2011-2012 Issue No.7

THE VISION

Welcome to our seventh issue of Kowloon Tong School’s Newsletter – The Vision (Vivid Inspirational Stimulating Intelligent Outstanding Newsletter). This year, students have been taking part in different activities which can widen their horizons.

They can develop their reading skills and build their self-confidence in the Language Day activities.

Kowloon Tong School(Primary Section)

Our school is dedicated to helping students develop fluency and to enhancing their speaking and reading skills. Starting this year, students are involved in some reading and speaking activities in which they have the opportunity to read aloud a poem, chant, fable, story or even a play printed on the Parent-Student Activity Worksheet (PSWS) in class. The best presenters in each class have an opportunity to showcase their dazzling hard work, and read on stage during one of the school language days! Learning on “LEAP”! <Learning English Audio Platform (LEAP) is a new e-platform where parents and students can find the audio recordings of the reading materials prepared by our NETs. Parents and students are encour-aged to listen to the recordings of the reading materials together on LEAP by clicking the link “Learning English Audio Platform (LEAP)” provided via Intranet mail. We are confident that students can improve their reading by imitating the teacher’s intonation and pronunciation. This is definitely the quality time every parent wishes to spend with their child!

Learning Engl ish Audio P lat form (LEAP)

Hello! Here are some tips to improve your reading:1) ReadthetextonPSWSsilently.2) ListentothesoundcliponLEAP.3) Imitatetheteacher’sintonationandpronunciation.4) Keeppractisingwithyourparentsathome.5) Readtoyourparentswhenyouareready.6) Askyourparentstogiveyousomecommentson

yourperformance.

“We are taking part in the speaking activities on the school language day. We are so excited as we have an opportunity to be more fluent in English and develop our speaking and reading skills. You should follow in our footsteps. Go! Take the LEAP!”

(Primary Six Students)

Prepare well for the class speaking activity. See you on stage on our school language day!

The Hong Kong Budding Poets ( Engl ish ) Award 2010 -11

Poet of the School Theme: Whales

Whales are the biggest mammals in the world.They originated from land.

Evolution changed their look. Giant body super power of the sea.

Big mouth open thousand fishes swallowing.Travelling in the ocean thousands of miles.

Humans catching whales, they cry.Environment damaged, whales died.

Whales behave friendly to us.We don’t want them to be extinct.

Let’s keep the ocean clean.Give whales some room to survive.

4C Adrian Lin Chun Lung

When you see the word, ‘budding’, what would you think about? Is it anything related to the growth of plants? At KTS, we really want our students to grow…in the literary field. The Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award aims at fostering students’ creativity and high-order thinking ability. The appreciation of poetry is also strongly promoted. Students can manipulate their language skills and original thought to strive for excellence in the English language. In the year 2010-11, a Primary Four student from our school, Lin Chun Lung, was selected for the award, ‘Poet of the School’. The achievement set another milestone for future development.

Name of the reader: The Tiara Club at Ruby Mansions

Author: Vivian FrenchPublisher: Orchard Books

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The main characters of the reader are Princess Georgia, Fairy

G, Jessica, Amy and Olivia.

The reader is about how Princess Georgia designs a beautiful

bouquet. At the end of the story, the party is a success with the help

of Fairy G and her friends.

I would like to recommend the reader to my classmates because

it is a good story about friendship. I think friends can help solve

your problems.

Name of the reader: I’m a Big Sister (365 Stories and Rhymes for Girls)Author: Tina BarrettPublisher: Parragon

The main characters of the reader are Emily, her daddy, her mummy and her little brother. The reader is about how Emily compares the differences between a baby and a girl. She is so curious to know more about her little brother, and tries her best to be a big sister. At the end of the story, she becomes a good helper to her mummy. She helps her brother change the diapers, pushes the stroller and makes him laugh. She is proud of being a Big Sister! So am I.

I strongly recommend this reader to the girls of primary two and three because it has exciting and interesting stories and rhymes about princesses and fairies. Through reading, I can learn more new words.

Name of the reader: Winnie Flies Again

Author: Korky Paul and Valerie Thomas

Publisher: Oxford University Press

The main characters of the reader are Winnie and Wilbur.

The reader is about Winnie, a short-sighted witch who

doesn’t know that she needs to wear glasses. She always has

trouble in the sky with her cat Wilbur. At the end of the reader,

the shop lady gives a pair of glasses to her. Winnie and Wilbur

have a wonderful way of travelling.

The reader is well worth reading because it teaches us to be

hard-working and when we face difficulties, we must find a way

to solve them. I would like to recommend this reader to my classmates

because when we face some problems, we need to stay calm and

solve the problems.

3B Stephanie Cheng

1D Kristi Lau

2D Casey Ho

Name of the reader: The Secret Mermaid Whale RescueAuthor: Sue MongredienPublisher: Usborne Publishing LTD The main characters of the reader are Molly, Lelia, the whales and the sand monsters. The reader is about Molly, the secret mermaid who helps her mermaid friend, Lelia to find the whales. However, the sand monsters take Lelia away and throw her on a huge rock. Lelia is going to die and Molly is thinking how to save her. Molly uses her special power and beaches like a whale. She drags Lelia back into the sea. Fortunately, Lelia is all right. The main character, Molly is very brave to save her friend even when it is dangerous or life threatening. It teaches us to try harder, because one day, it could be you.

This is a very exciting story and it tells us that friendship is very important. I would like to recommend this reader to my classmates because it is a meaningful story and the pictures in the reader are lovely. It is the funniest, most exciting and special reader that I have ever read.

4B Kristy Wu

Name of the reader: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Author: Lewis CarrollPublisher: Commercial Press Company Limited

The main characters of the reader are Alice, who always helps others, the

White Rabbit, who is always late and the cruel Queen, who wants to cut off

everybody’s heads. The reader is about Alice’s adventure in Wonderland. She has a dream when

her sister is reading a book. Then, she meets the White Rabbit. She changes her

size continuously and meets all kinds of people.

When Alice is on the trail, she suddenly remembers that the King, the Queen

and the soldiers are just cards. She shouts at them and the cards fly up in the air.

Suddenly, her sister wakes her up and she goes back to reality.

The reader has inspired me to be nice to others and to be punctual. It is

fascinating. In addition, the characters are very humorous. I would like to

recommend the reader to my classmates because the plot is exciting and the

ending is quite unexpected.

5A Chris Chan

Name of the reader: Mockingbird Author: Kathryn ErskinePublisher: Scholastic The main characters of the reader are Devon and Caitlin. The reader is about a girl whose name is Caitlin and is eleven years old. Her brother is dead and her Dad is no help at all as he has a disorder. The ending of the story is that Caitlin discovers that not everything is black and white – the world is full of colours – messy and beautiful. The book has inspired me because everybody can overcome the difficulties even if you have Asperger’s. The book is worth reading because the characters of this reader are strong. It is a lovely and meaningful book for children. It may help people to understand their own difficulties and teach others how to live a better life. I would recommend this reader to my classmates because I am also eleven years old. Perhaps one day we may face some other problems to deal with.

6B Michelle Gast

Adam Ng from Primary 6C also gave a self-introduction in the school playground. He was very well prepared!

Language Day and Engl ish Room Activ i t ies In order to create an authentic learning environment and an ideal English-rich setting for students to learn English, as well as to develop students’ confidence and enhance their fluency in using English for communication, different speaking activities on the school language days and English Room activities with various themes are organized for students. In October, primary 6 students were invited to give self-introductions at the “KTS Theatre” during the lunch break on language days, whereas other students participated in interactive speaking activities with the English Ambassadors who awarded small certificates or prizes to students with outstanding performances. From 15th to 17th November, there were English Room activities and games based on the theme “International Food”, and students participated in a number of motivational games and activities.

Look! These are the prizes we have got from the teachers and English Ambassadors!

Ambrose Chiang from Primary 6A introduced himself confidently in front of his schoolmates.

Caption Written by: 6E Damon Wong

Caption Written by: 6D Winnie Zheng Caption Written by: 6D Camellia Cheng

Mr Sellers is helping some students find some words in the Christmas wordsearch in the English Room.

Caption written by: 6F Bobo Chen

Caption Written by: 6D Camellia Cheng

Consultants: Headmistress Yeung Mee Kuen, Vice Headmistress Leung Yee Wah Committee members: Che So Yin, Tong Ka Wai, Wong Sau Wai, Justin Sellers, Oreen D’souza, Leo Juhana Tuominen, Philip Geoffrey Mannering

Address: NKIL 2721 Cumberland Road, Kowloon TongTel: 2336 3802Website: http://www.ktsps.edu.hk

Food! Glor ious Food!

Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

The average person laughs 10 times a day!

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

Donald Duck’s middle name is Fauntleroy.

More people are killed each year from bee stings than from snake bites.

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!

1. Poached, scrambled or fried?2. Hot, bread eaten at breakfast.3. A popular Italian fast food.4. A type of cooked potato in

fast food outlets.5. A dairy product, eaten cold or

frozen.6. A delicious ice-cream flavour.7. Another word for tomato

sauce.8. A type of Japanese food.9. It’s green and very hot.10. Small fried pieces of chicken. Answers:

Across: Down: 5. Yoghurt1. Egg6. Vanilla2. Toast7. Ketchup3. Pizza8. Sushi4. Hash brown9. Wasabi10. Nuggets

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