Dear Parents,

　　Welcome back from our National Holiday break. I trust everyone had a pleasant and joyous holiday. It was wonderful to see all the children again as the campus was very lonely and quiet without them here!

　　歡迎從我們的國慶假期回來。我相信每個人都度過了一個愉快的假期。很高興再次見到所有的孩子，因為沒有他們在這里， 整個校園顯得非常的孤獨和安靜!
 

　　Prior to leaving for break the students and staff at ZWWC celebrated the holiday with a barbecue, live music by our students and performances by the students. Everyone joined in and had a pleasant evening with friends and teachers before leaving for the holiday. Our many thanks to Student Services and the Student Council for making this event possible.

　　在假期前，ZWWC學生和全體員工用燒烤、音樂和表演來慶祝。大家都很享受這次的活動，在假期前，所有的學生、朋友和老師們度過了一個愉快的夜晚。我們非常感謝學生處和學生對這次活動的組織和安排。
 

　　We return to a very busy time at ZWWC. The students are settling into their schedules and we are half way through the first quarter of the school year. Parents are reminded that they can check their student’s grades and homework results on the SchoolPal site. Your password is the same as your child’s. Please be sure to take a look as it will keep you informed on your students progress.

　　我們又回到了ZWWC非常繁忙的時刻。學生們正在計劃他們的學習和課程表，這周我們已經(jīng)過了這個學年的第一季度的一半。我們想提醒家長們，請在校寶上查看學生的成績和家庭作業(yè)。您的密碼與您孩子的密碼相同。請務必查看校寶，以便隨時了解您孩子的學習進度。
 

　　As we firmly believe that teachers never stop learning and are always working to become better and stronger at their vocation, we welcome Mr. David Roderick to our campus. Mr. Roderick is the Director of Professional Development. He will hold trainings for all teachers to instruct them in preparing students academically for Western Universities. He will also meet with teachers individually and in small groups to assist them in perfecting their teaching skills. We thank Mr. Roderick for working with us and appreciate the opportunity for continued growth.

　　我們堅信，教師們永無停止的學習和一直致力于在自己的職業(yè)中變得更好和更專業(yè)，因此我們邀請大衛(wèi)·羅德里克先生來到我們的校園。羅德里克先生是教學發(fā)展總監(jiān)。他將為所有教師進行培訓，指導他們?nèi)绾闻囵B(yǎng)學生進入國外大學。他還將單獨和小組會見教師，協(xié)助他們提高和完善教學技能。我們感謝羅德里克先生成為我們的合作伙伴和提供持續(xù)的成長機會。
 

　　There has been much discussion around the school regarding Advanced Placement classes and which classes a student should take. For your viewing I have included a revised list of the top twelve AP Tests according to College Board that are the most popular (please note this list has been altered to allow for classes that may be offered in China). This list is not a recommendation but for information only.

　　學校里有很多關于AP和學生應該上哪些課程的討論。為了便于您查看，我已根據(jù)較受歡迎的大學董事會列出了12項AP考試的修訂名單(請注意，該名單已進行了修改，以允許在中國提供課程)。這份名單不是推薦名單，僅供參考。
 

　　Best regards,

　　Phyllis Roderick

　　Principal ZWWC