2017-12-22

【Aiden in English】

Hello,

        I wanted to let you know that your child has been assigned some reading for the holiday break (12/25/2017-01/01/2018). I hesitate to give homework over a holiday, but I felt that it was necessary for us to stay on pace. Just to clarify the assignment, please note the following items.

        Chapters 9 through 14 are due in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. This is about 40 pages of reading. The due date is Wednesday, January 3^rd of 2018, so it is not due the day we return. That day, January 2^nd, students will have most of the class to read, so they should be able to finish a chapter or so during class.  Also, I let the kids know about it on Wednesday, and we've had no homework the last two nights, so there's a good chance they've already begun.  

        Given all this, I hope you'll agree that this is not an especially burdensome amount of work. Nevertheless, I'm sure some of you will hear some complaints, so I hope this information will help you talk them through it!

        Thank you for your support and I hope you have a pleasant holiday.

                                                                                        Regards,  

                                                                                        Mr. English Teacher

【红霞译文】

大家好：

        谨此告知家长有关令爱令郎寒假(2017/12/25圣诞节―2018/01/01元旦)少许阅读作业的安排，其实为节日布置课外作业我犹豫不决，但毕竟为了保持进度，我还得针对作业问题，敬请各位注意如下事项。

        英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯长篇小说《远大前程》第九～十四章需要阅读完毕，前后大约有四十页，截至日期为二〇一八年元月三号星期三，并非是返校当天；元月二号上课那天，同学们大部分时间都用来阅读，因此人人差不多可以完成个把章节。星期三课堂上，我也会跟学生讲明这两天没有家庭作业，好让他们趁机攻克阅读。

        谈到这里，我期待能得到各位家长的共识，这种安排尚不至于引起什么负担。不管怎样，我敢保证难免有人怨声载道，仅求你们心中有数，向孩子透彻解释课业要求。

        感谢大家支持，祝愿节日愉快。

                                                                                        致礼！

                                                                                        英语老师

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