中文学校每周简讯 - 9月25日

中文学校进入第三周，教学活动都已进入正轨。语言课基本调整结束，文化课程可能还有少量调整。一些没有付费或未付全的家庭，这个周末请及时向校方确认，或取消相关课程注册，或及时交清费用。

另外，我想提醒大家，在教学区域（教室及走廊）禁止任何食物、含糖饮料。如果你看到上述现象，请友情提醒。

其他一些学校的工作和大家通报如下：

1.      青少年义工团选举
华社青少年义工团将在这个星期天（9月27日）2:30PM至3PM在教室A207开会进行选举，鼓励在校初中生（7年级）以上学生参加义工团，九年级以上学生参加选举。参加选举的同学请在这个周六晚之前把个人简历及工作设想提交给校长。如果需要帮助，请与校长联系。

2.      讲座：大学入学及准备
针对大学入学的热点话题，我们邀请到一位资深的家长, Michal Rusak, 这个周末和大家分享一下她在自己三个孩子成长学习、大学申请的一些经验和教训。希望能给大家带来一些启发。请看附件详细介绍。

讲座在大礼堂举行，时间是1:15PM 到 2:30PM。最后15分钟是答疑时间。希望大家听讲座的同时注意保持安静，中途离开时尽量从后门走，避免打扰其他人。

3.      学校时间表
再次提醒大家一下，学校是１２：４５PM开门，４PM需要准时关门。延时会增加学校的运营费用。请大家３：４０PM下课后及时收拾各自物品、教室，４PM前离开学校。如有尚待解决的问题，请以后再联系学校人员处理。谢谢大家的配合。

4.      家长兴趣活动俱乐部

请参加各项兴趣活动俱乐部的家长，包括篮球，羽毛球，乒乓球，舞蹈，务必在俱乐部以及学校网页登记。学校需要为使用校方场地、设备的每一个人人身安全负责。只有在学校登记，才能享受学校统一购买的保险并且合法使用学校的场地设备。

5.      家长值日及退款
这个星期天开始家长值日退款手续。学校校务人员，教师，家长会成员，各位班级家长代表，以及完成值日的家长，到黄友琴处领取$20值日退款。

本期简讯到此。谢谢大家关注，星期天见！

陈峰
中文学校校长2014-2016

I wish you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

This weekend marks another spectacular event - a lunar eclipse coinciding with a supermoon on Sunday around 9PM.
I suggest you have a Chinese mooncake while observing the moon waning and waxing. You could use the mooncake to explain the eclipse to your children if you think like me. Or, just enjoy the moment with your family.

Going into the third week of Chinese School, I hope most of you now have finalized registrations. There are a dozen families who have balance due probably due to changes of classes. Please make your final decisions and have the balance paid full before the third class. Beginning the next class (10/4), all teachers will start to check roster and confirm enrollment.

I’d also want to remind everyone that no food and beverage is allowed in the classroom or hallway. Cafeteria is always open if you or your child needs to have a snack. If you happen to see someone having a snack in classroom or hallway, please give him/her a friendly reminder. It takes all of us to be thoughtful to keep school as neat and in order as it can be.

A few other things to share with you regarding coming events.

1.      Youth Team Election
The Youth Team election will happen this Sunday 2:30PM to 3PM at room A207. The members of youth team need to notify their teachers for earlier dismissal to be able to participate in the election. The deadline for candidacy is end of this Saturday 9/26. If you plan to run for a position in the executive team, please send me resumes of you and your running mate if you have one. A sketch of 2015-2016 plan is also recommended. If you need help to put together a plan, I can share with you activities organized by previous committee.

2.      Seminars on College Planning and Admission
College planning can be a lengthy and nerve wracking process. This week we are fortunate to have a parent, Michal Rusak, to share with us her extensive experience on how she was involved in college admission process for three of her children in the past ten years. Please refer to attached seminar flyer for more details.

Seminar will be held in the auditorium from 1:15PM to 2:30PM. The first one hour will be seminar, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session. For parents who need to leave during the seminar, please try your best not to distract the audience by exiting from the back door.

3.      School Operations
I’d like to remind everyone of school operation time. School opens its door at 12:45PM and needs to close by 4PM sharply. If you need help from School staff after 4PM, please use email or phone to contact us. We must vacate the building by 4:00PM on time. Otherwise additional rental charge may incur and we will need to pay a bigger bill next year. All classes need to end by 3:40PM so there is enough time to clean and re-organize the classroom back to original state.

4.      Clubs for Parents
For parents who join badminton club, basketball club, ping pong club, dance club and drum club, please complete your registration at http://dreamschool.com/albany/. The Chinese School is held responsible for facility usage with certain insurance coverage. It is imperative that each of users register and be protected by the umbrella policy in case of emergency.

5.      PTA duty and refund
We will start to have PTA refund this week. For school staff, teachers, PTA members, home parents, and parents who have fulfilled their PTA duties, you can come to PTA member Youqin Huang for PTA refund ($20). She is seated in the cafeteria next to the school table.

See you this weekend.

Sincerely,
Feng Chen
Principal, Chinese School 2014-2016