Vice Principal：Tremayne Gibson

讯得达国际书院-学术副校长

美国哈佛大学历史本科

美国约翰·霍普金斯大学国际关系硕士

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Dear Sendelta Community,  

Welcome back! Let me begin by expressing how happy and excited I am to begin another academic year. It is not only a pleasure to see so many old friends return but to also welcome so many new faces to our school community. I am equally excited about the many changes that are already in motion all aimed at optimizing the success and achievements of everyone this year.  

In my opening ceremony address I welcomed back returning students and told them that no matter the results of last year, this academic year is a fresh start for everyone. For students who did very well in the prior year, this year is an opportunity to set their goals higher and push themselves further. For those who were disappointed in their performance last year, this year is the opportunity to learn from their mistakes, try again, and prove to themselves and everyone else they are the successes we already believe they can be.   

亲爱的讯得达社区家人们， 

欢迎大家再次回到学校，新学年要开始了，在此我想表达我的喜悦之情。我非常开心，不仅看到老朋友返校，也欢迎这么多新面孔加入到讯得达社区。同样我也很兴奋，书院进行着诸多改变以助力各位在新学年有所成就、取得成功。 

在开学典礼致辞中我讲到，欢迎同学们返校，无论上一学年结果如何，这一年对每个人来说都是新的开始。上学年学习成绩优异的学生，这一年则有机会设置更高目标，更上一层楼。对于上学年成绩表现不如意的学生，吃一堑，长一智。新学年努力学习，向自己及每个人证明自己，同时我们也相信你们能够成功。 

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At our opening ceremony I also took time to introduce part of our academic team. I am proud to have an impressive collection of talent expressed in this year’s teaching staff. I introduced the following individuals as the heads of Sendelta’s subject departments:  

English Language Arts & Social Studies (Humanities): Mrs. Jennilee Fletcher  

Mathematics: Dr. Richard Wang  

Science: Dr. David Racine  

Chinese: Ms. Zoe Zhuang  

Visual & Performing Arts: Mr. Marko Stupar  

English Language Development: Ms. Carryn Li  

PE: Mr. Daniel Potter 

在典礼中，我也介绍了我们的部分学术团队。这学年，我非常骄傲我们拥有一批优秀的教师队伍。并向大家介绍了讯得达国际书院教学部学科组组长：

英语语言艺术学科与人文社会学科组组长: Jennilee Fletcher 女士 

数学组组长: 王胤祥博士  

科学组组长: David Racine 博士 

中文组组长: 庄桢玉女士 

视觉与艺术表演组组长: Marko Stupar 先生 

标化组组长: 李婳女士 

体育组组长: Daniel Potter 先生

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One final point I made at the opening ceremony was that students don’t need to have questions or concerns in order to talk to our teaching team. We absolutely encourage our students to talk to their teachers as much as possible about anything on their minds. Regular and positive communication will make approaching their teachers much easier in the event a problem ever does occur. It is also a very good practice for preparing for college applications. A letter of recommendation written by a teacher who knows you well will be immeasurably better than a generic letter written by someone who barely knows you. Also please remember, your teachers are people too and a huge motivation for them to come to work each day is for the chance to interact with students. They want to talk with you, they want to get to know you, they want to help you grow. So please don’t be shy.  

最后一点我在开学典礼中提到的，学生不一定只向老师问问题，我们完全鼓励学生与老师尽可能多地聊他们心中所想。通过定期、积极地沟通，在真正遇到问题时老师才会更易找到方法来帮助学生。与老师的沟通对于学生准备大学申请也是很有益的。相比对学生一无所知的老师，熟悉你们的老师所写的推荐信好处无可比拟。还有一点，老师也是普通人，每天能让老师们来学校工作的巨大动力是与学生的互动。老师们想要与你们对话、了解你们、帮助你们成长。所以请你们不要害羞，多与老师互动交流。 

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I am aware that many of our returning parents are eager to resume monitoring their children’s performance on our PowerSchool student information system. New parents are also probably wondering when their accounts will be created. At present, PowerSchool’s databases are being updated with information from our newly finalized master schedule and the information taken from you on registration day. While we update these records, we are also exploring ways to make using PowerSchool more convenient. We anticipate work on the backend of PowerSchool will be complete by the middle of this week and we appreciate your patience and understanding.  

I hope you find this brief explanation of what’s been happening at school both informative and reassuring. More updates will come in the weeks ahead. For now, I wish everyone a happy, productive, and successful academic year.  

Warm Regards,  

Tremayne Gibson  

Vice Principal of Academic Affairs  

Sendelta International Academy Shenzhen  

我也发现许多老生及家长迫切想在 PowerSchool 学生信息系统中看到学生的成绩。新生家长可能也想了解什么时候 PowerSchool 的登陆帐户能创建好。目前按照书院校历及报到日注册信息，PowerSchool 数据库正在更新记录，同时我们也在想办法更方便地让你们使用 PowerSchool。到本周（中），Powerschool 的后台信息更新工作完成。同时感谢您的耐心等候与理解。 

希望通过简短的介绍能让你们了解学校的情况，知道学校发生的事情，让大家放心。后面每周都会有更新。在此，祝愿大家在新学年开心愉快、学有所成、获得成功。 

此致！ 

Tremayne Gibson  

学术副校长 

讯得达国际书院