1、Friends,Packing up the dreams God planted, In the fertile soil of you. I cant believe the hopes Hes granted, Means a chapter in your life is through. But well keep you close, as always. It wont even seem youve gone. Cause our hearts in big and small ways, Will keep the love that keeps us strong.,(Ch

2、orus) And friends are friends forever, If the Lords the Lord of them.And a friend will not say never,Because the welcome will not end.Though its hard to let you go,In the Fathers hands we know,That a lifetimes not too long to live as friends,.,The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein,There is a story in

3、America by Shel Silverstein called The Giving Tree. It speaks of a childs friendship with a tree. Each day a young girl visits a tree. She climbs and plays and sleeps in its shade. In time, the friendship with the tree changes. This story is very meaningful to theNorth American teachers. We hope you

4、 enjoy itas we now share it with you.,There once was a tree that loved a girl. Every day the girl would come, climb from his branches, sleep in his shade, eat his apples,pick leaves and play queen of the forest.,The tree loved the girl.And the tree was happy.,One day the girl came to the tree. The t

5、ree said, “Come girl, come. Climb and play and swing from my branches. Sit in my shade and play queen of the forest.” The girl said, “I have no time to climb and play. I need money. I want to buy things. Can you help me?”,“Here girl. Come. Take my apples and sell them in the city. Then you will have

6、 money and you can buy things.”,So the girl listened to the tree. She climbed and picked the apples. She took them to the city and sold them. The tree loved the girl.And the tree was happy.,The girl was gone for a long time. One day she returned again to visit the tree.The tree shook with joy as he

7、saw the girl coming toward him.“Come girl, come,” he said. “Climb from my branches. Sit in my shade and play queen of the forest.”,“I have no time to climb and play now. Im getting older. I want a family. I need a husband and a house. Can you give me a house?”,“I have no house,” said the tree. “The

8、forest is my home. Here, come. Take my branches. You can use them to build a house.”,So the girl went to the tree, cut down his branches and went away to build her home.And the tree was happy.,But not really.He missed the girl.,Later the woman came to visit the tree again.The tree was very excited t

9、o see her. He said, “Come woman, come. Play queen of the forest. But the woman said, “I have no time to sit or play. I want a boat to sail far away from here. Can you give me a boat?”,“I have no boat,” said the tree. “But you can cut down my trunk and make a boat. Then you can sail far away.”,So the

10、 girl cut down his trunk, made a boat and sailed far away.And the tree was happy.,But not really.“Will I ever see the girl again?” he thought.,Many years passed. The tree often remembered the girl.,One day the woman came to visit the tree again. She was much older now. When the tree saw her, he shoo

11、k with joy.Suddenly he remembered he had nothing left to give her. As she walked toward him he said, “I have no apples, woman. I cannot give you anything to eat.”,“My teeth are too weak for apples,” said the woman. “I cannot eat them.”,“I have no trunk or branches,” said the tree. “You cannot climb

12、or play.” “I do not want to climb or play,” said the girl.,“I havent need of anything now,” said the woman. “Only a quiet place to sit and rest.”,With joy the tree began to straighten himself up and said to the woman, “An old stump is good for resting! Come woman, come. Sit and rest.” And the woman

13、did. And the tree was happy.,This is our hope for you as you have learned and studied each day. May you find rest and joy as you continue to grow in your study of English .,Our Teacher once said: “Come all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.,Let us work together. Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your soul. For my work is easy and my burden is light.”,Thank you for sharing your summer holiday your time, your knowledge, your wisdom, laughter and energy with us. Thank you for letting u