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November 2016 Issue #87 2016年11月 第八十七期 Award-winning violinist, Dami Kim teaches grade 11 student, David Sun, to visualize and feel his music before performing it in a rare one-on-one lesson. 在难得一见的“大师课”上，帕格尼尼小提琴大赛最高奖得主Dami Kim正在指导11年 级学生孙澍阳：“演奏之前要对音乐充分发挥想象力，并且努力体会它的质感。” Understanding the Art of Persuasion 理解“劝服”的艺术 Would a strong image with catchy words persuade you to buy a product? Students from grade 3 found out over the last week about the power of advertising, and the art of persuasion. In the end, they also produced print advertisements promoting Keystone to prospective parents. Primary school English teacher, Tyler Rumley explains the purpose behind this lesson: “I think persuasive writing is an important skill, as it helps students formulate specific opinions and support them with relevant facts. My goal was to help students understand the persuasive nature of the marketing they are exposed to through television, the Internet, and other media.” 一张配有煽情语言的图片能够说服你打开钱包吗？上周，3年级的孩子 们就学习和体会到广告的力量和劝服的艺术了。他们自己还制作出纸质 广告，用来向鼎石潜在的家长推广我们的学校。小学英语老师Tyler Rumley解释这场学习的意义说：“我认为，劝服式的写作是一种重要的 技能，它能帮助学生形成自己的想法并寻求相关的事实来支持自己的观 点。我的目标是帮助孩子们理解电视、互联网和其他媒体的种种市场行 为背后的劝服本质。” Preparing for Parent-Teacher Conference 为家长教师见面会做准备 On Wednesday, primary school parents attended a coffee morning workshop on parent-teacher conferences, their scope and purpose, in preparation for next week. Head of Primary School, Mary Jew presented the standards that form the Keystone report card, methods of assessment, and how to read a student’s progress and growth. This helped parents be better prepared for the upcoming parent-teacher conference. Primary school parents can book appointments for the upcoming conference by clicking here. 本周三，为下周的家长教师见面会做准备，小学家长们参加了一场相关 信息的说明会。小学部校长周惠卿向大家介绍了构成鼎石学习成绩报告 的标准、评估的方式，以及家长应该如何通过阅读成绩报告来理解学生 的进步和成长。目前，家长们已经可以开始预约家长会的时间了。请点 击这里了解详情。 The Round Square Journey Continues 圆方组织之旅继续 Today, a few students from grades 5 and 6 are heading for Malaysia to at