Parents Meeting
29 September, 2012
2012年9月29日家长会
Sheldon Smith
Centre Principal
中心校长
Academic Presentation
学术部门报告
A. Changes to parents meetings
家长会调整
B. Academic reports 学术报告
C. Grades and GPA 分数和绩点
D. College Application
大学申请
A. Parents Meeting Changes
家长会调整
 New format for parents meetings this year
本年度家长会采用新形式
 Several presentations during the day
一天内多场会议
 Reduce waiting times
减少家长等待时间
 Smaller groups for presentations will allow
audience questions
每次会议较少的人数可以给大家留出一些提
问的时间
 Rotate teachers, different one each time
每次家长会安排不同的任课教师与家长沟通
B. Reports 报告
 These are progress reports 发放进度报告
 Some grades disappointing, e.g. English
一些分数并不理想，比如：英语
 Some students cheated on homework/tests
一些学生在课后作业或考试中作弊
 Still time to improve 仍然有时间去提高
 Grades/comments for Physics missing: teacher
is on compassionate leave
缺少物理课成绩和评语；物理老师有事请假
 Parents will be updated on these grades after
October holiday
国庆假期后家长们可以收到更新后的成绩
B. Reports 报告
 Exceptionally hard work needed 特别需要刻苦
精神
 Need to complete all work and assignments
需要完成所有的功课和作业
 Full participation is expected
需要全力以赴
 Important not to miss lessons, and to catch up
work missed
不缺课和自觉赶上落下的功课非常重要
 Communicate with each teacher
与每位老师交流
C. Grades & GPA 成绩
 GPA scale changed to reflect rigor of the
programme 为反映课程的难度，GPA标准有
所调整
 Follow US standards for GPA weighting
GPA权重遵循美国高中的标准
 AP courses weighted on a 5 point scale
AP课程采用5.0 标准
 Other courses use 4 point scale
其他课程采用4.0 标准
 Some special ‘honors’ courses are weighted in
between
一些荣誉课程介于4.0和5.0标准之间
C. Grades & GPA 成绩
Grades this year will use + and – system
本年度的分数评价体系会运用到+和Fairer to students
对学生更公平
Work hard for extra marks: one mark can
improve your GPA
努力争取更高的分数：多拿1分都可能
提升你的GPA
Grade
成绩
Letter
grade
AP
Honors
other
97-100
A+
5.0
4.5
4.0
93-96
A
5.0
4.5
4.0
90-92
A–
4.7
4.2
3.7
87-89
B+
4.3
3.8
3.3
83-86
B
4.0
3.5
3.0
80-82
B–
3.7
3.2
2.7
…
…
…
…
…
60-62
D–
1.7
1.2
0.7
0
0
0
<60
F
Grade
成绩
Letter
grade
AP
Honors
other
97-100
A+
5.0
4.5
4.0
93-96
A
5.0
4.5
4.0
90-92
A–
4.7
4.2
3.7
87-89
B+
4.3
3.8
3.3
83-86
B
4.0
3.5
3.0
80-82
B–
3.7
3.2
2.7
…
…
…
…
…
60-62
D–
1.7
1.2
0.7
0
0
0
<60
F
Grade
成绩
Letter
grade
AP
Honors
other
97-100
A+
5.0
4.5
4.0
93-96
A
5.0
4.5
4.0
90-92
A–
4.7
4.2
3.7
87-89
B+
4.3
3.8
3.3
83-86
B
4.0
3.5
3.0
80-82
B–
3.7
3.2
2.7
…
…
…
…
…
60-62
D–
1.7
1.2
0.7
0
0
0
<60
F
D. College Application
大学申请
All students：所有学生：
 Academic record most important part of college
application成绩报告是大学申请的最重要的部
分
 All grades important (including Chinese Culture)
所有课程成绩都很重要（包括中国文化课）
 Too many low grades may limit your options
太多较低的成绩会限制你的选择
 If grades last year were disappointing,
improvement now shows you have become a
good student.如果上一年的成绩不理想，那么
现在努力吧，证明你正转变为一名好学生
D. College Application
大学申请
All students：所有学生：
 School will support you in taking SATs
学校会为你们参加SAT考试提供便利
 One day off (Friday) before important SAT
dates e.g. November 3
重要SAT考试日（如11.3)之前放假一天
 Recommended dates for Year 2 students to take
SAT are January 26 and June 1
AP2学生推荐参加1月26日和6月1日SAT考试
 Both dates in holiday, won’t affect other studies
这两个时间都是周末，不会影响正常学习。
D. College Application
大学申请
All students：所有学生：
 College application strengthened by good
extracurricular activities参加好的课外活动对
大学申请有积极的帮助
 One or two good activities better than long list
of pointless activities 参加一、二个好的活动
好过参加很多意义不大的活动
 Colleges like to see evidence of leadership, so
think how your activities show this (e.g. event
organizer)大学希望看到学生的领袖才能，考
虑一下怎样体现这些（例如组织活动等）
D. College Application
大学申请
All students：所有学生：
 Keep Reading坚持阅读
 The more you read, the stronger your verbal, writing
and critical thinking abilities are 阅读越多，你的口语、
写作以及独立思考能力就越强
 Don’t just do homework – extra reading will help you
succeed in school and SATs 不要只是完成作业 – 额外
的阅读会帮助你在学业和SAT考试中取得成功
 Reading will also improve your vocabulary and
introduce you to new ideas 阅读也会增加你的词汇量，
并有助你了解新思想
 Keep writing – you need to improve
坚持写作-这方面你们需要提高
D. College Application
大学申请
Year 2 students：高二学子们：
 Get college information 了解大学信息
 Use “Huafu Guide Book” 使用华附国际中心编制的
“美国大学申请指南”作为指引
 Use Naviance or My College Quickstart to search
college lists 运用Naviance系统或者My College
Quickstart查询学校列表
 Make list based on your criteria (e.g. size, location, cost,
academic majors, special programs) 按自己的标准（包
括学校规模、地点、学费、专业等）做一个大学列
表
 Think about your major 考虑你的专业选择
 Discuss with student services and teachers
与升学指导老师及任课教师讨论
D. College Application
大学申请
Year 3 students：高三学子们：
 Key year for college applications
今年是申请大学的关键一年
 Check deadlines carefully
仔细核实学校的申请截止日期
 Check college application essay topics online
在线查询申请学校的论文题目
 Write essay drafts and give to teachers to revise
撰写申请论文初稿并交由老师修改
 Take SATs
参加SAT考试
Thank You
谢谢！