Newsletter -- May 2013

2012-2013

SPCC Library Newsletter

If books are the treasure vault of knowledge, then a library must be a

stream of wisdom.

After a year of construction, our school library has abandoned Calder

Path and moved to the 5th floor of the MR campus. Although the library is

dressed in white, it is nicely backed by the traditional red-bricks wall. This

new home provides 8 tables and 80 chairs for students to do revision and

homework in the main hall, while teachers and students are able to make

use of the four project study rooms for group discussions; the soft colour

tone created by the lighting is relaxing. 20 library computers with

well-equipped computer systems are ready to lend a helping hand to

students in handling school projects.

A wide range of newspaper, magazines, interesting fiction and CDs offer

comprehensive choices to you to while away your leisure time. Reference

books and materials are prepared for students to flick through and read

in this new environment. Besides, the library has also set up a literature

column section and IB column section where students can search for

useful information and exercise preparing for their exams.

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I bet all of you miss the days when sitting on the sofa holding a mesmerizing

book relaxingly in the satellite library. No worries, the Library Leisure Reading

Zone is able to fulfill your wish!! We proudly present the three-piece sofas and

bean bags! Come and take a rest after a day of hard work. The library’s door is

always open to you to spend your leisure time here.

Last but not least,

58 enthusiastic student librarians ensure high standard services such as

printing and copying, as well as borrowing and returning books,

electronic devices, for example computers.

An old Chinese saying runs:' A book holds a house of gold'. The new

library is therefore a golden vault and we look forward to seeing you

there. Bring your friends with you to discover the treasure inside the

world of books!

Borrowing & Returning

The student ID card also serves as the library card that you will be asked

to show when borrowing different items in the library. SPCC students

and teachers are always welcome to borrow books, audio-visual

materials and magazines and take them home to enjoy reading. DSE past

papers, IB reference materials and reference books are provided for

students to read in their second home— the SPCC library! Students are

able to borrow up to 5 items at a time and should return the items

within 14 days. Excluding non-school days, a $1 fine will be incurred for

overdue items. Reminders are sent out to borrowers every month to

ensure they remember to return the overdue items. The maximum fine

for overdue item is $40. If there are any problems please feel free to find

the librarians; we are happy to solve any problem regarding the library’s

services!

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Study Area

There are 8 tables in the

main hall of the library for

students to study at

during free lessons, lunch

time or afterschool.

Teachers are able to book

the tables for any subject’s library lesson. 4 new project rooms are

available for group discussions and project needs. In project rooms 1, 3

and 4, a table and six chairs are provided; internet access is also available

as a research tool when students or teachers are using lap tops. Project

room 2 provides a more spacious environment: 2 tables and 12 chairs for

larger scale discussion, internet access, a white board, 2 speakers, a

project screen and overhead projector. Project rooms are used for

curriculum-related activities (e.g. group NSS subject projects, group IB

subjects), not for ECA meetings nor enthusiasts’ circles. We only accept

group bookings with the teacher librarian (at least 3 students in a group)

with 2 days’ notice; we highly recommend teachers and students to

make the booking through email: [email protected]. In a booking

email, students should include the subject heading

“LibRoomBooking—STU—CLASS(no.)” . Teachers should include

“ LibRoomBooking—TEA—SURNAME(initials)”. Please also attach a

completed form which can be downloaded on eClass. The following

details should be included in the attachment:

Name of Project, Date/Time, Location, Description, Notes.

Teachers who would like to book the room please include the following

details in your attachment: Name of Meeting, Date/Time, Location,

Description, Notes. Students and Teachers can also ask for the

Application Form from the teacher librarians. Please also check the

existing room bookings on eClass for the availability of rooms before

making your bookings.

Photocopying and Printing

The long-awaited photocopying, printing and scanning services are

finally available for teachers and students. Black and white photocopying

and printing is $0.5 per single side (A4/A3) while colour photocopying

and printing is $2 per single side (A4/A3); scanning to email is free.

Octopus cards can also be used as a payment method for your

convenience. “Window Account Login ID” and the corresponding

password that has been distributed by your form teacher at the

beginning of the school year, are needed for these services. For further

information please consult the IT office.

Electronic devices

There are computers with internet access, tables and chairs provided for

a maximum of 21 students. A white board, 2 speakers, 1 projector screen

and overhead projector are supplied. Students can come to the

computer rooms during free lessons, lunch time or afterschool. Different

subject teachers are able to book the computer room as a research

platform for students in lessons.

Books Name Bar code 1 HKDSE Exam Series Physics Mock Exam

Paper

*

2 HKDSE Physics Related PP Suggested

Solution

E036018

3 IB SL 3rd ed 9781921972089 Mathematics

for the international Student

E036025

4 IB HL 3rd ed 9781921972119 Mathematics

for the international Student

E036024

5 IB STUDIES sl3 9781921972058

Mathematics for the international Student

E036026

6 IB Diploma: Standard Level Physics *

7 IB Diploma: Higher Level Physics *

8 IB Study Guide: Physics for IB Diploma *

9 Cambridge Physics for the IB Diploma Full *

NEW BOOK LIST

10 Audition Success E036022

11 Chamber Music: An Essential History E036030

12 Natural History of the Piano:

The Instrument, the Music, the

Musicians—From Mozart to Modern Jazz

and Everything in Between

E036028

13 Performance Success: Performing Your best

Under Pressure E036023

14 Rest Is Noise Listening to the Twentieth

Century E036029

15 The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s

Grown. Here’s How. E036021

16 Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates

World-Class Performers from Everybody

Else

E036027

17 觀念地球科學(I) *

18 觀念地球科學(II) *

19 觀念地球科學(III) *

20 觀念地球科學(IV) *

21 水地天堂—全球最美的潛水勝地 (精) *

22 不用核能 ，那我們用甚麼?

全球能源發展現狀與台灣的潛在商機

*

23 天地變何處安心 *

24 窺探宇宙&地球! 人造衛星 100 *

25 100 Most Important Science Ideas: Key

Co.

*

26 Horrible Science: Ugly Bugs *

27 Horrible Science: Shocking Electricity *

28 Horrible Science: Bulging Brains *

29 Horrible Science: Deadly Diseases *

30 Horrible Science: Microscopic Monsters *

31 Illustrated Dictionary of Biology (Usborne

illustrated)

*

32 Astronomy (Eyewitness) *

33 The Science Book (HB) *

34 How We Live and Why We Die: The Secret

Lives of Cells

*

35 Usborne Naturetrail: Rocks & Fossils *

36 Choice of Physics - Force & Motion E036017

37 Tricky Physics E036015

38 Physics for Scientists and Engineers A *

39 University Physics with Modern Physics *

40 College Physics with Mastering Physics *

41 Chemistry for Changing Time, 13/E E035950

42 Shriver and Atkins’ Inorganic Chemistry E035946

43 Chemistry: The Central Science E035952

44 Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the *

45 A Guide to the Elements, 3/e *

46 The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry (HB) *

47 Theodore Gray's Elements Vault: Treasure *

48 Can it AS & A level: Chemistry bk+CD-Rom *

49 A Dictionary of Forensic Science (oxford) E035947

50 圖解化學 *

51 毒家報導--揭露新聞中與生活有關的化學常

識

*

52 圖解化學元素百科 *

53 50 個一就學會的化學小魔術 *

54 Technology of farming : Producing Fish E035965

55 Technology of farming : Producing Diary

and Eggs

E035964

56 Technology of farming : Producing

Vegetables

E035963

57 Technology of farming : Producing Fruits E035961

58 Technology of farming : Producing Grains E035962

59 Technology of farming : Producing Meat E035960

60 Water Science: Glaciers E035956

61 Water Science: Precipitation E035955

62 Water Science: Water Pollution E035954

63 Water Science: The rock cycle E035959

64 Water Science: Rocks E035958

65 Water Science: Minerals E035957

66 A Christmas Carol E035999

67 A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books E035996

68 A Tale Of Two Cities E035991

69 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland E036000

70 Artichoke Hearts E036003

71 Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother E035985

72 CHERUB – People’s Republic: A new hero, a new

mission

E035990

73 Chime E035974

74 Cindy Ella E035972

75 Dark Lord – A Fiend in Need E035998

76 Dark Lord – The teenage Years E035993

77 Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pac t E036002

78 Dombey and Son E035968

79 Far From The Madding Crowd E036005

80 Fifty Fifty E036008

81 Fire and Hemlock E035984

82 Henderson’s Boys – Eagle Day E035978

83 Henderson’s Boys – One Shot Kill E035976

84 I Am A Taxi E035992

85 Ink heart E035969

86 Inside Out and Back Again E035094

87 Jane Eyre E036006

88 Kidnapped E035977

89 Notes from an Accidental Band Geek E035979

90 Oblivion E036011

91 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry E035971

92 Rules of the Road E035995

93 Sacred Leaf E035982

94 Shadow of the Minotaur E035988

95 Sharks & Boys E035987

96 Something Like Fate E036010

97 Sparrow Road E035986

98 Summer of My Greman Soldier E035980

99 Tanglewreck E036012

100 The Blind Watchmaker E036009

101 The Corpes Walker E035997

102 The Damaged E036007

103 The Garbage King E035981

104 The House of Silk E036004

105 The Maze Runner E036001

106 The red necklace E035967

107 The Surrendered E035975

108 The Wind Singer E035989

109 The Reader E035973

110 Three Cups of Tea E035970

111 Walk Two Moons E035983

* = please check the information of the book with the

librarians who are on duty if necessary, thank you.

This book basically talks about formulas, mainly in numbers, money

and week algorithm. In this book, I found some formulas are quite rare

and interesting, for example, in the chapter “Numbers, pizza slices and

alien interpreters” one of the formulas is about the pieces of pizza being

cut: [2/c(c+3)]+1

Some chapters are challenging, e.g.

“can you feel the force?” While some of the

chapters are easily to be understood, e.g.

Money!

Although the book is thick and it is about

mathematics, it isn’t boring at all! With all

the funny, wacky pictures and given real-life

examples in this book, you will never doze

off when reading! This book is suitable for

form one students and I bet you will find

math is not murderous anymore! Therefore

I recommend this book to all of you!

I was astonished by how the formulas in

this book suggested a lot of short-cuts on solving math problems, such as

the area of a parallelogram, and profit margin in percentage.

Furthermore, I was amazed by the writing style of the author. At first,

I thought math books are dull and boring, but after reading this, I found

out that: Math isn’t boring and murderous! The author uses simple and

easy language to demonstrate the ideas to me. Some parts are very

funny that made me cracked out!

I must say that the pictures in this book are stunning. They definitely

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provide me with a better platform to learn math in a simple way.

One of the most important parts of the book is the author showing you

how to tackle the toughest sums without using a calculator!

All in all, This book has increased my exposure to mathematics; I

really want to know more about other tricks in calculating! After reading

this book, I think the title of the book should not called “murderous

math” it should be called “interesting math” as I found math is no longer

murderous anymore!

由台灣數學老師李國賢著作的「國中

數學遊戲」，是「快樂數學系列」的其中

一本，目的就是希望學生和老師能透過遊

戲的方法來學習或教導數學，從中認識數

學，學習數學，發掘當中的樂趣，並提高

對數學的興趣。

書中含蓋的範籌多樣性，如數字運算、因數、倍數、質數、幾何

等。課題由淺入深，每篇都有特定的學習目標、遊戲規則、遊戲示範

和玩家秘笈等，解釋豐富易明。希望同學能運用各種解難方法，如分

類、歸納、推理等，培養學生具獨立思考，和集計算能力和思考解題

一身的目的。

在一所學校裏不難會發現有喜歡數學和憎恨數學的學生，但為甚

麼會出現這樣的差別呢？

我十分認同「國中數學遊戲」的作者李國賢的見解﹕「世界上沒

有不會或不想學習的學生，只有不懂教學方法的老師。」學生對數學

一點感覺也沒有的原因，是老師無法令學生對數學感興趣，而並不是

學生的問題。可是我們也可以考慮到一堆堆的數字和運算符號可以如

何吸引學生呢？我們可以以遊戲的方式，把數學實踐在遊戲中，不但

能增加趣味性和把數學生活化，還可以吸引學生投入在過程當中。

「國中數學遊戲」一書記載了 42個有關不同範籌的數學遊戲，雖

然有部分的遊戲比較沉悶，但大部分的遊戲都是富趣味性和能與不同

同學合作的。其中有兩個遊戲特別使我難忘。

第一個遊戲名為「世足賽」，遊戲目的是要讓玩家掌握數線的加減

法。甲、乙兩方玩家以擲骰子的方式輪流向左右移動，直至其中一方

闖入對方的龍門，遊戲便結束。發明者聰慧地把足球比賽融入在數線

中, 標題具吸引力，玩法簡單可行，但又不乏趣味，當中更附有玩家

秘笈和遊戲延伸，方便玩家作深一層的研究和理解。玩家可以藉此鞏

固故有的知識，又可以作娛樂，一箭雙鵰。

第二個遊戲名為「英數聯合填字遊戲」，簡單來說即是利用計算機

的特點與英文的 crossword合併起來的一個遊戲。這個遊戲可供一人

享受，也可與朋友或其他同學分享。玩法有趣﹕使用計算機把書上提

供的算式計算出來，然後將計算機倒過來看，找出相應的英文字母，

並完成遊戲。發明者能把日常學生感興趣的遊戲與數字合併，創造出

令人大開眼界的遊戲，實在是讓學生對數字增加興趣的好遊戲。

經過這本書的洗滌後，使我明白我們學生在輕鬆的環境下，才能

更有效和快捷地學習，啓發了我運用不同的遊戲來讓自己學得更輕鬆

和快捷。然而，我也希望老師們可參考本書的方法和概念，提升教育

質素，讓學生學得快樂，學得輕鬆。

The story started when Mikael Blomkist,

who was a journalist for Millennium

magazine, being tricked by Wennerstorm.

After getting a job offer by Henrik Vanger

to investigate a murder thirty years ago, he

moved to Hadestead and found some leads

that the police had missed out so he went

to investigate them. Surprisingly, he found

a skilled researcher, Lisbeth Salander, who

is also a hacker. Together they found a

serial killer behind all these murders. They

also dug around for information, and

Millennium beat Wennerstorm down by

proving to everyone that he is a sex crime

offender.

This story is truely a piece of work. Overall, it is an interesting

detective story. The details are all stated; we could follow the logic and

also guess what others are thinking. It was a reasonable ending, and I’d

say the events are tightly chained together, creating a tense and exciting,

nail-biting atmosphere. The Millennium series showed us an insight into

the dark side of society. People who look friendly, they might not turn

out as who you think they are. People who everyone thinks are nice and

honest, but they actually harm helpless victims. The harmless victims

who strive to protect themselves from evil people, but are considered as

a liability. People who harm others mercilessly, but because of their act,

they get to get away with it and they get to pin the blame on their

victims. It is unfair, but sadly this is the truth.

To sum up, this book is an entertaining read, and I couldn’t help but

feel sorry for people like Lisbeth Salander. Somehow I do agree that she

is too cold-blooded. Anyhow, I would say this book is definitely worth

reading.

This year is, with no doubt whatsoever, a year of change. Not only has the

location of the library changed, but also a new teacher librarian is with us. As a

result, I think that this will be an extraordinarily interesting year.

The opening of the new library is a dream comes true. Without a doubt, the new

library is even more welcoming to students and has become one of the most popular

places for students to spend their free time with its elegance and simplicity. The

updated hardware has definitely instilled an even greater drive in me and the

library team to serve all of you.

Apart from the new library, we are delighted to have introduced various new

services like online renewing. An author’s visit was also held in February, which has

certainly inspired many of the junior form students.

Looking ahead, the library held the annual Book Week in April. This school-

wide event not only aims to bring enjoyment to students, but also to promote

reading in the school. Furthermore, we will be rolling out a revamped library webpage

in the following months.

At this point, I must thank all the librarians who have worked so hard over the

previous months and I wish all of you a fruitful and enjoyable year ahead.