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Editor’s message
Editorial
Ms. Tam Sin Man, Ms. Cheng Chui Mei, Ms. Ananthi Samikannu,
Ms. Chu Kai Yin
Editorial
Lam Kit Ching (2D), Yuen Sze Ying (2D),
Yeung Wing Kwan (2D), Fong Ka Ho (2D),
Chan Wing Yue (4A)
The new school year has been going on for two months
already! What have you been up to? What do you find
most interesting in your school life? Newsline is back with
interesting news for you! We have an interview with our new
NET – Miss Kannu, reports on the first English Day and the
Summer English Camp held in the summer holiday. What’s
more, we have the introduction of the Student Union and
House committee members this year. Hope you enjoy it!
Know more about Miss Kannu
Welcome Miss Kannu to our LKY family! If you want to know more about her, you shouldn’t miss this interview!
Name:
Nationality:
Miss Ananthi Samikannu (Students can call me Miss Kannu or Miss K)
Singaporean
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT)
-B.A. Communication Studies (Journalism & Public Relations)
University &
-M.Ed – Leadership and Management
Qualifications:
La Trobe University (Melbourne)
-Graduate Diploma of Education – Secondary School Teaching
Hobbies:
Cooking, Baking, Movies, Reading & Having coffees with friends
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
Motto:
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
R = Reporters
K = Miss Kannu
R: Hello, Miss Kannu, thank you
for doing this interview with us.
R: Why did you choose Hong Kong
to work?
K:Well, I worked in Australia for
10 years before I finally decided
Student reporters Yuen Sze
to return to Singapore to spend
Ying (2D) and Lam Kit Ching
some quality time with my
(2D) with Miss Kannu
family. I was only planning to
stay for 6 months before returning to Melbourne but I ended up
living in Singapore for 3.5 years, reconnecting with my family and
friends. Then, almost by accident, a few close friends and former
HK students who I taught in Australia told me about the NET
program and I thought I would give it a go and here I still am after
7 years.
R: Do you miss your family?
K:Of course I do. On weekends, it is especially hard. I have to keep
myself very busy so that I don’t miss them. Thanks to SKYPE, we
are well connected.
R: Which Hong Kong local food do you like most?
K:I have tried some Hong Kong food but I think your desserts are the
best! I love mango pudding and mango pancakes. Yummm…
R: Who is your mentor? What have you learnt from him/her?
K:I think the person who has had the biggest influence in my life is
my father. He was one of my best friends and confidant. It’s strange
to say your father is your best friend but he was. We enjoyed each
other’s company and could talk for hours about any topic under
the sun. Unfortunately, he passed away in January this year. He
was an aircraft engineer with Singapore Airlines and he taught me
to live my life with love in my heart. Have you noticed my paper
aeroplane tattoo on my foot? That is a memorial tattoo in honour
of my father. He will always walk with me.
R:Why do you have a tattoo of a chilli and paw print on your right
hand?
K:So you noticed? That is also a memorial tattoo. It represents my
dog Chillie who passed away in August 2012 of old age. He was
nearly 16 years old and has travelled with me from Australia to
Singapore and then to Hong Kong. He was my ‘son’ and I miss my
little Chillie boy every
single day.
R: D o you have any
brothers and sisters?
K: Yes, I have an older
brother and he has two
children, Sasha who is
17 and Dylan who will
be 10 in November. They
Making muffins with
all live in Singapore and
her former students.
my mother lives with
my brother now, after my father passed away.
R: What do you think about students at our school?
K:I absolutely love the students in this school. I used to teach in a
Band 3 boy’s secondary school for 6 years. It was a daily uphill
battle at my former school. Although I loved teaching there, I did
not want to burn out. So, even though I miss my former crazy
students, I think students in LKY are all angels like the two of you.
R: Were you a good student when you were in secondary school?
K:I think I was. I preferred sports to studying though. In Singapore,
we study between 7 to 9 subjects and must do at least 1 extracurricular activity. It is very stressful and very competitive but I
did enjoy my school life and am still very close friends with many
of my former classmates.
R: What is your teaching philosophy?
K:Tough love. I am very old school. So I believe being tough on my
students works. I just hope they can see how much I love them and
want the best for them.
R: What do you usually do in your free time?
K:I enjoy cooking and having friends over at my home on weekends.
I have such great friends in HK. I know they come over most of
the time to make sure I am Okay. The
other thing I like is driving around
Hong Kong outside the main city area,
discovering nice little spots. Card
making and scrapbooking are also
things I enjoy doing.
R: Can you share a life lesson with us?
K:I’ve had a couple of horrific years
that you just cannot imagine. When
I nearly lost all hope in humanity, I
realized I was surrounded by LOVE.
Darkness is all around, but so is light.
Find it!
Favourite and last photo
taken with her son,
Chillie and her dad.
◇ Live simply. Don’t complicate life with the small stuff.
◇ Smile from your heart.
◇ Be of service to others.
◇ Open your mind to new and fabulous things.
◇ Live it, don’t just think it.
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Nov 2013
English Summer Camp 2013
During the past summer holidays, our F.1 and F.2 students joined a 10-day English Summer Camp
organized by the Canada-China Culture and Education Association (CCCEA). The whole activity
was held in our school campus with all students taught by native Canadian teachers. They studied
English as well as learning more about the Canadian culture
through games, group discussions and presentations. On the day
of the graduation ceremony, each class was given an opportunity
to perform on stage and they all did a great job. At the end of the
ceremony, they were awarded certificates. Let us
recap these fun moments during the camp:
We are rehearsing for the
graduation ceremony.
Graduation Ceremony
Graduation performance
Students are playing games in the playground.
Students are listening attentively
to teacher’s instructions.
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Fong Ka Ho (2D)
Yeung Wing Kwan (2D)
After joining the English
Summer
Camp, I learnt a lot of things
I was very happy to
and gained knowledge about Canada. Our class
have joined this camp. During
teacher,
Mr. Bulos was very funny. He always tried to
the two weeks, I really learnt more
say
some
Cantonese
to make us laugh! Also, I met some
new things about Canada like its culture
new friends during the camp. I felt happy because the
and sports. I also made many new friends!
teacher
and classmates gave me more courage. I think it
The teachers were friendly and kind. On the
made
me
more
confident so I enjoyed this summer camp
last day, we had a graduation performance
very much! During this summer camp, we had to do
and we shared many things about Canada
and one of them was the national anthem presentations and perform on stage. Although we
were not perfect, we did the best that we
of Canada. It was a great experience
could!
and I want to join the camp
again next year.
1st English Day
Students are queuing for the game booths
Did you join our first English Day on 25 October? Our
committee members set up 7 fantastic game booths at the
school covered playground for all of you to learn English
through playing games. Apart from games, did you chat
with our English teachers? Let’s recap:
Can you get the correct answer?
Have a nice chat with teacher!
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SKH Leung Kwai Yee Secondary School
Nov 2013
Introduction of committee members
of the 4 Houses
From Left to right:
Treasurer – Wong Yee
Sze (5C), Vice Chairman
– Chan Ho Ting (5D),
Chairman - Chung Pui
Hei (5D), Secretary –
Poon Kin Weng (5A)
Green House
Green Radiance is the Green House Committee this year and I am the
House Chairman, Perry Chung. I love my house because it always brings
me a sense of commitment and responsibility. I hope that under my
leadership, Green Radiance can help Green House win the championship
again and have some interesting activities to make our green house
members enjoy their school life this year.
Green Radiance committee members
Purple House
From Left to right: Treasurer –
Shek Kai Lam (5D), Chairman
– Wong Shuk Kwan (5D), Vice
Chairman –Li Chen Long (5C) ,
Secretary – Lo Ka Ki (5D)
Purple Hunter is the Purple House Committee this year. I am the Chairman Wong
Shuk Kwan from 5D. This year, I hope I can make some contributions to Purple
House. I will organize more activities for all members to participate because
many students have some pressure when studying and they may feel unhappy
sometimes. Therefore, I think more activities can help them feel more relaxed.
Finally, I will do my best. I hope all members have many good memories this year.
Blue House
Hello, I am Ally Chau, the Chairman of Blue House Committee ‘Smurfs’ this year.
Smurfs are a kind of blue spirit. They are helpful, friendly and united. Each letter
in ‘SMURFS’ has a special meaning: S for smart; M for marvellous; U for unique;
R for radiant; F for fabulous; the last S means superb. I am so glad that I can be
the captain of Blue House this year. It is challenging for me as I did not have any
experience before. But I will try my best to serve our members and listen to our
members. In the future, we will hold different events for all members. I hope
that they can integrate to Smurfs big family and give us support!
Smurfs committee members
Red House
Phoenix committee members
Hi, everyone. I am Chan Mei Yee, the Chairman of Red House. The Phoenix
represents Red House as it means peaceful, strong and the most elegant bird
in the ancient myths of China. People think that a phoenix can bring harmony.
So, we want to enhance the interaction between our members through joining
our diversified activities. Meanwhile, our main target this year is to attain the
house cup. I hope that all members are eager to contribute to the red house.
Last but not least, we will fulfill our promise to make sure that all members
can enjoy their school life and their advice would be listened to.
Student Union - Circle
Why did we want to be the committee members of the Student Union?
In the beginning, we just wanted to serve our schoolmates. Although
we are not the best students and have limited time for preparation, we
are really willing to serve our schoolmates. When we were elected,
we found that to run a student union is not that easy, and we still have
to face lots of different challenges in the future. Also, we have to
balance between our studies and the work of a student union member.
But we will not give up and we will keep all our promises. In the
coming year, our team will pay the greatest effort for you and you will
see that we will do our best to deliver.
Committee Members of Circle
Chairman: Cheuk Wai Hong (5C)
Vice Chairman: Ma Shu Hon (5C)
Secretary (External affairs): Fung Ka Tsun (4C)
Secretary (Internal affairs): Lo Ting Ting (5A)
Treasurer: Wong Kam Ying (5A)
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Student’s Writings
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My New Class
Nov 2013
Yeung Wing Kwan (2D)
We have been to school only for one month and I don’t know much about my classmates because they all come from
different classes in form one.
Fortunately, some friends of mine in form one are now in the same class. They are my good friends and they help me
a lot. Our new form teacher, Mr. Chin, is nice and sometimes funny. He teaches us LAC and English. Although I didn’t
know him last year, I will start to know more about him this year. Actually I am not sure whether our class will be
united or not, but I am sure that we all want to be the best class. I still have lots of questions about my class, but I
know I will soon get the answers.
I feel happy in this class because something interesting always happens during classes which makes us laugh. I really
hope that our classmates can be more confident because ‘Unity is strength’, so we can really be the best class!
Making suggestions to the Title Characters of ‘Asian Spiderman’
Chan Wing Yue (4A)
Dear Gary,
How are you? I know that you are going to make a new
film ‘Asian Spiderman’. I think Louis Koo and Angelababy
are not suitable to be the actor and actress of ‘Asian
Spiderman’. I suggest Andy Lau should play the superhero
and Tavia Yeung the role of his girlfriend.
I think Louis Koo is less suitable to play the Spiderman.
Andy Lau is more experienced in acting than Louis Koo.
Andy Lau is 52 years old but he is still charming and handsome. He is a renowned actor and has starred in many
films. He has won the best actor at Hong Kong Films Awards, Golden Bauhinia Awards, Hong Kong Film Critics
Society Awards and Golden Horse Awards. As plain as a pikestaff, his acting is more professional than Louis Koo’s.
Owing to his friendliness and wonderful performances, he is famous among middle-aged people, ladies and the
elderly in Asia. I think more people in Asia know Andy Lau than Louis Koo. What’s more, Andy Lau knows some kungfu so he can act in fighting scenes. Thus, he is flawless for the role of Spiderman.
Many people choose Angelababy as the role of Spiderman’s girlfriend. However, what I think is poles apart. I would
rather choose Tavia Yeung. She is gorgeous and attractive. She is shorter and younger than Andy Lau. She has
acted in many TVB series so she has some experience in acting. Her acting is brilliant beyond words as you may
know that she won the best actress in 2012 TVB Anniversary Awards. However, Angelababy has not won any prizes
related to acting so she is not suitable to be the main actress in ‘Asian Spiderman’. Tavia Yeung is a little bit older
than Angelababy, though, she is more popular and well-known in Hong Kong, mainland China, Singapore and Malaysia.
She is popular among teenagers and adults too. She is friendly and vivacious, so I think
she is suitable to play the role of Spiderman’s girlfriend.
In conclusion, Louis Koo and Angelababy are not suitable to play the role of superhero
and his girlfriend. Andy Lau and Tavia Yeung are popular and have superb acting. They
are more suitable to act as Spiderman and his girlfriend.
If you approve my suggestions, it will be my pleasure. I hope my suggestions can help
you.
Yours,
Kelly
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4. mini-skirts
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