Newsletter – September 9, 2012

From Principal Shawn Liu

• School starts Sunday, 9/9. I would like to thank everyone who worked through the summer to get the school ready. Here’s 2012-2013 staff list:

• There are a total of 17 classes this year, including K1-3, Bilingual 1-4/5, Grade 1-9, and Adult 2 Language classes.

• Thanks to the teachers, the 2012-2013 class syllabuses are now available on our website (http://www.thechineselanguageschool.org/syllabus.shtml)

• The extracurricular classes will start next week on September 16. The classes include: Painting, Girl Cosmic (Manga/Anime), Martial Art, Arts and Crafts, Dizi (Chinese Bamboo Flute), Chinese Folk Dance, Badminton, Chinese Yoyo, fencing and Java Programming, among which fencing and Java Programming are new classes added in this school year. The signed up sheet will be posted outside the office. To get a precise head count, it is required to have everyone sign up again regardless whether you did so on registration. If you have questions about any of the extracurricular activities, please contact the Active Extracurricular Director, Su-Ju Chen, sjchen111@gmail.com. To enroll in the class, please contact school secretary, Irene Huang, in the office.

• On September 23, we will hold the Fall Parents and Staff Meeting from 2:15 to 2:55 in the cafeteria.

• Please observe the school opening and closing times. Unless you receive special notification, school will start at 2:00 PM and end at 5:00 PM. Please refrain from entering the building before 1:45 PM and leaving the school after 5:10 PM. Our school may incur additional cost for not complying with these rules.

From Vice Principals Celia Lee

• PARENT DUTY – The following parents are scheduled to work on Sept. 9:

Scott & Ming-Yi Stewart
Michael & Dewi Crowe
Fay and Ike Chang

• You can now find your parent duty schedule for the 2012-2013 school year on our website, http://thechineselanguageschool.org/2012-2013/ParentDuty/2012-2013_parent_duty_schedule.pdf.

• Parents on duty should report to the Office (Room 243) at 1:45pm. If you cannot come, please contact Vice Principal, Celia Lee（508-337-6071，clee.tcls@gmail.com.).There is a $50 fine for absence without prior notice to the Vice Principal.