深圳外國語學校|Director's Letter to Parents 致家長的一封信 2019.

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致家長的一封信 2019.1.18

Dear Parents,

January 18th is the end of Semester One. Thank you to all of you for another successful semester at SWIS! I would like to highlight some efforts and progress we have made at SWIS this past semester:

Update on university acceptance.

Many of our 32 Seniors have already received early acceptances to world renown universities in the UK (including one acceptance into University of Cambridge), America, Canada, Switzerland, Spain, Hong Kong and Mainland China (Tsinghua University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University). Our Seniors should expect to receive more acceptances as universities release scheduled acceptance letters, and as they still need to prepare for the Mock Exams in February and the DP Official Exams in May, we will publish acceptances after our Seniors make final decisions regarding where they will study next year.

Teacher professional development.

For PYP two leading consultants have visited SWIS to deliver professional development on IB Math and Reader Writer Workshop. For MYP and DP we have run internal professional development workshops that covered a range of topics such as differentiation, MYP unit planning, assessment, English Language learners, Extended Essays, Personal Projects, etc.

Feedback for teaching and learning.

Across the school we are encouraging peer observation of teaching in addition to observation by the Principals and the Coordinators as a useful tool in providing feedback. To this end we are also planning to conduct student surveys of teachers. Today we started the 2nd MAP tests of the year and we are looking to expand MAP tests across the school in future to provide more immediate and actionable feedback for teachers.

Student behavior and advisory program.

In PYP we have seen improved behavior and manners –right from entering school with Good Morning to Please and Thank You in the lunchroom. A student expectations booklet was compiled and will be sent to parents. In MYP and DP a Grade Level Mentor System is implemented. The Grade Mentors have been effective in coordinating and implementing the advisory program for the respective grade level.

STEAM, creativity and arts education.

We have been combining STEAM education with our students' class learning and competitive robotics events. We have several SWIS Robotics teams and a FRC team that are comprised of both our younger and senior students. To enhance the goal of 21st Century education, the SWIS HAN Gallery was open in November and while its inaugural exhibition is still being displayed, we are now planning to hold a Secondary School International Visual Art Exhibition in our Gallery in April.

Parent workshops.

In addition to workshops that help parents understand our curriculum, teaching in subjects and assessments, we have held a number of workshops on behavior, routines and expectations, technology and parenting. These workshops proved to be practical and meaningful in the SWIS context.

Activities and events.

Our Theater, the Library, the Gym, the Pool and the Field were fully booked for events that were warmly supported by our parents. Now a member of ACAMIS, we are exploring more opportunities for our students to compete in sports and academic competitions. I also would like to extend our appreciation to our teachers and coaches who led these activities and to the SWIS PTA for enhancing our school culture and bringing the community together.

A reminder that our Three-Way Conferences are to be held on Monday 28thJanuary and after that we look forward to seeing you at the Chinese New Year Celebration on Wednesday 30th January.

Thank you for your continued trust and support!

致家長的一封信

尊敬的各位家長：

大家好!根據(jù)校歷1月18日是學期最后一天。首先向大家分享12年級大學錄取的進展，我們首屆畢業(yè)生早申情況總體不錯，雖然目前還沒有常春藤名校，但不少孩子都收到兩個以上的錄取通知，有一個收到劍橋大學的錄取通知，美國、加拿大、英國、瑞士、西班牙、香港、大陸(清華，上海交大)的學校都有。澳洲的申請系統(tǒng)還沒開放，很多學生沒有選擇早申，為了不打擾沒有收到通知書的孩子們，我們選擇所有申請結束后再統(tǒng)一宣傳。

本學期我們的教育教學和校園活動重點推進了一些工作，取得了良好的成績：

1. 嚴格教學質量監(jiān)控，加強聽課。教學校長制定聽課計劃，落實聽課反饋和教學指導，倡導老師相互聽課。健全教師評價體系，增加了學生評價老師，1月起將在全校開展學生對各科老師的問卷調查。

2. 有針對性開展教師培訓。小學請來IB數(shù)學顧問和語言教學法專家舉辦校內大型培訓，組織近一半班級老師到香港國際學校觀摩教學，在各年級系統(tǒng)推進讀寫教學法。中學IB培訓回歸基礎，針對提高英語、不同程度學生的因材施教、布置好作業(yè)等，從備課、教學策略到課堂實踐作了培訓。

3. 繼續(xù)推進國際性評估MAP測試，教學反饋更加及時。今天起到下周是學年第二次MAP數(shù)學考試，六年級第二年試行MAP數(shù)學考試，正在研究今后在小學部和中學部進一步全面推廣。

4. 與STEAM教育接軌，加強美育。利用創(chuàng)客空間和機器人實驗室，在各年級課程中融入機器人設計、工程建筑、編程和藝術裝置等內容。我校已有幾支機器人賽隊，高中組建了FRC賽隊瞄準全球頂級青少年機器人賽事。深外瀚美術館開放，四月將舉辦國際學校藝術展，SWIS藝術教育的優(yōu)勢更加突出。

5. 行為和德育方面，小學部編寫了《小學生行為規(guī)范手冊》即將發(fā)給家長，有助于進一步形成家校合力。中學部落實導師責任制，任命了年級導師組長，加強監(jiān)督，及時發(fā)現(xiàn)問題與反饋。

6. 舉辦了多場家長講座。小學針對各年級特點，介紹了數(shù)學等學科教學、行為規(guī)范和家庭教育等專題。中學除學科和升學等常見關注話題外，開設了多場MYP入門講座，比往年更加實用和深入。

7. 活動與競賽百花齊放。除傳統(tǒng)活動，舉辦了戲劇、朗誦會、繪本劇、辯論賽、讀書會、校園廣播等等多元化活動;培養(yǎng)服務技能和學生領導力的課后活動更加規(guī)范成熟;我們的學生在吉隆坡數(shù)學奧賽中再獲佳績，校游泳隊在深圳聯(lián)賽上繼續(xù)保持一枝獨秀，學校加入ACAMIS后，各項賽事機會更多。