第十一卷第二期中華民國九十五年四月十五日 April 2006

本校各部舉行一百零二學年度畢業典禮

鳳凰花開，伴隨著驪歌輕輕響起，應屆畢業生們即將滿載豐富的行囊，展開下一段精采的人生旅程。本校一百零二學年度各部畢業典禮將首先由高中部於6月10日（週二）晚間6:00在活動中心隆重舉行。其他各部畢業典禮日期分別為：雙語部6月12日（週四）、國中部6月16日（週一）、國小部6月18日（週三）及幼兒園部6月20日（週五），除高中部外其餘各部典禮時間均為晚間6:30舉行。黃芳芷校長與家長會李志恩先生誠摯邀請所有畢業生家長蒞臨這場盛會，共同參與孩子成長豐收的一刻。校長、各部主任、畢業班師長、在校師生及家長都將於典禮中為畢業班同學致上誠摯的祝福。願畢業同學們展翅高飛，迎接璀璨的未來!(畢業專刊詳見第三頁。)

新竹市第32屆中小學科展競賽實中學子獲佳績

新竹市第32屆中小學科展競賽於5月23日(星期五)於新竹市立建功高中活動中心熱烈舉行，競賽分為國小組（國小四至六年級）及國中組，共有180件中小學作品參展。本校在激烈競爭中表現亮眼。國小部劉忻卉、林律妤、徐梓翔、李怡慧、張傑及薛佑平同學以作品「『蟲』現天日」勇奪生物科第一名；陳亮妍、葉芳瑜、賴涵友和陳冠辰同學以作品「天使與惡魔」奪下數學科第一名；蔣伊依、陳又寧、吳昀晏同學則以作品「大家來聒噪」榮獲生活與應用科學科第一名。此外，本校國小部還囊括了國小生物科第三名、物理科第三名及佳作、數學科第三名及生活與應用科學科佳作等獎項。雙語部邱子芸同學則以「地獄迷宮」獲得生活與應用科學科第二名。國中部同學亦以優異的成績獲得物理科第三名、化學科第二名、生物科第二名、數學科第二名及應用科學科第二名等獎項。特別是生物科作品「網開三面--探討橫紋人面蜘蛛副網的功能」除獲得第二名外，還獲選為最佳鄉土教材獎。感謝老師們的辛勤指導使本屆科展競賽表現再獲佳績，並恭喜獲獎的同學。(獲獎同學名單及指導老師請詳見第15頁榮譽榜)

新加坡立化中學蒞校交流

新加坡立化中學33位老師及國二學生，於103年5月26、27日蒞臨本校進行二天參訪行程。首先由莊添丁主任代表本校歡迎立化中學師生來訪並進行學校簡報；接下來立化中學同學分五組參與國中部二年級各班豐富的課程。第二天則進行校園及靜心湖導覽，並參與雙語部7~9年級課程，下午則進行珊瑚礁生態缸導覽及體驗活動等課程。本校老師及同學們友善熱情地協助遠道而來的嘉賓適應及參與學校生活與課程，雙方同學們還利用下課、午餐與午休時間深入探討兩國學制課程、學生生活及人文風情的異同。此外，立化中學師生特別於27日中午在中學部輔導室前表演歌舞及演說參訪心得來感謝實中師生們的熱情接待並邀請本校同學回訪新加坡，獲得在場師生的熱烈掌聲。本次的交流活動藉由雙方學生共同參與課程和活動，達成文化交流與拓展國際視野的目的。

國中部及雙語部舉辦趣味科學及人文學科展覽

雙語部於5月16日及5月20日分別舉行人文學科展覽及科學展覽。人文學科展覽共有約300位 4~7年級學生、教師及家長共同參與。由5年級外籍教師蘇嘉友負責策劃，學生分別將寫作成果以保麗龍展版於會場呈現，向現場來賓清晰表達寫作內容，並回答評審、家長與來賓的提問。科學展覽則由全雙語部4~11年級學生共同參與，於本校活動中心盛大舉行，希望藉此激發學生科學探索的興趣及能力。國中部則於5月28日舉行科學趣味競賽，由國一、國二學生分組利用所學的科學知識為基礎，發揮想像及創造力，參加「財源滾滾」、「橡皮筋動力車」、「虎膽妙算」、「風車汲水」及「羅馬砲」等項目。此外，高中部於6月7日舉辦「來實驗玩實驗」活動，由本校高中生設置約20項不同實驗並擔任關主，屆時將吸引許多新竹縣市高國中學生共同參與。

暑期國際教育活動精采繽紛

本校獲得國教署103年度國際教育SIEP計畫「看見台灣珊瑚之美」及「放眼世界-國際教育初階證書教師研習計畫」計畫補助款。其中「放眼世界-國際教育初階證書教師研習計畫」將於7月1~4日與新竹市政府合辦103年度國際教育初階課程認證研習，地點於本校第一會議室，歡迎各位老師踴躍報名參加。「看見台灣珊瑚之美」則由高中部揭維邦老師、雙語部林燕靖老師指導繼續於103年度發展本校珊瑚礁生態缸與珊瑚礁大使等活動，並將於暑期展開新一年度大使遴選活動並赴墾丁進行相關訓練與報告。此外，由高中部活動組長何昀老師率領的海外志工團將於8月赴菲律賓進行英文及美術教學等志工服務；高中部及雙語部遴選之科學數理優異學生亦將於7月赴中國大陸參加「兩岸四地青少年高校科學營」，與來自內地、香港、澳門之優秀學生進行交流學習活動。

Five Departments of NEHS Host Graduation Ceremonies for the Class of 2014

As flowers bloom and farewell songs play softly, the students of class of 2014 are ready to start a new chapter of their lives with the diverse experiences gained from the past few years. NEHS High School Department will host the first graduation ceremony of 2014 on June 10th, Tuesday, at 6 PM in the gym. Other departments’ graduation ceremonies include: IBSH (on June 12th, Thursday); NEHS Middle School Department (on June 16th, Monday); NEHS Elementary School Department (on June 18th, Wednesday), and Kindergarten Department (on June 20th, Friday), all at 6:30pm. Principal Christine Huang and Mr. James Lee, Chair of NEHS PTA, sincerely invite all the parents of the graduates to the graduation ceremonies to spend time with their graduating kids. The Principal, deans, homeroom teachers of graduating students, subject teachers, and parents will all be wishing the graduates good luck during the ceremony. May the graduates open their wings and merrily welcome their future!

NEHS Students Shine at the 32nd Hsinchu City Elementary and Middle School Science Fair Competition

The 32nd Hsinchu City Elementary and Middle School Science Fair Competition was held on May 23rd (Friday) at the Hsinchu Chien Kung Senior High School. A total of 180 projects were displayed. In the fierce competition: Hsin-Hue Liu, Lu-Hsu Lin, Zi-Hsiang Hsu, Yi-Hue Lee, Jie Chang, and Yo-Ping Hsueh of the Elementary Department won first place in the Biology Category; Liang-Ian Chen, Fang-Yu Ye, Han-Yo Lai, and Guan-Chen Chen claimed first place in the Math Category with their project 𨯗ngel and Devil Yi-Yi Jiang, Yo-Ning Chen, and Yun-Yian Wu grabbed first place in the Life and Applied Sciences Category. The Elementary Department also won the third place in the elementary Biology category, the second place and honorable mention in the Physics category, the third place in the Math category, and the honorable mention in the Life and Applied Sciences category. Zi-Yun Chiu of the bilingual department with her project aze of Hell won the second place in the Life and Applied Sciences category. Other students from the Middle School Department were also successful: winning third place in the Physics Category, second place in the Chemistry Category, second place in the Math Category, and second place in the Life and Applied Sciences category. The second place project in the Biology category, 𡌃xploring the Function of the Stabilimenta of the Nephila Clavata, also won the Best Local Teaching Material Award. Sincere thanks to the hard-working teachers who once again guided the students to success in the science fair competition. and congratulations to the students who placed. (Please refer to the honor roll on page 15 for a detailed list of awardees and guiding teacher.)

River Valley High School’s Enjoyable Visit

On May 26th and 27th, our 33 guest teachers and 8th graders from Singapore𠏋 River Valley High School visited our school for a two-day tour. On behalf of NEHS, the dean Tian-Ding Chuang first welcomed the teachers and students warmly with a presentation featuring our school. The students then participated in the wonderful classes of our 8th graders from the Middle School Department in 5 groups. The next day, our guests travelled around our school campus and Jing-Hsin Lake and joined the 7th to 9th graders from the Bilingual Department in their brilliant and joyful classes. In the afternoon, they explored the world of coral reef ecosystem from the tank and engaged in related activities and classes in the Biology Laboratory. The teachers and students from our school helped our guests from afar participate in and assimilate into our school life and classes with enthusiasm and warmth. During break time, lunch time, and noon quiet time, students from both sides even spent time to probe into and appreciate the differences between our educational systems, middle school lives, and special cultural customs. Furthermore, on the 27th during lunchtime, our visitors sang and danced and spoke about their delightful experiences by the Middle School Department𠏋 Guidance Room to thank us for our cordial reception. Their sincere invitation for us to visit them in Singapore received a warm round of applause. With students sitting in the same classrooms and participating in the same activities together, this event has achieved its purposes of cultural exchange and expanding our views of the world.

Middle School and IBSH Hold Fun Science Fairs and Humanities Exhibition

IBSH held the Humanities Presentation and the Science Fair on May 16th and May 20th, respectively. A total of around 300 students from Grade 4 to 7, teachers, and parents attended the Humanities Presentation. Organized by the fifth grade teacher, Mr. Kyle Sou, the presentation involved students in groups and the exhibitions were presented on styrofoam boards to clearly display their subjects. The Science Fair, on the other hand, with participants ranging from Grade 4 to 11 and was held in the school gym, aimed to encourage students scientific curiosity and abilities. The Middle School Department hosted a Scientific Fun and Games Fair on May 28th that was based on the scientific knowledge of seventh and eighth grade students, who utilized their imagination and creativity and participated in six activities that included 𣫮ubber Band-Powered Cars.In addition, the High School Department will hold a 鏠ome Experiment at NEHS activity in June, which will feature more than 20 experiments designed and manned by our school𠏋 high school students and will attract many participants from other middle and high schools in Hsinchu.

The Excitement and Variety of Summer International Education Activities

Our school has been awarded SIEP grants from Taiwan’s K-12 Education Administration for the plans “See the Beauty of Taiwan’s Coral Reefs” and “Global Education First Stage Teacher Training Program”. As part of the latter global education program, the school will be co-hosting an accredited workshop at the 1st Conference Room with the Hsinchu city government. Teachers are encouraged to participate. As part of the “See the Beauty of Taiwan’s Coral Reefs” plan, High School Department teacher Wei-Bang Jie and IBSH teacher Kim Lin will continue to lead and develop the school’s coral reef ecosystem aquarium and Coral Reef Ambassador event, among others. Furthermore, an overseas volunteer group led by High School Department teacher Yun Ho will visit the Philippines in August to participate in volunteer activities such as English and art education. Students chosen for outstanding performances in math and science from the High School and IBSH will also participate in the Cross-Strait College Science Camp for Young People to learn with other talented students from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau.

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