Friday, February 25, 2011

通訊 ─ 2011年2月27日

親愛的家長、老師與同學們 Dear Parents, Teachers, and Students:


● 慈濟中文學校將配合慈濟基金會推動捐贈文具書籍到南非的活動,誠摯希望家長、同學及義工們屆時的踴躍參與響應,活動詳情將會於近期內公佈。

The school, Tzu Chi Academy in Boston, will participate in “the book and school supplies drive to South Africa” sponsored by Tzu Chi Foundation. We hope all of you will participate in this philanthropic activity. The detail will be announced shortly.

• 佛教慈濟基金會波士頓聯絡處誠摯地邀請您2/27/2011 下午6:30pm出席「大愛無疆界:南非祖魯族婦女生命蛻變的美麗篇章」茶會。茶會地 點:慈濟基金會波士頓聯絡處 15 Summer Street, Newton, MA 02464.

Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, Boston Service Center cordially invite you to the seminar “Love Without Borders: Empowering Zulu Women in South Africa” that will be conducted on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 6:30pm at the Tzu Chi Boston Service Center at 15 Summer street, Newton, MA 02464.

校園花絮 – 二、三月份行事曆 January Highlights:

● 2/27-正常上課日。第三堂課將舉辦演講比賽。學生課外活動暫停一週。成人課外活動照常。

Regular school day. The 3rd period of classes will hold the speech contest. There are no EC classes but adult class is still on.

● 3/6-正常上課日。

Regular school day.

● 3/12-正常上課日。

Regular school day. Daylight saving begins.

教師與學生園地 Teacher & Student Activities:

• 2011朗誦/說故事/講演比賽, 比賽日期: 2/27/2011, 11:30AM

幼小--幼大班幼大班教室

一、二年級、雙語二年級教室

三、四年級四年級教室

五、七、八年級五年級教室

雙語班、幼小、幼中、幼大班-----朗誦比賽

一、二年級---說故事比賽 (背課文者不列入名次)

三至十一年級---演講比賽 (背課文, 說故事者不列入名次)

每班 (各年級自行比賽) 選出前三名及一位優等獎, 班上超過十人者則加選二位優等獎

比賽時各班將有主持人、計時員、評審員 (由學校校務人員、家長、老師擔任).

The annual speech/story telling/reading competitions will be held on 2/27/11 beginning 11:30 AM as follows.

K1, K2, and K3 at K3 classroom

1st grade, 2nd grade, and bilingual at 2nd grade classroom

3rd grade and 4th grade at 4th grade classroom

5th grade and up at 5th grade classroom

K1, K2, K3 and bilingual: reading

1st and 2nd grade: story telling (memorization of class material disqualified)

3rd grade and up: speech (memorization of class material or story telling disqualified)

Three winners and one honorable mentioned would be chosen in each class. Two additional honorable mentioned will be awarded if there are more than ten contestants in a class.

● 請老師們(包含課外活動)與同學們記得穿著制服到校。

Teachers and Students: Please remember to wear your uniforms to school.

慈濟園地 Tzu Chi Activities:

• 佛教慈濟基金會波士頓聯絡處誠摯地邀請您出席「大愛無疆界:南非祖魯族婦女生命蛻變的美麗篇章」茶會。 此茶會主要在敘述一位企業家帶領數千祖魯族婦女走出貧困的故事。這些祖魯婦女,不但透過慈濟基金會成立的職業訓練中心而蛻變她們自己的生命,並在她們的社區奉獻自己,照顧孤兒及愛滋病患。在茶會中,您將有機緣會見兩位祖魯婦女Sheila-Gladys Ngema and Tolakele MariaMkhize,並聆聽他(她)們鼓舞人心的故事,分享他(她)們在南非每天生活狀況的錄影畫面。透過她們的故事,我們得以瞭解到,心靈富有的人,時時如處天堂;心靈匱乏者,再有錢也嫌不足。這群祖魯族菩薩雖然生活很苦、很窮,但在慈濟愛的引導下,已有超過五千人參加助人的行列,開拓自我生命能量,成為心靈富有的活菩薩。

茶會日期與地點如下:

日 期: 2/27/2011 下午6:30pm

地 點:慈濟基金會波士頓聯絡處 15 Summer Street, Newton, MA 02464

電 話: (617)762-0569

Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, Boston Service Center cordially invite you to the seminar “Love Without Borders: Empowering Zulu Women in South Africa” that will be conducted on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 6:30pm at the Tzu Chi Boston Service Center at 15 Summer street, Newton, MA 02464. Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation is conducting a nationwide tour of the seminar “Love Without Borders: Empowering Zulu Women in South Africa” from end of February to mid-March. To kick-off this tour, part of the seminar will be presented at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women panel workshop sponsored by Tzu Chi on February 22.

This seminar features stories of a businessman who has led thousands of Zulu women to escape poverty. These Zulu women not only transformed their own lives through hundreds of career training centers established by Tzu Chi, they have also been devoting themselves in caring for orphans and AIDS patients in their communities. At the seminar, the attendees will meet with two Zulu women, and listen to their inspirational stories as well as watch videos of their daily life in South Africa. Through their stories, we realize that simple and frugal living does not mean living in poverty; by the same token, the ones with money may not be considered rich. One should choose to be a useful person, and actively participate in work that benefits others and society, then he or she becomes an enriched person. We hope that you will join us for this special occasion. For further information, please call 617.762.0569

家長園地 Parents Activities:

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各位爸爸媽媽,一個星期的假期終於要告一段落了,你們辛苦了。別忘了叮嚀小朋友們也要開始收心,準備星期日的中文課哦。

學校的圖書館有許多新書,是由許多家長捐贈而來,希望家長們能夠踴躍參閱。如有好書想與大家分享,非常歡迎您將書籍送至圖書館,館長將非常樂意的把這些甜美的精神糧食介紹給大家。

家長園地建議大家來組一個讀書會。大家可將讀過的書籍簡單地介紹給其他家長。這樣不但可以減少許多搜尋好書的時間,也可省下許多金錢哦。

各位爸爸媽媽們,希望我們這股讀書風也能感染到其他小朋友,來養成美好的讀書風氣。讓我們一起來共同築成這個目標吧!

謝謝大家!

Dear parents, the winter recess is coming to end. Please remind your child(ren) to prepare for the Chinese lesson on this Sunday. Many new books have recently been donated by our parents to our school library. We hope all of you will take advantage of these added resources to enrich Chinese learning experience. If you have books to share with others, please contact school library directly. We are also thinking about organizing a reading club so that our parents can share and grow their reading interests and knowledge. Hopefully, such activities can catalyze our student’s interest in reading as well.

證嚴上人的叮嚀與靜思語 Master Cheng Yen’s Teaching and Jing-Si Aphorisms:

• 人性之美,莫過於誠;人性之貴,莫過於信。

The beauty of humanity lies in honesty. The value of humanity lies in faith.

● 施比受更有福。

To give is better than to receive.

● 手心向下是助人,手心向上是求人;助人快樂,求人痛苦。

We help others with our palms down, and we ask for help with our palms up. Helping brings happiness, begging brings pain.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

通訊 ─ 2011年2月13日

親愛的家長、老師與同學們 Dear Parents, Teachers, and Students:


● 慈濟中文學校誠摯感謝為上周春節聯歡貢獻時間精力,獎品和食物的家長及義工們,為大家呈現豐富多彩精彩有趣的活動。有了家長及義工的愛護,學校才能不斷成長。

The school, Tzu Chi Academy in Boston, would like to express our sincere gratitude to those who contributed their time, and efforts to last week’s New Year Celebration. We all had a lot of fun activities. Our school will continue to grow because of our parents’ and volunteers’ love.

家長和義工的名單包括 List of parents and volunteers:

潘美玲, 連如蘋, 楊雅婷, 朱毓雯,Wendy Ong, Tran Hong, 王韻蘋, 談家鈞, Le Tang, 林永盛, 翁永康, 洪海恩, 鄭伊吟, 盧惠芳, 臺琬如, Jennifer Tam, 潘姿穎, Debbie Xie, 李紹玲, 魏婉美, 徐禎禧, 呂文玲, 陳靜儀, Amy Lin, Emerald Lin, Iris Lin, Unis Lin, 張秋蘭, Weiling, Anne Chen, 謝德郁.

如果名單有遺漏,請接受我們的歉意。

We apology if there is a name missing in the list.

● 本周是課外活動轉課的最後一周。如果您的孩子需要換課,請在以下網址下載轉課單,填好交給外活動組長Jeff Lin. 有問題請聯系Jeff Lin tatabox2@gmail.com

This week is the last week to make the transfer request for EC class. If your children need to do so, please download and fill out the transfer request form. It is greatly appreciate to give the form back to the Extract Curriculum coordinator, Jeff Lin. If you have any questions please contact Jeff Lin by email tatabox2@gmail.com

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B-QJ4T5uPj3sNDY5MDM3ZmUtMWM0Mi00Y2E4LWIzNWMtMzE3MmZmZmI1ZmNm&hl=en

校園花絮 – 二月份行事曆 January Highlights:

● 2/13-正常上課日

Regular school day

● 2/20- 寒假

Winter vacation. No School

● 2/27-正常上課日

Regular school day

教師與學生園地 Teacher & Student Activities:

● 遇到下雪天請在上課當天多多查看Email已決定是否上課

Please check your email often in the morning of the school day for snow day information.

● 請老師們(包含課外活動)與同學們記得穿著制服到校。

Teachers and Students: Please remember to wear your uniforms to school.

慈濟園地 Tzu Chi Activities:

家長園地 Parents Activities:

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● 上週新春聯誼活動熱鬧舉行, 有應景的舞獅表演, 精彩豐富的攤位活動, 也品

嚐了各家分享的小點心, 大家一起過了溫馨圓滿的新年.

感謝所有活動服務人員的熱心, 也感謝所有參與活動的家長們熱情的投入, 讓大人們能

一起享受過年的氣氛, 也讓小朋友們能體驗如何過新年.

祝大家新的一年事事順利順心.

We had a lively Chinese New Year celebration last week. There were fun activities at game booths, a festival lion dance, and lots of delicious food prepared by many families. We spent a warm and happy Chinese New year together.

Thanks for the warm hearts of all the activity team members, and thanks for the enthusiasm from all the parents who participated in the activities. We were able to enjoy the atmosphere of the New Year, and our children were able to experience what Chinese Year New felt like.

Wish everyone a very happy New Year!

證嚴上人的叮嚀與靜思語 Master Cheng Yen’s Teaching and Jing-Si Aphorisms:

● 做人固然不應將自我看得太重,但也不要看輕自己能力。

Do not think too highly of yourself, and yet, never underestimate your ability.

● 口說好話,心想好意,身行好事,腳走好路。

Speak good words, have good thoughts, do good deeds, and walk the right path.

● 口說一句好話,如口出蓮花;口說一句壞話,如口吐毒蛇。

Good words are like lotus flowers blooming on lip; Bad words are like poisonous snakes hissing out from mouth.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

通訊 ─ 2011年2月6日

親愛的家長、老師與同學們 Dear Parents, Teachers, and Students:


兔年大吉,恭喜發財! Happy year of the rabbit! Kung Hei Fat Choi!

• 如果有學生需要更改課外活動課,請在以下網址下載轉課單,填好交給外活動組長Jeff Lin. 有問題請聯系Jeff Lin tatabox2@gmail.com

For students who would like to change their Extra Curriculum class, please download and fill out the transform request form below. It is greatly appreciate to give back submit to Extract Curriculum coordination Jeff Lin. If you have any question? Please contact Jeff Lin by email tatabox2@gmail.com

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B-QJ4T5uPj3sNDY5MDM3ZmUtMWM0Mi00Y2E4LWIzNWMtMzE3MmZmZmI1ZmNm&hl=en

• 2月6日春節聯歡。傳單請看以下鏈接。本周課外活動和成人課暫停。

The Chinese New Year Celebration is this weekend. Please see the event flyer at the following link. There will be no EC class and adult class this week.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B-QJ4T5uPj3sOTE3ZmYzY2MtOGQ2MS00ODY2LWIzNjEtNTQ5ZTYzMWYyYmZj&hl=en

校園花絮 – 二月份行事曆 January Highlights:

• 2/6-春節聯歡。

Chinese New Year Celebration. No language classes. No EC.

• 2/13-正常上課日

Regular school day

• 2/20- 寒假

Winter vacation. No School

• 2/27-正常上課日

Regular school day

教師與學生園地 Teacher & Student Activities:

• 遇到下雪天請在上課當天多多查看Email已決定是否上課

Updates regarding snow days will be sent by email the morning of the school day. Please check your email.

• 請老師們(包含課外活動)與同學們記得穿著制服到校。

Teachers and Students: Please remember to wear your uniforms to school.

慈濟園地 Tzu Chi Activities:

• 慈濟基金會謹訂於二月十二日(星期六)下午二時,假慈濟人文學校大禮堂舉辦「新春祈福會」。敬邀各界不分國度、跨越宗教,蒞臨參加,共同虔誠祈禱年年風調雨順、福慧滿乾坤。

當天的節目除了舞蹈、手語、回顧去年足跡、點心燈祈福、發福慧紅包之外,還有慈青走「服裝秀」,現場展示由回收寶特瓶再生的環保織品;同時,慈少也有短劇表演「蔬國護照」,呼籲吃素不僅有益健康,也可降低地球污染,給孩子們「一個乾淨的地球」。

節目結束後,另有茶點招待及溫馨互動。

地址: 99 McMahon Road, Bedford, MA 01730

電話: 617-762 0569

The Tzu Chi Foundation will hold a ‘New Year Candlelight Ceremony’ on February 12, 2011 at 2pm at the auditorium of Tzu Chi Academy. Tzu Chi sincerely invites you, your family, and your friends to come together to reflect on the activities and progress made in 2010, and to pray for the purification of our minds, and for a peaceful world free from catastrophic disasters.

The program will include dancing and sign language performances, videos of activities held in 2010, enlightenment ceremony, and the distribution of red envelops. In addition, Tzu Ching will perform a ‘Fashion Show’ to model eco clothing which is made out of recycled bottles; Tzu Shao will perform a skit, Veggie Country Passport, to demonstrate that being a vegetarian is not only a wholesome life style, but also reduces pollution.

Tea and snacks will be provided after the program.

Location: 99 McMahon Road, Bedford, MA 01730

Contact: 617-762-0569

家長園地 Parents Activities:

• 本週新春聯歡活動(2/6), 學校將會準備新年應景的水果---橘子, 與大家分

享, 祝大家新的一年, 大吉大利.

This week we will have Chinese New Year celebration. The school will provide seasonal fruit (tangerine) to share with everyone. We wish everyone great fortune in the new year!

也因此要再次提醒擬於活動點心中分享水果的家長們, 請改準備其他種類水果.

Once again we want to remind the parents who will bring fruit to the events, please prepare other kinds of fruit to share.

• 新春聯歡活動中有關點心的部份, 感謝各位家長的參與, 目前己有多種飲料點

心及水果, 讓大家一起來過個分享美味的新年.

Thanks for all the help from our parents, we already have many kinds of drink, desserts and fruit for the snack booths. Let’s celebrate the New Year while enjoying all the delicious snacks!

• 有擔任遊戲部份的家長希望您能夠提早到場,我們將會有足夠的時間將場地佈署完整!

For parents who are responsible for game booths, please arrive early so we can have enough time to set up!

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證嚴上人的叮嚀與靜思語 Master Cheng Yen’s Teaching and Jing-Si Aphorisms:

• 做人固然不應將自我看得太重,但也不要看輕自己能力。

Do not think too highly of yourself, and yet, never underestimate your ability.

• 口說好話,心想好意,身行好事,腳走好路。

Speak good words, have good thoughts, do good deeds, and walk the right path.

• 口說一句好話,如口出蓮花;口說一句壞話,如口吐毒蛇。

Good words are like lotus flowers blooming on lip; Bad words are like poisonous snakes hissing out from mouth.