Drizzly Spring weather in Shanghai welcomed the students back from the Winter holiday. They returned to school in high spirits, as they were excited to have another new semester together. On Thursday, the second day of school, they were anxious for the first CAS class of this semester.
The first half of CAS served as the continuation of the previous day’s Opening Ceremony. They gathered in the auditorium for awards presentation. On behalf of the school, Ms. Zhuo, head teacher of 5th grade, and Ms. Shirley, head teacher of 6th grade, presented certificates to the outstanding students of the previous semester: Star of the Semester, Star of Service, Star of Sports, Star of Good Participation, Star of Independent Learning, Star of Good Discipline, Star of Art, Star of Good Assignments, Star of Caring, Star of Progress, Star of Reading, and Star of Green. The audience applauded warmly as the proud recipients went on stage to receive their certificates. Congratulations! These awards remind what is important aspects and encourages them to work harder.
Then, the students went back to their classrooms for the second half of the block. Under the homeroom teachers’ guidance, they set personal goals to become better and to achieve new heights in this semester. These goals should be challenging but achievable. Some students set their goals using Mr. Shen’s goal-setting tricks that he had shared during Opening Ceremony-- “Mini Goals.” A big target can sometimes be too hard to achieve directly and students could easily lose determination. A much easier way to achieve is to break the target into multiple mini achievable goals. Making many of these “baby steps” can seem insignificant, but will eventually lead to the ultimate target.
With a new set of goals, all of the students are now ready for another vibrant and rewarding semester!
在春雨綿綿之際，同學們迎來了新學期，校園里充滿激情和歡笑，又變得沸騰起來。周四下午他們迎來本學期第一次CAS課。上課內容是老師們精心安排的收獲與展望。
首先，同學們聚集在大禮堂，繼續昨天的開學頒獎典禮。5年級的卓老師和6年級的李老師分別給上學期表現突出的同學們頒獎：有學期之星，自主學習之星，愛心之星，服務之星，守紀之星，進取之星，運動之星，藝術之星，閱讀之星，積極參與之星，作業之星，和環保之星。大家以熱烈的掌聲祝賀獲獎的同學們，同時也勉勵自己在新學期里向他們學習，鞭策自己更上一層樓。
第二節CAS課，同學們回到教室。在老師的指導下，他們開始設定自己新學期的目標。目的是讓他們在未來的學習生活中提高自我，完善自我。設立新目標要有時效性和可操作性，否則天馬行空的目標無法實現，只是美好的夢而已，對自己也不會有提升。
有些同學選擇沈老師傳授的“迷你目標”方法，把整體目標分成若干個小目標，每天完成。日積月累，就能實現最終的大目標。
書山有路勤為徑，學海無涯苦作舟。請看他們一起朝著目標努力吧！新學期必將更加精彩！
Written by 6(5)Corrine
Pictures byMr. Johnson
