William Shakespeare was an English poet (), playwright ()

and actor (). He was born in 1564 in England, and he died in

1616. Many people say he is the greatest writer in the English
language. His works include 38 plays () and 154 sonnets ().
His plays have been translated into every major language in the
world!

English can be

, English can be

But we can make it

so you wont be snoring!

One of Shakespeares most popular plays is A Midsummer Nights

Dream. This is a comedy (), so it has lots of funny parts. The
story is about four young lovers () and a group of six
actors. They all go into a forest and are tricked () by the
fairies ( ) that live there. The fairies use magic to make
everyone fall in love with each other and also turn one of the
actors into a donkey!
You can find A Midsummer Nights Dream and lots of other
Shakespeare stories in Zone M of the school library. They are
part of the Shakespeare Can Be Fun! series, which are written as
poems and use easier English than the old English from hundreds
of years ago. They also have lots of great pictures drawn by
children so go check them out!

Tongue twisters can be difficult, but they are fun to

say out loud. Try to read them aloud, as fast as you can!

Which wrist watch?

Shakespeare introduced nearly 3000 words into the English language! His vocabulary () was
supposedly between 17,000 and 29,000 words- over double the average person!
There is a curse () written as a poem on Shakespeares tombstone ()- he wrote it
himself to stop people moving or damaging his grave ()!

Big banana baby!

Hi Ms. Binal! Do you like William Shakespeare? Which is your favourite play?

Name:

Class:

Welcome to the Puzzle Corner. There are 2 puzzles to

complete (pages 3 and 4). Please cut out your answers and put
them in the English Letterbox at the office on the ground floor
for a chance to win a prize! Good luck!

Hello Mr. Edwards, I love Shakespeare! My favourite Shakespeare play is Romeo

and Juliet. It is very romantic () but also very sad. What is your favourite?
I like Macbeth because it is exciting. But it is also a tragedy () and very sad.

Find and circle the following 10 words about winter:

I enjoy that play too, Shakespeare wrote so many great stories! We can learn a
lot of English and history () from them.

monkey

February

red

family

clothes

Chinese

new

packet

food

zodiac

Yes, lets read and enjoy more- see you in the library!

February-March 2016

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1. Squeeze () some lemon juice into a bowl and add a little water.

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2. Mix () the water and lemon juice with a spoon.

3. Dip () a cotton bud () into the mixture and write a message onto white paper.

Hello students!
Welcome to our
school Newsletter.
This is the
,
so lets learn as
much as we can
and improve our
English!

4. Wait () for the juice to dry so it becomes completely invisible ()!

5. When you are ready to read your message or show it to someone, heat () the papere.g. by holding it close to a light bulb () or using a hairdryer ().

BCKPS students enjoyed a fantastic Cultural Day on 5th

February. There were lots of great activities and events to

Lemon juice oxidizes () and turns brown when it is heated. Mixing is with water makes it very
hard to see when you put it on white paper, so you can use it as an invisible ink!
Please get an
adult () to
help you! Have
fun together!

You need:

Two paper plates ()

Black paper ()
White paper ()
Scissors and glue
Uncooked macaroni
()
A stapler ()

celebrate Chinese New Year and learn about culture and

traditions (). English activities involved learning New Year
vocabulary and having a fun race against classmates. There

Note: You can use different colours

and materials to make any shake
shake animal!

Steps:
1. Cut two oval () shapes for ears and two circles for eyes from
the black paper.
2. Cut a bigger circle for the nose from the white paper.
3. Cut out a small black triangle and glue it on the white nose.
4. Cut out two small white circles and glue them on the black eyes.
5. Glue the face parts () to the back of the paper plate.
6. Put some macaroni into the paper plate.
7. Staple () the other paper plate to close ( ) the macaroni
inside.
8. Shake () the panda to make noise!
BCKPS Newsletter Team

Mr. Gavin Nelson-Edwards

Ms. Lee Sin Lam
Ms. To Oi Yee

Editor in Chief
Managing Editor
Library Consultant

Ms. Binal
Ms. Chan Mo Yung

were lots of other fun activities too, like New Year Sports in
the playground and making yummy snacks. There was also an
P6 Students having fun in an obstacle race

interesting assembly in the afternoon, including a lion dance

and a visit from Choi Sun!
This year is the Year of the Monkey. 2016 is the year of the
Fire Monkey. People born in the Year of the Monkey are
intelligent (), positive (), independent () and
honest (). However, they are also irritable () and
easily frustrated ().

Did you see the fantastic lion dance?

CKN wishes you a very Happy Chinese New Year!

On Monday 22nd February, BCKPS students took part in a

drama competition. They performed a play called Oz,
the way back. It is a sequel () to The Wizard of

Special Guest Editor

Consulting Editor

Oz, and is about the wizard (), Oz. He loses his

confidence () but needs to get it back so he can
rescue his friends from the wicked () witches! Well
done to all the performers and good luck with the next

Read the Newsletter and answer the following questions. Circle or write the correct answers:

competition in April!

1. Read page 1. What date was the BCKPS Cultural Day?

a) 21st January

b) Friday

c) 5th February

Monday 29th February was BCKPS Sports Day. It was a

warm, sunny day- perfect for playing sports! Students

2. Read page 1. Which 3 classes won the chanting competition at Sports Day?

took part in many different competitions including

running, throwing, jumping and relay races. There was

______________________________________

also a cheering competition () for classes,

3. Read page 3. How many plays did William Shakespeare write?

a) 38

b) 1616

c) 3000

judged by Ms. Tse, Ms. Binal and Mr. Edwards.

Congratulations to the winning classes- 2A, 3D and 5D!
On your marks, get set, go!! (P4 boys running race)