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	Mr. Faulkner is an Australian. He, his wife, and young son moved to Hong Kong two years ago when a teaching position became available at Yew Chung. He teaches all of his classes in English: Reading, Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science. As you can see, the children like him very much and often want his attention.
Tests, tests, tests! American children are not the only ones who have to take tests. Mr. Faulkner�s Class, called �P5�, took a series of Reading/Language Arts tests this week. The children read a short version of �Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,� and answered questions about it. Then they had to choose the correct adjective, pronoun, or verb to fit in sentences. Finally, they had to write a two-page story about a very unusual holiday. All of this work was done in English! Later they had a test from their Chinese teacher, this time they had to read and write in Cantonese. No wonder they were tired at the end of the day!
	I showed the P5 children a slide show of America. Some of them recognized our famous landmarks, such at the Statue of Liberty, the White House, and the Grand Canyon. After the show, Mr. Faulkner asked them questions about the U.S. When they got a right answer, they received one of the pencils I brought from America. (Yes, everyone got one by the end.) They seemed very pleased with the pencils, as you can see in the photo.
The video of my fourth graders talking about their cultural items and giving a tour of our classroom was a big hit! They enjoyed seeing them and especially hearing their New York accents.