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

【紅霞譯文】

大家好：

        謹此告知家長有關令愛令郎寒假(2017/12/25聖誕節―2018/01/01元旦)少許閱讀作業的安排，其實為節日布置課外作業我猶豫不決，但畢竟為了保持進度，我還得針對作業問題，敬請各位注意如下事項。

        英國作家查爾斯·狄更斯長篇小說《遠大前程》第九～十四章需要閱讀完畢，前後大約有四十頁，截至日期為二〇一八年元月三號星期三，並非是返校當天；元月二號上課那天，同學們大部分時間都用來閱讀，因此人人差不多可以完成個把章節。星期三課堂上，我也會跟學生講明這兩天沒有家庭作業，好讓他們趁機攻克閱讀。

        談到這裡，我期待能得到各位家長的共識，這種安排尚不至於引起什麼負擔。不管怎樣，我敢保證難免有人怨聲載道，僅求你們心中有數，向孩子透徹解釋課業要求。

        感謝大家支持，祝願節日愉快。

                                                                                        致禮！

                                                                                        英語老師

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