December 2, 2021

“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

12/2 ES Christmas Concert 小學聖誕音樂會 (ASA Cancelled/取消)

12/7 Sophomore Field Trip 10年級戶外教學

12/8 5th Grade Field Trip 五年級戶外教學

12/9 MS & HS Christmas Concert 中學/高中聖誕音樂會

12/10 2nd Grade Field Trip 二年級戶外教學

12/17 Half Day (PL), Q2 Ends 學生上半天，第二學季結束
Middle School CSL

12/20-31 Christmas Break

Elementary Christmas Concert Information

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Please join us for the Elementary Christmas Concert TODAY, December 2nd, from 3:30 pm to 4:20 pm in the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR).  We are excited to see you at the performance.  To ensure that everyone has a pleasant experience, the school requests that all parents and guardians adhere to the following:

Parking:

Please park your vehicles along Jiacheng Road when arriving for the performance.

Campus Entry:

Parents and guardians are permitted to enter the campus beginning at 3:00 pm.

Covid-19 Guidelines:

Guests are required to complete all Covid-19 guidelines at the Check-In Table by the elementary entrance:

• Wear a facemask at all times
• Send a text message to 1922
• Sanitize hands
• Conduct a temperature check
• Complete a Covid-19 Health Declaration Statement for each adult 
• Please print and complete the form in advance to expedite the Check-In process.
• If you do not have access to a printer, forms will be sent out with your child and made available at the Check-In Table.
• *** Please sign out your child at the Check-In Table if they will not be riding the school bus

Inside the School:

• When inside the school, parents and guardians must remain the MPR
• Bathrooms on the 2nd floor by the Shark Cafe will be made available for all guests
• Parents are to be seated in the MPR at 3:20 pm

Dismissal:

At the end of the concert, students will need to go back to their classrooms to get their backpacks. For this reason, the school requests all parents and guardians to exit the MPR and wait for their child outside in the courtyard.  

We are looking forward very much to seeing you supporting your child and sharing in this exciting and heartwarming Christmas performance.  

Hammerhead House

MS Announcements

• Middle School and High School Christmas concerts will take place on Dec 9th after school from 3:20-4:20. With busses leaving at the regular time. If you plan on taking your child home that day after the concert, please be sure to notify the front office. 
• Half-Day CSL event for all middle school students will be held on December 17th. Busses leave at 11:40 am. 
• Semester 1 Middle School report cards will be sent home on January 7th. 

Dear Parents,

Please be reminded that payment for the Spring 2021-22 semester tuition bill was due yesterday, Dec. 1st, 2021.

Please email changco@ma.org.tw if you have any questions.

親愛的家長，

2021-22春季學費帳單已於昨天，2021年12月01日，截止。

如果您有問題，請寫信給changco@ma.org.tw.

Elementary 

Dear Elementary Parents and Guardians,

Students are excitedly preparing for the Christmas concert TODAY!  The concert performance time will be from 3:30 pm to 4:20 pm in MPR.  School buses will be departing at 4:30 pm. Students will be singing and playing various instruments on the concert day. Please mark your calendar for this special event!

Here are a few announcements:

1. Please plan on preparing concert clothing for your children to change into before the concert. For the Christmas Concert Dress Code, plan on wearing Red, Green, Black or White. 
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 4:30 pm.
4. Parents attending the concert must follow all Covid-19 government regulations:

• Wear a mask at all times
• Send a text message to 1922 by scanning the QR code upon arrival
• Conduct a temperature check
• Sanitize hands
• Complete a Covid-19 Health Declaration Statement for each adult 
• Please print and complete the form in advance to expedite the Check-In process.

5. Parents attending the concert must park along Jiacheng Road and enter the school using the elementary entrance

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,

Ms. Mai and Ms. Pan

Middle School & High School

Dear Middle School and High School Parents and Guardians,

Students are excitedly preparing for the Christmas concert coming up on Thursday, December 9th.  The concert performance time will be from 3:20 pm to 4:20 pm in MPR.  School buses will be departing at 4:30 pm. Please mark your calendar for this special event!

Here are a few announcements:

1. Please prepare formal concert clothing for your children to change into just before the concert begins. Please wear formal concert attire in Black or White.

Students should avoid wearing jeans, t-shirts, hoodies, or sneakers. 

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 4:30 pm.
4. Parents attending the concert must follow all Covid-19 government regulations:

• Wear a mask at all times
• Send a text message to 1922 by scanning the QR code upon arrival
• Conduct a temperature check
• Sanitize hands
• Complete a Covid-19 Health Declaration Statement for each adult 
• Please print and complete the form in advance to expedite the Check-In process.

5. Parents attending the concert must park along Jiacheng Road and enter the school using the elementary entrance

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Mai (maij@ma.org.tw), Ms. Pan (panch@ma.org.tw) and Mr. Taylor (taylorvj@ma.org.tw). We look forward to seeing you!

Thank you,

Ms. Mai, Ms. Pan and Mr. Taylor

High School

November 29-Dec 3

All Shark Basketball teams were in action this week with games against conference teams, KAS and IIS. At time of publication the only game that had been completed was the JV boys team, who kicked off their season with a road trip to KAS. The Dragons proved to be a tough first opponent as the Sharks fell in defeat 69-26. However, Coach Upchurch saw many bright spots that this young team can build on. The team has limited JV experience, but competed well in their first game. There were a few offensive and defensive concepts the team showed improvement on as the game progressed. Freshman Javier Chen was an offensive threat for the Sharks and played well, while returning from last year’s JV team, sophomore Howard Lan & junior Louis Shih provided great leadership for this young team that will be beneficial to their development throughout the rest of the season. 

The High School Basketball season kicks off with a full week of games following the holiday break, see the schedule below. Also you can keep up with all of the MAK HS competitions by visiting our MAK Athletics Page. 

12/2 Thu	JV-Boys vs IIS	@IIS	3:30
12/3 Fri	V-Boys vs IIS	@IIS	3:30
12/3 Fri	V-Girls vs IIS	@MAK	4:00

Middle School

12/14 Tues	6-8th girls vs. IIS	@MAK	3:30
12/16 Thu	6-8th boys vs. IIS	@MAK	3:30

It’s Tu Shu Award time! What is a Tu Shu Award? The Tu Shu award is a book contest that involves all Morrison campuses. The librarians from each campus choose picture and chapters books to nominate and then students at each campus read the books, then on a specific date, the students get to vote for their favorite. The elementary picture books are being revealed each week, but the Tu Shu nominations for upper elementary and middle school are now being displayed and ready for check-out in the library. Encourage your child to read these books so that they can vote for their favorite! Happy Reading!

All parents or students in grade 5+ are invited to join the MAK Cross Country team TODAY 12/3 for the annual 5KM Turkey Trot.  You may choose to run, walk, hop, or skip through the entire 5KM race.  Bonus points if you can keep up with the turkey 🙂
Every participant will get a race bib and official time sheet to commemorate this annual run.  We will meet at the MAK track at 3:30pm and run around the MAK community.  Click here for the map route.
If interested, please email Coach Chan at chanm@ma.org.tw before Wednesday 12/1.