February 2021

MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL SUPERVISOR 校監的話

Dear parents,

親愛的家長：

A very warm welcome back to all our children and parents! Our school is full of life, laughter, and learning again – and we are excited to be back on campus as we continue to work with families on creating engaging and rigorous early learning experiences for all our students.

熱烈歡迎我們所有的孩子和父母！我們的學校再次充滿了生機、歡笑和學習的氣氛，我們很高興孩子們能重返校園，我們也將繼續與所有家長一起為孩子們創造更加引人入勝且嚴謹的早期學習體驗而努力。

Our Chinese New Year celebration set the tone for all of the possibilities ahead of us. Full of fun, laughter, singing, dancing, speeches, student interaction – and even a virtual feast – we were able to strengthen and maintain our connections. These connections can now flourish as we have the children back in classrooms full of enthusiasm and eagerness to learn across all of our curriculum areas.

我們的農曆新年慶祝活動為我們目前所有可能性定下了基調。整個活動充滿樂歡笑、唱歌、跳舞、演講、學生互動、甚至是虛擬的盛宴......這一切讓我們得以加強和保持聯繫。隨著孩子們回到充滿熱情和渴望的課堂學習，這些聯繫將會得到進一步的加強。

The seven areas of learning for the UK Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) are:

英國早期教育基礎階段（EYFS）的七大重點學習和發展範疇的元素包括：

• personal, social, and emotional development 個人、團體發展、情緒發展

• communication and language 溝通及語言發展

• physical development 體能發展

• literacy 讀寫能力

• mathematics 數學發展

• understanding the world 了解周圍的世界

• expressive arts and design 表達藝術與設計 

At Mills, we attach equal importance to all of these and explore them all in both English and Mandarin, with the addition of the exclusive MindUP curriculum to enhance children’s self-awareness and concentration. While children have not physically been at school, they may have missed out on some of these areas, especially physical development, personal, social and emotional development, and communication and language, and we are now ensuring that all age groups can catch up across all areas.

在苗士國際幼稚園，我們重視孩子們在這些領域的發展，並以英語和普通話進行探究學習，另外我們的MindUP獨家課程，更加可以增強兒童的自我意識和專注能力。儘管孩子們有一段時間沒有親身來到校園上學，也許錯過了某些領域的發展，比如體能、個人、社交、情感發展以及溝通。                                     

Thank you for completing the parent questionnaires. They are very helpful in guiding us as to your personal experiences over the past months and how we can best support your children going forward. We are always happy to discuss individual issues with parents, so please feel free to contact me or your child’s teacher directly.

另外，感謝家長完成了問卷調查。在過去的幾個月裡，你們的想法和感受對我們學校有很大的指導作用，是推動孩子向前發展的動力 。我們總是很樂意與家長討論和分享，歡迎你們繼續與我和老師直接聯繫。   

For K2 and K3 students, please continue to reach out to us if you would like advice or further support on the primary school admissions process. Our K3 class, while fully preparing students to enter local primary schools, is also accredited as equivalent to Year 1 at international school. This may be useful for parents whose future plans may be uncertain or who wish their children to remain at Mills for another year before moving on to their next school.

對於K2和K3學生，如果您希望在小學入學過程中獲得建議或進一步的支持，請繼續與我們聯繫。我們的K3班的孩子在為進入本地小學做充分準備的同時，也獲得了相當於國際學校一年級的認證。這對於未來計劃不確定的父母或希望他們的孩子在苗士國際幼稚園繼續一年學業的孩子和家長來說無疑是有用的信息。

We look forward to seeing you at Mills.

期待與您在苗士見面！

Warmest regards,
Ms Joanna