Kellett Dragon Issue 16 by Kellett School

SEPTEMBER MAY 2016

SEP 2016

CONTENT WHOLE SCHOOL

Extras 43

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

KELLETT NEWS

5-11

Congratulations Welcome to our New Staff Staff Leavers Kellett Cares Student Leavers The Queen's 90th Birthday Library Annual Fund Kellett Fair Orchestra Weekend 2016

FEATURE 16-17 Jumbie Jams

Preparatory

18-21

HIGHLIGHTS 22-27 Head of Preparatory School School Council Reception to Year 6

28-30

Music Art Chinese Studies Kellett Cares

Extras 31 ECAs

Sport 32-33

Sad to see the end of summer? Escape the upcoming winter blues at a private villa in Cape Town the ideal destination for the family during the Hong Kong winter. The air is fresh, sunny afternoons are long, food is wholesome, and the African skies inspire you to new challenges. Book a stay in one together with a safari, and we’ll fly you between the two at our expense.*

Kowloon Bay

HIGHLIGHTS 34-38 Head of Preparatory School School Council Reception to Year 6

Arts & languages

39-41

Chinese Studies Kellett Cares Music Art

T. 3618 6528 www.robertmarksafaris..com enquiries@robertmarksafaris.com * Terms & conditions apply

55-58

Design Technology Modern Foreign Languages Drama Music

Sport 59

Pok Fu Lam

Arts & languages

Head of Senior School Kellett Cares Learning Service Programme Geography History English Science Student Leadership Sixth Form Maths Economics Global Citizenship Business Studies

Arts & languages

ICT Preparatory French Music

Hello Sunshine...

Senior HIGHLIGHTS 44-54

highlights 13-15

Prep Across the School

ECAs

Sport 42

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

KELLETT NEWS

The 2015/16 academic year was perhaps one of the most successful in Kellett School’s recent history. The year opened with news of excellent public examination results and in March Kellett received a BSO judgement of ‘Outstanding’. These achievements took place against a backdrop of a thriving and busy school.

Students from Reception to Sixth Form have continued to excel in music, drama, on the sports field and academically. We received news of our first Oxbridge place, a further Cambridge offer and more recently one for Harvard. Across the board, our Year 13 students have received a wonderful range of University offers in addition to a number of students opting for a traditional British ‘Gap’ year before deciding upon their career pathways. Outside their classroom studies, students have participated in an increasing enrichment programme of local, residential and overseas visits. The ECA programme has grown exponentially; at the last count 145 activities were offered across the school. Following nine years of rapid expansion and development, 2015/16 is the year in which we delivered on our promise to look outward. This has been made possible by significant financial support via the Annual Fund. This year the foundation has been laid for an ambitious Learning Service Programme (Community Service). Links have been forged with The South China Coast Community, The Hub in Sham Shui Po and numerous other Hong Kong organisations. Both Prep Schools continue to support the ICM School Bacolod in the Philippines and the work of Kellett Cares continues to thrive. All Senior Global Outlook weeks include an element of meaningful and carefully selected Learning Service. The Kellett School Annual Fund has been instrumental in supporting a series of valuable projects and events across the school. These include speakers, workshops and formative teacher training and curriculum support to name a few. There surely can be no doubt remaining within our community as to the additional opportunities and richness these Annual Fund initiatiatives bring to the school. The most recent example being the inspirational visit of Dame Kelly Holmes. Over two

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

Babies

WHOLE SCHOOL

congratulations • Joanna Chan & Alex Wong – Ashley Wong • Amanda Durnford & James Durnford – Ava Durnford • Isabel & Zane Hosgood – Savannah Lea Hosgood • Amy O’Connor & Christian Bishop – Molly Bishop • Rebecca & Jack Coley – Adeline Mae Coley

Molly B ishop

days she worked with every student in the school, delivering powerful messages on the capacity of our students to achieve their dreams, through self-belief, tenacity and resilience. Our community has not rested upon its laurels. The Parents’ Association hosted a most enjoyable School Fair and parent volunteers continue to contribute to every level of the school’s operations, whether supporting a class trip, helping with a school performance or guiding from within the Board. Parent involvement is perhaps one of Kellett School’s numerous unique features, and it certainly adds a richness to our day to day operations. There is so much to celebrate. I would love to share with you the pleasure and delight that I have experienced this year attending each assembly, concert, performance, sports event and the like. Suffice to say, Kellett continues to mature and thrive and, whilst we received the outstanding judgement in March, we know there is still much to do. I believe Kellett is capable of moving to beyond outstanding. We have all the ingredients to do so, a wonderful community of students, parents and colleagues. In celebrating the achievements of 2015/16 we look forward with optimism and relish the challenges ahead.

Coley Adeline Mae

Ashley W ong

ah Savann

sgoo Lea Ho

Ava D urnfo

welcome to our new staff Whole School

Ezra Wong Admin Assistant, Activities and Partnerships

staff leaverS Ann Mc Donald Principal

Whole School

Fiona Hubée Development Officer

Kowloon Bay Preparatory

Rachel Cheng Music TA

Beth McNeilly Assistant Librarian

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

KELLETT NEWS

staff leaverS

Kowloon Bay Preparatory

Owen Jones Class Teacher

WHOLE SCHOOL

KELLETT NEWS

Ana Katsuya 1:1 TA

Richard Everard Classroom TA

Senior School

Jade Jiang ICT TA

Rob Allen Mandarin

Jessica Billington English

James Bower PE

Mark Burggraaf Deputy Head of Senior School

Sue Butler Maths

Ben Collie Head of House

Martin Crawford English

Fiona George Head of House

Louise Hammond Geography

Kirsty Henderson Science

Danielle Marshall Maths

Fiona McRobbie Deputy Head of Senior School

Morgan Oliver Science

Katie Roberts Maths

Edward Sleeman Geography

Pierce West Classroom TA

Pok Fu Lam Preparatory

staff leaverS Caryn Banker Art TA

Lorne Ali Class Teacher

Laura Collie Class Teacher

Kevin Wong Classroom TA

Rebecca Coley Class Teacher

Amanda Durnford Class Teacher Rebecca Thompson Reception TA

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

Tessa Bull ICT TA

Katherine Colquhoun Art Teacher Corinne Yurisich Language Assistant

Claire Eadon Class Teacher Natasha Gragasin Learning Support Assistant

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

KELLETT NEWS

In March 2016, a group of Kellett families from across all three campuses went to Bacolod in the Philippines to visit the ICM-run kindergarten, which is supported by Kellett Cares. Here is just some of what Calyn, Patrick, Phoebe, Liam, Luke, Kit and Rory had to say about their trip.

WHOLE SCHOOL

kellett cares On day 2, we made some tippy taps for the village, giving them a way to wash their hands, instead of having to walk a long way to queue for a long time at the water pump. We also made some hanging gardens from plastic bottles for them. I loved the trip and it made me think about how privileged I am compared to the children we met. Kit

When we went to the Kellett Cares Kindergarten they welcomed us with a great big “Hello visitors!” Then probably my favourite part of the trip, football! We tried to play a proper match, but that didn’t work so we just kicked two footballs around; children of all ages joined in. They were all really good. I realised that to be happy, all you need is a supportive family and friends. Liam

The children at the Kindergarten and their families exist on less than HK$4 per person per day. It is very small compared to our school and is built of wood. Two teachers educate about 40 children and ensure they get a good meal once a day. They shared everything, even an old pair of roller skates. Phoebe

We gave the children panda rucksacks filled with a water bottle, stationery and a teddy. We realised after going to their houses, that the children had very little, so it was really special to give these gifts. This experience really changed the whole way that I think of poverty. I plan not to take things for granted anymore and I really appreciate how lucky we are to be at a fantastic school like Kellett.

We complain about homework... they have no school. We complain about uniform... they have no shoes. We complain about school lunch... they have no food. We have so much and still complain…they are grateful for what they have. Be grateful. Calyn

Patrick

One of the teachers took us to the homes of some of the children. I went into James’ house. It is built from bamboo and has two small rooms for the whole family. There was no bathroom, kitchen or running water. They collect water from the big water pump outside the Kindergarten building. This is also where they use tubs of water to clean themselves and wash their clothes. Even though the children have so little they were all really smiley.

We did lots of fun activities with the children, including making some flower pictures and singing songs. First of all they sang for us, then we sang ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’, and some other songs to them - it was great to see the children joining in.

Rory

Luke

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

HIGHLIGHTS WHOLE SCHOOL

WHOLE SCHOOL

KELLETT NEWS student leaverS A number of students left Kellett School at the end of last term. We wish them all the very best with their future endeavours. Pok Fu Lam Prep

Jacob Bandeira

Rufus Gooding

Ellen Rowland

Annabel Webb

Felix Ali

Dominic Gao

Benjamin Adebiyi

Raphael Kleefman

Lucie de Charentenay

Tabitha Gooding

Harry Rowland

Charlie Webb

Jasmine Ali

Lucas Gronow

Emma Baghurst

Mika Koido

Nils de Charentenay

Tom Kurz

Charlotte Skinner

Tom Webb

Jemima Ali

Annabel Holmes

Alicia Bandeira

Cleo Kwan

Zoe de Charentenay

Carlie Kwan

Sophie Skinner

Phoebe Wilkinson

Alexandra Alter

Rohan Kaman

Posie Bateman

Sabrina Lane

Maya Doubleday

Emilie Lawrence

Freddie Stubbings

Emily Williams

Marcus Alter

Eda Keswick

Robbie Bowring

Oliver Langley

Avery Fletcher

Carla Powell

Liliana Stubbings

Alex Zhu

Daanyaal Apabhai

Irene Keswick

Eugene Chow

Gregory Laurent Josi

Cooper Fletcher

Caleigh Rees

William Stubbings

Yaaseen Apabhai

Rose Keswick

Yuna Chow

Abbygale Lawson

Haydn Fletcher

Eloise Roberts

Josh Toms

Joshua Bateman

Elspeth Lambert

Victoria Chu

Christopher Lee

Ayniye Cevdet

Elliot Macleod

Ines Clayton

Alfred Lindman

Emre Cevdet

Finn Marriott

Sebastian Clifford

Olivia Lloyd

Lucas Chen

Luca Marriott

Petra Deacon

Feike Manting

Euwan Cheung

Natalie Marsden

Aria Denny

Jet Manting

Anandita Choudhary

Veronica Paulus

Clara Doubleday

Lucas Melody

Avantika Choudhary

Olivia Plotkin

Miles Fletcher

Olympia Miquel

Cosmo Clayton

William Riddick

Annabel Fox

Maximillian Peel

Raferty Ciszewski

Joni Singleton

Tricia Fung

Abby Riggs

Amber Day

Conor Sippel

Max Geilenkrchen

Luke Shaw

Eden Day

Kit Smith

Emily Gobel

Tej Sheopuri

Joshua Deacon

Luke Smith

Max Gooding

Jasper Smith

Tanya Denny

James Spoto

Theo Gooding

Harry Streatfield

Lucas Dingley

Thomas Spoto

Alex Grisdale

Eleanor Triance

Chase Donaldson

Maya Trowse

Kimberley Grisdale

Eliza Triance

Oscar Donaldson

JJ Tullis

Kamran Gurney

Nathan Veitch

Luke Edwards

Connor Vestey

Louis Hawkes

Tyler Ward Rees

Nicolas Edwards

Jemaira Vestey

Jenny Jones

Jennifer Wat

Clara Gardner

David Won

Mathias Katsuya

Erin Winstanley

Julia Gardner

Georgia Woodger

Aidan Kent

Jethro Wong

Kate Kielty

India Woolhouse

Saskia Gardner

Kowloon Bay Senior

Kowloon Bay Prep

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

the queen's 90th birthday

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

library Kellett Battle of the Books 2015-2016 in numbers The Battle of the Books ECA is run in both the Senior and Prep Schools, with each ECA given the task of reading 20 predetermined books.

Are you up for the challenge this year? For more information on the 2016-2017 ECA or if you ust want a great list of books to read please visit our iLearn pages or the official Hong Kong Battle of the Books website at https://sites.google.com/site/hkbattleofthebooks/home

This is their combined year in numbers!

40 books 48 students 0ver

500 books read

14 students read all 20 books 16

guest presenters

6,103 pages to read in the Senior list 4,678 pages to read in the Prep list 66 schools competing 2 Kellett teams 10 rounds 120

questions

The best thing about BoB… “It is sort of like a secret meeting and I like it because I get to read lots of books.” “Reading new books that I thought weren’t my type. Now I know they are.” “BoB helped me to read books that I wouldn’t have read otherwise.” “I love reading books but can’t quite choose which books to read so I like my selection to be narrowed down.”

Sarah Brennan visit – April 2016 Kellett was delighted, to welcome local author Sarah Brennan to the Prep School Libraries during the summer term. Reading her new book in the Chinese Calendar Tales - The Tale of Ming Kee Monkey – Sarah delighted the students with her stories and the illustrations in her books, which merge Chinese history and the Chinese zodiac animals. Sarah never fails to ignite a love of reading into the students, and a desire to take up a pen and try and write a story themselves. Take a look at Sarah’s blog for competitions, advice on writing stories, and a page for mums and dads. https://sarahbrennanblog.com

“For me BoB really supports my reading skills because I love reading!” “BoB has been extremely fun, and it let me read different books.” “BoB meant a lot to me, a huge opportunity to represent the school.” “BoB gave me the chance to read other books. It also helped me to choose a different range of books.” “I love being able to talk to other people about the books we have read and it gives me a good reason to stay up a bit late reading.” KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

WHOLE SCHOOL

HIGHLIGHTS

WHOLE SCHOOL

ANNUAL FUND This year saw Kellett’s fourth successful Annual Fund take place, with many exciting projects continuing right up to the last week of term. As well as the wide array of projects that benefited the whole school throughout the year, Term 3 saw us welcome various visitors to Kellett to further inspire our students. During Book Week in May, our Prep School students were very lucky to be visited by three award winning authors for the Books Go Walkabout project. During their visits, Cheryl Moskowitz, Carole Wilkinson and Ifeoma Onyefulu ran workshops with students with a focus around writing, drawing out students’ ideas and supporting them to produce some quality writing of their own. Students thoroughly enjoyed working with these writers and created some wonderful displays summarising their learning and taking their imagination beyond the book. In May we also welcomed Phil Bagge, one of the UK’s leading computing advisors, to consult with Kellett around further developing our Computer Science curriculum. Phil had an extremely successful visit, working with the whole school and spending time with students and teachers to get a thorough understanding of our current provisions. Phil concluded his visit with a detailed report on how we can enhance our curriculum, as well as highlighting which areas we are already excelling

in, such as digital literacy. This visit was the first out of a series, and we are looking forward to welcoming Phil back in November. Musician in Residence, Kimberly Roberts, visited Kellett in June, working with our Senior School and both Prep Schools on our ‘Jumbie Jams’ steel pan project. Students thoroughly enjoyed learning to play the steel pan instruments, as well as gaining an understanding of the geographical origins of Calypso and Reggae music.

WHOLE SCHOOL

HIGHLIGHTS

orchestra weekend 2016 On 27 & 28 May, Kowloon Bay hosted the 2nd Orchestra Weekend. 120 dedicated instrumentalists (and their teachers) from several international schools came together on the Friday afternoon to play through the varied repertoire for the first time. This event was well attended by Kellett students ranging from Year 3 to Year 12. The students worked hard to perfect their playing with the support of their music teachers and peripatetic staff. In the space of 24 hours, these musicians showcased their combined talents in a captivating concert held in the Kellett Theatre.

Most recently we were thrilled to welcome Dame Kelly Holmes, double Olympic gold medallist, to Kellett for two days. Dame Kelly was truly inspirational and had an enormous impact on our students as well as teachers and parents. Her enthusiasm was infectious, and our Prep students particularly enjoyed participating in their very own Olympic games! Students, teachers and parents alike took away valuable messages around determination to achieve success. Full details on the Annual Fund 2015-16, including the projects that took place earlier in the year, will be published in our annual ‘Thank You’ magazine. Thank you again to all of those who supported the Annual Fund and made all these extraordinary opportunities possible for our students.

kellett fair

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

jumbie jams Library

Thanks to the Annual Fund, we were extremely lucky to have steel pan expert Kimberly Roberts come to work with students in both Preps and the Senior School for two weeks in June. Kimberly delivered exciting, practical workshops using our brand new class set of Jumbie Jams (mini steel pans) in the Prep Schools, and full-size pans in the Senior School. This was a fantastic introduction to the music of the Caribbean and the Calypso style. The students also learnt about the background context of this musical style, including historical and geographical significance.

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

FEATURE WHOLE SCHOOL

WHOLE SCHOOL

FEATURE

We were also thrilled to be joined by Kimberly Roberts and her Steel Pan team from the United States. Kimberley delivered engaging workshops on Caribbean music and the origins of Steel Pan music and we are most grateful to the Annual Fund team and all the donors for making this exciting opportunity a reality for our students. It was clear how much the students enjoyed working with Kimberly and what a fantastic resource these instruments will be for students at both campuses for years to come!

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

PREP ACROSS THE SCHOOL

Code Masters Advertised to students as 'a FOBISIA event where you didn’t have to participate in swim training in the early hours of the morning to get into the team,' the FOBISIA Creative Coding Competition, hosted by Tanglin Trust School in Singapore, was a first for Kellett. Impressively this event took place on YouTube Live! Fourteen schools and 43 teams in total met across Asia to participate in an online coding event. Whilst students at Kellett have tackled coding since way back, the higher profile of coding within the new British Computing Curriculum has increased the opportunity for students to participate across a variety of platforms and languages. The FOBISIA Coding Competition, which was in its second year, uses the programming language Scratch, which our students are quite familiar with. Kellett students across both campuses banded together to enter 4 teams, each one accompanied by a catchy name of their own choosing. Teams had a 6 hour time slot to create a game in Scratch based upon the theme Flight. A complex series of rules and guidelines were given to students outlining exactly how they would be scored across a variety of sections, including, graphics, soundtracks and code annotations. To add to the excitement was the fact that our work was being streamed live over the internet via YouTube. This meant that

all the other participating schools could see what was going on and even check out our on-screen progress. It also gave a unique insight into the learning environments in the other schools: Who had the best setup, or the most practical furniture, or even the best view? Shrewsbury in Bangkok appeared to be situated next to a rainforest! Having divided into teams based upon their expertise, our 4 teams set about designing their games, spending a good deal of time planning out how their game would look, which gaming dynamics it would use, and thinking about how the coding might work. The extensive points system meant that a promotional video/presentation had to be created alongside the game too, so jobs were allocated, ensuring a busy, energetic atmosphere in the Pok Fu Lam Learning Technology Area. Whilst 6 hours might seem like a long time, 3 o’clock approached all too soon. Towards the end of the day the pace was frenetic as groups tried to get things finished off whilst paying attention to the requirements of the rules. Minor disasters were tackled with determination: “The rules state your game must have at least 3 levels, yours has only one; it’s impossible to get past Level 1, it’s too hard!” Thankfully, with some last minute adjustments all four teams were able to submit their games and their presentations on time.

PREPARATORY

ict Tessa Bull and Jade Jiang The end of the year often brings departures from school, but losing both our Learning Technology Teaching Assistants in one go causes a sharp intake of breath. Tessa Bull has been at Kellett for 13 years. Previously a class TA, Tessa switched to Learning Technology 8 years ago. During that time she has amassed a huge range of expertise and has been the cornerstone of our innovative and much heralded approach to digital literacy. Relied upon by staff and students alike, her departure leaves a huge hole in our provision. It is fitting that she moves to take on a challenging role in e-learning at the Cyberport. Jade Jiang arrived just over a year ago, but it seems like she has been here much longer, given the impression that she has created at the Kowloon Bay campus. Enthusiastic and determined, Jade has made a huge commitment to acquire the knowledge and understanding needed to support learners in their use of Technology. Whilst she is returning to China to be with her family, she has already begun to field offers from edutech providers and is sure to be snapped up by the burgeoning industry in that area. A heartfelt thanks to both Tessa and Jade for their effort in shaping our Learning Technology provision.

Next came an agonising wait of two weeks as a large number of the judging schools left for half-term shortly after the competition, meaning that points classification would not be available immediately. Just like the Eurovision Song Contest, some scores started to arrive a week later as schools returned after their break. From the early scores it was clear that one of our entries, the Mars Masters team of Jack, Justin, Giada and Kyra had produced a game that had impressed the judges, scoring particularly highly in the sections on Playability and on Coding Annotation. As the days ticked by, the Mars Masters remained at the top of the tree, having scored 75 points from the judges. Several other schools came close, managing 70, and with a day to go their lead was cut to a slim 2 points by Regents School in Bangkok. Finally, results were confirmed and to the delight of everyone involved, the Mars Masters team were declared the winners! Our other teams also battled hard and finished respectably. On the whole it was an excellent first experience of online coding and a big thanks to all our teams as well as the ICT Department from Tanglin School who did a great job hosting the event.

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

PREP ACROSS THE SCHOOL PREPARATORY

PREPARATORY

PREP ACROSS THE SCHOOL preparatory French

Music

French students continued to work hard across both campuses during Term 3. In Year 3, we looked at animals and asked the question, “do you have an animal?” KLB also looked at family members and began to describe who is in our family. PFL created beautiful booklets which reviewed their learning from Year 3. We will revisit this vocabulary at the beginning of Year 4. Year 4 were very busy in Term 3. KLB looked at different types of transport and the reasons why they might prefer using one mode over another. Both campuses then moved on to looking at our hobbies and how we spend our free-time. KLB also learnt the different parts of our body and had a great time designing and describing monsters! As part of this topic, Year 4 revised numbers and colours. Finally, students learnt how to create and use simple imperatives. They used this knowledge to understand and follow a simple French recipe, which resulted in some delicious insects! PFL worked on questioning techniques and learnt how to give opinions on hobbies and reasons for them. They created some wonderful videos in which they interviewed each other and showcased their speaking skills. They finished the year by doing some cultural research into France and the French Revolution – Let them eat cake!

Year 5 began the term with the topic of weather. They wrote and performed weather forecasts in pairs and talked about what was needed in different types of weather. The groups then took a break to prepare for their upcoming visit to Beijing and have a crash course in Mandarin. Upon their return, the students wrote and filmed weather forecasts from their time in Beijing. These were shown to parents during the Beijing evening. Before the end of Year 5, students reviewed their learning and conducted some research into French Food or French speaking countries around the world.

The demand and use of technology has been such an integral part of the learning for our students at Kellett that the Parents Committee purchased 24 iPads (12 each for Pok Fu Lam and Kowloon Bay) to be used exclusively for Prep Music. These iPads have been used to enhance and support the learning and teaching of music in the curriculum as well as to foster student creativity and innovation. This term, our students have been busy using Magic Band and a range of engaging apps to take our learning forward.

Year 6 completed their work on describing people. They have now covered hair & eyes and adjectives to describe personality. At KLB, this was followed by a project to create a presentation about themselves. This project allowed students to review and reflect upon everything that they have learnt in Kellett Prep French and to update their knowledge in any areas where they felt they may need to revisit. At PFL, students created amusing ‘lonely heart’ videos and completed the year with some research on Paris and France to equip them with a plan of things to visit for future visits to the country! A fabulous term from everyone!

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

Developing Craftsmanship. Craftsmanship goes beyond technical proficiency. It denotes a certain attitude towards work. Novices can – and should – be trained to think and perform with ‘craftsmanlike’ dispositions. (City and Guilds qualification website).

What is craftsmanship and how is it relevant to student learning? Craftsmanship can be explained as the nurturing and development of skills achieved by the fostering of good habits. In turn, habits are established by repetition and continued regular practice enabling us to move further towards our ultimate desire for perfection and quality. The term ‘apprenticeship’ is inherited from the medieval craft guilds. The apprentice would learn his craft from the master through devotion and commitment of his time to instruction and focused application. During the 19th century, apprenticeships expanded from the traditional trades, such as construction, printing and papermaking, into emerging fields, such as engineering and shipbuilding. Today, the sectors with the largest numbers of apprentices are business, administration and law. Active development of craftmanship can be clearly observed on a day-to-day basis at Kellett. It is firmly embedded and nurtured within both our curriculum and our enrichment programmes. The wide variety of events and experiences on offer to our children throughout the school year create many opportunities for children’s positive learning attributes that support the learning process. For example, self-confidence, public speaking and oration, expression, gesture and social interaction are all skills that need to be learnt, crafted and practised. Our regular class assemblies and school performance opportunities allow our children to craft, develop and hone these skills within a supportive environment, helping them to grow in confidence. Recent reflections from Year 6 pupils during their leavers celebration recounted nerves, anxiety and apprehension when taking part in their first assembly, musical performance or sports competition. However, many observed that through continuous practice and regular opportunities which are nurtured by their peers and staff, they grew in confidence and competence. As a result they were exhilarated and proud that they were able to complete, compete and succeed. The Year 5 trip to Beijing is another example where pupils and staff develop craftmanship. Students develop a rich pallette of skills, knowledge and understanding which are initially explored and investigated in the classroom and then experienced and

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

applied in real-life holistic situations during the visit. This learning experience deepens their understanding and learning of aspects of language, history, geography and culture first hand and is crafted through theory and first hand experience. The residential visit itself has been crafted over time; the programme has been refined, reviewed and reflected upon on a yearly basis, to ensure that it constantly evolves and develops to provide the maximum quality and experience for our students. Craftmanship is also developed in a number of other circumstances and situations. It is needed to aid pupils in their navigation and maintainence of quality relationships and friendships, to steer them through the challenges of problem solving, to assist their development of critical thinking skills, to help them overcome personal goals, to allow them to achieve their targets and to beat their personal bests. Students at Kellett convey a real sense of stickablity, which is a key ingredient for developing craftmanship. They respect and acknowledge the support that they receive from all the community, especially from their parents, teachers and peers. These things do not happen over night, and are not brought about spontaneously but require regular opportunity, commitment and time to make a habit.

HIGHLIGHTS - POK FU LAM PREPARATORY

PREPARATORY

HIGHLIGHTS - POK FU LAM

School council The School Council had a great year this year! The children wanted to replace old or lost playground equipment and came up with their favourite fund raiser to date, 'Kellett’s Got Talent!' The class reps spent many meetings discussing and organising KGT. They had to think about when and where the event would be held, who they would like to have as judges and write letters to invite them and how we would choose finalists! The whole school was very excited and it was fantastic to hear about all the acts that entered the competition. On the day of the finals there was a buzz going around the school. The children were all very supportive of each other, cheering each act on and listening attentively to the judge’s responses. The winners were able to repeat their act during a whole school assembly on the Monday morning where they received a prize. Our treasurer, John Hardy, helped to collect the money and was very pleased to announce that we had raised $5466 to go towards buying hoops, balls, football nets, skipping ropes and stilts.

We constantly review and refine our curriculum offerance and regularly consider aspects of programme development, enhancement and enrichment. When discussing how we will deliver our curriculum with even greater challenge, opportunity and drive, it will be worth thinking about the key skills that underpin the notion of ‘crafting’ quality experiences and learning. Yours sincerely

Ben Dixon Head of Preparatory School, Pok Fu Lam

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

HIGHLIGHTS - POK FU LAM

RECEPTION

It was a busy final term in Year 1. All 3 classes performed amazingly in their assemblies! We jumped straight into our topic, ‘Dinosaur Detectives’, creating informative timelines to show which dinosaurs lived in each period within the Mesozoic era. The children became avid readers, using excellent research skills to develop their knowledge of different dinosaurs. Using this research, the children learnt how to classify dinosaurs into groups including lizard-hipped and birdhipped dinosaurs. The children also wrote non-chronological reports before creating their own dinosaur, explaining which period it would live in, what it would eat and how it would protect itself from predators!

Igniting students’ curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, building their capacity to learn and encouraging them to form positive and meaningful relationships are fundamental pillars of the Reception experience, and this term has really been one to remember! One minute, our students in Reception may find themselves exploring a castle, the next, they are receiving a letter from a giant. All of these rich and engaging opportunities help our students to build a secure foundation, ready for their transition into Year 1. Through being imaginative and representing ideas, thoughts and feeling through role-play and stories, our Reception students have been able to explore a range of engaging topics. For instance, when the students in Early Years received a letter from a giant earlier in the term, they knew that it must’ve had something to do with the beanstalk that had recently sprouted in the indoor workshop space! The writing that was produced in response to this provocation was beyond belief! Later in the term, the students became super heroes in order to defeat the well-known villain, The Joker! Of course, our little super heroes did Kellett proud by producing a range of fantastic work throughout this topic!

Are’. R-SH delighted the audience with a fantastic re-telling of Julia Donaldson’s, ‘Monkey Puzzle’ whist R-AD took us all on a thrilling adventure deep into space. The opportunity to perform to the rest of the school without doubt has helped all the students to develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves.

PREPARATORY

Year 1 We kicked off our ‘Traditional Tales’ topic with a royal ball, where the children came to school dressed as characters from their favourite tale. After reading several stories, the children have written their own versions of the Cinderella story. These were most enjoyable to read! Finally, after a visit from Jack himself, the children in Year 1 have been growing their very own beanstalks and keeping a diary of how tall they have grown. What a busy term!

As part of our Design and Technology project, the children made dinosaur puppets. They explored a range of existing designs and looked closely at how they were made before creating several design ideas of their own. Finally, the children prepared a success criterion, identifying what they would need to make their puppets. The children enjoyed sewing and decorating their final designs to an impressive standard!

Well done to all of Reception on a fantastic term and more importantly, the completion of your first year at Kellett School.

This term also gave our students the opportunity to perform in their very first Kellett class assembly. R-ES presented their own fantastic version of Maurice Sendak’s, ‘Where the Wild Things

Year 2 What an action packed final term we had in Year 2! We started our locality topic by drawing maps of our classrooms and playground using a key. We then investigated how to use grid references to find different areas on maps. To research our local area the children planned and carried out a trip around Wah Fu and this was then compared to Hong Kong Park where they also spent a day using maps and located parts of the park using grid references. All students enjoyed these trips immensely and they have formed fond memories for the children of Year 2. We ended the term with scientific investigations into electricity looking at safety and circuits. Alongside this, we used our knowledge of circuits to plan, design and create nightlights. Another highlight was making our very own Mr. Men storybook when studying the author Roger Hargreaves. We also wrote chapter stories in the style of Dick King-Smith once we had read ‘The Guard Dog’. 24

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

PREPARATORY

Year 3 Term 3 whizzed by and was a wonderful way to end the year. Through our lessons we all deepened our knowledge of the ancient Egyptians, learnt how to manufacture a car and marvelled at how the earth works. Volcanic activity was at its peak during the ‘Our Changing Planet’ unit, when we constructed model volcanoes. With the help of Diet Coke and Mentos, we created a remarkably powerful reaction, mimicking the eruption of a volcano. Using Mars Bars as a visual aid, we also learnt about movement along tectonic plates and how the continents are gradually shifting in location. We enjoyed a terrific transport trip during which we took as many different forms of transport as possible to travel from school to The Peak. Buses, ferries and MTR trains enabled us to successfully traverse Hong Kong. Our topic, ‘Rock and Roll’, also afforded us the opportunity to design and make model

cars, employing techniques such as sawing and sanding. We hosted a Kellett version of the Wacky Races to determine who built the fastest, and most durable car. A visit from the author Carole Wilkinson, who came thanks to our Annual Fund, kicked off our learning about ancient Egyptian civilisation. She brought our understanding of this period of history to life and we were fascinated to hear about life as an author. She shared with us some of the more gruesome facts about life 3000 years ago and we particularly enjoyed learning about the mummification process. We marvelled at the pyramids and all the artefacts that have been found in Egypt and wondered whether some of us have careers as archaeologists ahead of us!

HIGHLIGHTS - POK FU LAM Year 5 The highlight of the Summer term in Year 5 was the educational visit to Beijing. The sun soon shone through and all of the students and staff enjoyed a wonderful few days seeing the sights of the Chinese capital, sampling new dishes in the local restaurants and shopping for souvenirs. Whilst at the Summer Palace the children met up and played with their new friends from the Xinxian Hutong school. This, together with a visit to the school, gave them the opportunity to practice their Mandarin, try out some Kung Fu and exchange gifts. On their return to Hong Kong, the students, with their teachers, worked amazingly hard to put together an evening of song, dance, drama and rhyme to present their shared experiences of the visit to their parents.

Inspired by their visit to Beijing’s historical sights, the children designed and created model pagodas, using a variety of materials and tools. They have become experts at measuring, cutting, sawing, drilling and paying particular attention to creating an aesthetically pleasing finished product. After reading ‘Dragonkeeper’ by Annual Fund guest speaker Carole Wilkinson and her subsequent visit to school, the children wrote their own adventure stories set in Ancient China, before turning them into hard-covered finished books.

Year 4 This term, Year 4 have been busily dressing up in many different costumes – from our wonderful assemblies to Book Day and even sporting patriotic colours of red, white and blue to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. All of this has only been possible thanks to your wonderful support and we would like to particularly thank our Class Mums for coordinating so many enjoyable events throughout the year. Recently, the children have had the chance to be sewers, gardeners, poets, journalists, Eco Warriors, architects, electricians and film producers! We have been so impressed by the children’s growing maturity and ability to empathise with others, which became particularly apparent in our ‘Great Fire of Hong Kong’ topic, as we learnt about life in shanty towns and the development of public housing in Hong Kong. After such a busy year, it has been rather difficult for the children to choose one particular highlight but they have left some wonderful advice for the children joining us in Year 4 next year!

PREPARATORY

HIGHLIGHTS - POK FU LAM

Year 6 Year 6 had a fantastic last term. The main thrust was preparing for their transition to Year 7. Senior School teachers visited Pok Fu Lam to deliver English, Maths and Science lessons, and the process culminated in a most enjoyable day at Kowloon Bay. The excitement (and noise) level in the gym during the afternoon House competition was immense. There were winners and losers, but it was all played in the best of spirits.

Perhaps the highlight of the term was the Year 6 Graduation evening. The students performed an ‘adapted’ version of ‘Please Mrs Butler’, featuring the poems of Allan Ahlberg and some humorous comments about school life at Pok Fu Lam. The singing was beautiful, the acting was professional and there were a few tissues used up during the Graduation speeches!

During our ‘Being Human’ topic, we learnt all about ourselves and others, and what makes people unique and different. The diversity amongst world religions was researched, and we studied different artefacts from around the world. Shakespeare was our final English topic. All the classes loved investigating the language and issues raised in ‘Macbeth’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

ARTS & LANGUAGES - POK FU LAM Art

Music It was once again a jam packed term in the Pok Fu Lam Music department! Back in April, the cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang took to the stage to present our 2016 Pok Fu Lam musical production. This show was an extremely ambitious one to undertake with a prep school cast, but the students sang, danced and acted with absolute commitment and an incredibly high level of maturity and talent. The performances brought with them their fair share of drama- particularly on the second evening! However, the cast displayed a real sense of teamwork and pulled together to deliver an amazing show! We have also been lucky enough to have a variety of visiting musicians to come in and work with our students- back in May the ‘Fiddlesticks’ chamber group performed a concert for all Year 3 and 4 students and our Year 3 and 4 string players participated in an exciting string workshop with these incredible musicians. This was shortly followed by the fabulous Kimberly Roberts, who came to Pok Fu Lam, thanks to the Annual Fund, for a whole week in June to deliver workshops and performances using our new class set of Jumbie Jams. We rounded off the big musical events of the year with our Pok Fu Lam Summer Concert, which had to be split into two concerts this year due to the number of children participating. This saw performances from our choirs, pre-orchestra, infant string projects, brass ensemble, flute ensemble, rock band, advanced recorder group and clarineo group. It was a wonderful way to celebrate the end of a busy term!

Year 1

Year 4

We were busy bees working on our many topics last term. We made progress with our painting and drawing skills when creating silhouette dinosaur pictures. These were inspired by what we learnt in the classroom with our class teacher. As well as this, we also progressed further with our 3D making skills. We created fantastic papier mâché volcanoes using newspaper and other materials to make a habitat for our dinosaurs to roam in. Well done Year 1!

Year 4 were busy making some very creative secret garden dioramas over the course of the last term. We used the stop motion application on the iPad to film our garden growing which resulted in us making some fantastic stop motion animation films. Then we tackled some super paper cut out art inspired by the French work of Henri Matisse. Look out for them on the Art blog. Well done Year 4!

Year 2

Year 5

Claude Monet would be so proud of us in Year 2, as we created the most magical water lily inspired mixed media pictures. We made tissue paper flowers using PVA glue and bottle ends to create a mould. We created a layered water background using wash and poster paint and added our 3D tissue paper flowers on top. The children loved learning about the impressionist painters and we had a great time during the project experimenting with new materials and discovering a new 3D process. Towards the latter end of the term, we revisited our sewing skills and enjoyed creating running stiches and tying knots for our Binka bookmark project. Well done Year 2, what a busy but rewarding year we have had together!

PREPARATORY

ARTS & LANGUAGES - POK FU LAM

Our Asian Art topic continued in Year 5 culminating in a lino cutting printing project which the children entered into with much enthusiasm. We designed our own Japanese carp fish designs and cut out the drawn design carefully with our lino cutting tools. We rolled bright inks onto the lino and made a series of prints on paper as well as on fabric. The finished results were colourful, bold and individual and we look forward to putting them up around school for all to see

Year 6

Year 3 Last term we studied the artist Hundertwasser and looked at his colourful paintings inspired by architecture, nature and people. We designed our own pictures and thought about how to create a picture using the stimulus of buildings, faces and patterned lines. We added yarn for his famous tree designs, which added an extra dimension to our work.

So the final term with our Year 6s ended with double the amount of children than we started with due to their Chuck Close inspired portraits that were dotted about the art studio! It took a long time for us to complete this self-portrait project from the original grid drawing that began from a photograph in their sketchbook, but I think it was well worth the wait. The final results were showcased at the Year 6 Graduation Evening and were greatly admired by the Mums and Dads and teachers! Good luck to all of Year 6 for next year, we will miss you!

We then focused on the artist Vincent Van Gogh and his sunflower paintings and we created our own using oil pastel and an ink wash. Great Work Year 3!

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

EXTRAS - POK FU LAM Robotic

ECAs

Chinese studies

PREPARATORY

ARTS & LANGUAGES - POK FU LAM

Besides the Game Day visit at Hok Shan school, the highlight of this term has to be the Beijing educational visit with the Year 5 students. From chopsticks competitions during the Hooked day, to climbing the Great Wall, eating Peking duck, watching acrobatic shows, visiting a local school, seeing various Beijing historical landmarks, snapping, shopping and bargaining - the eventful 5 days must have given our students an unforgetful life long experience.

lego musical

club

scenery

coDing

kellett cares Once again the Kellett Community has came together to make the last term as productive as ever for Kellett Cares. At the Fair the KC stall sold pre-loved uniforms, tote bags, swim bags, towels, umbrellas and stuffed toys and raised well over HK$22,000. Our new item this year was the KC pop up umbrella, which was very well received especially as we were entering the rainy season. In addition, Years 1 and 2 had a chance to participate in the ever-popular pizza sale. As always the Kellett/ICM trip to Bacolod, Philippines to visit the kindergarten we sponsor was an amazing learning experience and opportunity to see where the funds we raise have such a significant impact. We were fortunate to have a school Assembly with International Care Ministries in conjunction with the children who attended the trip where they were able to speak about what they saw, their time with kindergartners and share photos. At this Assembly we also presented ICM with a cheque for the amount raised from our Coins for a Cause collection.

This year along with the help of the Chinese and French departments, Kellett Cares introduced a new fundraising activity called Dragon Tales where children had the opportunity to write about any adventure they may have had with their Dragon over the Easter break. They were encouraged to use Chinese or French in their story.

karate

It was a great year all round! As always, huge thanks must go to the fantastic team of volunteers who have made all these activities and fundraising possible, raising over HK$200,000.

art club

kellett tell it 30

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

SPORT - POK FU LAM PREPARATORY

PREPARATORY

SPORT - POK FU LAM

PE Swimming The Year 5s travelled to Discovery College on 24 May to participate in a Primary Schools Swim Meet. The team, comprising of swimmers from Pok Fu Lam, had great results in the pool. Well done to all the students who competed.

Overall meet results Boy’s Score

Ranked 3rd Place / 9 teams

Girl’s Score

96.5 – Ranked 3rd Place / 9 schools

Combined Team Score

203.5 ranked 3rd place overall

Cricket There was lots of cricket played this year through both ECA and curriculum PE. We were lucky enough to have friendly matches against both GSIS and our Kowloon Bay counterparts on a number of occasions, providing all of our participants with the opportunity to play in friendly competitions. Our Cricket team had great results in the two tournaments they took part in. They competed in the Island tournament and their standing meant that they went through to the Plate competition in the ESF Cricket tournament where they finished Plate Winners. Successful, (and I am told by Mr Lovell), convincing wins against Kowloon Junior School, Kellett KLB, Glenealy and the Peak School. Well done to all the students who took part in all the matches.

FOBISIA – Ho Chi Minh 2016 The FOBISIA Squad traveled to BIS Ho Chi Minh to compete in the annual FOBISIA Games again this year. The children enjoyed three days of amazing competition, making new friends and performing to the highest level possible. Kellett School sat in the A2 Group of schools along with BIS Jakarta, BIS Shanghai, Dulwich College Beijing, BIS Ho Chi Minh City and Taipei European School. Overall a superb performance by Kellett! Well done to all the children who took part! Swimming

Results were as follows:

6 schools

1st Place overall

Tee Ball

Aquathons Aquathon season was a busy one throughout May and June, not only in school but with the various outside competitions run for young athletes. We also had an opportunity to go to a variety of races which was great preparation for the main ESF Race at KGV on Saturday 4 June. Both Pok Fu Lam teams that entered did a fantastic job! Kellett PFL 1 were 3rd overall out of 28 schools and Kellett PFL 2 were 11th. Special mention to Adam Graham who was fastest boy overall in the whole competition! All of the competitors’ energy, enthusiasm and performances on such a hot day were commendable. Well done to all those who attended weekly early morning trainings! Your hard work each week certainly paid off!

Year 4, 5, 6

Athletics

3rd / 4th place play-offs 3rd Place overall

6 schools

Football Year 4 Girls

3rd Place

Year 4 Boys

3rd Place

Year 5 Girls

1st Place

Year 5 Boys

1st place

Year 6 Boys and Girls

3rd place play-off

Thanks I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the teachers, coaches and parents who have helped in the ECA activities, Tournament and events this year! Special mention to Marcus Woodger and all his fantastic Saturday Soccer coaches! Your time and effort is very much appreciated! Fiona Pratt PE Curriculum Leader Prep

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

HIGHLIGHTS - KOWLOON BAY PREPARATORY

PREPARATORY

HIGHLIGHTS - KOWLOON BAY

School council We all vividly remember our first day of Senior School. The feeling of finally being a ‘big kid’ that accompanied putting on the new school uniform. The novelty of having a locker that reminded you of films set in American high schools. And the nerves of having to get to know a whole set of new teachers

The transition from primary to secondary education is a key milestone in the lives of young people; a much anticipated rite of passage signaling the move from childhood into adolescence. Whilst being a time of great excitement, it can also be one of intense anxiety, for both students and parents, and brings with it the risk of disruption to learning and progress. One of the great advantages of students attending a throughtrain school spanning from Early Years to Sixth Form, is that transitions from stage to stage can be tightly managed with excellent communication between teachers, opportunities to prepare students for change and the chance to evaluate the smoothness of the move. From the moment Kellett School extended to include a Senior School, clear Year 6 to Year 7 transition procedures were put in place. Each year since, we have refined these to ensure that our Year 6s moving on, and students joining us in Year 7 from other schools, make an excellent academic and social start to their Senior School years. One of the keys to relieving anxiety is the provision of useful and timely information. Early in the year, we hold a general information meeting attended by prospective students and parents. It includes presentations from key Senior School staff members, who share information ranging from the structure of the timetable to possible lunch menus in the Harbour Dining Room! An opportunity for questions ensures that everyone leaves the evening with a clear picture of life as a Kellett Senior School student. However, there is nothing like experience to truly prepare our students and so a “Taster Day” is timetabled in November. A full day of exciting lessons in the Senior School, with subjects such as Science, Design and Technology and Music, allays any fears, and has students bubbling with excitement on their return. Not only is it a chance to try out life as a Senior School student and become familiar with the building, it’s a perfect time for Prep Students from each of the campuses to renew friendships or forge new ones.

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

As the year goes on, our Prep School teachers have a crucial role supporting the build up to Year 7. Expectations of the students rise in terms of taking responsibility, independence and, of course, in terms of homework. Further, the Prep teachers hold the responsibility to clearly communicate students’ learning and social needs. Structured pastoral and academic meetings between staff from both phases ensure that key information is passed on and any ‘dip’ in learning is avoided. In the third term, a series of English, Maths and Science lessons are started in the Prep Schools. Finally, Maths and Science investigations are completed with Senior Teachers during a last Transition Day at the end of May. At this point, students meet their tutor groups, the Heads of House and attend lessons with their new classmates. Such a carefully planned transition results in a very smooth move. This is evident when you see confident, happy Year 7s eagerly climbing the stairs on their first morning of Senior School.

Jo Laufer Head of Preparatory School,Kowloon Bay

What a term it was for the school council! All the previous term’s planning has paid off! We researched into local charities, and discovered one supporting children under the poverty line called The HUB. We had a fantastic opportunity to visit and play with students from the charity and hopefully brighten up their day. It was a very rewarding visit that we all enjoyed. We were also fortunate enough to invite them back to our school as well, and enjoyed spending time with the children of the charity once again.

After analysing the online questionnaire all students filled out, it was apparent that the majority of students wanted to have a pyjama dodgeball day. On 21 June, the school council organised and hosted a pyjama dodgeball day. Students also brought in donations for our local charity the HUB. The day was fantastic fun with everyone enjoying themselves in their comfy pyjamas. The school also raised $16,472 for the HUB, an amazing amount of money! Thank you to everyone for all your support! We look forward to continuing our relationship with The HUB Hong Kong next year.

RECEPTION Our final term in reception was a great opportunity to put all of our learning into action. We started our space topic with a visit from the Discovery Dome where we travelled around space in a cardboard rocket and ended the topic with a trip to the Space Museum where we consolidated our learning about the earth, moon and sun. By the end of the topic, the questions the children had been asking during the Discovery Dome visit were now answered not by adults, but by the children themselves. During our final topic of the year about castles we went on a super trip to the beach! Not only did we have a great time playing in the sand, but we also designed and built our own sandcastles complete with moat, drawbridge, keep and portcullis! They were certainly castles fit for Kings and Queens. In between these trips was a day of yoga and dancing, a medieval dress up day and banquet and some superb dodgeball playing. It has been a busy and exciting term with the children now excited for their next adventure into Year 1!

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

HIGHLIGHTS - KOWLOON BAY

PREPARATORY

year 1 What a long, jam-packed term full of learning! In the first half of Summer Term, Year 1 travelled back in time millions of years to the Jurassic, Triassic and Cretaceous time periods, and came face to face with the dinosaurs! Quickly becoming fascinated by their names, appearance and features, the children were soon experts! Diplodocus, giganotosaurus, coelophysis, liopleurodon, troodon – you name a dinosaur, Year 1 can tell you about it! The children worked hard to create a class dinosaur dictionary to keep track of their findings and they had creative fun making up their own dinosaurs too. Towards the end of the topic came Dinosaur Detective Day – a chance for children to learn the role of a palaeontologist. Year 1s had to pass a few challenges in order to earn their beginners’ palaeontologist licenses, which involved excavating chocolate chips from cookies and piecing together dinosaur bones! Everyone passed the tests with flying colours and it was all hands on deck for an afternoon of excavating! Digging up fossils required patience, focus and careful tool work, brushing off sand and dirt and making sure all ground was covered. Our budding palaeontologists were awesome and learnt all sorts about fossils and how they can help us to find out more about life in the past. They are now keeping their eyes peeled anywhere and everywhere for dinosaur fossils!

PREPARATORY

HIGHLIGHTS - KOWLOON BAY

year 3 It was another action packed term for Year 3! Building on our skills from our Time Detectives topic earlier this year, we were challenged to apply these skills to investigate a period of ancient history. Through Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, we were able to learn all about life at this time - from mummification, the afterlife, gods and goddesses to food, farming, schooling and jobs. Carole Wilkinson, our Annual Fund author, discussed creating an interesting plot for our Egyptian stories, where we drew on Terry Deary’s tales for inspiration too. Our chronological understanding was enhanced through the creation of a giant paper chain. Each paper loop represented a decade, with different colours being used for each century. Colours were then repeated in rainbow order for each millennium… how many paper loops do you think we needed to travel back to this time period?!

Our second topic for the term was Changing Planet. To hook us into this topic, we built volcanoes around bottles of coke. With a geyser tube attached to the bottle cap, we were able to release a packet of Mentos. The eruptions were quite impressive! Following this activity, we went on to learn all about our Earth and its physical features. Of course, this involved yummy Mars bars in order to understand how mountains, rifts and valleys are formed, as well as how earthquakes happen. We learnt all about rocks and soils, how they are formed, how they are different and how they can have different uses in everyday life. Our knowledge of soil permeability was put to the test as we planted seeds… there were of course differing results!

year 2 Things Change

A Day in the Bay

We started our term with a visit to the Senior School science department and saw some amazing experiments courtesy of Mr Lee and Ms Henderson. We even made our own bouncy balls! During the following weeks, we enjoyed lots of experiments and chose the right materials for different purposes. We also learnt about the way heating and cooling can change a material, and that changes can be reversible or irreversible. To apply this, we wrote fantastic explanation texts on the computers, explaining how water changes state. Of course, we had to try this out in real life, with some tasty chocolate crispy cakes!

We learnt all about our local area and gained a new appreciation of the past and present in Kowloon Bay. Our trip helped us to read and orientate maps and taught us the importance of first hand data. We used it to make graphs and charts at school. The ZCB visit was fascinating and we heard all about renewable energy. Using what we’d learnt, we wrote poems called ‘If you’re not from our bay…’ all about what makes Kowloon Bay special. They were some of our best writing of the year!

Meanwhile, we were studying Julia Donaldson and all of her fantastic stories, in order to write our own version of The Magic Paintbrush. Both classes retold Julia’s stories in our assemblies: ‘The Snail and the Whale’ and ‘The Magic Paintbrush’. We were so pleased with how they went!

Electricity In our last exciting topic, we made circuits and experimented with changing components, learnt about the need to move towards renewable energy, considered where we use electricity in our lives and how to stay safe and investigated conductivity. This culminated in making a simple electric light to take home. It was a fantastic way to finish the year.

year 4 In Year 4, the students have been studying the topic of The Great Fire of Hong Kong. They started the topic with a trip to the fire station where they explored the station and learnt about the different ways to extinguish a fire, as well as the best way to escape. Using a variety of sources, they then explored the 1953 Shek Kip Mei Fire and its repercussions on social housing in Hong Kong by completing their own research into the progression of public housing since 1953. They were also lucky enough to be visited by an architect, Max Connop, who explained the process of designing apartments in Hong Kong’s limited space. They then went on to design their own apartments.

It was a busy term, a busy year and one that every member of Year 2 ought to be pleased and proud of.

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

ARTS & LANGUAGES - KOWLOON BAY

PREPARATORY

year 5 Year 5 had a jam packed term focusing on all things ‘China’, before their fantastic trip to Beijing! Prior to departing, Kowloon Bay Year 5 had a great day visiting the Pok Fu Lam campus, where we met our friends and discovered lots of interesting facts about the landmarks and history of Beijing. We read ‘Dragonkeeper’, a novel set in ancient China during the Han dynasty. The author, Carole Wilkinson, visited our school as part of the ‘Books go Walkabout’ programme which was funded by our Annual Fund. The children were lucky enough to attend a number of sessions with Ms. Wilkinson and learn about the Han dynasty and her research and drafting strategies. Using our thorough research, children created their own extended story based on this book.

Chinese studies

learning about traditions and attending an exhilarating acrobatic show! We are all very proficient with correctly constructing Peking Duck pancakes now!

PREPARATORY

HIGHLIGHTS - KOWLOON BAY

Year 5 children had a wonderful educational trip to Beijing where they appreciated Chinese culture, visited famous landmarks and practiced speaking Mandarin with their Beijing Xin Xian Hutong Primary School buddies. Prior to their Beijing trip, the children worked hard in learning social conversations, landmarks, directions and role-played shopping and bargaining. Once back in Hong Kong, the children showcased their language skills during their Beijing Evening’s performance, and they also took great pride in presenting Chinese culture through an umbrella dance in front of the audience. Well done Year 5!

On the final day, Year 5 met their buddies from our sister school for the second time, exchanged gifts from our home countries and practiced our Mandarin as we toured their school. We sang Peng-You together and had a great time learning Tai-Chi. Upon our return to Hong Kong, the students drew their knowledge and experience together to write our Beijing Show. The trip was thoroughly enjoyable and the children were fantastic representatives of Kellett School.

The highlight of the term was our experience in Beijing, putting all class learning into context. We had the opportunity to climb the Great Wall and could see for ourselves the fortifications of the many emperors and walked in the footsteps of the Last Emperor as we visited his home in the Forbidden City. Pupils’ Mandarin skills were put to use throughout the trip – bargaining with traders to purchase a list of items, conversing in restaurants and meeting our buddies from our sister school. We engaged in the culture of Beijing through learning about the history, including original Hutong neighbourhoods,

year 6

kellett Cares

The final term for Year 6 was action-packed and involved lots of amazing, unforgettable events and learning activities. In our topic, ‘Being Human’, we considered what makes us and others unique. We learnt more about the life and work of Charles Darwin and discussed theories of evolution. Following this we began to find out more about different religions and were fortunate to hear from some parents how religions are practiced and more about festivals and celebrations. We independently researched religion and presented our findings to the class. In preparation for our transition to Senior School we had lessons in English, Maths and Science led by Senior teachers. These lessons culminated in a Transition Day, where we visited the Senior School and experienced a day for ourselves. Finally, in Literacy, we studied more about William Shakespeare. This prepared us well for our Year 6 show, ‘Shakespeare Rocks’. It told the tale of Shakespeare, his many plays and successes. The children showed dedication and commitment when learning their lines and performed with talent, confidence and enthusiasm. This was a fantastic finale to a wonderful year for Year 6!

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

The Summer term was very busy for Kellett Cares at KLB. Among the highlights were the first Dragon Tales competition and the introduction of the Kellett Cares umbrellas, as well as the ever-popular Pizza Sales. There was a strong Kellett Cares presence at the Kellett Fair in April, which saw keen sales of the new umbrella alongside many other items of Kellett Cares merchandise. There was also the opportunity to learn more about how Kellett Cares operates by those directly involved. The children who visited the Kindergarten in Bacolod earlier in the year gave a presentation during a special assembly to their classmates (read more about their trip under the Whole School section). Finally, in June, the Kellett Cares disaster relief fund, set up in 2015 in the wake of the Nepal earthquake, made a contribution to support the families of the two firemen who tragically lost their lives battling a blaze at Ngau Tau Kok. Many thanks to our willing volunteers and enthusiastic supporters of all the Kellett Cares initiatives. KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

ARTS & LANGUAGES - KOWLOON BAY

PREPARATORY

Year 1

Music Curriculum

Year 1 had a very busy time learning about the elephants of art. Did you know, that a very long time ago, some very clever elephants visited a gallery and listened to the way that the humans talked about art? The humans just seemed to walk around saying, “Nice…nice…lovely…” They were very unimpressed with our vocabulary and gave us some guidelines to help us to talk about it. There were seven special words and in Year 1 we created lots of elephants with different attributes! Ask us about line, texture, value, shape, space and colour. Our last ones had FORM – which meant that we got to create elephants from clay.

Although last term was an incredibly long term, our students continued to impress us with their enthusiasm both in and out of the classroom. We used technology to enhance our learning, with Year 3 and Year 4 using the iPads purchased by the Parents’ Committee, and Year 5 and Year 6 using Garage Band to create sound tracks. Key Stage 1, amongst many other things, got back to basics with notating and learning about rhythm, and Foundation Stage had fun with rhythm sticks.

KLB Soloists Recital Forty-eight students in KLB Prep ranging from Year 1 – Year 6 took the brave step of performing solo in front of their parents and their peers. It was a wonderful evening that illustrated our students’ musical journey of learning to play an instrument. Some of our students only had lessons for 6 months whereas as some had just completed their ABRSM Grade 5!

Year 2 During the Summer term Year 2 moved on to sewing, designing beautiful bookmarks decorated with embroidery stitches. We have also been lucky enough to take our first big art trip to the Heritage Museum. We learnt all about Monet’s techniques in class and painted waterlilies. We were able to see his real paintings and imagine how it was to live in Giverny in his recreated home and studio on our trip.

Year 4

Summer Celebration On 8 June, KLB Prep had its Summer Celebration Concert. This term, we welcomed Year 2 students to the choir and started a Year 5 & 6 Vocal group that rehearsed at 7:30am! This event was enthusiastically attended by parents who were dazzled with performances from the orchestra, Year 2 – Year 4 Choir, Clarineo group, the Recorder Players and Year 5 & 6 Vocal singers. We are extremely proud of the students who took part in the concert. Although the music calendar is always busy, this was a lovely way to round up our music ECAs and celebrate the talents of our students.

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

PREPARATORY

Art

Music

We worked on a multi-media piece in which we created a garden diarama. We sculpted each component separately, in plasticine and have made stop-motion videos of our gardens growing. It’s been so interesting using technology to enhance our learning! We’ve also learnt how to draw optical illusions and make them look 3D with the use of value shading in watercolours.

Year 3 Year 3 looked at the art and architecture of Hundertwasser and made multimedia pieces with paint, pen and wool to create his amazing landscapes. Our monochromatic portraits have tested our colour mixing skills as we have created different tints and shades. We used the iPads to enhance and personalize our art too. Our canopic jars tied in with our clay learning and our class projects.

Year 5 We loved learning about different art with Chinese influences and inspiration, connected with our Beijing focus. We studied the willow pattern story and painted watercolour parasols, or plates and cups. We created huge terracotta warriors and beautiful cherry blossom diaramas.

Year 6 We have put in many studio sessions to paint incredible Chuck Close inspired portraits! We learnt a lot about working in acrylic. They are such a great souvenir of our prep school years – capturing ourselves as we looked at the end of our time at Kellett. We’ve had the opportunity to experiment in ceramics, too, creating lovely relief abstracts.

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

PREPARATORY

EXTRAS - KOWLOON BAY PREPARATORY

SPORT - KOWLOON BAY

ECAs

Curriculum PE Term 3 saw students improve their throwing, catching, fielding and batting skills through cricket, T-ball and rounders. They also had the opportunity to choreograph and put together dance routines using different stimulus. KS1 enjoyed using African dance to inspire their routines, with some very energetic and enjoyable dances created. KS2 used hip hop and street dance to provide some inspiration for their routines, producing some exceptional performances. Well done all!

Contact Rugby In Term 3 we competed extremely well in the two major tournaments which took place at the start of the term. No less than 25 students have represented Kellett at contact rugby.

Last year, teams from Kellett School took part in the Tournament of Minds competition for the first time!

Aquathon Term 3 saw three ‘friendly’ aquathons against other schools. Some good performances had meant we attended the annual ESF event in high hopes. On the day some very strong performances gave us a very solid 11th place out of 24 schools. Well done to al those students involved, in what is a very hard and disciplined event.

Our first major tournament was the Kellett 7s tournament at Kings Park. Out of the 16 schools that entered, Kellett A team came out with a 3rd place finish and Kellett B team finished 8th overall. Considering the number of students we have at Kellett, this was a fantastic achievement! The second tournament we attended was at CIS, and after mixed group performances, we pulled through for a fantastic win against DBIS to finish again in 3rd place. Well done boys, it has been a pleasure!

‘Tournament of Minds’ is a problem solving competition that encourages original ideas, presentation skills and teamwork. Teams of 7 students aged 9 to 11 years old are selected from schools all round Hong Kong to compete. Six weeks before the competition, challenging problems are revealed for the team to work on independently. Once they have a solution, they have to devise a performance to present to the judges. Our students have enjoyed attending a weekly ECA to prepare for the competition and practice their problem solving skills. The students had to design and make a transparent car to transport a bottle of water but it had to be controlled from a distance. In addition, they had to think of an imaginative scenario for why the car needed to be nearly invisible. This was extremely hard but our team of students persevered and rose to the challenge! We were both excited and nervous to present our ideas to the judges and wondered what the other schools had produced. Although we did not win, we had good feedback from the judges and were complimented on the simplicity of our design and our excellent presentation skills. Well done to Team Kellett!

Cricket During the Summer Term Kellett competed in the annual Cricket Tournament at Kings Park. A couple of useful friendlies against GSIS and our Pok Fu Lam campus put us in a good position going in. During the preliminary competition, we finished a strong 3rd out of six schools to put us into the plate competition. On the day in the blazing heat of Kings Park, we succumbed to losing three matches by less than 10 runs. A very good lesson for students who took part. Well done to all those that attended!

FOBISIA Students from Pok Fu Lam campus and Kowloon Bay embarked on a very hot and sweaty Vietnam to take part in the Prep Friendly Games. Students jumped, ran, threw, swam, kicked and hit their personal bests for the whole weekend. Kellett came away with a second place overall in the swimming event, and an incredible 1st place for Athletics overall! A huge amount of effort was put in by everyone involved and students came back much better athletes and people! 42

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen SEPtember 2016

SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS

Boats, rivers and swans On the recent Tuen Ng Festival, I watched Dragon Boat teams ferociously paddle their colourful boats with pride down the Shing Mun River in Sha Tin. The event is always a spectacle and this year was no different. The crowd were vocal and the teams passionate and competitive. The most successful teams seem to surge along the course, drums beating, whistles blowing and flags fluttering.

As I watched race after race I could not help but remember my own experiences of racing boats; though not the brightly coloured dragon boats which were on display that day, but ‘eights’ boat racing on the River Isis whilst I was at university. Before I went to university, I had never rowed a boat, not even a simple rowboat on a small lake or canal. The various college clubs were busy enticing unsuspecting first year undergraduate ‘Freshers’ to join their organisations. It was with excitement and an attitude of ‘I cannot row yet, but it looks like fun and I believe I can learn’, that I put my name forward to join the College Boat Club. I learnt to row in the early morning. The crew assembled at the college’s Porters Lodge at 5:30am whatever the weather, five mornings a week, getting there by running through Oxford to the river. Suitably warmed up, we placed the boat on the water and off we went, with a coach on a push bike yelling instructions at us from the footpath. I fondly remember the beauty of rowing through the early morning mist as the sun rose, and the bitter cold of winter, when the blades became heavier and heavier as river water iced the oars. So I leant to row in the early morning and found success. First as a novice in a novice crew, then as a more experienced rower in the College’s first eight. Before I knew it I was made Men’s Boat Club Captain and was teaching others how to row. The crews were hugely successful. We had more crews on the water than ever in the College’s history. I was lucky enough to be in a crew that won ‘Blades’ in one of the annual university regattas - the pinnacle of achievement for a College crew. I became Boat Club President, and was buying new boats and blades for the club, representing the Club in the relevant University forums and in charge of all Club activities, a role I thoroughly enjoyed and which ultimately led me into the teaching profession.

Of course it was not as simple as that. There was the awful, unforgettable regatta which is etched in my memory when, as the Captain of the Men’s First Eight, I led the crew to the worst performance of any boat, ever, in the College’s history. That was a very low point. Then there was the first ever outing in the new boat I had been given the responsibility to buy - the first new boat the College Rowing Club had purchased in ten years. We carefully delivered the boat to the College’s boathouse, rigged it up, put it on the water, jumped in, and with the sun sparkling off the perfect finish on the shell and twinkling off the new, bright red and gold blades, we rowed at full tilt into a swan (not a good idea as they are property of the Queen) and then, as we came through the cloud of swan feathers, we surged straight into a submerged tree, holing the boat below the water line and taking it out of service for four weeks in regatta season. Another low point! The dragon boat crews, I am sure, had enjoyed highs and survived lows on their way to representing their respective clubs/ organisations at the Sha Tin Regatta. The lows must happen. It is how we learn, become stronger, develop resilience and appreciate our own personal reservoirs upon which we can draw in time of challenge. Without the contrast of lows, highs literally lose their meaning and significance.

At the start of this new academic year, what will you commit to do which you cannot do yet? Set it as a goal. I hope it is not too easy to achieve, and that you have challenged yourself. Then put in the effort, be persistent and determined and enjoy the ride. I started university not being able to row, but I believed I could. It was that belief that put me on a path to a teaching career which led me to Hong Kong and to a Dragon Boat Festival where I saw paddlers loving life, as I did all those years ago.

SENIOR

SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS

4 months later a re-vamped crew and a totally different result. This picture was taken shortly before we caught or ‘bumped’ the boat ahead. A great day. I am rowing at position 7(second from the cox).

Simon Giddings Head of Senior School

Kellett cares Kellett Cares in the Senior School is organised by the Senior Student Leadership Team, and having finished their exams, they were keen to lead a final fundraising push to see whether they could reach the fundraising target they had set themselves at the beginning of the academic year. They finished off the Summer Term wth a flourish – organising a bake sale and an Olympic themed sponsored relay, which took place the day after Dame Kelly Holmes visited Kowloon Bay. All Senior students were asked to take part and spent the last Monday of term running laps of the sports hall. Mr. Seddon, who supported the Senior Student Leadership Team’s planning and organising of the Kellett Cares events, announced very proudly on the last day of term that the bake sale and relay had raised HK$84,650. This brought the total raised by the Senior School for Kellett Cares to HK$125,000. The students had hoped to raise HK$100,000 and are delighted with the result.

The monies will be divided between a local Hong Kong charity, charitable projects in the countries which the Senior Students visit as part of Global Outlook week in October and the Disaster Relief Fund. As we reported in the last eBulletin of the Summer Term, a payment from the Disaster Relief Fund was made to support the families of the two Firemen who lost their lives battling the fire in Kowloon Bay at the end of June. Look out for more detailed information in the next Dragon about the charities which the senior students have decided to support and for more information about how the students, supported by Mr Seddon and parent volunteers, plan to develop Kellett Cares in the Senior school.

My crew bein g ‘bumped’ by another rowin picture). The C g eight (just ou ox has his ha t of nd up as he is the rowing eigh acknowledgin t which is chas g that ing us is abou good day. (I am t to hit us! Not rowing at posit a ion 5 (four th fro m the cox).

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen September 2016

SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS

SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS geography

Learning Service at Room to Read (16, 23 June)

Kellett students continued to learn through serving different local communities. In Term 3, other than the regular twice-a-month service at China Coast Community for English-speaking elderly in Hong Kong, students also served at Sai Kung Stray Friends and Room to Read.

Through story-telling, fun games and activities, Kellett students shared the love of reading to a group of 10 local Primary 5 students at Buddhist Chi King Primary School, which is located just a footbridge’s distance from Kellett. With the story “The Gruffalo”, Kellett students motivated local students to learn a variety of English vocabulary and practice English conversation. Students from both schools gave really positive feedback of the service, and are looking forward to the next service session after summer holiday.

China Coast Community (second and last Wednesday every month)

SENIOR

Learning Service Programme

13 completed their external examinations and will now look forward to the next chapter in their academic journey.

Geography students were involved in many activities last term.

After taking their AS examinations we welcomed the Year 12 Geographers back to school and began working on the skills and conceptual knowledge they will need to show in their A2 course next academic year. As part of the preparation for the A-level course on World Cities and Development and Globalisation, students in Year 12 completed narrative analysis and sense of place Geography along Nathan Road and Temple Street in Kowloon.

Year 7 and 8 students competed in houses demonstrating their knowledge in Map skills, life in Hong Kong and issues of migration in the Humanties Day quiz. After a close contest Youde and Clementi were declared the joint winners. Students in Year 9 finished off their successful year creatively in making river sweet diagrams. The processes and landforms found along the river profile were shown in many colourful and edible ways.

Creative students who deliver different activities for each service

Sai Kung Stray Friends (every Friday in June) Sai Kung Stray Friends is a charity that rescues stray dogs in Sai Kung, and provides them with shelter, food, and medical care so that they can have a better life. Throughout the service, students learnt how to understand different dogs and train them to obey commands through walking them. Most importantly, students learnt more about animal welfare issues and how to be a responsible pet owner. They are now very eager to spread the message of “Adopt, Don’t Shop” to save more lovely stray dogs.

The Gruffalo Stor y time:

How do you motivate a dog to walk when it does not want to?

Our Year 10 Geographers completed a period of research and analysis of the changing land use along a transect of Hong Kong Island as they handed in their completed IGCSE coursework. In addition, Geographers in Year 11 and Year

history History students weren’t shy in sharing their talents and learning with the rest of the Senior School last term. Year 9 hosted four different assemblies to commemorate the anniversary of D-Day on 6 June. Students used their knowledge of WWII to create some very informative and engaging presentations, whilst also ensuring that their audience reflected on the significance of this kind of anniversary in 2016. Year 9 finished off an incredibly busy year, researching and writing their own ‘extended projects’. The range of subjects chosen for enquiry was amazing from the development of the wedding cake, to changes in crime and punishment and the legacy of punk rock to name but a few.

Our students at IGCSE, AS and A-level all completed the exams they had been working so hard towards. However, we welcomed our Year 12 students back in June when they started a brand new A2 course which will see them studying China, The Middle East and aspects of the Cold War. Exciting topics to look forward to next year!

Students in Year 7 created a wonderful exhibition on the life of Genghis Khan, complete with artefacts, audio visual presentations and even Mongolian-shaped cakes. This proved a really popular activity with staff and students and the History department are looking to build on this to make it an even bigger and better learning experience next year. Rehearsal in pr ogress

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen September 2016

SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS

On Kellett Literature Day, students had the opportunity to dress in costume and we ran a number of activities for all the year groups throughout the day. Period 1 saw the Year 7s engaged in an interactive quiz and write some poetry inspired by book covers. In the Sports Hall the students had four separate activities which saw them combine sporting ability with

creating sentences, finding grammatical terms, a treasure hunt literary quiz and using famous paintings as a catalyst for their own creative writing.

Student leadership

Essentially the day is a fun celebration of English as a subject and employs interactive techniques to cement knowledge and understanding in addition to inspiring creative writing and imagination.

The legacy of the previous Student Leadership Team will be the formation and articulation of the Kellett Cares Senior Appeal. A combined appeal which seeks to support our Global Outlook communities, help those in need in Hong Kong, whilst prudently putting aside money so that we can respond swiftly when disasters occur. It is a clean vision, which will drive the charitable work which the Senior School is whole heartedly throwing itself into.

SENIOR

English

The Kellett Cares appeal works in line with the academic year - August through to July. Each team is charged with identifying a target, and then working towards achieving it. The previous Student Leadership Team set an ambitious target at the start of the year of raising $100,000 towards the Kellett Cares Senior appeal. Whilst our appeal runs throughout the academic year, our Student Leadership Team changes hands at Easter, requiring

science As our Year 11-13 students went off to take their exams, our attention turned to the more exciting aspects of the Science Curriculum with our younger students. We continued with the development of our learning in the area of combustion and we learnt more about the properties of materials; in this case, slime. We took our Biology students on the annual trip to Jordan Valley Park to give them an opportunity to try out the techniques for sampling we learnt in the lab. We also found out more about sound, helping students to understand how they could listen to music by biting a vibrating wire with our Skull Radio. Finally, we hosted another fantastic Year 7 Science Competition Evening, well done to all of our participants and congratulations to our final winners.

consecutive student leaders to work together to meet their aims, whilst setting a responsible target for the community during the next academic year. They will then need to lead the school towards making a healthy start, before handing over to the incoming team in Easter 2017. For our current student leaders, this means that they inherited an appeal which stood at $41,000, and had just one term to complete the aim of raising $100,000 - a considerable task! Undeterred, they threw themselves whole-heartedly into the challenge, organising a bake sale, a dress sporty day, and the inspired Olympic themed, sponsored house relay which took place on Monday 27 June. The whole school came together in a giant relay race which saw the students run a combined 1,637km - which is about the same distance as the school running from Hong Kong to Phnomh Penh, one of our global Outlook Partnersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; destinations! The students ran tirelessly - and most importantly, raised an additional $63,000 HKD (at the time of writing) meaning that the community has beaten its ambitious target for the year. A huge congratulations to those who were involved - and a thank you to everyone who has supported the appeal. The contributions that this community have made will make a big difference to the lives of many. The next aim for the student leaders is to think about their aims for the forthcoming academic year, and then making a healthy start towards these aims, before handing over to the new team in Easter 2017.

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen September 2016

SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS

SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS SENIOR

SENIOR

Sixth Form We wish our 2015-16 Year 13s all the best in their future endeavours!

Class of 2016

Class of 2016 Name James Baghurst Jack Bell Markian Benhamou Rhiannon Bird Sally Chan

Name

Confirmed Destination

University of Edinburgh - Chinese and German

Natalie Wang

Royal Holloway, University of London - Liberal Arts with International Year

Bath Spa University - Business and Management

Sophie Woolf

Nottingham Trent University- Law with Business OR Media, Communications and Society

University of Southern California Marshall School of Business - Business

Tiffany Wu

University of British Columbia - Psychology

Gap year - Japan and Canada

Class of 2015 - Gap Year Students

Imperial College London - Electrical and Electronic Engineering Name

Confirmed Destination

Freya Darnton

Swansea University - Geography

Kelly Donohue

Leeds Beckett University - Media, Communications and Culture

Nathan Bradley

Southampton Solent University Yacht Design and Production(with Technology Foundation)

Kellett Year 14 Programme

Isobel Cessford

Oxford Brookes University - Primary Teacher Education (Campus-based 3 years)

Gap year - will pursue interest in Music

Dean Friary Hall

University of Bedfordshire - Sport Science and Physical Education

Alexandra Gough

Exeter University - Psychology

Andrew Howorth

Bournemouth University - Sports Management

Matthew Hanselman

Gap year - rowing in Australia

Arthur Hui

Alexander Donowho Oliver Edmonds

University of Bath - Mathematics

Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College, University of London - English Literature

Susanna Kidd

University of Edinburgh - Biological Sciences (Zoology)

Suzannah Hornett

Sheffield Hallam University - Physical Activity Sport and Health

Rebecca Lim

Newcastle University - International Foundation Year

Pawin Jiwattanakul

Queen Mary, University of London - Chemistry

Ayesha Hasan

Mark Lam

University of Cambridge - Land Economy

MJ Ma Alex Mortensen

British & Irish Modern Music Institute - Professional Musicianship University of Melbourne - Bachelor of Science / Master of Biomedical Engineering

Yi Ting Liong

University of Greenwich - Graphic and Digital Design

Storm Roberts

Jewellery design course in Queenstown, New Zealand

Lauren Lockett

Goldsmiths, University of London - Arts Management

Maya Rolston

Sheffield Hallam University - Nutrition, Diet and Lifestyle

Sofia-Marie Mascia Harry McGovern

Harvard University - International Relations Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College, University of London - History and Russian

Yan To Or

University of Hong Kong - Engineering

Rian Overy

Gap year - internship in the music industry

Tomson Pong

Confirmed Destination

Gabrielle Roper Reilly Sams Harrison Steeple

University of Cambridge - Modern and Medieval Languages British & Irish Modern Music Institute - Song Writing Aberystwyth University - History and Film

University College London (UCL) - Law

Jakob Shepherd

Birbeck College, University of London - Development and Globalisation

Sabrina Snyders

Applying to Australia

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen September 2016

SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS

Junior Maths Challenge – 28 April Students in Year 7 and 8 again took part in the Junior Maths Challenge which, as a reminder, is the biggest Maths competition in the UK with over 600,000 students and 4,000 schools taking part annually. Congratulations to the award winners who were:

This is an impressive list of award winners which shows the quality of the students we have. Individually Neel Mehta won the best in school accolade with a very impressive score of 117. As a result, he qualified for the Junior Olympiad which he sat on 14 June and gained a merit certificate. Congratulations Neel!

Gold Neel Mehta

Kento Waugh

Max Peel

Yves Yuen

Molly Hammond

Hugo Chow

Takano Kobayshi

Findlay Mayo

Olympia Miquel

Alex Corner

George Bindloss

Jake Solway

Alistair Blair

James Barrett

Barnabas Tam

Cristina Fisher

Harry Tang

Wesley Fan

Loughlin Davidson

Bronze Adithi Phadke

Ben Haythorne

Tomas Stoneley

James Irwin

Arman Buffonge

Annabel Fox

Peter Whttington

Lizzie Jaeger

Anoushka Verdon

Victoria Chu

Jeffrey Lau

Cara Goulston

Mathias Katsuya

Alana Crane

Keith Cheung

Magnus Chan

Hunter Bannigan-Davis

Madeline Dickie

Rebecca Mak

Eugene Chow

Bella Nichols

David Ma

Victoria Leung

Ellie Alexander

Nathan Veitch

Wei Han Low

Eleanor Bennett

IGCSE Economics

A Level Economics

Year 10 students completed the microeconomics section of the IGCSE course and began studying the macroeconomics content in preparation for next year. In microeconomics they focused on how markets work and theory of the firm. They looked at concepts such as supply and demand, elasticities, externalities, labour markets, market structure and government intervention in markets. So far in macroeconomics, students have looked at macroeconomic objectives and policies. They enjoyed creating macroeconomic objective top trumps cards to help compare how statistics such as GDP per capita and inflation vary between countries!

Congratulations to the Year 12 economists for completing the AS Level course and their examinations. They studied how individual markets work as well as how individual economies operate. This includes how governments intervene to correct market failure and achieve their macroeconomic objectives. After their exams, students began studying theory of the firm. This section of the course examines why firms operate the way they do and why the government may have to intervene in markets to prevent anti-competitive behaviour.

Congratulations to the Year 11 economists for completing the IGCSE course and their examinations. This year, students studied macroeconomics. They have looked at macroeconomic objectives, macroeconomic policy, global trade and development.

Silver Max Gooding

Economics

SENIOR

maths

Congratulations to the Year 13 economists for completing the A-level course and their examinations. Students studied theory of the firm and global economics. They looked at concepts such as market structure, game theory, development and trade.

Stock Market Challenge – Year 9 – Wednesday 29 June The Year 9 students finished off their term with a stock market simulation. They had to work in groups, within their houses, aiming to make the most profit over two trading sessions. Each group consisted of a team leader, an accountant and one trader. They all started the first trading session cautiously, getting their heads around the state of the market. Gradually however, the trades got more ambitious with many of them trying to drive hard bargains. Regular market shocks were provided to keep them all on their toes. This had them dealing with regulation changes, global recoveries and a Swine Flu epidemic which turned out to be a false alarm. The teams who stuck to the mantra “buy low; sell high” coped with the turbulent economic climate best. After the two frenetic lessons, congratulations went to the Bowen team of Jamie Li, Lucan Flynn and Kris Lee. Well done, to the trading trio whose achievements were recognised in the end of year assembly.

Global Citizenship

Year 7 Social Relationship Workshops Thanks to Annual Fund, Year 7 students participated in a series of three Social Relationship Workshops which enriched the ‘I am Healthy’ aspect of the Global Citizenship curriculum. The sessions allowed them the space and opportunity to improve their self-esteem, explore the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships and develop the skills to manage challenges such as bullying. It has also been a great opportunity for Year 7 students to strengthen relationships within their Tutor Group and to work closely with their Tutor, their Head of House and Nurse Justin. All students were fully engaged with the workshops and took part in very mature and fruitful discussions. They particularly enjoyed the chance to devise and perform role plays and practice a range of anxiety and stress reducing techniques. ‘Belly breathing’ and ‘Balloon popping’ proved to be real hits!

to complete a work-based learning experience in an area of their interest. Students completed their placements at diverse organisations including law firms, airlines, bakeries and design studios. Students learnt a great deal from their week away from school and look forward to sharing their experiences with the rest of the school.

Year 8 – Environmental Active Citizenship Projects Having considered a range of environmental issues and assessing different campaign strategies, Year 8 developed their own Active Citizenship campaigns aimed at raising awareness of a local environmental issue of their choice. Students implemented various strategies including posters, social media campaigns, beach clean ups, producing short films and planning assemblies.

Year 10 Work Experience Week Well done to Year 10 who took part in the second Kellett Work Experience Week. Students spent the week in various locations across Hong Kong and had the unique opportunity

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen September 2016

SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS

ARTS & LANGUAGES

IGCSE Business Studies Year 10 Business Studies students had the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of Accounting and Finance topics in their routine end-of-section test. It is great to note that, once again, the vast majority of students rose to the challenge and performed magnificently in arguably the most problematic section of the syllabus. Well done!

International A-Level (IAL) Business Studies Year 12 students commenced their study of the A2 section of the syllabus. They investigated topics such as decision making models, investment appraisal and decision trees. Year 13 Business Studies students completed their A2 examinations in June. Best wishes to Freya, Jack and Sabrina who begin their university courses in September. Please see more student work from this link https://goo.gl/vv2aGf or

SENIOR

business studies design technology DT ECA – Candy Dispenser Some KS3 students worked in the Technology department on Monday evenings designing and manufacturing Candy Dispensers. They have used a range of both machine and hand tools (Including CAD CAM), in order to form the shape and to create the intricate dispensing mechanism.

F1 Project All Year 7 students took part in an internal ‘F1 in Schools’ competition. They worked on the design and manufacture of their cars throughout the term, and produced a detailed portfolio and striking pit displays. They learnt about aerodynamics and used CADCAM to manufacture their cars. The overall event was won by team ‘Tojak’.

Visiting Speaker – Brian Russell Mr Brian Russell (Ex Principle Moderator and Chief Examiner for AQA) and Author of the current GCSE PD textbook came into school to do an Exam Preparation day in April. He worked with the current Year 11 Product Design students on this year’s examination theme, ‘Flat Pack Charity Boxes’. They also did a range of mini exercises such as staging a production line and going through some of the course theory. The students thought this was a very enjoyable and illuminating day.

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen September 2016

ARTS & LANGUAGES

2016 saw another successful set of curriculum visits to France and China, with a trip to Barcelona being a first in Kellett’s history. All of our Year 10 students enjoyed their trips, which allowed them the opportunity to be immersed in the language and culture of France, Spain and China. These visits bring languages to life for our students and, for many, it highlights the importance and value of learning a foreign language in an increasingly global society. All of our students were excellent ambassadors for the school, with many compliments being made about their excellent linguistic skills. Closer to home in Hong Kong, Year 9 Mandarin students enjoyed a visit to a Dim Sum restaurant in KITEC. This reinforced not only their love for Chinese cuisine, but also the work covered in the classroom about ordering food, an essential life skill!

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen September 2016

SENIOR

Modern Foreign Languages Drama Last term a range of KS3 students were involved in staging their version of ‘Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations’. The production was an afterschool ECA, where the cast worked closely with their student directors. Following a strong performance last year of ‘Grimm Tales’, we echoed the format with the Year 10 GCSE Drama group operating in a variety of production roles including: director, lighting designer, technician and stage manager. They excelled in these roles and ensured that the KS3 Drama students were really stretched to deliver a fun and engaging production.

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen September 2016

ARTS & LANGUAGES

SPORT

The Music Department had another term filled with entertaining student performances and outstanding curriculum work. From AS Level and GCSE coursework entries, to Year 9 Musical Futures and Songwriting Projects. Years 7 and 8 motored forwards with the orchestra, rock bands, blues and minimalism; there has been something for everyone! We were also joined by Kimberly Roberts and her Steel Pan team from the United States. The students enjoyed engaging workshops on Caribbean music, and Kimberly explained the origins of Steel Pan music to a captivated audience. We are most grateful to the Annual Fund team for making this exciting opportunity a reality for our students. We were especially proud of our Key Stage 3 & 4/5 Recital Evenings. The Key Stage 3 Recital gave students the opportunity to perform solos in front of an audience and highlighted some of the tremendous talent we have in Years 7, 8 and 9. Featuring an eclectic mix of music from Rick Astley to Haydn, the concert was a big success. The Key Stage 4/5 Recital gave our GCSE and AS Level students the opportunity to perform a piece from their coursework portfolios, from solos to duets in both the popular, musical theatre and classical idioms, the students held their audience captivated by their expressive playing and technical skill. Congratulations to all who performed! Last term has also seen Kellett Senior School’s first ever Open Mic Event, which was run by our students and featured performances from across the Key Stages. It was heartening

ART

sport

to see both staff and students alike gathering together to make music over a lunch-break, supporting and cheering each other on. It is this ethos of community spirit that gives Kellett School its edge and something the students will look forward to developing next year. Again, many congratulations to all who took part. Finally, the Music Department would like to thank all who took part in the ECA Music Assembly, School Fair and End of Term Celebrations. As a new member to the Kellett family, I would also like to extend my thanks to staff, students and parents for making me so welcome. It has been a wonderful and memorable year, with many exciting opportunities ahead. Stephanie Gomaa Director of Music

SENIOR

Music

IT’S ME THE DOUBLE OLYMPIC CHAMPION. MAD, FUNNYISH AND WHATEVER ELSE PEOPLE THINK I AM!! On Friday 24 June Kellett Senior School welcomed Dame Kelly Holmes into our community thanks to the Annual Fund. I am not sure who was more excited, the staff or the students, as a number of the staff can vividly remember the night in Athens where she completed the double in the 800m and 1500m. The first appearance of Dame Kelly Holmes in the Senior School was during an assembly in which students, parents and staff were in attendance. She talked about the ups and downs of her running career. During her talk she focused on key attitudes such as resilience, motivation, confidence and determination and how she demonstrated these throughout the highs and lows of her career. She recalled her memories from the famous night in Athens and talked about the picture everyone uses of her crossing the finishing line. Dame Kelly explained how she was in complete shock and initially could not believe what she had achieved. While watching the race again, at the conclusion of her assembly, she commented on the fact that although people know the result they are still on the edges of their seats cheering her along.

We get young lives on track by using world class athletes to empower young people Dame Kelly Holmes After Dame Kelly Holmes’ very inspirational assembly, 40 lucky students experiencd a track session with her on the Sky Pitch. The sessions were all about running technique and how to improve performance on the track. She constantly reminded the students of the importance of these types of drills and that being a middle distance runner is not just about going out and running. There were definitely a few gasps of disbelief from our students at the number of hours of hard work that goes in to being a World Class athlete. However most of them knew about it the day after as there were some very sore legs! What a memorable Friday for the Kellett School community and what an amazing lady Dame Kelly Holmes is. Her story, combined with the energy and enthusiasm Dame Kelly has for what she does, definitely inspired both students and staff alike.

So many things can hold you back but sometimes all you need is that one person cheering you on from the sidelines Dame Kelly Holmes

The Senior School Art Exhibition was a celebration of the coursework and exam artwork from all of our GCSE, AS and A2 students. This year was the biggest show to date, reflecting not only the physical growth of the Senior School Art department but also the increasingly sophisticated skill levels of our students. The students explored a diverse range of very personal, in-depth conceptual responses and a diversity of media. They are to be congratulated on their commitment and consistent efforts.

KELLETT DRAGON NEWSLETTER ISSUE sixteen September 2016

Traditional values for modern times

The management of your wealth requires specialist investment expertise. Our private client team, supported by the global strength of the Schroder Group, has the knowledge and experience to help you.

Call Robert Ridland on +(852) 2843 7852 or robert.ridland@cazenovecapital.com cazenovecapitalasia.com

The value of your investments and the income received from them can fall as well as rise. You may not get back the amount you invested.

Issued by Cazenove Capital Management Asia Limited who provide discretionary investment management services. Licensed and regulated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. Registered address: Cazenove Capital Management Asia Limited (“CCM Asia”) of Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong. Company number 1814730. For your security, communications may be taped or monitored. Nothing in this document should be deemed to constitute the provision of financial, investment or other professional advice in any way. M2016_01_18.