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PO LEUNG KUK <br />
CHOI KAI YAU SCHOOL<br />
NEWSLETTER<br />
ISSUE 20 Oct 2021<br />
IN THIS ISSUE<br />
Odd Socks Day<br />
PAGE 2<br />
Olympics and Paralympics<br />
PAGE 5<br />
Year 6 Inter-subject Projects<br />
PAGE 8<br />
Good Reads<br />
PAGE 9<br />
Desert Island Discs<br />
PAGE 11<br />
Fashion Show<br />
PAGE 14<br />
Government Policy Address<br />
PAGE 15<br />
Primary buddy<br />
PAGE 16<br />
Robotics Competition<br />
PAGE 18<br />
Hackathon<br />
PAGE 19<br />
IGCSE artwork<br />
PAGE 24<br />
also features staff first aid and alumni news
Founding Principal’s Words<br />
校 ⻑ 的 話<br />
Succeeding Together in Diverse Teams<br />
The theme for our 2021-22 academic year captures the essence of what makes CKY a thriving school<br />
community. Two words reveal a great deal about a core value that runs deep in everything we do and how we<br />
interact with one another. Succeeding Together means that we can accomplish far more by working in<br />
partnership than we could ever achieve by working alone. It reminds us that to be truly successful, we each<br />
have a responsibility to support others who need our help or encouragement, while receiving the support of<br />
others at the same time. While we celebrate the exceptional achievements of individual students and staff, we<br />
are even more glad to recognise and applaud the outstanding feats of close-knit teams who exemplify solid<br />
teamwork and strong collaboration; two watchwords that guide our relationships with each other. As a rather<br />
large institution comprising over 1,800 students and around 250 teachers and staff, as well as parents, alumni<br />
and ancillary staff including caterers, janitors and instructors, the key to our success is that we make the most<br />
of the diverse talents of everyone throughout our whole community. Only by working together can we achieve<br />
our common goals of educational excellence and holistic nurturing of every child in our care. Despite the size<br />
of our community, the close bonds that were forged when the school was established have been maintained to<br />
this day; I am still fond of referring to our ever-growing community as the CKY Family!<br />
Proud to be different on Odd Socks Day!
Pride and joy with some of our top scoring IGCSE graduates<br />
Inspecting the Solar Roof Garden<br />
during mid-term break<br />
The <strong>20th</strong> edition of the CKY Newsletter shines a spotlight on the close cooperation that takes place across our<br />
school on a daily basis. Our Primary students have recently been encouraged to celebrate and embrace their<br />
individual differences through an ‘odd socks’ day; a meaningful event where the children learnt that being<br />
different can often be a strength by making a person more colourful, distinctive and memorable. Our students<br />
have also reflected on how this year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games offers no shortage of inspiring<br />
role models who achieved incredible feats despite various challenges. Similarly, our students are realising the<br />
value of collaboration through their own experiences in inter-subject project teams, as well as from literature by<br />
drawing inspiration from others. Our new teachers have also bonded as a supportive group during their first<br />
months at CKY, and shared their musical tastes in Desert Island Discs.<br />
As we gradually return to some normality on campus, the wide array of school events that we’re accustomed<br />
to are resuming by degrees. Some of these special activities are featured in this edition, such as Fashion<br />
Design and Robotics competitions, where our students have excelled in the application of creative and<br />
technological know-how. The HK Policy address that some of our IB students were involved in provided a good<br />
opportunity to help inform and shape government policy. Also in this issue, our new insert students have<br />
reflected on how smoothly they have settled into CKY, and our staff have worked marvellously together while<br />
completing first-aid training and nursing one another to tip-top condition!<br />
We hope you enjoy keeping abreast of the latest news across our school community. We wish you all<br />
happiness and success in striving forward together!<br />
Dr. LAU, Siu-Ling<br />
Founding Principal
Primary Section<br />
Odd Socks Day was a wonderful day to raise awareness and spread kindness.<br />
We wore different socks to show that we are unique and to express ourselves.<br />
Some students wore spiderman or batman socks, while others wore socks with<br />
ruffles. You could see some people are into action and MARVEL comics while<br />
others liked fancy things! On this day I wore a rainbow unicorn sock and a<br />
thunder and lightening sock on the other. These two socks show the different<br />
parts of me!<br />
This activity was meaningful and memorable. I appreciate the opportunity to<br />
get creative too!<br />
Hilary Chong 4D<br />
Have you ever seen your friends come to school with two different socks<br />
on? Odd socks day was a wonderful experience. I couldn’t believe my<br />
eyes when I came to school to see everyone around me wearing<br />
different and colourful odd socks! This day was so meaningful too. The<br />
purpose of this day was to celebrate how we are all different, or “odd.”<br />
Our odd socks represented this and we are proud of being unique. If we<br />
can appreciate what makes us different, then we would not have people<br />
teasing each other. I hope that this festival continues in CKY every year!<br />
Chloe Kwok 4D<br />
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On Friday we had odd socks day to celebrate being different and<br />
came in different socks. We read a story and coloured a pair of<br />
socks. I love my Minion socks because they have bright colours<br />
and funny faces. I like Minions because they always do silly things<br />
and make me laugh until my tummy hurts. My Mum bought these<br />
socks for me. My little brother also has Minion socks. I loved<br />
everyone’s different socks. It showed me it is good to be different,<br />
so it’s not boring.<br />
Sophie Wong 2A<br />
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“Every child is good at something” I’ve heard this motto for<br />
seven years, but I’m just in year 4. I think you are asking why.<br />
It’s because I have a sister in year 7. Last assembly , Principal<br />
Lau said it again and said every child is different, every child is<br />
unique. Then we talked about odd socks day, so we can all be<br />
different and unique.<br />
I went home and searched about odd socks day. Odd socks day<br />
is designed mostly for fun, but it’s also because we don’t want<br />
anyone to bully others, just because they are a minority.<br />
After I told mom and dad about odd socks day, they bought me<br />
a chicken feet sock right away! That's because my legs are as<br />
thin as a chicken's feet. At school, my classmates howled with<br />
laughter when they saw my socks and I’m happy when I see<br />
them laugh. Odd socks day is a very fun and meaningful day.<br />
Wouldn’t it be boring if we all looked the same?<br />
Kiefer So 4F<br />
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Tokyo Olympics<br />
and Paralympics<br />
The Home-grown Olympic Medallist: Let’s Experience the<br />
Beauty of Teamwork Together<br />
<br />
Do you know who Siobhan Bernadette Haughey is? And have you<br />
ever heard about her story? This year, the annual motto for CKY is<br />
“SUCCEEDING TOGETHER!” In fact, all brilliant athletes in the<br />
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have exactly embodied this idea to the<br />
world. Siobhan Haughey is a home-grown 23-year-old Olympic<br />
silver medallist for women 100m and 200m freestyle in Tokyo. She is<br />
also the Asian record-breaking swimmer. I am very impressed by<br />
Haughey’s hard work, dedication and determination to make her<br />
dreams come true. Since she was a kid, she has set her goal of<br />
making the podium at the Olympics. She therefore makes much effort<br />
in training and joining swimming competitions throughout the years,<br />
such as waking up at 5 every morning to practise, squeezing time for<br />
schooling and revision, going to bed very early to regain energy and<br />
sacrificing hang-out time with her family and friends as a teenager -<br />
so sometimes it feels really isolating.<br />
“I’m glad that I have teammates who will always be there for me no<br />
matter what.” said our superstar. Based on her story, we realize that<br />
sports have the power to bring people together. Besides setting<br />
achievable goals in life and moving on with determination, it is also<br />
essential to surround yourself with some positive people who can<br />
always back you up and cheer you on throughout the journey.<br />
Definitely, your family, friends, teachers and classmates will be there<br />
to share not only your joy and glory but also every gloomy and sad<br />
moment. Let’s taste the beauty of teamwork along the path of success<br />
together! CKY, TOGETHER, WE THRIVE!<br />
Averie Yip Yee Tsun 5B<br />
Every Paralympic athlete has a story behind their success. Some people discriminated<br />
disabled people, so the athletes had to go through a lot of miserable times. Not counting<br />
their own difficult challenges to overcome, under stress, they may feel hopeless many times.<br />
With the encouragement, they regain hope again and understand the meaning of life, which<br />
is that their disabilities do not hinder their whole person development and their aspiration to<br />
achieve their goals. They may undergo even harder training than others, but they overcome<br />
all those difficulties and finally won a medal in the Paralympics, which proves that “It doesn’t<br />
matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” We should all respect and show the<br />
disabled people the love and support they needed all along, as we are the same.<br />
Cadence Leung 5D<br />
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Although the Paralympics was supposed to<br />
be held in Tokyo in 2020, it had been<br />
suspended until the 2021 summer. This<br />
year, Hong Kong athletes got great results<br />
in the Paralympics. They received two<br />
silver medals and three bronze medals.<br />
Many Hong Kong people, including myself,<br />
are very proud of our Paralympians! They<br />
are very brave since their disabilities<br />
require them to train extremely hard for<br />
getting the “entry tickets” for Paralympics.<br />
We should give them rounds of applause<br />
even if they did not win a medal.<br />
Next time when you face any challenge, no<br />
matter big or small, we should all<br />
remember the spirit of a Paralympian - be<br />
brave and have faith!<br />
Tania Cheng 5A<br />
Scarlett Kwan 5C<br />
While the world’s focus has been<br />
centering on the Olympic Games, the<br />
more inspiring and heart-warming<br />
Paralympics provides a platform for the<br />
physically and mentally disabled athletes<br />
to compete in various sports events.<br />
Many need to sacrifice much more than<br />
other individuals to obtain the medals.<br />
Behind the scenes of victory, the disabled<br />
athletes and their teams have paid tons<br />
of effort to make their dreams come true.<br />
Their courage, dedication and untiring<br />
perseverance in overcoming their<br />
physical disabilities, together with the<br />
immense support from their coaches,<br />
citizens and the governments all<br />
contributed to their great success!<br />
Tokyo Olympic Games was an amazing opportunity for athletes from all over the world to work, practice,<br />
and succeed together. Athletes from many countries and cities participated in the Olympic Games to<br />
show everyone their potential and talents. Over tens of thousands of athletes learn, practice, and improve<br />
to prove themselves to the world that they can do it and they love doing sports. Sports is their life and<br />
they worked hard their whole life to achieve what they want. They all faced many challenges and fought<br />
through difficulties, yet didn’t give up. Japan and the crew of the Olympic Games also did exceptionally<br />
well, it was supposed to be hosted in the year 2020, but due to the Covid-19, it was delayed to 2021.<br />
They overcame many difficulties and still managed to host a complete game of the Olympics for the<br />
athletes to achieve their goals and dreams.<br />
Phoebe Tsang 5E<br />
Claire Lee 5E<br />
In a blink of an eye, the 2020 Olympic Games has finished, and Hong Kong got flying colours. We got<br />
amazing results including one gold medal, two silver medals and three bronze medals. My favourite sports<br />
player is Siobhan Bernadette Haughey. She won two silver medals in swimming for Hong Kong! How did<br />
she journey to the two Olympic silver medals? Being a 23-year-old young lady, it was definitely a difficult<br />
task for her to take care of both swimming and school. Surprisingly, she had excellent academic results!<br />
After looking at her daily routine, I was totally shocked! Her routine was packed with schoolwork, studying<br />
and endless swimming training! She had to wake up early every day and continued her routine practice<br />
repetitively no matter how hard and tiring it was. Even though, she didn’t give up but kept her enthusiasm<br />
for swimming and exceled herself in the Olympic games. Her hard work paid off and I think she deserved<br />
the two medals. Similar to all Hong Kong citizens, I feel so proud to have such a wonderful athlete in Hong<br />
Kong. I hope that Hong Kong athletes will learn from Haughey, and Hong Kong will rocket up the medal<br />
table!<br />
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<br />
時 ,⼼ 裏 都 不 由 得 為 選 ⼿ 精 彩 絶 倫 的 表 現 感 到 激 動 萬 分 。<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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 。<br />
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<br />
時 , 不 要 輕 易 放 棄 , 堅 持 到 底 , 這 樣 才 可 以 成 功 。<br />
四 丁 郭 朗 晴<br />
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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<br />
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<br />
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 。<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
港 產 世 界 「⾶⿂」, 兩 次 踏 上 頒 獎 台 , 締 造 ⾹ 港 游 泳 歷 史 新 ⼀⾴。<br />
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<br />
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<br />
我 們 : 沒 什 麼 是 不 可 能 的 !<br />
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<br />
習 , 挑 戰 ⾃ 我 !<br />
四 丁 李 穎 琳<br />
五 ⼄ 周 芷 晴<br />
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<br />
幕 !<br />
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<br />
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<br />
們 這 些 凡 ⼈ 所 能 理 解 的 。<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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。<br />
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<br />
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 ;<br />
也 祝 願 港 隊 在 未 來 的 奧 運 會 能 再 創 佳 績 。<br />
這 次 的 奧 運 會 圓 滿 結 束 ,⾮ 常 精 彩 。 我 今 年 九<br />
歲 , 也 是 第 ⼀ 次 關 注 奧 運 會 。 奧 運 會 是 世 界 上 最 ⼤ 規 模 及<br />
最 ⾼ 級 別 的 運 動 會 , 各 國 都 會 派 出 最 頂 尖 的 運 動 員 參 加 不<br />
同 的 項 ⽬, 以 決 出 世 界 冠 軍 。 在 奧 運 會 裡 ,⼤ 家 都 會 全 ⼒<br />
以 赴 地 ⽐ 賽 , 絲 毫 不 留 給 其 他 選 ⼿ 取 勝 的 機 會 。 但 是 , 畢<br />
竟 戰 場 上 是 對 ⼿, 戰 場 下 是 兄 弟 ! 當 我 看 到 運 動 員 在 勝 利<br />
時 還 跟 對 ⼿ 表 達 尊 重 時 , 就 給 我 留 下 了 深 刻 的 印 象 。 為 了<br />
證 明 ⾃⼰ 有 實 ⼒, 做 到 奧 運 會 的 ⼜ 號 「 更 快 、 更 ⾼、 更<br />
強 」, 運 動 員 們 每 天 都 在 不 斷 地 刻 苦 訓 練 , 希 望 挑 戰 ⾃<br />
我 , 取 得 更 好 的 成 績 ! 讓 我 們 ⼀ 起 為 他 們 加 油 吧 !<br />
四 丙 王 ⼦ 熒<br />
四 丙 鄧 婧 翹<br />
這 次 奧 運 會 最 令 我 深<br />
刻 的 是 乒 乓 球 ⼥⼦ 團 體 賽 。<br />
憑 着 堅 毅 、 拼 勁 、 投 ⼊ 和 團<br />
結 ,⾹ 港 隊 在 落 後 ⼀ 局 下 連<br />
追 三 局 , 以 三 ⽐⼀ 擊 敗 德 國<br />
隊 取 得 銅 牌 。 她 們 鍥 ⽽ 不 捨<br />
和 勝 不 驕 、 敗 不 餒 的 運 動 精<br />
神 , 提 醒 我 遇 到 挫 折 也 不 要<br />
輕 ⾔ 放 棄 !<br />
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<br />
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<br />
賽 直 播 時 那 種 投 ⼊ 及 熱 烈 ⽀ 持 的 場 ⾯。<br />
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<br />
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<br />
艱 難 的 情 況 下 也 會 全 ⼒ 以 赴 。<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
話 。<br />
五 ⼄ 李 思 正<br />
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Mathematicians are good at numbers, artists and engineers are good at design and<br />
construct actual objects, but without Mathematics, artists may not be able to<br />
measure and draw the shapes accurately and engineers may not be able to<br />
calculate and decide the best construction model to use, each subject is working<br />
hand-in-hand and putting the ideas together into real life. The Year 6 Crosscurricular<br />
Project is a great opportunity to connect Mathematics, Art / Textile and<br />
Chinese / Chinese History, with all subjects working together, we can defeat all the<br />
obstacles and look forward to each student producing a creative postcard at the<br />
end.<br />
Mr. Forrest Li<br />
Marcus Lam 6F<br />
跨 學 科 學 習 是 ⼀ 種 有 趣<br />
創 新 的 學 習 ⽅ 式 。 相 近 的 學 科 會<br />
互 相 補 ⾜, 讓 知 識 融 會 貫 通 。 它<br />
打 破 學 科 的 框 框 ,⿎ 勵 我 們 在 無<br />
界 限 的 情 況 下 多 思 考 。 並 能 將 所<br />
學 的 應 ⽤ 於 ⽇ 常 ⽣ 活 當 中 ,⼤ 有<br />
裨 益 。<br />
在 此 跨 學 科 的 研 習 中 , 我 們<br />
得 以 將 中 ⽂、 中 史 、 數 學 、 美 勞 以 及<br />
編 織 更 加 實 際 地 綜 合 運 ⽤ 起 來 。 我 們<br />
也 會 更 加 享 受 、 喜 歡 這 些 科 ⽬。 同<br />
時 , 我 們 也 可 以 全 ⾯ 的 瞭 解 到 每 ⼀ 個<br />
科 ⽬ 的 真 正 ⽤ 法 , 它 對 我 們 以 後 的 學<br />
習 和 ⽣ 活 都 有 很 ⼤ 的 幫 助 。<br />
Anne Liu 6F<br />
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,<br />
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<br />
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 ,<br />
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<br />
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<br />
們 的 創 造 ⼒, 也 鍛 煉 他 們 的 交 流 與 合 作 能 ⼒。<br />
Mr. Weiming Wang<br />
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learning to embrace diversity together<br />
Diversity refers to how we are all human and<br />
share many similarities, but we also possess many<br />
differences. These differences are an important part of<br />
one’s self-identity and heritage; one should be proud of<br />
what has shaped us and appreciate the fact that people<br />
can still be united despite these differences. In the book<br />
The Hate U Give the protagonist Starr struggles with<br />
fitting in and being “normal” because of her race and<br />
background. As an African American growing up in a<br />
black neighbourhood, Starr is ashamed of how she has<br />
to wear a facade in her “posh private school”. As the<br />
story progresses, Starrs matures and realises that she<br />
cannot stand up to others when she still has yet to<br />
accept and be proud of herself. <br />
In another angle, diversity is a broad term on its<br />
own. Rich and poor, black and white, these are facets of<br />
diversity. Diversity exists to remind us of the existence<br />
of a spectrum, yet it has evolved to a point where the<br />
general public automatically link the word diversity to<br />
slogans and hashtags such as #racialequality and<br />
#blacklivesmatter. Slogans that everyone used and<br />
ones that go viral but slowly die down like viral trends<br />
do. <br />
So is diversity nothing more than a slogan, a<br />
trend? And do people really care about what they<br />
proclaim online? We all want to put an end to this<br />
injustice and whether you are willing to take the first<br />
step is all that matters.<br />
Corisa Tam 8E<br />
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The Hate U Give is an eye-opening<br />
young adult fiction novel that not only<br />
addresses important societal matters like<br />
equality and race, but also expresses moving<br />
themes of love and friendship.<br />
The storyline follows the main<br />
character Starr. She is a black teenage girl who<br />
lives in a segregated black neighbourhood, but<br />
attends a white school. She walks a fine line<br />
between the two separate worlds she lives in.<br />
This all changes when she witnesses the<br />
unwarranted shooting and death of her<br />
childhood friend by a white police officer.<br />
Starr starts noticing examples of racism<br />
everywhere; she is horrified at the labels and<br />
stereotypes in society. On the other hand, she<br />
is torn between her white friends and her black<br />
neighbourhood: Is she betraying her<br />
community by staying friends with her white<br />
classmates?<br />
story, Starr had the support of her family and<br />
friends, whether she chose to protest or stay<br />
silent. No matter what nationality her friends<br />
were, they supported Starr because of their<br />
deep friendship. No matter what hardships<br />
Starr’s family was going through, they<br />
supported Starr because they loved her. The<br />
love between family and friends surpasses race<br />
and societal expectations, and this was what<br />
moved me the most when I was reading this<br />
book.<br />
The Hate U Give widened my<br />
perspective of the society we live in, and<br />
touched me thoroughly with its underlying<br />
messages of love and family. This is why I<br />
recommend this book wholeheartedly, to all<br />
teenagers and adults.<br />
This book changed how I see society.<br />
It gave me the understanding that although we<br />
are trying to improve, inequalities still exist in<br />
our daily lives: unfair stereotypes, racial<br />
discrimination, nonsensical conflict between<br />
people of different races. But in the end, we<br />
are the same, no matter our skin colour, no<br />
matter our nationality. This is why people are<br />
still fighting for change, advocating for<br />
equality all around the world. You see this in<br />
recent protests like Black Lives Matter.<br />
Furthermore, The Hate U Give also<br />
contains heartwarming themes of family,<br />
community and friendship. Throughout the<br />
Anson Fong 8E<br />
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At the start of our new school year, new teachers brought with them a diversity of experiences and<br />
fresh perspectives enriching our whole school community. They have worked collaboratively within<br />
their teams, especially with their teacher buddy, while getting to know each other very well as new<br />
and supportive colleagues. Our new teachers have shared their Desert Island Discs; three songs<br />
that they would take with them if stranded on a desert island! Why not get to know your new<br />
teachers better by enjoying their chosen songs and widening your musical palette!<br />
Selah, You are my hiding place<br />
> It's like a prayer seeking help and shelter from God.<br />
><br />
Beatles, Yesterday<br />
A defining song within it's genre, that many songs now<br />
base themselves upon.<br />
><br />
CCM, You were born to be love<br />
It's a Korean song which reminds me of love.<br />
><br />
Grouplove, Tongue Tied<br />
An upbeat song that emphasizes the need for friendship<br />
and love.<br />
><br />
Music Travel Love, Hold Onto Me<br />
It's soothing music which can give me a clear mind.<br />
><br />
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes, Home<br />
A narrative song, showing the development of a loving<br />
relationship.<br />
Ms Rebecca Yip<br />
Secondary Geography<br />
Teacher<br />
Mr Alex McRoy<br />
Secondary English Teacher<br />
Ashes of Our Sins, Refuse to fall<br />
I have been listening to this song for four years, and it's helped me stay motivated in tough times!<br />
Randy Dominguez, Universe Rising<br />
This song makes me appreciate the wonders of nature, the mysteries of life and the challenging<br />
adventures I face.<br />
Mr Baha Ghomrassi<br />
Secondary English Teacher<br />
Protocat ft. Natus, Worthy<br />
This melodic track makes me think about the purpose of my existence, but it also convinces me that<br />
my life, wherever I am and no matter how difficult it is, is worth living. The violin and piano creates a<br />
melody that adds a sense of purpose to my life.<br />
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Weezer, Islands in the Sun<br />
This song would help me enjoy the sunshine and where I am at. If I am stuck I would need to find<br />
some peace with where I am at so that I can move forward. The world is what we make of it. I prefer<br />
to look at situations from a positive point of view. This helps me to start thinking positively.<br />
Michael Jackson, Billie Jean<br />
If I need a brain break, or something different. A song to dance and sing to would be a great break.<br />
Who better than MJ and this song.<br />
Mr Kevin Karr<br />
Primary English Teacher<br />
Rob Dougan, Clubbed to Death (The Matrix)<br />
This song would give me motivation to build something to take me off the island. I wouldn't quit until I<br />
find a solution. Perseverance is key.<br />
我 要 看 ⾒<br />
歌 詞 內 容 是 ⿎ 勵 我 們 像 摩 ⻄⼀ 樣 看 ⾒ 神 的 榮 耀 , 我 深 信<br />
神 ⼀ 定 會 帶 我 離 開 荒 島<br />
倔 強<br />
歌 詞 中 提 及 : 我 不 怕 千 萬 ⼈ 阻 擋 , 只 怕 ⾃⼰ 投 降 , 能 ⿎<br />
勵 ⾃⼰ 不 要 放 棄<br />
我 的 孩 ⼦ 唱 的 歌 ( 他 還 不 太 會 說 話 )<br />
聽 到 孩 ⼦ 的 聲 ⾳ 使 我 充 滿 ⼒ 量 去 尋 找 ⽅ 法 逃 離 荒 島<br />
王 錚 亮 ,《 時 間 都 去 哪 兒 了 》<br />
獨 ⾃ 在 荒 島 , 想 起 了 ⾃⼰ 的 ⽗⺟、 家 ⼈, 感 嘆 時 間 過 得<br />
太 快 了 , 還 有 很 多 話 沒 說 , 還 有 很 多 事 情 沒 做 。<br />
韓 紅 , 《⼀ 個 ⼈》<br />
⾃⼰⼀ 個 ⼈ 孤 孤 單 單 的 , 好 可 憐 呀 。<br />
葉 炫 清 ,《 誰 來 救 救 我 》<br />
⼀ 個 ⼈ 在 荒 島 、 沙 漠 太 久 了 , 等 待 別 ⼈ 來 救 我 呀 。<br />
Ms Phoebe Chung<br />
Primary ChineseTeacher<br />
Ms Li Sui Miu<br />
Primary ChineseTeacher<br />
Allan Rayman, Tennessee<br />
I would choose this song because some of the lyrics reflect my personality; these lyrics are,<br />
"I don't want a lifestyle you, not me. I'm a simple kind of man with a simple kind of plan, like<br />
to keep low key."<br />
Jack Johnson, Home<br />
This song always reminds me of my family, loved ones and upbringing on a farm in<br />
Namibia. Engrossed by nature. A line I love in this song is, "Home is wherever we are, if<br />
there is love here too."<br />
Rüfüs De Sol, Innerbloom<br />
Because who wouldn't want to dance on an island if nobody was watching.<br />
Mr Jason Davidson<br />
Economics and GP Teacher<br />
Leonard Bernstein, La Bonne Cuisine<br />
Bernstein mainly composed symphonies and musicals. However, he wrote a unique French song cycle,<br />
which was about four recipes from the 1899 French cookery book. The recipes include Plum pudding, Ox<br />
tails, Arabic chicken stew and Rabbit at top speed. I was so starving after listening to the song cycle. <br />
Mr Samson Chow<br />
Music Teacher<br />
Tchaikovsky, Fantasy Overture 'Romeo and Juliet'<br />
It is based on Shakespeare's play of the same name, which has many colors and stunning tunes among<br />
the overture, especially the love theme. The love theme has been influentially adopted in television<br />
programmes and movies, for instance, 'Sesame Street'. <br />
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Spice Girls, Say You'll Be There<br />
Whenever I hear any Spice Girls song, it takes me right back to my childhood. I was a very<br />
big fan growing up, and this song always reminds me of very happy memories.<br />
Tone and I, Cloudy Day<br />
I have had this song on repeat for about two weeks now! I love the message of this song. It<br />
is so uplifting whenever you are having a difficult day, especially if you were stranded on a<br />
desert island! It also has a great beat to dance to as well.<br />
Ms Amy Climpson<br />
Secondary English Teacher<br />
Earth, Wind and Fire, September<br />
This song never fails to improve my mood and gets me up dancing. Coming from the 80's<br />
disco era, it is a song that reminds me of my parents and many family parties, all of us<br />
dancing and singing together.<br />
Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto no.2<br />
I am not used to listening to concertos because a half-an-hour-plus performance sounds a bit<br />
too long. But a friend of mine recommended this composer to me. I listened to it, and was like,<br />
WOW!! The story is: do not stay in the comfort zone, be ready to try something new.<br />
Christopher Tin, Sogno di Volare (The Dream of Flight)<br />
An extremely uplifting masterpiece from a game play (Civilization VI). Lyrics adopted from<br />
Leonardo da Vinci's writing about his desire for flight. Should there be an anthem for<br />
humanity, it would be the one.<br />
Mr Philip Chan<br />
Secondary Geography<br />
Teacher<br />
Kenji Kawai, Cinema Symphony Ghost in the Shell<br />
Taiko (the Japanese drum) is one of my favourite musical instruments. Full of history and<br />
traditions and energy. The chants (and their meaning) and the taiko solo in this music were<br />
Kenshi Yonezu, Lemon<br />
The lyrics talk about life and death.<br />
Yoasobi, 優 しい 彗 星<br />
The song described the friendship of two best<br />
friends; it is a very meaningful story.<br />
AKB48, 365⽇の 紙 ⾶⾏ 機<br />
This is my favourite song! Life is like a paper<br />
airplane. We should overcome different challenges<br />
to fly higher and further.<br />
Mr Stanley Kong<br />
Secondary Mathematics<br />
Teacher<br />
Coldplay, Sparks<br />
This song makes me feel calm.<br />
GoldFish, Moonwalk Away<br />
Reminds me of home.<br />
Empire of the Sun, We Are The People<br />
Puts me in a good mood.<br />
Ms Jeanne Goosen<br />
Primary English Teacher<br />
Beatles, Strawberry Fields Forever (Something<br />
old)<br />
This reminds me of long summers in London listening to<br />
music, relaxing and staring into the sky.<br />
Adele, Skyfall (Something new)<br />
Very soulful song that reminds me of my childhood having<br />
a peek at a late night Bond film.<br />
New Order - Blue Monday (Something blue)<br />
Reminds me of the fun early days in HK in the 90s.<br />
Mr Jake Liu<br />
Design and Technology<br />
Teacher<br />
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中 學 ⽣ 服 裝 設 計 ⽐ 賽<br />
12A Belle Yu 余 臻 兒 、12B Alice Li 李 思 明<br />
在 2021 年 的 中 學 ⽣ 校 際 時 裝 設 計 ⽐ 賽 中 , 我 們 受<br />
邀 為 ⾹ 港 運 動 員 在 2021 年 奧 運 會 開 幕 式 上 設 計 兩 套 服<br />
裝 。 在 我 們 的 設 計 中 , 希 望 通 過 融 合 中 國 ⽂ 化 和 時 尚<br />
潮 流 的 設 計 元 素 , 來 展 示 ⾹ 港 這 個 國 際 都 市 的 傳 統 與<br />
現 代 融 合 的 特 ⾊。 為 了 體 現 運 動 員 不 屈 不 撓 的 毅 ⼒ 和<br />
堅 定 不 移 的 運 動 精 神 , 我 們 在 ⿊⾊ 和 紅 ⾊ 的 ⾯ 料 上 添<br />
上 了 兩 條 ⿓ 印 花 , 提 供 ⼀ 件 舒 適 ⽽ 充 滿 ⼒ 量 的 服 裝 之<br />
餘 , 也 期 望 展 現 ⾹ 港 運 動 員 的 ⾃ 信 和 魅 ⼒。<br />
設 計 的 靈 感 來 源 於 ⾹ 港 區 花 洋 紫 荊 , 將 國 際 都 市<br />
與 懷 舊 復 古 相 結 合 , 呈 現 出 朝 氣 、 有 氣 勢 的 形 態 。 服<br />
裝 造 型 簡 潔 、 線 條 流 暢 , 適 合 於 奧 運 會 此 正 式 場 合 ,<br />
同 時 以 細 節 展 現 ⾹ 港 的 獨 特 之 處 。 對 於 此 設 計 的 顏<br />
⾊, 我 們 選 擇 了 在 ⾹ 港 舊 海 報 和 傳 統 茶 餐 廳 中 常 ⾒ 的<br />
酒 紅 ⾊ 和 孔 雀 綠 。 此 外 , 採 ⽤ 刺 繡 ⼯ 藝 , 繡 出 ⾹ 港 區<br />
花 洋 紫 荊 圖 案 , 使 其 顯 得 典 雅 、⾼ 貴 。 還 有 , 配 以 ⾹<br />
港 街 頭 ⾵ 標 誌 的 版 畫 , 以 及 在 背 ⾯ 加 上 ⾹ 港 特 ⾊ 的 摩<br />
天 ⼤ 樓 , 突 顯 出 港 ⾵ 的 炫 麗 奪 ⽬。 當 運 動 員 進 ⼊ 會 場<br />
時 , 其 迷 ⼈⽽ 時 尚 的 服 裝 設 計 將 引 起 ⼈ 們 的 注 ⽬。<br />
此 次 ⽐ 賽 結 束 後 , 我 們 更 有 機 會 把 設 計 好 的 服<br />
裝 , 由 模 特 兒 在 T 台 上 ⾛ 秀 , 展 示 各 ⾃ 設 計 的 ⾵ 采 。<br />
在 此 過 程 中 , 我 們 不 僅 能 參 與 到 服 裝 的 製 作 , 以 及 了<br />
解 時 裝 秀 的 複 雜 過 程 ,⽽ 且 還 有 機 會 認 識 其 他 才 華 橫<br />
溢 的 設 計 師 , 並 與 之 交 流 。 由 此 , 這 也 激 發 了 ⼤ 家 對<br />
這 種 時 裝 設 計 的 驚 嘆 和 欣 賞 。 在 ⽼ 師 的 幫 助 下 , 我 們<br />
取 得 了 優 異 的 成 績 , 期 待 明 年 , 我 們 再 次 以 佳 績 證 明<br />
⾃⼰ 的 實 ⼒!<br />
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HK Government policy address with CKY students<br />
On 3 rd September, 2021, a group of year 11 and year 12 students gathered in the conference room to<br />
attend a zoom meeting with Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 16 other Po Leung Kuk schools as part of<br />
the 2021 Policy Address Public Consultation. Throughout the hour-long session, students from different schools had<br />
the opportunity to voice their opinions or suggestions on various social issues, such as elderly care, sports<br />
development, technological innovation and more. The Chief Executive then gave detailed responses, elaborating on<br />
the current schemes or potential policies to be implemented. <br />
12E Jeff Lam and I were chosen as representatives for our school to raise a question regarding support for<br />
student athletes. Prior to the consultation session, we worked to refine the question’s structure and vocabulary, as<br />
well as practicing our presentation with the help of Dr. Lau, Head Principal Chong, and Principal Lam. We spoke up<br />
about the struggles of students who aspire to be professional athletes whilst facing the burden of academics. This<br />
was especially relevant considering the Hong Kong team achieved brilliant results in this year’s Olympics, and that<br />
some of our seniors had in fact chosen to give up their studies to become full-time athletes. The Chief Executive<br />
answered our question with reference to current facilities and schemes like the Hong Kong Sports Institute and<br />
advanced university offers for athletes. She mentioned that she hopes students will be able to develop in both<br />
aspects of academic and sports with support from the government. <br />
The policy address consultation was a wonderful opportunity for us as students to gain deeper insight into the<br />
future prospects of Hong Kong and what we can do to equip ourselves with a variety of skills and pursue our<br />
dreams. Through listening to the questions and responses, we were able to raise our level of awareness regarding<br />
current issues in society, inspiring us to tackle the societal challenges we may face in the future.<br />
Charis Hung 12D<br />
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Team<br />
Competition<br />
All reds at the FLL 2021 Competition<br />
CKY won 3rd place in the best robot design award<br />
Competition highlights<br />
The First Lego League (FLL) is a robotics competition where as a<br />
team we had to build and program a robot to accomplish some tasks<br />
in a set amount of time. Due to the pandemic, this year’s competition<br />
was shifted online, and we could film the whole competition then<br />
submit it online. Afterwards we would join a zoom meeting and<br />
explain the design of our robot and the building process, as well as<br />
present a research project about our innovative design on a preset<br />
topic. <br />
This competition really focuses on their core values such as<br />
discovery, innovation, impact, inclusion, teamwork and fun. There<br />
was a whole section of the competition where the judges asked<br />
questions about our teamwork, what problems we encountered<br />
during the competition and how we solved them, and potential<br />
improvements for our robot. This was really interesting as I usually<br />
don’t see competition with such emphasis on these values.<br />
We played to our strengths and split the workload according to our<br />
fields of expertise, such as building the robot, or programming the<br />
robot. At the start I mooched around for the most part, as I was the<br />
most inexperienced member of the robotics team, so I stood and<br />
learnt from my teammates, contributing with the occasional<br />
constructive idea and helping out whenever I could, such as copying<br />
a piece of the robot that needed to be built multiple times. My<br />
greatest contribution to the team was sorting the pieces. It’s such an<br />
underrated part of the process. I spent hour after hour separating<br />
parts into different categories then placing them into the trays.<br />
Eventually, once I started to get the hang of how to actually help out<br />
with preparing for the competition, I helped out with some of the<br />
programming, which involved a lot of trial and error. This was<br />
especially annoying as the robot’s motion sensor was very<br />
inaccurate, and the system had a high margin of error, meaning that<br />
the robot did a slightly different thing every time, so we couldn’t really<br />
test the robot accurately. We joked while recording the competition<br />
that the robot only worked when it wasn’t being filmed, but kept<br />
failing whenever we were.<br />
I learnt many technical skills during the competition, such as how to<br />
build a robot, and how the individual parts interacted with each other<br />
to form a whole greater than the sum of its parts. I also learned how<br />
to think outside of the box, using creative ways to solve problems,<br />
such as bumping into the wall to align the robot so it is more<br />
accurate.<br />
Overall, the First Lego League was an amazing experience. 10/10 I<br />
would certainly recommend.<br />
Daniel Au 10A<br />
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A hackathon is a competition where students do not actually hack (and potentially unlock secrets in the<br />
deep dark web) -- instead, it is a place for participants to work in groups and design a software<br />
application related to a theme, before pitching their business model to a panel of judges. Keynote<br />
speeches and workshops are also included to inspire competitors, with content ranging from digital<br />
transformation, technical coding skills and marketing.<br />
Our CKY Hackathon was born out of an idea to collaborate with XdHacks Mini, which is a highschool<br />
hackathon nonprofit dedicated to teaching students the importance of interdisciplinary learning in the<br />
modern technology industry. They started off as a team of highschool students from different schools in<br />
Vancouver, and in two years they have now expanded to connect with Hong Kong, LA, Miami, Toronto,<br />
Windsor and more.<br />
Our executive team of ten Y11 (now Y12) students was formed in August 2020 with hopes of being able<br />
to organise a physical hackathon when the pandemic ceased. Unfortunately, as autumn faded to winter<br />
and winter transitioned to the humidity of spring, we realised for the safety of our participants an online<br />
hackathon was inevitable. Therefore, on 12th-13th June 2021, our first ever CKY Hackathon was grandly<br />
opened on the platforms of Zoom and Discord.<br />
The turnout for our event reached a number of 36 students split into 12 teams, and we had 9 CKY parent<br />
volunteers in total helping out with the keynote speech, workshops, mentoring and judging. The feedback<br />
we received was also generally positive, with students and parents alike leaving with something new and<br />
creating more connections in the technological industry. In the future, we plan to pass on the tradition of<br />
hosting the CKY Hackathon by inviting younger students to join our executive team, and hopefully one<br />
day when we come back to visit as alumni, we will see the CKY Hackathon still standing strong,<br />
expanded to welcome all Hong Kong highschool students.<br />
For more information about Xdhacks, please visit https://mini.xdhacks.com/<br />
CKY Hackathon Executive Team<br />
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EDUVITAMIN +<br />
CKY Hackathon 2021 was an enlightening and thrilling two days of brainstorming, programming, and<br />
pitching. The keynote speeches, workshops, and hands-on experience building our product were<br />
definitely valuable and rewarding. From the keynote speeches, we have learnt about the core<br />
technologies and values in the field of STEM, as well as the design thinking process. We also<br />
undertook a brief tutorial on various platforms for website and app creation. Furthermore, we were<br />
introduced to the agile method for software development.<br />
Our mentor, who was a CEO of a startup in EdTech, gave us a lot of advice along the way, especially<br />
on conducting surveys. The most challenging part was the time limit, especially as one of our members<br />
had to go to a swimming competition for more than 2 hours in the middle of the hackathon. We also had<br />
to adapt some of our original ideas due to limitations of WIX.<br />
During the summer, we were offered opportunities to develop our project for six weeks. Mr WF Leung,<br />
who was our mentor in the hackathon, invited us to weekly workshops which took place in his EdTech<br />
startup. We were able to experience the vibrant working environment in Science Park and gain<br />
hands-on knowledge on how a startup is operated. Moreover, we enhanced our software, using realtime<br />
updating datasets to better facilitate mentor signups. Mr WF Leung continued to provide valuable<br />
suggestions on our project, and we were able to reach the initial deployment stage. We would like to<br />
graciously thank Mr Leung for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.<br />
In the near future, we aim to launch the EduVitamin+ Pilot Test and implement the software and<br />
system in a group of around 20 CKY students. Confirming the feasibility of our product would be an<br />
important milestone for the further development of EduVitamin+.<br />
Shelly Chan 8F, Kaitlyn Zee 8F<br />
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EDUVITAMIN +<br />
<br />
About your project:<br />
Imagine a classroom where students are disengaged from the teachers and only care about<br />
passing. Students who work at different paces handle the same materials, and there are numerous<br />
tutoring sessions after school. This is the truth in many classrooms nowadays, and this is the<br />
problem we are dedicated to eradicating.<br />
Our product, EduVitamin+ is more than a software; it is a platform dedicated to reshaping current<br />
STEM education. EduVitamin+ supplements teachers, coursework and examinations with<br />
mentorship, a blog-writing forum and enquiry-based learning, promoting active and inquiry based<br />
learning. We used WIX to build our website (bit.ly/eduvitamin).<br />
Firstly, there is a mentor selection screen, with information about mentors such as their name and<br />
institution. The main goal of mentorship is to build a STEM project, while learning valuable<br />
knowledge along the way. Furthermore, there is an “Events” segment where mentors can set up<br />
real-life events to meet students in person, as this is a crucial part of mentorship.<br />
Moreover, there is a Blog section, which allows students to upload their weekly blogs about their<br />
chosen subject. This will encourage self-directed learning and the dissemination of information<br />
from various sources. Blogs can entail extension research, updates on the mentorship project, and<br />
more. There are various categories to boost user friendliness, and a commenting function is<br />
included to foster peer-based learning.<br />
Furthermore, the spirit of enquiry and critical thinking is promoted through the Post-Lesson<br />
Questions and Student-Led Challenging sections. Students will have the opportunity to inquire after<br />
every lesson in the Post-Lesson Questions forum, letting teachers immediately evaluate students’<br />
learning. In the Student-Led Challenging part of the site, students upload Blooket links to the site for<br />
their fellow classmates to complete, consolidating the knowledge learnt.<br />
We have continued developing EduVitamin+ by partaking in continuous weekly meetings with our<br />
mentor this summer. We aim to create an automatic algorithm for matching mentors and students.<br />
In the future, we aspire to establish a userbase of secondary students studying STEM, and<br />
eventually implement our vision in CKY.<br />
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AEye<br />
How it started:<br />
When we first heard of the competition during assembly, we were<br />
extremely excited. The school had never had anything similar.<br />
Beforehand, we already had a little experience with programming,<br />
making simple command-line games for fun. During the duration of this<br />
competition, our primary coding language was Python. We researched<br />
new Python libraries and functions. We learned about datasets for<br />
machine learning, how to train neural networks, and use them to detect<br />
basic objects. Furthermore, we learned that planning and communication<br />
were very important in this competition. With the extremely tight time<br />
frame of only 2 days to get a lot done, we had to work out what we would<br />
do for each day to make everything complete and ready for our<br />
presentation to the judges. The most useful support that we received<br />
during the event was from our parents, as they were the most<br />
encouraging. However, the mentors we received were also extremely<br />
helpful, as they gave us many tips for teamwork and encouraged us with<br />
kind words. The most challenging part of the entire project was<br />
researching the topic of machine learning, this was all tremendously hard<br />
to understand. The most exciting part was the fact that we had never<br />
participated in such an event before. We were extremely grateful that our<br />
school was making efforts to help students achieve more goals in the<br />
field of technology and allow them to use their abilities and knowledge<br />
outside of school. We thought the guest speakers were really<br />
professional, and we are grateful that they took their time to help and<br />
share their knowledge with us. Not only that, but we would definitely join<br />
next year, as it is a very rare opportunity for us to put our skills and<br />
interests to good use. We strongly hope for a Hackathon next year, and<br />
we hope the topic could be even more interesting than this year’s event.<br />
Our project:<br />
Our project is called AEye. The reason for this<br />
name is because of its inclusion of artificial<br />
intelligence, as well as the fact that it is an<br />
artificial eye for the visually impaired. It is a<br />
small product that requires no internet<br />
connection that is able to help visually<br />
impaired people read words or objects out<br />
loud. For example, if they were reading a<br />
book, all they would need to do would be to<br />
click a button, and our product would be able<br />
to read the text aloud for them. Our language<br />
of choice was Python. Our initial plan was to<br />
host the code on a Raspberry Pi, a<br />
microcomputer. Next, a connected GoPro<br />
would scan the surroundings to look for text<br />
or images to read for the user. However,<br />
since we only have two days for the<br />
hackathon, we were only able to test it out on<br />
a computer. Our project currently can only<br />
recognize English words and read them<br />
aloud. It is near perfect for typed letters, but<br />
still needs work on handwritten words.<br />
Unfortunately, we were not able to<br />
incorporate object recognition during the span<br />
of the competition, however, we have already<br />
gotten it working over the summer.<br />
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Our work over the summer:<br />
During the summer, we have<br />
continued to work on our<br />
project with support from the<br />
school as well as one of the<br />
mentors: Mr. Wai Fung Leung,<br />
the founder, and CEO of<br />
Artemis Education Technology<br />
LTD. After over a month of<br />
work, we have managed to<br />
make a number of features<br />
functional. Such as object<br />
r e c o g n i t i o n , b e t t e r t e x t<br />
recognition, are all usable.<br />
However, improvements are<br />
still being made, and we are<br />
working on filtering images for<br />
better clarity as well as<br />
training the neural network.<br />
We would like to extend our<br />
heartfelt appreciation to<br />
Founding Principal Lau, Mr.<br />
Louis Wong, Mr. Wai Fung<br />
Leung, Mrs. Linda Sze, and<br />
Ms. Yoki Li for their support,<br />
encouragement, opportunity,<br />
and guidance.<br />
Mason Choi 7F,<br />
Matthew Lam 7A, <br />
Kurtis Kwan 7E,<br />
Lucas Leung 7A<br />
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SECONDARY SECTION<br />
IGCSE ARTWORKS: MIND MAPS ACTIVITY<br />
Year 9 art students started off their IGCSE course by exploring human anatomy together.<br />
They created mind maps to explore potential ideas for their artworks. From now until the end<br />
of the term, the students will develop and refine their ideas into a final artwork.<br />
During the process of creating the mind map, not only did I enjoy<br />
designing the composition, visual ideas and more, but I also<br />
learnt a lot. When I first started colouring the hand (the main<br />
focus of the piece), I used acrylic paint which did not turn out<br />
appealing, so I decided to try utilising my watercolour pencils and<br />
then going over it with a damp brush. I found it difficult to<br />
understand the different tones of the hand as some parts were<br />
warmer tones while some were cooler tones. Although I tried my<br />
best to remind myself that I had to have a clear visual hierarchy<br />
in order for it to be easier for the viewer to understand the mind<br />
map better, I felt that the size of the subtitles font was too similar<br />
to the headings. Therefore, I decided to add color behind the<br />
headings to make it stand out more. There were many more<br />
things that I learnt in the process of this mind-map, but this has<br />
mostly helped me in learning how to plan out the composition,<br />
modify parts of the plan while being in the process of creating this<br />
piece to ameliorate what I didn’t like, and much more.<br />
Olivia Lau 9C<br />
Through creating my mind map, I learnt how to expand on<br />
ideas and attempted to represent them through visuals. I<br />
realized the importance of putting concepts to paper and the<br />
significance of intentional design choices, such as using value<br />
and scale to create visual hierarchy. This process has helped<br />
me explore ideas relating to my current project, but I believe it<br />
will also be an essential step in ideation for any future projects.<br />
Suzette Tjang 9D<br />
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From the experience of making the mindmap, I<br />
have learnt and explored different concepts of<br />
art, such as colours and values, space and size.<br />
I have also explored ideas around the topic of<br />
Human Anatomy, made decisions on font and<br />
pictures, while organising the composition of the<br />
mind map. For future works, I will reflect on this<br />
mind map in order to improve and gain higher<br />
marks.<br />
Regine Wong 9E<br />
Throughout the research process, I learnt a lot of valuable<br />
knowledge about the construction of face and body<br />
proportions, for both men and women, as well as the<br />
different types of facial features that communicate different<br />
characters, and how to make gestures appear natural by<br />
considering the line of action and weight balance. In<br />
addition, I learnt how to group and arrange written ideas<br />
and pictures, classifying them into categories for easier<br />
understanding. All the while learning how to create a visual<br />
hierarchy, which is crucial in a mindmap in order to<br />
organise ideas in a presentable and reader-friendly way,<br />
by using size, colour and composition.<br />
Keira Choy 9E<br />
Through this task, I’ve learnt to expand my ideas<br />
in an organised, yet creative manner. It was nice<br />
to realise how so many varied thoughts can come<br />
out of a single word. My train of thought just<br />
couldn’t stop.<br />
Darren Cheung 9C<br />
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PRIMARY SECTION<br />
CKY ART EXHIBITION<br />
One additional inclusion for the Art Exhibition featured in the last edition of the<br />
Newsletter is this wonderful piece from Chace Chan who is now in 5C this year.<br />
This art exhibition is brilliant, and all students' artworks are very creative and<br />
amazing. I am glad that my artwork is one of the exhibits. The theme of Year<br />
four's artworks is 'What's Your Name?', and my artwork 'The Colourful World'<br />
is designed by my name 'Chace' with colourful patterns, which expressed my<br />
will for racial harmony. I hope all the CKY students will continue to succeed in<br />
visual art. By 4C Chace Chan<br />
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Every Saturday throughout September, over 20 staff<br />
members including Primary and Secondary teachers<br />
and Support staff took part in first aid training. They<br />
learnt some invaluable life skills in providing first aid,<br />
including bandaging and resuscitation. While working<br />
together with a partner, they mastered the art of<br />
bandaging various injuries in preparation for their<br />
practical tests. See if you can spot any of your<br />
teachers amongst all the bandages!<br />
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Alumni News<br />
Class of 2021: IB Top Scorers (English&Chinese)<br />
We were delighted with the achievements of last years’ cohort of graduates in the<br />
IB Diploma. We are proud of every one of our graduates and the progress each of<br />
them has made throughout their educational journey at CKY. The Class of 2021<br />
notched up a grand total of nine top-scorers with the perfect result of 45-points.<br />
These exceptional graduates have reflected on how learning together with their<br />
classmates has helped them to succeed.<br />
With 6 subjects, TOK, EE and CAS all to be completed within a period<br />
of 2 years, I often found myself overloaded with information. Especially<br />
with online lessons, I felt like memorising content became harder than<br />
ever. I always ended up remembering lots of the silly stuff that<br />
happens in class, and not much of what is actually taught. But then, I<br />
realised that silly stuff and subject knowledge are not mutually<br />
exclusive things. I was lucky enough to have a lot of witty and<br />
humorous friends, who always made jokes about what we learned. By<br />
studying with friends, we made learning fun and interesting for each<br />
other, diminishing the tedious and daunting side of IB, which<br />
undoubtedly led to more effective learning.<br />
John Lee<br />
Establishing a study group with my peers contributed to my IB<br />
success. We would discuss a diversity of subjects, ranging from<br />
sciences to languages. As everyone was equipped with unique<br />
insights, not only was the discussion an opportunity for me to learn<br />
from others, but it also widened my perspectives. Moreover, we would<br />
teach each other which enabled me to reinforce my mastery of the<br />
materials. The group was also my indispensable mental support team<br />
when completing the demanding IAs. Thanks to my peers, we<br />
motivated each other throughout the journey so we could triumph over<br />
the hurdles together.<br />
Karly Tang<br />
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When studying with others you’ll<br />
always benefit from taking tips and<br />
learning from each other. Sometimes<br />
you may realise areas you may have<br />
misunderstood when you go through<br />
the things you have learnt in school<br />
together, you may also find that your<br />
friends may have a better way of<br />
explaining complicated processes to<br />
you so you can better understand the<br />
theory. Other times you get a variety<br />
of study skills and tips from different<br />
people that you can try to incorporate<br />
into your own study methods. In a<br />
specific example, I was revising for<br />
my biology exam with a couple of my<br />
friends, we were trying to memorise<br />
specific processes, such as the<br />
electron transport chain, from trying<br />
to take turns to explain the process to<br />
each other we found out key points,<br />
words and actions that will help us<br />
remember this process more clearly.<br />
Especially because we had a laugh in<br />
the process, it made it hard to forget<br />
the set of words and actions that we<br />
came up with. From this, you can<br />
also see how studying with friends<br />
relieves part of your stress that could<br />
affect your health and mindset as you<br />
share your stress and have moments<br />
of laughter to lighten the mood.<br />
I definitely would not have achieved success in IB without<br />
the help and support of my classmates and I would say the<br />
key in learning effectively with others lies in learning to<br />
balance. Whilst I prefer to study independently when I<br />
work on past papers, other aspects of the course for<br />
instance writing up IAs and essays is so much more<br />
bearable with friends helping to proofread and giving<br />
suggestions. Especially during my Visual Art course,<br />
discussing my ideas and thoughts with others sparked<br />
inspiration and played a significant role in the process of<br />
refining my projects and development of my pieces, and<br />
overcoming “artist’s block” at times.<br />
Dorothy Kwok<br />
The time we spent doing analysis work in groups during<br />
English class not only let us cover more ground when<br />
learning and reviewing the broad range of text types that<br />
we had to go over, but also made me consider alternate<br />
approaches to the texts that we faced, such as in terms of<br />
the conventions we identified as significant and how we<br />
structured our essay points. Because of this, I was able to<br />
improve upon my tendency to fall back on generally<br />
applicable choices that were less relevant, ultimately<br />
making my work more comprehensive and effective as a<br />
result.<br />
Jasmine Poon<br />
Melissa Sung<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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 。<br />
Jasmine Chan<br />
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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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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,<br />
互 相 學 習 的 機 會 。<br />
Telia Mak<br />
For me, studying does not mean memorizing. It means refreshing our memories<br />
of the logic behind fragments of knowledge. The most effective way of revising<br />
this logic is to ask yourself questions, or even better, discuss with peers. A deep<br />
discussion with information coming from each and every one reminds all about<br />
any knowledge missed when revising on their own. This not only helped me, but I<br />
am sure it helped some of the students who participated in these discussions.<br />
This method allowed me to study effectively and has enabled me and my peers to<br />
achieve success in IB together through group learning.<br />
Leo Lam<br />
Before our exams, my friends and I would ask each other challenging<br />
questions to test our knowledge and recap important themes to refresh our<br />
memory, especially for our chemistry and biology exams. By raising concerns<br />
we had during our individual revision, we were able to overcome our<br />
weaknesses and further enhance our knowledge. It was both hilarious and<br />
relieving to see some of the questions we discussed appearing on the exam<br />
paper. Studying for exams or not, I think that learning and studying together<br />
provides a great opportunity to expand your knowledge and grow together.<br />
Gordon Lee<br />
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