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ReadsISSUE No. 1 | March July | A.Y. 2015REBORNA Visit to Vietnam byShin Hyung Min, p. 5A Glimpse of the Korean war, p. 6MHAs Pride: Lee, Seo Yeon p. 6MHA turns211520

ARTIslandField TripSpiritualCAMPHighlightsStudentCouncilOFFICERSElectedRemembering Gods FaithfulnessManila Hankuk Academy celebrated its 21st founding anniversary last June 15, 2015 at the school gymnasium with a theme of Love the School More.This years theme is hoped to encourage students, teachers, and workers of MHA to love the institution even more as it has been a home for its people for more than two decades. Though the program this year was much simpler than the previous years celebrations, it was meaningful as what theanniversary theme promoted.As the school turns 21, it continues to train and equip its people for future global mission work for the glory of God.

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MHA Reads | ISSUE No. 1 | March July | A.Y. 20152Shin Myoung Cheol of Grade 6 Hope was declared as the elementary departments student council president after getting most votes from the election held last in the afternoon of March 19, 2015.Choi Soo Yeong of Grade 6 Hope and Kim Hesed of Grade 5 Faith were also proclaimed as vice presidents.

Before the said election, all the candidates were given a chance to deliver a speech as to why the students should vote for them and what they can do for the elementary department.

The event was supervised by the Korean teachers who also tallied the votes.On an interview, the new president expressed his joy for getting most votes; however, he was also nervous of the tasks he is about to do. Still, he vowed to do his best.

SC officers 2015, namedMHA commemorates Philippine Independence DayManila Hankuk Academy celebrated the Philippine Independence Day last June 15, 2015 at the school worship hall from 9 to 11 in the morning. This event aimed to encourage Korean students to recognize Filipinos traditions and culture.One of the most significant dates in the Philippines history is the Independence Day as it marks the nations freedom from the Spanish rule. This happened on June 12, 1898.The celebration was highlighted by a program involving the Elementary students. Grades 1 and 2 sang and danced to Leron Leron Sinta and Bahay Kubo. Grades 3 and 4 interpeted the songs Tong Tong Tong and Magtanim ay di Biro. Grades 5 and 6 sang Sitsiritsit Albangbang.The teachers also presented the Philippine national dance, Cariosa, and sang a famous song entitled Tagumpay Nating Lahat.The students also engaged in different activities promoting Filipino culture. These activities include a games called Tumbang Preso, Agawang Panyo, and Pabitin. Also they were taught on how to cook a Philippine rice cake called palitaw.

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MHA Reads | ISSUE No. 1 | March July | A.Y. 20153ACALITMUS 2015 presents7 themes in 1With their concerted efforts focusing mainly on celebrating the value of obedience, respect, consideration, responsibility, honesty, faith, and love, all teachers, students, parents, and staff of the Manila Hankuk Academy once again joined hands together last April 10, 2015 to observe the annual Academic, Literary, and Musical presentations better known as the ACALITMUS.ACALITMUS fetched to life the various literary stories the students learned during the first half of the semester. This event paved the way for the young, spirited MHA kids to display their talents as several storybook narratives were brought to the school stage as moral-lessons-packed musical plays. The youngest bunch of Grade 1 students presented Goldilocks and the Three Bears with the aim of highlighting the value of consideration. Some of the songs they used were Goldilocks, and let Your Light Shine. Park Ha Eun, the main actor from Grade 1, said that they really did their best for their play.

The Grade 2 kids came up the stage with Love and Time accompanied by such familiar songs as Time After Time, Love will Find a Way, and Love will Never Fail. The Grade 2 performance tried to send the message that love always perseveres and that only time can see the value of love. Song Minseo, who played Love, said I was really nervous at the start of the play. As it went on, we just enjoyed it. I hope we were able to show the importance of love through our presentation.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf was the Grade 3 teams play. The story they presented tackled how honesty can positively impact the life of a child.

The IEP team, on the other hand, performed How Butterflies Came to be. The theme of their play revolved around respect.

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MHA Reads | ISSUE No. 1 | March July | A.Y. 20154ContinuationGrade 4 and Grade 5 students focused their musical plays on showcasing obedience and faith, respectively. Grade 4s Lee Seo Yeon played the main protagonist for Obedient Kid. Her group included the song Listen and Obey to point out the meaning of obedience. The Grade 5 group had You Can Do It as their play using Faith as Small as Mustard Seed for their main song. According to Grade 5s Shin Hyung Min, their play made them appreciate faith even more.

The Grade 6 group presented A Doorway to the World, a story about responsibility. These students gave the audience a look at the life of Albert, a boy who spends hours playing computer games. Teacher April Liwanag, the English coordinator for Elementary, believes that ACALITMUS 2015 was a success. Apart from being enjoyable and inspiring, the different literary presentations truly magnified the significance of the Christian virtues in the lives of the young children and responsible parents alike, the ever-supportive teacher said. She added Im so proud of everybody that participated.Ray of SunshineSPIRITUAL RETREAT 2015`Elementary teachers at Manila Hankuk Academy work hard each day to teach and encourage young students academically, physically, emotionally, and most especially, spiritually. Aside from the daily academic teaching and learning programs, the school provides the students the opportunity to participate in a retreat experience to help them strengthen their relationship with God and allow them to get to know each other and their teachers better. Usually lasting two days or three, the spiritual retreat includes lots of time for praise and worship, prayer, group discussion, team building, fun and games, and delightful meals.

On March 22-23, soon after the school opened, the elementary students and teachers attended a two-day spiritual retreat held at Boso-Boso Higlands, Antipolo City. Teachers carefully planned prepared activities such as physical challenge courses, team sports, swimming, arts and crafts, and nature walk to help students develop their physical, social and team building skills.

However, the central focus of the retreat is on the students spirituality. This years theme is about giving God the highest honors which He deserves. The speaker was once again Pastor Kim Hong Tae, the school chaplain. Through his God-given message, children learn about obedience, faith, responsibility, and trust.

It is the parents and the teachers responsibility to lead the children to the Lord at their very young age. Just as what the book of Psalms say, children are like arrows in the hand of a mighty warrior. Wherever you shoot them to is where they will go. It is indeed important that as early as now they know God and fear God. Though they may be young, they should understand the pleasure and importance of giving God the highest honors even through the smallest acts they do. Truly, spiritual retreats are a powerful tool to make this goal come true.Teacher April Liwanag

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MHA Reads | ISSUE No. 1 | March July | A.Y. 20155

A Visit toVIETNAM

by Shin Hyung Min

Vietnam is a country found in the Southeastern part of Asia. In 2014, it was named as the 13th most populated country of the world. During that year, Vietnam had more than 90 million people making it the 8th biggest number of people in Asia. Let me share with you more about the country I also treated as home.

The complete and official name of Vietnam is Social Republic of Vietnam.Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam, but Hochimin, another popular place in the country, is bigger in terms of land area.

Buddhism is the main religion of Vietnam. Wherever you go there, you will surely see Buddhist temples.

Vietnams traditional food is called Pho.It is a kind of noodle rice. This traditional food comes in various kinds. One is called Pho Bo

which is the folk rice noodle soup. Another is Pho Ga which is known as chicken rice noodle.

The currency of Vietnam is called the Vietnamese Dong. One US dollar is equivalent to 21,810 Vietnamese Dong.

Vietnams major products are cashew nuts and black pepper.

There are many motorcycles in Vietnam. It is the countrys major transportation mode.The country is considered as the biggest exporter of these products.Vietnam shares a land border with Chinato the north, Cambodia and Laos to the west.I really love Vietnam. I hope one dayyou can visit it too and enjoy all the things I shared to you.Image Source: google.com

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MHA Reads | ISSUE No. 1 | March July | A.Y. 20156

Meet the MHA Pride:Seo YeonLast June 20, 2015, Grade 4 student Lee Seo Yeon brought home second place in the 3rd Philippine-Korean Speech Contest held at the Korean Cultural Center. Its time to get to know more about our little miss speaker.Seo Yeon delivered a speech about the most popular Korean food KIMCHI. Leading up to the contest, she paid special attention to her Korean pronunciation and practiced with her mom in order to master the pronunciation of sounds that dont exist in standard Korean language.

Seo Yeon also spoke about her life as a missionary kid and student ofn a missionary school. On an interview she shared, As an MK student, there were many times I felt unwell, and I owe so much to my friends and teachers who helped me through the hard times. I wanted to return the favor by winning the contest. In the future I hope to improve my skills further and work in a job where I can introduce the Korean language and culture to the Philippines.Manila Hankuk academy aims to provide students with opportunities to develop advanced language proficiency by offering Language learnings namely Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and English. Still, MHA students feel at home because Korean language has been the primary language students would learn and treasure, and of course the Korean culture has never been taken for granted. Thus its given big importance.Congratulatory MessageJust a note to congratulate you on the outstanding presentation you made. I felt you addressed the subject with openness, honesty and sensitivity. I believe many of us now understand the importance of the basic food of Koreans KIMCHI You have done your best; its a proud moment for all grade 4 that you again got the second placer award. I am very thankful that you are in in my class.

Its your hard work and dedication which made you stand out. I am sure that if you continue performing like this, you can bag the first prize next time. I understand the hard work you put in. I wish you best for all your future endeavors, and I hope that you bring more laurels to MHA.Congrats for taking home the bacon! It makes me so happy to see you thrive in our class. I have every bit of faith in you that you will only continue to excel as the years continue. I could not be prouder of you for being named Winner. This is an extraordinary award recognizing an already extraordinary young student. Teacher Myrna Korean WarThe Philippines Part in theThe Korean War which began 63 years ago on June 25, 1950, remains a Forgotten War for most of todays 100 million Filipinos. The Korean War did not get much media attention unlike the other wars, but for the 7,420 officers and men of the Philippine Army that served in Korea from 1950 to 1955, and for those who actively supported our fighting men, the Korean War was probably the defining event of their lives. Freedom is not for free. It is paid for with the blood of fighting men and stained with tears of loved ones left behind. Both Filipinos and Koreans died during that war. The first hot war of the Cold War era--- remember the Korean War with sorrow and pride. It was not just a war between countries, however, it was our Fathers War. The freedom have we have right now was the result of their sacrifices.

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MHA Reads | ISSUE No. 1 | March July | A.Y. 20157PERSUASIVE WRITINGby Lim Ye EunTake care of me. I am Earth. I take care of you. I takeSPELL them out!Let us get to know more words, but this time let us have some of the longest English words. Are your ready?

care of the birds. I take care of the trees. How about you? Do you take care of me? I wish you can take care of me too. You always throw trash and cut trees. You do not really love me. I wish you love me and always take care of me. Can you say yes for me? Would you take care of the earth?1. HonorificabilitudinitatibusThis 27-letter word was coined by Shakespeare in his comedy Loves Labours Lost. It means the state of being able to achieve honors. It is the longest word in the English language with alternating consonants and vowels.2. AntidisestablishmentarianismIt contains 28 letters all in all. This means the movement or ideology that opposes disestablishment (i.e. the separation of church and state, as in the movement that took place in 1860s England). 3. SupercalifragilisticexpialidociousThis 34-letter word, which was coined by song-writers Richard and Robert Sherman in the musical film Mary Poppins, is completely made-up. It is an expression which is used for wonderful things.4. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilico-volcanoconiosisThe term refers to a kind of lung disease caused by a finely-powdered silica dust. This word, containing 45 letters, does appear in the dictionary, but was created primarily just for the sake of a long word. 5. Aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceo-aluminosocupreovitriolicThis 52-letter word was engendered by Dr. Edward Strother in order to describe spa waters of Bath, England in a single word. The sum of individually-meaningful parts, the word altogether means roughly, equally salty, calcium-rich, waxy, containing aluminum and copper, and vitriolic.Source: http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-longest-words-in-the-english-language.phpSPELL BEE Masters2015Grade 1Champion Park Ha Eun1st Runner up Noh Ha Jin2nd Runner up Kim Ju WonGrade 2Champion Song Min Seo1st Runner up Park Dong Ha2nd Runner up Woo Ye JiGrade 3Champion Kang Yee Ram1st Runner up Lim Ye Eun2nd Runner up Yang Jin HaGrade 4Champion Kim Yeong Chan1st Runner up Lee Seo Yeon2nd Runner up Choi Hyun JungGrade 5Champion Kim Yeong Seong1st Runner up Shin Hyung Min2nd Runner up Kang Young MinGrade 6Champion Park Yeo Eun1st Runner up Shin Myoung Cheol2nd Runner up Lee Ah HyeonIEPChampion Kim Yeong Seong1st Runner up Shin Hyung Min2nd Runner up Kang Young Min

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MHA Reads | ISSUE No. 1 | March July | A.Y. 20158

A picture is worth a thousand words. Napoleon BonaparteFIELD TRIP:Art in Island

ENGLISH ACTIVITY:The elementary department of Manila Hankuk Academy went to Art in Island in Cubao, Quezon City for its semestral field trip last 6th of May 2015. Here are the pictures taken from the trip.On July 7, 2015, the elementary English department once again held its Speak English Everyday Fair better known as SEE Fair at the school gymnasium from 9:00 11: in the morning. Here are the photos taken during the said event.

SEE Fair