School News

In order to enrich students’ knowledge on landslide prevention and mitigation in their neighborhood, our Geography Department arranged a field trip to study slope stability as a lesson activity on 6 July 2022. Our F.4 Geography students conducted site observation on the man-made slopes near our school.

Assessing the effectiveness of sub-surface drainage along a slope in Shek Kip Mei Park

Students analyzing the slope stability along a cut slope adjacent to recreational land uses

Walking around the perimeter of our campus to check the maintenance of the slopes

Our school-based field study manual

The Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre (HKNEAC) offered a half-day field study course to our F.5 Geography students on 24 June 2022. The course aims to enrich our students’ knowledge in Hong Kong’s woodland ecosystem and to better equip them for DSE fieldwork-based questions (FBQ).

Field study introduction by Ms. Kelly Cheng, the course instructor

Students locating the fieldwork site as advised by the course instructor

The first stage of our field study: planning and preparation

The second stage of our field study: data collection Students familiarizing themselves with the fieldwork plan and the sampling methods

Using an abney level and a measuring tape to find out the height and width of trees

Placing a quadrat on the sampling sites along a transect to collect the litter

The third stage of our field study: data processing, presentation and analysis Returning to the field centre to examine the samples of litter and invertebrates

The fourth stage of our field study: interpretation and conclusion Drawing a woodland profile to illustrate a high biodiversity inside the natural woodlands

The fifth stage of our field study: evaluation Students evaluating the possible sampling errors related to the data collection processes

Group photo of all our F.5 Geography students with Ms. Hui Ming Kuen and Mr. Ng Wing Chun

For more information about Geography field study courses offered by HKNEAC, please visit: http://www.hokoon.edu.hk/en/lesson_2.html

15 of our elite Chemistry students attended an electroplating workshop organized by our Chemistry Department and the Chow Sang Sang Precious Metal Laboratory on 23 June. They applied and integrated their Chemistry knowledge in making their own gold-plated crafts.

Students doing the preparatory work

Instructions given by a professional from the Chow Sang Sang Precious Metal Laboratory

The craft before the gold plating process

Some of our students’ creations

Ta-da! Product complete!

Each student getting a certificate after their hard work

A form-based hybrid English Assembly was held on 2 June 2022 to further strengthen students’ language awareness, enrich their thematic vocabulary bank, and promote positive values. Inter-class gamified competitions were hosted by English teachers and run with the assistance of class teachers to encourage students to answer and ask questions in English in an authentic fun context, and mime for their classmates. It was also an occasion for them to showcase their creativity and class spirit after the extended period of online lessons and special vacation.

The winning classes include 1A, 1D, 2C, 2D, 3B, 3D, 4A, 4B, 5B, and 5D. They were each awarded for their enthusiastic participation.

Speed Dating Harry Potter, a cross-unit activity aiming to promote positive values and reading was jointly organized by our school library, social workers and NET recently on 1st and 2nd June 2022. Students were engaged in a range of Harry Potter-themed activities, including a book exhibition of the Harry Potter series in both Chinese and English, an English vocabulary-building booth game, and a 24-character strengths photo-taking and awareness counter run by our social workers. Students had some great fun with our Harry Potters and have definitely been enlightened to explore more about the contemporary English classic!

Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) covers various cultural traditions of our daily life, including oral traditions and expressions, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe, and traditional craftsmanship.

The ICH Mobile Exhibition, organized by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office, was held in our school from 25 May to 27 May. With efforts of our Chinese History Department and History Department, our students were arranged to visit the exhibition and enjoy the interactive facilities in the mobile ICH station.

A series of educational ICH activities, such as ‘ICH AR Workshop’, ‘ICH Game Booth’, ‘ICH Mobile Curator’, ‘ICH Big Stage’, and ‘ICH Handicraft Workshop’ were also held at our school alongside the mobile exhibition. Students joined the activities actively and learnt to appreciate and preserve Hong Kong’s intangible cultural heritage.

For more information about Mobile ICH, please visit:
https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/ICHO/zh_TW/web/icho/ich_mobile.html

The mobile ICH station

Interactive activities in the mobile ICH station

Lion dance game

Making salted dried fish

Mini bun towers

Tai Shing Pek Kwar Kung Fu training

Paper cutting workshop

The DSE journey has never been easy for this batch of Form 6 amid the pandemic, with much less time for face-to-face classes since the 2nd term of their Form 4, the switching of the 2nd mock examination to online mode, and the tremendous public exam pressure coupled with uncertainties. We can imagine their worries and the stress they are facing.

Under such unfavourable circumstances, yet, teachers in WTS have made an all-out effort to offer assistance in whatever ways we can, from academic guidance to emotional support. During this special break, there are still online tutorials and consultation sessions initiated by individual subject teachers as well as small group or even one-on-one remedial classes online for the weaker students, not to mention the words of encouragement and communication with students through multiple channels.

Now, our students are heading to the ‘battlefield’, carrying with them not only knowledge and examination skills, but our love, guidance, patience and support throughout the years. To support them in preparing for the HKDSE under the challenging circumstances, students and teachers have recorded cheering and encouraging clips to express our blessings for these brave souls.

The full version of the video can also be accessed via: https://youtu.be/_nBq-YK5C4M

Warmest wishes from teachers for our DSE Fighters are also compiled in hearty farewell cards. The School is especially grateful to our Form 6 teachers for sacrificing their rest time helping students in subject matters, members of Academic Affairs Section and Counselling Section for the efficient collaboration and all teachers who contribute to the video clips and cheering cards. Our thanks also go to the PTA for donating Vitamin C effervescent tablets as well as sore throat and cough herbal lozenges. We surely have done our best, and so will our Form 6. With what we are doing that is life-changing, may all our soon-to-be graduates conquer all odds and shine in the HKDSE!

Our school library has selected a collection of great books for students and parents. Themes revolve around active communication, emotional management, optimism, and more. While we emphasize teens’ healthy personal growth, gratitude and positive parenting can shorten the distance between parents and their children. We should all take good care of ourselves and boost our sense of wellbeing. Inspiring reads are definitely helpful.