Dear Parents, Students, and Employees, 親愛的家長朋友們、同學們、各教職工同事： On Thursday, December 10, from 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm, students and faculty enjoyed RDF’s First Semi-Annual DRAMA Festival. Many thanks to Mr. Aleh Koba for organizing this event. 12月10日星期四晚上7:00-8:45，學校師生們參加了RDF屆半年度戲劇節。非常感謝Aleh Koba老師組織的這次活動。 The festival consisted of three one-act plays: 節目匯演由三個獨幕劇組成： 1. THE NEW ROMEO AND JULIET新羅密歐與朱麗葉 2. THE LEGEND OF LIGHTNING LARRY閃電拉里的傳說 3. 12 ANGRY PIGS十二只憤怒的豬 The RDFIS Drama Festival Awards Categories and winners were: RDFIS戲劇節的獎項類別和獲獎者是： - Best Actor in a Leading Role: Elanna Liang - Best Actress in a Leading Role: Chelsea Wong - Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Tim Li - Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Alyssa Zhang -男主角: 梁景熙 -女主角: 黃棋玉 -男配角: 李澤成

-女配角: 張瑾瑜

The performances showcased the students’ courage and drama skills. The shows were each delightful and reminded me of important lessons about courage and character: 表演展現了學生們的勇氣和戲劇表演能力。這些節目都很有趣，讓我想起了關于勇氣和品格的重要意義: “Character is distilled out of our daily confrontation with temptation, out of our regular response to the call of duty. It is formed as we learn to cherish principles and to submit to self-discipline. Character is the sum total of all the little decisions, the small deeds, the daily reactions to the choices that confront us. Character is not obtained instantly. We have to mold and hammer and forge ourselves into character. It is a distant goal to which there is no shortcut.” “品格是從我們每天面對誘惑的對抗中磨煉出來的，來自于我們對責任擔當的常規反應。它形成于我們學習捍衛行為準則和踐行自律的過程。品格是我們面對選擇時所有的小決策、小行為和日常反應的總和。它非短時間內輕松可得的東西。我們必須不斷磨煉和塑造自己，從而形成自己的品格。這是一個長遠的目標，不存在捷徑可走。” –Sidney Greenberg –西德尼·格林伯格 It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare. 不尋常的是，在這個世界上，身體上的勇氣如此普遍，而道德上的勇氣卻如此罕見。 —Mark Twain -馬克·吐溫 In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught. 最后， 我們只會保留我們所愛的， 我們只會愛我們所理解的， 我們只會理解我們被教導的。 —Baba Dioum ——巴巴·迪奧姆

You will see these timeless ideas illustrated poignantly in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and the drama, “Twelve Angry Men,” which were the original inspiration behind the delightful acts of the RDF Drama Festival. Thank you again, Mr. Koba! 你可在莎士比亞的《羅密歐與朱麗葉》和戲劇《十二個憤怒的人》中看到這些永恒的思想，這是RDF戲劇節精彩愉悅的表演背后的初始靈感。再次感謝Koba老師！ School-wide announcements and reminders this week include: 本周重要事項包括： * SEMESTER 1 FINAL EXAMS 學期期末考試 SEMESTER 1 FINAL EXAMS take place on December 14, 15, and 16. I invite you to begin studying now. If you take careful notes in each class and review your notes each day during evening study, you will find that you understand the subjects better and are prepared for the exams. *學期期末考試將于12月14日、15日和16日舉行。我希望同學們現在開始可以為考試復習做準備。如果你在每節課中都認真記筆記并在晚自習的時候復習每天的筆記，你會發現你對科目有了更好的了解，并為考試做好了準備。 * BASKETBALL REPORT from the ATHLETIC DIRECTOR 籃球戰報 Monday’s Junior Varsity game against QSI turned out to be really intense. At the start of the game we quickly got a comfortable lead, which we held through the first half. One of my dreams came true as Mr. Olsson jumped at the chance to have the band perform at halftime! In the second half the tables turned and QSI led for most of the half. In the last 2 minutes the lead changed a couple times and we were down with about 20 seconds left. A great score by Langston, and a lucky turnover that went our way sealed the win for us. 44-43. 星期一的中學男子籃球隊與QSI學校的比賽進行得非常激烈。比賽一開始，我們很快就取得了領先優勢，這一優勢使我們上半場一直保持著優勢。我的一個夢想實現了，奧爾森先生抓住了這個機會，讓樂隊在中場休息時表演！下半場比賽形勢發生逆轉，QSI隊員，在大部分時間里領先。在最后2分鐘里，雙方交替引領比分，距離比賽結束大約20秒的時候我們落后了。Langston的一個漂亮的得分，一次幸運的翻轉，讓我們以44-43鎖定了勝利。

On Wednesday night (12/9), our Varsity boys basketball team played against SIA. Nerves got the best of our boys, and, unfortunately, we didn't play as well as we are capable of playing. The circumstances of the game brought sportsmanship into the limelight, and, despite the loss, I'm proud of the conduct of our boys. 星期三晚上（12月9日），我們的男子籃球隊與SIA學校開展比賽。我們的隊員們保持警惕，小心應戰，由于我們沒有發揮出應有的水平，最后比賽失利。比賽的膠著情況使體育精神成為我們關注的焦點，盡管輸球，我還是為我們的隊員們的行為感到驕傲。 Thursday night (12/10), we had the opportunity to play a game against a basketball team from a local community (the one I live in)! Playing against great teams, such as they are, provides an opportunity to bring our weaknesses to the surface and address them in a low risk environment. It's great to get involved with local communities, which is an opportunity I dare say we uniquely enjoy by living in an awesome place like Dapeng. 星期四晚上（12月10日），我們和一個來自當地社區的籃球隊（我門所居住的社區）打了一場比賽！他們是一支技術精湛的球隊，與他們的比賽為我們提供了一個機會，使我們的弱點得以暴露出來，并在一個低風險的環境中解決它們。很高興參與到融入當地社區的活動，我想說，我們很開心能生活在大鵬這樣一個擁有獨一無二優美環境的極好的地方。 * WINTER BALL 圣誕冬季舞會 On 12/17 from 7–9 PM, we will hold a Winter Christmas Ball, with a special visitor! There is a “White Christmas” color theme. 12月17日晚7點至9點，我們將舉行圣誕舞會，我們會有一個特別的來賓！今年是"白色圣誕節"顏色主題。

* BOOK DONATIONS 圖書捐贈 Thank you to many families who have sent book donations to our library. We welcome more donations! 感謝許多向我們圖書館捐贈書籍的家庭。我們歡迎更多的圖書捐贈！ Finallly, on 12/16 from 3:30–5 PM, we will hold a Christmas and New Year Celebration, with music, drama, dance, and other performances that are themed with pop-culture surrounding this international holiday and the new year! 最后，在12月16日下午3:30-5:00，我們將舉辦圣誕和新年慶祝活動，包括音樂、戲劇、舞蹈和其他圍繞這個國際性的節日和新年氛圍以流行文化為主題的表演！ I’m grateful to work at a school where our mission includes celebrating holidays of international appeal such as Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chinese New Year, Tomb Sweeping Day, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Teachers Day, Children’s day, and more. Fun holiday traditions are a great way to learn about the world. We look forward to a year of learning and growth in 2021! 我很感激在這樣一所學校工作，在這里我們可以一起慶祝包括具有國際吸引力的節日，如萬圣節、感恩節、圣誕節、春節、清明節、母親節、父親節、教師節、兒童節等等的節日。有趣的節日傳統是我們了解世界的好方法。我們期待著2021年的學習和成長！ Have a wonderful weekend, and please enjoy a few photos and a video that accompany this letter.