Issue No. 26 (24 June 2020)

The teachers and students of the Music Department are very sad that we have not been able to have a final concert this year. Those of you who attend our concerts will know that we use this event to say goodbye to all the leaving students who have participated in our ensembles throughout the year. It seemed a shame that those students would not be celebrated and thanked, so instead we have all pulled together to produce a musical video dedicated to them. The song ‘A Parting Glass’ is a traditional Scottish song, often sung at the end of a gathering of friends. To all of these students, we wish them well and hope that they continue to make music for many years to come.

We are pleased to share with you this virtual exhibition of work from our Year 11 GCSE Fine Art students’ personal portfolios. We are sure you will agree the artistic outcomes are extremely impressive.

Please see the link to our first SIS Chinese eMagazine which showcases some of the rewarding experiences of online teaching and learning. The content of the eMagazine includes poems and short stories, created mostly by our Language A students. We hope you enjoy seeing the interaction between images, audio texts and written texts. You can access the eMagazine here.

Congratulations to the Y11 Chinese Language and literature class. They have selected their favourite tasks done across the two years of the course. Here is the link to the SIS Chinese Study World, which celebrates the success of our students’ learning, including literary and non-literary commentaries, book reviews and creative writing. Well done Y11 students!

Our Y8 InSoc102 class in Term 3 commenced on the unit on Injustice and explored the idea that, “Injustice in society can be viewed through the lens of time, place and space“. As such, they delved into issues relating to Poverty, Gender Inequality and the Indian Caste System. As part of the concluding activities, they have collaborated via Zoom here to create some ideas on how to make a difference to these causes.

The SIS Mother’s Choice YLC team held a Give 80 Video Challenge from the 15th to the 19th June to spread awareness about the current 80% increase in emergency calls at Mother’s Choice, which reflects an urgent need for help from the communities they serve (link) – one of the many crises happening at Mother’s Choice. They would like to express their deepest gratitude to everyone who has handed in video submissions, helping to spread awareness of Mother’s Choice in our time of need.

Although this was an inter-house event, Mother’s Choice expressed their gratitude to the 3 following students that they believed submitted the most creative and inspiring honorable mentions! Thank you to Mihika Khandelwal (11B2)(link), Sian Littlewood (10B1)(link), and Kiki Ko (10N2)(link) for sharing your creativity and enthusiasm.

End of Term Dress Casual in support of our ICM Family Academy in Bacolod, Philippines

Thank you for your generous support for this worthy cause over the last 2 days of term – we raised HKD$11,840!. Your Dress Casual donations will help us to fulfil our annual HKD70,000 pledge to our Family Academy in Bacolod, which we are in our 7th year of supporting as a school.

Thank you to all Y7 students who participated in creating their own EIFFEL TOWER. Un grand bravo à tous et bonnes vacances!

Congratulations to Annika Li (Y7B) who has been selected and won a prize for the online AFLe Poster Competition. She won amongst other competitors from schools including La Salle College, Shatin College, and YWCA Christian school . Un Grand Bravo to Annika for making a SIS difference!

Arim Lee (Yr 9) was delighted to receive her award for second place in the junior section of the prestigious ‘Magazines International Young Writers’ Competition’ in school today. Arim’s essay on the theme of ‘My Hero’ showed great creativity and journalistic flair, which should help Arim in her dreams to pursue a journalistic career in future years. 

Arim’s essay will be published in an anthology of winners’ work in August. She also won a cash prize of $1,700, magazine coupons worth $800 plus a trophy and certificate. We are very proud of her efforts and look forward to reading her entry in next year’s competition!