November 4, 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

11/6 TISSA Varsity Tournaments
Girls Varsity Volleyball @MAT
Boys Varsity Soccer @MAC 

11/13 MS Soccer Tournaments
6th grade boys- TES
6th grade girls- MAT
7th boys and girls will be at MAK.
8th boys and girls will be at MAC.

11/15-19 Impact Trips
9th Grade: Choose Responsibility- Taitung & Green Island
10th Grade: Lead with Character- Mountain Trek along the Xiakelo Historic Trail
11th Grade: Serve Others- Hengchun and Pingtung County (returning SATURDAY, 11/20)
12th Grade: Leave a Legacy- Seniors help lead all Impact trips!

11/24 Half day (PL) 學生上半天

11/25-26 No School (Thanksgiving Vacation) 美國感恩節假期

12/2 ES Christmas Concert 小學聖誕音樂會

Greetings MAK Parents and Guardians,

This is to update you that in compliance with all government Covid-19 regulations, teachers are no longer required to wear masks during large group classroom instruction while maintaining social distance.  However, teachers will still be required to wear their masks when working in close contact or in small groups with students.  

This new guideline from the Education Bureau of Kaohsiung City Government will go into effect immediately and will impact elementary, middle school, and high school divisions.  

On behalf of the staff and teachers of MAK, thank you for your continued support and understanding as we strive to ensure a safe and secure learning environment for our students.  

In Christ, 

Dr. Kim

親愛的家長們，平安：

謹此通知您，根據政府更新後的新冠肺炎防疫規定，在保持社交安全距離時，教師們在教室授課時，不再需要戴口罩。但是教師在與學生近距離或小組形式授課時，仍需佩戴口罩。

高雄市政府教育局的這項新指南將立即生效，並將適用於全校小學、中學和高中部。

謹此代表學校全體職員，感謝您在我們努力確保為學生提供安全可靠的學習環境時，一直以來的支持和理解。

主內，

金博士 敬啟

Dear Parents,

Thank you for taking the time to answer the important survey questions on this 2021-22 Morrison Academy Parent Survey. It helps us identify the school’s strengths and challenges related to learning and teaching.

The principals and I will carefully consider your input. This is an anonymous survey. I assure you that no attempt will be made to identify individual comments, so you can respond honestly.

Please complete the survey by Tuesday, November 9th. Thank you for taking about 10 minutes to help make Morrison Academy an even better place for your family.

親愛的家長們，平安：

懇請您撥冗幾分鐘回答以下問卷 2021-22 Morrison Academy Parent Survey，這將幫助本校瞭解在學習和教學方面有哪些優點，及有哪些需要改進之處。

各校區的校長和我都會非常認真地參考您的意見。這是一份不記名的問卷，我們不會去查證哪些家長填寫了這份問卷，所以請您放心回答。

請於 11 月 9 日之前完成填寫此問卷，衷心感謝您協助馬禮遜學校成為一個更好的地方!

Parents,

As university applications become more and more complicated it is important to understand the components of an application and how admission counselors use them to evaluate students. TODAY at 1pm, I will be presenting on this topic through Google Meet. Please join me for a presentation and question time.

Components of the Application Talk
Thursday, November 4 · 1:00 – 2:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/bqs-bnof-jbi
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 415-870-7737‬ PIN: ‪723 762 408‬#

親愛的家長們，平安：

由於申請大學變得越來越複雜, 因此,了解申請內容的組成部分以及大學招生組如何使用申請內容來評估學生相形重要。
今天下午1:00，我將透過 Google Meet 來介紹這個主題。請加入我的座談會和提問時間。

大學申請
星期四， 11 月 4 日 下午 1:00 – 2:00
加入 Google Meet 座談會
視訊連結: https://meet.google.com/bqs-bnof-jbi
或撥: ‪(US) +1 415-870-7737‬ PIN: ‪723 762 408‬#

Middle School

Thursday (Nov. 4) boys MS soccer games vs. KAS @ MAK.

Next Tuesday (Nov. 9) 8th grade girls soccer game vs. KAS @ MAK

Please see Mr. Gregg’s email about the MS soccer tournaments happening on November 13th. Please be sure to sign up your child on this bus sign-up doc if applicable. 

MS volleyball begins November 23rd!!!

High School

This past weekend the  MAK JV & Varsity Girls volleyball teams along with the Varsity Boys Soccer team traveled to Taichung to face off against the MAT Broncos. 

The Varsity Girls Volleyball got some strong serving by Ashley Lai and McKenna Muir bolstered the attack. The third set the Sharks fell behind but were able to come back to close out the match in three sets. MAK 3 – MAT 0

The JV Girls Volleyball team started a little slow, taking some time adjusting to the playing style of the Broncos. After dropping the first set, they stormed back, winning the next 3 sets in competitive fashion. MAK 3 – MAT 1

The MAK Boys Varsity Soccer team took the field down two starters to injuries and unfortunately three minutes into the match MAK lost another starter to an injury. This proved to be too much for our Sharks to overcome as they fell to the Broncos, MAK 0 – MAT 3.

This upcoming weekend both our Boys Varsity Soccer team and our Girls Varsity Volleyball team wrap up their season by competing in the varsity TISSA tournaments. Volleyball will be traveling to MAT and the Boys Soccer will be in competition back in Taichung at MAC. Tournament schedules and relevant information can be found on the TISSA website under the Autumn tab and the respective sport.  

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Swim Team

On October 23rd, the MAK Swim team traveled up to Taichung for the Morrison Invitational Meet. Despite having to compete in cold and hot weather, each of them produced some personal best times during the meet. Both boys and girls teams received 3rd place in the meet. Way to go sharks!

Notable Individual Results:

Caleb Dang:
200m Breaststroke – 3rd place
200m Freestyle – 2nd place
50m Freestyle – 3rd place

Audrey Wang:
200M – 3rd place
200 Freestyle – 1st place
50m butterfly – 3rd place
100m Freestyle – 3rd place

Shannon Lee:
50m Backstroke – 2nd place

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The HS Art Club is proud to present the first-ever MAK Coloring Book! To us, art plays a large role in channeling our stress and expressing ourselves, especially as our lives grow busier. Featuring over 50 designs from various artists in both middle and high school, we hope that this coloring book finds you well, whether as a pastime, outlet for pressures, or a gift of art. 

The price for each coloring book will be 300 NTD. 

If you wish to purchase a coloring book, please order using this link. Contact us or  makartclub@ma.org.tw if you have any questions.

Have fun coloring!

高中部美術社將發行創校以來第一版著色本。藝術是我們忙碌的人生中最好的舒壓方式。這本著色本裡包含50張由國中部及高中部的學生所設計的著色頁面，一本售價300元。

如果您有意購買請用這個超連結。如果您有任何問題，請發信給makartclub@ma.org.tw。

希望這本著色本能為您來寧靜與快樂。

Message from the Junior Class

USED AND NEW BOOK DRIVE!!  

This year, our Junior class will be utilizing our God given skills to set up a library for children in a small village in Pingtung County as a part of our Impact Program trip to serve others. By donating any used or new books to the community, it will represent a great act of service to help these villages by providing various genres of books that are suitable for ages 6-15. We hope to receive both English and Chinese books, but mainly Chinese books. There will be a box in the library and in the office between now and November 12 into which you can deposit books. Thank you so much for your generosity!  If you have any questions about this please contact Wade West westw@ma.org.tw.

書籍募捐

今年，我們的十一年級的學生將在他們的修業旅行期間到屏東縣恆春鎮附近的一個小村落打造一間兒童圖書館。為了豐富這間圖書館的館藏，我們接受舊書或新書的捐贈。我們希望募得書況良好，適合大約6-15歲的小學和中學生閱讀的中英文書籍。從現在到11月12日，我們將會在圖書館擺放一個箱子，您可以將欲捐贈的書籍放置其中。非常感謝您的慷慨捐書！如果對此活動有任何疑問，請聯繫Mr. Wade West (westw@ma.org.tw)。

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Congratulations to Michael for winning FIRST PLACE in the Kaohsiung Art Competition!

Photos from Mr. Slabbert’s Eggs-cellent Car Activity: students designed a safety device to protect a passenger (raw egg)  during 3 different collisions.

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