瑞得福國(guó)際學(xué)?！?1.22丨Principal's Letter To Parents 校長(zhǎng)致家長(zhǎng)

與家人，朋友和同事之間積極的溝通是快樂的生活和成功的基礎(chǔ)。我們應(yīng)該經(jīng)常相聚、交流。我們應(yīng)該分享我們所觀察、學(xué)習(xí)和感受到的事物。當(dāng)我們?nèi)翰呷毫Φ臅r(shí)候，我們往往能在家庭或自己的事業(yè)中取得更大的成就。

Dear Families and Employees,

親愛的各位家長(zhǎng)、教職工們，

Positive communication with family, friends, and professional colleagues is fundamental to joyful living and success. We should gather frequently to communicate with each other. We should share what we observe, learn, and feel. When we communicate and work together, we accomplish more in our family and business.

與家人，朋友和同事之間積極的溝通是快樂的生活和成功的基礎(chǔ)。我們應(yīng)該經(jīng)常相聚、交流。我們應(yīng)該分享我們所觀察、學(xué)習(xí)和感受到的事物。當(dāng)我們?nèi)翰呷毫Φ臅r(shí)候，我們往往能在家庭或自己的事業(yè)中取得更大的成就。

To communicate, seek first to understand, then to be understood, as Stephen R. Covey advises in his books, The Seven Habits of Highly Successful Families and The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. We need love to listen, conscience to be compassionate, and patience and courage to be clear. We need to be both vulnerable and caring, diligent and tractable. With these attributes, our personal growth and relational joy thrives.

要進(jìn)行交流，首先要尋求了解，然后要被理解，正如史蒂芬·R·科維在書中所建議的那樣：“非常成功的家庭的七個(gè)習(xí)慣”和“高效的人們的七個(gè)習(xí)慣”。我們需要用愛來傾聽，要富有同情心，忍耐和勇氣。我們每個(gè)人都脆弱、需要關(guān)懷，要勤奮、溫和。有了這些美好的品質(zhì)，我們?cè)趥€(gè)人成長(zhǎng)和人際關(guān)系方面都能表現(xiàn)的欣欣向榮。

In invite you to practice good communication at home this week.

希望您本周在家練習(xí)良好的交流。

Many students received special recognition this week for excellent effort or achievement in their history and social studies classes. 本周，許多的學(xué)生因其在歷史和社會(huì)學(xué)課程中的表現(xiàn)，獲得了老師們的特別嘉獎(jiǎng)

Highlights from the past week include:

過去一周所發(fā)生的亮點(diǎn)包括：

* HISTORY & SOCIAL STUDIES AWARDS.歷史、社會(huì)學(xué)課程獎(jiǎng)

68 students received special recognition from their history and social studies teachers this year this week for outstanding achievement, excellent effort, excellent research, model participation, and more.

本周，有68名學(xué)生因其在課堂的出色表現(xiàn)和成就，參與的學(xué)術(shù)項(xiàng)目。獲得了老師們的特別嘉獎(jiǎng)。

* WATERLOO MATHEMATICS COMPETITION. 滑鐵盧數(shù)學(xué)競(jìng)賽

On Thursday afternoon, 64 students participated in famous math competitions sponsored by the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo: 15 students participated in the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contests for G11-12, 49 students participated in the Canadian Intermediate Mathematics Contest for G9-10. Good luck to all our scholars! The tests are mailed in and the results will be returned in a few weeks.

本周四下午， 64名學(xué)生參加了由滑鐵盧大學(xué)數(shù)學(xué)系主辦的數(shù)學(xué)競(jìng)賽,49名同學(xué)參加了G9-G10的加拿大中級(jí)數(shù)學(xué)競(jìng)賽，15名同學(xué)參加了G11-G12的加拿大高級(jí)數(shù)學(xué)競(jìng)賽。祝所有參賽的小學(xué)者好運(yùn)!比賽的結(jié)果將在幾周后郵寄回校。

* BASKETBALL REPORT. 籃球比賽戰(zhàn)報(bào)

This week’s games were a lot of fun and good learning experiences.

本周的比賽趣味十足!大家都收獲了不錯(cuò)的比賽經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

The boys had a great, victorious game against QSI on Monday night. Even though we hadn't had a practice since our last game, the boys came out ready to play. They have learned much from our previous games and practices and are starting to realize the importance of playing as a team. They are seeing the value of good passing, boxing out, and rebounding, and how even though those things aren't scoring, they contribute to wins. These are fundamental aspects of the game that aren't real fun to practice, but necessary for success. We saw more boxing out and rebounding this game which helped us in the long run. We had a lead for most of the game, but the outcome could have gone either way. With less than two minutes to play we made two key free throws, and QSI's star player had three chances at a layup that he missed. That ended up being the difference. After a hard-fought game for both teams, RDFIS won 41-37!

男隊(duì)在周一晚上與QSI的比賽中，收獲了一場(chǎng)偉大的勝利。即便上一場(chǎng)比賽后至今，我們?cè)贈(zèng)]有訓(xùn)練男隊(duì)們還是為比賽做足了準(zhǔn)備。他們從以往的比賽和實(shí)踐中學(xué)到了很多東西，并開始意識(shí)到團(tuán)隊(duì)合作的重要性。他們表現(xiàn)出優(yōu)秀的傳球技能等等，即便這些技能并不能直接轉(zhuǎn)化為得分，但總能為勝利做出貢獻(xiàn)。這些比賽中的基礎(chǔ)技能，在練習(xí)的時(shí)候并沒有太多的趣味，確實(shí)取得成功的關(guān)鍵因素。我們?cè)诖蟛糠直荣愔卸继幱陬I(lǐng)先地位，在最后的兩分鐘里，我們?nèi)〉昧藘纱侮P(guān)鍵罰球，QSI的主力球員錯(cuò)失了3次關(guān)鍵的上籃機(jī)會(huì)。經(jīng)過兩隊(duì)的艱苦奮戰(zhàn)，RDFIS贏得了比賽的勝利，41-37!

—Coach Brett Miller男隊(duì)教練

The girls lost a good game to QSI on Monday night. We were pretty evenly matched, but just couldn’t quite get the ball in the basket like we wanted. We are, however, getting better and better at making good passes, seeing the open person, and taking better shots. Also, we have a pretty tight 2–3 defense that held them to zero points for quite a while. We are doing so much better at working together as a team, relaxing on the court, and thinking and anticipating. Hopefully in the next game or two, all of this will add up to a win.

周一的晚上，女隊(duì)在一場(chǎng)精彩的比賽中敗給了QSI。兩隊(duì)的戰(zhàn)績(jī)不相上下，但我們并不能如愿地每一次都把球送入籃筐。我們?cè)趥髑?，接見和投籃方面越來越好。此外，我們還有相當(dāng)嚴(yán)密的二三聯(lián)防，這使對(duì)手在相當(dāng)長(zhǎng)的一段時(shí)間內(nèi)一直沒法得分。在團(tuán)隊(duì)合作方面，和對(duì)比賽的了解方面，我們的表現(xiàn)要好得多。希望在下幾場(chǎng)比賽中，這些優(yōu)勢(shì)能為我們帶來勝利。

—Coach Chalyce Stevens女隊(duì)教練

* CPR and FIRST AID TRAINING. 心肺復(fù)蘇、急救培訓(xùn)

Grade 7 students in Dr. Allen’s Health class recently completed a 20-Hour course in Emergency First Aid and CPR. The training included Infant, Child, and Adult CPR skills testing and has resulted in the 14 students becoming fully certified to respond to emergency situations. Congratulations to those students for completing this rigorous course.

在Allen博士的健康課程上，7年級(jí)學(xué)生最近完成了20小時(shí)的緊急急救和心肺復(fù)蘇術(shù)課程。培訓(xùn)包括對(duì)于嬰兒，兒童和成人急救技能的檢測(cè)，已使14名學(xué)生獲得完全的急救認(rèn)證，可以應(yīng)對(duì)緊急情況。祝賀這些完成了這個(gè)嚴(yán)格課程的同學(xué)們。

* FIELD DAY運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)

FIELD DAYis on November 29. Interested parents are welcome to join us for a day of fun competitions on the RDFIS track, courts, and field!

校運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)在11月29日舉行。歡迎感興趣的父母加入我們，參加RDFIS田徑，操場(chǎng)運(yùn)動(dòng)等有趣比賽!

Lambo Qin Zhengyan (G11) helps teach the Electronics and Robotics ECA about “Arduino” circuit boards.11年級(jí)的覃正巖同學(xué)在電子社講述有關(guān)“ Arduino”電路板的知識(shí)。

* THANKSGIVING.感恩節(jié)

We are grateful for you! We love the support we feel from our students and families. The coming week, we celebrate “Thanksgiving”. Please look for ways to express gratitude to those around you. Say thank you to those who do you good in any way. Give your colleagues, teachers, or managers a word of compliment or encouragement. Donate to a church, charity, humanitarian organization, non-profit organization, or school. You will be glad you did. These are small ways to “l(fā)ive in thanksgiving.” Remember, “We are not grateful because we are happy; we are happy because we are grateful!”

我們感謝您!我們感恩學(xué)生和家人們的支持。接下來的一周，我們慶?！案卸鞴?jié)”。請(qǐng)向周圍的人表示感謝。對(duì)以任何方式幫助您的人說聲謝謝。給您的同事、老師一個(gè)稱贊或鼓勵(lì)的詞。為慈善事業(yè)做出您的貢獻(xiàn)。您會(huì)因此而感到高興。這些是“感恩生活”的小方法。記住，“我們不是因?yàn)槲覀兊男腋６ジ卸?，而是因?yàn)楦卸鲝亩斋@到了幸福。!”

Expressing Gratitude is like adding color to one’s pictures. It invigorates and brings us to life! Photography students learned to color black and white photos this week. Some students used family history pictures for this project. 表達(dá)感激之情就像為老舊的圖片增色一樣。充滿活力，使我們變得栩栩如生!攝影課程的學(xué)生本周學(xué)會(huì)了為黑白照片著色的方法。一些學(xué)生通過此項(xiàng)目為自己家族史上的圖片美化。

* TIP: ABOUT HEALTH. 健康提示

As the weather changes and grows cooler, it is important to maintain your health so you can study and learn. Please stay warm. Wear layers of clothing. Drink plenty of water. Go to bed early and get up early. Stretch. Exercise. Wear a mask if you are sick, or cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze. Wash your hands frequently to not pass or receive illness. Don’t over-eat. Eat a balanced diet. Wash. Listen to your body. Observe and care for your health.

隨著天氣的變化，氣溫下降，保持健康很重要，這樣您才能保持良好的學(xué)習(xí)狀態(tài)。請(qǐng)保暖，多穿衣服。喝足夠的水。早睡早起。 如果生病，請(qǐng)戴口罩，或在咳嗽或打噴嚏時(shí)捂住口鼻。經(jīng)常洗手，以免細(xì)菌感染而生病。不要吃得太飽， 飲食要均衡。傾聽您的身體，照顧您的健康。

Below are a few pictures. As usual, a video-review has also be created for this week.

以下是一些圖片分享。與往常一樣，本周還將有一個(gè)視頻，展示一周精彩時(shí)刻。

Please enjoy a wonderful weekend!

祝您擁有一個(gè)美好的周末！

Sincerely,

真誠(chéng)的,

Leland Anderson, Principal 校長(zhǎng)

最后，小幫妹在這里要跟各位家長(zhǎng)們說一個(gè)好消息：在12月14日，我們將專門針對(duì)幼小階段的家長(zhǎng)舉辦幼小升學(xué)公益講座!有意向的家長(zhǎng)可以掃碼報(bào)名!