1 . 2021-2022 Haynes Bridge Middle School Talent Show

Important Information:

Audition（试演）will be held on Friday 10/29, Saturday 10/30, Sunday 10/31.

Dates for rehearsals（排练）and performances:

1^st Rehearsal --- Monday, November 15^th 4:15-5:45

Dress Rehearsal --- Wednesday, November 17^th 4:15-6:00

Talent Show Performance --- Thursday, November 18^th at 6:00-7:30

All participants must be available to attend all dates!

Rules & Regulations:

1. Auditions are open to all HBMS students. Students may enter the talent show as a solo act or a group. (Group can be no more than 6 students.)

2. Acts must be no more than 3 minutes in length. An act that runs longer may be selected under the condition that it be cut down to the 3-minute maximum.

3. The show will be about 1.5 hours long. There will be about 25 acts selected, possibly a few more if some run under the 3-minute maximum.

4. Tryouts（选拔赛）are closed to anyone other than students who are auditioning and the judges. This includes relatives, friends, and other students.

5. Students must be in attendance at school in order to participate in an extracurricular activity. This includes all talent show events.

6. Failure to attend your scheduled audition and any of the scheduled rehearsals --- except in the case of illness or extreme emergency --- will result in you being excluded from the show.

7. If the act has been changed from its original audition without permission, or, if it is not well prepared, it will be dropped from the show.

3 . Young students can, and do, make a big difference. As an educator, you have the opportunity to spark (触发) a passion in students that will drive them to do their part to take care of the Earth. Here are activities you could add to your lesson plans to inspire your students on Earth Day:

Make signs for school and at home

Sometimes we just need a little reminder to help us change our habits. Have students think about what they can do at school and at home to help the environment and how they can encourage others to change their habits.

Make a video or presentation urging others to take action

Students can make a bigger impact if they influence others to do their part to protect the environment. Putting together a video or presentation also helps them internalize the material itself — they need to understand it before they can explain it to others. Presentations can be given in the classroom or even to the whole school. Eventually, they may be able to present their lessons and research at a local conference.

Show them examples of other students making a real difference

It's important for students to see examples of young environmentalists so they know they don't need to wait until they're older to make a difference. Learning about the work these young people are doing can give your students new ideas for how to protect the environment. It can open the door of possibilities for how to think about finding solutions to problems they can help solve.

Earth Day isn't just on April 22. It's every day. How will you celebrate Earth Day and help students make a difference year-round?

On Nov 19, 2021, our school organized an online activity     1     two schools from Canada. During the two-hour online class, both sides introduced their schools as well as local festivals. And most     2    (important), we got to engage in a “face-to-face” chat with each other.

I believe students on the other side of the world are curious about our school lives,     3    I signed up to make a video of our campus. It was difficult because I needed to make the video mostly by     4    (I), which included writing a video script (脚本), and deciding where and how to shoot.

The video was divided into seven parts,     5    different students shared their personal feelings about the school. As the only one who     6    (study)at our school for more than 10 years, I took the initiative to do the overall introduction. How could I start the video in a     7    (relax)tone and engage the viewers? I racked my brain (绞尽脑汁) for ideas. When I looked through my WeChat Moments, I discovered an often-used word: “Shiwairen”, meaning students belonging to our school. This immediately gave me some     8    (inspire). Why not use a popular buzzword (热词) to begin the video?     9    (decide) on a creative beginning, I finished writing my part smoothly without wasting too much time.     10    I’ve learned from this experience is that the small things in life are also precious, as long as you have the right perspective.

To be an Excellent Senior 3 Student

Dear teachers and students,

Thank you for your listening.