Dear parents,

If you paid a $60 PTA deposit in advance as part of your tuition, you are welcome to sign up for Chinese school parent duty to receive a $40 refund. The remaining $20 is used for the yearbook, school activities and other expenses. Each family will receive a yearbook at the end of the school year.

🗓 The following are the open duty dates:

October: 10/27 (2 remaining);

November: 11/03 (2 remaining); 11/17 (3 remaining); 11/24

December: 12/08; 12/15

Duty time is 12:50 pm to 4:00 pm.

✏️Please log in to the Chinese community homepage cccalbany.org, click program, then click school, then click PTA Duty Signup to register. Or click this link to register directly: https://cccalbany.org/PTASignup

There are also PTA members on duty at the cafeteria during each break to assist you in registering for parent duty.

💰After completing the duty, the PTA will arrange a refund.

ℹ️If you have any questions about parent duty, please contact PTA Chairman-Zhang Linpta@cccalbany.org Phone# 443-538-8430 Thank you!

💰中文学校奖学金申请开始了💰

⏰截止日期：11月17号

华社中文学校设立的奖学金，是用来奖励在中文学校就读的高中生，奖励他们学习 汉 语和中国文化所取得的优异成绩，表彰他们在当地学校所取得的优异成绩，以及对社 区的 义务贡献。奖学金颁发对象为中文学校就读三年以上, 毕业后计划上大学的高中生。

以下是申请条件：
1️⃣申请人必须符合中文学校的毕业条件，
2️⃣申请人必须提出书面申请,用中文撰写一篇申请论文。
3️⃣在中文学校最近三年里,学习成绩达本班前三分之一优秀学生之列。
4️⃣至少完成当地学校 9 年级学业。
5️⃣高中平均分数在 3.5 或 3.5 以上。（高中正式的成绩单）
6️⃣拥有 25 小时社区服务记录,包括至少10 小时中文学校或华社服务记录。
7️⃣本校教师或校务人员推荐。
8️⃣从我校毕业的两年之内符合以上条件的学生均可申请我校奖学金。
9️⃣一页毕业论文需要介绍职业目标，成就，中华文化兴趣以及任何能够帮助你取得奖学金的相关信息.

如何申请：
✅请填以下表格并将所有资料于2024年11月17号发送到school.academic@cccalbany.org的邮箱。
✅在线填写表格链接如下：https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAkBRNmEGSiZ4V43u6uyY-bpQAyT9KAtAn0leJg2-DUWhnGQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

📬如有任何问题，请联系教务副校长胡磊女士 school.academic@cccalbany.org

中文学校行政团队

CCC Chinese School Scholarship Application is due on November 17th 2024

Requirements:
1) Applicant has to qualify for Chinese school graduation requirement.
2) Essay must be hand written in Chinese.
3) Has studied in Chinese School for at least three years and must be top 1/3 of the class.
4) 9th grade and above.
5) High School GPA 3.5 and above( Official high school transcript required).
6) Must complete at least 25 hours of volunteer service including 10 hours with CCC or Chinese School.
7) One signed recommendation letter by your current/former Chinese class teacher or school staff.
8) Chinese School Alumni who had graduated 2 years prior and meet the above may apply.
9)A one-page essay stating your professional goals, achievement, Chinese cultural
interests, and any information you would like the Scholarship Committee to consider.

How to apply:
Please filled out the google form and send all of above materials to school.academic@cccalbany.org by November 17, 2024.
Google Form below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAkBRNmEGSiZ4V43u6uyY-bpQAyT9K...

If you have any questions, please contact vice principal-Mrs. Lei Hu at school.academic@cccalbany.org

Chinese School Administration Team

📢 Dear Parents and Students,

Please find below the schedule for October and November 2024 at the Chinese School:

**October:**
🟢 October 6: Regular classes
🔴October 13: No classes
🟢 October 20: Regular classes & Lockdown Drill
🎃 October 27: Regular classes. All students and staff are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes, and the school will distribute candy to students.

**November:**
🟢 November 3: Regular classes
🔴 November 10**: No classes; 🎤 however, the Chinese Storytelling Contest will take place in the auditorium
🟢 November 17: Regular classes
🟢 November 24: Regular classes

Chinese School Administration Team

【2024-2025 中文学校故事会比赛报名通知】

一年一度的中文学校故事会比赛即将拉开序幕,你准备好了吗?

⏰时间:2024 年11 月10 日星期天 1:00PM – 4:00PM

📍地点: Auditorium, Shaker Middle School, 475 Watervliet Shaker Rd, Latham, NY 12110

宗旨:培养和激发广大学生学习汉语和中国文化的兴趣, 提高中文口语表达能力。

参赛资格: 中文学校在校学生。

🙋如何报名：参赛者请向所在班老师报名。

将分为以下三组展开比赛：

中文学前幼儿班至二年级及CSL
中文三年级至五年级
中文六年级及以上

故事题材:故事必须与中国文化以及Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage有关, 包括成语故事,历史故事,谜语故事,古代诗歌故事,以及童谣故事，人物故事等。也可以挑选课堂上学到的故事。

ℹ️每班推选 4 个故事参赛,可以按个人, 小组, 或者集体(班级)报名。每个故事时间限制在4分钟以内。

⚠️报名截止时间为:2024 年10 月27 日 11:59PM

📪如有问题， 请联系活动副校长雷奕 school.events@cccalbany.org

《2024-2025 Chinese School Storytelling Contest》

Purpose: The goal of this Chinese Storytelling Contest is to stimulate
students’ interests in learning the Chinese language and culture, to improve
their abilities to give oral presentations in Chinese, and to express themselves in
Chinese fluently and accurately.

Participants: Students in Chinese School

🙋‍♀️How to register: let your Chinese teacher know if you want to participate

The contest will be divided into the following three groups:

Chinese Preschool through 2rd Grade classes
Chinese 3th Grade through 5th Grade classes
Chinese 6th Grade & Above classes

⏰Competition date: November 10, 2024 (Sunday)
Time: 1:00PM – 4:00PM

📍Location: Auditorium, Shaker Middle School, 475 Watervliet Shaker Rd, Latham, NY 12110

Suggested topics: Short Chinese culture-related stories, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage, such as Chinese idiom story, short Chinese history story, Chinese riddle story, Chinese ancient poem or children's folk song (for young students), or something you learn from the class.

Each class is recommended to select up to 4 stories for participation. Please limit the presentation time for each story to 4 minutes.

⚠️Participation registration deadline: October 29, 11:50 PM, 2023
.
📪For more details please contact Yi Lei, Vice Principal Email: school.events@cccalbany.org

Chinese School Administration Team

按照校历，本周日9/29将会进行消防演习，fire drill。演习将于1:30开始，预计持续20-25分钟。各班学生将以班级为单位，由老师带领，按演习预案，有序从教学楼撤出。在cafeteria逗留和在gym活动的家长，请听从和配合学校工作人员安排，从指定的出口撤出。第一二节课之间的课间休息取消，演习结束后将继续第二节课。

The school will be conducting a fire drill this coming Sunday, September 29th. The fire drill will kick off at 1:30pm and last 20-25 minutes. Students will be evacuated under the guidance of the teachers. The parents staying in the cafeteria and gym should follow the guidance of the school staff for evacuation. No break between the first and second classes. The class will carry on after the fire drill.

Chinese School Administration Team