In the old days, when there was no second day off, people used to talk about the glorious month of October. There were National Day, Taiwan Restoration Day, and the anniversary of the birthday of the late President Chiang Kai-shek, etc. In addition to the commemorative significance, people were usually very busy, and once October came, they were given some extra vacation days, and so everyone was happy to see the arrival of October. As I recall, when the Double Ten National Day arrived, the national flag was hoisted in every house, and kindergartens would organize celebrations the day before, preparing a national flag for each child and playing the role of each country.

當被叫到名字的孩子，一個個上台時，台下的小朋友也屏氣凝神的等候注意聽著，自己是否就是下一個要上台的人。「若潔、軒毅、盈甄、以勒、雅熙、日新、詠歆、筱喬….」 每當園長說今天要頒發八點三十分前到園的獎時，小朋友都會以雀躍的心，期待這一刻的到來。 上台受獎是一種榮譽，是一種經過努力後被肯定、被認同的成就

「熊讚好…～」當大大的黑熊出現在舞台上時，孩子們發出震耳欲聾的歡迎聲。週三上午，紙風車劇團來園，為年度兒童新戲-巫頂站在屋簷上做推廣宣傳。短短三十分鐘，逗得孩子們哈哈大笑，造成的旋風，不亞於大人迷偶像的程度，若不是園長、老師的制止，「巫頂」和「熊讚」肯定走不出校園；若不是「熊讚」所穿著的熊服悶熱，拍

某日，晨光時間，小孩們精神抖擻、興高采烈的享受著做體能的樂趣，我則忙著捕捉孩子們精彩的畫面時，老師帶了兩位同齡，一男一女高矮懸殊很大，正在參與活動的小朋友來，一位嘟著嘴，臉上掛著兩行淚水，另一位則板著不悅的臉，老師因要看護小孩，請求園長支援。園長問：「發生何事？一個推人，一個被推；被推的人跌倒。」帶

Typhoon Fatty Meiji, with its fierce winds and heavy rains, hit the whole of Taiwan, with disasters of all sizes occurring all over the country, the most serious one being the burying of a residential house in Yanchao, which was swept away by earth and rocks, and the loss of a family member overnight. It made us realize once again that the power of nature is not to be underestimated! This year, three powerful typhoons came to Taiwan in September, Moranti before the Autumn Festival, Malakka after the Autumn Festival, and Meiji before the Teacher's Day, making it impossible for everyone to enjoy the festival and the moon.