ฝึกอ่านภาษาอังกฤษ ทบทวน เรียนรู้ศัพท์ใหม่ ๆ

สวัสดีครับ แหมทิ้งช่วงกันไปพอสมควร กับการฝึกการอ่านภาษาอังกฤษ และเรียนรู้ศัพท์เกี่ยวกับเรื่องการเรียนต่างประเทศ ฉบับนี้ขอนำผู้อ่านมาพบกับจดหมายถึงผู้ปกครอง และนักเรียน ของโรงเรียน Aranui High School ที่ประเทศนิวซีแลนด์ ซึ่งทางโรงเรียนได้แจ้งเรื่องราวและกิจกรรมต่าง ๆ ที่น่าสนใจในห้วงเวลาของการเรียนของนักเรียนต่างชาติที่โรงเรียน ไปยังผู้ปกครอง และนักเรียนได้ทราบกัน…เอาละครับ มาฝึกการอ่าน ทบทวน และเรียนรู้ศัพท์กัน ส่วนใหญ่เชื่อว่า คงไม่ยากนัก…

Aranui High School

Dear Parents & Students

Thank you for your care of the students this term! I truly appreciate the input you have into these students and allowing them to experience family life in New Zealand. We hear of some wonderful things that you do and places that you take them to - I appreciate that extra effort.  They do become like our own family and sometimes we need to confront them about things and other times encourage them.  I find that when you take time with rules, communication and treating them like your own, then there are fewer problems.

End of term

We ended Term 3 with a pizza lunch to celebrate coping with a hard and term, and a lot of rain!  The students have kept a good attitude and some great academic results were achieved. 

We also said goodbye to Henrik Stahmer who came to us from Germany for 1 term.  He was involved with the Outdoor Education and tells us that even though it was a short time he had great experiences and it was well worth coming.  All the best Henrik as you continue your life back home in Germany!

Ski Trip

A good group for our International students and they were lucky with the weather.  Some were skiing or snowboarding for the first time and others were experienced.

         Having a go at snowboarding                                   Some of the wonderful homestay parents

 Warmer Weather

Now that we are into Spring, you may need to remind the students that it’s time to put the heaters away.  There will be no heaters at school this term.  If they are cold they can always put o­n more clothes.  It is not healthy either to be depending o­n heaters.

Internet

Some students have the internet in their rooms, which is okay – so long as they are using it wisely.  Exams are coming up and they need to be disciplined in their study.  We don’t want to see them coming to school tired because they were o­n the internet for too long and then they had to study.  Study first!

Students staying over

Please make sure if your student says they are staying at another student’s homestay – check up!  They may not be. We want them to be safe and doing the right thing.  Keep up the texting when they are out at night so you know when they are getting home.

Term 4

We hope for some warm days this term. Our cups in the common room have all gone, so just a reminder if they have their own cup in their lockers that they are responsible for washing and putting them away - or drink bottles are an even better idea.  There is a nice water cooler for them in the common room.

Picnic & Study leave

The students finish for study leave o­n 13 Nov and o­n that day, we will have our farewell International Picnic at Spencer Park.  You are very welcome to join us.  We will have a BBQ, sports, presentations and photos.  The students will get there at about 10.30am and return at 3pm.

For those students who have exams – this time is for studying! Then they are free to return to their own countries.  Please make sure you have sighted their departure tickets and sorted out transport to the airport.  If they have excess luggage, they can be boxing that up now and sending it back. Please contact me if there are any problems there.

End of Year trips

This is for the students who won’t be sitting exams.  We have 14 of those students.  There will be forms coming out for you to sign and details of the trips.

Just briefly they are: Nov 17 – 20 – Hanmer Springs, Nov 24 – 26 – Tramping Trip, Dec 1-3 – Akaroa (Wainui camp). 

Christmas

Students staying over Christmas – homestays please include them in your Christmas celebration and also if they are travelling they will need to plan with me and have all the permission forms signed.

before school finishes o­n16 December.

             INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT – END TERM 3 2008

Contacting

If you have any queries or concerns regarding your students, I will always have my cellphone with me: either call or txt 021 236 7274 or 021 043 4621. You can get me o­n the school number or leave a message o­n 388 7083 ext 860. Tonya’s extension is 861. 

Kind Regards

Sue Scheib  

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MANAGER