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Dear RCHK Family,
Semester one reports for secondary students have just been released. These reports give parents a comprehensive overview of their children’s academic and social progress in school. After the Chinese New Year break, parents will have the opportunity to discuss their children’s progress at the three-way conferences on February 8 and 9. We strongly encourage parents to review the report with their children, and offer encouragement and celebrate achievements. This will inject positive energy and inspiration into your child’s study.
The first Visual Arts Scholarship Exhibition will be held in the PAC on February 2 and 3. The exhibition will showcase brilliant artwork created by RCHK visual arts scholarship students. Each piece is of exceptional quality across a broad range of subject matter, style and media, including painting, drawing and textile. Please come and support our young and emerging artists!
The weather has been a bit cool and wet lately, and government data indicates that rates of local influenza are on the rise. To avoid the spread of cold and flu, please be vigilant in the maintenance of health and hygiene. For advice and information on flu prevention, please visit the Centre for Heath Protection website at www.chp.gov.hk.
The Chinese New Year holiday will begin next Monday, followed by two teacher professional development days on January 30 and 31. As a result, classes will resume on Wednesday, February 1.
According to Chinese mythology, the dragon is a symbol of strength, power and good luck. As we usher in the Year of the Dragon, I wish all of our RCHK families a happy and healthy new year.
Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Harry Brown
Principal
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| Dates to Remember |
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January 23 - 29
Chinese New Year Holiday
January 30 - 31
Professional Development Days (no school)
February 1
All Clases Resume
February 2 - 3
Visual Arts Scholarship Exhibition
February 3
Year 12 Business Field Trip to Yakult Factory
February 3 - 4
Year 12 Sarah Fordham Visiting Artist Workshop
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February 8
Release of Year 13 Trial Exam Reports
February 8 - 9
Secondary Three-Way Conferences
February 9
Year 1 Immunization
RAPT Coffee Morning
February 9 - 11
ACAMIS Basketball Tournament
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| College News |
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Malawian Students Visit RCHK
Renaissance College has a diverse student population, and this diversity got an extra boost on Jan. 5 when 27 students from Malawi spent a day on campus learning and interacting with RCHK students.
Aki Siah, primary Chinese coodrinator, said that the visit provided an excellent opportunity for RCHK students to learn more about poverty in Africa and "to reflect on their life," as many local students take things for granted.
Besids learning with their RCHK buddies, these Malawian students delighted teachers and studens in their performance of traditional African dance, kung fu and qigong. In addition, they also recited the classical Chinese prose Di Zi Qui (弟子規) in fluent Mandarin.
The Malawian students study Chinese culture and language, as well as kung fu and Buddhism at Yuan Tong College. The college is part of Amitofo Care Centre, a Buddhist orphange in Malawi.
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Whitelisting RCHK
In order to ensure your Black Kite newsletters and emails from RCHK do not get caught in spam or junk mail filters, you can whitelist our domain names (rchk.edu.hk and renaissance.edu.hk). Since every email system is different, please consult the help file of your email program as to how to add our domain names to the safe senders list.
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RCHK Swimmers Win Duathlon Races
By Takeo Inoki, Swimming Coach
Twenty swimming team members represented RCHK at the Duathlon Race held on Jan. 15 at Science Park. Duathlon race is an athletic event that consits of running and cycling. In the 2001 - 2004 age category, participants had to to run 1.6km, followed by a 4km bike and another 1.6km run. In the 1997 - 2000 age category, the race consisted of a 3.2km run, 8km bike and 3.2km run.
Team Results:
Girls 2001 – 2004 Category
- 1st place: Alliss Chan (6EM), Holly Hou (6MHG), Hilary Lo (5BD), Gwyneth Liu (6CV)
- 3rd place: Chi-Ching Chow (5BD), Jasmine Hallworth (5JK), Kelly Yip (6MHG)
Boys 2001 – 2004 Category
- 1st place: Nigel Wong (5SB), Harold Yick (5SB), Brenton Lin (6MHG), Joshua Nanayakkara (6HM)
- 3rd place: Ho-Wang Yeung (5PTN), Wilton Chik (5PTN), Harvey Hou (4DB), Leonard Lau (4RL)
Boys 1997 – 2000 Category
- 1st place: Anson Chung (6CV), Tak-Man Wong (7.6), Nicholas Tsang (7.1), Alvin Cheung (7.4), Lucas Lau (7.3)
Individual Results
- 1st place: Nigel Wong (Boys 2002)
- 2nd place: Harold Yick (Boys 2002)
- 3rd place: Anson Chung (Boys 2000)
- 4th place: Hilary Lo (Girls 2002), Alliss Chan (Girls 2002), Brenton Lin (Boys 2001)
- 5th place: Tak-Man Wong (Boys 2000)
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Swimming Team Upcoming Events
- Jan 21 – Jan 31: Modified Training Schedule
- Jan 29: 2K or 8K Run Races
- Jan 31: Mini Swim Meet / ACAMIS Selection Trials #6
- TBC: ACAMIS Swim Meet information evening
- Feb 2: Last Chance ACAMIS Selection Trials at 6:50 in the morning
- Feb 4: ACAMIS Swim Meet final total points submission deadline
- Feb 12: School Teams Competition Duathlon Race 2
- Mar 15 – 18: ACAMIS Swim Meet in Shanghai
Please click here for more swimming team updates.
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Notable Football Players
Well done to 6CV students Chun-Hei So and Cody Chan for representing ESF Lions U12 in their 2 – 2 draw against Chelsea Soccer Schools.
Well done to Year 8 students Jasper Chu and Sean Young for representing ESF Lions U14 in their 1-1 draw against Tai Tam Tigers. Jasper scored a goal.
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ESL Swimming Classes
ESF Educational Services Sharks Learn to Swim Programme is an excellent opportunity for young children to be introduced to the sport of swimming in a fun, stimulating and enriching way. Our structured lessons ensure that every child’s development is monitored closely, allowing them to progress through the swimming levels at a suitable pace. All our swimming lessons are conducted in English by highly qualified swimming instructors. We offer classes for infants, preschoolers and non-swimmers through to squad at South Island School, Renaissance College, Sha Tin College and Discovery College. For more information, please contact ESF Educational Services at 2711 1280 or send us an email at sports@esf.org.hk.
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Saturday Morning Writing Workshops
Primary Matters is holding classses at RCHK from January to March These classess are suitable for Years 4 - 8 students. Please click here for futher information.
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MUN Caucus at Renaissance College
By Nick Georgiou, Humanities Teacher
On Jan. 14, 2012, RCHK hosted a caucus of the Hong Kong Model United Nations (HKMUN) for the first time. HKMUN is the largest MUN Conference in Hong Kong, attended by over 30 local and international schools, with the aim of preparing delegates for the conference itself in February at West Island School by creating resolutions for relevant global issues.
Ten students from RCHK are representing Germany in the Security Council and in the General Assembly committees. There task is a tough one - trying to negotiate and compromise with nations with differing standpoints to create resolutions that will help to go some way towards solving crises such as the ever present and growing instability in Somalia, the situation in Iraq, land mines, and the treatment of domestic migrant workers worldwide.
At the beginning of caucus, delegates of each country presented their position papers, which spelt out their respective governments viewpoint. These positions would form the backdrop for lobbying support from other nations so that resolutions could be formed.
Overall, all participating delegates had a fulfilling time, and feel that the standard of debate at the conference itself is going to be extremely high.
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ACAMIS Maths Olympiad 2011
By Jason Cheung, Year 9
Ms. Shobha Sanker supervised a team of four Year 9 students: Jason Cheung, Andy Li, Neo Lung and Caton Yang to participate in the 2011 annual ACAMIS Maths Olympiad held at the Hong Kong Academy. There were four rounds of competition, one was for fun and the rest was real competition.
I found the round titled "One Big Problem" the most difficult one. In this round, each team had to solve a very complicated problem, whereas the most interesting round was "Hands On Activity," which was a non-competitive round. In this activity, all the teams were mixed up. Each team had to construct a structure using only newspaper and tape that was capable of hiding all the team members, such that they were not visible from the outside. Each team was given 15 minutes to plan on a piece of paper and 30 minutes to construct. However, during the construction stage, team members were not allowed to communicate verbally with each other.
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University Application Deadlines
For Year 13 students only
Please click here for information on university application deadlines for all Year 13 students.
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Upcoming Further Education Activities in Hong Kong
Tuesday, February 7
Imperial College, King’s College & UCL (UK)
Venue: FE Office (ss 408)
Time: 3:15-4pm
Attendance: Years 11-13 students are welcome
Monday, February 13
Summer Discovery & Discovery Internships
Venue: FE Office (ss 408)
Time: 10:40-11:00am
Attendance: Years 11-13 students are welcome
Thursday, February 16
University of Guelph
Venue: FE Office (ss 408)
Time: 1:00pm to 1:45pm
Attendance: Years 11-13 students are welcome
Tuesday, February 21
SOAS (University of London)
Venue: FE Office (ss 408)
Time: 1:00-1:45pm
Attendance: Years 11-13 students are welcome
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Upcoming Further Education Activities in Hong Kong
Friday, January 27
Experience HKU Day
Venue: Global Lounge, G/F, Fong Shu Chuen Amenities Centre
Time: 9am – 6:00pm
If you are interested in attending the event, please click here to register.
Wednesday, February 8
Information Evening for ESF Students and Parents
(Imperial College London, King’s College London & UCL)
Venue: West Island School
Time: 6pm - 8pm
To RSVP to attend the session, please send email to Ms. Awing Lui, WIS Higher Education Administrator awing.lui@wis.edu.hk
Saturday & Sunday, February 11-12
Education Exhibition in Hong Kong
Imperial College London, King’s College London & UCL
Venue: Grand Hyatt Salons I, II and III, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai Hong Kong
Time: 12:00pm – 18:00pm
Click here for further Information and registration.
Monday, February 13
Studying Law at King's College London
Venue: Room 307, 3/F British Council
Time: 19:30pm to 21:00pm
For more information or to book a place, call the British Council on 2913 5100 or enquiries@britishcouncil.org.hk
Thursday, February 23
ESF University Fair 2012
Venue: Island School
Time: 1:00-5:00pm
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Overseas Summer School Opportunities
ICHM (Australia) Career Week 2012, July 2 – 6
Live on their campus for one week and find out what it's like to study at ICHM and work in the world of international hospitality. Click here heck for more information.
Oxbridge Academic Summer Programme 2012
This academic summer programme will be run in Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, Montpellier, Barcelona and New York. It is aimed at advanced junior high and high school students who have the desire and motivation to enrich themselves intellectually while immersing themselves culturally. There are over 100 different courses in subjects from archeology to zoology.
Information session of Oxbridge Academic Summer Programme
- Date: February 9
- Venue: Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, 3/F, Tang Room I
- Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Interested students, please check the website or email info@oxbridgeprograms.com for registration.
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Speech Festival Winners
Congratulations to the following students who won awards in the 63rd Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival (English Speech):
- Salmon Lau (8.5) - 1st place in Solo Verse Reading
- Kea Braund (9.1) and Stella Morgan (9.3) - 2nd place in Dramatic Duologue
- Christie Wong (9.6) - 2nd place in Solo Prose Speaking
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Siblings Achieve Great Results
Year 8 student Joyce Yau and her elder sister Grace (Year 10) love gymnastics and are good at it. Both girls recently participated in Sportscene Inter-school Gymnastics Competition 2012 (Secondary Girls Novice Group) and achieved good results.
Joyce took first place on the beam and fifth in all-around event, whereas Grace finished fifth and sixth in box and floor exercises respectively.
Congratulations!
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All Hong Kong Inter-Primary Schools Gymnastic Competition
Please note that the All Hong Kong Inter-Primary Schools Gymnastic Competition 2011-12 will be held in Ma On Shan Sports Centre.
Preliminary Round for Primary School
Date: March 17, 18, 31 and April 1, 2012
Final Round for Primary School
Date: April 14, 2012
Interested parties please hand in the following items to the P.E. office (3/F) by Feb. 3:
- $10 cash for registration card
- Two passport size photos
- Copy of your child's HKID Card / passport / birth certificate issued by Hong Kong government
- Completed application form
- Completed team manager form
Please click on the following links for furher information:
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Sarah Brennan to Visit RCHK
Australian writer Sarah Brennan is coming to RCHK on Feb. 7 to share her latest addition to the Chinese Calendar Tales: The Tale of Pin Yin Panda. She is going to offer five story reading sessions in the PAC for students from Year 1 to Year 6.
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A Proud Volunteer
Community service is at the heart of 5JK student Maxwell Choi's life. Every Saturday in 2011, Maxwell vounteered to help disadvantaged local kindigarten students with their learning. In recognition of his effort, the Social Welfare Deaprtment will present Maxwell a certificate.
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A Master Speaker
Congratulatins to 2TW student 1MH student Audrey Tang who won mutiple awards in the 63rd Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival:
- 1st place - Primary 1 Girls Cantonese Solo Verse Speaking
- 1st place - Primary 1 Girls Cantonese Solo Prose Speaking
- 2nd runner-up - Primary 1 and 2 Girls Mandarin Solo Verse
The judge in the Cantonese Verse Speaking competition gave Audrey a score of 90 points and remarked that Audrey's performance was one of the best he has seen in recent years.
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Achievements in Math and Music
Congratulations to 3JD student Justin Lam who passed his ABRSM Grade 5 theory exams with merit.
In addition, he was award a first class award in the Huaxia Cup (Hong Kong area) Tournament 2012. Huaxia Cup is a national mathematics tournament organized by the Hong Kong Mathematical Olmpiad Association. As a winner of the local contest, Justin will advance to the next stage - southern China regional contest in late January. We wish him good luck!
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Year 4 Student Wins Painting Award
Congratulations to 4DB student Brain Wong who won first runner-up in "Scouting + Community, We Care" - Home Safety Colouring Contest.
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Year 5 Parents 1:1 Laptop Information Evening - Change of Date
Due to a growing number of educational technology events in Hong Kong in the week beginning Feb. 13, 2012, we need to reschedule the 1:1 laptop information session. This will now take place on Wednesday, March 28 at 7:00 pm.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
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Family Media Management
With the Chinese New Year break next week, many of the students will be relaxing with their new and old tech toys.
Common Sense Media regularly publishes great advice to families on how to manage media. Titles include:
- 8 Ways to Save (and Spend) on "Free" Apps
- My Kids' First Wii
- Video Violence Online: Tips for Parents
- 5 Ways to Unplug Your Holidays
- Six Ways to Be a Media-Savvy Parent in 2012
Please click here for a complete list of articles.
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RAPT Coffee Morming
Date: Thursday, February 9
Time: 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Venue: PAC (Performing Arts Centre)
Topic: Teacher Collaboration in the Primary School
Come and join us for a cup of coffee or tea, and meet with Head of Primary Jamie Schmitz, and Jacqueline Harmer and Stephanie Howdle-Lang, primary vice-principals, who will talk about "Teacher Collaboration in the Primary School" in this RAPT Coffee Morning.
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Greetings from Lina Leung and Nikita Mehta, RAPT Co-chairs
On behalf of RAPT committee, we would like to wish all the families a Happy Chinese New Year. Enjoy the holidays with friends and families. We wish you and your family good luck and have a posperous Year of the Dragon. Kung Hei Fat Choi!
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