最近两周是福州西湖国际学校的「消防安全周」，幼儿园小朋友有些在课堂上学习了各种消防小知识、有些前往消防站，在消防员叔叔的悉心讲解下加深了对消防用具、灭火器械的了解。

The last two weeks have been “Fire Safety Week” at Fuzhou Lakeside International School. Some of the ECE students learned various firefighting tips in the classroom, while some went to the fire station to deepen their understanding of firefighting equipment and extinguishing devices under the careful explanation of the firefighters.

本周五，FLIS举行了全校性质的消防演练，师生们井然有序地撤离“火场”，再度复习了逃生种种注意事项，还目睹了消防员模拟转运受困落单人员。借此，希望大家的消防意识也有所提高，未来继续守护校园消防安全！

On Friday, FLIS held a school-wide fire drill, in which students and teachers evacuated the “fire scene” in an orderly manner, reviewed the precautions to be taken when escaping from a fire, and simulated how to rescue a person who was alone. Through this exercise, we hope that everyone's awareness of fire prevention has been raised and that we will continue to keep our campus safe in the future!

上周三，FLIS幼儿园邀请到了独立心理咨询师Sam女士，与家长及宝宝共同探讨「情绪控制」这一话题：你如何感知孩子的情绪？如何谈论情绪？

Last Wednesday, ECE invited Ms. Sam, an independent counselor, to discuss the topic of “Emotional Control” with parents and students. The discussions focused on questions such as: How to recognize emotions in your children? How can talk about them effectively?

在大脑发育完整、能自行决定自己的行为之前，孩子行为的导向往往由周遭人（家长、老师）的反应发起，我们对小朋友情绪事件的回应与处理极有可能直接影响下一次情绪事件的走向。有时，我们只看到了外化的行为，却忽略了孩子内在的情绪。

Until a child’s brain is fully developed and capable of regulating their behavior, their actions are often influenced by the reactions of those around them such as parents and teachers. Our responses to a child's emotional events are likely to directly impact the course of their subsequent emotional behavior. However, we often focus solely on outward behavior and overlook the child’s internal emotions.

心理咨询师Sam女士通过「生熟意面」与「情绪卡」配对两个游戏，让宝宝对不同情绪与态度进行区分，并学会用新的方式与家长沟通；此外，Sam女士还提醒家长注意，相似的表情之下可能隐藏着不同的情绪，我们不应武断地对孩子的情绪做出判定，耐心引导、细心沟通才是疏导之道。

Ms. Sam, a counselor, conducted several emotion-based games, such as “Raw and Cooked Spaghetti” and “Emotion Cards”, to help kids differentiate between different emotions and attitudes, and to learn to communicate with their parents in a new way. In addition, Ms. Sam reminded parents that different emotions may be hidden underneath similar facial expressions, and that we should not arbitrarily judge our children's emotions. Remember that patience, guidance, and careful communication are the ways to ease anxious minds.

每年11月第四个星期四是传统节日感恩节，一个家人团聚、分享火鸡大餐，反思并感谢生活中种种美好的日子。今年感恩节，FLIS在大堂设置了Thanksgiving大转盘，学子得以通过便签、绘画、歌曲等方式尽情抒发对亲人好友师长的感谢。

The fourth Thursday of November is traditionally celebrated as Thanksgiving, a day for families to gather, share a turkey dinner, reflect and give thanks for all the good things in life. This Thanksgiving, FLIS set up a Thanksgiving wheel in the lobby, where students were able to express their gratitude to their family members, friends and teachers through post-it notes, drawings and songs.

如果你依然不习惯于向他人表达感激之情、不晓得该如何组织语言，或许，你可以试试幼儿园Nancy老师教给大家的三步小技巧：

If you're still not used to expressing gratitude to others, maybe you can try the three-step tips taught by our ECE teacher Ms. Nancy:

- 首先，感受到他人的善意时，我们可以直接说“谢谢你”！

In the initial stage, start with a simple “thank you”. When you feel the kindness from others, just say “thank you”.

- 更进一步，可以表达得细节一些，说明具体感谢的内容，比如“谢谢你教我这一课，感谢你的付出，我真的很感激。”

Then, move on to more specifics, such as “Thank you for teaching me the lesson, thank you for your effort, I really appreciated it.”

- 不仅如此，我们还可以通过讲述他人行为对自己的影响来表示感谢，比如“谢谢你给我做了这么好的示范，我之前不知道，我会调整一下，以后试试这种方法。”

Further, express how the other person’s behavior has impacted you. For example: “Thank you for the good example you just showed me. I didn't know this way before. I will adjust and try it in the future.”

11月28日当天，我们延续传统举办了“百乐午餐会”，师生都带来家中最拿手的一道菜互相分享，在其乐融融的氛围中，FLIS大家庭一起庆祝了这个温暖的节日！

On November 28th, FLIS continued the tradition of hosting the Thanksgiving Potluck, where students and teachers brought their best home dishes to share, and the FLIS family celebrated the holiday together in a joyful atmosphere!

“感恩节是个让人不仅意识到世上有许多美好事物、还呼吁我们张开双臂拥抱它们的日子。”向师生们道一声迟来的感恩节快乐！愿大家都有家人、好友、美食相伴。

“Thanksgiving is not only being aware of the abundance of good in the world but embracing it.” A belated Happy Thanksgiving to the students and faculty! May you all be blessed with the company of family, friends, and delicious food.