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中文学校每周简讯 - 3月20日 03/29/2015 - 12:40am

中文学校的各位家长、老师，你们好，

这个星期天没有中文课。不过各位家长得提醒孩子们做作业了，别等到下个周末来不及而敷衍了事。

谢谢关注！

陈峰
中文学校校长2014-2015

 

Dear Chinese School Families,

Just a reminder that there is no school this Sunday (3/22). Enjoy the weekend.

PS, the next class is on March 29th.

Sincerely,

Feng Chen
Principal
CCC Chinese School 2014-2015

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中文学校每周简讯 - 3月13日 03/21/2015 - 1:17pm

中文学校的各位家长、老师，你们好，

诸位留神，接下来两个星期没有中文课。大家可以借机领略一下东北的早春，寒风虽然有时肆虐，但是阳光普照的时候多了，冰雪融化，各种生命都开始复苏。清晨或傍晚出去散散步，可以见到枝条跳跃的知更鸟。中文学校每年到了这个季节，就开始讨论下个学年的工作班子。期望热心的家长积极参与到学校的工作中来，给工作团队注入新鲜的血液，学校才能年复一年、日久常新的运转下去，我们的文化、传统也因此得以传承。如果您愿意下个学年为学校服务，请和我联系。

准备本学期毕业的同学，请在4月12日前将毕业申请递交给张晓清副校长。毕业申请表可以在学校网站上下载。

下次课是3月29日，也是年刊的截止日期，请每个班级尽早提交各自的稿件。

谢谢关注！

陈峰
中文学校校长2014-2015

 

Dear Chinese School Families,

For the next two Sundays there is no Chinese School since the facility is not available. It will be a perfect break for the twenty three students who took the Chinese SAT II mock test last Sunday. Though it was mock test, it was quite an intense hour for many of the students.

For senior students who plan to graduate this semester, the deadline for graduation application is April 12. Please submit the application to Vice Principal Xiaoqing Zhang.

As snow on ground is quickly receding, we start to get a feel of spring breeze. Soon this semester will be approaching its end. Every year around this time, the school administrative team and PTA team will start to confirm roles for the coming school year. There are always opportunities for parents to get more involved in the school operation. Please come forward if you want to be part of the team to help and serve the community. You can contact me for more details.

PS, the next class is on March 29th.

Sincerely,

Feng Chen
Principal
CCC Chinese School 2014-2015

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中文学校每周简讯 - 3月6日 03/18/2015 - 3:44pm

中文学校的各位家长、老师，你们好，

这个周日凌晨北美时间调整为夏令时，时钟向前拨快一个小时。夏令时的下午1点钟是调整前的中午12点。请大家务必及时调整时间，准时到校。特别是参加中文SAT模拟考试的同学，请准时于1点到考场C206教室。考试1:15PM开始，先考听力理解，30题；然后是语法，25题；最后是阅读理解，30题。整个考试1个小时。考生自带铅笔、橡皮等文具。

另外我再次提醒一下大家，每个班级的年刊需要在3月29日前交给肖玲老师。请大家积极准备，不要拖到最后一天。今年度的绘画比赛作品需要4月19日前交给孙旭峰副校长。今年要求参赛的作品以春天为主题。是否切合主题将是裁判评分的标准之一。切勿一稿多投。

周日见！

陈峰

中文学校校长2014-2015

Dear Chinese School Families,

The Daylight Saving Time of 2015 begins at 2AM this Sunday March 8th. Clocks need to be turned forward by 1 hour so there will be more light in the evening. Sunday 1PM would be 12PM before the DST. Please follow the DST and arrive school on time.

This Sunday a lot of senior students will take the Chinese SAT II mock test in room C206. All the students taking the test need to be in classroom by 1PM so the test can start sharply at 1:15PM. The Chinese SAT II test consists of three parts, listening comprehension (30 questions), grammar (25 questions), and reading comprehension (30 questions). Students are allowed one hour to complete all the questions. Students need to bring pencils and erasers.

I’d also like to remind that the year book is due by March 29th. Please work with your home teacher to compile a page or two that are reflecting the best moment of your classroom. Art exhibition work is due by April 19th. Please submit your original art work with theme of “SPRING” to VP Xufeng Sun.

Sincerely,

Feng Chen

Principal
CCC Chinese School 2014-2015

 

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Hiring Information from CCC for Treasurer Position 03/18/2015 - 3:45pm

Dear Chinese Families,

CCC is looking for a CPA professional to fill the treasurer position starting from March.

Please contact CCC President Binglin Li (lbinglin@gmail.com, 518-290-6851) if you are interested.

Thanks,

Feng Chen
Principal
CCC Chinese School 2014-2015

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中文学校每周简讯 - 2月27日 03/06/2015 - 12:59pm

中文学校的各位家长、老师，你们好，

看到下课后自动售货机前排成的长队就知道学校每年的新年红包是多么的受欢迎。我再一次和财务说要想办法把这个自动售货机买下来作为学校固定资产之一。这可是个摇钱树--以后每年的红包就可以从这棵树上摇下来。上个星期没有领到红包的这个周末别忘了。元宵节还没过，红包继续发。

华社一年一度精心准备的春晚在SUNY成功上演。经典的京剧和孩子们的舞蹈、武术表演让舞台充满了节日的喜乐。这是我们首府区华人每年度最大的盛会，听说明年会考虑搬回Egg，在场地、座位上能容纳超过一倍以上的人，当然也更需要大家的支持。随着华人社群这几年的显著增长，只要大家踊跃参与，一定能从“藏龙卧虎”到“龙腾虎跃”，让我们的节目更加贴近华人社区的生活和喜怒哀乐。

二月短，三月长。接下来我们有几个重要事项需要每一位家长放在心上，因为你的孩子总归要参加考试的。中文SAT模拟考试安排在3月8日，考试时间为一个小时。共有23位学生参加，主要是9、10年级的学生。汉办主持的YCT四级考试安排在4月12日，考试时间为七十分钟。共有28位学生参加，主要是5年级学生。考试的费用由学校负责，目的是鼓励大家参加考试，客观评估自己的中文水平。学校借此也可以对教学质量有个客观评价指标。

三月份还有一个重要事项是每学年的年刊需要在3月29日前汇编成册。这是一项繁重的工作， 今年仍由肖玲老师领衔策划。希望各位家长积极配合老师，共同努力，给我们自己和学生们留下一个美好的记忆。

关于年度的绘画比赛，请同学们在4月19日之前把你们的作品交给孙旭峰副校长，也请你在个人信息标签上填好你的姓名和其它信息（个人信息标签附上）。 今年要求参赛的作品以春天为主题。是否切合主题将是裁判评分的标准之一。我们是鼓励大家重在参与，对于以往出现的一稿多投的情况，请各位家长把把关。

二月十五日我们在华社举行了本学期的教师会议，主要议题是大家交流教学经验，讨论如何提高教学质量和学生的学习兴趣。高年级的任小波老师把自己十几年的家底浓缩在三十分钟内，针对很多常见的问题分享了自己的有效经验，激发了大家的思维。分组讨论让大家都有机会就共同的问题交换看法、意见。校方也就学校的管理收集了一些反馈意见。这些都会逐渐反映到平时的教学中去。最关键的是我们每位老师冒着寒风冽雪、把自己宝贵的休息和家庭时间花在我们的中文学习上，我代表全体家长感谢他们的奉献精神。我个人的最大收获是体会到大家在讨论中反映的一个共同点：家长的参与、以及如何参与对孩子们中文学习的好坏有举足轻重的影响。当然这个道理大家一讲都明白，就像微信上每天的心灵鸡汤有很多道，究竟哪一道对你的胃口，因人而异。我的新年期望就是我们每一位家长都能积极参与到孩子们的学习生活中去，让我们共同在摸索中成长。

周日见！

陈峰
中文学校校长2014-2015

 

Dear Chinese School Families,

The Lucky Money was so popular that we ran out of red packets in the end. I had to guess most of them was gone no later than the end of day when I saw the mile-long waiting line before the vending machine. A few classes did not get their Lucky Money last week will receive their share this week. Please again sign them off from the PTA members.

The 2015 Chinese New Year Performance hosted by CCC was another event where we celebrate the holiday in a traditional way. There were a few programs conducted and performed by our own talents. Let’s thank the performers and their parents for their time and effort to bring happiness into us.

There was a bit of confusion outside the stage that some of the families mistakenly took the table booth from Globe School for our Chinese School. The Globe School is a Saratoga Spring based school, which leverages the federal StarTalk grant and aims to provide full-time Chinese Immersion Programs for children from K to 5. There are a few parents and teachers of our school who have been involved since the establishment of the Globe School. If you are interested in finding out more information, please go to their website.

As we are still in holiday mode, there are a few important dates quickly approaching.


1.      SAT II Mock Test and YCT 4 Exam
The SAT II Mock test is schedule on March 8th. We have 23 students mostly from Grade 9 and 10 registered this year. The YCT 4 exam is schedule on April 12th. We have 28 students mostly from Grade 5 to take this exam. Detailed arrangement (time and classroom for test) will be sent out to respective teachers soon. The registration fees ($10 for SAT II, $20 for YCT 4) are compensated by the school to encourage participation of these tests but students should pay their deposit to their respective teachers to ensure participation of tests.

2.      Year Book
It’s also time to start designing the Chinese School year book that is due on March 29th. Year book is an important project and carries a lot of memories during a school year. Please work with your home parents and teachers to start the process hopefully right after you receiving this note. A template will be sent out shortly in a separate email to teachers.

3.      Annual Art Exhibit and Competition
The annual Art Exhibit and Competition is coming soon and we are accepting students’ work until April 19th. Please submit your work to Mr. Xufeng Sun, our Vice Principal during regular school hours. Make sure you put your name and class on the label that is attached in this email.  This year we request that student's work has a theme related to SPRING season, which will be important aspect considered by a team of judges.

Most of the teachers joined the teacher’s conference on February 15th at CCC. We spent half day together to talk about how we can encourage students to learn Chinese. The teacher’s conference is also a platform where the school administrative team collects feedback from the teachers and exchanges ideas. A lot of teachers shared with the group their best practices and experiences. The group discussion covered a lot of topics of interests and inspiration was everywhere. In the end a common observation is that the key differentiation in Chinese language study lies in how the parents are interacting with the kids and engaged in their child’s study. This is probably true for everything; however, I feel as a first generation immigrant, this is particularly important to us. A lot of us learnt Chinese as our native language, but our kids mostly have English their native language. How to motivate our kids to learn Chinese, how to set the right expectation for their progress, etc, are
 questions we probably do not have right answers to now. But I hope we can seek the best answer together as long as you keep sending kids to Chinese School. That will make my wish of Chinese New Year of 2015.

Sincerely,

Feng Chen
Principal
CCC Chinese School 2014-2015

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