News Update

📢 各位家长和同学们：

📆 下周日（10月12日）放假，不上课.

📅 10月19日（星期日）

🏫 学校将举行 Lockdown Drill 安全演练

👗 同时也是 万圣节服装义卖最后一天，欢迎大家前来选购、支持！

📅 10月26日（星期日）

🎉 举办 Halloween Parade & Trick or Treat 万圣节游行活动，欢迎老师、家长和学生们穿上万圣节服装！

💖 衷心感谢各位家长和同学们对万圣节服装义卖活动的支持与捐赠！特别感谢中文学校青年志愿者团队的同学们，帮助整理、组织和义卖。 您每一次的捐赠与购买，都是对学校教学和活动的支持！

中文学校行政团队

📢 Dear Parents and Students,

📆 There will be no classes next Sunday (October 12) due to the school break.

📅 October 19 (Sunday)

🏫 The school will conduct a Lockdown Drill for safety training.

👗 It will also be the final day of the Halloween Costume Sale — everyone is welcome to come shop and show support!

📅 October 26 (Sunday)

🎉 We will hold our Halloween Parade & Trick-or-Treat event! Teachers, parents, and students are all encouraged to come dressed in Halloween costumes!

💖 We sincerely thank all parents and students for your generous support and donations to the Halloween Costume Sale!

A special thanks to the Chinese School Youth Volunteer Team for helping organize, sort, and run the sale.

Every donation and purchase you make supports our school’s teaching and activities!

— Chinese School Administrative Team

中文学校中文讲故事比赛报名开始啦！

⚠️ 报名截止时间：2025 年10 月27 日（星期一）晚上 11:59

请感兴趣的同学尽快向本班老师报名！

⏰ 比赛时间：2025 年11 月9 日（星期日） 下午 1:00 – 4:00

📍 比赛地点：Auditorium, Shaker Middle School

475 Watervliet Shaker Rd, Latham, NY 12110

👦👧 参赛资格：中文学校在校所有学生（包括中文班和兴趣班）均可参加。

📚 比赛分组：

🏆中文学前幼儿班至二年级及 CSL 学生

🏆中文三年级至五年级学生

🏆中文六年级及以上学生

📖 故事题材要求：参赛故事需与中国文化或 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage 相关，包括但不限于：

✅成语故事

✅历史故事

✅谜语故事

✅诗歌故事

✅童谣故事

✅人物故事

✅现学中文课本或课堂上学的课程及故事

✅自己写的中文故事

📝 报名须知：

✅每班最多可报名 4 个故事 参赛

✅可由个人、小组或全班集体报名

✅每个故事表演时间限制在 4 分钟以内

📪 联系方式：

如有问题，请联系活动副校长 雷奕

📧 school.events@cccalbany.org

中文学校行政团队

Hello, Annual Chinese storytelling contest registration starts now!

⚠️ Registration Deadline: October 27, 2025 (Monday) at 11:59 PM

Students who are interested, please register with your class teacher as soon as possible!

⏰ Contest Date & Time:

Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

📍 Location:

Auditorium, Shaker Middle School

475 Watervliet Shaker Rd, Latham, NY 12110

👦👧 Eligibility:

All current students of the Chinese School (including Chinese language classes and enrichment classes).

📚 Competition Groups:

Preschool through Grade 2 & CSL students

Grade 3 to Grade 5 students

Grade 6 and above students

📖 Story Themes:

Stories must be related to Chinese culture or Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage. Topics may include but are not limited to:

Idiom stories

Historical stories

Riddle stories

Classical poetry stories

Nursery rhyme stories

Biographical stories

lessons from the textbook or learned in class

Chinese story essay

📝 Registration Guidelines:

Each class may submit up to 4 stories for the contest

Students may participate individually, in small groups, or as a whole class

Each story presentation must be within 4 minutes

📪 Contact:

For questions, please contact Vice Principal Yi Lei

📧 school.events@cccalbany.org

Chinese School Administration Team