2009/09/01
All Good Things Come To an End
This website (http://www.abces.org) will remain open until the domain name expires in June of 2010. After this point the site will be moving to a new address (http://abceschool.blogspot.com) and hopefully mighty Google will help to keep it open for the years to come. This will serve as a place for us to remember the life at ABC, a platform to keep in touch and maybe even a reunion can take place someday.
Jane now lives in Tai-Chung city with her son, daughter in law and their child. She also serve as a volunteer for National museum of Natural Science. She can be reach on Facebook. She would like to hear from you!
PS. Friends of ABC: If you would like to have your updates and/or contact posted please leave a comment.
So long, and thanks for all the fun. Wish you all the best!
【卸牌熄燈】珍重再見 後會有期
這個部落格(http://www.abces.org)會保留下來,等到月底(2010年6月)網址到期之後,會遷移到一個新的網址(http://abceschool.blogspot.com),接下來的幾年希望Google能幫我們維持這個網站的運作。希望透過這個網站,能幫助我們回憶在ABC的日子,作為彼此聯繫的平台,甚至有一天能再度團聚。
Jane目前與她的兒子和媳婦一同住在台中,她平時在國立自然科學博物館擔任志工,您可以用 Facebook 與她聯繫。希望大家能保持聯絡!
PS. 若您想與其他ABC的朋友們分享您的近況和聯絡方式,請留言告訴我們。
2009/08/25
2009 Summer Class Poetry
2009 Summer Class Composition
Author: Angela Chung
Hello! My name is Yi Gin Chung. The word Gin means jade in Chinese. My mother and my father named it. My parents named it like this because they wanted me to become smart and beautiful. I like my name very much.
There are 42 people in my family. I live with my mother, my father and my brother. I like my brother the most because he teaches me how to play piano. Also, my family goes to Japan once a year. We usually take so many beautiful pictures there. I like my family so much.
At school, Karen and Candy are my best friends. We play hide-and-seek together everyday. One day, I forgot to bring my color pen, and I borrowed it from Karen. One another day, Candy forgot to bring her pencil box, she borrowed pencils and an eraser from me. We are friends because we always play together and help each other.
I am a girl but I don’t have long hair. Also, I don’t like to wear dresses or play with Barbie, maybe it is because of the fact I only have an older brother to play with. One thing I like to do is to play sports, and my favorite sports are swimming and table tennis. Sometimes I will play baseball or basketball. I like to play sport because I can stay healthy, and I can run and jump. I wish I can be an athlete that play table tennis well and win many prizes. I like who I am.
Title: Things About Me
Author: Betty Wu
My name is Pei-Yi Wu. The word “Pei” means smart and “Yi” means dignified. My parents named it for me. They named it like this because they wanted me to be smart and to have good luck. I like my name very much without any reason!
There are 40 people in my family. We have 2 turtles, 1 dog and a group of fish. I live with my mother, father and my brother. I like my mother the most because my mother always buys many toys and cute things for me. However, my father always disagrees because we spend too much money. I also like my aunt! Because she often takes me to many interesting places or movies. One special thing about my family is that when we get to 15 years old, our aunt will become godmother. One of my family’s greatest memories is the trip of taking a boat called “Star Cruise”. That was a lo of fun, but I had seasick during this trip. We went to Okinawa. We ate ramen and bought many interesting things. I will always remember this family trip!
At school, I have many friends. They are funny, smart and humorous. One of my friends is Amy. I met her at kindergarten, we met each other again in Grade 1. When we had the same swimming class, we wore the same swimming suit with the same color. If we play together, someone may ask, “Are you sisters?”. We look almost the same. However, sometimes we will be mad at each other, then both of us will be very sad. There is one special thing about Amy, her voice sounds like a boy. Also, she does not play with girls’ stuff. We are good friends because we always do the same things at the same time. Although she has left ABC English School because she doesn’t have time, we are still friends forever!
I am lively and generous. My mom and my dad taught me to be like this because they believe we need to be kind not to be mean. But sometimes I am obstinate, they will be mad at me. I have read a book before and this book taught me to be like this, too! My parents tell me that if you are obstinate, you can not do anything in your life. Therefore, from now on I will never be obstinate in my life and I will not make my parents upset.
2009/08/06
2009 暑期作文班-我的優點
天母國小 張朝睿
我有許多壞習慣,像是我因為很懶惰,所以同學都覺得我怪怪的。
雖然我很懶惰,但是我也有不錯的地方,那就是我會幫媽媽做家事,有一次,我還幫媽媽搥背呢!我媽媽對我說謝謝,我好高興。
壞習慣我會改過,優點我會一直保持下去。
石牌國小 楊松齡
我有許多壞習慣,像是考試粗心都考九十幾分。
雖然我考試都九十幾分,但是我也有不錯的地方,那就是自己刷牙,每一次我一定會自己刷牙,所以我的牙齒很健康。
我覺得我應該要改掉我的壞習慣,然後維持自己的優點,才會考一百分。
天母國小 鍾宜瑾
我有許多壞習怪,像是動不動就會生氣,所以有時候同學會不理我,而且我考試時有時候會粗心,我一定要改過這些壞習慣。
雖然我有那麼多個壞習怪,但是我也有不錯的地方喔!那就是我會常常幫助別人,有一次,有人在大操場玩遊戲時不小心跌倒受傷了,我就帶他到健康中心;如果有人數學作業不會寫,我就會主動的去幫助他。我還喜歡看書、畫畫,美勞課時,老師還讚美我呢!而且,我還是老師的小幫手,有任何的問題,我都會主動幫忙老師,所以,我也有很多的優點喔!
我覺得我們應該繼續保持我們的優點,至於我們的壞習慣一定要快點改進,你才會變成一個人見人愛的小朋友喔!
天母國小 張朝容
我有許多壞習慣,像是我在考試的時候,常常粗心大意,明明可以考一百分,可是卻常常沒看清楚題目就作答,所以,媽媽老是因為我而生氣得不得了,也造成我常常愛比較。
雖然我有很壞的習慣,但是我也有不錯的地方,那就是熱心助人,有一次,我們去自來水博物館,當我們往上走時,到了一個有很多水管的地方,當我們玩到一半時,卉婷不小心跌倒了,結果原本受過傷的地方,因為跌到就流血了,於是我請別人一起扶他去找老師,請老師幫忙。
缺點雖然不能被優點蓋住,但我可以繼續發現自己以前並沒有發現的優點,並讓缺點消失,這樣就能變得更好。
天母國小 吳姵儀
我有許多壞習慣,像是考試時粗心大意,所以每一次我明明能考一百分,可是卻只拿到九十分,回家後又被罵,所以以後一定要檢查。
雖然我有很多壞習慣,但是我也有不錯的地方,那就是我很會游泳,上個禮拜我去參加奧林匹克游泳比賽,那天有許多人參加,我的游泳老師卻告訴我不要擔心,只要盡全力去比就好,結果我的自由式拿到三十六秒,而仰式拿到四十二秒,分別得到第二十七名和第三十六名呢!
雖然我有許多優點,也有許許多多的缺點,但我一定得去克服,像考試粗心大意,那就一定得檢查三遍再交卷,還有考試前多多複習,這樣考試就能考得更好,也達到爸爸媽媽,以及老師們得要求,這樣人生一定會更生動更有趣!
天母國小 葉嘉靖
我的許多壞習慣,像是愛講話,所以我常常被老師罵。
雖然我有愛講話的缺點,但是我也有很不錯的地方,那就是很有愛心。有一次我在路上看到一隻兔子的腳受傷了,一開始我不知如何幫兔子包紮,可是看他可愛的眼神,我覺得我好軟弱,突然我靈機一動,想起還有動物醫院,所以我就用我最快的速度跑到動物醫院,把兔子送到那兒,可是已經無藥可救了,我哭了一天一夜,一直為我的疏忽感到難過。
我一定要改正我的缺點,並且優點要保持下去。
天母國小 陳俐安
我有一些缺點,像是考試時我會粗心大意,本來可以考滿分卻考了不好的分數。
雖然我有這個缺點,但是我也有不錯的地方,像是會幫媽媽分擔工作,例如煮飯、洗衣服、掃地。有一次媽媽出國,洗衣服、摺衣服、煮飯、掃地、拖地等工作都是我在做的,媽媽回來時還大大的誇讚我呢!讓我立志以後一定幫媽媽更多的忙,不會故意不做事,老師也會誇獎我好會做事。
三玉國小 姚威群
我有許多壞習慣,像是上課不專心、愛講話,所以我老是被老師罵。
雖然我壞習慣非常多,讓老師們都認為我是個壞小孩,但是我也有不錯的地方,那就是愛運動,會幫爸爸、媽媽和老師做事,會自己起床,部會讓爸媽操心,熱心助人;和朋友有難同當,有福同享;陪爺爺聊天。有一次,我朋友受傷了,我二話不說就扶他到保健室,當他行動不便時,我會幫他拿書,減輕他的負擔,當他身體不舒服時,我會打電話到他家關心慰問。
我覺得如果要改進我的缺點的話,首先,我上課要專心,然後話要少一點,並且增加我的優點,才能讓自己愈來愈棒。
2009/07/31
2009/07/27
2009 Summer Class Song
I’ve Never Been to Me
I have no doubt you dream about the things you never do,
but I wish someone had a talk to me like I want to talk to you.
Ooh, I've been to Georgia and California and anywhere I could roam.
Just the hand of a preacher man and we made love in the sun.
But I ran out of places and friendly faces because I had to be free.
I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me.
Please, lady, please, lady, don't just walk away,
'Cause I have this need to tell you why I'm all alone today.
I can see so much of me still living in your life.
Would you share the thought of a broken heart that has lived a million lives?
Ooh, I've been to Nice and the Isle of Greece,
and I’ve sipped champagne on a yacht.
I moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo, and showed them what I've got.
I've been undressed by kings and I've seen some things
that a woman ain't supposed to see.
I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me.
Hey, you know what paradise is? It's a lie,
a fantasy we create about people and places as we'd like them to be.
But you know the truth is,
it's that little baby you're holding, that man you fought with this morning,
the same one you're going to make love to tonight.
That's the truth; that's love.
Sometimes I've been all crying for unborn children
that might have made me complete.
But I took the straight life and never knew I'd be bitter from the sweet.
I’ve spent my life exploring the subtle whoring that costs too much to be me.
And, baby, I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me
Ooh, I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me
Summer Class Field Trip-自來水博物館
Conversation Class-Let's Play Water
Grammar Class Play-Four Foolish Fishermen

2009/06/22
2009暑假班-作文開麥拉!
學校放暑假,小腦袋瓜可不能跟著放假唷!快來ABC情采作文班過一個不一樣的暑假吧!
情采創意寫作夏令營,融入電影、戲劇、故事三個超級有趣的元素,透過看電影學習邏輯思考、環遊世界認識不同的文化;藉由文言故事改編戲劇演出奠定基本文章情節和人物對話的基礎;以及課堂上許多有趣的故事,穿越時空激發你寫作的超能力!
對於寫作文這件事,最害怕的就是沒有材料及不會運用材料,愛比斯暑假強檔好戲歡迎國小二年級到六年級的小朋友共襄盛舉,找出屬於你自己最對味兒的寫作能力!
冏男孩、放牛班的春天、征服北極、佐賀的超級阿嬤、心中的小星星……
哈利波特、貓戰士、聊齋誌異、西遊記、鏡花緣……
史記、孟子、論語、唐宋八大家、世說新語、……
★電影、戲劇、故事夏令營★升小三~小六 每週一、四上午10:30~12:00
ˇ 從感人的電影片段、有趣的故事段落,培養注專力及閱讀興趣。
ˇ 在觀賞影片、及故事過程中,認識不同的地理文化風俗,加強國際觀;亦能從中學習運用文字,創作邏輯情境及人物的描繪功力。
ˇ 節選經典古詩文,提升孩子閱讀古文能力,不畏懼文言文,提升寫作能力,及國文能力,適應國中文言文。
ˇ 動畫影像教學,並訓練孩子的注意力,提升孩子截取其中的大意,暢言觀後心得感想,發表心中的體會,以訓練寫作技巧中的表情達意。
ˇ 故事改寫、角色扮演活動,讓孩子實際體會其中的情緒及感受。
ˇ 五感並用,學習摹寫修辭技巧,並能活用於文章中。 ˇ 動畫影像教學,並訓練孩子的注意力,提升孩子截取其中的大意,暢言觀後心得感想,發表心中的體會,以訓練寫作技巧中的表情達意。
開演地點:
台北市北投區石牌路2段315巷28弄5號1樓
購票專線:02-2871-1428
ABC English SChool
2009 Summer Class
2009/04/21
Grammar Class assignment
Author: G3.2 Betty Wu
My best friend is Amy because she always plays with the boy. And we always do things together. She is very humorous. If she says something, everyone will laugh.
I want my friends to be humorous because that will make everyone laugh. And I want my frienda to be very very smart so that we can learn form them. and I think my friends are very samrt and humorous. Not very mean, otherwise everyone will hate her.
I like to have many friends! Like everyone.
Title: My Friend
Author: G2.2 Angela Chung
I have many friends, but I only have one best friend. Her name is Karen. She is my classmate. She is the 1st in my class. I want my friend to always be happy. I want my friend to be good. I want my friend to be always healthy because I can play with her. So I will be lonely. I want my friend to be very active because I like active people. I like Karen because she always plays with me, and she is very active and makes me happy. She makes great efforts, and is hardworking, so she is the 1st in my class. But I don’t want her to always be sick, because I will be very sad. She always gives me surprises, and I get excited when she gives me a surprise. So she likes me and I like her.
Title: Angela
Author: G2.2 Irene Chang
Angela is a famous singer, she is a girl, and she sings like a bird.
I like her because she is beautiful and cute, I like her very much. She made a song that I like very much because the song is good to listen and everybody likes the song very much.
Sometimes I want her autograph, but I haven't seen her, so I can't have her autograph.
I think one day I can have her autograph and I will buy her CD too.
Title: Friend
Author: G3.2 Jason Yao
I want my friend to be funny because if my friend is always talking about books, I will kill him. So I want my friend to have a sense of humor, and to be someone that I can believe because I always tell my friends my secret instead of tell my family. So if I can't trust my friend how can I tell them my secrets.
I hope my friend is a boy so he won't tell anybody my secret.
2009/01/13
G4 Assingment - The Animal World
I like cats. Do you like cats?Let's find out more about cats!
Cats are mammalian. Most cats like to eat fish, but some of them don't because they are picky. Cat's gestation is 63 days. Young cats are blind and deaf for the first 5~14 days, until they can almost see. Cats like to be clean, so they will use saliva to clean themselves. When cats are happy, they will wag their tails. When something takes their attention, they will perk up their ears and stare intensely with their eyes. When they are angry, they will magnify their eyes. When they are sad, they will meow.
Don't you think animals are lovable? If you like animals, don't mistreat them. If you like them, don't abandon them. This is the right way to love them.
G3.2 Assignment - The Animal World
Title: The Animal World
Do you know about the bear? If you don't know, I'd like to tell you some interesting facts. What do bears look like? The bear is about 5 feet tall and weighs around 375 pounds. It looks like a wolverine. Bears can be different colors---black, brown, white, blonde, bluish brown and cinnamon. Bears eat grass, berries, nuts and other plants. If there is not enough food, they will eat small animals and fish. They eat a lot during the fall so that they will have enough fat to live on during hibernation. Bears live in the heavily forested areas particularly in the hills and mountains and moist tropical forests. Bears live in caves called『dens.』
Bears have clubs mainly in January and February, right after hibernation. Twins are most common. Healthy cubs weigh less than one pound. For the first few months, the cubs are blind. When they first come out of the den they weigh 4-8 pounds. The mother teaches the cubs how to catch food, climb trees and how to go in and out of the den.
Are the bears endangered? Yes, because people cut the trees in the forests and destroy the bear´s habitat and since bears are not social animals, they run away and do not have a place to stay.
Facts:
1. Every year they go into a deep sleep called hibernation.
2. They will eat insects, rats, mice, caterpillars and even yellow jackets.
3. Bears are not big meat eaters.
4. The largest bear weighed over 800 pounds.
5. If you get attacked by a bear, the best thing to do is to lie down on the ground and pretend that you are dead.
Now, do you know more about the bear?
Author: David Yen
Title: The Animal World
The animal world is amazing because there are many animals that we don't know in the forests, so we need to see that amazing animals. Now we need to go to the zoo to find animals, not forest because it’s too far.
First, we see cheetahs. They are very fierce because they are carnivorous, so they want to eat meat. Second, we see gazelles. They are very cute, but some of the male gazelles are very fierce. Some other animals will bully gazelles’ baby. Third, we see flamingos. They always sleep by one foot because when other animals disturb them, they can fly away. Last, we see koalas. They spend most of the time sleeping because when they finish their food, they will sleep a long time, maybe a day.
The animal world is amazing, you can visit it. It will be very cool, very fun. Now this story need to be the end.
Author: Honey LinTitle: The Animal World
In the animal world, my favorite animal is Panda
because they're cute and quiet. They're not like those animals that will bite people and other animals. The Panda's staple food is bamboo. They will not kill animals to eat them.
Before, we couldn't see Panda in Taiwan. So we need to go to China to see them. But now we can see them in the Taipei Zoo because China gave Taiwan two Pandas. Their names are Tuan-Tuan (boy) and Yuan-Yuan(girl). I hope one day I can see them.
When I read about the Giant Panda on the internet, they said it can climb a tree very fast. I thought that must be impossible because they are so big. They also said that Pandas are very shy.
For my birthday wishes, I hope I can get 2 Pandas to keep at home. But that is really impossible because there are only two Pandas in Taiwan now. And they are too big to keep at home.
Then, I hope that I can get a dog.
Title: The Animal World
In the Animal World, there are a lot of different kinds of animals.
Some animals are carnivorous, like lions and tigers. Some animals are nice because they are vegetarian, like pandas, fish, birds and butterflies. Lions and tigers are more dangerous because they will eat each other.
My like LIONS the best because they will eat other animals, I think that is cool. But in my opinion, PEOPLE are the King of the Animal World because people are omnivorous.

Author: Daniel Lee
Title: The Insect World
In the insect world, I like caterpillars the best because they are very cute.
What I also like very much is that one day the caterpillar becomes a butterfly. That is very beautiful and it always makes me happy because a butterfly's body has the colors of the rainbow.
It is also interesting that their feet are very short and look like branches or bird droppings. The way it moves is also very cute. Kind of like a turtle crawls…very, very slowly.
When I was young, my mother gave me a caterpillar to raise. At first, I was very scared of caterpillars. But my mother taught me how to take care of the them and then I was not scared any more.
I really love caterpillars, they are cute and cool. I like them the best.
Caterpillar, Caterpillar, Caterpillar….Cute, Cute, Cute
2009/01/05
2009 Winter Class Program
短短的寒假班裡‚ABC要給孩子們戶內的知性及感性的知識洗禮‚戶外的動感及觸感的身體覺醒。希望孩子們在這段期間能感受到及吸收到我們的用心,在不景氣的時候更該多充實自己‚以利未來求學就業之需。
好消息!體念到目前經濟不景氣,為減經爸媽的負擔,凡參加全期並於元月10日前報名的小朋友,學費九折優惠,並可抵用消費券3600元.(但餐點、書籍、車資另計不可抵用消費券)。
﹡校外教學時,請自備悠遊卡、零食及水。
時間:98年2月2日至2月11日
8:30am~17:30pm
費用: 中英安親班 - 4000元-(不含中餐、下午點心‚書籍、車費)
密集英文班 - 2450元–1月10日前報名可抵用消費券1000元(書籍、車費另記)
Cooking Class - 900元-(含食材,車費另計)
2009 Winter Class Daily Schedule
