台美學校結業式辦跳蚤市場

 2009 Fall Class Ending Ceremony and Flea Market

十二月十二日是台美學校秋季班最後一次上課，在中文課結束後，五點舉行結業式、期末聚餐、及跳蚤市場供學生選購獎品活動。家長們準備豐盛的台式、美式食物，還有滿滿的三長桌跳蚤市場物品讓學生選購，大家在大快朵頤之後滿載而歸，並互相提醒一月九日回校上課。

  December 12, 2009 was Taiwanese School of Atlanta’s last day of school of fall semester. After Chinese classes ended, the school held ending ceremony, end of year dinner and flea market for students to buy presents. Parents prepared delicious Taiwanese and American food and three tables of presents for flea market. After a delicious meal, everyone went back home with a lot of gift and reminded each other school will start on January 9, 2010.

   結業式是由小朋友鼓隊表演開始，然後校長致詞，接著頒獎。第一個頒課外閱讀獎：學習語言不是只有教科書才能學到，很重要的是要多閱讀。台美學校有很豐富的藏書，開放供學生借閱。希望家長能鼓勵小朋友多借書回家讀，每天晚上睡前與小朋友一起讀書，可增進親子關係。這學期我們讀最多本書的是李安森，他共讀了十一本書。第二個頒上星期舉行的打字比賽，優勝是楊以恩、劉嵩義、和田其恩。

  The ending ceremony started with junior drum team. Then the principal made a speech and gave out awards. Taiwanese School of Atlanta considers outside reading as a very important part of students’ Chinese learning processes. Therefore, the school rewards students who borrow and read books from the school’s library.

頒完獎後，在右邊的桌子是放餐點，大家取食物坐在中間區椅子交誼，或看銀幕上放映這學期的活動照片。左邊是進行跳蚤市場，家長可陪著小朋友進行購買，每個物品上都有中文的標價，規定小朋友都要用中文買賣，因為這個活動也是語言學習的活動。

  After the award ceremony, students and parents proceeded to the flea market desk to purchase presents. Each present’s price was written in Chinese, and students must interact with the shopkeepers in Chinese.

學生們非常喜歡跳蚤市場，有小朋友一大早就先來看要買那一個？有小朋友因為有事不能留下，就拜託別人替她買。家長們也陪著學生選購得興高采烈，大家都覺得這是一個很棒的活動，以後每學期都可以舉辦。

The students loved the flea market; some students came in early to see what they wanted to buy. Parents also had fun. The school is planning to hold a flea market every semester.