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ENGLISH WEEK 2023-24: Mystery and Suspense
ENGLISH WEEK 2023-24: Mystery and Suspense
The Fantastic English Week (30 October – 3 November)
By Elaine Kwong (S2G) and Ankie Sun (S4K)
English Week this year had the exciting theme of "Mystery & Suspense." A range of exhilarating activities were organised, including Dress-up Day, Film Viewing, and Inter-house competitions like Spelling Bee and Jeopardy.
Our usual school bell was replaced with eerie soundtracks, creating jumpscare moments after every lesson. The most iconic bell was the theme song from Psycho on Monday, hinting at a hidden storyline throughout the week.
The Student Council organized the fascinating "Wanted Poster Guessing Game," challenging students to identify “wanted” teachers. It was a captivating event during English Week, thanks to our student leaders.
The fun facts on the Daily Bulletin played a crucial role in starting each day on a suspenseful note. Did you know that "Enola" spelled backward is "alone”?
Another highlight of English Week was when the Activity Centre was transformed into a cinema - popcorn included! Traveling along with Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christies’ Murder on the Orient Express was a riveting adventure for participating students.
Inter-house competitions further spiced up the week. Junior form students got their brain juices flowing in an intense Spelling Bee competition. Not only did representatives speed through the Buzzer Round with incredible accuracy, audience members even managed to spell backwards!
Senior form representatives also went head-to-head and put their knowledge of mystery movies to the test in a nerve-wracking game of Jeopardy that got the crowd roaring. Students from the visiting Dunman High School in Singapore also participated, adding to the excitement. Gandhi House emerged as champions in both competitions, with Austen and Laozi following closely behind.
The most anticipated event was surely the Dress-up Day, where students put on costumes that were stunning to the eye. From detectives to Pink Panther, and even evil Teletubbies, students demonstrated their creativity through their outstanding costumes. And it wouldn’t have been English Week without the themed flash mob! Looking at the crowd of students and teachers dressed up in the most vibrant colors having fun together, dancing to upbeat, energetic songs was an incredible sight.
Austen gained the highest house points throughout the week, earning cheers and recognition. Time flew by and the English Week was over in the blink of an eye. Many students expressed their reluctance to leave this wonderful week, already reminiscing on all the fun that they had. We’re all looking forward to next year’s English Week!
ENGLISH WEEK 2022-23: animation
ENGLISH WEEK 2022-23: animation
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Eng Week.mp3“Animation” was the theme for this year’s English Week. At the beginning of October, an overwhelming number of students voted for English teachers to dress up as characters from Toy Story on the Dress Up Day.
At the beginning of the week, our junior form students watched the 2022 rendition of Pinocchio during lunchtime to enjoy the retelling of an old-fashioned fairy tale; a few puppet-tears were definitely shed. Students from the six Houses also joined the “Inter-House Concept Art Challenge” to design a thematic character or moment, accompanied by a synopsis, based on the theme of “Fantasy Hong Kong”. We definitely have some very talented artists in our community!
The Inter-House Spelling Bee Competition was held during the Junior Assembly, leaving the school hall buzzing with excitement and enthusiasm. House members were asked to familiarise themselves with five animated movies from which different terms were picked out. Apart from the representatives on stage, House members on the floor also had the opportunity to help win House points.
In the Senior Assembly, students participated in a game show called “Jeopardy!”. House members had to answer trivia questions based on five animated movies that they were asked to familiarise themselves with prior to the competition. All Houses came to the competition prepped and raring to go.
The widely anticipated Dress Up Day gave an opportunity to students to cosplay as their favourite animated movie characters, with diverse cultural representation from Japanese anime to Hollywood classics. Many characters from Demon Slayer, Minions and the Teletubbies were seen frolicking around the campus.
Teachers even performed the now-expected flash mob while they were enjoying recess! Who knows what English Week holds for us next year?
ENGLISH WEEK 2021-22: mUSICALS
ENGLISH WEEK 2021-22: mUSICALS
The theme for this year’s English Week was “Musical Theatre”, and the week kicked off with Broadway Detectives; students hunted down clues hidden around campus to guess the names of famous musicals.
The Junior Inter-House Spelling Bee created quite a buzz. House Members revised theatrical terms in preparation for the big event. A valiant effort was made by all, but Suukyi were the champions this time! Well done, Suukyi!
Musical-enthusiasts swarmed to catch a lunchtime showing of The Greatest Showman, before submitting a review article for a writing competition. Interested S1-S2 students also competed in a “Finish the Lyrics Quiz”, attempting to complete refrains from some of musical theatre’s most well-known hits.
Friday's dress-up day saw students suited up as characters from their favorite musicals, and their efforts were outstanding! Characters such as Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz), Phantom (The Phantom of the Opera) and Mary Poppins roamed the campus, whilst English teachers donned costumes inspired by The Greatest Showman. The week culminated in a surprise flash mob, performed by teachers to the song This Is Me.
English Week provided students with a range of new, fun opportunities. What will next year’s theme be?
ENGLISH WEEK 2020-21: Comics
ENGLISH WEEK 2020-21: Comics
Why is it that comic books are still so popular when there's Netflix to binge on instead? Why on Earth is a 'first-appearance' Spider-Man comic in mint condition worth upwards of US$1 million?! This year, the English Department made it their mission to proclaim the wonders of the comic book world during HKUGA College's annual English Week , ranging from classics such as Garfield and The Adventures of Tintin to the modern-day juggernauts of the Marvel and DC universes. Exhilarating activities were dotted throughout the week, including the Captain UGA House Debate, the Superhero/Supervillain Design Competition, and of course, the Dress-up Day!
Inter-house Debate
Inter-house Debate
It’s time to meet Captain UGA!
Our school is going to appoint a superhero as Captain UGA to fight “school-based crimes”. Six superheroes are qualified but only one can take up this important role.
Who will it be?
Who will it be?
Inter-house English Debate 2020 - Captain UGA Balloon Debate.webmWatch the house representatives battle it out, firing argumentation left and right, evading rebuttals and counterattacking with their own supporting evidence!
Watch the house representatives battle it out, firing argumentation left and right, evading rebuttals and counterattacking with their own supporting evidence!
Karl Yeung_S1BL_final.pdfSuperhero/Supervillain Design Competition
Superhero/Supervillain Design Competition
What does it take to become a superhero?
What spurs the evolution of a supervillain?
Check out our student submissions of their original creations, detailing their superpowers, backstories and their virtuous/dastardly ambitions!
S1CT03 Alvina Chan.pdf
Craigen S6KSRachel Nie_S2KL_finalS5BC 26 Heiman YuEmma Barton_S4WC_Final .pdfS4YC Queenie Kwok.pdfS2KL 29 Charlotte Wan S4YC 17 Hayley KeungS1CW Brianna Wong.pdfENGLISH WEEK 2018-19: Fantasy
ENGLISH WEEK 2018-19: Fantasy
What does the word fantasy mean to you? A magical world of wonder and excitement, where anything can happen? Or perhaps it’s just a word to describe people with their heads in the clouds? Well, this year, it was the theme of HKUGA College’s annual English Week. There were a number of exciting activities throughout the week, including a Quidditch tournament, a book fair, and an interhouse Kahoot quiz! The week gave us the chance to learn more about fairies, unicorns, and ogres, all while improving our English and coming to love English a little more.
Inter-house Kahoot Quiz
English Week also included a Kahoot Quiz covering various fantasy book series. The quiz, which took place during the junior and senior assembly periods, pitted students from different houses against each other in a test of their knowledge about the Harry Potter, Percy Jackson and Lord of the Rings book series. Students had a blast as they competed to win points for their house and show who was the true master of fantasy fiction.
Quidditch Match
Quidditch, made famous by the Harry Potter series, is a game typically played by wizards on broomsticks. In the muggle (non-wizard) version of the game, two teams compete to score points by throwing the quaffle (a volleyball) through the opposing team’s hoops while trying to dodge bludgers (dodgeballs) and catch the snitch (in this case, a player holding a tennis ball) to end the game.
There were two teams competing, Green (Slytherin) and Yellow (Hufflepuff). The Green Team was made up mostly of S1BM students, while the Yellow Team was comprised of S3 to S5 students. It was an exciting lunchtime filled with raging bludgers, speedy snitches, and lots of high-energy competition (even if our brooms couldn’t fly). In the end, the Yellow Team won 170-150. Congratulations to both teams for a well-fought game!
Book Fair and Film Showing
From Wednesday to Friday, the school hosted a book fair outside the Activity Center during lunch and Wellbeing time. They ranged in price from $5 – $20, a bargain many students couldn’t afford to miss out on. Many of the books were donated by students and teachers. Mr. Hindes, in particular, contributed a lot by buying many books.
They say books can take you on amazing journeys, and there’s no doubt many students will experience wonderful new places thanks to the books they found at the fair.
This English week also included a film showing. During lunchtime on Thursday and Friday, students were able to curl up on sofas and chairs at the library and relax while watching “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”. Students were also able to enjoy a snack of warm popcorn while they enjoyed the film.
As J.K. Rowling once said, “I do believe that something magical can happen when you read a good book.” Magic isn’t something that can only be found at Hogwarts or in Middle-earth – there’s magic to be found in the pages of a good book, too! There are plenty of good books in the library, in the hidden corners of our shelves, or even at a second-hand book fair! So, we just have to go to the library, pick out a good book, and set off on a magical journey of our own!
Hailey Wong and Kelly Yeung (S1 - Academic Year 2018-19)
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