Issue 5
SPECIAL
JUNE 2016
PROJECT LEARNING
EDITION
Every year we have a special week called Project Learning.
It is a week when students learn about different topics.
Our Park
P1 students looked at the parks near Canossa Primary School. They
worked together, in small groups, and designed their own special parks.
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1B
1C
1D
“I like working and talking with my friends.
so beautiful.
It (our park) is so good and
So many trees and a playground. It made me happy.”
Our Community
P2 students walked around Wong Tai Sin and learnt
many new things about their community.
What is in this issue?
Page
P1 – P3
1-2
Now and Then
3
Working by Myself
5
Famous Chinese People
6
7Rs
9
Working in a Group
12
Word Search
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Our Community (continued)
“I like the group members. We can work together and help
each other. It was fun.
We can go out!”
Visiting Hong Kong
P3 students looked at Tourism in
Hong Kong. They were very brave and
interviewed ‘real’ tourists near the
Star Ferry in Central.
“We go out! I can practice my English.
Group work made me happy.
the work in the group.
We share information with other P3s.”
We shared
The CPS Student Post reporters have written
articles about the work that P4, P5 and P6
students completed in the 2015-16 Project
Learning Week.
Read about this on pages 3-11.
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NOW AND THEN
Hong Kong is our home! P4s have helped us learn more about how different things in
Hong Kong were, then and are now.
TOYS
By B
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Toys used 40-60 years ago were made of wood, glass, metal or
plastic. They were handmade and were very easy to fix.
Children used their hands to control the toys.
Nowadays, many toys are electronic and are made of plastic, metal and other
materials. They are also powered by batteries and electricity. Electronic toys can be
very expensive to fix.
TOYS THEN
TOYS NOW
paper/ fabric dolls
X-Box
hide-and-seek
computer games
handcraft
video games
blocks
PS4 games
shuttlecock
TOYS THEN & NOW
chess and other board games
card games ball games
dolls
SNACKS!
Today’s snacks are very different than the snacks of 40 - 60 years ago.
However, some old snacks are popular again. For example sugar cake, egg
tarts, egg waffles and red bean cake.
egg waffles
red bean cake
egg tarts
By Leanne and Annabella
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NOW AND THEN - SNACKS (continued)
New snacks are potato chips, seaweed, popcorn, sausages, candies
like toys. For example ring candy and some chocolate bars.
chocolate bars
popcorn
ring candy
By Leanne and Annabella
Transport
By Evan and Bowie
Some old transport used 40 years ago
does not exist now. Some transport
was powered by neither fuel nor
electricity but by human power.
Today’s transport is powered by fuel and
electricity and have air-conditioners
(except bikes, scooters, trams and
motorbikes).
However, they are not as cheap as before.
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TRANSPORT
NOW
THEN
Tram
✓
✓
Bus
✓
✓
MTR
✓
✗
Light rail
✓
✗
Taxi
✓
✓
Ferry
✓
✓
Bikes
✓
✓
Scooters
✓
✓
Motorbikes
✓
✗
Sampan
(fishing villages and
for visitors
✓
✓
Clothes
NOW, everyone wears Western clothes. People do not
like wearing Chinese clothes because they think they (the
Chinese clothes) are old-fashion.
THEN, people did wear some Western clothes, but
dresses and skirts were not popular because they were
very expensive and many people did not have a lot of
money. They wore Chinese style clothes.
By Bowie and Evan
Working by myself or in a group- what is better?
In class, we must often work by ourselves. In Project Learning we worked in groups.
Kary and Evan discuss “What is better?”
Look at Working by Myself and the Group Work table on page 12.
Working by Myself
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I can often work faster, but I have to do it all.
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The work can take a long time to finish because there is no one to help.
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I can get stuck and there is no one I can talk with.
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I cannot make new friends.
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I cannot share ideas or find more information.
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I have to be more responsible.
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I will not quarrel with others.
Written by Kary
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Who is fair and just?
By Mario, Ella, Jasmine, Annie, Angus and Kary.
A fair and just person is someone, who
＊ Tells the truth.
＊ Treats people the way they want to be treated.
＊ Obeys the same rules that everyone must obey.
＊ Thinks of others before they speak or do anything.
＊ Can say “sorry” when they make a mistake and do not blame others.
＊ Is not bossy.
＊ If there is a problem listens to both sides.
＊ Does not give the best things or best jobs to their friends.
P5 students studied four famous Chinese men. They had to think if the man was just
and fair.
Read about these famous Chinese men. Who is fair and just?
Emperor Qin Shi Huang
.
Qin Shi Huang, was also known as Ying Zheng. He was born on
7 May, 247 BC and died in 210 BC.
He gave himself the title ‘Shi Huang Di ’ which means ‘The First
Emperor ’.
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※ Made China one country.
※Was very very strict ( 嚴厲 ).
※ All people used the same
※Did not obey the same rules.
-money
※Attacked neighbours ( 鄰居 ).
-ways to measure and weigh
※Killed students.
-writing characters
※Burnt books that did not like him.
-rules
※Did not follow rules.
※ Finished the Great Wall of China.
※Many people died while building the Great
Wall.
※Built palaces ( 宮殿 ) and tombs ( 墳墓 )
for himself and his family. This made all
the people poor.
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Emperor Gaozu of Han ( Liu Bang )
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Liu Bang was born in 256 BC and died in 195 BC.
He ruled China from 202–195 BC
※ Came from a very poor family.
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※ Played by the rules.
※ Obeyed his promise.
※ Listened to what people said.
※ People paid less taxes and the government spent less.
※ Helped farmers.
※ Had educated men help him rule China.
※ Helped to set up The Silk Road. This trade route from China to Europe provided
a lot of wealth and luxury items.
※ Many inventions like papermaking.
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※ Did not always want his son to be the next emperor.
※ He did not keep his family safe.
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Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin)
Li Shimin was born on 28 January, 598AD in Wugong County,
Xianyang, China and died on 10 July, 649AD in Shaanxi, China. He
ruled from 626 – 649AD.
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※ Listened to what people said.
※ Let people in government criticize ( 批評 ) him.
※ Used their ideas to improve China.
※ Tried to keep the taxes ( 稅收 ) fair.
※ Helped China to become the largest nation in the world.
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※ Stopped his father from being the emperor.
※ Killed his brother because he knew his brother was going to kill
him.
Dr Sun Yat-sen
Dr Sun Yat-sen was born, in Xiangshan in Guangdong Province,
on Nov.12, 1866 and died on 12 March, 1925 in Beijing, China.
He was the first president and founding father of the
Republic of China. Many people called him “Doctor Sun Yat-sen”
or “Mr. Zhongshan”.
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※ Kicked out the corrupt ( 貪污 ) and bad
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※ He abandoned ( 拋棄 ) his wife.
Qing government.
※ Diligent = said and did things that he
believed and knew were right.
※ Was brave
Now, who do you think is fair and just, and why?
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The Earth is Sick !
Every day, we use too much energy, destroy a lot of useful things
and waste a lot of and water.
We, also, make a lot of pollution such as air pollution, land
pollution, water pollution, noise pollution.
We need to save our Earth!
reuse
reduce
We need to change our habits.
7Rs can help us!
rethink recycle
resist replace
re-educate
The P6 students tell us that:
Reuse
Use things again, not only one time!
What can I do? How can I reuse things?
◆ When I go to the shopping mall or shopping to buy things,
the shop may give me plastic bags. The plastic bag can be a trash bag.
◆ Reuse plastic bottles when I do sports.
◆ Also, wash vegetables in a bowl or bucket. After, I have finished washing the
vegetables; I can use this water to water the plants or wash the floor.
◆ Donate used clothes, books etc to people/organisations who need them.
Reduce
Use fewer things that cannot be used again. Use less en-
ergy.
What can I do? How can I reduce?
◆ Turn off the light if I am not in the room.
◆ Reduce the material I use in an art lesson.
◆ Instead of having a bath, have a shower.
◆ Order less food so that food is not thrown away.
◆ Use plastic bags when I go shopping and reduce the number
of plastic bags I get.
◆ Set the air conditioner at 25.5C instead of lower than 20C.
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Recycle
Use the materials of things to make other things that we can use
How can I recycle? What can I do?
◆Put used plastic bottles, tins (metal), and paper into the yellow, brown
and blue recycle bins.
◆Buy things that are made from recycled paper/ plastic/ metal.
Resist
Ask is this good for the environment? If the answer is no, then you
refuse or reject getting something or doing something.
What can I do?
◆ When I go shopping, we should think! If the thing isn’t very important, I should
not buy this thing.
◆ Getting new things all the time.
◆ Buying things that are made of materials that cannot be recycled.
Replace
Change things and the way you do things that are better
for the environment.
What can I do?
◆ Use own shopping bags instead of plastic bags.
◆ Use light globes that don’t use a lot of energy.
◆ Use my own water bottle.
◆ Use glass/reusable plastic plates and cups.
Rethink
Think before you buy things or do things!
What can I do?
◆ I can ask do I/we really need it, is it necessary?
◆ I think that I/ we can use things more than once. For example the plastic that is
used for picnics and bbqs.
◆ Use party plates/bowls/ cups that can be used again.
◆ Buy fruit and vegetables that are not wrapped in plastic.
◆ It is not far so, I can walk instead of using a bus/ MTR/ taxi.
◆ Buy things that are made from recycled paper / plastic/ metal.
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Re-educate (this is the hardest!)
People, especially adults like teachers, parents and others
must learn how to change what they do.
What can I do?
◆ Share what I have learnt.
◆ Ask if I can turn the air conditioner’s temperature up a little.
◆ Check if the materials can be recycled.
◆ Use cold water in the washing machine.
All this takes time; some take longer than others!
We can do these
right now!!
These will take a
little time.
These will take
the most time!
RESIST
REPLACE
RE-EDUCATE
REDUCE
RECYCLE
RETHINK
REUSE
Let’s follow the 7Rs so that
we can
save our Earth!
By Kristy, Tony, Nicole, Derek, Allison and Andy
A special ‘THANK YOU’ to the CPS Student Post editorial team
Reporters: Ella (5B)
Kary (5B)
Angus (5C)
Jasmine (5D)
Annie (5D)
Evan (6B)
Kristy (6B)
Tony (6B)
Leanne (6B)
Nicole (6B)
Bernard (6C)
Allison (6C)
Andy (6D)
Mario (6D)
Derek (6D)
Bowie(6D)
Annabella (6B)
Ken(6C)
Editors: Miss Ho and Ms West
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Group Work
Written by Evan
Group work is good
but
then, it can also be not so good!
You can share your ideas or use
other’s ideas
but
too many ideas and different ideas can
cause arguments.
The work is shared
but
lazy group members do nothing.
You can make new friends
but
sometimes, it’s not easy to talk with
new people.
Sometimes the group members talk
too much
and
the group cannot complete the work on
time.
Mmmmm, so what is best, working by myself or working in a group?
It all depends on the task that has to be completed. If the work is short it
is better to work alone, but if the task has many parts to it, it will be better
to work in a group.
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