热带小岛的八月，

仍是万物繁盛与阳光璀璨的季节。

但在某一片树叶被风吹动的瞬间，

我们都感觉到了万物开始从繁茂成长趋向成熟的意味。

相信你也和我们一样，

对新学期的到来有着无尽的盼望与想象。

如果你仍担心学术适应，请查阅来自低年级学部与高年级学部学术负责人的信。

如果你期待着遇到新同学，请查阅来自各年级的哈罗学子写给你们的欢迎寄语！

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尊敬的家长们：

您好！欢迎加入哈罗海口小学部，我叫Mark Johnson，负责低年级学部的学术相关工作。

我们的老师们期待着与您的孩子见面，了解他们，并带领他们踏上未来这段学术之旅。在此之前，您可以遵循以下建议，完成一些小事，来确保孩子在开学时顺利适应。有些建议可能看起来很简单，但是从孩子的角度而言，这将为他们带来很大的不同。

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 给孩子购买一个铅笔盒（上面有孩子的名字），里面准备好铅笔、橡皮擦、尺子和卷笔刀。这通常会让孩子们在第一次上课时感觉到自己已经准备就绪。

2

在孩子所有衣物的标签上写上姓名和班级，包括帽子、短裤、长裤、裙子、西装外套（在哈罗被称为“bluers”）等物品。很多孩子在这一年中难免会丢失一些物品，为了找寻它们往往会耽误学习时间，而贴上标签后就能尽量避免这类事情。

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 确保您的孩子准备好全套校服。对外表感到自豪往往会让他们也对自己所做的事情感到自豪，而这总会带来更好的学术表现。

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确保孩子牢固掌握基本的数学知识。什么是合适的内容则取决于您孩子的年龄，这里有一份很好的指南，您可以访问浏览适合您孩子年龄的广泛知识描述和提示，这些可以指导您在家中为孩子提供支持。

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 对于英语较薄弱或没有英语基础的孩子，您可以先让孩子了解发音。这里有一个不错的资源可供您使用

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英文水平较好的学生可以访问牛津猫头鹰的主页。这是一个很好的资源库，里面有各种活动和免费书籍，内容按年龄交错排列。这里的许多书籍都来自Read, Write, Inc.课程，我们学校也在使用这个课程。

我希望这些资源能够对您有用，也期待在八月与您相遇。

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亲爱的新生们：

你们好！我希望你们无论身在何处，都能度过一个愉快的夏天。如果你们有幸已经来到海南，我相信你们一定正在享受沙滩、碧海和清凉解暑的椰子。

不久之后，你们将会来到哈罗海口学校，可能会有很多问题要问我们。为了确保你们不会忘记你们想问的问题，你们可以将这些问题记录下来，并在入学第一天时带到学校。

我们知道，你们中的许多人此前在不同的学校体系内，甚至来自不同的国家，因此你们可能会对进入一所新学校感到担心。但哈罗海口所有的老师都会为你们提供帮助和支持，确保你们适应新的学习方式，甚至一些新的科目。你们的许多老师都曾在不同的学校和国家工作过，因此他们在帮助学生适应新的学习方式方面经验丰富。

好消息是，在加入我们之前，你们不需要做任何具体的作业，但你们可以做一些实际的事情来帮助自己做好准备，让你们更容易地过渡到哈罗海口学校的学习生活中：

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如果英语不是你们的母语，请尽量保证每天说10至15分钟的英语。你们可以为入学第一天练习一些有用的短句，例如：My name is Sarah, and I am 14 years old.

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阅读将是我们明年的重点，因此要努力养成良好的阅读习惯。每天阅读15分钟将有助于你们养成阅读习惯。这也会让你们在开学第一天时有话题可聊。

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 为自己准备一个铅笔盒，里面装有钢笔、铅笔、尺子、橡皮，另外还需要准备一个计算器和水壶。这些都是顺利开始学校生活的必备物品，你们可能会在第一天用到其中的大部分。

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如果你们准备了新的笔记本电脑或平板电脑，请确保自己知道密码，并准备好充电器带到学校。你们将在课堂上使用你们的设备，因此确保可以访问的设备非常重要。

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在第一天上学时，将问题清单装入书包，以便我们为你们解答。

我能给你们的最佳建议就是在有需要时寻求帮助。如果你们忘了带铅笔盒，带错了书本，或者不理解作业内容，请提出问题，会有人帮助你的。

在开学的第一天，我们会告诉你们该去哪里，并带你们参观校园。我们还将为你们提供课程表，确保你们可以获取所需的所有信息。

我期待在夏天尾声之时，在哈罗海口高年级学部欢迎你们的到来。继续享受剩下美好的暑假吧！

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August on a tropical island is still the season of luxuriant foliage and shining sunshine.

But in the moment when a leaf is blown by the wind, we all feel that everything is beginning to mature.

We are sure that you, like us, have endless hopes and imaginations for the new school year.

If you are still worried about the academic transition, please read the letters from the Heads of Academics from the Lower and Upper Schools.

If you're looking forward to meeting your new classmates, we welcome you to check out the welcome messages from Harrow students from all years.

Dear Parents,

Welcome to Pre-Prep in Harrow Haikou, my name is Mark Johnson and I lead the academic part of our school.

Your children’s teachers will be looking forward to getting to know them, and they will of course guide your children in their academic journey over the forthcoming year. There are though, a small number of things you can do to ensure your children start as they mean to go on. Some of these may seem simple, but from a child’s point of view they can make a big difference.

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Buy your child their own pencil case (put their name on it) with pens, pencils, an eraser, a ruler, and pencil sharpener. This often gives children a sense of readiness as they enter their lessons for the first time.

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Put your child’s name and their class on the label of all their clothing – hats, shorts, trousers, dresses, blazers (known at Harrow as ‘bluers’)…everything. These things inevitably go missing during the year for many children and learning time can often be lost trying to locate them, much less so when they are labelled.

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Ensure that your child has the full uniform ready and prepared. Pride in appearance often leads to pride in work, which always leads to higher academic attainment.

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Ensure your child has a solid grasp of their basic maths facts. What is appropriate here depends on the age of your child, but there is a good guide here: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/maths/ where you can browse broad statements of age-appropriate knowledge and tips that can guide you to support your child at home.

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For learners with little or no English, give your child a head-start in knowing their sounds. There is a good resource for this here: https://cdn.oxfordowl.co.uk/2016/05/05/20/22/32/561/20097_content/index.html?id=ae

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Those who are able may want to join the Oxford Owl for home site: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk. This is an excellent resource which has activities and free books staggered by typical age. Many of the books from here are from the Read, Write, Inc. programme, which we use in school and I would particularly encourage you to be directed to this area.

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Encourage your child to read English books as much as possible. 

I hope that you find these resources useful.

I look forward to meeting you in August. 

I hope you are all having an amazing summer wherever you are. If you are lucky enough to be in Hainan, I am sure you are enjoying the sandy beaches, the blue sea and the icy, cold coconuts.

It will not be long now until you join us here at Harrow Haikou and you will probably have lots of questions for us. To make sure you do not forget your questions, make a note of them and bring your note with you on your first day.

We know that many of you will be coming from different school systems and even different countries so you may be worried about joining a new school. All your teachers will be here to help and support you and to make sure you adjust to new ways of learning and even some new subjects.  Many of your teachers have worked in different schools and countries previously so they are experienced in helping students to settle into new ways of learning.  

The good news is that there is no specific work you need to do before you join us but there are some practical things you can do to help you to prepare and to make the transition to Harrow Haikou slightly easier:

1

If English is not your first language, try to make sure you speak English for 10 – 15 minutes each day. You could practice helpful phrases for your first day e.g. My name is Sarah, and I am 14 years old.

2

Reading is going to be a big focus for us next year so try to get into good reading habits. 15 minutes of reading a day will help you to develop routines. It will also give you something to chat about on your first day. 

3

Get yourself organised with a pencil case, with pens, a pencil, a ruler and eraser, a calculator and a water bottle. These are all essential to making a smooth start and you will probably use most of them on your first day.

4

If you have a new laptop or tablet, make sure you know your passwords and that you have a charger to bring to school. You will use your device in lessons so it is important that you can access it.

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Pack your list of questions in your bag for the first day so we can answer them for you.

The best piece of advice I can give you is to ask for help if you need it. If you forget your pencil case or bring the wrong book or do not understand a piece of homework, ask questions; someone will help you.

On your first day, we will make sure you know where to go and show you around the campus. We will also give you your timetable and make sure you can access all the information you need.

I look forward to welcoming you to the Upper School at the end of the summer.

Enjoy the rest of your summer!