親愛的家長、老師與同學們 Dear Parents, Teachers, and Students:
九月六日在慈濟波士頓會所舉辦的人文學校靜思語教學研習會，已在九月十一日經由慈濟大藏經網站上以標題 “紐約合心-麻省 「老師充當學生上課 體驗靜思語教學」” 公開報導，請使用以下網址連結:
http://community.tzuchi.net/CISASA00.nsf/go?OpenForm
校園花絮 – 九月份行事曆 September Highlights:
* 9/19 - 正常上課日。第三堂課課外活動正式開始。
September 19th is a regular school day. Extracurricular activities will be held after class.
* 9/26 - 正常上課日。第三堂課課外活動。孔子誕辰及教師節。
September 26th is a regular school day. Extracurricular activities will take place after class. September 28th is Confucius’birthday as well as Teacher’appreciation day for many Chinese. Salute your teacher!!
教師與學生園地 Teacher & Student Activities:
* 請老師與同學們記得穿著制服到校。
Teachers and Students please remember to wear your uniform to school.
* 需要要轉課外班的學生，請於九月二十六日以前向課外活動組長Jeff申請辦理。
If students want to switch their extracurricular choice, please make requests to Director of Extra Curricular Jeff Lin prior to 9/26.
* 新英格蘭中文學校協會將於九月二十五日(星期六)上午十一時五十分在波士頓僑教中心舉辦慶祝教師節的活動，以示感謝中文教師們的辛勞，歡迎老師們踴躍參加。除了表揚資深教師外、還有聚餐、摸彩、介紹茶藝流程及民族服飾展示等活動。
New England Association of Chinese Schools (NEACS) will host a appreciation party to honor Chinese language teachers at Boston Chinese culture center located at 90 Lincoln St., Newton Highlands, MA 02461 on Saturday 9/25 11:50 AM. In addition to a ceremony to honor senior teachers, a luncheon and a variety of Chinese cultural activities will also be held for benefits of all teachers.
* 新英格蘭中文學校協會將於2011年四月九日(星期六)舉辦各項中文學校學生學藝競賽，參賽詳情於明年二月份公佈。
NEACS will host 2011 student academic competitions on April 9, 2011. The details will be announced in February 2011.
慈濟園地 Tzu Chi Activities:
* 慈濟將參與九月二十五日的貝得福市市集‘Bedford Day’ ，歡迎家長同學一起報名來做志工。
Tzu Chi Academy will participate in Bedford town fair on 9/25. We welcome parents or students volunteers to participate.
* 慈濟基金會波士頓聯絡處訂於九月二十五日(星期六)下午一時至三時，舉辦講座「認識阿茲海默症」。阿茲海默症 (Alzheimer's disease) 是常見的一種老人失智症。這種疾病導致心智功能出現障礙，譬如思考、溝通、記憶、判斷力等嚴重喪失，以致影響到日常生活，對於病人本身、家屬和健康照護體系都造成極大負擔。所以為了提供給您所愛的人更好的照顧，認識這個疾病是很重要的。本次講座將導引您認識阿茲海默症的徵兆、評估與治療方式，並討論照顧病人時應注意的事項。
主講人林佩蓉博士現於塔夫茨醫療中心擔任助理教授，專職研究衛生政策與健康經濟學。敬請邀約親朋好友蒞臨參加。慈濟基金會波士頓聯絡處地址: 15 Summer Street, Newton, MA 02464 電話: 617-762-0569
Tzu Chi Foundation will host a medical lecture titled “Understand Alzheimer’s disease” at its Boston Service Center on 9/25 1:00-3:00 PM. Alzheimer is most common form of elderly dementia. The disease can cause symptoms such as short-term and long-term memory loss, confusion, irritability and aggression, mood swings, and language breakdown. As the disease progresses, it can seriously interfere with the daily life of the patients and causes significant stress and suffering to their family members. It is important to understand this disease so that the patient can be administrated the appropriate care. This lecture will lead you to recognize the early onset of the disease, seek the appropriate clinic treatment, and give the proper care to your love ones.
Our lecturer, Dr. Lin, is currently an assistant professor in Tufts Medical Center. Her primary research interests are the public policy and economics of healthcare. All are welcome.
家長園地 Parents Activities:
* 慈濟將於九月十九日在人文學校舉辦靜思文化義賣，歡迎大家參觀選購。
Tzu Chi will host a Jing Si culture product booth at school this Sunday 9/19. Everyone is welcome!
證嚴上人的叮嚀與靜思語 Master Cheng Yen’s Teaching and Jing-Si Aphorisms:
心專，則不易有過。
Keeping concentration enables us to avoid making mistakes.
原諒他人就是善待自己。
You are treating yourself well by forgiving others.
唯有人人從源頭達到垃圾減量，並且伸出雙手，回收可用資源，才能讓大地呈現清淨之美，讓地球常保健康。
Only if everyone can reduce their waste and recycle useful resources, then we can keep our Earth clean and beautiful.
心中有愛，才會人見人愛。
Only if you love others then you will be loved back.
一切苦，源自欲念。
All the suffering originates from greed and desire.
以歡喜的心做事，自然廣結善緣。
With enthusiasm and joy, our work can generate good karma and promote harmony relationship with others
