BAISHAN AWS WEEKLY UPDATE - November 20, 2020

BAISHAN AWS WEEKLY UPDATE - November 20, 2020

白珊·安妮高中周讯  2020年11月20日

Baishan AWS is partnered with Annie Wright Schools (AWS) in Tacoma, Washington and prepares students for higher education abroad.  Our Weekly Update is an opportunity for us to share all of the great learning experiences that take place both in and outside of our classroom, and is a testament to our commitment to communication with our parents as well as the community.

Baishan AWS, Qingdao, China  白珊·安妮高中是青岛白珊学校与美国华盛顿州塔科马市的安妮·怀特学校合作，为学生到海外继续学习做好准备的高中项目。每周的周讯是我们分享学生在学校课堂内外有趣学习经历的机会，也是我们致力于与家长和社区进行沟通的很好的工具和证明。  

 

白珊·安妮高中             

中国 青岛 

From the Director  项目主任总结

We appreciate the students' and parents' ability to adapt this week as we all adjusted to community utility maintenance.  I received notice Monday that the local utility company scheduled a power and water outage to allow for routine maintenance.  This impact boarding schools a bit different than day schools.  The decision to cancel school for Thursday was made out of respect for student comfort and health.

本周非常感谢所有学生和家长为适应社区公共设施的维护所做出的努力。本周一我们接到当地公用事业单位因为日常维护停电和停水的通知，这对寄宿制学校的影响不同于走读学校，因此本周四学校决定停课一天，这是出于对学生舒适和健康的尊重。

Because we value every day of learning as well as a show of good faith, our school has rescheduled this missed day by adjusting the previously scheduled Parent-Teacher Conference days in January.  January 28th & 29th will now be regular school days.  Semester reports will continue as normal.

我们重视每一个教学日，也重视诚信，因此本周四停课的这一天将会在1月份补上。我们调整了原定于1月份召开的家长会，1月28日和29日现在是正常的教学日。学期成绩报告仍将照常进行。

Monday, March 29th, however, will now be our Parent-Teacher Conference day.

3月29日星期一将调整为家长会日。

A College Visit 参观大学

As part of Baishan AWS's emphasis on preparing our students for college admissions, our students participated in a college visit Monday.  This particular visit was from a representative from the Savannah College of Art and Design, popularly known as SCAD.  SCAD now has three campuses around the world: Savannah, USA; Atlanta, USA, & Lacoste, France.  They also offer online course to meet current students' needs.

作为白珊·安妮高中为学生做好大学入学准备的一部分，本周一11年级的学生们进行了一次大学访问。本次访问由来自萨凡纳艺术设计学院（SCAD）的代表进行了讲解。SCAD在世界各地有三个校区：美国萨凡纳、美国亚特兰大和法国拉科斯特。为满足当前学生的需求，他们也提供在线课程。

Our Red-tie 11th graders joined younger students from Qingdao Amerasian International School.  This visit served two major purposes of our students.

11年级的学生和青岛美亚国际学校的学生一起参加了这次访问。这次访问主要有两个目的：

A couple of our students have shown propensities for Visual Art.  Being able to hear and see SCAD requirements and majors can help our students set goals, and possibly offer an avenue for a career.

首先，我们有几个学生对视觉艺术非常感兴趣。这次访问能够真切听到和看到SCAD学校对录取学生的要求和学校所开设的专业的介绍，可以帮助他们提前设定目标，并可能为他们提供一个将来的就业途径。

Secondly, whether the students are interested in SCAD or not, having these types of presentations help get our students on the path of reflecting on their own interests and university selections.

其次，无论学生对SCAD这所学校是否感兴趣，来自大学招生官的解说将引导我们的学生思考自己的兴趣和将来选择何种类型的大学。

In these times when travel is quite restrictive, we feel fortunate to have this visit from Savannah College of Art & Design and thank Allison for her persistence in getting here to represent the school.

在目前由于疫情原因出行受限制的情况下，我们很幸运可以真切了解萨凡纳艺术与设计学院（Savannah College of Art&Design）的招生要求，非常感谢Allison坚持不懈地代表学校为我们讲解。

Special thanks to Mark Brierley for helping organize this event.

特别感谢Mark Brierley帮助组织这次活动。

1 - Red-tie students learning about Savannah College of Art & Design. 11年级红领带学生了解萨凡纳艺术与设计学院

2 - Red-tie students learning about Savannah College of Art & Design.11年级红领带学生了解萨凡纳艺术与设计学院

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Mathematics with Mr. Guo 数学

Grade 10 students started a new unit on Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. They learned the meaning of simple and compound interest, and derived formulas to calculated interest. We discussed that similar method could be used to model population growth and decay.

十年级开始了指数与对数函数的学习。我们从生活出发，学习了简单利息和复利的计算方法，推导出了公式。类似的方法同样可以用来模拟数量增长和减少。

Grade 11 students tried to solve problems with the trigonometric identities and formulas they learned in the past two weeks. It has been hard for them and they are working slowly. 

十一年级的同学尝试着用过去两周学的三角函数知识和公式去解决问题，由于用到知识比较多，这一周的问题比较难，同学们进程缓慢。

Grade 9 students finalized their unit on graphing quadratic functions this week. We also reviewed previous knowledge of ratio and proportions to set up a foundation for our next topic, Similar Triangles.

九年级的同学结束了画一元二次方程图像的单元。我们复习了比例的基本知识，为下周学习相似三角形做好准备。

English Language Arts with Ms. Jia and Ms. Jenn 英语语言文学

Half way through the first semester, students are working their way through our second novel of the year. This week in ELA, 9th grade students continued reading The Catcher in the Rye while also exploring point of view and what makes a narrator unreliable. Pay It Forward is the novel 10th grade is reading, and the focus of this week was both a review of figurative language. Students also read an article about teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg. Finally, 11th grade students read about the history of the English language and began formulating arguments about the effects of language change and language diffusion on world cultures.

本学期已经过半，学生们正在努力完成本学年的第二部小说。本周在英语文学课上，九年级的学生继续阅读《麦田里的守望者》，同时也学习并探讨了小说的视角，观点以及什么可以导致叙述者的叙述不可靠。十年级的学生正在阅读《Pay it Forward》这部小说。本周学生们学习的重点是复习修辞性语言，除此之外，学生们还阅读并学习了一篇关于青少年气候活动家格雷塔·汤伯格的文章。十一年级的学生本周阅读并学习了英语语言的历史，并开始就语言变化和语言传播对世界文化的影响展开辩论。

Physical and Health Education with Coach Faamamafa 体育

This week we start off with our team building team and how to come up with different strategies to win the game. We repeat the flipping flat rubber disc to head and tail and see which team can end up having the most side face up. Students were able to talk and find a way on which one they should be more focus on rather than the one near them.

本周体育课上，我们从团队建设开始，学习了如何运用不同的策略来赢得比赛。我们练习了飞盘游戏 ，看看哪一支队伍最终会有最多的一面朝上。这项活动练习了学生们的交流能力和专注力。

We also have time to separate the students to master three skills in sport that they want to join in. Students were able to play badminton, basketball, volleyball, and some of them used the training room. I walked around to check if everyone got their three skills sorted out and help them do it in the right way and motion. Students learned how to use different equipment at the gym and how they are used.

 同时，学生们也对三项球类运动技能进行了分组练习。学生们可以根据自己的爱好选择打羽毛球、篮球或排球，还有一些学生选择了健身器材。我了解了每个学生喜欢的球类运动，并帮助他们以正确的方式和动作进行练习。学生们了解了如何在体育馆里使用不同的健身器材，以及它们的用途。

Physics with Mr. Kytle 物理

3 - These two worked hard to find out all they could about their chosen element.

 两位同学非常努力地研究他们所选择的元素。

4 - Eden and Justin working hard to finalize their project on Silver. Great Job!!!

Eden and Justin努力完成了关于银元素的研究报告。很棒！

5 - An amazing collaborative effort and a really well researched presentation!

令人印象深刻的团队合作！非常好的研究报告！

6 - Can the magnet move the tomato? 磁铁能移动西红柿吗？

7 - Everyone can place a coin on the side on a lemon, but what happens when the lemon is floating in a bowl of water? The students worked hard to overcome the force of Gravity.

每个人都可以在柠檬上放一枚硬币，但是当柠檬漂浮在一碗水里时会发生什么呢？学生们在努力克服重力的作用。

8 - A team effort to see if there are iron and other metals in this tomato.

 小组团队合作，看看在这个西红柿里是否有铁或其他金属元素。

9 - Rain is working hard to see if the force of electromagnetism can move his tomato.

Rain正在努力研究电磁力是否能移动他的西红柿。

This week there is a lot to report. The students finalized their presentations on their chosen elements and gave some really well researched presentations to the rest of the class. They are going to need this information as we have just started our Unit on Force and Matter. The four fundamental forces of the Universe are: Gravity, Electromagnetic Force, Strong Force, and Weak Force. The students started out this week by doing several lab activities where they examined these forces at work in our regular lives. We will continue to study these forces this week and next and see how they are responsible for the structure of the Universe.

本周在物理课上我们学习了很多知识。学生们完成了对他们所选元素的陈述，并给全班其他同学做了一些经过充分研究的报告。 我们开始学习力和物质这一单元，这些信息对他们来说非常有用。宇宙的四种基本力是：重力、电磁力、强力和弱力。本周学生们进行了几项实验活动，考察了这些力在我们日常生活中的作用。下周我们将继续研究这些力，看看它们是如何影响宇宙结构的。

Chemistry with Ms. Jiajia 化学

In this week, Grade 11 students learned covalent bonding, covalent substance, naming covalent compound, Lewis structure of covalently bonded molecules. Students made their own quiz for each other, and took the quiz to get well understanding.

这个星期，11年级学生学习了共价键，共建化合物，及其命名与Lewis 结构。学生间相互创造试卷，测试自己所学知识，加深自己对这周所学知识的理解与掌握。

Next week, they will study shapes of molecules, polar & non-polar VSEPR & hybridization, resonance & formal charge, metallic bonding, and alloys.

下周, 他们将学习分子构型，极性与非极性，价键理论与杂化，共振与形式电荷，金属键及合金。

Humanities with Ms. Brauer 人文科学

The Geographers of Grade 9 are studying what happens in developing countries where water stress and water scarcity means some people can’t access the safe water and sanitation, they need to live long and healthy lives.

本周九年级的地理学家们正在研究发展中国家的情况，在这些国家，水资源紧张和缺乏意味着一些人无法获得能让他们健康长寿所需的安全用水和卫生设施。

Our Historians have been traveling the Silk Road this week, setting off from the Han dynasty to venture West with silks and porcelains. They’ll return just in time for the Mongols to sweep down from the North!

本周十年级的历史学家们一直在走丝绸之路，从汉朝出发，带着丝绸和瓷器到西部探险。他们回来的时候将会遇到蒙古人从北方扫荡过来！

The Geographers of Grade 11 are continuing their development studies, comparing different possible paths of economic development, and evaluating critiques of the IMF, World Bank, and WTO that have grown in recent years.  

 11年级的AP人文地理学家们本周继续研究经济发展，比较不同的可行的经济发展路径，并评价近年来对国际货币基金组织、世界银行和世贸组织的一些评论性文章。

Chinese Language with Ms. Zheng 中国文学

本周中国文学课，同学们分组展示了他们的学术思想流派海报，并对第二单元的学习内容进行复习，以迎接下周的单元测试。同时，我们开启了第三单元——宗教信仰的学习，对各信仰宗教的来源、发展历程、教义等做了整体认知。接下来，我们会一起探索学习他们的魅力和奥秘。In this week's Chinese literature class, the G10 students presented their posters of academic thought schools in groups and reviewed the contents of unit 2 for the unit test next week. At the same time, we started the third unit - the study of religious beliefs, and made a comprehensive understanding of the sources, development process and doctrines of various religions. Next, we will explore their charm and mystery together.

11年级AP中文课的学生们已经非常扎实地掌握了句子成分划分的原则和方法，并能准确熟练地划分高难度的句子。通过课上的“汉语PK赛”，帮助学生进一步巩固了短语、句子等语法知识。另外，文化专题方面，学生们已经确定自己感兴趣的节日，并开始着手准备风俗文化专题Project。The students of AP Chinese class in G11 have mastered the principles and methods of sentence composition division, and can accurately and skillfully divide difficult sentences. Through the "Chinese PK contest" in class, it helps students further consolidate the grammar knowledge of phrases and sentences. In addition, in terms of cultural topics, students have identified the festivals that they are interested in and begin to prepare the custom and culture project.

Visual Arts with Mr. Brandt 视觉艺术

The Blue-tie 9th grade students are now applying their extensive research of colors and observational drawings to their selected subjects.   They are starting with the watercolor paint, learning how to use the different techniques.  The Red- and Green-tie 11th and 10th grade students are also applying their understanding of acrylic paint.

九年级蓝领带的学生现在正在将他们对颜色和观察画的广泛研究应用到他们选定的物体中。他们从水彩画开始，学习如何使用不同的绘画技巧。11年级红领带和10年级绿领带的学生也在将对丙烯画的学习应用到他们的作品中。

Both groups of students are demonstrating their skills of layering paints.   These techniques include wetting the paper first to create large, general areas with semi-transparent paint and the second technique of using dryer paint to create the intense colors that apply to details.

这两组学生都在展示他们学习的分层绘画技巧。这些绘画技巧包括：首先用半透明颜料润湿纸张，以形成大面积的一般区域；然后使用干燥的颜料，创作适用于细节的强烈色彩。

All students have a sketchbook assignment due Tuesday of this coming week:  creating a fruit still life based on observational drawings, as exemplified by the title image.

本周所有学生都有一项绘画作业：以观察图为基础，创作一幅水果静物画，如标题图片所示。这项作业的截止日期是下周二。

Chinese Studies with Mr. Zhan 中国文学

        法国思想家帕斯卡尔说：“人是一根能思考的草。”从某种意义上说，人的价值就是在于有思想。培养学生的思考力，是白珊·安妮项目课程的核心竞争力之一。9年级的学生们在学习了四篇经典的中国古典白话小说片段之后，不仅收获了鉴赏文学作品的一般性技巧，更是对文学作品所揭示的深刻主题有所思考。

         从《范进中举》中，我看到了中国古代科举考试的黑暗，对读书人心灵的腐蚀。从《三顾茅庐》中，我看到刘备求贤若渴的耐心和诚心，想到只要你肯坚持没有什么是干不好的事情。从《刘姥姥进大观园》这篇课文里我看到曹雪芹笔下的角色的性格都那么鲜明，即使是在笑的时候，也是个性鲜明。                          ——高晟翔

         在《范进中举》中，我读出了明清时期科举考试僵化而导致的一系列问题。范进对于功名利禄的不停追求令我思考我们学习的目的到底是什么。     ——纪晓雯

         文学的发展是这几年来人们非常关心的焦点问题之一，我认为阅读经典是文化传承的主要方式之一。我们当然应该紧跟时代，了解当下的文学以及影响文学发展方向的事件，但同时也不应将经典抛在脑后。这，大概是我学习第六单元取得的最大收获。                                                     ——张馨心

University Guidance with Ms. Du 美国大学升学指导课

This week, at the beginning of the class, I shared some ideas and experiences of the high school career planning training which the Qingdao Educational Bureau organized last week. It was a precious experience and the training confirmed that AWS is on the right track to help our students choose majors and universities. In this class, students got three worksheets to figure out what "MATCH" means for college application and they need to do research about three universities and fill out the form after class. Then students learned how to explore detailed information about a university and were invited to have a online visual campus visit of USC. Due to COVID-19, online visual campus tour provides students a good opportunity to visit international schools. They were impressed by the advanced facilities and excellent school environment, which could help them enhance motivation for study abroad.

这周，在开课的时候，我分享了青岛市教育局上周组织的高中职业生涯规划培训的一些想法和经验。这是一次宝贵的经验，培训证实了AWS在帮助学生选择专业和大学方面走在了正确的轨道上。在这节课上，学生们得到了三张工作表，用以了解“MATCH”这五个首字母代表的单词对于大学申请的意义，他们需要对三所大学进行调查，并在课后填写表格。然后，学生们学习了如何探索有关一所大学的详细信息，并被“邀请”到南加州大学进行在线虚拟校园访问。由于疫情在线可视化校园参观为学生提供了参观国际学校的好机会。先进的设施和良好的学校环境给他们留下了深刻的印象，这有助于他们增强出国留学的积极性。

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