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中文学校每周简讯 - 9月19日 09/25/2015 - 10:13am

中文学校的家长们，大家好！

2015-2016新学年在一个天晴气朗的周末开始了。

很高兴与许多旧交新识见面。特别欢迎新同学，新老师的加入，你们已经开始了在中文学校的旅程。

在翻过学期第一页之后，教学工作将从第二周起走上正轨。在此我和大家强调一些注意事项以及课程变化，希望大家能及时做好相应的安排，避免第二次课出现不必要的调整。

(1)     注册和学费
学校将于9月20日周日晚12点关闭网上注册。如果之后有注册变化，请与学校校务人员联系。学费按规定必须于第二次课结束前全部付清。否则学校保留取消相应注册的权利。
希望各个家庭上完第一节课后都已经作出相关决定，是否换课或退课。请及时登陆学校网页修改你的注册信息。学校才能知道每个班的准确人数。谢谢你的合作。若有问题，请联校长或陈建华先生 ( jchen_9898@verizon.net)。

(2)     家长代表
学校要求每个班级选派一个家长代表，各班家长轮流值班，协助老师维持教室次序，切勿挪动教室的东西，更不能让学生独自留在教室。请家长们下星期天上课前到教室和老师取得联系，每班选一名家长代表，安排教室值日，各班家长代表请与学校家长会主席徐健先生联系(jxuonline@gmail.com)。

(3)     青少年义工团
青少年义工团主席、副主席以及秘书的选举定于第三周9月27日。为了更好的进行选举活动，明确职责，学校更新了青少年义工团执行条例，见附件。如果你的孩子准备参加选举，请仔细阅读该条例。参加选举的同学请在下个周五（9月25日）晚之前把个人简历及工作设想提交给校长。如有任何疑问或详细解释，请与校长联系。我们欢迎每个高中生积极参与，做个好公民的代表。

学校将逐步把现有的一些具体操作程序条例化、规范化。目的是增加学校各项活动、运作的透明度、规范度。在这个过程中，不可避免的会有些遗漏，希望大家能理解并积极向校方提意见。

(4)     注册情况
截至到9月13日，共有354名学生注册中文语言课，29名学生注册中文第二语言课，以及255名学生注册各种文化兴趣课。和去年相比，略有上升。感谢各位家长牺牲周末休息时间陪同孩子们上学。相信你们的努力和奉献一定会有回报

(5)     教材
需要教科书的家长，请及时与老师或学校联系，购买教材。提醒大家不要批量复印教科书，这是违反版权使用的。学校的复印机仅限于教学使用。

(6)     华社会员
华社会员会费退款将于第三周开始。相关事宜请与在校的华社代表联系。

最后我要感谢第一天执勤的家长代表。正是你们的辛勤工作保障了校务人员能集中精力处理繁杂的校务、教务事项。

谢谢大家，星期天见！

陈峰
中文学校校长2014-2016

Dear Chinese School Families,

Welcome back to Chinese School!

Our school is off to a great start and we were so delighted to see old acquaintance and new faces in the first day of school. I hope everyone now starts to settle into school routines, and your child may have made one or two new friends. A special welcome is offered to our new
students, new families and new teachers, who just began their journey in Chinese school.

Now we are moving onto the second week, there are a few things I’d like to share with you in a hope to help you assimilate quicker into the Chinese School routines and culture.

(1)     Registration and Tuition Payment
Registration will be closed by end of this Sunday 9/20/2014. Any registration change request after 9/20 will have to be handled by a school staff. Tuition needs to be paid full before and during the second school session. According to school registration policy, if full
payment is not received after two school sessions, school reserves the right to cancel associated registration to allow students on the waiting list to register.

I hope after the first class most families have settled and made their decisions. Please take a moment to log into your account to update your enrollment information. We are relying on your prompt actions to have an accurate count of class enrollment. If you have problem in updating enrollment, you can always reach out to me or Mr. Jianhua Chen ( jchen_9898@verizon.net).

(2)     Classroom Home Parent
As we are getting to know each other, each classroom needs to have a home parent to help the teacher organize classroom parent duty assignment. Just like in public school, being a classroom parent is a privilege to serve the classroom and be a role model for your child to
follow. Please consider volunteering the role, particular for classrooms of new teachers. They will need you to step up and work together for your children’s education. Please contact PTA chair Jian Xu (jxuonline@gmail.com) to register as home parent.

I can’t stress more for the importance of keeping the classroom clean and neat. No food and beverage is allowed in the classroom and hallways. We have had a good record last year with just a few complaints. Sustaining and improving the record will require each one of us to pay attention to what we do everyday. The first day is a good example that I’ve not heard any complaint from North Colonie School District. Thank you for your effort and please keep the good work up.

(3)     Youth Team Election
The Youth Team election is planned on the 3rd week of school 9/27. To help guide the election and clarify responsibilities, the school has published an updated Youth Team Election Policy as attached. The deadline for candidacy is end of next Friday 9/25. Please email me resumes of you and your running mate if you decide to run for a position in the executive team. Having a draft
activity plan will also be helpful. If you need any help or have questions, please reach out to me directly. We welcome all senior students to participate and demonstrate a good sense of citizenship.

(4)     Enrollment Update
As of September 13th, we have 354 students enrolled in Chinese language classes, 29 students enrolled in Chinese as Second Language classes, and 255 students enrolled in culture/enrichment classes. Thank you all for your commitment to your child’s education. We all wish it is another fruitful year.

(5)     Textbook
Textbooks are available for purchase at school at the same cost as online purchase. The school makes no profit out of textbook sale. Please do not copy textbook, which violates the copyright rule. The copy machines at school can only be used to make copies of excerpts for class use.

(6)     CCC membership
CCC membership refund will start from 3rd week of school. For those of you making a separate donation to the CCC, please stop by the CCC table and ask for more information.

Lastly, I’d like to extend many thanks to parents on PTA duty in the first day of school. They did a wonderful job in keeping many things in order amid a huge crowd and allowing school staff focus on what they should be doing.

Thank you all for your attention.

Sincerely,
Feng Chen
Principal, Chinese School (2014-2016)

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Chinese School Weekly Update (9/8) - SAT II class 09/15/2015 - 10:49am

Dear Chinese School Families,

For students who plan to take the Chinese SAT-II test (a requirement for graduation) next spring, please register the online SAT class (at no cost). Once you are registered, you will be receiving one question a day to help prepare. Please see notes below from the SAT teacher Mrs. Ren.

Best,

Feng Chen
Principal
Chinese School 2014-2016

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Club: Chinese SAT Practice 中文练习
Chinese SAT practice: 我们将使用电邮的方法,从九月到三月,每天发给愿意参加练习的八年级以上学生一道选择题。愿意参加练习的学生必须自己(而不是家长)直接发一个电邮到这个地址: zhongwenquiz@gmail.com ,并在主题栏写:Chinese SAT,在电邮中写上学生自己的姓名、电子邮箱和班级。
希望不要使用家长的邮箱。
Students who are willing to practice Chinese SAT from September to March must directly send an email to zhongwenquiz@gmail.com. The email should include “Chinese SAT” in the subject line, your name, your email address and your class in the message. We don’t recommend using parent’s email address.

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Chinese School Weekly Update (9/8) - TA placement 09/15/2015 - 10:49am

Dear Chinese School Families,

The Teaching Assistant (TA) placement has been completed. Please refer to the attached document for details. I want to thank all the applicants for their enthusiasm and willingness to help out their fellow brothers and sisters.

One thing I'd like to remind all the TAs: no electronic devices (cell phones, computers, etc) are allowed to be used in the classroom without permission of the home teacher.

Best,

Feng Chen
Principal
CCC Chinese School 2014-2016
中文学校每周简讯 - 9月8日 09/19/2015 - 1:33pm

中文学校的各位家长、同学，你们好！

我代表中文学校的老师和校务人员欢迎你们进入新的一个学年2015-2016。特别是新注册的学生家长，欢迎你们加入中文学校这个大家庭。

在大家欢度Labor Day长周末之际，学校的校务人员、各位老师和家长会成员正在为下个星期开学第一天（九月十三日）做最后的准备工作。整个暑期，尤其是过去的几个星期里，校务人员做了大量的工作，包括课程调整、教师安排，注册，学费登记等等，希望保证新的学年有个顺利的开始，给孩子们提供一个优良的学习环境。

下面我就新学期开学的一些注意事项和大家交流一下。

-注册、缴费
希望大家都已经注册完毕。还没有注册缴费的请抓紧时间，注册表和支票请寄往CCC Chinese School, 11 Avis Drive, Latham, NY 12110。

-家长值日
这个学期学校根据家长会建议，调整家长值日人数为四人次。希望大家抓紧时间登记，以便及时退返家长值日定金($20)。值日主要负责复印机操作（两人），上、下课铃（一人），以及巡视员（一人）。巡视员主要负责巡视楼道，及时向校方反映秩序、安全问题，同时也是个很好的走路锻炼机会。

关于如何登记家长值日，请参考附件内家长会准备的详细说明。希望大家积极支持家长会的工作。如有疑问，请联系家长会主席徐健(jxuonline@gmail.com)。

这几年学校学生人数一直呈上升趋势，是对我们工作的肯定，也给学校的管理工作带来了巨大的挑战。如何保证学生的安全、学校的秩序及卫生，是校务人员每次都要直接面对的核心问题。希望我们每一位家长更多的参与到学校的日常管理工作中来，值好每一个班，带动自己周围的人，共同建设一个更加有秩有序的学校，才能保证我们的教育质量。

-学校手册
第一天学校将分发学校手册（见附件）。数量有限，主要是针对新的、没有互联网的学生家庭。鼓励大家节约纸张，尽量采用电子版本，同时也可以获得最新消息。

希望各位家长在开学前通读一遍手册，熟悉一下各自的教室，学校各个岗位的工作人员以及家长会代表。他们将是你们在学校需要帮助时的首选。同时也希望家长和学生一起仔细阅读家长职责以及学生守则。因为学校是租借Shaker Junior High School的场地、教室，希望大家配合各自的任课老师、保持教室的原样以及整洁。这对我们和North Colonie Central School保持良好的合作关系至关重要，也直接影响到我们每位家长所付的学费。学校的一大块财政开支是用于租金以及每次额外的打扫清洁费用。如果我们做不到每次物归原处、清洁整齐，学校就没有办法协商到现在的租金价位，每次的清洁费用也会直线上升。最后都会由我们每位家长承担，这不是学校想看到的。所以请大家务必配合学校的工作，在家里做好准备工作，和自己的孩子强调在中文学校的举止行为。

-开学第一天
中文学校今年的开学日期为9月13日（星期天）, 请查阅学校手册（见附件）内的教室以及教师安排。如何你对教室不熟悉，请到校务办公处咨询。

学校开门时间是12：45PM
第一节课从1PM到1：45PM
第二节课从1：55PM到2：40PM
第三节课从2：50PM到3：40PM
学校结束时间是4：00PM

学校地址是Shaker Junior High School at 475 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Latham, NY 12110-4698。

为方便答疑，开学第一天的校务人员工作分配如下：
注册：陈建华，孙旭峰
缴费：王凌，李发展，李霞
课程咨询：张晓清
教材：单英辉
家长值日：徐健

-课程安排
开学第一天，各个课程可能还会有些微调。在候补名单上的学生，请家长到注册处咨询校务人员。根据当天注册情况，学校会进行相应调整，尽量满足学生的需求。

有些文化课程，根据注册人数的多少，可能会增加、合并或取消。校务人员会争取及时通知家长。请各位家长保持联络，确认在学校注册网页上的联系方式。

-停车
开学第一天，车辆比较多。请大家注意行人、特别是学校正门入口。不要停在学校大门入口处、消防专用道旁，避免阻挡其他车辆。

请大家留5到10分钟的停车时间，就不会因匆忙之间找停车位而上课迟到。

最后，感谢你们的信任，把你们的孩子送到中文学校上学。希望在我们共同的努力下，还是顺顺利利、硕果累累的一个学年。

谢谢，

陈峰
纽约首府中文学校2014-2016校长

Dear Parents of Chinese School Students,

On behalf of the faculty and staff in Chinese School, I’d like to welcome you to the school year of 2015-2016, particularly the new families to the Capital region. It is great to have you join the big family of Chinese School.

As everyone of you has been enjoying the Labor Day long weekend, the school faculty, staff and PTA members have been busy preparing for the first day of school on September 13th, this coming Sunday. During the summer time, the school staff has been ramping up the effort, especially in past few weeks, on class arrangement, teaching assignment, database and website updates,
registration and finance.  We hope to transition into a smooth start of new semester and provide all students a safe and encouraging setting for their language studies.

As the first day of school is approaching, I want to share a few things with you to help prepare for the first day.

-Registrations
By now I hope everyone has registered on line. If you have not, please do so in the next day or two so we have the latest registration information. Mail your check to CCC Chinese School, 11 Avis Drive,
Latham NY 12110.

-Parent Duty
There will be four parent duty positions each session this school year based on suggestions of PTA. Please take a moment to register a parent duty that fits your schedule. The duty includes ringing bells, copy machine operation, patroller in hallways.
Please see attached file as to how to register parent duty on line. If you still have questions about the instructions, please contact PTA members.

We expect the enrollment to grow again this year. As we are all pleased to see this uptrend, it also poses unique challenges to daily school operations. Safety is always a top priority to all school personals. As we strive to provide a safe and secure environment, we need every parent to assist and help keep school well organized. School safety can only be enhanced if everyone is well aware of the safety and emergency
protocols. Please stress to your children that they need to be conscious of the traffic when going to and from school, avoid rushing and dashing in the hallways, keep conversation at an indoor level, etc. If everyone is participating, school can only be better organized for everyone to enjoy a Sunday afternoon.

PTA is one of the primary communication bridges between parents and school. We hope every parent can be supportive of their work by signing up parent duty, be a role model in your circles. Together, we will be able to build a better learning environment for our children and help them exhibit better and proper behaviors.

-Handbook
A limited number of handbooks will be distributed in the first day of school, mostly for new families, and families that have no access to internet. In future, we will be adopting more use of electronic versions instead of paper versions.

We encourage every parent should go through the handbook to get familiar with the school classroom layout, classroom assignment of your children, school staff and PTA members as they will be your first contact and resource in need of help. The students need to read through the student conduct section together with their parents to be aware of
requirement by the school on proper conduct and behavior.

We need every parent, every student in cooperation to maintain the school in a clean and organized fashion and avoid any damages. The Chinese School is renting the classrooms and other facilities from North Colonie Central School District under a contract. We are obligated to keep the facilities as it is. Any damage or extra cleaning need may
incur a bigger rental bill in the coming year that will directly affect the tuition we are paying, which is not the desired situation everyone likes to see. We are doing far better than we used to be, and I believe we can still do better in a few areas, particularly the high traffic places such as restrooms, cafeteria.

-First Day of School
The first day of Chinese School is scheduled on September 13th. Please make sure you and your children aware of the classroom assignment. If you do have questions, please reach out to school staff
for help.

School opens door around 12:45PM
The first class is from 1PM to 1:45PM
The second class is from 1:55PM to 2:40PM
The third class is from 2:50PM to 3:40PM
School ends by 4PM

Chinese School operates at Shaker Junior High School at 475 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Latham NY 12110.

If you have questions first day, please reach out to the following personal:
Registration: Jianhua Chen, Xufeng Sun
Tuition: Ling Wang, Frank Li, Xia Li
Classes: Xiaoqing Zhang
Textbooks: Yinghui Shan
Parent Duty: Jian Xu

-Language and Culture Classes
On first day of school, there might still be minor changes to some of the classes depending on actual number of enrollment. There might be cancellation or combination of culture classes due to low enrollment. We will try to do best to meet the diversified needs of our students.

Please make sure your contact in school database is current. If a class change does arise, we can notify you promptly.

-Parking
There is always huge inbound and outbound traffic on first day of school. Please remind your children of watching out for vehicles, staying on safety side when coming to and from school.

We recommend you to arrive to school 5 to 10 minutes earlier before first class so there is no rush to find a parking spot. Parking in front of school door and along the fire lane is prohibited.

Lastly, I wish the best to you and your family and thank you for your trust on us to work with your children. I hope the coming school year is another successful and prosperous year as we work together toward the common goal.

Best,
Feng Chen
Principal, Chinese School 2014-2016

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中文学校每周简讯 - 8月29日 09/09/2015 - 9:35am

Dear Chinese School Families,

I’d like to remind you that there will be an open-house registration at CCC on Sunday from 1PM to 3PM tomorrow. We accept cash or check for tuition payment.

CCC is located at 11 Avis Drive, Latham NY 12110. Accounts not fully paid after August 31st will incur a late fee of $10.

The school council has recently approved two policy updates regarding Teaching Assistant and Youth Team respectively. The primary change on TA policy is making all TA roles  volunteered based without compensation. The change on Youth Team policy is on leadership structure, simplifying dual leadership to solo leadership (two presidents to single president). Please refer to the latest policies attached for more details.

Enjoy the remaining of summer days.

Sincerely,

Feng Chen
Principal
CCC Chinese School 2014-2016

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