第十一卷第二期中華民國九十五年四月十五日 April 2006

實中歡渡二十七屆校慶

本校於三月二十四日慶祝第二十七週年校慶。當天一早校園中便見師生家長們忙碌的穿梭於教室、走廊與攤位之間，早早開始所有慶祝活動的預備工作。校慶大會於8:00在活動中心舉行，國高中部的管樂開幕演出以及來賓與師長們的祝福展開了一天的序幕，接著雙語部的街舞表演、幼稚園部大班的可愛舞蹈、國小部的舞舞生風、國高中部老師的精采踢躂舞以及雙語部的啦啦隊表演陸續登場，接連的精采表演炒熱了大會的氣氛。慶祝大會之後，同學們最愛的園遊會、跳蚤市場、卡拉OK大賽等讓校園整天都熱鬧滾滾有如節慶，而同時在圖書館進行的是「與線條同遊」成果展以及退休教職員工茶會，另外還有中英文書展以及各部學生作業展等。感謝許明財市長、科管局何有忠組長、戴禮明前校長、吳榕峯前校長以及家長會陳禎進會長等貴賓們撥冗蒞臨，熱情參與，同賀實中二十七歲生日，讓我們一起預祝實中的明天更燦爛美好。

國小部獲選「99年教育部閱讀磐石學校」

本校國小部長期深耕閱讀教學，設計一系列閱讀課程並發展多元閱讀活動。從整體的閱讀活動辦理，到各年級、各班全面性的閱讀教學方案設計與執行，要讓國小部的每一個孩子，一步步愛上閱讀而能主動閱讀，並能經由讀、說、寫提高語文能力。我們相信閱讀力的增強，將帶動知識力、學習力與創造力的相對提升。國小部本次以「悅讀花路米」方案參與閱讀磐石學校的評選，經新竹市初選脫穎而出而獲推薦參與全國閱讀磐石學校選拔，經評審委員多日評選後，再度肯定本校老師們在閱讀教學上的用心，而獲選為「99年度教育部全國閱讀磐石學校」，於3月31日在國家圖書館頒獎，並獲頒二十萬元獎勵金。國小部師生努力有成，特此恭賀，並歡迎有興趣多了解閱讀教學相關資訊者參閱國小部悅讀花路米網站(黃珍汝老師報導)。

高中部舉辦「物理辯論競賽」

高中部於3月19日在國文科教室舉辦「物理辯論競賽」，由高二4班與高一5班學生組隊參賽，就複雜科學問題進行辯論。競賽以全英語方式進行，學生對問題經過充分、深入理解，並提出具有說服力之論證，再經由辯論過程中澄清與辯護，而達到物理科學概念之深入學習之目的。「物理辯論競賽」自1月初籌備伊始，參賽學生們經過分組、資料蒐集、閱讀、思考與整理、提出英文論述、戰略推演等冗長準備過程，雙語部物理教師Mr. Jay Shumway並應邀就「以英文進行物理問題辯論之相關技巧」為學生做賽前培訓，終於在比賽當天兩隊學生均充分展現對物理問題之深刻理解以及英文口語表達以及辯論能力，精采。感謝劉秀敏老師與行政教師熱心主辦，以及清華大學物理系周亞謙教授、Mr. Shumway以及劉秀敏老師撥冗共同擔任競賽評審，預祝明年能延續此一精彩的學術論戰，成為實中又一個永續的傳統。

雙語部與台南一中交換學生

台南一中與實中雙語部的交換學生計畫於於3月間成功完成第一次交流。3月8日至12日之間，10位台南一中的高二與高三學生在雙語部進行一週的參訪與上課。3月8日當天的歡喜迎賓以及中午與接待家庭的餐敘揭開此次深度交流活動的序幕，接著參訪學生們依年級分別編入10A、10B、11A與11B四個班級正式隨班上課，並參與10乙和11年級的中文班和AP Biology與AP Chemistry兩個選修班的課程。5天課程之外，雙語部並特別安排廖伯森教授在3月9日就「大學入學考試英文科—作文與翻譯試題之評分標準與應考方法」為學生們作專題演講，以及在3月10日下午安排新竹市區參觀，以期學生們的來訪能在課業、生活以及新竹市景觀與人文上都能有所認知與體驗。感謝9個接待家庭對來訪學生在生活起居與交通上的協助與照料，並肯定工作人員籌備與辦理此次交換計畫之辛勞與努力。台南一中校長並且熱情邀約本校高中及雙語兩部學生參訪台南府城，體驗南台灣的艷陽與熱情。

幼稚園部校外教學環保淨湖

幼稚園部於3月26日上午9:30~11:00間在靜心湖畔舉辦「春之頌」校外教學暨賞花淨湖活動。幼稚園部本學期起實施「品德教育--環境整理與美化」計畫，經由常態性整理班級與校園環境，以及每個月一次全園「綠色家園日」活動，從環境整理與美化中建立幼兒收拾整理的能力、培養幼兒服務的態度，進而達到強化幼兒品德教育的目的。3月26日的第一次全園「綠色家園日」賞花淨湖活動在幼稚園部全體師生及家長共同熱心參與之下圓滿完成。本學期後續一系列全園性活動還包括4月16日的「環保小尖兵」活動，邀請「慈濟環保回收站」的環保老師以分站遊戲方式宣導資源回收的概念及方法；5月7日的感恩奉茶活動讓孩子學習對長輩表達謝意並表揚家事小幫手；6月11日佈置美化校園環境以回饋師恩，以及6月26日邀請家長參與全園大掃除等。希望經由這一系列以環保、淨化、感恩、回饋為主題的活動，能引導孩子在校、在家都能體恤老師、家長辛勞而主動協助淨、美化生活環境，並從中陶冶良好心性，讓品德教育深深扎根。

NEHS Celebrates 27^th Birthday

NEHS celebrated its 27^th birthday on March 24^th. Teachers, parents and students started setting up for school anniversary early that morning, bustling between classrooms and designated booths. The ceremony started at 8 a.m. in the gymnasium and opened with a performance by the school’s orchestra, followed by inspiring speeches from teachers and guests and performances by students from all departments. After the ceremony, students enjoyed the anniversary flea market, karaoke competition, and the exhibition in the school library. Special thanks to Mayor Shiu, Dr. Y.C. Ho from the Science Park Administration, former principals Dr. Tai and Dr. Wu, and PTA Chairman Mr. Chen for taking time to celebrate NEHS’ 27^th birthday. Let us all wish NEHS a brighter tomorrow.

Elementary Department Wins the Title of “Reading Bedrock”

Elementary department has always emphasized the importance of reading, and has designed a reading curriculum and various activities to make reading fun. Students from all grades and classes are blessed with the opportunity to grow a passion for reading, at the same time improving comprehension, oral, and writing skills. Elementary teachers believe that the stronger the reading ability, the more knowledge, learning aptitude, and creativity a person will have. The Elementary “Reading Follow Me” program won first place in the citywide “Reading Bedrock” preliminary, and received the grand award along with 200,000 NT at the national competition on March 31^st. Thanks to the elementary department’s teachers for their hard work and congratulations on their success! Check out the Elementary Department’s reading website for more details of their fabulous work.

High School Department Conducts "Debate on Physics” Competition

High School Department conducted the “Debate on Physics” competition on March 19^th at the Chinese Classroom. Classes H2-4 and H1-5 participated in the debate on complex science issues in English. With prior studies and in-depth understandings, students brought convincing evidence and persuasive arguments into the debate and learned scientific concepts through the process. The preparation started in early January and students went through the lengthy process of forming groups, collecting data, reading, thinking, writing English arguments and designing debate strategies. Mr. Jay Shumway, physics teacher from IBSH, helped train the students on how to debate Physics topics in English and both teams did well. Thanks to Ms. Laura Liu for her enthusiastic efforts in hosting this event and judging the competition, and to Dr. Y.C. Chou from Tsinghua University and Mr. Shumway from IBSH for taking time to be the judges. We wish to continue this debate next year and make it another tradition of NEHS.

Tainan First Senior High Students Visit IBSH

Tainan First Senior High (TNFSH) and IBSH successfully completed the first student exchange program. 10 students from TNFSH participated in classes with 10A, 10B, 11A, and 11B from March 8^th to the 12^th.Other than the 5 days of class, IBSH arranged for Professor Liao Bo-Sen to lecture on the topic of college entrance exams on the 9^th and a tour of Hsinchu city on the 10^th. Special thanks to the 9 host families for taking care of the visiting students and to the organizers of this program. Principal Huang of the Tainan First Senior High invites students from both High School Department and IBSH to visit TNFSH and experience the southern Taiwanese culture soon.

Kindergarten Students Clean Lakeside

Kindergarten Department held a lakeside fieldtrip on March 26^th between 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Jin-Shin Lake. Students and teachers enjoyed the gorgeous spring blossom while picking trash at the lakeside. Beginning this semester, Kindergarten Department implements a “Character Education through Environmental Care” program. Through regular classroom clean-ups and the once-a-month "Green Day" cleaning activities, students will build up cleaning skills and the right attitude towards service. March 26^th was the first "Green Day" activity and it concluded successfully. A series of activities will follow: April 16^th, “Little Environmental Soldier” program invites teachers from Tzu-Chi Recycling Station to teach recycling through games; May 7^th, “Appreciation Tea Party” teaches kids to express gratitude to elderly and to be a good helper at home; June 11^th, students show their appreciation by beautifying the campus; June 26^th, parents will join the students for a final clean-up. Through these activities, we hope students will learn to cherish their environment, to show gratitude, and to build good character.

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