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PO LEUNG KUK
CHOI KAI YAU SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 20 Oct 2021
IN THIS ISSUE
Odd Socks Day
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Olympics and Paralympics
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Year 6 Inter-subject Projects
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Good Reads
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Desert Island Discs
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Fashion Show
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Government Policy Address
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Primary buddy
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Robotics Competition
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Hackathon
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IGCSE artwork
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also features staff first aid and alumni news

Founding Principal’s Words
校 ⻑ 的 話
Succeeding Together in Diverse Teams
The theme for our 2021-22 academic year captures the essence of what makes CKY a thriving school
community. Two words reveal a great deal about a core value that runs deep in everything we do and how we
interact with one another. Succeeding Together means that we can accomplish far more by working in
partnership than we could ever achieve by working alone. It reminds us that to be truly successful, we each
have a responsibility to support others who need our help or encouragement, while receiving the support of
others at the same time. While we celebrate the exceptional achievements of individual students and staff, we
are even more glad to recognise and applaud the outstanding feats of close-knit teams who exemplify solid
teamwork and strong collaboration; two watchwords that guide our relationships with each other. As a rather
large institution comprising over 1,800 students and around 250 teachers and staff, as well as parents, alumni
and ancillary staff including caterers, janitors and instructors, the key to our success is that we make the most
of the diverse talents of everyone throughout our whole community. Only by working together can we achieve
our common goals of educational excellence and holistic nurturing of every child in our care. Despite the size
of our community, the close bonds that were forged when the school was established have been maintained to
this day; I am still fond of referring to our ever-growing community as the CKY Family!
Proud to be different on Odd Socks Day!

Pride and joy with some of our top scoring IGCSE graduates
Inspecting the Solar Roof Garden
during mid-term break
The 20th edition of the CKY Newsletter shines a spotlight on the close cooperation that takes place across our
school on a daily basis. Our Primary students have recently been encouraged to celebrate and embrace their
individual differences through an ‘odd socks’ day; a meaningful event where the children learnt that being
different can often be a strength by making a person more colourful, distinctive and memorable. Our students
have also reflected on how this year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games offers no shortage of inspiring
role models who achieved incredible feats despite various challenges. Similarly, our students are realising the
value of collaboration through their own experiences in inter-subject project teams, as well as from literature by
drawing inspiration from others. Our new teachers have also bonded as a supportive group during their first
months at CKY, and shared their musical tastes in Desert Island Discs.
As we gradually return to some normality on campus, the wide array of school events that we’re accustomed
to are resuming by degrees. Some of these special activities are featured in this edition, such as Fashion
Design and Robotics competitions, where our students have excelled in the application of creative and
technological know-how. The HK Policy address that some of our IB students were involved in provided a good
opportunity to help inform and shape government policy. Also in this issue, our new insert students have
reflected on how smoothly they have settled into CKY, and our staff have worked marvellously together while
completing first-aid training and nursing one another to tip-top condition!
We hope you enjoy keeping abreast of the latest news across our school community. We wish you all
happiness and success in striving forward together!
Dr. LAU, Siu-Ling
Founding Principal

Primary Section
Odd Socks Day was a wonderful day to raise awareness and spread kindness.
We wore different socks to show that we are unique and to express ourselves.
Some students wore spiderman or batman socks, while others wore socks with
ruffles. You could see some people are into action and MARVEL comics while
others liked fancy things! On this day I wore a rainbow unicorn sock and a
thunder and lightening sock on the other. These two socks show the different
parts of me!
This activity was meaningful and memorable. I appreciate the opportunity to
get creative too!
Hilary Chong 4D
Have you ever seen your friends come to school with two different socks
on? Odd socks day was a wonderful experience. I couldn’t believe my
eyes when I came to school to see everyone around me wearing
different and colourful odd socks! This day was so meaningful too. The
purpose of this day was to celebrate how we are all different, or “odd.”
Our odd socks represented this and we are proud of being unique. If we
can appreciate what makes us different, then we would not have people
teasing each other. I hope that this festival continues in CKY every year!
Chloe Kwok 4D
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On Friday we had odd socks day to celebrate being different and
came in different socks. We read a story and coloured a pair of
socks. I love my Minion socks because they have bright colours
and funny faces. I like Minions because they always do silly things
and make me laugh until my tummy hurts. My Mum bought these
socks for me. My little brother also has Minion socks. I loved
everyone’s different socks. It showed me it is good to be different,
so it’s not boring.
Sophie Wong 2A
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“Every child is good at something” I’ve heard this motto for
seven years, but I’m just in year 4. I think you are asking why.
It’s because I have a sister in year 7. Last assembly , Principal
Lau said it again and said every child is different, every child is
unique. Then we talked about odd socks day, so we can all be
different and unique.
I went home and searched about odd socks day. Odd socks day
is designed mostly for fun, but it’s also because we don’t want
anyone to bully others, just because they are a minority.
After I told mom and dad about odd socks day, they bought me
a chicken feet sock right away! That's because my legs are as
thin as a chicken's feet. At school, my classmates howled with
laughter when they saw my socks and I’m happy when I see
them laugh. Odd socks day is a very fun and meaningful day.
Wouldn’t it be boring if we all looked the same?
Kiefer So 4F
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Tokyo Olympics
and Paralympics
The Home-grown Olympic Medallist: Let’s Experience the
Beauty of Teamwork Together
Do you know who Siobhan Bernadette Haughey is? And have you
ever heard about her story? This year, the annual motto for CKY is
“SUCCEEDING TOGETHER!” In fact, all brilliant athletes in the
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have exactly embodied this idea to the
world. Siobhan Haughey is a home-grown 23-year-old Olympic
silver medallist for women 100m and 200m freestyle in Tokyo. She is
also the Asian record-breaking swimmer. I am very impressed by
Haughey’s hard work, dedication and determination to make her
dreams come true. Since she was a kid, she has set her goal of
making the podium at the Olympics. She therefore makes much effort
in training and joining swimming competitions throughout the years,
such as waking up at 5 every morning to practise, squeezing time for
schooling and revision, going to bed very early to regain energy and
sacrificing hang-out time with her family and friends as a teenager -
so sometimes it feels really isolating.
“I’m glad that I have teammates who will always be there for me no
matter what.” said our superstar. Based on her story, we realize that
sports have the power to bring people together. Besides setting
achievable goals in life and moving on with determination, it is also
essential to surround yourself with some positive people who can
always back you up and cheer you on throughout the journey.
Definitely, your family, friends, teachers and classmates will be there
to share not only your joy and glory but also every gloomy and sad
moment. Let’s taste the beauty of teamwork along the path of success
together! CKY, TOGETHER, WE THRIVE!
Averie Yip Yee Tsun 5B
Every Paralympic athlete has a story behind their success. Some people discriminated
disabled people, so the athletes had to go through a lot of miserable times. Not counting
their own difficult challenges to overcome, under stress, they may feel hopeless many times.
With the encouragement, they regain hope again and understand the meaning of life, which
is that their disabilities do not hinder their whole person development and their aspiration to
achieve their goals. They may undergo even harder training than others, but they overcome
all those difficulties and finally won a medal in the Paralympics, which proves that “It doesn’t
matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” We should all respect and show the
disabled people the love and support they needed all along, as we are the same.
Cadence Leung 5D
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Although the Paralympics was supposed to
be held in Tokyo in 2020, it had been
suspended until the 2021 summer. This
year, Hong Kong athletes got great results
in the Paralympics. They received two
silver medals and three bronze medals.
Many Hong Kong people, including myself,
are very proud of our Paralympians! They
are very brave since their disabilities
require them to train extremely hard for
getting the “entry tickets” for Paralympics.
We should give them rounds of applause
even if they did not win a medal.
Next time when you face any challenge, no
matter big or small, we should all
remember the spirit of a Paralympian - be
brave and have faith!
Tania Cheng 5A
Scarlett Kwan 5C
While the world’s focus has been
centering on the Olympic Games, the
more inspiring and heart-warming
Paralympics provides a platform for the
physically and mentally disabled athletes
to compete in various sports events.
Many need to sacrifice much more than
other individuals to obtain the medals.
Behind the scenes of victory, the disabled
athletes and their teams have paid tons
of effort to make their dreams come true.
Their courage, dedication and untiring
perseverance in overcoming their
physical disabilities, together with the
immense support from their coaches,
citizens and the governments all
contributed to their great success!
Tokyo Olympic Games was an amazing opportunity for athletes from all over the world to work, practice,
and succeed together. Athletes from many countries and cities participated in the Olympic Games to
show everyone their potential and talents. Over tens of thousands of athletes learn, practice, and improve
to prove themselves to the world that they can do it and they love doing sports. Sports is their life and
they worked hard their whole life to achieve what they want. They all faced many challenges and fought
through difficulties, yet didn’t give up. Japan and the crew of the Olympic Games also did exceptionally
well, it was supposed to be hosted in the year 2020, but due to the Covid-19, it was delayed to 2021.
They overcame many difficulties and still managed to host a complete game of the Olympics for the
athletes to achieve their goals and dreams.
Phoebe Tsang 5E
Claire Lee 5E
In a blink of an eye, the 2020 Olympic Games has finished, and Hong Kong got flying colours. We got
amazing results including one gold medal, two silver medals and three bronze medals. My favourite sports
player is Siobhan Bernadette Haughey. She won two silver medals in swimming for Hong Kong! How did
she journey to the two Olympic silver medals? Being a 23-year-old young lady, it was definitely a difficult
task for her to take care of both swimming and school. Surprisingly, she had excellent academic results!
After looking at her daily routine, I was totally shocked! Her routine was packed with schoolwork, studying
and endless swimming training! She had to wake up early every day and continued her routine practice
repetitively no matter how hard and tiring it was. Even though, she didn’t give up but kept her enthusiasm
for swimming and exceled herself in the Olympic games. Her hard work paid off and I think she deserved
the two medals. Similar to all Hong Kong citizens, I feel so proud to have such a wonderful athlete in Hong
Kong. I hope that Hong Kong athletes will learn from Haughey, and Hong Kong will rocket up the medal
table!
⼆ 零 ⼆⼀ 年 東 京 奧 運 會 已 經 完 滿 結 束 , 當 我 在 欣 賞 各 式 各 樣 的 ⽐ 賽 項 ⽬
時 ,⼼ 裏 都 不 由 得 為 選 ⼿ 精 彩 絶 倫 的 表 現 感 到 激 動 萬 分 。
我 印 象 中 最 深 刻 的 ⼀ 幕 是 ⾹ 港 選 ⼿ 何 詩 蓓 在 游 泳 決 賽 中 , 奮 ⼒ 拼 搏 。 雖 然
所 有 選 ⼿ 的 表 現 都 不 相 上 下 , 在 ⽐ 賽 中 你 追 我 趕 , 但 是 何 詩 蓓 最 後 仍 然 憑 着 努
⼒ 不 懈 和 堅 毅 不 屈 的 精 神 , 奪 得 銀 牌 , 為 港 爭 光 , 令 我 ⼗ 分 佩 服 。
從 運 動 員 身 上 , 我 明 ⽩ 到 逆 ⽔⾏⾈, 不 進 則 退 的 道 理 。 當 我 們 遇 到 困 難
時 , 不 要 輕 易 放 棄 , 堅 持 到 底 , 這 樣 才 可 以 成 功 。
四 丁 郭 朗 晴
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年 七 ⽉⼆⼗ 三 ⽇ 那 天 , 因 為 疫 情 被 推 遲 ⼀ 年 的 奧 運 會 在 東 京 舉 ⾏ 了 開 幕 儀 式 。 雖 然 沒 有 了 現 場 觀
眾 , 少 了 熱 鬧 的 氣 氛 , 但 我 仍 然 翹 ⾸ 以 盼 ,⼀ 睹 運 動 員 精 彩 的 競 賽 表 現 。 我 每 天 坐 在 電 視 機 旁 觀 看 ⽐ 賽 , 時
常 跟 家 ⼈ 談 論 賽 事 , 津 津 樂 道 。 這 屆 奧 運 會 ⾹ 港 成 績 彪 炳 , 共 得 到 ⼀⾦ 兩 銀 三 銅 。
我 ⾮ 常 欣 賞 總 是 笑 臉 迎 ⼈ 的 游 泳 健 將 何 詩 蓓 。 她 在 五 年 前 ⾥ 約 奧 運 200⽶⾃ 由 泳 晉 級 準 決 賽 , 成 為 ⾹ 港
史 上 第 ⼀⼈。 雖 然 當 時 未 能 闖 ⼊ 決 賽 , 但 之 後 她 跟 隨 教 練 進 ⾏ 艱 苦 鍛 煉 , 五 年 後 她 勇 闖 決 賽 。 她 堅 持 於 你 想
像 不 到 的 0.2 秒 , 就 連 疫 情 封 池 仍 要 改 游 湖 ⽔, 不 管 多 麼 ⾟ 苦 , 她 也 樂 觀 ⾯ 對 , 堅 持 不 懈 地 練 習 , 終 於 成 為
港 產 世 界 「⾶⿂」, 兩 次 踏 上 頒 獎 台 , 締 造 ⾹ 港 游 泳 歷 史 新 ⼀⾴。
我 也 ⾮ 常 欣 賞 殘 奧 運 動 員 , 像 盲 ⼈ 跑 者 劉 翠 青 努 ⼒ 衝 刺 , 像 ⽤⼜ 持 球 拍 的 埃 及 殘 奧 乒 乓 球 選 ⼿ Ibrahim
Hamadtou, 像 失 去 雙 臂 的 背 泳 健 將 ⼭⽥ 美 幸 等 等 , 他 們 ⽤ 不 屈 不 撓 的 拼 搏 精 神 、⾃ 強 不 息 的 ⼈⽣ 態 度 告 訴
我 們 : 沒 什 麼 是 不 可 能 的 !
運 動 員 的 體 育 精 神 深 深 ⿎ 舞 着 我 , 我 要 以 他 們 為 學 習 榜 樣 , 學 習 他 們 刻 苦 不 ⾔ 敗 的 精 神 , 積 極 努 ⼒ 學
習 , 挑 戰 ⾃ 我 !
四 丁 李 穎 琳
五 ⼄ 周 芷 晴
⼆ 零 ⼆ 零 奧 林 匹 克 運 動 會 因 新 型 冠 狀 病 毒 ⽽ 被 迫 延 期 , 萬 眾 期 待 的 盛 事 終 於 在 今 年 七 ⽉⼆⼗ 三 ⽇ 開
幕 !
這 ⼀ 年 , 港 隊 創 下 史 無 前 例 的 好 成 績 , 可 以 毫 不 誇 張 地 說 , 是 港 隊 的 豐 收 年 !⾹ 港 運 動 員 在 劍 擊 、 游
泳 、 乒 乓 球 等 項 ⽬ 不 知 要 負 出 多 少 ⾎ 汗 、 淚 ⽔ 和 寶 貴 時 間 , 才 能 獲 得 如 此 佳 績 ! 運 動 員 背 後 的 ⾟ 酸 , 可 不 是 我
們 這 些 凡 ⼈ 所 能 理 解 的 。
⾹ 港 的 ⽜ 下 ⼥⾞ 神 —— 李 慧 詩 , 相 信 ⼤ 家 都 認 識 吧 ! 她 雖 將 退 役 , 但 她 對 運 動 的 熱 誠 和 態 度 , 令 我 們 難
以 忘 懷 。 李 慧 詩 早 年 訓 練 時 , 不 幸 發 ⽣⾞ 禍 , 導 致 左 ⼿ 嚴 重 ⻣ 折 。 雖 然 眾 ⼈ 勸 她 退 役 , 但 永 不 放 棄 的 她 , 仍 忍
痛 練 習 , 還 堅 持 舉 重 達 130 多 公 ⽄ 的 槓 鈴 練 習 體 ⼒, 堅 持 不 懈 的 她 感 動 了 教 練 和 證 明 了 ⾃⼰ 的 能 ⼒。
她 的 努 ⼒ 奮 ⾾ 下 , 在 ⼆ 零 ⼀ 六 年 和 ⼆ 零 ⼆ 零 年 成 功 踏 上 奧 運 頒 獎 台 , 並 分 別 在 世 界 賽 事 成 為 冠 軍 , 披 上
彩 虹 戰 ⾐, 實 ⾄ 名 歸 。 她 的 成 功 背 後 , 也 少 不 了 教 練 和 團 隊 的 協 助 。 我 視 她 為 榜 樣 , 學 習 她 不 屈 不 撓 的 精 神 ;
也 祝 願 港 隊 在 未 來 的 奧 運 會 能 再 創 佳 績 。
這 次 的 奧 運 會 圓 滿 結 束 ,⾮ 常 精 彩 。 我 今 年 九
歲 , 也 是 第 ⼀ 次 關 注 奧 運 會 。 奧 運 會 是 世 界 上 最 ⼤ 規 模 及
最 ⾼ 級 別 的 運 動 會 , 各 國 都 會 派 出 最 頂 尖 的 運 動 員 參 加 不
同 的 項 ⽬, 以 決 出 世 界 冠 軍 。 在 奧 運 會 裡 ,⼤ 家 都 會 全 ⼒
以 赴 地 ⽐ 賽 , 絲 毫 不 留 給 其 他 選 ⼿ 取 勝 的 機 會 。 但 是 , 畢
竟 戰 場 上 是 對 ⼿, 戰 場 下 是 兄 弟 ! 當 我 看 到 運 動 員 在 勝 利
時 還 跟 對 ⼿ 表 達 尊 重 時 , 就 給 我 留 下 了 深 刻 的 印 象 。 為 了
證 明 ⾃⼰ 有 實 ⼒, 做 到 奧 運 會 的 ⼜ 號 「 更 快 、 更 ⾼、 更
強 」, 運 動 員 們 每 天 都 在 不 斷 地 刻 苦 訓 練 , 希 望 挑 戰 ⾃
我 , 取 得 更 好 的 成 績 ! 讓 我 們 ⼀ 起 為 他 們 加 油 吧 !
四 丙 王 ⼦ 熒
四 丙 鄧 婧 翹
這 次 奧 運 會 最 令 我 深
刻 的 是 乒 乓 球 ⼥⼦ 團 體 賽 。
憑 着 堅 毅 、 拼 勁 、 投 ⼊ 和 團
結 ,⾹ 港 隊 在 落 後 ⼀ 局 下 連
追 三 局 , 以 三 ⽐⼀ 擊 敗 德 國
隊 取 得 銅 牌 。 她 們 鍥 ⽽ 不 捨
和 勝 不 驕 、 敗 不 餒 的 運 動 精
神 , 提 醒 我 遇 到 挫 折 也 不 要
輕 ⾔ 放 棄 !
因 為 疫 情 關 係 , 奥 運 會 延 遲 了 ⼀ 年 才 進 ⾏。 我 們 把 收 在 ⼼ 裡 對 運 動 員 久 久 的 ⽀ 持 通 通 都 釋 放 出
來 。 雖 然 今 年 東 京 奧 運 沒 有 了 現 場 觀 眾 為 運 動 員 歡 呼 ⼂ 打 氣 ⽀ 持 , 但 我 曾 看 ⾒⾹ 港 市 ⺠ 們 在 商 場 看 ⽐
賽 直 播 時 那 種 投 ⼊ 及 熱 烈 ⽀ 持 的 場 ⾯。
在 今 年 2020 奧 運 會 , 我 最 欣 賞 的 是 單 ⾞ 好 ⼿ 李 慧 詩 , 她 在 ⽐ 賽 初 期 表 現 不 如 理 想 , 但 憑 着 頑 強 的
⾾ 志 , 她 ⼀ 直 堅 持 下 去 , 最 終 獲 取 ⼀⾯ 銅 牌 。 這 就 是 ⾹ 港 運 動 員 的 體 育 精 神 , 不 只 是 求 勝 利 ,⽽ 是 在
艱 難 的 情 況 下 也 會 全 ⼒ 以 赴 。
在 我 看 過 ⼀ 篇 關 於 殘 奧 運 動 員 陳 浩 源 報 導 後 , 他 那 種 堅 毅 不 屈 的 精 神 帶 給 我 巨 ⼤ 的 震 撼 。 在 困 難
⾯ 前 , 陳 浩 源 不 但 沒 有 ⾃ 暴 ⾃ 棄 , 反 ⽽ 積 極 地 ⽣ 活 。⾸ 次 出 戰 殘 奥 便 獲 取 銅 牌 , 他 的 努 ⼒ 與 堅 持 是 值
得 的 。 他 在 賽 後 流 着 眼 淚 說 :「 我 不 是 媽 媽 的 神 奇 ⼩⼦, 但 她 是 我 的 神 奇 媽 媽 !」 這 句 話 令 我 感 動 不
已 , 讓 我 明 ⽩ 每 位 成 功 ⼈⼠ 背 後 總 有 ⼀ 些 為 他 們 默 默 付 出 的 ⼈, 沒 有 他 們 , 就 不 能 締 造 ⼀ 個 ⼜⼀ 個 神
話 。
五 ⼄ 李 思 正
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Mathematicians are good at numbers, artists and engineers are good at design and
construct actual objects, but without Mathematics, artists may not be able to
measure and draw the shapes accurately and engineers may not be able to
calculate and decide the best construction model to use, each subject is working
hand-in-hand and putting the ideas together into real life. The Year 6 Crosscurricular
Project is a great opportunity to connect Mathematics, Art / Textile and
Chinese / Chinese History, with all subjects working together, we can defeat all the
obstacles and look forward to each student producing a creative postcard at the
end.
Mr. Forrest Li
Marcus Lam 6F
跨 學 科 學 習 是 ⼀ 種 有 趣
創 新 的 學 習 ⽅ 式 。 相 近 的 學 科 會
互 相 補 ⾜, 讓 知 識 融 會 貫 通 。 它
打 破 學 科 的 框 框 ,⿎ 勵 我 們 在 無
界 限 的 情 況 下 多 思 考 。 並 能 將 所
學 的 應 ⽤ 於 ⽇ 常 ⽣ 活 當 中 ,⼤ 有
裨 益 。
在 此 跨 學 科 的 研 習 中 , 我 們
得 以 將 中 ⽂、 中 史 、 數 學 、 美 勞 以 及
編 織 更 加 實 際 地 綜 合 運 ⽤ 起 來 。 我 們
也 會 更 加 享 受 、 喜 歡 這 些 科 ⽬。 同
時 , 我 們 也 可 以 全 ⾯ 的 瞭 解 到 每 ⼀ 個
科 ⽬ 的 真 正 ⽤ 法 , 它 對 我 們 以 後 的 學
習 和 ⽣ 活 都 有 很 ⼤ 的 幫 助 。
Anne Liu 6F
漢 字 作 為 漢 語 的 記 錄 符 號 , 既 是 ⼈ 類 社 會 歷 史 最 悠 久 的 幾 種 ⽂ 字 之 ⼀,
也 是 世 界 上 唯 ⼀⾄ 今 仍 被 廣 泛 使 ⽤ 的 語 素 ⽂ 字 。 本 學 年 , 藉 著 設 計 「 跨 科 研
習 」 活 動 的 契 機 , 六 年 級 中 ⽂ 及 中 史 科 特 增 加 了 「 漢 字 的 演 變 」 等 教 學 內 容 ,
並 與 數 學 、 美 術 、 紡 織 等 學 科 攜 ⼿, 組 織 學 ⽣⼀ 步 步 設 計 並 製 作 出 獨 特 的 漢 字
元 素 創 意 明 信 ⽚。 希 望 在 此 過 程 中 讓 學 ⽣ 有 更 多 機 會 感 受 到 漢 字 之 美 , 激 發 他
們 的 創 造 ⼒, 也 鍛 煉 他 們 的 交 流 與 合 作 能 ⼒。
Mr. Weiming Wang
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learning to embrace diversity together
Diversity refers to how we are all human and
share many similarities, but we also possess many
differences. These differences are an important part of
one’s self-identity and heritage; one should be proud of
what has shaped us and appreciate the fact that people
can still be united despite these differences. In the book
The Hate U Give the protagonist Starr struggles with
fitting in and being “normal” because of her race and
background. As an African American growing up in a
black neighbourhood, Starr is ashamed of how she has
to wear a facade in her “posh private school”. As the
story progresses, Starrs matures and realises that she
cannot stand up to others when she still has yet to
accept and be proud of herself.
In another angle, diversity is a broad term on its
own. Rich and poor, black and white, these are facets of
diversity. Diversity exists to remind us of the existence
of a spectrum, yet it has evolved to a point where the
general public automatically link the word diversity to
slogans and hashtags such as #racialequality and
#blacklivesmatter. Slogans that everyone used and
ones that go viral but slowly die down like viral trends
do.
So is diversity nothing more than a slogan, a
trend? And do people really care about what they
proclaim online? We all want to put an end to this
injustice and whether you are willing to take the first
step is all that matters.
Corisa Tam 8E
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The Hate U Give is an eye-opening
young adult fiction novel that not only
addresses important societal matters like
equality and race, but also expresses moving
themes of love and friendship.
The storyline follows the main
character Starr. She is a black teenage girl who
lives in a segregated black neighbourhood, but
attends a white school. She walks a fine line
between the two separate worlds she lives in.
This all changes when she witnesses the
unwarranted shooting and death of her
childhood friend by a white police officer.
Starr starts noticing examples of racism
everywhere; she is horrified at the labels and
stereotypes in society. On the other hand, she
is torn between her white friends and her black
neighbourhood: Is she betraying her
community by staying friends with her white
classmates?
story, Starr had the support of her family and
friends, whether she chose to protest or stay
silent. No matter what nationality her friends
were, they supported Starr because of their
deep friendship. No matter what hardships
Starr’s family was going through, they
supported Starr because they loved her. The
love between family and friends surpasses race
and societal expectations, and this was what
moved me the most when I was reading this
book.
The Hate U Give widened my
perspective of the society we live in, and
touched me thoroughly with its underlying
messages of love and family. This is why I
recommend this book wholeheartedly, to all
teenagers and adults.
This book changed how I see society.
It gave me the understanding that although we
are trying to improve, inequalities still exist in
our daily lives: unfair stereotypes, racial
discrimination, nonsensical conflict between
people of different races. But in the end, we
are the same, no matter our skin colour, no
matter our nationality. This is why people are
still fighting for change, advocating for
equality all around the world. You see this in
recent protests like Black Lives Matter.
Furthermore, The Hate U Give also
contains heartwarming themes of family,
community and friendship. Throughout the
Anson Fong 8E
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At the start of our new school year, new teachers brought with them a diversity of experiences and
fresh perspectives enriching our whole school community. They have worked collaboratively within
their teams, especially with their teacher buddy, while getting to know each other very well as new
and supportive colleagues. Our new teachers have shared their Desert Island Discs; three songs
that they would take with them if stranded on a desert island! Why not get to know your new
teachers better by enjoying their chosen songs and widening your musical palette!
Selah, You are my hiding place
> It's like a prayer seeking help and shelter from God.
>
Beatles, Yesterday
A defining song within it's genre, that many songs now
base themselves upon.
>
CCM, You were born to be love
It's a Korean song which reminds me of love.
>
Grouplove, Tongue Tied
An upbeat song that emphasizes the need for friendship
and love.
>
Music Travel Love, Hold Onto Me
It's soothing music which can give me a clear mind.
>
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes, Home
A narrative song, showing the development of a loving
relationship.
Ms Rebecca Yip
Secondary Geography
Teacher
Mr Alex McRoy
Secondary English Teacher
Ashes of Our Sins, Refuse to fall
I have been listening to this song for four years, and it's helped me stay motivated in tough times!
Randy Dominguez, Universe Rising
This song makes me appreciate the wonders of nature, the mysteries of life and the challenging
adventures I face.
Mr Baha Ghomrassi
Secondary English Teacher
Protocat ft. Natus, Worthy
This melodic track makes me think about the purpose of my existence, but it also convinces me that
my life, wherever I am and no matter how difficult it is, is worth living. The violin and piano creates a
melody that adds a sense of purpose to my life.
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Weezer, Islands in the Sun
This song would help me enjoy the sunshine and where I am at. If I am stuck I would need to find
some peace with where I am at so that I can move forward. The world is what we make of it. I prefer
to look at situations from a positive point of view. This helps me to start thinking positively.
Michael Jackson, Billie Jean
If I need a brain break, or something different. A song to dance and sing to would be a great break.
Who better than MJ and this song.
Mr Kevin Karr
Primary English Teacher
Rob Dougan, Clubbed to Death (The Matrix)
This song would give me motivation to build something to take me off the island. I wouldn't quit until I
find a solution. Perseverance is key.
我 要 看 ⾒
歌 詞 內 容 是 ⿎ 勵 我 們 像 摩 ⻄⼀ 樣 看 ⾒ 神 的 榮 耀 , 我 深 信
神 ⼀ 定 會 帶 我 離 開 荒 島
倔 強
歌 詞 中 提 及 : 我 不 怕 千 萬 ⼈ 阻 擋 , 只 怕 ⾃⼰ 投 降 , 能 ⿎
勵 ⾃⼰ 不 要 放 棄
我 的 孩 ⼦ 唱 的 歌 ( 他 還 不 太 會 說 話 )
聽 到 孩 ⼦ 的 聲 ⾳ 使 我 充 滿 ⼒ 量 去 尋 找 ⽅ 法 逃 離 荒 島
王 錚 亮 ,《 時 間 都 去 哪 兒 了 》
獨 ⾃ 在 荒 島 , 想 起 了 ⾃⼰ 的 ⽗⺟、 家 ⼈, 感 嘆 時 間 過 得
太 快 了 , 還 有 很 多 話 沒 說 , 還 有 很 多 事 情 沒 做 。
韓 紅 , 《⼀ 個 ⼈》
⾃⼰⼀ 個 ⼈ 孤 孤 單 單 的 , 好 可 憐 呀 。
葉 炫 清 ,《 誰 來 救 救 我 》
⼀ 個 ⼈ 在 荒 島 、 沙 漠 太 久 了 , 等 待 別 ⼈ 來 救 我 呀 。
Ms Phoebe Chung
Primary ChineseTeacher
Ms Li Sui Miu
Primary ChineseTeacher
Allan Rayman, Tennessee
I would choose this song because some of the lyrics reflect my personality; these lyrics are,
"I don't want a lifestyle you, not me. I'm a simple kind of man with a simple kind of plan, like
to keep low key."
Jack Johnson, Home
This song always reminds me of my family, loved ones and upbringing on a farm in
Namibia. Engrossed by nature. A line I love in this song is, "Home is wherever we are, if
there is love here too."
Rüfüs De Sol, Innerbloom
Because who wouldn't want to dance on an island if nobody was watching.
Mr Jason Davidson
Economics and GP Teacher
Leonard Bernstein, La Bonne Cuisine
Bernstein mainly composed symphonies and musicals. However, he wrote a unique French song cycle,
which was about four recipes from the 1899 French cookery book. The recipes include Plum pudding, Ox
tails, Arabic chicken stew and Rabbit at top speed. I was so starving after listening to the song cycle.
Mr Samson Chow
Music Teacher
Tchaikovsky, Fantasy Overture 'Romeo and Juliet'
It is based on Shakespeare's play of the same name, which has many colors and stunning tunes among
the overture, especially the love theme. The love theme has been influentially adopted in television
programmes and movies, for instance, 'Sesame Street'.
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Spice Girls, Say You'll Be There
Whenever I hear any Spice Girls song, it takes me right back to my childhood. I was a very
big fan growing up, and this song always reminds me of very happy memories.
Tone and I, Cloudy Day
I have had this song on repeat for about two weeks now! I love the message of this song. It
is so uplifting whenever you are having a difficult day, especially if you were stranded on a
desert island! It also has a great beat to dance to as well.
Ms Amy Climpson
Secondary English Teacher
Earth, Wind and Fire, September
This song never fails to improve my mood and gets me up dancing. Coming from the 80's
disco era, it is a song that reminds me of my parents and many family parties, all of us
dancing and singing together.
Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto no.2
I am not used to listening to concertos because a half-an-hour-plus performance sounds a bit
too long. But a friend of mine recommended this composer to me. I listened to it, and was like,
WOW!! The story is: do not stay in the comfort zone, be ready to try something new.
Christopher Tin, Sogno di Volare (The Dream of Flight)
An extremely uplifting masterpiece from a game play (Civilization VI). Lyrics adopted from
Leonardo da Vinci's writing about his desire for flight. Should there be an anthem for
humanity, it would be the one.
Mr Philip Chan
Secondary Geography
Teacher
Kenji Kawai, Cinema Symphony Ghost in the Shell
Taiko (the Japanese drum) is one of my favourite musical instruments. Full of history and
traditions and energy. The chants (and their meaning) and the taiko solo in this music were
Kenshi Yonezu, Lemon
The lyrics talk about life and death.
Yoasobi, 優 しい 彗 星
The song described the friendship of two best
friends; it is a very meaningful story.
AKB48, 365⽇の 紙 ⾶⾏ 機
This is my favourite song! Life is like a paper
airplane. We should overcome different challenges
to fly higher and further.
Mr Stanley Kong
Secondary Mathematics
Teacher
Coldplay, Sparks
This song makes me feel calm.
GoldFish, Moonwalk Away
Reminds me of home.
Empire of the Sun, We Are The People
Puts me in a good mood.
Ms Jeanne Goosen
Primary English Teacher
Beatles, Strawberry Fields Forever (Something
old)
This reminds me of long summers in London listening to
music, relaxing and staring into the sky.
Adele, Skyfall (Something new)
Very soulful song that reminds me of my childhood having
a peek at a late night Bond film.
New Order - Blue Monday (Something blue)
Reminds me of the fun early days in HK in the 90s.
Mr Jake Liu
Design and Technology
Teacher
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中 學 ⽣ 服 裝 設 計 ⽐ 賽
12A Belle Yu 余 臻 兒 、12B Alice Li 李 思 明
在 2021 年 的 中 學 ⽣ 校 際 時 裝 設 計 ⽐ 賽 中 , 我 們 受
邀 為 ⾹ 港 運 動 員 在 2021 年 奧 運 會 開 幕 式 上 設 計 兩 套 服
裝 。 在 我 們 的 設 計 中 , 希 望 通 過 融 合 中 國 ⽂ 化 和 時 尚
潮 流 的 設 計 元 素 , 來 展 示 ⾹ 港 這 個 國 際 都 市 的 傳 統 與
現 代 融 合 的 特 ⾊。 為 了 體 現 運 動 員 不 屈 不 撓 的 毅 ⼒ 和
堅 定 不 移 的 運 動 精 神 , 我 們 在 ⿊⾊ 和 紅 ⾊ 的 ⾯ 料 上 添
上 了 兩 條 ⿓ 印 花 , 提 供 ⼀ 件 舒 適 ⽽ 充 滿 ⼒ 量 的 服 裝 之
餘 , 也 期 望 展 現 ⾹ 港 運 動 員 的 ⾃ 信 和 魅 ⼒。
設 計 的 靈 感 來 源 於 ⾹ 港 區 花 洋 紫 荊 , 將 國 際 都 市
與 懷 舊 復 古 相 結 合 , 呈 現 出 朝 氣 、 有 氣 勢 的 形 態 。 服
裝 造 型 簡 潔 、 線 條 流 暢 , 適 合 於 奧 運 會 此 正 式 場 合 ,
同 時 以 細 節 展 現 ⾹ 港 的 獨 特 之 處 。 對 於 此 設 計 的 顏
⾊, 我 們 選 擇 了 在 ⾹ 港 舊 海 報 和 傳 統 茶 餐 廳 中 常 ⾒ 的
酒 紅 ⾊ 和 孔 雀 綠 。 此 外 , 採 ⽤ 刺 繡 ⼯ 藝 , 繡 出 ⾹ 港 區
花 洋 紫 荊 圖 案 , 使 其 顯 得 典 雅 、⾼ 貴 。 還 有 , 配 以 ⾹
港 街 頭 ⾵ 標 誌 的 版 畫 , 以 及 在 背 ⾯ 加 上 ⾹ 港 特 ⾊ 的 摩
天 ⼤ 樓 , 突 顯 出 港 ⾵ 的 炫 麗 奪 ⽬。 當 運 動 員 進 ⼊ 會 場
時 , 其 迷 ⼈⽽ 時 尚 的 服 裝 設 計 將 引 起 ⼈ 們 的 注 ⽬。
此 次 ⽐ 賽 結 束 後 , 我 們 更 有 機 會 把 設 計 好 的 服
裝 , 由 模 特 兒 在 T 台 上 ⾛ 秀 , 展 示 各 ⾃ 設 計 的 ⾵ 采 。
在 此 過 程 中 , 我 們 不 僅 能 參 與 到 服 裝 的 製 作 , 以 及 了
解 時 裝 秀 的 複 雜 過 程 ,⽽ 且 還 有 機 會 認 識 其 他 才 華 橫
溢 的 設 計 師 , 並 與 之 交 流 。 由 此 , 這 也 激 發 了 ⼤ 家 對
這 種 時 裝 設 計 的 驚 嘆 和 欣 賞 。 在 ⽼ 師 的 幫 助 下 , 我 們
取 得 了 優 異 的 成 績 , 期 待 明 年 , 我 們 再 次 以 佳 績 證 明
⾃⼰ 的 實 ⼒!
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HK Government policy address with CKY students
On 3 rd September, 2021, a group of year 11 and year 12 students gathered in the conference room to
attend a zoom meeting with Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 16 other Po Leung Kuk schools as part of
the 2021 Policy Address Public Consultation. Throughout the hour-long session, students from different schools had
the opportunity to voice their opinions or suggestions on various social issues, such as elderly care, sports
development, technological innovation and more. The Chief Executive then gave detailed responses, elaborating on
the current schemes or potential policies to be implemented.
12E Jeff Lam and I were chosen as representatives for our school to raise a question regarding support for
student athletes. Prior to the consultation session, we worked to refine the question’s structure and vocabulary, as
well as practicing our presentation with the help of Dr. Lau, Head Principal Chong, and Principal Lam. We spoke up
about the struggles of students who aspire to be professional athletes whilst facing the burden of academics. This
was especially relevant considering the Hong Kong team achieved brilliant results in this year’s Olympics, and that
some of our seniors had in fact chosen to give up their studies to become full-time athletes. The Chief Executive
answered our question with reference to current facilities and schemes like the Hong Kong Sports Institute and
advanced university offers for athletes. She mentioned that she hopes students will be able to develop in both
aspects of academic and sports with support from the government.
The policy address consultation was a wonderful opportunity for us as students to gain deeper insight into the
future prospects of Hong Kong and what we can do to equip ourselves with a variety of skills and pursue our
dreams. Through listening to the questions and responses, we were able to raise our level of awareness regarding
current issues in society, inspiring us to tackle the societal challenges we may face in the future.
Charis Hung 12D
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Team
Competition
All reds at the FLL 2021 Competition
CKY won 3rd place in the best robot design award
Competition highlights
The First Lego League (FLL) is a robotics competition where as a
team we had to build and program a robot to accomplish some tasks
in a set amount of time. Due to the pandemic, this year’s competition
was shifted online, and we could film the whole competition then
submit it online. Afterwards we would join a zoom meeting and
explain the design of our robot and the building process, as well as
present a research project about our innovative design on a preset
topic.
This competition really focuses on their core values such as
discovery, innovation, impact, inclusion, teamwork and fun. There
was a whole section of the competition where the judges asked
questions about our teamwork, what problems we encountered
during the competition and how we solved them, and potential
improvements for our robot. This was really interesting as I usually
don’t see competition with such emphasis on these values.
We played to our strengths and split the workload according to our
fields of expertise, such as building the robot, or programming the
robot. At the start I mooched around for the most part, as I was the
most inexperienced member of the robotics team, so I stood and
learnt from my teammates, contributing with the occasional
constructive idea and helping out whenever I could, such as copying
a piece of the robot that needed to be built multiple times. My
greatest contribution to the team was sorting the pieces. It’s such an
underrated part of the process. I spent hour after hour separating
parts into different categories then placing them into the trays.
Eventually, once I started to get the hang of how to actually help out
with preparing for the competition, I helped out with some of the
programming, which involved a lot of trial and error. This was
especially annoying as the robot’s motion sensor was very
inaccurate, and the system had a high margin of error, meaning that
the robot did a slightly different thing every time, so we couldn’t really
test the robot accurately. We joked while recording the competition
that the robot only worked when it wasn’t being filmed, but kept
failing whenever we were.
I learnt many technical skills during the competition, such as how to
build a robot, and how the individual parts interacted with each other
to form a whole greater than the sum of its parts. I also learned how
to think outside of the box, using creative ways to solve problems,
such as bumping into the wall to align the robot so it is more
accurate.
Overall, the First Lego League was an amazing experience. 10/10 I
would certainly recommend.
Daniel Au 10A
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A hackathon is a competition where students do not actually hack (and potentially unlock secrets in the
deep dark web) -- instead, it is a place for participants to work in groups and design a software
application related to a theme, before pitching their business model to a panel of judges. Keynote
speeches and workshops are also included to inspire competitors, with content ranging from digital
transformation, technical coding skills and marketing.
Our CKY Hackathon was born out of an idea to collaborate with XdHacks Mini, which is a highschool
hackathon nonprofit dedicated to teaching students the importance of interdisciplinary learning in the
modern technology industry. They started off as a team of highschool students from different schools in
Vancouver, and in two years they have now expanded to connect with Hong Kong, LA, Miami, Toronto,
Windsor and more.
Our executive team of ten Y11 (now Y12) students was formed in August 2020 with hopes of being able
to organise a physical hackathon when the pandemic ceased. Unfortunately, as autumn faded to winter
and winter transitioned to the humidity of spring, we realised for the safety of our participants an online
hackathon was inevitable. Therefore, on 12th-13th June 2021, our first ever CKY Hackathon was grandly
opened on the platforms of Zoom and Discord.
The turnout for our event reached a number of 36 students split into 12 teams, and we had 9 CKY parent
volunteers in total helping out with the keynote speech, workshops, mentoring and judging. The feedback
we received was also generally positive, with students and parents alike leaving with something new and
creating more connections in the technological industry. In the future, we plan to pass on the tradition of
hosting the CKY Hackathon by inviting younger students to join our executive team, and hopefully one
day when we come back to visit as alumni, we will see the CKY Hackathon still standing strong,
expanded to welcome all Hong Kong highschool students.
For more information about Xdhacks, please visit https://mini.xdhacks.com/
CKY Hackathon Executive Team
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EDUVITAMIN +
CKY Hackathon 2021 was an enlightening and thrilling two days of brainstorming, programming, and
pitching. The keynote speeches, workshops, and hands-on experience building our product were
definitely valuable and rewarding. From the keynote speeches, we have learnt about the core
technologies and values in the field of STEM, as well as the design thinking process. We also
undertook a brief tutorial on various platforms for website and app creation. Furthermore, we were
introduced to the agile method for software development.
Our mentor, who was a CEO of a startup in EdTech, gave us a lot of advice along the way, especially
on conducting surveys. The most challenging part was the time limit, especially as one of our members
had to go to a swimming competition for more than 2 hours in the middle of the hackathon. We also had
to adapt some of our original ideas due to limitations of WIX.
During the summer, we were offered opportunities to develop our project for six weeks. Mr WF Leung,
who was our mentor in the hackathon, invited us to weekly workshops which took place in his EdTech
startup. We were able to experience the vibrant working environment in Science Park and gain
hands-on knowledge on how a startup is operated. Moreover, we enhanced our software, using realtime
updating datasets to better facilitate mentor signups. Mr WF Leung continued to provide valuable
suggestions on our project, and we were able to reach the initial deployment stage. We would like to
graciously thank Mr Leung for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
In the near future, we aim to launch the EduVitamin+ Pilot Test and implement the software and
system in a group of around 20 CKY students. Confirming the feasibility of our product would be an
important milestone for the further development of EduVitamin+.
Shelly Chan 8F, Kaitlyn Zee 8F
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EDUVITAMIN +
About your project:
Imagine a classroom where students are disengaged from the teachers and only care about
passing. Students who work at different paces handle the same materials, and there are numerous
tutoring sessions after school. This is the truth in many classrooms nowadays, and this is the
problem we are dedicated to eradicating.
Our product, EduVitamin+ is more than a software; it is a platform dedicated to reshaping current
STEM education. EduVitamin+ supplements teachers, coursework and examinations with
mentorship, a blog-writing forum and enquiry-based learning, promoting active and inquiry based
learning. We used WIX to build our website (bit.ly/eduvitamin).
Firstly, there is a mentor selection screen, with information about mentors such as their name and
institution. The main goal of mentorship is to build a STEM project, while learning valuable
knowledge along the way. Furthermore, there is an “Events” segment where mentors can set up
real-life events to meet students in person, as this is a crucial part of mentorship.
Moreover, there is a Blog section, which allows students to upload their weekly blogs about their
chosen subject. This will encourage self-directed learning and the dissemination of information
from various sources. Blogs can entail extension research, updates on the mentorship project, and
more. There are various categories to boost user friendliness, and a commenting function is
included to foster peer-based learning.
Furthermore, the spirit of enquiry and critical thinking is promoted through the Post-Lesson
Questions and Student-Led Challenging sections. Students will have the opportunity to inquire after
every lesson in the Post-Lesson Questions forum, letting teachers immediately evaluate students’
learning. In the Student-Led Challenging part of the site, students upload Blooket links to the site for
their fellow classmates to complete, consolidating the knowledge learnt.
We have continued developing EduVitamin+ by partaking in continuous weekly meetings with our
mentor this summer. We aim to create an automatic algorithm for matching mentors and students.
In the future, we aspire to establish a userbase of secondary students studying STEM, and
eventually implement our vision in CKY.
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AEye
How it started:
When we first heard of the competition during assembly, we were
extremely excited. The school had never had anything similar.
Beforehand, we already had a little experience with programming,
making simple command-line games for fun. During the duration of this
competition, our primary coding language was Python. We researched
new Python libraries and functions. We learned about datasets for
machine learning, how to train neural networks, and use them to detect
basic objects. Furthermore, we learned that planning and communication
were very important in this competition. With the extremely tight time
frame of only 2 days to get a lot done, we had to work out what we would
do for each day to make everything complete and ready for our
presentation to the judges. The most useful support that we received
during the event was from our parents, as they were the most
encouraging. However, the mentors we received were also extremely
helpful, as they gave us many tips for teamwork and encouraged us with
kind words. The most challenging part of the entire project was
researching the topic of machine learning, this was all tremendously hard
to understand. The most exciting part was the fact that we had never
participated in such an event before. We were extremely grateful that our
school was making efforts to help students achieve more goals in the
field of technology and allow them to use their abilities and knowledge
outside of school. We thought the guest speakers were really
professional, and we are grateful that they took their time to help and
share their knowledge with us. Not only that, but we would definitely join
next year, as it is a very rare opportunity for us to put our skills and
interests to good use. We strongly hope for a Hackathon next year, and
we hope the topic could be even more interesting than this year’s event.
Our project:
Our project is called AEye. The reason for this
name is because of its inclusion of artificial
intelligence, as well as the fact that it is an
artificial eye for the visually impaired. It is a
small product that requires no internet
connection that is able to help visually
impaired people read words or objects out
loud. For example, if they were reading a
book, all they would need to do would be to
click a button, and our product would be able
to read the text aloud for them. Our language
of choice was Python. Our initial plan was to
host the code on a Raspberry Pi, a
microcomputer. Next, a connected GoPro
would scan the surroundings to look for text
or images to read for the user. However,
since we only have two days for the
hackathon, we were only able to test it out on
a computer. Our project currently can only
recognize English words and read them
aloud. It is near perfect for typed letters, but
still needs work on handwritten words.
Unfortunately, we were not able to
incorporate object recognition during the span
of the competition, however, we have already
gotten it working over the summer.
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Our work over the summer:
During the summer, we have
continued to work on our
project with support from the
school as well as one of the
mentors: Mr. Wai Fung Leung,
the founder, and CEO of
Artemis Education Technology
LTD. After over a month of
work, we have managed to
make a number of features
functional. Such as object
r e c o g n i t i o n , b e t t e r t e x t
recognition, are all usable.
However, improvements are
still being made, and we are
working on filtering images for
better clarity as well as
training the neural network.
We would like to extend our
heartfelt appreciation to
Founding Principal Lau, Mr.
Louis Wong, Mr. Wai Fung
Leung, Mrs. Linda Sze, and
Ms. Yoki Li for their support,
encouragement, opportunity,
and guidance.
Mason Choi 7F,
Matthew Lam 7A,
Kurtis Kwan 7E,
Lucas Leung 7A
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SECONDARY SECTION
IGCSE ARTWORKS: MIND MAPS ACTIVITY
Year 9 art students started off their IGCSE course by exploring human anatomy together.
They created mind maps to explore potential ideas for their artworks. From now until the end
of the term, the students will develop and refine their ideas into a final artwork.
During the process of creating the mind map, not only did I enjoy
designing the composition, visual ideas and more, but I also
learnt a lot. When I first started colouring the hand (the main
focus of the piece), I used acrylic paint which did not turn out
appealing, so I decided to try utilising my watercolour pencils and
then going over it with a damp brush. I found it difficult to
understand the different tones of the hand as some parts were
warmer tones while some were cooler tones. Although I tried my
best to remind myself that I had to have a clear visual hierarchy
in order for it to be easier for the viewer to understand the mind
map better, I felt that the size of the subtitles font was too similar
to the headings. Therefore, I decided to add color behind the
headings to make it stand out more. There were many more
things that I learnt in the process of this mind-map, but this has
mostly helped me in learning how to plan out the composition,
modify parts of the plan while being in the process of creating this
piece to ameliorate what I didn’t like, and much more.
Olivia Lau 9C
Through creating my mind map, I learnt how to expand on
ideas and attempted to represent them through visuals. I
realized the importance of putting concepts to paper and the
significance of intentional design choices, such as using value
and scale to create visual hierarchy. This process has helped
me explore ideas relating to my current project, but I believe it
will also be an essential step in ideation for any future projects.
Suzette Tjang 9D
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From the experience of making the mindmap, I
have learnt and explored different concepts of
art, such as colours and values, space and size.
I have also explored ideas around the topic of
Human Anatomy, made decisions on font and
pictures, while organising the composition of the
mind map. For future works, I will reflect on this
mind map in order to improve and gain higher
marks.
Regine Wong 9E
Throughout the research process, I learnt a lot of valuable
knowledge about the construction of face and body
proportions, for both men and women, as well as the
different types of facial features that communicate different
characters, and how to make gestures appear natural by
considering the line of action and weight balance. In
addition, I learnt how to group and arrange written ideas
and pictures, classifying them into categories for easier
understanding. All the while learning how to create a visual
hierarchy, which is crucial in a mindmap in order to
organise ideas in a presentable and reader-friendly way,
by using size, colour and composition.
Keira Choy 9E
Through this task, I’ve learnt to expand my ideas
in an organised, yet creative manner. It was nice
to realise how so many varied thoughts can come
out of a single word. My train of thought just
couldn’t stop.
Darren Cheung 9C
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PRIMARY SECTION
CKY ART EXHIBITION
One additional inclusion for the Art Exhibition featured in the last edition of the
Newsletter is this wonderful piece from Chace Chan who is now in 5C this year.
This art exhibition is brilliant, and all students' artworks are very creative and
amazing. I am glad that my artwork is one of the exhibits. The theme of Year
four's artworks is 'What's Your Name?', and my artwork 'The Colourful World'
is designed by my name 'Chace' with colourful patterns, which expressed my
will for racial harmony. I hope all the CKY students will continue to succeed in
visual art. By 4C Chace Chan
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Every Saturday throughout September, over 20 staff
members including Primary and Secondary teachers
and Support staff took part in first aid training. They
learnt some invaluable life skills in providing first aid,
including bandaging and resuscitation. While working
together with a partner, they mastered the art of
bandaging various injuries in preparation for their
practical tests. See if you can spot any of your
teachers amongst all the bandages!
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Alumni News
Class of 2021: IB Top Scorers (English&Chinese)
We were delighted with the achievements of last years’ cohort of graduates in the
IB Diploma. We are proud of every one of our graduates and the progress each of
them has made throughout their educational journey at CKY. The Class of 2021
notched up a grand total of nine top-scorers with the perfect result of 45-points.
These exceptional graduates have reflected on how learning together with their
classmates has helped them to succeed.
With 6 subjects, TOK, EE and CAS all to be completed within a period
of 2 years, I often found myself overloaded with information. Especially
with online lessons, I felt like memorising content became harder than
ever. I always ended up remembering lots of the silly stuff that
happens in class, and not much of what is actually taught. But then, I
realised that silly stuff and subject knowledge are not mutually
exclusive things. I was lucky enough to have a lot of witty and
humorous friends, who always made jokes about what we learned. By
studying with friends, we made learning fun and interesting for each
other, diminishing the tedious and daunting side of IB, which
undoubtedly led to more effective learning.
John Lee
Establishing a study group with my peers contributed to my IB
success. We would discuss a diversity of subjects, ranging from
sciences to languages. As everyone was equipped with unique
insights, not only was the discussion an opportunity for me to learn
from others, but it also widened my perspectives. Moreover, we would
teach each other which enabled me to reinforce my mastery of the
materials. The group was also my indispensable mental support team
when completing the demanding IAs. Thanks to my peers, we
motivated each other throughout the journey so we could triumph over
the hurdles together.
Karly Tang
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When studying with others you’ll
always benefit from taking tips and
learning from each other. Sometimes
you may realise areas you may have
misunderstood when you go through
the things you have learnt in school
together, you may also find that your
friends may have a better way of
explaining complicated processes to
you so you can better understand the
theory. Other times you get a variety
of study skills and tips from different
people that you can try to incorporate
into your own study methods. In a
specific example, I was revising for
my biology exam with a couple of my
friends, we were trying to memorise
specific processes, such as the
electron transport chain, from trying
to take turns to explain the process to
each other we found out key points,
words and actions that will help us
remember this process more clearly.
Especially because we had a laugh in
the process, it made it hard to forget
the set of words and actions that we
came up with. From this, you can
also see how studying with friends
relieves part of your stress that could
affect your health and mindset as you
share your stress and have moments
of laughter to lighten the mood.
I definitely would not have achieved success in IB without
the help and support of my classmates and I would say the
key in learning effectively with others lies in learning to
balance. Whilst I prefer to study independently when I
work on past papers, other aspects of the course for
instance writing up IAs and essays is so much more
bearable with friends helping to proofread and giving
suggestions. Especially during my Visual Art course,
discussing my ideas and thoughts with others sparked
inspiration and played a significant role in the process of
refining my projects and development of my pieces, and
overcoming “artist’s block” at times.
Dorothy Kwok
The time we spent doing analysis work in groups during
English class not only let us cover more ground when
learning and reviewing the broad range of text types that
we had to go over, but also made me consider alternate
approaches to the texts that we faced, such as in terms of
the conventions we identified as significant and how we
structured our essay points. Because of this, I was able to
improve upon my tendency to fall back on generally
applicable choices that were less relevant, ultimately
making my work more comprehensive and effective as a
result.
Jasmine Poon
Melissa Sung
IB 有 許 多 考 試 和 作 業 , 所 以 同 學 們 都 會 ⻑ 期 處 於 ⼀ 個 很 ⼤ 壓 ⼒ 的 環 境 。 因 此 , 我
們 都 需 要 ⼀ 班 可 以 互 相 ⽀ 持 的 好 朋 友 。 另 外 , 有 時 候 ⼤ 家 都 會 對 教 材 有 不 同 的 想
法 以 及 問 題 ,⽽ 同 學 之 間 的 交 流 與 分 享 可 以 讓 ⼤ 家 更 多 了 解 ⽂ 本 。
Jasmine Chan
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在 繁 忙 的 IB⽣ 活 裏 , 我 和 幾 位 志 同 道 合 的 同 學 ⾃⾏ 組 織 了 環 保 社 , 靠 ⼭⾯ 海 的
學 校 也 讓 我 們 在 聒 噪 的 都 市 中 尋 找 綠 ⾊ 的 蹤 跡 。 我 們 幾 個 環 保 社 的 領 袖 分 ⼯ 合
作 , 時 常 開 會 , 思 考 社 團 活 動 的 内 容 。 最 終 , 我 們 帶 領 著 低 年 級 的 同 學 組 織 校 園
種 植 、 廚 餘 回 收 、 廢 紙 書 簽 設 計 等 活 動 , 就 算 最 後 因 爲 疫 情 的 關 係 學 會 無 法 開
成 , 我 們 也 嘗 試 不 同 的 ⽅ 法 , 在 社 交 媒 體 上 輪 流 做 貼 ⽂, 推 廣 綠 ⾊⽣ 活 的 ⼿⼯ 製
作 和 ⼩ 知 識 。 如 果 不 是 能 和 這 幾 位 和 我 ⼀ 樣 對 環 保 有 濃 厚 興 趣 的 同 學 , 我 想 我 希
望 能 夠 推 廣 綠 ⾊ 校 園 的 ⽬ 標 是 永 遠 都 實 現 不 了 。 除 了 社 團 活 動 外 , IB 的 課 程 特 點
還 包 含 了 TOK 的 課 程 和 EE 的 探 索 。 我 認 爲 整 個 IB 的 旅 程 不 單 單 讓 我 學 習 到 許 多 課
本 上 的 知 識 , 更 重 要 的 是 給 了 我 ⼀ 個 和 同 學 ⼀ 起 探 索 ⾃⼰ 興 趣 , 分 享 不 同 意 ⾒,
互 相 學 習 的 機 會 。
Telia Mak
For me, studying does not mean memorizing. It means refreshing our memories
of the logic behind fragments of knowledge. The most effective way of revising
this logic is to ask yourself questions, or even better, discuss with peers. A deep
discussion with information coming from each and every one reminds all about
any knowledge missed when revising on their own. This not only helped me, but I
am sure it helped some of the students who participated in these discussions.
This method allowed me to study effectively and has enabled me and my peers to
achieve success in IB together through group learning.
Leo Lam
Before our exams, my friends and I would ask each other challenging
questions to test our knowledge and recap important themes to refresh our
memory, especially for our chemistry and biology exams. By raising concerns
we had during our individual revision, we were able to overcome our
weaknesses and further enhance our knowledge. It was both hilarious and
relieving to see some of the questions we discussed appearing on the exam
paper. Studying for exams or not, I think that learning and studying together
provides a great opportunity to expand your knowledge and grow together.
Gordon Lee
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