節慶季節又即將來到，相信大家多半充滿了期待與歡喜，希望大家在享受家庭溫馨美食新衣之餘，不要忘掉周圍仍有許多身受苦難需要我們幫助的人。慈濟基金會與人文學校正再度推動送愛心到南非的活動，雖然南非脫離種族隔離已近二十年，政府也在努力改善之中，但由於長久以來社會、教育與經濟結構的不均衡，多數非裔族群至今仍未能脫離貧困的生活環境，慈濟相信教育的普及與提升是解決南非社會問題最有效的方法之一，因此決定透過捐贈書籍玩具的方式長期支援南非貧困地區的學校。南非的學生真的非常需要你我的幫助，希望親愛的家長、老師與同學們一起來響應如，如果您想將這項有意義的帶到您的學校、社區或工作地點，請告知任何慈濟或校方人員，慈濟可提供您紙箱與勸募信函。感恩您的愛心!
重點提醒:
• 十一月十九日星期六本校部份家長、老師與同學們將代表波士頓慈濟人文學校參與慈濟基金會中國城養老院探訪活動。這是今年學校為加強人文道德教育，以身教代言教的一系列社區服務活動。我們非常感恩家長、老師與同學們在百忙之中的熱心配合，也期許同學們能體會到「老吾老以及人之老」的意義。感恩您!
• 上學期第二次懇親會將預定於十一月二十日早上11:30舉行，詳細地點公佈如下。很抱歉由於課外活動的關係，部份班級必須使用同一間教室。
班級 | 教室 |
幼小 | B211 |
幼中 | B218 |
幼大 | B211 |
一年級 | B227 |
二年級 | B217 |
三年級 | B209 |
四年級 | B208 |
五年級 | B218 |
六年級 | A205 |
八年級 | B212 |
九年級 | A205 |
雙語 | A211 |
• Lexington老人公寓探訪十一月二十一日(星期一)上午十時至十二時，地點: Lexington老人公寓
歡迎大人小孩一起加入探訪, 或當天作才藝表演, 有意願者請與淑蓉師姊聯繫603-643-6407or jying32003@yahoo.com
• 學校將參與明年一月二十八日慈濟基金會波士頓聯絡處在紐頓市會所舉辦新春祈福水懺法會並擔綱部分演藝節目，希望有心的家長老師與同學們共襄盛舉，一起為地球眾生祈福，有意者請與校務人員聯繫。感恩您!
為了讓大家有機會了解新春祈福水懺法會演藝的內容與意義，慈濟將在紐頓市會所舉行說明會及提供練習指導，詳細時段如下:
十一月十九日 (星期六) 下午二時至四時
第二次說明會: 內容 1.法譬如水序曲一性圓明自然 4.果報障至誠發願 及 5.終曲
十一月二十二日(星期二) 傍晚八時三十分至九時三十分
背誦經文與妙音妙手練習 (內容 1.序曲一性圓明自然 4.果報障 至誠發願 及5.終曲)
• 學校校舍租用時間僅到中午十二時三十分為止，非必要下課後請大家按時離開以利校工清理環境。感恩您們的合作。
校園花絮十一、十二月份行事曆
• 11/20 - 正常上課日。第三堂課課外活動。懇親會。
• 11/27 – 感恩節停課一次。
• 12/04 - 正常上課日。第三堂課課外活動。
• 12/11 - 正常上課日。第三堂課課外活動。
• 12/18 - 正常上課日。第三堂課課外活動。人文講座。查字典識字測驗。
• 12/25 – 耶誕節停課一次。
教師與學生園地:
• 基於維護學生安全，所有教師、校務人員與學生請盡量穿著制服，若需要制服者請盡快到學校餐廳向淑蓉師姐洽詢。
• 家長或學生如在學生課業上有任何疑問，請到網路上老師的布落格＂查看資料＂！
慈濟園地:
• 慈濟基金會波士頓聯絡處將於明年一月二十八日在紐頓市會所舉辦新春祈福水懺法會，學校將參與部份演藝節目，希望有心的家長老師與同學們共襄盛舉，一起為地球眾生祈福，有意者請與校務人員聯繫。感恩您!
為了讓大家有機會了解演藝的內容與意義，慈濟將在會所舉行說明會及提供練習指導，詳細時段如下:
11/19 (星期六) 2:00PM- 4:00PM
第二次說明會: 內容 1.法譬如水序曲一性圓明自然 4.果報障至誠發願 及 5.終曲
11/22 (星期二) 8:30PM- 9:30PM
背誦經文與妙音妙手練習 (內容 1.序曲一性圓明自然 4.果報障 至誠發願 及5.終曲)
另有網路練習資訊供您參考:
水懺經藏演繹 (台北場) Water Repentance musical in Taipei, Taiwan
速度練習參考: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNDoWClzs0A&feature=related
1. 序曲 一性圓明自然 video length: 0:37:22 - 0:40:13
4. 果報障 至誠發願video length: 2:08:47 - 2:12:47
5. 大懺悔 video length: 2:21:20 - 2:24:20
序曲 一性圓明自然_ 妙音教學
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kN55eJPEeU&feature=related
序曲 一性圓明自然_ 妙手教學(圖) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXiy5kt1DTA&feature=related
果報障 至誠發願_妙音教學教學說明: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj1M7Puu8Y&feature=related
果報障 至誠發願_妙手教學說明: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U86OvpdH210&feature=related
• 儘管上次的愛給南非學子的活動相當成功，但是需要協助的南非學子人數眾多，因此慈濟基金會與人文學校將再度合作舉辦南非贈書活動，為南非的學童們提供更多的書籍文具和玩具，歡迎大家一同響應捐贈文具及英文書籍來幫助他們學習 (請參酌附件1與附件2)。
A) 書的種類：限英文書籍，幼兒至高中程度均可(不要雜誌類等)，書的狀況要良好(完整的封面，不要有破損或缺頁的)
B) 文具：如鉛筆、彩色筆或蠟筆、橡皮擦、空白活頁筆記本等 (不要自動鉛筆)
C) 小型填充動物玩具 Stuffed Animal：新的或是看起像是沒有用過的，4-6寸高左右，手掌可托拿的。
D) 益智性玩具
家長園地:
• 由於與JGM的活動撞期，十二月十八日學校將無法使用餐廳和體育館，明年一月二十二日必須於十一時四十五分前騰出餐廳。學校對所造成不便向您說聲抱歉。感恩您的合作!
• 由於天氣漸冷，最近有些麻州的公立學校開始在流行頭蝨，請家長和老師們提醒同學們良好衛生習慣的重要，並注意同學們有無類似頭蝨的症狀。謝謝您!
• 為了同學們的安全，家長若必須帶子女提前離校，請務必通知語文課與課外活動老師。謝謝您的合作!
• 近來天氣逐漸轉涼，日照時間也逐漸減短，除提醒大家注意行車走路的安全，也請大家要注意身體保健及準時上課的重要。
• 十月三十日學校因風雪停課一次，行事曆若有變更，學校會在確定後再通知大家。
證嚴上人的叮嚀與靜思語:
• 智慧並非從學識中得來，而是發自內心清淨的本性，體會人生和宇宙的真理，又真正能清淨無求地走入人群、服務大眾，這就是發揮智慧的使用權與良能。
• 心生感恩，是良知的開啟，也是踏出人生良能的第一步。
• 「孝」是為善之本。
• 不要爭面子，爭來的是假的，培養來的才是真的。
Communications – November 20, 2010
Tzu-Chi Academy, Boston
Dear Parents, Teachers, and Students:
With Holiday season coming soon, most of us must have already filled with expectation and joy. We hope you enjoy the delicious food and the new clothes with your family during the holiday. However, we would like to remind everyone not to forget those who are suffering and in dire need. Tzu Chi Foundation and our school are hosting again the “Sending Love to South Africa” event. South Africa has been out of apartheid for almost two decades. The South Africa government is working very hard to improve wellbeing of its people. However, due to the long ill in social, educational and economic structure, many African communities still live in poverty. Tzu Chi believes that education is one of the most effective ways to overcome the social problems in South Africa. Therefore Tzu Chi is committed to provide long term support by donating books and toys to those schools in poor areas of South Africa. South Africa's students really need our help, we preach our parents, teachers and students to come together to help those in need. If you are interested in bringing this message to your school, community or workplace, please contact any Tzu Chi or school personnel. Tzu Chi can provide you with boxes and letters. Thank you for your help!
Reminders and Highlights:
• On 11/19, some of TCAB parents, teachers, and students will join Tzu Chi Foundation’s visit to a Chinatown nursing home. This is one of the activities planned this year in the school’s humanity education initiatives. We appreciate the efforts made by our parents, teachers and students. Thank you
• The second parent teacher conference will be held this Sunday (11/20) at 11:30AM. The room assignment is as follows. We apology that some of classes have to use the same room due to extracurricular activity. We appreciate your understanding
Class | Room |
K1 | B211 |
B218 | |
K3 | B211 |
1st G | B227 |
2nd G | B217 |
3rd G | B209 |
4th G | B208 |
5th G | B218 |
6th G | A205 |
8th G | B212 |
9th G | A205 |
BI | A211 |
• Tzu Chi will visit Lexington nursing home on Monday 11/21 from 10AM to12PM. Anyone interested in joining or performing please contact Sister Jennifer Ying at 603-643-6407or jying32003@yahoo.com
• The school is officially close at 12:30 PM. Please do not stay after school to interfere with the custodian’s preparation for Monday regular classes. Thank you for your cooperation.
Campus–November/December Highlights:
• 11/20 – November 20th is a regular school day and extracurricular activities take place after class. Parent-teacher conference today.
• 11/27 – No class in observance of Thanksgiving holiday.
Teacher & Student Activities:
• All teachers, staff, and students should wear their uniforms. Whoever needs uniform please check with Sister Jennifer at school cafeteria ASAP.
• To celebrate the centennial of the Republic of China, the New England Association of Chinese School (NEACS) will sponsor competition events in Chinese Culture and Arts on November 5, Saturday from 1 PM to 5 PM at the Chinese Culture Center in Newton. Please check the attachment for details. If you are interested in participating in the competition, please contact our school staff.
• Parents or students please check the teacher’s blog on school web site for information if you have questions.
Tzu Chi Activities:
• Tzu Chi remains committed to assist those underprivileged students in South Africa. Beginning this month, Tzu Chi Foundation and Tzu Chi Academy will be collecting books for K-12 students in South Africa (please see attachment 1 and attachment 2 for details). Many of these South African students do not have the money or the resources to meet their educational needs and really need your help! Many of them are orphans and rely on their local orphanages for their necessities. Any donations will benefit them greatly. The following items are requested for donation:
Books：K-12 level, English only. The books should have a cover and in at least mint condition. (No magazines)
School supplies: pencils, color pencils, crayons, erasers, notebooks, etc. (No mechanical pencils please)
Stuffed animals, in either new or mint condition, 4-6” long preferred.
Educational Toys
If you are interested in making a donation, please drop the items off at the school cafeteria or local Tzu-Chi office. The collected items will be delivered to students in South Africa in the spring of 2012 through Tzu-Chi volunteers from the US and South Africa. We hope to help as many students as possible with this drive. For more information, please contact the local Tzu-Chi office at (617) 762-0569. Thank you for your time and generosity!
Parents Activities:
• Due to scheduled events at JGM, we will have no access to the cafeteria and gym on 12/18/11 while have to vacate from the cafeteria by 11:45 PM on 1/22/12. We still have access to all the regular classrooms. We apology for the inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.
• Temperature is falling and head lice are coming. Students in some Massachusetts public schools have recently been found to infect with head lice. Parents and teachers please remind students of the importance of personal hygiene and check the students for head lice periodically. Thank you
• For safety and security of the students, please notify their language and/or extracurricular teachers if parents decide to leave with them earlier.
• As the temperature is falling and daylight period is shrinking, we urge all of you to be mindful about the safety of driving and walking. We also want to remind you of the importance of healthy habits and punctuality for classes.
• The school was cancelled on 10/30 due to snowstorm. Any changes to the school calendar will be announced once decisions are reached.
Master Cheng Yen’s Teaching and Jing-Si Aphorisms:
• Wisdom does not solely grow from knowledge. The growth of wisdom is through purifying our thoughts, understanding the principles of life and Universe, and servicing the community selflessly.
• Appreciation of others is expression of conscience and beginning of our life journey to gain enlightenment.
• “Filial piety" is the foundation and starting point for all good deeds, kindness and virtues.
• It is meaningless to demand other’s respect. Only the respect inspired by goodness of one’s character is real and true.
