Principal’s Monthly Letter In November 2024

Principal’s Monthly Letter

30^th November, 2024

Dear colleagues,

      Late November,is a season for harvest as well as for giving thanks. As November slips away, we are on the verge of saying goodbye to autumn and welcome the quiet early winter. In busy November, the school has steadily pushed forward all its undertakings in areas of teaching and learning, home-school collaboration and international exchanges. Now, let’s take a look back on all the events and activities.

TEACHING AND LEARNING：

     Primary School: As for pastoral care, Constitution-themed class meetings and fire drills have enhanced awareness, and parents’ open days have promoted home-school collaboration. In teaching, the Project “Around 80 Days” has deepened and shown learning achievements with the Sports Event. The Chinese and Maths departments hosted district-level professional development activities, receiving positive feedback. Routine tasks such as teaching plan inspection and homework feedback have been carried out in an orderly manner, ensuring the continuous enhancement of teaching quality. Special activities like English Week and PM reading have been carried out successively, highlighting the improvement of English reading and comprehensive abilities. Many students have won multiple municipal and district level awards in English, Chinese, maths and other subjects, fully demonstrating their in-depth learning skills and capabilities.

      Middle School: has carried out various key tasks in moral education and teaching, striving to promote the holistic development of students. In terms of pastoral care, the opening ceremony of the sports event themed “Around 80 Days” demonstrated the characteristics and unity of the year group. The tutorial system and year-group assemblies have greatly enriched students’ school lives. Parents were invited to give lessons, and teachers were encouraged to take part in various teaching activities. Subject-week activities such as Math Week and English Week were organized either outdoors or on the stage, enabling students to understand the concept of “learning actively and applying knowledge in practice”. The “Open to See the World” project and the Students’ Council in Trivium Centre have further emphasized the internationalization of education. In addition, competitions, mid-term exams, and exam quality analysis were conducted, and teachers summarized and shared their experiences, thus laying a solid foundation for the academic development in Middle School.

SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT：

      In November, the school made steady progress in multiple areas. It continuously enhanced the CCA courses and managed external suppliers and teachers. The evaluation system for CCA courses received positive support. The school will keep on improving curriculum planning, as well as management transparency and efficiency to ensure high – quality implementation. Through our combined efforts, issues such as attendance, class-hour calculation, asset inventory, new campus relocation, and salary payment optimization have been gradually standardized and promoted. In the future, the school will further eliminate barriers to information communication and promote a written-information-confirmation system, so as to better protect everyone’s rights and interests. Meanwhile, campus safety measures and

dining services are being continuously strengthened to guarantee the safety of teachers and students.

       Dear colleagues, in the course of the school’s transformation and development, the standardization of processes, the updating of policies, as well as the changes in culture and environment will make everyone experience of change and discomfort. However, I have deeply sensed your inclusive, understanding and support. After all, we are well aware that any reform demands great courage and determination! In the days to come, I will redouble my efforts and, together with all of you, make our campus an even better place!

STUDENTS DEVELOPMENT：

     The English Week with the theme of “Around 80 Days” and the PM reading activities have come to a successful conclusion. I’m very glad to congratulate Li Siyuan and Yang Shenyu on winning the Best Thesis Award and the Silver Team Award in the Yale Global Round of the WSC. In the SPBCN spelling bee competition, 267 contestants advanced to the semi-finals, and in the ESDP, 14 students advanced to the semi-finals. Also, we would like to extend our congratulations to Ms. Wang Yuxin, Ms. Wang Jiawen and their students for winning awards in the Minhang “Little Chinese Character Master” event. Congratulations are also due to Ms. Bu Xiaolan and her students for winning the Composition Contest in the Yangtze River Delta area. We congratulate Mr. Gu Xuefeng and his students for winning the Minhang award in the “Yangtze River Delta Youth Artificial Intelligence Olympic Challenge”. Congratulations to students guided by Ms. Bu Xiaolan and Mr. Wang Jialin for winning the second prize in the 14th Shanghai Youth Campus Film and Television Creation and Practice Activity “Campus EFP Multi-Camera Creation”. And congratulations to the students coached by the PE department for winning multiple awards in the finals of the Fourth Shanghai Citizens’ Sports Meeting. Congratulations to Ms. Bu Lingxuan’s basketball team for winning first place in the girls’ category and fourth place in the boys’ category in the 3v3 ECNU Invitational Tournament in primary school, and to the students guided by Mr. Li Qianlei for winning third place in the middle school group. Congratulations to the students taught by Ms. Yan Kewen for winning multiple awards in the Minhang Calligraphy Competition. Furthermore, we congratulate the Chinese and Maths Departments for guiding students to participate in the Ancient Poetry Recitation Competition, the Taofen Cup Shanghai Composition Activity, and the Australian AMC Maths Competition. Finally, congratulations and appreciation on the complete success of the 2024 Annual Sports Event in which all of you participated.

TEACHERS DEVELOPMENT：

      Congratulations on the school’s breakthrough in district-level key research projects. Congratulations to Ms. Wang Yuxin in the primary school for being named one of the top ten reciters in the Shanghai Children’s Literature Reading Forum. Congratulations to Ms. Zhu Tingting, Ms. Yang Xuanxuan and Ms. Yao Fangyuan in the middle school for winning prizes in the Minhang Teaching Planning Competition. Congratulations to Ms. Han Jing for winning the third – prize in the area of Moral and Political teaching. Congratulations to the primary school Maths and Chinese departments, as well as Ms. He Xuening, Ms. Liu Yurou, Ms. Ma Lijuan and Ms. Ding Yan for their outstanding demonstration lessons, all of which were highly praised by colleagues from other schools. It is also worth noting that there are many other colleagues who are dedicated to their daily teaching work. A big and fat thank you for your great efforts and dedication!

SCHOOL QUALITY：

      With the arrival of the November Thanksgiving season, the school held its annual parents – appreciation event, sincerely expressing gratitude and sending best wishes to the parents. The school also warmly welcomed Dr. Ben from CIE and the management team from Yunnan Yili Primary School. These exchanges and visits have fully demonstrated our ability to exert external influence.

NEW CAMPUS：

      The construction of the new campus is proceeding as scheduled. At present, the exterior walls and roofs of buildings such as the art center, sports center, and teaching buildings have been completed. The elevator debugging is nearly done, and the electromechanical pipelines in the basement have been properly installed. Areas like teaching buildings, administrative buildings, and cafeterias have entered the stage of fine decoration, and the installation of electrical pipelines is also being carried out gradually. The school will keep updating the construction progress in a timely manner.

       Dear Colleagues, the famous Chinese educator Mr. Lv Shuxiang once said, “Education is like farming.” We should firmly believe in the laws of education and respect the individuality of each student. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and learning, which enables every child to be immersed in knowledge. Thank you for actively participating in integrated inquiry-based learning, giving every child the opportunity to explore the world. Thank you for enthusiastically participating in assemblies, providing every child with the chance to shine on the stage. In the future, we will aim at holistic education with academics as the core.

        As the end of the year is approaching, let’s continue to maintain our enthusiasm and concentration, and strive to bring 2024 to a successful conclusion! Now, let us take a look at the plans for December:

Warm regards,

Leo GE

Principal