HIST PRIMARY CAMPUS NEWS and INFORMATION

　　Bulletin 7, Week 14, Semester 1, 2018-2019

　　天津黑利伯瑞國際學(xué)校小學(xué)主要校園新聞和信息

　　公告7，第14周，第1期，2018-2019

　　30/11/2018

　　Dear primary school parents and families.

　　親愛的小學(xué)部家長們：

　　It has been another eventful and thrilling two weeks at the primary school in Tianjin. In November, teachers have been working hard to improve student academic outcomes across the core subject areas of English, Chinese and Maths. Many methods and policies have been employed to achieve this objective. For example, senior teachers across the core subjects have given demonstration lessons this past fortnight so that good teaching practice can be disseminated. On the 21st of November, year 6 Chinese teacher Ms. Yoyo Gao gave a demonstration lesson with her year 6 class titled ‘The Old man and the Seagull’. On Friday the 23rd of November, lower primary school English coordinator - Mr. Nathan Williamson gave a demonstration lesson with his 1C class on vocabulary and on the 27th of November, upper primary school English coordinator - Mr. William Fang gave a demonstration class with his year 6 class on the application of B1 verbs in the past tense. Many of our senior primary school teachers have been at Haileybury Tianjin for nearly 5 years and during this time, they have developed effective teaching practices and procedures which were put on show during these demonstration lessons. I am sure much was learnt simply through observing our senior teachers in action. Furthermore, student work across the core subject areas was also examined by deputy director of Teaching and Research Rosie Jiang and by our head of department members on Tuesday the 27th of November. The work came from numerous sources such as from student workbooks, exercise books, textbooks and notebooks. Much of the work shared the commonality of excellence and orderliness and the staff at Haileybury will continue to collaborate and learn from each other so that high academic standards can be maintained.

　　在過去的兩周里，天津黑利伯瑞學(xué)校小學(xué)部活動不斷，精彩連連。十一月份，老師們一直致力于提高同學(xué)們在英語、語文和數(shù)學(xué)這些核心學(xué)科的學(xué)習(xí)成績。為了達到這個目標(biāo)，大家采用很多方法，推廣了很多規(guī)定。比如，過去的兩周里，核心學(xué)科的青年教師開展了研討課，以便讓好的教學(xué)理念能夠得以傳播。11月21日，六年級語文組高老師為大家獻上了題為《老人和海鷗》的研討課。11月23日，低年段英語協(xié)調(diào)員Nathan Williamson的研討課針對的是1C班的詞匯學(xué)習(xí)。11月27日，高年段英語協(xié)調(diào)員William Fang則在他的六年級班開展了B1動詞過去時態(tài)應(yīng)用的研討課。這些研討課教師都在天津黑利伯瑞學(xué)校工作了近五年的時間，他們已經(jīng)形成了一系列有效的教學(xué)手段，而這些精彩的內(nèi)容都以研討課的形式展現(xiàn)給大家。我相信，如果大家能夠觀摩這些公開課，肯定會受益匪淺。此外，教學(xué)主管姜老師帶領(lǐng)我們各部門的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)還針對學(xué)生核心學(xué)科的作業(yè)進行了檢查。這些作業(yè)涉及面很廣，包括學(xué)生的練習(xí)冊，作業(yè)本和筆記本等。這里絕大多數(shù)的作業(yè)都體現(xiàn)了和整潔的共性，黑利伯瑞國際學(xué)校的教職工將一如既往的相互協(xié)作，互相學(xué)習(xí)，保持同學(xué)們高質(zhì)量的學(xué)業(yè)。

　　English teachers have been focused on improving the vocabulary and grammatical outcomes of students. On the morning of Friday the 23rd of November, the primary school held another vocabulary competition. Vocabulary retention is an important part of learning any language and this time, the year 5 KET and year 6KET classes competed against each other in a sizzling contest. English competitions are organised during our English assemblies for the purpose of cementing and improving the English retention our students. Our students love being on stage and many enjoy the competitive nature of competitions. In the end, 5 KET emerged victorious. Congratulations must go to Mr. Xu and Ms. Chen’s year 5 KET class for their diligence and their hard work in learning over 90 words prior to the competition. Many thanks also to their English teacher – Ms. Sanchez who supported and assisted both classes in this event.

　　英語老師們過去兩周一直在關(guān)注提高同學(xué)們詞匯和語法的學(xué)習(xí)成績。11月23日，星期五上午，小學(xué)部又一次舉行了詞匯比賽。詞匯記憶是學(xué)習(xí)任何語言的一個重要組成部分，這次比賽里，五年級和六年級的兩個班級針對KET詞匯激烈比拼。英語比賽是我們學(xué)校英語集會的一部分，目的是為了強化和提高同學(xué)們的英語記憶。我們的同學(xué)們很喜歡在擂臺上比拼，享受競爭帶來的快樂。最終，比賽以五年級班級的勝利而告終。在此，我們感謝徐老師和陳老師帶的五年級班級，感謝他們在比賽前完成了90個單詞的學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)，感謝他們的勤奮和努力。我們也感謝Paula Sanchez老師在這次比賽中的支持和協(xié)助。

　　On the 22nd of November, students celebrated Thanksgiving with the help of older students from the GaoKao and middle school who hosted the event. Thanksgiving occurs on the fourth Thursday of every November in the United States and it is a time when people reflect and give thanks to others. Many historians believe that the event originated from a Christian festival when English pilgrims gave thanks to God for their deliverance and protection more than 400 years ago. During Thanksgiving, students thanked their parents, teachers, peers, the school and many others for the help they had received. Students wrote Thanksgiving cards in recognition of the help others have given. Traditionally, a turkey is eaten at dinner during Thanksgiving however this was substituted with a large cake which was likewise enjoyed by our students. This was our second Thanksgiving celebration at our primary school and it is safe to say that it was a great success as many students were filled with gratitude and glee. We often take for granted the many things we have been given so Thanksgiving is a great time to reflect and thank others for what they have done for us.

　　11月22日同學(xué)們慶祝了感恩節(jié)，高考部和初中部的同學(xué)們協(xié)助并主持了這次活動。感恩節(jié)是美國的一個傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，時間是每年十一月份的第四個星期四，這是一個人們反思自我并感恩他人的節(jié)日。很多歷史學(xué)家認為，400年前首批到美洲的拓荒者們?yōu)榱烁兄x上帝的恩賜和保護，而創(chuàng)立了一個基督教節(jié)日，這就是感恩節(jié)的前身。感恩節(jié)期間，同學(xué)們感謝他們的父母、老師、同學(xué)、學(xué)校和身邊所有曾給予他們幫助的人們。同學(xué)們寫感恩節(jié)卡片，用以表明自己對別人給予自己幫助的感謝。傳統(tǒng)的感恩節(jié)，人們圍坐在飯桌前吃火雞，但是我們的這次活動，火雞用一個大蛋糕代替了，不過大家同樣非常喜歡。這是我們學(xué)校第二年舉辦感恩節(jié)慶�；顒�，可以很確定的說，這次活動圓滿成功，因為很多同學(xué)們都真正的充滿了感激和歡樂。我們平日里對我們所得的一切常常感覺理所應(yīng)當(dāng)，于是，感恩節(jié)是我們反思自我，感謝他人的時機。

　　On the evening of the 26th of November, the Chinese department held a Chinese poem recitation and reading show. The occasion demonstrated the excellent reading and recitation skills of our primary aged students as well as their extensive understanding of Chinese culture and history. This year, Mr. Williamson – our lower primary English coordinator also read an English poem called ‘The Man from Snowy River’ by Banjo Paterson which was enjoyed by all. He was then followed by readings from Chinese faculty staff members - Rosie Jiang, Eric Xu, Yoyo Gao, Tina Tian, Melissa Xu and Ms. Li. Many Chinese poems from different eras were read. Moreover, these were read with clarity, precision and flair. Congratulations to all students who participated in this special event and many thanks to the Chinese department for hosting such a rich and meaningful event. In the 21st century, Chinese is becoming more and more important as it is superseding English in many areas of life. Students who are proficient in Chinese will have a strong advantage as they compete against others in the global village for employment and opportunities.

　　11月26日晚上，語文組舉行了漢語朗誦活動。這次活動不僅展示了我們小學(xué)部同學(xué)們的朗誦水平，而且也展示了他們在中國文化和歷史方面的廣泛閱讀。這次活動中，我們低年段英語協(xié)調(diào)員Nathan Williamson還為大家朗誦了一首Banjo Paterson創(chuàng)作的英語的詩歌，題目是The Man from Snowy River，得到了師生的一致好評。隨后，語文組的姜老師，徐老師，高老師，田老師，徐老師和李老師也分別朗誦了漢語的詩歌，這些漢語詩詞均選自民國時期的文人墨客，老師們的朗引人入勝，讓同學(xué)們受益匪淺。祝賀所有參加本次活動的同學(xué)們，也感謝語文組的全體老師組織了這次精彩而有意義的活動。二十一世紀(jì)，漢語變得越來越重要，出色的漢語水平會讓同學(xué)們在全球化的世界中學(xué)習(xí)和工作擁有巨大的優(yōu)勢。

　　Mr. Williamson is one of our English teachers at Haileybury. He teaches English to Years 1, 2, 3 and is the lower primary school coordinator. Mr. Williamson was born in Sunshine, Victoria and was raised in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria in Australia. Mr. Williamson attended St. Bernard’s Parish Primary School in Bacchus Marsh for primary school then he attended Bacchus Marsh Secondary Collage for middle and senior school. Mr. Williamson graduated from Victoria University with a Bachelor of Early Childhood and Primary Education. Among other professional experiences, Mr. Williamson has taught English for more than 8 years in China. Mr. Williamson has worked in kindergartens, language schools and primary schools in his 8 years in china. He has worked for English First in Beijing where he was an assistant director of studies (DOS) and where he underwent his Trinity College testing. Mr. Williamson likes to be very animated in his classroom as he believes that students learn by seeing and doing. Mr. Williamson likes to mix Total Physical Response (TPR) with theory learning to develop a learning environment that helps his students use all their abilities. Mr. Williamson runs the reading buddy program with the middle school coordinator on Mondays, Wednesday and Thursday each week as well as he has two lunchtime classes to help students with their English learning. We are pleased to welcome Mr. Williamson back to the international primary team for another year and we trust he will have another wonderful year of teaching at Haileybury.

　　本期我們特別介紹一位資深的外籍教師，他叫Nathan Williamson。他主教一年級到三年級的英語課，同時也是低年段英語協(xié)調(diào)員。Nathan Williamson出生在澳大利亞維多利亞州的Sunshine，在Bacchus Marsh長大。他在St. Bernard教區(qū)學(xué)校完成了小學(xué)教育，在Bacchus Marsh學(xué)校完成了初中和高中教育。他在維多利亞大學(xué)完成了本科教育并獲得了幼兒及小學(xué)教育專業(yè)的教育學(xué)學(xué)士學(xué)位。Nathan Williamson的教學(xué)經(jīng)歷非常豐富，僅在中國，他就已經(jīng)教書八年之久，包括幼兒園，小學(xué)和語言培訓(xùn)學(xué)校。在北京英孚教育工作期間，他曾擔(dān)任教學(xué)主任助理并完成了他的三一學(xué)院測試課程。Nathan Williamson相信學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)需要眼看和動手相結(jié)合，所以他的課堂總是充滿了各種活動。他尤其擅長把全身反應(yīng)教學(xué)法(TPR)和教育理論結(jié)合起來，因為這樣可以為同學(xué)們提供一個更有效的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境，讓他們的能力得到全面發(fā)展。Nathan Williamson還負責(zé)Reading Buddy項目，利用每周一、周三和周四以及部分中午午休時間，組織和幫助同學(xué)們學(xué)習(xí)英語。我們衷心感謝Nathan Williamson為小學(xué)部教學(xué)做出的貢獻，我們也相信他在這一年里會為黑利伯瑞帶來更加精彩的課堂。

　　China has now become the new frontier of the global education market and it currently leads the world in the number university graduates. Some sources also say that there are currently more students studying English in China than there are in America. It is because of these and other reasons that influenced 5 Monash university students to decide to complete their teaching placements at our primary school in Tianjin. Four of the students were allocated to the English department in the primary school while one of the students did her teaching practicum in the primary school’s English bilingual program. By choosing to have their placement at Haileybury, they were able to further develop their teaching skills and apply the latest education theories and concepts learnt at university in an international setting. They were also accompanied, guided and nurtured by experienced and seasoned practitioners in the primary school along the whole process. For many of the student teachers, teaching at Haileybury Tianjin was a real eye-opening experience as some had never taught outside of Australia. They experienced, first-hand, the challenges as well the rewards of teaching English as a second language to non-native English speakers. Many of the student teachers have already decided that international education is the next step in their career. We wish them every success as they finish their studies and embark on a new chapter of their lives either in Australia or abroad.

　　中國現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)成為全球教育的新興市場，每年中國的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生數(shù)量是全球的名。另有消息稱，中國學(xué)習(xí)英語的學(xué)生數(shù)量竟然超過了美國。正是因為這些原因，五位莫納什大學(xué)的學(xué)生毅然選擇了到我校完成他們的教育實習(xí)。通過在黑利伯瑞的實習(xí)，他們可以把在莫納什大學(xué)所學(xué)的最新教育理念在一個國際舞臺上加以應(yīng)用。整個實習(xí)過程中，他們?nèi)�程由我校最有�?jīng)驗的教師指導(dǎo)。對于他們中的多數(shù)而言，天津黑利伯瑞的經(jīng)驗是讓他們大開眼界的，因為他們從來沒有在澳大利亞以外教過書。他們親身體驗了給英語是第二語言學(xué)習(xí)者上課的全過程，并體會了其中的艱辛和回報。他們多數(shù)表示畢業(yè)之后會考慮踏上教育的國際舞臺。我們衷心祝福他們順利完成學(xué)業(yè)并在畢業(yè)后開始他們在澳大利亞或者其他國家的新篇章。

　　Lift up your hearts and follow your teacher around the classroom at Haileybury!

　　William Fang (M.Ed, B.A/B.Ed, Grad Dip Ed. (Primary), B. Min (Hons.))

　　方士銓 (教育碩士，文學(xué)士/教育學(xué)士，教育研究生(小學(xué)), 神職學(xué)士(榮譽學(xué)士學(xué)位))

　　English Curriculum Coordinator - Primary School (Upper Primary)

　　Haileybury Tianjin International School

　　小學(xué)部英語項目課程負責(zé)人(4-6年級)

　　天津黑利伯瑞國際學(xué)校

　　30/11/2018