親愛的家長、老師與同學們 Dear Parents, Teachers, and Students:
五月十五日學校將會開放參觀 歡迎邀約朋友至校參觀。
On 5/15 school will hold an open house. Everyone is welcomed to invite your friends over for a tour of school.
五月十五日慈濟將從10:30AM 開始在大廳(餐廳外)舉辦浴佛儀式，歡迎家長、老師、與志工們一起來體會佛陀慈悲憫世的精神與智慧。第二堂下課後，同學們請先排隊浴佛後再進入餐廳參加人文學校母親節慶祝活動，請家長們務必到場以便您的孩子能為您按摩、奉茶、與獻花表達他們對您的愛。
Bathing Buddha Ceremony will begin at 10:30 AM at the lobby (outside the cafeteria). All parents, teachers, and volunteers are welcome any time to come experience Buddha’s compassion and wisdom. After the 2nd period, all students are encouraged to attend the Bathing Buddha ceremony before enter the cafeteria. At 11:30 AM we will hold a Mother’s Day celebration in the Cafeteria. Parents please stay at the school so that your child(ren) can express their love toward you with flowers, tea, and massage.
學校急需學生與家長志工協助準備結業典禮，有興趣者請與活動組林師兄聯繫。誠徵兩名節目主持人 (12 歲以上) 負責介紹所有的表演節目及掌控節目流程。我們將會給予學生們專門的訓練。
School is looking for many student as well as parent volunteers for the end of school year ceremony (6/12). If anyone is interested in, please contact Jeff Lin at tatabox2@gmail.com
Two program hosts/hostesses (>12 years old) are wanted. They will introduce all performance and control program flow. We will provide a training workshop for all student volunteers.
校園花絮 –五月份行事曆 May Highlights:
• 5/15-正常上課日。母親節、浴佛節與慈濟成立紀念活動。課外活動暫停一次。
Regular school day. Mother’s Day, Budda’s Birthday and Tzu Chi anniversary celebration. No extracurricular class.
• 5/22-正常上課日。
Regular school day.
• 5/29-終戰紀念日停課。
No school in observance of Memorial Day.
教師與學生園地 Teacher & Student Activities:
• 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.
• 為了鼓勵家長加入學校的教學團隊及提升教師福利，下學年度學校將開始提供教師子女學費減免，詳情請恰教務主任(金滿)或其他校務人員。
To encourage parents to join school teaching staff and further promote teacher’s welfare, next school year school will begin to offer significant tuition discount to teacher’s children. Please ask Sister Vickie or other school personnel for the details.
慈濟園地 Tzu Chi Activities:
• 舉辦送愛到南非的活動將會持續到九月底。請大家捐贈英文書籍(幼稚園程度)來幫助南非小朋友學習及響應"五元的力量"募款，幫助南非愛滋病患。
The send love to South Africa drive will continue until end of September. Please donate English books (kindergarten level only) and pledge power of five; commitment ($5 per month) to help AIDS patients in South Africa.
家長園地 Parents Activities:
• 明年，從一年級起，語文課將統一使用美洲華語教材，請有意在暑假拿到明年度課本的家長先到註冊組報名，以便結業典禮時分發課本，如有此意願的家長請在5/15前至註冊組註冊繳清學費(至少半年) ， 校方將統計數量先行訂購。
School will adopt new textbooks edited by mzchinese.org next school year. If students and parents are interested in review the new textbooks during the summer vacation, please register and pay at least one semester tuition by 5/15. School will make advance order and ensure earlier delivery by the end of this semester.
證嚴上人的叮嚀與靜思語 Master Cheng Yen’s Teaching and Jing-Si Aphorisms:
• 不要封閉自己。你要先愛別人，別人才會愛你。
Don't close yourself off. You should love others first, and then others will love you.
• 唯有尊重自己的人，才更勇於縮小自己。
Only those who respect themselves have the courage to humble themselves even more.
• 人能和則是非不生。
When people can live harmoniously together, there is no dispute.
