December 2020
MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL SUPERVISOR 校監的話
Dear parents and children,
親愛的家長和孩子：
Thanks to all of you for your participation in our End-of-Year Concert. Despite the challenges of this difficult year and the need to speak, sing, dance, and play over Zoom, the feelings of joy, community, and celebration shone through very brightly.
感謝大家參與我們的年終音樂會。儘管在這艱難的一年中充滿挑戰，而且我們需要在Zoom上對話、唱歌、跳舞和遊戲，但是歡樂和彼此間的聯繫藉由這次慶祝活動貫穿了整個音樂會。
This successful collaborative event is indicative of the resilience that we have all built up, and the learning and growth mindsets that we are embracing, regardless of our ages, backgrounds, and cultures. At Mills, we feel very blessed that we have this rapport with our families and look forward to even closer ties in 2021 whatever the new year may bring.
這次成功的協作活動表明我們已經建立了靈活的學習能力，無論年齡、背景和文化如何，我們都在學習和成長。在苗士，我們很開心能於與家長們保持這種融洽關係，並希望無論新的一年如何，我們都將在2021年建立更緊密的溝通和合作。
We celebrated leadership and confidence by announcing our class captains and head boy and head girl for this academic year – many congratulations to them. We also celebrate the unique and important role all students at Mills to develop in their own ways and achieve their own measures of success. We are a small, inclusive, and nurturing school and every single child matters.
我們宣布了本學年的男、女領袖生和各班的班長，以表彰他們的領導才能和自信心-恭喜他們。我們也祝賀苗士的所有孩子們都在以自己的方式發展並取得了很大的成功。我們學校雖然不大，但是，我們是一所包容性很強的學校，對於我們來說，每一個孩子的發展都是同樣重要的。
We marked December with the spirit of giving as we sent four large crates of much-needed food supplies to Feeding Hong Kong and continued to support Save the Children with their Christmas Jumper Day. Thanks to our parents for continuing with your support when it is needed more than ever.
12月份，我們以捐贈讓孩子們感受到「施比受更有福」的道理，我們為樂餉社捐贈了4大箱的食品，並繼續通過一年一度的聖誕節毛衣日來支持香港救助兒童會，把愛心獻給有需要的人。在此，感謝爸爸媽媽們為他們提供了比往年更珍貴的幫助。
Most parents have recently met with their child’s teachers and discussed academic reports and progress during the parent-teacher consultations. We value these conversations as part of our ongoing partnership in providing the best early years foundation and learning experiences. I also had the pleasure of speaking to many parents directly to discuss and share parenting and educational tips and advice. We are always happy to meet with parents – not just at fixed times of the year – so please reach out to us anytime with concerns or questions.
大多數家長都在家長會上與老師進行了會談，並在家長-老師見面會上討論了孩子在學校的學術表現和學習進度。我們重視這些談話，並將其作為我們長期合作關係的一部分，為提供最佳的早期基礎和學習經驗努力。我本人也很高興能與不少的家長見面、溝通，討論和分享育兒的經驗，並對一些教育的技巧提出相應的建議。我們一直特別注重和家長的見面和交流，我希望我們的溝通不侷限與特定的時間，任何時候，如果你們有問題或疑慮，都歡迎向我們提出。
My very grateful thanks to all of our hardworking and dedicated team at Mills, across administration and teaching, for their ingenuity, conscientiousness, and creativity this year. They have always placed the needs of the children first and done everything in their power to facilitate engaging learning.
另外，我非常感謝我們苗士全體勤奮敬業的團隊，她們在行政管理和教學領域都表現出了獨創性，盡責性和創造力。她們始終將孩子的需求放在第一位，並儘其所能促進孩子的學習。
We wish you and your families peaceful, happy, and healthy season’s greetings, and look forward to new adventures in 2021.
最後，我們祝願您和家人度過和平，快樂和健康的節日，並期待踏入2021年新的里程。
Warmest regards,
Ms Joanna