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The All-Rounder Chuen Yuen Newsletter
Summer Issue 2016 News for Students, by Students WELCOME BACK!
Hello Readers, the summer holidays are fast approaching but before we wind down another year at CYC, let’s take a look at what our
students have been doing since our last issue. In this edition, you can get to know our new NET, Mr. Dunlea. You can also get some study
tips for the upcoming final exams from our top students. We’ve included some of the winners from the writing competitions and you can
find out what your fellow schoolmates have been doing both inside and outside our school. We also invite you to guess the winners of the
Chuen Yuen’s Got Talent show. So there’s bound to be an article that interests you.
Mr. Dunlea was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1978. He is one of
three children. His older sister is a lawyer and his older
brother is a psychiatrist. His father is a retired
accountant and his mother works as a part-time tour guide
and housewife.
After leaving school, he studied a Bachelor of Arts in psychology for 4 years
including one year living in Madrid, Spain. He thought the course was interesting but
later decided he didn’t want to pursue it as a career. Instead, he went to Sydney,
Australia for a year and got a job as a travel agent!
He returned to Dublin after a year and continued working in
a travel agency. Later, he heard about an opportunity to
teach English in Japan and decided to apply. Luckily, he was
accepted on the programme and moved to Osaka where he
learned a lot about Japanese culture and language and finally
decided what he wanted to do with his life: teach English to
foreigners! Do you know the Hello Song? Watch this funny
video of Mr. Dunlea teaching this song to Japanese kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIIxdH3Uewg
Then, he heard from a friend who was living in Hong Kong about the chance to
work as a Native English-speaking Teacher there. Chinese culture had always
interested him so he decided to apply and landed a teaching position with
Buddhist Sin Tak College, just down the road from Chuen Yuen College!
He worked in BSTC for 4 years as their NET and during that time took French
classes in the evening. In his first lesson, he met his future wife - his classmate!
She is from Guangdong province (so please don’t tell him if you dislike
Mainlanders!) They got married a year later and then decided to move back to
Spain once again. A few months ago, he heard that a school called Chuen Yuen was
looking for a NET and the rest is history, as they say!
Our writers in this issue:
Yeung Tsz Ching, Kelly (5B)
Mak Choi-wan, Chris (3A)
Kwok Chui Ying (4E)
Ivan Wong (5C)
Jimmy Mak (4A)
Tang Pik Ying (4E)
Abby Hui (5B)
Joyce Hui (4D)
Sze Hoi Tung, Vicky (4E)
Koo Yuk, Karen (4E)
Cao Yen Seung, Kitty (4E)
Yip Tsz Yan, Sandy (4E)
Lo Sin Ni, Jasmine (2A)
Wong Chui Ying 4D
Ivania Lau (2A)
Wu Ho Lam Vincent (1A)
If you too are interested in
submitting an article for the
newsletter, feel free to contact
Mr. Dunlea or Ms. Deng.
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WHERE IS HE FROM?
Mr. Dunlea is Irish. Here are some quick facts about his country:
It’s an independent state in the European Union
The capital city is Dublin
The currency is the €uro
The population is about 5 million
Hong Kong’s is ~ 7 million
It is the birthplace of Halloween (oooooh!)
2 official languages: Irish and English
85% of the population are Catholic
The most popular food is the potato
St. Patrick’s Day (17th March) is the
national day. On this day, people around the world will dress in GREEN (the national color)
National symbols are the harp (a musical instrument), the shamrock (a green leaf) and
leprechauns (little men who are very lucky but even harder to find!)
If you ever visit Ireland, don’t forget to bring your umbrella because it rains A LOT!!!
Watch Irish dancing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0v_pu6miJ8
WHAT ARE HIS INTERESTS?
In his free time, Mr. Dunlea likes hiking, swimming, watching nature and science programmes (and movies of
course) and playing squash. As he used to sell holidays for a living, he also loves travelling the world and
learning languages. He can speak Spanish and French, plus a little Japanese, German, Irish and Cantonese.
This a photo of Mr. Dunlea’s class when he was only in Form 1! Can you find him?
What do you notice about his classmates and teachers?
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Students’ Corner
The water in the picture symbolizes blessings in life. Every one of us has
received lots of blessings in our life. We should treasure them and be grateful.
At the same time, we should give something back to bless others in return.
With united efforts, we can make this world a better place. **************************************************************
Wong Chui Ying 4D
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Students’ Corner
Ivania Lau’s (2A) piece of writing was printed in Young Post on 6th
April, 2016! If you also want to have your say and share your
opinion with students around Hong Kong, you can follow her
example. The newspaper sets a new topic every week. Simply write on
the topic and then email it along with your name, age, school, and a
nice clear photo to: [email protected] by lunchtime on Monday.
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S1-S2 Writing Competition 2015-16
Champion
Take care of my book
I had a nightmare last night. There was a fierce lion running after me and it wanted to
kill me. It shouted at me, "You naughty boy, you shouldn't leave me in a wet and dirty
place. I don't like living there." Although I didn't understand, I dared not ask the lion.
I was afraid and I woke up late this morning.
My mother was unhappy because my sister and I had got up late. She said, "You two
should get up early in the morning. You don't have enough time to have breakfast
now." We grabbed our school bags and went to school in a hurry.
When I got to school, I couldn't find my storybook in my bag. I asked my classmate
David, "Have you seen my storybook?" David said, "It's on the desk." I took the book
and discovered that it was wet and dirty. "Oh! What happened to my book?" I
wondered. David said, "I found it in the toilet. You left it there."
I understood the meaning of my dream. I shouldn't have left my storybook in the
toilet. I should take care of my book. I used a dry towel to clean the book and put it
into my school bag carefully. I smiled and I thought that I wouldn't see the lion again
in my dream.
The End
By Wu Ho Lam Vincent 1A
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Inside our school
Taking an order at the “Happiness Cha Chaan Teng” (S3 drama)
As cool as a cucumber - Yu Kin Fung in the S5 Open
Forum on the Educational Policy Address
Standing room only in the S1-S2 Spelling Bee It was a very close call between 5A and 5C
representatives in the S5 Spelling Bee
Another good turnout for the S3-4 Spelling Bee
Who's that Girl? - Contestants try to guess
Madonna in the Big TV game
Audience members have a good laugh at the rather
"challenging" vocabulary at the S5 Bee
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The annual show is coming soon! Here are some of the budding stars to look out for in the contest.
They definitely brought Chuen Yuen’s Got Talent to a whole new level because they wrote a little comedy sketch
for us to enjoy with a few inside jokes that only CYC students would get. This is definitely one of the acts to look
out for in the final contest. Their skit was above teen love which we can surely relate to. Their overall performance
was captivating and showed a huge amount of teamwork. We enjoyed it a lot!
Another contestant is a girl called Joyce Hui who performed traditional Chinese
dancing. I found her performance very refreshing as not many people competed
with dancing as their main act. It was a shame that she could not perform with a
proper costume instead of her PE uniform, but overall she did a great job along
with her fancy foot work, and brought a little taste of tranquillity to the show
with her overall performance.
Anna Lee also performed with a dance act of modern jazz. Her dance was fun and was a sure
way to make the audience cheer for more. Her performance may not have been flawless, but
hey whose is? What counts is that she did a great job of capturing the crowd’s attention with
her complex dance moves.
Her name is Janice and singing is her thing. This time, instead of
heavy music in the background, she performed music with God’s
given instrument, "our voice", with a little help with her ukulele
of course! She did a mash up of various pop songs ranging from
Canto-pop to my favourite songs of Ed Sheeran. Her voice was crisp and light and
sounded absolutely heavenly.
Anna Yu is one of the contestants that sang for us. Before
her performance I had rarely heard her sing but when she was on that stage I could see her
definitely owning the stage with her unique voice that sounded great. She put a lot of
emotions and power into her performance and ultimately received a big round of applause
from her classmates and supporters.
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Last but not least, we can’t forget the amazing performance that we saw from our very own CYC boy band! I think
they performed really well, having a variety of both Canto and English songs like “A Little Happiness” and “Let Her
Go”. The boys showed off their vocal chords skills and their ability at playing instruments too. The vocalist really
deserves a special mention and we look forward to seeing more of the same in the finals.
by Yeung Tsz Ching, Kelly (5B)
So who do you think will win
the Chuen Yuen’s Got
Talent 2016 contest?
Outside our school
Acting the Part – inter-school drama competition
Have you ever joined any
unforgettable competition? On
18/4, we joined the Speak Out,
Act Up improvised drama
competition run by the NET
Section of the EDB. It was
definitely an amazing and valuable
experience for all of us.
Before the competition, the five
of us wrote the script with the
help of Mr. Dunlea and rehearsed
many times with passion and
dedication. Despite practising day after day, we still felt like we weren’t prepared enough.
At the event itself in Tuen Mun, we met drama professionals who gave us advice on how to
improve our scripts and skills. Best of all, our team won Team Creativity Award and one of our
team members, Anna, won the Best Acting Award.
We think this competition truly gave us an opportunity to learn many drama techniques and use
English in a creative way. Moreover, we had the chance to experiment using English in different
roles and dramatic contexts.
Last but not least, the most important thing is that we are very grateful to be able to perform
well through strong team spirit. We recommend other students consider joining this event next
year.
By Mak Choi-wan, Chris (3A)
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Outside our school
20 CYC students visited the Tao Heung Food
Culture Museum in April. Some of them would like to
tell you about what they learnt in the tour.
Tea Culture by Kwok Chui Ying (4E)
Do you know why we have to open the teapot lid when
we want to refill the hot tea during yam cha? During the
visit, the museum guide told us the interesting story
behind this practice. Once upon a time, a customer
from the Late Qing Dynasty put a partridge into the
teapot to prevent it from flying away. Unfortunately, a
waiter did not know about it and poured boiling hot
water into the teapot, thus killing the bird. The
customer, who was from a noble clan, was furious and
requested a huge amount of compensation. Since
then, to avoid similar incidents, the customer must
open the teapot lid to show that he wants water to be
refilled. Interesting, isn’t it?
Grow or Go! by Ivan Wong (5C)
This is the reality faced by the dining business in Hong
Kong. If you stop improving, others will overtake
you and one day you will vanish from the market.
During the visit, we watched a 3D movie about the
development of Tao Heung Holding Ltd, which
operates Chinese and hot pot restaurants. In the
movie, we learnt that vision and innovation are the
keys to success. Therefore, we students should not just
bury ourselves in books; we should be open-minded as
we live in a world which is constantly changing.
The Evolution of Dim Sum by Jimmy Mak (4A)
The most popular dim sum items in Hong Kong are
shumai, shrimp dumplings and steamed buns stuffed
with cream. With the change of people’s eating habit,
dim sum has downsized a lot. Many of the dim sum
items are about one fourth of their original sizes.
Although the sizes are much smaller than before, the
variety has increased a lot.
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A meaningful morning on the Gold Coast Beach
On Saturday, 7th
May, members of the Community
Youth Club rolled up our sleeves and got our hands
dirty to clean up the Gold Coast Golden Beach in
Tuen Mun, a popular destination in Hong Kong. It
was a new and worthwhile experience for us.
The situation of the beach was quite a surprise for
me. I was amazed that there wasn’t any large-scale
rubbish. I didn’t see cans, cartons and plastic bags
either. On the whole, before we started the beach
was actually quite clean! I felt proud of Hong
Kongers’ sense of civic responsibility.
Most of the rubbish we picked up was cigarette butts and party accessories left there after celebrations. We
spent a lot of time picking up them. If this waste, especially the metallic decoration paper, is washed into the
sea water, it will definitely cause water pollution. It seems that there is still room for improvement.
When we were almost finished, a man came to us and expressed his appreciation of our efforts. I felt
absolutely great. His words of encouragement drew a perfect close to the beach cleaning activity.
Schoolmates: join us next time! by Tang Pik Ying (4E)
Outside Hong Kong
30 S4 and S5 students joined a four-day Beijing tour organized by the Civic and Moral Education Committee
during the Easter Holiday. Some participants would like to share their experiences with you.
The Beijing Study Tour was
absolutely remarkable as
team spirit was enhanced
and better communication
among group members was
developed. We had a hectic
schedule to prepare for the
tour, especially the part
about service learning in
Beijing. We needed to
make quick decisions and
planned carefully.
Fortunately, we three group
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leaders had good communication and shared the work together. Of course, our group members helped a lot too.
Without the active involvement of every group member, the tour would not have been so smooth. I am
grateful to have such lovely schoolmates and proud of their strong sense of responsibility.
by Abby Hui (5B)
The Forbidden City was the highlight of
the tour. I’ve heard a lot about its grandeur
but this was the first time I saw its majesty
with my own eyes. It must be a huge
challenge to conserve such a large-scale
heritage site. I felt relieved that it has
survived the rise and decline of Ming and
Qing dynasties, the turbulent years of wars
and political struggle and movements
thereafter. However, there could be better conservation work. For example, during the visit I saw a lot of
broken bricks on the paths. They have been damaged by the huge number of visitors.
How can we strike a balance between visitors’ needs and preservation? Replacing the broken bricks with
new ones would be easy, but the place would lose its original flavor. On the one hand, it is unrealistic to
forbid visits in order to protect it, not to mention the money generated from tourism is necessary for the
conservation costs. On the other hand, the number of visitors and the uncivilized behavior of some tourists do
pose a threat to heritage protection. I hope that solutions can be found quickly so that the generations to come
will continue to see such a grand palace with profound historical value.
by Joyce Hui (4D)
We care!
We went to a nursing home for the
elderly in Beijing. Before the visit, we had
done a lot of preparation and practised hard to
ensure that things would go smoothly.
However, when we got there, we found
that the activity room was too small to let all
the old people and our students stay inside
together. We adjusted our plan immediately.
We decided to perform group by group. When
one group was conducting an activity, other groups waited outside. The elderly were very enthusiastic. They
sang songs to welcome us, which brightened our spirits. The visit turned out to be a great success! You can’t
imagine how excited we were!
by Sze Hoi Tung, Vicky (4E)
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We asked the students who came 1st in various subjects to share their suggestions for success.
Geography: Sze Hoi Tung, Vicky (4E)
Geography is an interesting subject which helps us develop a global sense. It
is easy if you have strong common sense as you need to analyze data in a
logical way. However, it is difficult at the same time because there is a lot to
memorize. So, here are some tips:
Memorize the facts. This is a must.
Make your own notes and organize them from time to time. It helps you
clarify the confusing ideas and develop better understanding of the
concepts.
Draw diagrams if necessary. It is a useful way to visualize some abstract
ideas to facilitate your memory.
Liberal Studies: Koo Yuk, Karen (4E)
Liberal Studies is a NSS subject aimed at enabling us to become citizens with
a broad knowledge base, skills and attitudes to face an ever-changing society
and a knowledge-based economy. Here are some methods I employ in the
studying of this subject:
Keep informed of current issues
Jot down key concepts while watching TV programs or reading the
newspaper
Organize the notes systematically e.g., grouping related concepts,
examples and data together.
Chinese Literature: Cao Yen Seung, Kitty (4E)
Some students find Chinese Literature a dreadful subject. However, if
you find the right methods, learning it can actually be enjoyable. Let me
give you some tips:
Get to know the backgrounds of the writers before reading their
works. It can help us be prepared about what we are going to read
about.
Avoid rote memorisation. Try to think about yourself in the situations
of the different characters in the stories. It is not enough to recognize
the transformation of the main characters; it is also important to
understand how the events in the story affected the characters.
Read regularly and extensively.
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It’s almost the end of this issue but, before we go, there’s just enough space for a good joke:
A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts."
The doctor asks, "What do you mean?" The man says, "When I touch my shoulder, it really hurts.
If I touch my knee - OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hurts."
The doctor says, "I know what's wrong with you - you've broken your finger!"
That’s all folks. The only thing left to say is GOOD LUCK!!!
Biology/Chemistry: Yip Tsz Yan, Sandy (4E)
Mathematical problems and tons of past papers are the frightening parts. So,
without further ado, here are my top tips:
Hard work and recitations are a prerequisite. However, they are far from
enough. As most of the questions asked in both subjects are case studies or
experiments, you have to digest the information well and make it part of
your internal knowledge, so that you can apply it when answering questions.
You should make sure your foundation is solid. ‘Knowledge is built on
knowledge’ e.g. if you have forgotten the chemical formula of an element,
you cannot write the equation, or do further calculations. Only when you are
able to connect different concepts well and have a good command of
fundamental knowledge will you be equipped to face new question types.
Maths: Lo Sin Ni, Jasmine (2A)
Some students, especially girls, may find maths quite challenging. Here
are my best exam preparation and study tips:
Preview the chapter before the lesson. This is to help you understand
some basic concepts so that you can follow the contents in the lesson
better. During the preview, attempt some easier questions to check
your understanding.
Don’t skip the difficult Qs in the practice section of the textbook.
Instead of waiting for explanation and answers from the teachers,
refer to the given examples in the textbooks. The content of the book
is usually carefully arranged so the practice questions are
consolidation of the question types in the examples. The ability to
identify the question type and find solutions by yourself is very
important for maths learning.
Daily practice is a must. No matter how busy you are, reserve some
time for maths practice. Just 30 mins a day on a regular basis can take
you far.
