As part of the English Around the Corner activity, students can accumulate more stamps to redeem prizes by asking our NET teachers general questions. Many students were enthusiastic and eager to obtain more stamps so the response was very positive. It was also evident that students made good use of the language learnt from their general English lessons as they could ask our NET teachers such questions like: “What do you like to do in your spare time?” “How often do you exercise?” “What is your favourite juice?” “When do you wash your hands?” This activity allows our students to practise their speaking skills and encourage shy and quiet students to take more initiative to approach our NET teachers.

One of the ways that the English Around the Corner program tries to stimulate our students is by choosing interesting topics that might not appear in their textbooks, but are relevant to their every day lives. Our October theme, Cartoon Characters, turned out to be one of the most popular themes we have ever chosen. Whether reading comic books or watching cartoons on TV or YouTube, many of our students find a lot of enjoyment from these characters, and we enjoyed discussing their personalities, characteristics and abilities. Students volunteered to submit pictures and information of their favourite characters and also shared why they liked these characters. The theme was interesting, relevant and authentic in that each student was able to identify their favourites and remember specific episodes and storylines.

本年是我校二十周年校慶，中文科為此舉辦了一次寫作比賽，分三個組別進行。一、二年級同學創作賀卡，三、四年級同學寫作短文，題目是「校園生活」，而五、六年級同學寫作「我在神小的日子」短文。同學們反應熱烈，參與踴躍，所創作的文章，處處流露對學校真切的感情。最後，在芸芸作品中，老師評選出各級的冠、亞、季及優異作品。恭喜各位得獎者，亦恭賀我校桃李滿門，校譽日隆。