Newsletter – November 7, 2010

From Principal Shawn Liu

  • Your child will be bringing home the report card this week. Please sign and return it to the teacher next week.

 

  • Susan Tang, our librarian, who has started to categorize library books according to the age groups. You could find the recommended book list here. Great Job!

 

  • Thanks to Jerry Shiau for hosting the PinYin input seminar last week. Please find the links below which were referenced by Jerry.

 

Ø  Input setup –  http://cclookup.cctserver.com/help

Ø  Translate to Traditional Chinese and display pinyin (Read Phonetically) – http://translate.google.com

Ø  Dictionary and tools – http://www.mandarintools.com

Ø  Dictionary takes PinYin with voice – http://www.nciku.com

 

 

  • We are in the process of publishing the school directory and are looking for sponsorship in the form of business advertisements as well as individual donations.  If you know of any potential business advertisers or if you yourself can support this effort, please contact Su-Ju Chen (jshiau1@msn.com) before November 14, 2010.  Individual or family donor names will be published in the directory (without the donation amount) for recognition.

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From Vice Principals Celia Lee

  • PARENT DUTY – The following parents are scheduled to work on Nov. 7: 
     
    Alber Ma & Lucia Chung (11/7 & 11/14)
    John & Sally Ho (10/31, 11/7)
    Kevin Quan & Meikuen Cheng (10/31, 11/7)
    Darren & Helen Li  (11/7, 11/14)

 

  • The parent duty of November to February has been rescheduled. Please check the update here (http://www.thechineselanguageschool.org/docs/parent_duty.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.

From Curriculum Director  Sheng-Chu Lu,Tung-Mei Pan

  • B1 teacher, Andy Chen, went through a surgery last week and is in the process of recovery. Due to health concern Andy has resigned from the B1 and Arts & Crafts classes. We wish Andy well and will look for a permanent replacement.

 

  • We are not accepting any class transfers unless they are recommended by the teacher and the school staff has been consulted.

 

  • We offer only 30 school days for the whole year. It is important that you keep up with all classes. For all the young and adult students, should you miss any class day, please email your teacher to get the class content and the homework, and make it up before next class.