親愛的家長、老師與同學們 Dear Parents, Teachers, and Students:
今年三月十一日的華爾街日報，以"臺灣慈善組織影響遍及全球”為題，對慈濟在世界各地從事的慈善事業作了專題報導。全文摘要在此以附件與各位分享。
On March 11th 2010, Wall Street Journal published an article about Tzu-Chi titled ‘Taiwan Charity Has Global Reach’. The article gave a brief description of Tzu Chi’s activity all over the world. We would like to share the article with you (please check the attachment).
波士頓慈濟前往海地賑災服務的師兄姐們，已圓滿達成任務平安回到波士頓。四月十日學校將安排人文講座邀請他們與家長志工們一同分享心得。歡迎家長志工們踴躍參加。感恩您!
Boston Tzu Chi members safely came back from their humanitarian relief effort in Haiti. School will host a Humanistic Culture Seminar on 4/10/10 10:00 AM and have them share their experience with our parents and volunteers. Thank you!
食神“IRON CHEF”挑戰已於三月二十七日園滿結束。慈青隊與志工隊經過激烈的競爭後，才由慈青隊驚險勝出。慈少同學們也準備了三道美味可口的甜點與飲料供大家享用。食神挑戰主要目的是讓大眾瞭解素食對個人健康和環境保護的好處。部份活動照片在此與大家分享(見附件)。修訂完成後參賽食譜也會提供給大家參考，歡迎一起共襄盛舉。感恩！
The IRON CHEF contest reached conclusion splendidly on 3/27/10. After fierce competition, Tzu-Ching team only narrowly edged out the SG/SB team. Tzu-Shao members also prepared three delicious desserts for all the attendees. The main objective of this contest was to advocate the benefits of vegetarian diet to our health and environment. Some of the pictures during the contest are attached here to share with you (see the attachment). The recipes will be organized and made available to everyone. Thank you!
校園花絮 – 四 月份行事曆 April Highlights:
• 4/4 - 正常上課日。第三堂課課外活動。
April 4th will be a regular school day. Extracurricular activities will take place after class.
• 4/11 - 正常上課日。期中考。第三堂課課外活動。
April 11th will be a regular school day with midterm. Extracurricular activities will take place after class.
• 4/18 – 春假停課。
There will be no school due to Spring Recess.
• 4/25 - 正常上課日。第三堂課課外活動。
April 25th will be a regular school day. Extracurricular activities will take place after class.
學生園地 Student Activities:
• 新英格蘭區中文學校中文演講比賽將於四月十日於僑教中心舉行，數位同學將代表學校參賽。讓我們一起祝福他們有良好的表現。
New England Chinese School Chinese speech competition will be held on 4/10 at culture center. Several Students will compete for the school. Let us give them our best wish for exceptional performance.
家長園地 Parents Activities:
• 學校將於五月十六日開放給校外人士參觀，歡迎家長邀請親朋好友來訪。詳情請參考四月份通訊。
The school open house will take place on 5/16 from 10:30 to 12:30AM. We encourage parents to invite relatives, friends, and acquaintance come to visit our school. Details of this event will be published later.
• 中華民國二零一零年，北美地區台灣傳統週訪問團，將於五月九日(星期日)在波士頓地區，舉行一天的工作坊，時間及地點如下:
地點 : Belmont High School ，221 Concord Avenue , Belmont , MA 02478
時間 : 五月九日(星期日), 上午11:00 至 下午5:00
上午11:00 至 下午2:00:開放給所有人士
下午2:00以後:僅提供給僑校文化教學用
The folk art group of the Senior Jaycees Club, sponsored by The Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission (OCAC) of the Republic of China, will be visiting the Boston area on 5/9 to celebrate Taiwanese American Heritage Week. There will be eight artists giving demonstrations and workshops for Chinese and Taiwanese traditional arts and crafts. Please see the attached introduction for details.
WHERE: Belmont High School, 221 Concord Avenue, Belmont, MA 02478
TIME: Sunday 5/9, 11 AM to 5 PM
11 AM – 2 PM: Open to public
2 PM – 5 PM: For Heritage Chinese Schools Only
證嚴上人的叮嚀與靜思語 Master Cheng Yen’s Teaching and Jing-Si Aphorisms:
• 以歡喜心面對所感受的境界，培養善解的心，就不易被境界誘導而好發脾氣。
If we learn to deal with compassion and love, we will not be annoyed and angry easily.
• 過去所有人我是非的煩惱，此時要放下、除去，趕快建立新觀念，就是「簡單就好」。
Let all the past conflicts and troubles go. Start from fresh and remember simple is the virtue.
• 以簡單的道理與人相處，日子就會很好過。若太複雜，就會惹來滿心煩惱。
It is better off to deal interpersonal relationship and conflicts with simple rules. Over complication and suspicion usually just generate additional troubles or conflicts.
• 煩惱並非出在別人身上，而是在自己的心；煩惱從心起，也要從心消除。
Troubles could not be caused by others but our own making. Therefore, it is up to us to eliminate the troubles.
• 大家都應居安思危，好好地珍惜每一滴水，莫輕視一己的力量，每個人付出一點，相信這個世界就會變得美好。
We should be always prepared for environmental disaster and carefully preserve every drop of water. Do not underestimate our own power to protect the environment. If everyone willingly contributes just a little, the world will soon become a much better place.
