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2021 2nd semester Students Ⅴ
        English Section                                                          was choosing a story that the Chinese  opinions on the IPC exhibition day.



                                                                                 teacher had in a list, and the second
                                                                                 option was to make his/her own story.  The school council
       Online Class (HBL)                  Zoom on Monday and Tuesday,           The difference between those two  Jeong Hyeonu G5

       Song Arim G5                        and Wednesday and Thursday as         was that the second option gave more  In the 2nd semester of 2021, there was
       As all of you might remember, we did   well. My teacher in school did the   points than the story from the list.   a school council like the 1st semester.
       home-based learning - HBL - during   Zoom meeting for us. And for my      Jk, who achieved the best performer  The school president for 2nd semester
       our school year, due to Covid- 19.   English and IPC classes, my English   award said, “I feel so proud of  is Alex (So Yul) and the 3 vice
       These classes were done online with   homeroom teacher posted on Google   myself and I think that it was a great  presidents are myself (Jeong Hyeonu),
       computers in our homes. Google      Classroom for us. For Chinese, I      experience.”                       Yu Jiah, and Cho Yeonah.
       Classroom and Zoom were the main    studied on my own.                    Jimin kark, who achieved the most  Today, I will interview the school’s
       tools that we used.                 Despite the fact I could attend several   creative award said, “I was happy to  president and vice president. Firstly, I

                                           zoom meetings every day, I was        have an opportunity like that.”    am very proud to be the vice president
                                           extremely bored, missed my friends,   Teacher Wang, who is one of the  because I failed at being the vice
                                           and wanted to go back to school. I    Chinese teachers, said, “I think the  president last semester. Let’s find out
                                           was very glad when I got to go back   Chinese speech contest was very  how the school president feels about it.
                                           to school (after doing the ART test,   successful. The students put in a lot  Jeong  Hyeonu: “How did  you
                                           of course).
                                                                                 of effort and they prepared very well.  feel when you became the school
                                                                                 I was so impressed.”               president?”
       The online class during the second                                        The Chinese Speech Contest was a  So Yul: “I felt so happy about it. I’m

       semester was about one week, but                                          magnificent experience for students to  such a genius.”
       some of us stayed in quarantine for                                       improve their Chinese language.    Jeong Hyeonu: “Thank you for your
       a week more, due to having middle                                                                            answer, So Yul.”
       school students as siblings.                                              IPC Exhibition Day                 Next, let’s ask two of the school vice
       While teachers, middle schoolers, and                                                                        presidents’ about their feelings.
       high schoolers stayed in quarantine                                       Kark Jimin G6                      Jeong  Hyeonu: “How did  you
       for only 2 days, primary students   “We’re going back to school!” My      This year’s IPC exhibition day was a   feel about being the school vice
       weren’t vaccinated, and therefore,   friends were overjoyed to go back    bit different from last year’s. Instead of   president?”
       we stayed in quarantine for a week.   to school, but quite discouraged    moving around different classrooms,   Yu Jiah: “I failed to become school

       However, students who weren’t       when they had to bring their heavy    we sat back and watched other      vice president in the first semester,
       related to middle/ high school      textbooks back.                       classmates presenting what they    but I think I made good memories by
       teachers or middle/ high schoolers                                        had done in past IPC classes. It was   succeeding in the second semester.”
       were allowed to go to school.       The Chinese Speech Contest            because of covid-19 that we weren’t   Cho Yeonah: “Before graduating, I
        I was one of the students who had   So Yul G6                            able to have an IPC exhibition day   became vice president and I think I
       to stay in quarantine. Before the   During Chinese Week, which            like last year.                    have made good memories.”
       news had reached me, my friends     was from the 8th to the 12th of       We had IPC exhibition day on       Jeong Hyeonu: “Thank you for your

       and I were excited to go back to    November, the Chinese Speech          October 22. Students had to recall   precious answers.”
       school and take a break from HBL.   Contest was held.                     what they learned in the unit and   That’s all for today’s article. This has
       We texted each other, saying “See   The Chinese Speech Contest was        show it to their classmates. In grade 6,   been Jeong Hyeonu.  Thank You.
       you tomorrow!” and “We’re going     a competition about telling a story   our unit was about fairgrounds. Each
       back to school!! YAY!” and things   in Chinese. This competition was      group had to present their fairground
                                                                                 games they had made in IPC classes.  THE INTERNATIONAL
       like that. When news reached us on   prepared for a month and it was      After they finished explaining about  DIGITAL SCHOOL
       Sunday, I was miserable, including me   conducted by three Chinese teachers   their fairground games, they were told  EXCHANGE
       Including me, 6 students in my class   in SKIS: teacher Wang, teacher Kris,                                  Huh Esther Chaeun G5
       stayed in quarantine.               and teacher Zhang.                    to play each other’s game and win the   During the second semester, Grade

       “I was so excited!” My friend (who   There were 5 awards for students     prizes, which were candies, chocolates,   5 and 6 elementary classes did a
       had to stay in quarantine as well) had   who were chosen for making a good   chips, and so forth.            school exchange with the students
       texted me, “I had packed my bag the   speech: the most popular, the best   One of the students from grade    in the Netherlands, specifically with
       day before.”                        performer, the most creative, the best   six said that, “It was a fresh, new   the students on a small island near
       And my other friend who got to go   speaker, and the most effort. Each    experience but I wanted to go to other   Amsterdam, called Almere. Different
       had messaged me, “I can’t believe   class, which is divided into different   classrooms and learn new things.”   classes filmed videos, made posters,
       you’re not coming to school! :(”    levels according to the student’s     Another student said, “I really liked   and did many other activities. My

       But luckily for me, my teacher had   Chinese ability, had 5 awards each.  this year’s IPC exhibition day because   class in Milepost 3, also known as
       to stay in quarantine for 2 days,   The story that the students had to    the activities were exciting.”     grade 5, were split into teams and
       so I could go to Korean classes in   tell had two options. The first option   There  were  also  various  other
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