Newsletter - September 13, 2009

From Principal Elaine Hsu

·         Greetings!  Our school will start this Sunday (09/13). Here’s our staff list:
 

·         Extracurricular classes start next week, September 20.  Please contact our secretary to enroll your children in extracurricular classes.  Classes include:  Martial Art, Arts and Crafts, Painting, Fun Math, Dizi (Chinese Bamboo Flute), Chinese Folk Dance, Basketball, Ping Pong, and Chinese Yoyo.  If you have questions about any of the extracurricular activities, please contact Chen Ho (781-674-2794, chen_he30@yahoo.com )

·         School store starts next week (09/20).

·         On September 27, we will hold a Parents’ Meeting from 2:15 to 3:30 in the cafeteria.  I hope everyone can attend.

·         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 1:40 PM and leaving the school after 5:10 PM. Our school may incur additional cost for non-observance of these rules.

·         If you have parent duty on Sunday, please arrive at the requested time (see assignment list below).

From Vice Principals Kai Chuang & Sue Chiu

·         PARENT DUTY - The following parents are scheduled to work on Sept. 13 and 20: 
 
Costello, David & Gloria
Wu, Francisco & Sheue-Fen
Yeung, Wai Yee & Ka Ling
Shiue, Wei & Lucy
Li, Wen-I & Ching-Fen
Sze, John & Ye Pei
 

·         Parents on duty should report to the Office (Room 243) at 1:30pm. If you cannot come, please contact Vice Principal, Kai Chuang（781-863-8213 ，kaiyao_chuang@yahoo.com.) or Sue Chiu (508-358-5488, suechiu88@yahoo.com) .There is a $50 fine for absence without prior notice to the Vice Principal.

From Curriculum Director Tung-Mei Pan
 

·         There are a total of 17 classes this year, including K1-3, Bilingual 1-4, Grade 1-9, and one Adult Language class.  The following is a list of all the teachers and teaching assistants:
 

•  Office Assistant: Beth Chang

Other

·         The Boston Guzheng Ensemble will present a Sheng recital performed by Cheng Chien-No on Saturday, September 26, 7:30 p.m. at Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, MA 02420.
 
The sheng, also called Chinese mouth organ which has 3000 years of history, is one of the oldest Chinese instruments. The sheng is the instrument that inspired the invention of the concertina, accordion and harmonica, and uses the same technology of metal reeds that vibrate as air passes through them. It has a wonderful sound, and can be played melody and chordal accompaniment at the same time. Only couple of sheng players can be found around the New England area.
 
Ms. Cheng Chien-No is a famous sheng soloist in Taiwan and we are very lucky to have her here to present a recital of this special instrument for us.
 
For more information visit www.BostonGuzheng.org. Admission is free.
Please spread the news and bring your friends to the concert!