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What have you read in English class Battle of the Books
this year that you enjoy and why?
As in years past, Year 7-13 students in the
Dulce et Decorum Est and The Soldier four house teams participated in the Battle
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because they tell us what happened of the Books competition on March 7 in the
during the war and what happens after school hall. Months leading up to the annual
the war. I also enjoy analysing them and event, students and teachers busily prepared
comparing them to other war poems. for the competition by reading seven English
Wonder by R.J. Palacio (the book and books and one Chinese book. On the day,
the film) because the story was very as the teams participated on stage, those in
inspiring. It made me realise that no the audience cheered on loud and proud to
matter what you look like, it's what on support their teams and also participated in
the inside that counts and it also teaches a few audience rounds. It was a fun and lively
us about different perspectives. afternoon spent outside of the classroom
Significant Cigarettes is a short story with the entire school as students worked
that improved my analytical thinking collaboratively to vy for house points.
and gave me ideas on how to write Congratulations to Yellow House on winning
engaging stories” the competition this year. A special thank
Coraline is a very weird and exciting you to BOB organizer, Ms Sarah Gerlach for
little short story. I really enjoyed that organising yet another wonderful event for
one! our students. We look forward to next year’s
The Hunger Games trilogy because it Battle of the Books.
is very interesting and I couldn't stop
reading until I finished all three books in 69 Hong Kong Schools English
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the trilogy.
Other titles include: The Clockwork Speech Festival
Sparrow, Middle School: Ultimate
Showdown, Romeo & Juliet, A In December, IGCSE students Kitty Bertrand,
Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Lady Max Hauschildt, Megan Lo and IB student,
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of Shalott, The Mysterious Benedict Anastasia Mi completed in the 69 Hong
Society. Kong Schools English Speech Festival. All
the participants took part in the ‘Solo Verse
Speaking’ competition against students from
other international schools in Hong Kong
and received ‘Merit’ status (80-89 marks) for
their poetry recital. Well-done All!
Farewell to Ms. O’ Boyle
It is almost the end of the year and we are
sad to bid farewell to Ms O’Boyle who will be
returning to the UK in the summer. Ms Claire
O’Boyle led the Year 8 English team this
year and successfully introduced new units
of work and resources which were creative,
engaging, and fun. She will be sadly missed
by both staff and students. As one student
said, “I love English class because Ms O'Boyle
makes the lessons and the work enjoyable.”
