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4 Kang Chiao Spotlight Qingshan Campus‧Issue 72/ April 2026

The Amazing
The Land of Stories
The Land of Stories KCFS The Amazing
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~ Adam Chiang 蔣章楷 ~ Gary Niemandt
606 KCFS Teacher
The book series I recommend is The Try This Fun Experiment!
Land of Stories by Chris Colfer. Grab a piece of paper and hold it flat just below your
The story is about two kids named mouth. Now blow across the top of the paper.
Alex and Connor. On their twelfth birthday, What do you see?
their grandmother gives them an old book Try blowing softly… then harder! Amazingly, the paper
of fairy tales, which Alex decides to keep lifts up!
despite Conner telling her to throw it away. Why does the paper lift up instead of falling down?
The book magically pulls Alex inside.
Then, Connor also enters to save her. In When you blow across the top of the paper, the air on
the book, they find out they are in a land top starts moving really fast. Fast-moving air actually pushes
with all the fairy tale characters, but they’re down less on the paper than slow-moving air.
all real! Under the paper, the air is still and not moving much, so it
This book has a lot of plot twists and makes the readers want pushes up more.
to read more. So if you want a fantasy adventure, feel free to Because the air underneath is pushing harder than the air
borrow it from the library. on top, the paper rises!
The same idea—air pressure and moving air—is exactly
Millionaire Club Hall of Fameall of Fame how our Grade 4 students learn how objects lift and fly. In our
Millionaire Club H
KCFS project, "High-Flying
Level 10 Level 9 Level 8 Rockets," students explore Lift

G4 Ciana Huang 黃筠茜 G6 Adam Chiang 蔣章楷 G2 Catherine Wu 吳沁霏 how air creates force to High Speed, Less Pressure
G6 Billy Lu 呂盛 G6 Cici Chen 陳畇希 push objects upward and
Level 7 launch them into the sky.

G4 Andrea Chang 張繹蕎 Congratulations! Air may be invisible, but Wing Faster air
G6 Fifi Chen 陳樂菲 it is incredibly powerful— Slower air
G6 Enzo Chen 陳嘉晟 almost like magic!! Low Speed, More Pressure

The Qingshan
The Qingshan The Qingshan Newsbeat is organized by a group of KCIS students from the Reporter Club.
Newsbeat
Newsbeat We provide the latest and most exclusive reports on what is happening at KCIS.

A Big Victory for Kang Chiao Basketball Team

Suzy Cho, Miru Huang, Abigail Wu
Kang Chiao’s basketball team secured second place in the New Taipei City
Elementary School Basketball Tournament, competing against 40 schools. Founded
just three years ago, the young team achieved this result despite challenges such as
limited practice time and less game experience. They train only three hours a week,
while many competitors practice three hours a day. “We can’t practice every day
because of our schedule, so we spend our own time practicing to better support our
team,” said Lucas, a G6 player.
Many players did not start with strong fundamentals when they first joined the
team, but they improved step by step, from basic ball control to more advanced
moves. “Our coach, Mr. Huang, never gets upset when we can’t learn skills quickly.
He patiently guides us until we improve,” added another G6 player, Ryan. The
achievement has boosted the team’s confidence and motivated them to aim even
higher in future competitions.

A Journey of Growth Through Singapore Ian Straube, Urania Li

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Thirty-two fifth graders traveled to Singapore from March 2 to 6 for a
five-day learning adventure. This long-running program, now in its tenth year,
offers KCIS students a chance to explore different aspects of this diverse
country. During the trip, they attended classes at Kong Hwa School, where they
experienced fully English-immersed lessons in subjects such as math, science,
and art. “Learning math in English is difficult for me, but it is interesting to see
how it brings people from different backgrounds together,” said Jill, one of the
students.
Beyond the school visit, the city itself left a strong impression. The greenery
throughout Singapore inspired students to reflect on caring for the environment.
“There are trees planted everywhere. It is such a green place,” added Vanessa,
another student. Overall, students gained a deeper understanding of Singapore
and observed how people show respect for one another and their environment.

英 文 版 總 編 輯：賴國宜
英文版執行編輯：鄭淳、洪莉婷、蔡子儀、李孟軒、Gary Niemandt、Mark Payne、Zachary Warmke
英文版美編：王欣卉