May draft 2.inddMessage from the Principal Dear LA Community,
May was a busy month. While STREAM Carnival and ELCHK Outstanding Student Awards Ceremony were carried out at the beginning of the month, IB MYP Consultation Visit also took place at the end of the month.
As you may be aware, currently LA is a candidate school of the MYP and is seeking IB’s authorization for delivering the MYP curriculum. We are glad that the IB MYP verification team members paid a visit to our school and provided us with constructive feedback on how to improve our teaching practices. We will continue to formulate strategic plans so as to make our greatest effort to fulfill the requirements of the IB.
Besides, Year 6 and 9 students have been working hard on the PYP Exhibition Showcase and the Year 9 Community Project Exhibition respectively. We truly appreciate our students’ accomplishments. Many parents and guests also came to visit and celebrate their learning with us. Thank you all for supporting their learning generously!
Yours Sincerely, Dr. Andy FUNG Wa-chau Principal ELCHK Lutheran Academy
ELCHK Outstanding Students Awards Ceremony
Our sponsoring body, the ELCHK, holds the Outstanding Students Award Ceremony annually to recognize the accomplishments made by students from all ELCHK Schools. The Outstanding Students Award aims to encourage students with excellent academic, extracurricular and community service achievements as well as morality.
This year, the Ceremony was held on 17 May at Fanling Lutheran Secondary School, and 12 student awardees from our school received the Outstanding Student Award or Excellent Student Award. As an appreciation and recognition for our students’ endeavors, parents of the awardees, teachers and Dr. Andy FUNG also attended the Ceremony. We hope our students will keep up with their good work and keep on striving for excellence in the future. Congratulations to all awardees!
17 MAY
List of Awardees
5BA Antares HO 5JC Alpha KONG 5JC Jasmine WONG 5JD Lesley JUM 6FL Raisie WONG 6FL Audrey YAU
11S2 Katie LIU 11S2 Christy FUNG 12C2 Heywood CHAN 12C2 Rachel CHAN 12R1 Milton YUEN 12M2 Wesley WONG
MYP Verification Visit
LA always strive to provide our students with quality education. To achieve this end, we are seeking authorization from the IB in order to become the only DSS through-train IB World School in Hong Kong that provides PYP, MYP and DP curriculum.
On 23 and 24 May, IB MYP verification team members visited our school and conducted a review to see if our policies and practices are in line with the IB’s requirements. They observed our lessons, met with senior management as well as teachers and discussed with a group of parents to get a wholistic picture of the readiness of LA. We received positive comments from them and will keep on improving ourselves according to the helpful suggestions given.
23-24 MAY
4 MAY
The first ever LA STREAM Carnival was held on 4 May successfully. STREAM is an educational curriculum that combines Science, Technology, Reading and wRiting, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. During the carnival, our students showcased how our school integrated STREAM concepts into classroom teaching and their achievements in STREAM curriculum to parents, friends and the public by organizing different kinds of interactive activities.
The Carnival was kicked off by the opening ceremony officiated by Mr. Wilson WONG M.H., the vice-chairman of Yuen Long District Council. Throughout the day, students and guests enjoyed different workshops and game stalls that were organized by both primary and secondary students. Besides, “AI & the Future Thoughts”, which was an interactive STREAM drama with guided tour written and directed by our teacher and performed by our Primary Cantonese Drama Group, played to a full house for two consecutive sessions.
Thanks everyone for your active support. All funds received from this grand event were contributed to the “School Development Project”. This was a good opportunity for us to collaborate all the efforts of the School, parents, students and friends to make LA a better place!
LA Children's Choir & LA Singers – 14th My Hong Kong Dream 2019 Music Concert
The 14th My Hong Kong Dream 2019 Music Concert was held successfully at Queen Elizabeth Stadium on 1 May by Hong Kong Civil Education Foundation Limited. Some members of our LA Children’s Choir and LA Singers joined the Joint School Choir and had been practicing for months to perform in the Concert.
This year, the theme of the Concert is “Be grateful, Be proactive”. As a member of the Joint School Choir, our students performed “”, “”, “You’ll Never Walk Alone” with “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” and “Thank you for the Music” along with students from sixteen other schools. The performance radiated positive energy and was a great success. Through the Concert, students also learned that if they contribute their part to the society, they could bring changes to the society.
11 MAY
Student-Led Conference 30-31 MAY
In order to provide students with opportunities to share and celebrate their learning journey across the year in a positive way, Student-led Conference was held on 30 and 31 May.
In the Conference, students actively guided their parents around the activities and stations inside the classroom; teachers only gave certain guidance when the students needed help. They also showed their portfolios and work to demonstrate what they have learned in this academic year. By carrying out the event, students learned to take personal responsibility for their academic performance and the importance of self-evaluation and reflection.
LAPT - Museum and Peak Day 2019 25
MAY
Every year, LAPT organizes a day tour to facilitate communication among teachers, students and parents. The LAPT Day Tour was held on 25 May this year. After so many days of rain and some sprinkling in the early morning, we were lucky that the overall weather was cool and sunny on that day.
During the event, 29 families, along with some of our teachers, visited the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, Police Museum and appreciated the beautiful view of Victoria Peak. Everyone had an enjoyable time on this fun and educational tour.
Primary Activities Year 5 Marketplace
27 MAY
Our Year 5 students have been inquiring into the “Process of creating goods and services”, “Entrepreneurialism” and “Responsible and sustainable production of goods and services” in the celebration unit called “How We Organize Ourselves”. As the unit was drawn to a close, our Year 5 students held a Marketplace to utilize what they have learned in the unit on 27 May.
In the Marketplace, students came up with their own business ideas and created goods or services for sale, including stationery, DIY items, games, snacks and so on. Both parents and primary students from other levels have joined the celebration and enjoyed it very much.
PYP Exhibition Showcase (PYPX)
The Year 6 PYP Exhibition was held successfully between 23 and 24 May to showcase what students have been learning in the unit theme named “Sharing the Planet” and to celebrate their learning throughout the Primary Years Programme.
This year, the central idea of the Exhibition was - “the process of exploring local and global issues can lead to purposeful action and self- discovery”. In order for parents to gain a better understanding of students’ ideas throughout the PYPX journey and collaborative investigation into the unit theme, they were invited to the Exhibition and took a look at the students’ hard work. Thank you all for coming to support the students and to celebrate the event together.
23-24 MAY
L.A. Primary Coffee Morning
On 24 May, the LAPT hosted a Coffee Morning focusing on the new PYP Enhancements. Ms. Megan URQUHART, our PYP Coordinator, presented these enhancements with a focus on the Approaches To Learning (ATL) skills and their connection to the Learner Profile. The group was then invited to join our Year 6 students for their PYP Exhibition and celebrate their learning.
24 MAY
Year 1 - Field Trip to Kadoorie Field and Botanic Garden
29 MAY
As part of the Unit of Inquiry (UOI), Year 1 students inquired into the features of living things and their habitats, as well as human’s responsibility for the well-being of nature. In order to build on their knowledge, responsibility and empathy, a visit to Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) was organized on 29 May under the supervision of our teachers and adult volunteers.
During the visit, students participated in an Eco- Tour which they could experience the wonders of nature with the help of a well-trained environmental interpreter and thereby learn more about how to identify the features of different animals, how to protect endangered animals and why animals in Hong Kong would need rescuing. All the students had a wonderful learning experience.
Boys’ Brigade (Junior Section) Camp
Between 11 and 12 May, Boys’ Brigade Company 321 went t0 an adventure camp in the Y’s Men’s - YMCA Wong Yi Chau Youth Camp to enhance the members’ team spirit, self-care ability, time management, risk-taking characteristics and problem-solving skills as well as to build up their self-confidence.
During the 2-day camp, the volunteer coaches taught them to build boats with buckets and pipes and to row the boats by collaborating with each other. They also learned to prepare their own meals, which they enjoyed very much. Thanks to the volunteer coaches for their great efforts.
11 -12 MAY
English Master Junior Competition 2019 4 MAY
This year, some of our Year 5 students participated in the English Master Junior Competition 2019, organized by the British Council and Posties of the SCMP. They competed against more than 1500 teenagers from 86 primary schools in Hong Kong to get to the final, which was successfully held on 4 May at MegaBox, Kowloon Bay.
After demonstrating their creativity, English language, critical thinking and teamwork skills in three stages, our students won the first runners-up award. Big congratulations to them!
Team members:
5BA Antares HO 5BA Heyley POON 5JD Anson LAU 5JD Josie CHAN
Friendly Football Competition with Tin Shui Wai Methodist Primary School
To offer our Primary Boys Football Team more competition experience, a friendly football competition with Tin Shui Wai Methodist Primary School was organized on 29 May.
On the day of the competition, everyone in the team put in a great deal of effort, they eventually scored 2-1 and won the match. Their effort has paid off. Let’s give them a big round of applause!
4GF Peter LAM 4JE Joseph LI 4JE Jason LAI 4SG Bosco LAM 5BA Leon TAM 5JC Nicolas TANG 5JD Adrian SHIMEOBI 5JD Aiden GAIGER 5JT Lucas YUEN
6MT Vanko DAVIS 6MT Archie HUNG 6MT Derick PUN 6MT Henry LOPES ALCANTARA 6MT Sunny LAM 6VA Kohei HORIUCHI 6VA Jan SING 6VA Khemarin SORN 6WP Ian LAW
29 MAY
Friendly 4x100 Relay race with ELCHK Lutheran School
On 31 May, our school primary athletic team was invited by ELCHK Lutheran School to join a friendly 4x100m boys relay run during their Sports Day.
The Sports Day was held on a very beautiful day in which students made their fullest efforts on the sports ground. Our athletic team also performed brilliantly in a very competitive relay race and got the third place. Congratulations to them! They had been practicing relay skills during the athletic team training to prepare themselves well for the racing competition. Their hard work has definitely paid off. Come and join the team if you like running!
Primary Athletic Team
5JC Alpha KONG 5JT Cyrus LO 6FL Adrian YIP 6FL Andy YU 6VA Gabriel, I
31 MAY
HKSSF Yuen Long Area Inter-Primary Schools Swimming Competition 2018-19
The HKSSF Inter-Primary Schools Swimming Championships took place between 6 and 7 May at Tuen Mun North West Swimming Pool. This year, our swimming teams spared no effort in the Competition and did well in both team and individual competitions. Congratulations to all the awardees!
6-7 MAY
Individual Achievements
5BA Antares HO Girls B Grade 50m Breaststroke - 5th Place
5JC Alpha KONG Boys B Grade 50m Breaststroke - 5th Place Boys B Grade 100m Breaststroke - 7th Place
5JD Anson LAU Girls B Grade 50m Butterfly - Champion
5JD Josie CHAN Girls B Grade 100m Freestyle - 4th Place Girls B Grade 50m Backstroke - 3rd Place
6MT Ethan CHEUNG Boys A Grade 50m Backstroke - 7th Place
6VA Cavan LAU Boys A Grade 50m Freestyle - 6th Place
Team Achievements
Boy’s Team
Boys A Grade 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay - 3rd Place Boys A Grade Over-all Team Competition - 8th Place Boys C Grade 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay - 3rd Place Boys C Grade Over-all Team Competition - 6th Place
Girl’s Team
Girls B Grade 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay - 4th Place Girls B Grade Over-all Team Competition - 3rd Place
HKSSF Prize Presentation Ceremony 31 MAY
The HKSSF Prize Presentation Ceremony was held to award the medals and trophies of the HKSSF Interschool Ball Games Competition in the Hall at Kwong Ming Ying Loi School on 31 May.
This year, as our schools did well in the Competition, four of our students were proudly invited to attend the Ceremony. Two student representatives attended the Ceremony to receive the merit prizes on behalf of the boys badminton team and girls badminton team. The other two won the third place and fourth place in individual matches. Congratulations to all awardees!
Boys Badminton Team List
6VA Gabriel I 6WP James HUNG 6WP Nigel TANG 6FL Darren TAM 5JC Alpha KONG 5JD Matthew CHEUNG 5JT Cyrus LO 4JE Ryan CHONG 4JE Max KWAN 4SG Ryan CHOI
Team Awards
Girls Badminton Team: Merit Prize (Representative: 6WP Nicole MOK)
Girls Badminton Team List
6MT Anthea KWAN 6WP Nicole MOK 5JT Ever WONG 5BA Cherly CHAN 4SG Vanessa HO 4SG Sherry SU 4GF Queenie AU 4JE Miffy CHEUNG
Boys Table Tennis Single - 4th Place: 6FL Kevin WU Girls Badminton Single - 3rd Place: 6MT Anthea KWAN
Individual Awards
Secondary Activities
In order to enhance LS students’ understanding of “Rule of Law and Social and Political Participation” in the “Hong Kong Today” module to foster social engagement as well as to deepen Business, Accounting and Financial Studies (BAFS) students’ knowledge on “Business Ethics and Law”, a field trip to Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Headquarters Building for Year 10 to 11 (DSE) LS (Chinese Group) students was organized on 6 May.
This visit helped students gain a better understanding of ICAC’s daily operation and also served to raise students’ social awareness.
6 MAY
Year 10 & 11 (DSE) Geography – Field Trip to Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park
To enhance students’ understanding towards various coastal habitats and the importance of establishing marine protected areas in Hong Kong, a visit to Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park was organized for Year 10 & 11 (DSE) Geography students on 6 May.
On the day of the visit, students explored the coastline, mangrove and coral communities in Hoi Ha Wan. Through the exploration, they learned the characteristics of different coastal habitats, the impact of humans on marine life ecosystems and the importance of preserving marine areas.
6 MAY
Year 9 – Community Project Exhibition
Our Year 9 Community Project Exhibition was successfully held on 10 May. The Exhibition was a display of students’ accomplishments in their Community Project, which is one of the core requirements of Year 9 students’ completion of the Middle School.
The Community Project was a valuable opportunity for students to develop and challenge their ATL skills. Over the last few months, students researched extensively, planned carefully and eventually took action to serve the community through different activities with all their hearts. During the Exhibition, besides displaying their learning, students also hosted talks to share their experiences and outcomes from their own projects. Their efforts are undoubtedly appreciated. Thank you all for coming to celebrate their achievements.
10 MAY
Year 10 to 11 (DSE) Liberal Studies – Seminar on “One Belt and One Road” and
China-Hong Kong Relations
24 MAY
To enhance Year 10 to 11 (DSE) students’ understanding and knowledge on China- Hong Kong relations, a Seminar on “One Belt and One Road” and China-Hong Kong Relations was organized on 24 May.
We were glad to have Mr. KUNG Wai Wai, the First Secretary and Mr. YANG Kwai Man, the Second Secretary from the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to host this seminar. Throughout the seminar, he shared Hong Kong’s possible roles in the “One Belt and One Road” Initiative as well as the opportunities and challenges that Hong Kong will face in the future and helped students understand the development of modern China and enhanced students’ care for China.
Spiritual Growth Corner
As the Christian Learning Center has been officially opened, a series of activities aiming at strengthening our students' spiritual power are organized. Students can join our program of Strengthening your Spiritual Power (SSP) from Monday to Friday by going to the Christian Learning Center during recess and recite a bible verse from the student organizers. A small gift is given to participated students and more importantly, we hope that students can memorize bible scripture and crave God's words in their hearts.
During lunch recess, activities are organized for primary and secondary students. Primary students can join our "Sing and Dance, Praise the Lord" in every lunch recess on Tuesday and Thursday. How beautiful it is that we can praise our Lord with our lips and bodies, and may the songs we sing become a pleasing offering to God.
For secondary students, a "Be Free" session is set up for them to come over and relax every Monday lunchtime. Secondary students may come across pressure from studies and personal relationships, then this is the place where they can find peace and rest in God's presence and love. There's also a quiet sharing time called "Chat-Hour" in which students can share their stories and anything related to their spiritual conditions. This is a precious time in which relationship among students can be built and we can learn how to trust God by talking (praying) to Him about all our troubles and happenings in life.
We thank God for giving us such a beautiful space, the Christian Learning Center, where we can build up a closer relationship with each other, and most importantly, we can be more connected to our Lord by memorizing His words, praising Him and praying to Him.
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened." (Matthew 7:7-8)
STEM Corner
Youth IT Ambassador Award (YITAA) x Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)
Certification Program
9 MAY
Some of our students joined the Youth IT Ambassador Award (YITAA) x Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Certification Program, which was organized by The Hong Kong Association for Computer Education and Microsoft Hong Kong. The Program aimed to equip students with IT skills and support them to pursue dreams in the technology industry in their future. During the program, the students had been working very hard to learn the IT programming skills. On 9 May, they finally attended the MTA certification exam of “Introduction to Programming Using Python” in Lai King Catholic Secondary School. One of our student, 8AJ Angus CHEUNG successfully passed the examination and earned the MTA certificate. Congratulations!
Yuen Long Gerontech project
The LA Design team joined the Gerontechnology Project of STEM @ Yuen Long, which was held between Oct 2018 and Feb 2019. After 5 months of learning care apparel design, Dr. NG’s tutorial and visit to the elderly center, our team designed a “Heat Heart Hoodie” to the elderly on the long-term bed rest so as to improve their quality of life. During the Innovative STEM@ Yuen Long Fair on 23 Feb, they successfully utilized their creativity and communication skills to show their caring and reflective thinking in the design of the hoodie. In the end, they received the “Most Informative Award”. Let’s give them a big round of applause!
Library Corner
In this issue we’d like to share on our library support in STREAM Carnival, Secondary team participation in Inter-School Battle of Books (HKBOB) Competition, PYP Unit 6 Resources, and Chinese books recommended for our Secondary students to read.
Library Support in STREAM Carnival
For the STREAM Carnival, our library team arranged Book Fair with STREAM-related books during May 4 in Room 123. We have invited three book suppliers, namely 4P Multimedia Software Ltd, Active Minds Ltd, and BabyBoom through the tender notice and they have given a reasonable discount to our students. We have a vast variety of books for the students to choose and buy. Students were so excited to see their favourite author’s books. Our library also purchased some useful STREAM-related books that would be very much helpful to our students.
Secondary Team Participation in HKBOB Competition
Our students participated in the HKBOB Inter-school Competition on May 8. They tried their best and put up a good fight till the end but narrowly missed the chance to enter the finals. Wish them a better luck next time. Our sincere thanks goes to all the participants for their team spirit. We are sure this competition helped them read some good titles.
8 MAY
PYP Unit 6 Resources Now our primary students are doing their last unit for this academic year. Our library staff arranged some useful resources for their learning by providing block loan books from our local public library. We have also purchased some new books related to this unit in addition to the available prints and online resources. We are also going to take some library lessons in the coming weeks.
Year 1 Living and non-living things
Year 2 Storytelling
Year 6 Feelings and expression
Book Recommendation The TV series Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre (), adapted from Louis Cha ()'s novel of the same title, is currently a hit. We all enjoy watching the TV series and highly recommend students to read the novel to compare the differences between the TV series and the original fiction. We strongly believe those who love watching the TV series will also love the novel as well. If you are interested, you can find the book series in our library on the Senior Fiction (Chinese) Shelf.
Library Quote of the Month
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
Charles William Eliot
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