兴华的点点滴滴: 十月 2009

2009年10月26日星期一

Can You Walk By Faith?

Have you seen this one?
This dog was born on Christmas Eve in the year 2002. He was born with 2 legs -
He of course could not walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want him.
His first owner also did not think that he could survive and he was thinking of 'putting him to sleep'.
But then, his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to take care of him..
She became determined to teach and train this little dog to walk by himself.
She named him 'Faith'.
In the beginning, she put Faith on a surfboard to let him feel the movement.
Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure and reward
for him for standing up and jumping around.
Even the other dog at home encouraged him to walk.
Amazingly, only after 6 months, like a miracle,
Faith learned to balance on his hind legs and to jump to move forward.
After further training in the snow, he could now walk like a human being.
Faith loves to walk around now.
No matter where he goes, he attracts people to him.
He is fast becoming famous on the international scene and
has appeared on various newspapers and TV shows.
There is now a book entitled 'With a Little Faith' being published about him.
He was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies.
His present owner Jude Stringfellew has given up her teaching post and plans to take him around the world
to preach that even without a perfect body, one can have a perfect soul'.In life there are always undesirable things, so in order to feel better
you just need to look at life from another direction.
I hope this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking to everyone
and that everyone will appreciate and be thankful for each beautiful day.
Faith is the continual demonstration of the strength and wonder of life.

2009年10月25日星期日

重阳节

明天，10月26日学校因重阳节放假一天。许多同学都纷纷提出疑问，重阳节到底是什么节日呢？其实，重阳节也是中国人一个重要的节日之一，只是到近来，渐渐被人遗忘、不受重视，其地位也比不上母亲节、父亲节等等的节日。

同学们，想要知道什么是重阳节，就慢慢的往下读以下的介绍吧！希望你们看了，会知道重阳节到底是什么" 冬冬 "了。

重阳节

农历九月初九，二九相重，称为"重九"。又因为在我国古代，六为阴数，九是阳数，因此，重九就叫"重阳"。重阳节的起源，最早可以推到汉初。据说，在皇宫中，每年九月九日，都要佩茱萸，食蓬饵、饮菊花酒，以求长寿；汉高祖刘邦的爱妃戚夫人被吕后惨害后，宫女贾某也被逐出宫，将这一习俗传入民间的。

古代，民间在该日有登高的风俗，所以重阳节又叫"登高节"。相传此风俗始于东汉。唐人登高诗很多，大多数是写重阳节的习俗；杜甫的七律《登高》，就是写重阳登高的名篇。登高所到之处，没有划一的规定，一般是登高山、登高塔。还有吃"重阳糕"的习俗。讲究的重阳糕要作成九层，像座宝塔，上面还作成两只小羊，以符合重阳（羊）之义。有的还在重阳糕上插一小红纸旗，并点蜡烛灯。这大概是用"点灯"、"吃糕"代替"登高"，用小红纸旗代替茱萸。

重阳节还要赏菊饮菊花酒，起源于陶渊明。陶渊明以隐居出名，以诗出名，以酒出名，也以爱菊出名；后人效之，遂有重阳赏菊之俗。旧时士大夫，还多将赏菊与宴饮
结合，以求和陶渊明更接近。北宋京师开封，重阳赏菊很盛行，当时的菊花就有很多种。清代以后，赏菊之俗尤为昌盛，且不限于九月九日，但仍然是重阳节前后最
为繁盛。

重阳节插茱萸的风俗，在唐代就已经很普遍。古人认为在重阳节这一天插茱萸可以避难消灾；或佩带于臂，或作香袋把茱萸放在里面佩带，还有插在头上的。大多是妇女、儿童佩带，有些地方，男子也佩带。重阳节佩茱萸，在晋代葛洪《西经杂记》中就有记载。　

重阳节除了佩带茱萸，也插菊花。唐代就已经如此，历代盛行。清代，北京重阳节的习俗是把菊花枝叶贴在门窗上，"解除凶秽，以招吉祥。"这是头上簪菊的变俗。宋代，还有将彩缯剪成茱萸、菊花来相赠佩带的。

2009年10月21日星期三

家长与教师弟子规传统文化学习班

家长与教师弟子规传统文化学习班（四）

日期：24.10.2009（星期六）

时间：7:30pm ~ 9:30pm

地点：兴华小学礼堂

讲员：林怡贤老师

请家长和老师们踊跃出席！

运动会

2009年迷你运动会

日期：24.10.2009 ( 星期六）
时间：上午8.00
地点：本校草场

2009年10月18日星期日

忆黄惠娴师

各位老师：

今天十月十八日，是我们最敬爱的黄惠娴师逝世的周年纪念日。

忆起她，我时时提醒自己要内省，人的生命脆弱及无常。人生在世要惜福啊！

我们身为教师，学生就是我们的福田。因着我们的教诲，，一代传一代，影响可不谓不深远啊。让我们大家尽心尽力，正己化人，把教书育人的工作办好，只要大家一起无私的付出，我们一定能成功。“ 万善根本由师出！”

感恩惠娴老师在世时，默默为学校、学生及资料中心付出，愿她典范精神长存。

。。《廖德胜校长》。。

2009年10月17日星期六

屠妖节快乐

好吃的muruku !

各位，屠妖节快乐！

2009年10月7日星期三

一位家长的电邮

一位家长寄来了这封电邮，也附上一则视频和老师们分享。另外，也邀请老师们出席10月10号在Bandar Botanic的中秋晚会。

Dear Headmaster, Mr Liew,

Thank you very much for your CDs and books, they are really inspiring and meaningful.

Would like to share the attached file with you and all the teachers in Hin Hua. You all have make Hin Hua a wonderful, interesting and happy place to study for the children.

Have a nice day !

Best regards

Ms Lim Fong Meng
parent.