calf’s mouth for it to

lick, you know what? I

wanted to try it too!

But the calf refused to

lick my fingers! Why

didn’t it lick my fingers?

On the way home, we

stopped at a fudge

factory, the candies

there were yummy!

Today was a glam-

orous sunny day! We

went for an outing.

We travelled by coach

for 3 hours to the

Ellenborough Falls.

The falls was beautiful,

just like a dream. And

we had lunch there -

we had coke, sand-

wiches and chips.

Then, we headed back

to the coach and set

off to a local dairy

farm.

In the dairy farm, we

saw herds of baby cat-

tle! We had a chance to

see the process of how

to milk a cow using a

machine and we also

played with the calves.

We saw a little boy put-

ting his fingers into a

Leung Wing Sum, Rainbow (2E)

Wan Chi Chun, Ian (4A)

Before coming to

Australia, I had never

thought about living in

this country. After com-

ing here, I was totally

amazed by the friendli-

ness locals had shown

and the natural scenery

everywhere. Now

I prefer to study in

Australia! My host

family took great

care of us! The

ties of friendship

with many Australians

will last long.

Stewards MKMCF Ma Ko Pan Memorial College

Port Macquarie and Central Coast 8 Aug—21 Aug 2010

Australia Summer Study Tour

09-10

ABOUT HERITAGE

CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Heritage Christian School is a

strengths-based co-

educational, Kindergarten to

Year 12 Christian School

located in a beautiful, leafy

area of Port Macquarie in

New South Wales.

Time flies, today is my

last day in Australia! I

really love this place - the

skies, the air, the nice

people here, everything. I

think this country is full

of love and energy, so I

just don't want to

leave .Before coming to

Australia, I felt worried

and nervous, but when I

met my first homestay

family, they were so

nice to me and they

encouraged me and Tinny

to talk to them more

often. They brought us to

many interesting places.

We were having so much

fun staying with them.

They treated me as if I

was their daughter. They

love me a lot!

about the local culture.

This was my second time

going to Australia, but

this time it was different,

because it was a study

tour and not a

travel tour.

I loved feeding

kangaroos in the

Reptile Park most.

It will be the most

I’m glad that I have

joined this study tour. I

think this tour was

good for me because

we stayed with local

host families and at-

tended school in Aus-

tralia. I got many

chances to speak in

English and learn more

memorable part of all

those happy memories of

my stay. I’ve learnt a lot

of English and communi-

cation skills while staying

with my host familiy.

Chan Ho Ying, Katja (4B)

Chan Ka Lee, Tinny (4C)

Yuen Tsoi Sze, Joyce (5A)

noon. I saw lots of en-

dangered animals

there, such as

exotic spiders,

turtles, etc. We

fed kangaroos

too! It was really

exciting and fun!

I wish I could have

stayed there for a long-

er time. At night, my

host family brought us to

a concert, it was so

great!

The English lessons

taught by Dr. Felix Elysee

were challenging. We

were taught how to com-

pare the usage of differ-

ent sentences and differ-

ent tenses. I’ve learnt a

lot from the lessons! We

went to the Australian

Reptile Park in the after-

“…Port Macquarie

is a nice place. At

night, you can see a

beautiful starry sky,

which is very rare

in Hong Kong…”

Alice Au

P.2

“Jeff was willing to try as many new things as possible…

willing to help and participate in family life.”

“We enjoyed having Aileen very much …Aileen is a de-

lighted young lady and knows English well…”

“Katherine is a lovely young lady with a great sense of

humour.”

“Shirley has been a lovely and polite visitor, who now

feels like a part of our family.”

“Yoko always showing respect and is considerate to every family member…We

were also treated to a lovely traditional meal that she cooked for our family…”

“What a lovely young lady Hazel is! It has been an absolute delight having Hazel

here in our home. Come back again!”

“Vanly used her English well and joined in with everything we did with enthusi-

asm…”

“…I’ve learnt more English in Australia, because we must talk

with host parents in English.” “At night, we went to a bonfire

birthday party and I saw countless stars in the sky, it was beautiful! I have never

seen so many stars before...“ Ng Chi Fung, John

“…it is my first time visiting Australia, I saw heaps of kangaroos

and wild animals…”“ People are kind here; I’ve learnt more Eng-

lish and I will never forget this tour.” Fu Chung Yan, Martina

“…we can touch Koalas and take photos with them, we can feed

kangaroos too…” Choi Sze Ki, Suki

Comments from host families:

Students’ sharing…

“Ricky is very polite, fitted into the family quickly. He was a delight to have for the

week…”

“Kelvin was a well-behaved young boy. He was very polite, friendly and participat-

ed in all things!”

“MoMo was a very polite and happy boy. Had a good understand-

ing of English.”

“Iris has been a pleasure. She is a very loving girl who is thought-

ful of her host family…”

P.3

8 Aug—21 Aug 2010

My host always

told me not to

worry about saying

things wrong…

Now I am not

scared to use

English

anymore, I’ve

learnt to be

active and

confident…”

Alieen Au

Hope to

see you

all again!

Hope to

see you

all again!

Koo Chun Long, Kelvin

Lai Pak Him, Ricky

Ngo Hiu Yan, Iris

Mow Ching Yi, Hazel

Au Oi Kiu, Aileen

Chan Ho Ying, Katja

Ng Chi Fung, John

Ng Wai Ying, Katherine

Yuen Tsoi Sze, Joyce

Fu Chung Yan, Martina

Leung Wing Sum, Rainbow

Kwok Tsz Chun, Joe

Li Yuen Lam, Even

Tsui Hiu Ching, Venly

Yim Ho Ting, Oscar

Yam Suet Ying, Shirley

Lam Lok Yee, Yoko

Choi Sze Ki, Suki

Au Hiu Ting, Alice

Chan Ka Lee, Tinny

Wan Chi Chun, Ian

Cheung Yau Yeung, Alex

Mo Ka Ho, MoMo

Yeung Kar Tai, Gary

Leung Yuk Ching, Jeff

Ms. Peggy Ma

Ms. Xynoque Tang

Ms. Kiki Choi

An unforgettable experience… (cont.)

“…it is very useful. I’m more confident and I’ve Iearnt to speak English politely…I

hope I can join this study tour again next year because it helped me to improve my

English quickly”…Kwok Tsz Chun, Joe

“…today I fed chicken, rode a horse and went fishing with my host…” “Sometimes

the lessons were boring, but I always talked to my buddy and classmates, it helped

me improve my English…” Yim Ho Ching, Oscar

“…in the morning, we went to the church…after reading bible and worshipping,

we went to the children’s room to bake cookies together…” Koo Chun Long,

Kelvin

“…I don't know how to describe my feelings…I’m happy that I’ve learnt and seen a

lot of things and made a lot of friends…But I’m sad that I have to leave my friends

and homestay parents” “…I have no regrets for joining this tour…”

Cheung Yau Yeung, Alex

“…We went into a forest for a treasure-hunt activity in the Geography lesson….

my pair of shoes are all covered in soil…” Lam Lok Yee, Yoko

List of participants:

G’Day MATE!

GIVE THANKS WITH

A GRATEFUL HEART:

We want to give thanks

to Mr. Ross Carlyon

and Mr. Chris Pattinson

for opening this door

for Makopanians.

Thanks Mr. Daniel

Wong and Mrs. Elaine

Wong for making this

trip come true.

Thank you to Dr.Felix

Elysee and Mrs.

Melanie Sheath for

conducting the

ESL classes.

Designed by Ms. Peggy Ma

Edited by Miss. Joyce V. Lam

Heritage Christian School Address: 33 Mumford Street Port Macquarie NSW 2444 Website: http://www.heritage.nsw.edu.au/

Stewards Ma Kam Ming Charitable Foundation Ma Ko Pan Memorial College Address: 17 Shek Pai Tau Road, Tuen Mun, N.T. Hong Kong Website: http://www.makopan.edu.hk mkpcollege@makopan.edu.hk Tel: (852) 2407 7440/(852) 2407 7444