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School News丨相约云课堂!小学部主管致大家的一封信

尊敬的家长及同学们,
Dear parents and students,
 
新型冠状病毒给全国,尤其是武汉人民造成了极大影响。在这漫长的假期中,我们看到了中国人民在抗击病毒的斗争中表现出的真正的韧性和团结:每个家庭都戴着口罩、耐心遵守检疫预防措施;医护人员在如此困难的条件下,依然奋战在战场前线……
The COVID-19 virus has created stress for the whole country and especially for the people of Wuhan City. Over this extended break we have seen the true resilience and unity of the Chinese people in the fight to contain this virus, from the average household, wearing masks and patiently following quarantine precautions, to the heroic medical professionals on the frontlines of the battlefield working under such difficult conditions.



鉴于持续停课,假期过于漫长,学校查找多方教育在线平台,决定使用企业微信,并在这周培训员工企业微信的使用方法。
With the potential for the suspension of regular  school to continue; and with the break already being this long, the school has been experimenting with various online teaching platforms and has for this last week been training staff in the use of our preferred platform: WeChat Work


针对目前的情况,小学部精英教师团队已纷纷复工,精心准备了云课堂,遵循常规课程内容,专为我校学子打造,根据不同年级不同的教学任务及学习目标,如常提供高品质教学服务,也会在线上指导中对学习效果做出评估。自3月2日起,小学生每天将有一节数学课、英语课、IPC课与语文课。课程将预先录制,并由中方教师发送时间表。每天将有一场与老师的现场直播,用以跟进、讨论当天的主题和学习。
In view of the current situation, FLIS primary teachers have prepared the online teaching curriculum, which contains regular course content, specially designed for our students at each grade level including differentiated teaching tasks and learning objectives. We will provide high-quality teaching services as usual and evaluate the learning effect online. From March 2nd primary students will have one lesson each day in Math, English, IPC and Chinese. The classes will be prerecorded and a proposed timetable will be sent by the students’ BT’s. There will be one live broadcast session with the teacher each day for follow up and discussion of the day’s topics and work.


*其他科目每周有一节课,家长可以选择恰当的时机让孩子们观看。
*Other subjects will have one lesson per week and can be viewed by children whenever the parents feel it is appropriate.
*为限制观看电子屏幕的时间,保持身体健康,学生应该在独立学习的时间学习课本,在周末限制电脑的使用。
*To limit the amount of screen-time and maintain good health, students should work in text books during Independent study time and limit computer-use during the weekend.



我们选择使用预先录制的视频,如此一来便可方便学生随时观看,要知道,我们仍有许多学生身处境外。此外,也考虑到许多中国学校将利用在线平台,可能会限制带宽和干扰直播课程的质量。学生如有不解之处,可重新观看视频,并在每天指定的时间于直播课上提问;家长如有任何关于家庭作业和课程运作的问题,请随时与您孩子的中方班主任或外方班主任联系。
We chose to utilize pre-recorded videos as they can be watched at any time convenient to the students and many students are still abroad. Also, because many Chinese schools will be utilizing online platforms which may limit bandwidth and interfere with the quality of live streamed classes. Students can re-watch videos if they don’t understand and ask questions during the live class each day at the designated time.  For any other questions about how homework and how the classes will work, please feel free to contact your child’s BT or Homeroom teacher.


感谢家长们对这些情况的理解与配合,我们希望通过进一步的合作与反馈,使这次云课堂体验令学生及教师双方受益。对我们所有人来说,这是一个令人兴奋的新台阶,事实上,在线学习很可能是教育的未来。我希望每个人都能继续遵循政府的指导方针,在这段艰难时期尽可能保持健康和安全。
I would like to thank you for your understanding and co-operation on these matters, and I hope that through further cooperation and feedback we can make this online teaching experience very beneficial for the students and teachers. It is an exciting new step for us all and, indeed, online learning may well be the future of education. I hope that everyone can continue to follow the government guidelines and stay as healthy and as safe as possible during these trying times.
 
谨启,
Yours sincerely,
 
Eddy McKenna
小学部主管

Principal of Primary