1、 欧几里得数学竞赛 Euclid Math Contest

本周，欧几里得数学竞赛正式开赛。开赛前，数学组组长何老师为参赛同学们详细介绍了线上的竞赛流程，细化了细节，帮助同学们细致的完成赛前准备阶段。正式竞赛当天，9-11年级共计15位同学准时参赛，并顺利结束，期待未来收到这些同学们的好成绩。

This week, the Euclid Math Contest began. Early this week, Miss. Scarlett He, the leader of the Mathematics Group, introduced the online competition process to the participating students in detail, and helped the students carefully prepare for the Contest. On the day of the contest, a total of 15 students from G 9 to G11 participated on time and all of them completed it successfully. We look forward to receiving good results from these students in the near future.

2、 G9 、G10家委课程会议 Curriculum Meeting With G9、G10 Parents Representatives

线上授课迎来第四周，学校的教学建议反馈渠道收到了不少家长、学生们的建议。校长办公室经过几番讨论、调整后，与G9、G10的家委们召开了线上会议，就学生们的学习状态、学习效率、上课时间表等展开讨论，并沟通得出初步可行方案。

This is the 4^th week of online teaching, and the high school administration received many suggestions from parents and students. After several rounds of discussion and planning, the Principal Office called an online meeting with the parents representatives of G9 and G10 to discuss the students' learning status, efficiency of learning, and adjustment of the online teaching timetable. As a result, an agreed feasible plan was reached after the meeting.

3、 G9、G10 学生代表会议 Curriculum Meeting With G9、G10 Students Representatives

本周，校长助理刘老师就学校在线课程调整初步方案与九年级、十年级学生代表召开座谈会，一方面了解学生在线学习的状态、效果，另一方面了解对于初步课表调整方案的意见反馈。学生们各抒己见，不仅给予自己真实、真诚的反馈；并开动脑静，给予了具有建设性的意见建议从而优化已有的方案。

This week, Assistant Principal Miss. Ann Liu held two symposiums with students' representatives of G9 and G10 respectively. At the meetings, students discussed the possible adjustments for the online learning timetable, and the Miss Liu asked students about their experiences and effectiveness of online learning. Students openly expressed their own opinions, brainstormed constructive suggestions so as to optimize the existing plan.

4、 ISP项目 Ivy Successful Program

ISP项目旨在帮助有意向冲刺英国牛剑及G5、美国藤校及其TOP30院校的学生进行更加个性化的留学方案规划。校外专业升学规划师与校内升学办公室双向合作，帮助学生从课程能力、综合素养、假期语培等方面进行全面规划，助力名校冲刺。

The ISP Program aims to help students, who intend to study in the G5 universities in the UK and the Ivy League Universities or the Top 30 universities in the United States, in terms of personalized university application planning. Professional counsellors outside the school cooperate with the Counselor Office in the school to help students make comprehensive plans on the improvement of academic ability, well-rounded quality, language training plans in holidays, so as to increase the possibility of top university admissions.

5、 艺术——宅家更应该创作 Arts — Creations at Home

4月来临，艺术课程的同学们也迎来了他们又一阶段的作品收尾工作。即便宅在家中，DP2 的火域皓同学也未将创作放下，运用其杰出的建模能力，模拟学校环境，创作了极具想象力的展览作品。

April is with us, the students in the Visual Arts course have to finish their work of this stage and their art works seem come to the final stage. Even at home, Martin Huo of DP2 did not delay his creation. He used his excellent modeling ability to simulate the school environment and created imaginative exhibition works.

6、 讲座：艺术留学申请 Lecture：Art Schools applications

学艺术的学生该如何申请大学呢？艺术组老师Christelle 特邀了专业艺术方向申请分析师，给同学们从作品、语言成绩、课程成绩、文书等方面向同学们做了详细的分析，希望给同学们提供帮助，尽早规划未来的路线。

How should art students apply to college? Ms. Christelle Herve, the leader of Visual Arts Group, specially invited a professional art application analyst to make a detailed analysis to our students about the works, language achievements, academic achievements and documents, hoping to provide help to the students and plan the future route as soon as possible.

7、 华师大教授与你聊老舍 Lecture About Lao She by ECNU Assistant Professor Feng

老舍，原名舒庆春，字舍予。中国现代小说家、作家、语言大师、人民艺术家、北京人艺编剧 ，新中国第一位获得“人民艺术家”称号的作家。4月8日，中文组有幸邀请到华师大中文系凤媛副教授跟学生们分享他近年来对于老舍先生的研究与认识。

讲座主题：“你知道如何正确读‘老舍’吗？——老舍的人生和文学世界”

Lao She, formerly known as Shu Qingchun, is a novelist, writer with the title of "people's artist". (A famous artist and writer in China from 1899 to 1966)  On April 8, the Chinese Subject Group had the honor to invite Professor Ms. Feng of East China Normal University to give a lecture to our students about her research and understanding of Mr. Lao She in recent years.

8、 DP2 英语口语考试 DP2 English Speaking Exam

紧张的考试周仍在继续，随着模考，高三IB的学子们迎来了英语口语考试。 疫情并没有影响到老师和学生的备考热情以及有序的口语考试安排。在英语口语考试中，学生需要一对一根据提示（图片或者文学作品选段）和考官探讨5大主题（Identities, Experiences, Human ingenuity, Social organisation, Sharing the planet)，展现自己的话题拓展能力和思维深度。

The Mock Exam Week continues. With the Mock Exam, IB DP2 students ushered in the Individual Oral English assessment. The COVID pandemic does not affect the enthusiasm of teachers and students in preparing for the exam and the orderly arrangement of oral examination. In the oral English test, students need to discuss five themes (identities, experiences, human ingenuity, social organization, sharing the plane) with the examiner one-on-one according to the tips (pictures or selected passages of literary works), so as to show their ability of topic expansion and their depth of thinking.

9、 DP2 家长会 DP2 Parents Meeting

四月，12年级的同学们未来两个月进入关键时期。在此疫情之下，校长办公室的老师们与家长们沟通了毕业班的安排。黄校长向家长们简单介绍了学校在学生学习、考试、和大学申请方面的总体安排，高中部副校长兼DP 协调员王茹老师介绍了未来一段时间内DP学生们的课程、复习、考试方案，高中部校长助理兼A-Level项目协调员Nikolaos Bitos则分享了A-Level课程的一系列考试、复习准备计划，大学指导办公室最后分享了后续的申请工作安排。

In April, G12 students entered a critical period in the high school study. Under this pandemic, teachers in the Principal's Office communicated with parents about arrangements of the graduation class in the next a few months. Principal Leo Huang briefed the examination, application and overall support of the school to the parents. The high school Vice Principal, DP Coordinator Ms. Maggie Wang described the courses, review and examination plans of DP students. The high school Assistant Principal, A-level coordinator Mr. Nikolaos Bitos shared a series of examination and review preparation plans of A-level course, and the Counselor Office shared information and arrangements after university admissions.

10、 教师会议 在线教学质量调查

过去一周中，校长办公室在学生中进行了在线教学质量的调查，经过分析后，校长就各年级在线教学质量和问题与全体高中教师进行了分析，并提出了具体的改进建议和要求。由于授课软件的局限性，线上教学的一些弊端影响了学生的学习体验。在听取了各方建议的基础上，老师们就课表安排、教学形式、教学手段进行了系统的讨论，校长鼓励教师探究新方法，为同学们创建更加丰富多彩和有效的在线课堂。

In the past week, the Principal Office conducted a student survey on the teaching quality to collect the feedback about the ongoing online teaching. At the Friday staff meeting, Principal Leo Huang analyzed the survey results of each grade. Due to the limitations of software, the learning experience of students were impacted to some extent. The teachers discussed possible changes of the timetable, teaching methods, and teaching technology, the Principal encouraged teachers to explore new methods in order to create more engaging and effective lessons for students.

11、 好书分享 Book Recommendation By Ms. Rebecca Hebert, The English Subject Group Leader

12、 重要预告 （upcoming events）

 第10周： 高中部期中考试周  (HS mid-term examination)

老师和同学们将一起进行复习迎考的准备。学部在第9周将安排对学生的考务培训。

Revision lessons and tasks will be made for preparing for mid-term examination.  Student training will happen during week 9.