution. While the Mathematics curriculum in secondary school education covers more complicated principles and theories, a firm basis of skills in making estimation and visaulising 3-D shapes as well as a solid foundation on concepts on fraction and algebra are just essential.
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A Primary 1 class acting for a song A vase painted out of imagination with the use of Chinese brushes and ink
Recorder playing To prepare students well with skills in recorder playing in the Secondary School Curriculum, this musical instrument is introduced in the Music lessons for students of Primary 5 and 6.
Students in groups busy exploring the viscosity of ink and experimenting brushwork
Students of Primary 5 learning the recorder Use of traditional Chinese colour paint, Shi Lu, Teng Huang and Hua Qing, in creating a variety of green tones
Primary 2 classes learning a variety of hand signs
Actions Students at kindergarten are often taught to make use of actions to deliver message intended by the lyrics of songs. Practices and exercises of this kind are also included in the Music lessons for students of Primary 1, 2 and 3. At Primary 3, students even have to present in class the series of actions designed by themselves for depicting the lyrics of songs. A Primary 3 class acting for a song
Use of Chinese calligraphic brushstrokes in composing still life paintings
“Bamboo” by Lai Sheung-yu
Visual Arts Explore Chinese Art Students are often given the opportunity to explore the wonderful aspects of traditional Chinese art in class. They learn to appreciate Chinese artwork and the related art skills. Through applying techniques in Chinese ink wash painting for creating art work, students can learn a way to express their imagination.
“An Imaginary Vase” by Sophie Cheung Yu-ching
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Parent-teacher Partnership Strengthen Parent Education The eighth certificate course for parents, jointly held by the Parents Education Institute of our school and the CCC Cheung Lo Church, came to its end in June this year. More than sixty families of students in our primary school section and kindergarten attended the course. The course consisted of nine seminars, inviting education specialists to talk to the parents on practical topics concerning the development of parenting skills and the preaching of Christian values. Apart from their active participation in lessons, parents were also fond of sharing their life experience. The course was very wellreceived in general.
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Parent-Teacher Association The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is not only a bridge for communication between the school and the parents but also a resource pool for entertaining parent-child activities. It helps enhance parent-school co-operation and the school spirit in general. The PTA organises the Annual Meeting every year around September. The PTA members would report on the work they have done and also release the financial situation during the meeting. At the same time, parent-child workshops would be held after the annual meeting, so as to strengthen the family relation. There are also parent-child picnics and visits organised by the PTA. These activities not only help consolidate the relation between parents and their kids but also provide opportunities for parents to know more about one another. The PTA has also joined and helped organised different events like the Thematic Integration Day and the Chinese Cultural Day, which were all well liked by participants. In order to show support to the school, the PTA would also sponsor some school activities.
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Provide Values Education Theme of 2018-2019 Venturing for Successes Ahead Success can only be achieved by those who always keep trying and never give up. Yet, it has always been nothing easy to have things started, as said by the Chinese since long. No doubt one has to gather plenty of courage to make the very first and else countless attempts before gaining any major achievements. Without the determination to strive hard and overcome difficulties, we can never stretch our abilities to the fullest. There have been numerous examples, such as the plane invented by the Wrights Brothers, the telephone by Bell and also the steam engine by Watt, proving validity of such in the history of mankind. In this current school year, we mean to encourage students to meet challenges facing them, under the guidance of the theme Venturing for Successes Ahead. It is hoped that students can develop the determination, perseverance and self-confidence needed in achieving the targets they have set. The book titled The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has also been adopted for use in the curriculum of moral and value education, providing learning and teaching materials in helping students improve or reform their habits in life for creating successes ahead. Let us all try hard to earn the successes we would be most proud of in the current school year, through which we can develop better self-confidence and gain better understanding of ourselves. Do get started and make way for challenges and successes ahead.
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70th Anniversary Celebration Gallery of the Exquisitely Sensitive
七th 70十
The KTL 70th Anniversary Joint Section Exhibition, titled Gallery of the Exquisitely Sensitive and held at Sha Tin Town Hall on 16 November, 2018 – 18 November, 2018, was an exciting event for not only the Kowloon True Light School (Primary Section) but also both the Secondary and the Kindergarten Sections. Visitors were given the opportunities to admire the original work that our students had created over the past year or so.
Thanksgiving service A thanksgiving service on celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Kowloon True Light School since its relocation in Hong Kong from Guangzhou was held on May 4, 2019. It was such a great honour to invite Mr. Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, JP, the Secretary for Education of the Education Bureau, to be our guest of honour of the thanksgiving service. Hundreds of guests joined our moment of joy that day.
The Anniversary Show The Kowloon True Light School Anniversary Show was jointly held by the Primary Section, the Secondary Section and the Kindergarten Section at Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong on 25 May, 2019, celebrating our school’s entering its 70th year since arrival in Hong Kong. The show was featured with sensational programmes of a wide range, such as joint section choir, lion dance, Chinese dance, orchestral music and so on. The show ended, alongside its climax, with the renowned cantopop singer, songwriter and actor, Mr. Sam Hui Koon-kit, Mr. Ryan Hui Wai-yun, our alumna, Ms. Lam Yuk-man, and Mr. Albert Yeung Wanbui as our honourable guests performing several evergreen pop songs for our audience.
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