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中文学校一周简讯 10/23 10/30/2015 - 12:31pm

中文学校的家长们，你们好！

不知不觉学期已经快过半。学校的各项工作都进入正常轨道。

上个周末在孙旭峰主席的召集下，召开了本学年第一次董事会，主要是商议本学年的财政预算。根据十月九日的统计，语言班注册人数一共364名，比去年略微下降。本学年的学费收入约为11.6万美元，比去年略微上升，盖因为注册文化兴趣课的人数增加。学校开支主要分为三大块：老师以及校务人员的工资和补贴为64%，学校的固定开支（租金，保险，财务审计等）为22%，其他各种项目（故事会，期末庆祝，老师培训等等）为14%。今年的收入和去年大致持平，开支也大致相同。财政预算得到全体董事会会员赞同，全票通过。如果你想知道预算细节或有其他问题，请联系我或孙旭峰主席。我想重点指出我们教师的工资在过去五年内没有涨过一分钱。正是她们无私的奉献，才能让学校以如此低的成本维持运转。在这里我向所有的老师表示衷心的感谢。

1．      讲故事比赛
一年一度的大家讲故事比赛定于11月8日在华社隆重召开。讲故事比赛一年比一年受欢迎，参赛学生不断增加。故事内容和表演形式也花样纷呈。具体的细节请看附件。如果你有什么建议或问题，请联系家长会主席徐健（jxuonline@gmail.com）。

2．      毕业以及奖学金
请毕业班的同学开始着手准备申请奖学金程序。今年学校从不多的项目基金里拨出1000元用于奖励在中文学校的优秀毕业生，以表彰他们多年在中文学校的学习，对社区的贡献，以及每个人所取得的优异成绩。申请程序可以在学校网站下载（http://www.albanychineseschool.org/Schoolhandbook/2015-2016/CS_Scholarship_2015-2016.pdf）

3．      第十七届世界华人学生作文大赛
第十七届世界华人学生作文大赛截稿日为12月31日, 所有参赛习作必须在12月6日前由各班老师统一交给参赛组织者何沈文老师。根据以往经验，各位任课老师可以有针对性的利用平时的作业鼓励学生写作发挥，聚沙成塔。希望年底我们有一大批高质量的文章参赛。

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

Dear Chinese School Families,

We are almost half way through this semester now. I hope most of new families have gotten familiar with the school routines. The school council has conducted its first meeting last Sunday with focus on school budget and registration update. We have also discussed a few new initiatives how to make school update or policy changes more accessible to the parents. You will be hearing from me or council chair more on this regard once we finalize the action plan. Before I talk about other school events, let me provide you an update on school budget first.

Based on enrollment as of Oct. 9th, the procured tuition revenue is about $116K.  We have 364 students enrolled in language classes, slightly lower than that of last year. But tuition revenue is a bit higher because more students registered for the culture classes. Based on the total tuition revenue and projected other incomes, the 2015-16 school budget covers a total expense of $113K, including teachers and staff compensation (64%), fixed operational cost (22%) and program cost (14%). The cost structure is almost same as last year. The budget has been unanimously approved by the council members. Here I want to highlight that the compensation rate for teachers has been flat for the past five years without a penny increase. We really owe the balanced budget to our teachers. I want to thank each one of the teachers for your spirit of volunteering, dedication, and continuous service to the Chinese community.

There are a few other things that may need your attention for students of different grades.

1.      Chinese Story Telling Contest at CCC
The annual Chinese Story Telling Contest will be held on Sunday, November 8th, at the CCC building (1:00PM – 4:00PM).
Every year we have a lot of participation, various programs and stories. It is a great platform for your kids to showcase their staging performance and win from a large pool of prizes. Please see attached flyer for more details and contact PTA Chair Jian Xu (jxuonline@gmail.com).

2.      Scholarship and graduation
For those of you who plan to graduate in the spring of 2016, this is the time to apply for Chinese School scholarship. Application procedures can be found in 2015 handbook or can be downloaded at http://www.albanychineseschool.org/Schoolhandbook/2015-2016/CS_Scholarship_2015-2016.pdf.
There is total $1000 allocated for the scholarship fund this year. It is meant to recognize outstanding graduate students of Chinese School for their continuous effort in Chinese language learning, participation in Chinese school, contribution to Chinese community, and academia achievement.

3.      Composition competition
The 17th International Chinese Essay contest has been announced in July with details attached. The deadline is Dec. 6h to submit compositions to Teacher Shenwen He. Every language teacher is encouraged to utilize their weekly writing assignment and have their students participate in this competition. We usually see parent involvement is helpful and promoting a good outcome.

See you this weekend.

Sincerely,
Feng Chen
Principal, Chinese School 2014-2016

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中文学校一周简讯 10/17 10/23/2015 - 1:55pm

中文学校的家长们，你们好！

“看万山红遍,层林尽染”，正是北方深秋的写照。

上个星期学校特地放假，就是便于大家出游，欣赏大好河山。这个周末大家可就要回到学校交秋游记了。

星期天学校董事会按计划召开第一次会议。地点是C206室，时间是2：50PM到3:40PM。主要议题包括本学年的预算开支以及学校注册情况总结。届时大部分校务人员，家长会代表和教师代表都要参加。需要找校务人员的家长，请安排在第一，二节课来。

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。

再次提醒大家一下，学校４PM需要准时关门。延时会增加学校的运营费用。请大家３：４０PM准时下课，课后及时收拾各自物品，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。

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

Dear Chinese School Families,

Across the northern country, the fall foliage is at peak. Hope many of you have had chance to enjoy the nature’s grand show of colors.

This weekend we will resume from holiday break. According to the school calendar, we will have first council meeting this Sunday to review school finances and discuss/vote on 2015-16 school budget. This meeting will be held from 2:50PM to 3:40PM at room C206. All council members should be attending this meeting. Therefore, most of school staff will not be available during the third class period. If you have any questions or need help, please stop by school tables earlier.

For parents who have joined badminton club, basketball club, ping pong club, and dance club, please complete your registration at http://dreamschool.com/albany/ and pay your membership dues to each of the club chair person. The CCC Chinese School is held responsible for facility usage with limited insurance coverage. It is imperative that each of users register and be protected by the umbrella policy in case of emergency.

For last school day, it was found that the copy machine in the copy room was used by someone to copy Chinese School class materials and the machine was left in a jam condition.  I’d like to remind everyone that we are NOT contractually allowed to the copy machines in Junior Shaker High School. We have been equipped with two copy machines in the cafeteria for our own use. Even if the copy room is open, it does not mean we can use it. I appreciate your cooperation.

Lastly, all culture classes need to finish by 3:40PM. There is no exception to this. 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. If you need help from School staff after
4PM, please use email or phone to contact us.

See you this weekend.

Sincerely,
Feng Chen
Principal, Chinese School 2014-2016

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中文学校每周简讯 - 10月10日- No Chinese School this Sunday 10/11 10/17/2015 - 8:34pm

Dear Chinese School Families,

This is a reminder that there is NO Chinese school this Sunday on 10/11 in observance of the Columbus Day. Enjoy the long weekend.

Feng Chen
Principal
CCC Chinese School
中文学校每周简讯 - 10月2日 10/10/2015 - 10:35am

中文学校的家长们，你们好！

本周末华社将在学校开办免费流感疫苗注射，从早上11点开始.  详细请看附件。


中文学校进入第四周，注册基本结束。学校的工作和大家通报如下：

1．青少年义工团选举结果
华社青少年义工团上个星期天进行选举。因为只有一对候选人，Ryan Guo和Jeffrey Shen。所以他们自动当选。在这里我祝贺他们竞选连任成功，并希望他们再接再厉，把青少年义工团的工作上升一个台阶。

2．各班级家长代表
除去两个成人中文班，我们共有29个中文语言班。每个语言班，学校要求不论班级大小，必须推选一位家长代表，协助本班级老师工作，包括安排家长值日，作为家长会与家长之间的纽带，传递必需的信息等等。家长代表是学校管理当中核心的一部分，希望大家积极担任。作为家长代表，还可以免除学校PTA 值日，直接领取$20押金。

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

Dear Chinese School Families,

CCC will be hosting a free flu shot this Sunday at school starting from 11AM in the morning till 3PM in the afternoon. Please refer to the attached flyer for more details.

I hope you have learnt a few things new from last week’s seminar on college planning and admission. Mrs. Rusak likes to thank you for coming, listening, and sharing your questions with her. I have attached her thank-you note below, and you can also find her contact inside if you have follow-up questions.

Registration process quickly drew to an end last week. We have roughly same enrollment as last year for two language curriculum classes combined (Chinese as Heritage Language and Chinese as Second Language).
For culture classes, however, there is a significant increase in enrollment, up by more than 30 students. Overall, we should have a healthy finance budget for this school year, a drastic contrast to the federal government spending that could lead to another shutdown again. That being said, I expect to have an ease time for the council meeting coming up on Oct. 18th, of which the primary topic is school budget and spending.

With that, I’d like to direct your attention to a few highlights of past and coming weeks:

1.      Youth Team Election Results
Since there was only one team, Ryan Guo and Jeffrey Shen, running for the election this year, they are elected by default. Still most of the youth team members cast their votes to show their support of incumbent candidates and acknowledged their contribution in organizing many volunteer events last year.

Please join me in congratulating Ryan and Jeffrey being elected to the leadership positions again. Parents of interested members, please have your child forward contact information to Ryan Guo at rguo98@gmail.com at your earliest convenience. Don’t miss the opportunity to work with your peers and help the needed.

2.      Classroom Home Parent
By now I hope every classroom has identified a home parent no matter the size of the classes. Home parents serve a few critical functions and share the responsibilities with teachers for classroom maintenance such that the teachers can focus on teaching and education. All the home parents should send their contact information to PTA chair Jian Xu (jxuonline@gmail.com). If your classroom has not found a home parent, please consider volunteer this role. And you will be exempt from PTA duty assignment. As we encourage our children to participate in the Youth Volunteer Team,
we can also act as a role model by participating in school duties.

See you this weekend.

Sincerely,
Feng Chen
Principal, Chinese School 2014-2016

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中文学校每周简讯 - 9月25日 10/02/2015 - 10:40pm

中文学校的家长们，你们好！

祝大家中秋佳节节日快乐！这个周日同时还会有月全食。

看超级大月亮“阴晴圆缺”的同时消灭几个月饼可是“古难全”。

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

Dear Chinese School Families,

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

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