11月21日

Dear all parents,

This week we have three new students joining us. The class seems to be crowded now. We will ask janitor to add more table and chairs in the class.

Feedback sharing:
Thank you for filling the feedback sheet. Here is some highlights:
杨安妮 （四岁）：帮妈妈剥蒜瓣。 给猫咪喂饭。Shopping 时帮妈妈搬东西
栾茗荃 （八岁）：衣物摆放比以前整齐。写完作业主动收拾书桌。做完游戏收拾玩具。帮父母拿碗筷
程迪 （四岁）：早上主动朗诵弟子规。每晚自己准备第二天衣物。在幼儿园主动问老师好 （以前即使妈妈提醒也不开口）
江淮 （八岁）：哥哥受妈妈批评后，安慰哥哥。妈妈生病，嘴唇起泡，亲妈妈患处，说“这样会好得快些”
。。。

[Homework]
Review and continue last four homeworks.
孝行:
父母呼， 应勿缓
冬则温 (给父母温暖) - 暖被窝， 端洗脚水， 热暖水袋 。。。
晨则省昏则定。 I asked students to greet their parents (you) after getting up in the morning and before going to bed in at night.

常礼举要:
Prepare themselves well and wear warmly before leaving home -- "冠必正 纽必结 袜与履 俱紧切".
双手奉接物品
电话礼节
arrange personal stuff after returning home from outside -- "置冠服 有定位"


经文学习
"己有能。勿自私。"

We we're discussing about not to be selfish. When asked what can we share with others, students came up with the following:
Money, food, animal, things, capability, LOVE, etc.

They were told that to be selfish means the heart is so small that it can only hold "ego" (我). When asked who we should put into our heart, they said:
Parents, relatives, friends, brothers/sisters, animal, the whole world (this answer surprised me most)

When asked who can possess the whole world in his heart, the answers were:
Martin Luther King, 孔子， 孟子， Gandhi ...

We really enjoyed our conversation. It's full of fun.

"人所能。勿轻訾。"

Not to be jealous. We shared a story about “李斯因嫉妒害死韩非子” http://book.sina.com.cn/longbook/his/1110945539_haibanzhanguo/72.shtml

课堂讨论

What’s is happiness? How to achieve happiness? The index of happiness. (some ideas are from book "The art of happiness" by Dalai Lama)

Parent class

Don't have enough time to write this section. We had really wonderful discussion. Next session will be leaded by Ms. You.

Enjoy,

fan