April 8, 2022

“I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love.  With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.”

Jeremiah 31:3

School Calendar

MAK Events Calendar

4/9 MS Basketball Exchange

4/14 ES Spring Concert

4/15 Good Friday

4/18-22 Easter Vacation

4/27-29 Senior Transition Retreat [In Kaohsiung]

4/29 Middle School Festival

Our new OK Mart vending machines have arrived! The machines will only take credit card, Easy Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay Samsung Pay & iPass.

PARENTS, please help your child top off their student IDs so they can use the vending machine.

Dear Elementary Parents and Guardians,

Students are excitedly preparing for the spring concert coming up on Thursday, April 14th.  The concert performance time will be from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Please mark your calendar for this special event!

Here are a few announcements:

1.  For the concert dress code, plan on having students wear something blue, yellow, green, pink, or white. Click here to see photos from the previous concerts for reference. There’s no specific requirement of clothing style, but students should keep the following guidelines in mind when picking their spring concert attire:

• Wear spring colored tops
• Wear long pants
• Wear knee-length skirts or dresses
• Wear closed-toes shoes

2. Please remind your children to bring their instruments to school.
3. After the concert, please remember to sign out at the front office if your children will not be riding the bus. School buses will depart at 4:20 pm.
4. Parents attending the concert must wear a mask at all times and follow all Covid-19 government regulations:

• Send a text message to 1922 by scanning the QR code upon arrival
• Conduct a temperature check
• Sanitize hands
• Complete health declaration form

Students are excitedly preparing for the spring concert coming up on Thursday, April 14th.  The concert performance time will be from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 

Please note that the concert time has moved up to 3:00 pm and buses will depart at the usual time at 4:25pm.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Miss Mai (maij@ma.org.tw) or Miss Pan (panch@ma.org.tw). We look forward to seeing you!

Thank you,

Miss Mai and Ms. Pan

Class of 2026 Parents:

Greetings!  I am the high school counselor for MAK and on April 12th at 2:30pm, I will be hosting an orientation to high school for the Class of 2026 parents.  This time will be spent getting parents familiar with how high school works at MAK.  We will talk about schedules, activities, teachers, sports, rules, clubs.  The meeting will be in the Garden Conference room. 
Please RSVP by responding to this email so I’m sure we have enough space.  I look forward to meeting you!
Your students will receive orientation for high school during their normal guidance times in April and May.

Message from HS AD

JV Boys Volleyball

The JV boys volleyball team suffered a defeat this past Wednesday to the MAC Mustangs.  Unfortunately, the team was not at their best and made many mental mistakes to lose the match in straight sets.  However, despite the loss, the team was thankful to play the game in light of travel restrictions placed in Kaohsiung. Coach Tam and Coach Liao hope this game experience will push players to reflect and grow as a team in the final weeks of the season.

Varsity Girls Soccer

After a disappointing outing last week the MAK girls soccer team played a talented mustang team in our first home qualifier of the season.  Despite a much improved performance compared to the week before, MAK lady Sharks were beaten by a score of 6-0 with the quality and discipline of the MAC attack too much to keep at bay for the entire game.  Despite the tough scoreline MAK had a number of stand out performances.  Tabby Dang continues to impress in goal with 29 saves made which could have been more if not for the diligent work of defenders Audrey Wang and Nichole Rodriguez.  The attack was spearheaded by McKenna Muir and Riley Newkirk who created several scoring opportunities but could not quite manage to put away a goal.  The entire Sharks midfield toiled tirelessly for the entire game, a task made all the more difficult by a depleted bench.  MAK Sharks take on KAS next Wednesday @ MAK for our 3rd qualifier of the season. 

Varsity Boys Volleyball

The Sharks hosted the Mustangs of MAC in a qualifying match on Wednesday, April 6th and continued to show their improvement on the season.  It was a commanding performance from our varsity team from start to finish, winning 3-0.  The team showed great composure and competed with great passion. It was a great over all team effort in the victory. 

Upcoming games
T/F = Track & FieldV-BV = Varsity Boys Volleyball
V-GS = Varsity GIrls Soccer
JV-BV =JV Boys Volleyball

S – April 9	T/F	TISSA	All Day	MAC
T – April 12	V-BV	IIS	4:30	MAK
W – April 13	V-BV	KAS	4:15	MAK
W – April 13	V-GS	KAS	4:15	MAK
W – April 13	JV-BV	KAS	4:15	KAS
F- April 15	JV-BV	IIS	4:00	MAK
F- April 15	V-GS	ICA	3:45	MAK

Message from MS AD

Dear Students, Parents, and Coaches,

Hi Parents, Students, and Coaches,

I would like to inform you that the MS basketball exchange will go forward as originally planned this Saturday. There are just a couple of new important updates. 

1. Although we encourage full team participation, it is up to the parent’s discretion if your child participates this weekend or not. If you do not wish your child to participate please inform their coach and remove their name from this bus roster. If you have not yet signed up on the bus roster and you wish your child to take the bus please do so.
2. MAC has made this a closed campus event. That means parents will not be able to attend. 

A reminder of bus times:Bus #1 (Girls+Any Tainan pick-ups.) Departing from MAK at 6:45AM then making a stop at the Tainan stop at 7:30AM. Then go to MAC, estimated arrival time at MAC 9:30AM. Leave MAC at approximately 3:00PM, making a stop in Tainan on the way back, estimated arrival at MAK will be 6:00PM.

Bus #2 (Boys) Departing MAK at 7:00AM going straight to MAC. Estimated arrival time at MAC 9:30AM. Return to MAK at 2:30PM.

Exchange Game Schedule

What to bring:

• School sports uniform/ basketball shoes etc.
• Water bottle
• Cell phone (for parent pick-up calls only). 
• Money for food.
• Change of clothes.

Jason Gregg

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Let’s MAKe a Difference – 2021-22 Annual Fund:

The Annual Fund is an exciting time when we can come together as a community to enhance our students’ learning experience and environment.  Indeed, the Annual Fund is an opportunity for our community to generously give and take ownership of the school facilities.  

Our goal for this year’s Annual Fund is to raise 800,000 NT with a 100% participation rate from Monday, March 7th through Friday, May 20th, 2022.  We hope everyone can maximize this opportunity to “MAKe a Difference” for our school.  The Annual Fund will purchase school furniture to furnish the elementary, middle school, and high school common area spaces throughout the campus.

Here are the rooms we hope to furnish with new furniture:

Lower-Level ElementaryUpper-Level ElementaryLower-Level Middle SchoolUpper-Level Middle School

High School LoungeShark Cafe High School Athletic Award AreaOffice

Please pray and consider how you would like to contribute to this year’s Annual Fund.  We appreciate all and any contributions made by our community.  If you have any questions about giving towards the Annual Fund, please contact the school’s cashier, Ms. Connie Chang.   

Thank you for your generous support – Let’s Go, Sharks!

Sincerely, 

Dr. Kim

*As always, participation and donations are entirely optional.