黑利伯瑞国际学校小学部刚刚度过的两个星期依然是令人兴奋又喜悦的。多年来, 助教一直是小学英语部不可缺少的成员。他们的主要任务是帮助外籍教师把英语翻译成汉语，以便学生们更好地理解外籍教师所传达的内容。除此之外，助教还协助教师进行课堂管理和其他事务, 如协助家长教师面谈、翻译、学生书写和晚自习。目前，小学部有三位全职助教：周女士、吴先生和范女士。尽管助教的工作时间很长，工作内容大多是指定的，但他们依然面带微笑地工作。外籍教师们都很感激助教们的帮助。对小学部而言, 助教就是实现教学目标的得力帮手。
On the morning of Friday the 7th of December, the primary school held another vocabulary competition. Originally, the competition was targeted at students from the year 6 B1 class but just before the contest was due to begin, an invitation was extended to every student in the primary school. Surprisingly, about 25 students from year 4 and 5 also joined the competition. All the words were past tense verbs from the B1 CEFR level and the format followed the same elimination structure as before. The performance of the students did not disappoint. Many students and staff were impressed by the lightning fast English recall of the students. In the end, Coco Li from 6 Green won the contest with Andy Gao from 6 Green coming a close second. Congratulations must go to Ms. Gao and her year 6 Green class for their diligence and their hard work in their English learning this semester. Congratulations also to their English teacher –Mr. Fang who supported and assisted in the learning of the words.
十二月七日星期五的上午，小学部又举办了一次词汇比赛。比赛最初是针对六年级B1班的学生，但在比赛开始之前，老师们向小学部的每个学生发出了邀请。出乎意料的是，有25名四年级和五年级的学生也参加了比赛。所有比赛词汇都是B1 CEFR级别的动词过去式，赛制仍然是淘汰制。参赛选手们都表现不错，尤其是选手们快速记忆英语单词的能力令大家印象深刻。最后，6 Green班的Coco 赢得了比赛，同班的Andy排名第二。让我们祝贺高老师及6Green班，正是这个学期同学们在英语学习上的勤奋和努力使得他们获此殊荣。同时也祝贺他们的英语老师方老师，他为学生英语单词的学习提供了足够的支持和帮助。
On Tuesday the 4th of December, an international English team building dinner was held at Bella Vita – an Italian restaurant in the Florentia Village Designer Outlet complex in Wuqing. Although teachers in each sub-school regularly interact with each other, it is more difficult for teachers between sub-schools to network with each other. Moreover, as delicious as Chinese food is, Western food is preferred by international staff because we are more accustomed to it. For these reasons, a team bonding dinner was organised by Ms. Cheryl Mckenna who is the head of English at our school. The night began with an entrée which was crusty bread with an olive paste side-dish. It was then followed by meat and cheese salads, gourmet pizza and two roasted turkeys. The beverages were red wine, spirits, tea and coffee. An early Christmas was also celebrated with the exchange of gifts following a secret Santa format. It was a fantastic night; not just because delicious food was eaten but also because the teachers were also able to mingle and network with each other.
十二月四日星期二，国际英语教师的联谊晚宴在美好时光餐厅举行。美好时光是一家位于武清区佛罗伦萨小镇的意式餐厅。虽然各部门的教师工作有交集，但很难有机会密切沟通和交流，而且对于许多国际教师而言，虽然中餐很诱人，但出于习惯，西餐仍是他们的最爱。因此，学校的英语负责人Cheryl Mckenna女士组织了一场联谊晚宴。晚宴的主菜是硬皮面包加橄榄酱， 还有肉、奶酪沙拉、美味比萨和两个烤火鸡。饮料有红葡萄酒、烈酒、茶和咖啡。老师们也通过圣诞的传统方式交换了礼物，提前庆祝了圣诞节。这是一个美妙的夜晚，不仅仅有美食，老师们也有机会走进彼此的世界。
Mr. Webb joined our international primary school teaching team in May 2017 initially teaching performing arts and science. Last school year he taught English in Years 1, 3 and 6. This year, he is teaching English to Year 1 Green; P.E. to Years 1 and 2 and drama to all our classes. Mr. Webb grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. He initially had plans on being a sports journalist then a music artist but decided to study education after being offered work in a childcare centre. Mr. Webb naturally connected well with children and was encouraged to pursue teaching. After gaining his bachelor of primary education at the University of Auckland he continued to work in childcare centres from 2010-2013. After that he moved to Brisbane in Queensland, Australia where he was a relief teacher in 100 primary schools. This gave him the opportunity to teach a variety of different subjects in a variety of different schools and communities. Inspired by a visit to Shanghai to see a friend who was the principal of an international school there, he decided to apply for an international job. Two interviews in Melbourne led to two job offers and he chose Haileybury that was strongly advised by his friend. As a teacher he aims to create an environment or atmosphere that safely enables change or growth to take place. He strongly believes that providing a relaxed learning environment is the most effective way of teaching. When the teacher respects students and their opinions, it is very likely that students will in return show their respect for the teacher. Taking students, their needs and opinions seriously helps to build a healthy relationship, which as a result increases learning and knowledge. He believes effective teaching involves drawing from the student’s prior knowledge and personal experiences, which are valued and can be built on or examined. He aims to encourage his students to work from their level of understanding, learn to explore their own ideas and be open to development or changes to their perspective. We are delighted to have Mr. Webb in the primary school this year and we trust he will have a productive and successful year of teaching.
Webb先生于2017年5月加入我们的国际小学教学团队，开始教授表演艺术和科学。上个学年，他教授一、三、六年级的英语。本学期他教授的是1Green班的英语，1年级和2年级的体育课，还有小学部所有班的戏剧课。Webb先生在新西兰的奥克兰长大，最初他打算成为一名体育记者，然后成为一名音乐艺术家。但在一家托幼中心工作后，他决定学习教育。Webb先生天生就和孩子们关系很好，并且一直被鼓励从事教学。在获得奥克兰大学初等教育学士学位后，他从2010-2013年继续在托幼中心工作。之后，他搬到了澳大利亚昆士兰的布里斯班，在那里他担任了100所小学的救济教师。这使他有机会在不同的学校和社区教授各种不同的科目。受上海之行的启发，他决定申请一份国际性的工作。在墨尔本的两次面试让他收到了两份工作邀请，最终他选择了黑利伯瑞，而这也正是他的朋友强烈建议的。作为一名教师，他的目标是创造一种良好的教育环境和氛围。他坚信提供一个轻松的学习环境是最有效的教学方法。当老师尊重学生并听从他们的意见时，学生也会十分尊重老师。认真对待学生的需要和意见有助于建立良好的师生关系，从而更加有助于学生学习知识。他认为，有效的教学需要结合学生先前的知识和个人经验，而这些是十分有价值的，也是可以建立和检验的。他的目标是，让学生根据自身的理解力，鼓励他们去学习和探索新的想法，从自身的角度考虑发展和改变。今年，我们因为Webb 老师在这里教书而感到高兴，我们也相信他的教学会取得丰硕的成果。
William Fang (M.Ed, B.A/B.Ed, Grad Dip Ed. (Primary), B. Min (Hons.))
方士铨 (教育硕士，文学士/教育学士，教育研究生(小学), 神职学士(荣誉学士学位))
English Curriculum Coordinator - Primary School (Upper Primary)
Haileybury Tianjin International School
小学部英语项目课程负责人(4-6年级)