25, a magical number, a quarter of a century.
I started serving at Law Ting Pong Secondary School when I was 25.
I still remember my first year working here. I was the only Visual Arts teachers. 21 lessons, 17 classes, full of joy and laughter.
And now we have 2 Visual Arts teachers; my former student becomes my subject partner. Welcome home Ms. Yeung.
As one of the teacher-in-charge of the 25th Anniversary, we are happy to say there are a number of events celebrating our 25 years of success. it includes the University Fair in November, Alumni Dinner in Feb, Musical in July and other school functions with the 25th anniversary theme.
2016 is definitely a milestone of our school, from a good school to a great school. Happy 25th Anniversary!

Mr. Siu Kam Kuen

A few weeks ago, our school held its annual Speech Day. As one of the representatives of the school leaders, I was invited onstage to take part in the opening ceremony of Law Ting Pong Secondary School's 25th Anniversary along with our special guests. I'm so glad that the host asked me to be part of such an honor. Actually, I'm just a Form 5 student, which means I haven't yet felt the pressure of the whole DSE examination process or the pride of graduating. However, I did have a chance to feel a part of their experience. I could feel they are proud of being a graduate.

Their actions and smiles made me feel that what I've done for my future will show on my face one day. Whether it will be a big smile or an expressionless face, it really depends on me. Speech Day gave me the motivation to work harder for my future.

Likewise, whether teachers or friends, it's not easy to get to know each other. We can not decide who we will meet in our life, but what we can do is treasure and enjoy the time we spend with each other. We might not meet each other again after our school life, but school gives us the best reason to gather together. No matter what our academic pursuits or relationships are, these are the important elements that can make our school life better. One day when you look back, you will realize that these are some of the factors that keep motivating you away from giving up on yourself.


Scarlet Tong
Head Prefect

For long, LTPSS has stressed the all-rounded whole-person development of students. We understand the importance of recognising the uniqueness of each student's development process. Over the years, a number of initiatives have been implemented at LTPSS in order to serve this purpose, including but not limited to Invitational Education (IE) and Formative Instructional Practices (FIP). LTPSS firmly believes that every student is a star who can shine and flourish given the appropriate guidance and support.

To further strengthen this belief, the Positive Education Team (PET) was officially formed at the start of this academic year (16-17). This team consists of 5 teachers (1 English, 1 Humanities, 1 Spanish and 2 Chinese) who aim to instil a positive culture around the school campus. The ultimate goal is to create a positive school environment where both teachers and students use their strengths to lead a flourishing school life.

As we take our first steps towards this goal, we will follow closely the Positive Education Model adopted by Geelong Grammar School, Australia. This model suggests that in order for humans to flourish, six key pillars are necessary: positive emotions, positive engagement, positive accomplishment, positive purpose, positive relationship and positive health. A team of student agents will be recruited as part of the “Pay it Forward Club”, and this core student group, together with the teachers, will be the main driving force behind the Positive Education Movement in the coming academic year.

We encourage your feedback on how to make the school an even more positive one, no matter whether you are a student, parent, alumni or even local resident (e-mail: pet@elearn.ltpss.hk). We appreciate that there will be bumps and obstacles along the way. But together, we believe that we can change the school for the better, one good deed at a time.

Mr. Alan Cheng

On a rainy day where cars struggled driving and the sky was tar-black, my mom was driving me to school. Suddenly I saw this old lady who was looking so petrified. Regardless of the fact that I realised that she was in need of help, I decided to ignore her. My mom looked back and observed her situation and decided to offer her a lift to her desired destination. At that time I was the one who argued about the reason why my mom had decided to trust a stranger and help her. When she got into our car, me and my brother were looking at her in such a mean way, we felt like our comfortable seat was taken by this old stupid lady. When we finally reached her destination, we were so happy that she was leaving. As my mom was helping her out of our car, the old lady hugged and thanked her. The way she was thanking my mom was so genuine, her amount of graciousness was indescribable. After that I definitely learnt my lesson not to judge a book by its cover.

That was my little story about “paying it forward”. Often people get confused just by reading the title, but the meaning behind “pay it forward” is a simple word that all of us were taught in kindergarten which is “Kindness”. The idea behind this scheme is to promote being kind to people and not expecting something in return. Often we only help people because of the attention that we might absorb or what we receive in return but that’s not how the cycle works. There is a famous idiom that says “What goes around comes around”, this little idiom made me so passionate about being kind to people. This was proof to me that when something nice is done the reward may not happen spontaneously or by the same person. But some day you will be rewarded for your act of niceness.The mass majority of people are often intimidated by the idea of making the “Move” to do something in the society, but if they decided to come out of their comfort zone the world would be a much nicer place. The same rule applies to the school setting. If all students learn to be proud of the act of kindness that they are doing, then others would be inspired to do the same as well.

I’m looking forward to spreading this message of doing good deeds in the newly set-up “Pay it Forward” CCA Club.

3M 1 NIKA BABAKHAN TORKAMAN

Chinese New Year (also known as “Lunar New Year” or “Spring Festival”) is always my favorite festival. It’s not only a major holiday, it is also a traditional time for every family to thoroughly clean their home to make way for good luck, and gather for the annual reunion dinner before the turn of the Chinese calendar. CNY celebrations officially begin at midnight with lighting firecrackers to chase off the evil spirit of “Nian”. Most importantly, the first day of CNY is a time to honor one’s elders and families by visiting the most senior members of their extended families. Everyone greets each other with words of luck and blessings; members of the family who are married also give red packets (“Lai See”) to junior members of the family. Celebrations typically end on day 15th– Yuan Xiao Festival (Lantern Festival or Chinese Valentine’s Day).

To celebrate the year of Monkey, SMT, Parent-Teacher Association and Chinese Department organized various activities on the Chinese Culture Day. This is my first year with LTPSS and I had massive fun during the event. In the morning assembly, our principal Miss Tam and our three assistant principals gave us warm new year greetings. Our students enlightened us with a fantastic Chinese Orchestra performance and non-Chinese students shared their traditions in celebrating new years of their cultures. The highlight of the morning was definitely the Lion Dance - two yellow lions with each operated by two young energetic dancers, accompanied by loud drum beats. This was done to summon luck, good fortune and to spread prosperity to everyone. One of the lions performed the traditional custom of “CaiQing”, literally meaning "plucking the green". The “green” was hung about 5 meters above ground, the lion approached it and spit the red couplet with lucky words. The dance was truly spectacular and was enjoyed by everyone. The intensive rehearsals clearly paid off!

In the afternoon session, we had a range of activities held in the school playground such as Chinese Orchestra performance (with Mr. Hui and the Boy Choir), Lantern Riddles, Lai See goldfish / lantern craft making and Chinese calligraphy. Our Parent-Teacher Association also demonstrated Chinese knot-tying and traditional paper-cut art. Parents provided traditional snacks such as egg rolls, glutinous rice balls with peanuts and sesame filling, sweet red bean soup and turnip cake. Everybody enjoyed the live music, delicious food and happy moments spent with friends.

That night, our teaching staff had the traditional “Poon Choi”dinner and lucky draw in the Hall. Poon Choi reflects the cultural values in the walled villages such as unity, equality and teamwork. We enjoyed the sumptuous one-pot dish so much! Congratulations to our lucky draw winners; may the luck be with you throughout the entire year!

A special thanks to all parents, colleagues and students who helped make the event a great success.

Lastly, may all of you be blessed with overflowing happiness, good health, success and prosperity this year!

Miss Cheung Chor Yin

As the chairperson of the Student Association, I was the mecee of the ceremony of Chinese Culture Day on 15th of February. I know more about traditional Chiense culture after that. The Chiense Department held a lot of events, like dotting dragon eyes from our principal, Chinese food cooking from PTA, and Fai Chung writing from some Chinese teachers. All of those meaningful events could help students to have a better understanding of Chinese culture.

As a participant of this event, I feel the school has created a great Chinese cultural environment, mainly with the decoration. This special event has made Chinese culture learning more accessible and easier for students.

Fong King Lok 5M 13

Theodore Roosevelt once said, “The more you know about the past, the more prepared you are for the future.” The knowledge of the past, to a large extent, has constituted to the present achievements. In order to deepen your understanding of the old days, “Footsteps from the past” was chosen as the main theme of the Humanities Week this year.

Last week, there was a big crowd in the school hall at lunchtime. There were S1 and S3 students showcasing their projects about the roads in Hong Kong and their dream products in relation to Industrial Revolution respectively. There were also students from different forms of the school, who acted as audience, learned from the presentations and showed appreciation towards the presenting groups. The hustle and bustle of the showcase reminded me of the genuine sense of your ownership of learning. Well done, everyone!

While the students were sharing their projects with others, you were also given chances to try the traditional Chinese snacks, such as Ding Ding Candy and Dragon's Beard Candy. I am sure you know the origins and stories of the snacks now. Stay sweet at all times! 

Speaking of stories, it is our honour to have Ms, Fran Stallings, a world renowned professional storyteller, with us in the Humanities Week. Ms. Stallings told stories and brought messages of the past to the junior form students in our Humanities lessons. Ms. Stallings' session gave a different taste of the learning of Humanities to our students. The stories told are truly fascinating and thought-provoking.

Field trips were organised for S1 and S2 students to extend their learning beyond the classroom. For S2 students, a visit to the religious premises in Hong Kong was organised. They went to different churches and learned about the religious development in Hong Kong.  For S1 students, an electric tram journey was arranged for advancing their knowledge about the development of Hong Kong Island. The smiles on their faces are the symbols of what happy learning should be!

I hope you had fruitful and rewarding learning in the Humanities Week. While we are looking forward to a brighter future, we should always look back to the past. 

Mr. Bryan To Ka Ho

The following quote from Richard DeVos, the Co-founder of AmWay, tells what I learned from this year’s experience from Humanities Week.

“The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.”

Yes, success comes after attempts, perseverance and failures. Our group never thought we could complete the 2015 item with flying colours when Ms. Fung first gave us the guidelines of the project. But, we make it in the end! By the end of Hum week, we received 35 ‘Likes’ from both teachers and students.

The topic of Form 3 students’ project was “Changes and Continuities”. We had to choose a product that was invented in the past and research on its changes and continuities over time. We were also asked to design the future version of our chosen product based on the needs of people and condition of our environment. We chose telescope and gave our future product a cool name – Skyniscope. A name combining ‘sky’, ‘universe’ and ‘telescope’. Our design aimed at bringing you the amazing views of the universe and inspire user to jump out of the box.

Our design is connected to a satellite in the universe, which brings views of the universe to the users. The proudest functions we added in are ‘photo-taking’ and ‘3D printing’. The user can choose to have a photo or a tiny 3D model of the planets they directed at.

We came across a lot of difficulties, ups and downs during the discussion, research and preparation for the project. We had arguments and disputes because of the project. However, we solved the problems together and worked as a team to make our design come true. We did not focus on only making our model a creative one, but also apply scientific knowledge from our research and considerations of the need of modern world. We redid the models for 4 times until we were all happy with the design.

Many teachers  and also our principal Ms. Tam appreciate our effort and gave us a “like”. We were very happy and truly learned a lot from this group project, including how to work with others and the influence of the past. Most of all, I learned not to fear failures. If you believe you can succeed, you will succeed after overcoming the difficulties.

Finally, I would like to thank my group members who achieved this success with me and a big thank you to all the teachers who supported us.

Yumi So (3S)