Monday, May 28, 2007

Bilingual News Flash - May 2007



親愛的同學們:

溫馨的五月是康乃馨盛開的季節也是暖春的延續,多倫多的五月在慈濟人文學校的流轉中更多一份祝福與感恩。

  • 學校的期末考試也告一個段落了,老師這次的的考試重點放在說、讀和寫三部分,大部分的同學都做的不錯喔!期末結束前老師會把考卷連同成績單一啟發還給你們。
  • 五月十三日 慈濟多倫多支會慶祝母親節、佛誕節、慈濟日,三節合一。教導我們要感念三寶恩、父母恩和眾生恩;同時也提醒我們要耕耘敬田、恩田和悲田三大福田。
  • 五月二十日 Victoria Day – Long Weekend 同學們是否渡過了一個快樂的長週末呢?利用這個暑假寫封信email給老師,與我分享你的快樂假期好嗎?
  • 六月三 學校畢業、結業暨十週年典禮。我們將在台北文化經濟辦事處的禮堂舉行,歡迎同學們邀請你的家人一起來歡渡愉快的一天!別忘了邀請你的家人同時還要告訴他們雙語誠、正兩班也將登台共享一場特別的戲劇演出喔!

Dear everyone,

May is the season for flowers in full bloom and it is also the month especially for moms…..there are even more blessings and appreciation around our school. We have the following agenda for your attention:

  • The final exam is finished and the paper will be returned to you along with the report card on the day of our closing ceremony on June 3.
  • May 13, 2007 (the second Sunday of May) is the official Birthday of Buddha, it falls on the same day as Mother’s Day, which also happens to be the Global Tzu Chi Day. These three special meanings for the important day remind us each year to be grateful to our parents, to appreciate our blessings, and to engage more diligently in spiritual cultivation.
  • May 20, 2007 we don’t have class on this Sunday as it’s Victoria Day – Did you have a good break during this long weekend? Here is an idea for you! Why not email to Stephany a letter (in Chinese if possible) to share what special events you have had during the long weekend to practice your writing at the same time? I would love to hear from you!!
  • June 3, 2007 we cordially invite you and the family to join us in the graduation and closing ceremony for the class of 2007 as well as the celebration for our 10th anniversary. The place is at “Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Toronto” – 888 Progress Ave., Scarborough

Sunday, May 27, 2007

懇親會記實II

『媽媽,喜歡我為你做的水果點心嗎?』麗慧貼心的與媽媽享用著親手為媽媽做的點心!

看看麗嫻和媽媽是不是很像一對姊妹般的親近、自然?

懇親會剛結束,我可沒忘記把我這一週存下來的零錢放進存錢的竹筒裏,幫助需要幫助的人喔!


麗嫻的爸爸與老師一起念出老樹與小孩的對白,感動了許多在場觀聽的爸爸媽媽和孩子們...

懇親會活動記實 I





這次的懇親會,我們邀請爸爸媽媽和自己的孩子們一起互動聽歌找字詞、分享了蘋果樹(Giving Tree) 的故事 (by Shel SilverStein),麗嫻的爸爸為故事中的老樹做旁白,念的好棒!故事分享後,透過靜思與省思的問題,深入想想父母對我們無所求的施與,那個當下,我不自覺的想著我的父母…最後引導出『對父母要知恩、感恩、報恩』的靜思語時,孩子們給父母一個深情的擁抱說聲謝謝你!

教學結束前,把孩子先前準備好的優格水果沙拉一一端出與父母們分享的同時,我製作了這一學期的剪影回顧,孩子和父母邊看邊享用親手製作的水果,一片溫暖祥和的氣氛溫暖了整個教室,與室外微涼的溫度空氣形成了完美的對比…

2007-4-22 懇親會記實

來!我們一起來學習做一道清爽可口又健康的水果優格沙拉給等一下即將到來的爸爸媽媽吃吧!
看看每個孩子那麼專心認真的嘗試製作著,心中莫名的感動湧上心頭!
大家一個接一個有次序的設計自己喜歡的樣式,看看我的們的成果,真是色、香、味俱全喔!

四月二十二日的懇親會,再次的看見家長與孩子們之間的互動交流,想到自己的爸爸媽媽在地球的另一端,我一早便打了電話和媽媽聊了一會兒,聽到她開心的聲音,已身為母親的自己真正感受到『孝順父母的孩子最有福!』

感恩我的爸爸媽媽最好的方式,我想就是盡心的把班上的孩子教好,愛自己的學生如愛自己的孩子,更重要的是以身作則,或許這就是最好的回報方式了!於是,我們展開這個溫馨、特別的心動時刻!