A Visit to

Vietnam by
Shin Hyung
Min, p. 5

MHAs Pride:
Lee, Seo
Yeon p. 6

A Glimpse of
the Korean
war, p. 6

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2
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MHA

REBORN

ISSUE No. 1 | March July | A.Y. 2015

Remembering Gods
Faithfulness

MHA
turns

Manila 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
anniversary
theme
what the
promoted.
As the school turns
21, it continues to
train and equip its
people for future
global mission work
for the glory of
God.

ART

Islan
Field
d
Trip

Spiritu
al
CAMP

Highlight

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Elect
Student
Council
ed
OFFICER

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Shin 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.

SC
officers
2015,
named

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.

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.

The event was supervised

by the Korean teachers
who also tallied the votes.

MHA commemorates Philippine

Independence Day

Manila 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,

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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ACALITMUS
2015
presents
7 themes in 1
With 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
ACALITMUS
fetched
to the
life
known
as
the
various
literary
stories
ACALITMUS.
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 morallessons-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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Continuation
Grade 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 eversupportive teacher said.
She added Im so proud
of
everybody
that

Ray of Sunshine

SPIRITUAL
RETREAT 2015
Teacher April Liwanag

`
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,

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A Visit to

VIETNAM

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

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Seo
Yeon

Meet the MHA Pride:

Last 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
Manila
academy
aims to
KoreanHankuk
language
and culture
provide
students
with
to the Philippines.
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

Congratulatory Message
Just 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
The Philippines Part in the

Korean
War

The 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

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SPELL them
Let us get to know more words, but
this time let out!
us have some of the
longest
ready?

English

words.

Are

your

1. Honorificabilitudinitatibus

This 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.

SPELL BEE
2015
Grade 1 Masters
Champion Park Ha Eun
1st Runner up Noh Ha Jin
2nd Runner up Kim Ju Won
Grade 2
Champion Song Min Seo
1st Runner up Park Dong Ha
2nd Runner up Woo Ye Ji
Grade 3
Champion Kang Yee Ram
1st Runner up Lim Ye Eun
2nd Runner up Yang Jin Ha
Grade 4
Champion Kim Yeong Chan
1st Runner up Lee Seo Yeon
2nd Runner up Choi Hyun Jung
Grade 5
Champion Kim Yeong Seong
1st Runner up Shin Hyung Min
2nd Runner up Kang Young Min
Grade 6
Champion Park Yeo Eun
1st Runner up Shin Myoung Cheol
2nd Runner up Lee Ah Hyeon
IEP
Champion Kim Yeong Seong
1st Runner up Shin Hyung Min
2nd Runner up Kang Young Min

PERSUASIVE WRITING
by Lim Ye Eun

Take care of me. I am

Earth.
I take
care
ofof
you.
care of the
birds.
I take
care
theI
take
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?
2. Antidisestablishmentarianism
It 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. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
This 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. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
The 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. Aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic
This 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 individuallymeaningful 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.php

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A picture is worth a thousand words. Napoleon

Bonaparte

FIELD
TRIP:
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.

ENGLISH
ACTIVITY:

Art in
Island

SEE
Fair

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.