师说特辑 | 小小班-爸爸妈妈我上学啦！

Our campus always echoes with laughter with the start of the new semester. We are glad to welcome EY1 new children to our school. On the first day of school, they held teacher's hand and met with their new friends. Parents were worried if their child can adapt to the new enviroment or miss their families. However, the children were braver than we thought. Let's see Ms. Ellen’s summary of the first two weeks.

怀揣着紧张而期盼的心情，EY1小小班的孩子们正式步入了校园。孩子们的加入，让校园里总是回荡着欢声笑语。他们用稚嫩的小手牵起了老师的手，也与新朋友建立了友谊的小船。每天将孩子送入校园后，家长们心里也许会忐忑不安，担心孩子不能适应或想念家人。但也许，孩子们远比我们想象中勇敢。让我们看看EY1小小班的主班老师Ms.Ellen对开学后这两周的回顾吧!

Our first days in ISA have been a great success. EY1 are doing a fantastic job of adjusting to their new school routines. For many of our EY1s this is the first time they have been in a ‘big’ school and over the first few weeks we will learn and become familiar with classroom and school routines, and expectations. The early years are a significant time in the life of a child and his or her family. In EY1 we understand how important this experience is for families and we strive to make it a positive experience for all involved. 

爱莎天河学校的开学第一天充满了欢声笑语。EY1小小班孩子们带着期待开启了他们在新学校的旅程。对于大多数EY1学生而言，这是他们第一次踏入幼儿园。在开学最初的几周里，老师们将帮助孩子们熟悉课堂和学校日常流程，进入学习的状态。幼儿园阶段是孩子人生中至关重要的一个阶段。我们深知这个阶段对每一个家庭的重要性，我们衷心希望爱莎天河学校的孩子和其家人都能在这个友爱且充满关怀的社区创造一段独一无二的美妙经历。

The first challenge for EY1 has been to separate happily from their families every morning. Some children have come in very happily and confidently, but some have realised that this is a long term commitment and have shown different emotions. However, with the vast experience of our ISA Tianhe team, parents have been reassured that the youngest children are settling in very well. 

EY1孩子们面临的第一个挑战是每天早上与家人的告别。有些孩子会非常高兴并充满自信地走进校园；有些孩子则意识到上学将是一个长期的事情，对此他们会表现出不同的情绪。爱莎天河团队拥有丰富的经验，即使是年纪最小的孩子，我们也有信心能让孩子们很好地适应校园生活，让家长们可以放心地把孩子交给我们。

In the classroom various games and activities have quickly engaged the children each morning and helped them to become happier and more confident each day. This has also encouraged children to become explorers by investigating different ways they can approach the classroom activities, playing alongside their new friends and sharing experiences. We have shown great curiosity and also got rather messy when playing with our sensory activities!

每天早上孩子们进入教室后，我们会通过各种有趣的游戏和活动帮助孩子们进入状态。我们能感受到，孩子们一天比一天快乐和自信。我们希望每一位孩子都能成为探究者，勇于探索新知识并结交新朋友，因此我们会设置多样化的探究式班级活动，让孩子们与新朋友互相熟悉，一起玩耍和交流。孩子们对课堂上的各种活动和课程表现出了极大的好奇心，在进行感官游戏时他们更是全情投入！

For many children this has been the first time they have been in a predominately English speaking environment. EY1 have responded positively to hand/body prompts and signals and are able to communicate using this or by beginning to repeat familiar phrases. We love to sing and dance in class and have thoroughly enjoyed joining in with actions and words to a variety of songs.

对很多孩子而言，这是他们第一次在全英环境中生活和学习。我们很惊喜地发现，EY1孩子们逐渐能对手/身体的提示和交流信号做出正确回应，并开始运用新学习到的英语短语流畅地进行交流。孩子们很享受在课堂上唱歌跳舞，并在听到音乐时加入动作和语言。

Over the next few weeks, the focus in EY1 will be to encourage children to become increasingly independent. They will be given more opportunities to try things for themselves and will be encouraged to take responsibility for their own personal needs, such as washing their hands, eating by themselves and putting their own shoes on.

在过去的两周里，EY1的教学着重于鼓励孩子逐渐变成独立。我们会给孩子们很多机会去尝试完成自己的事情，比如学习自己洗手，自主进食，放好自己的鞋子等。孩子们一点一滴的进步都让我们欣喜。

Well done EY1 for a positive start to your new school journey!

祝贺EY1小朋友们成功开启学习之旅！