Newsletter - January 11, 2009

Principal: Andrew Shih

• Snow Day Policy:

Once the principal and vice-principal have determined that school will be cancelled due to snow, they will notify the school staff and teachers.  Each teacher will then immediately contact all the students in his or her class.  We will try our best to have everyone notified 3-4 hours before the normal school start time.  If in doubt, please check the school website for the latest information and look for a special newsletter in your email.

• The school is in the process of preparing for our Chinese Cultural Day event on February 1, 2009, to celebrate Chinese New Year.  There will be plenty of food, games and raffle tickets for prizes to signify a new prosperous year. The school welcomes all families and their friends to participate in this event.  Donation of raffle prizes will also be helpful to the celebration.
   
• If you are assigned to Parent Duty, please be on time.  Refer to the “PARENT DUTY ASSIGNMENT” item below.

Vice Principal: Cho-Li Teng 

Parent Duty Assignment

The following parents are scheduled to work on 1/11/2009 and 1/25/2009 

Belsie, Laurent & Gretchen
Moberly, Warren & Lai Hing Chan
Chan, Sherman & Deanna       黃小娟
Lee, & Cynthia
Frigo, Matteo & Sandra          許賢姝
Palandjian, Leon & Tracy        潘君慧

One parent from each family should report to the office (Room 243) at 1:45 pm on each assigned day.  If you cannot attend, please contact Vice-Principal Cho-Li Teng at 781-862-8712 (choli_teng@hotmail.com) or Kai Chuang at 781-863-8213 (kaiyao_chuang@yahoo.com.) 

There is a $50 fine for absence without prior notice to the vice-principal. 

After fulfilling your parent duty on the second week, please remember to pick up your deposit check in the office at 4:00pm. 

Curriculum Director: Tung-Mei Pan

On March 15, the National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools (NCACLS) will offer a National Preparation Test for the 2009 SAT II Chinese exam.  

Test Place: The Chinese Language School, 17 Stedman Rd, Lexington, MA 02421

We encourage all our 9th graders to take the test; it is voluntary for 7th and 8th graders.  Students wishing to take the practice test can register from now until January 25 with their teacher or in the office.  The registration fee is $10, payable to TCLS.

Scores will be available by April 30.  For further information, please come to the office or check the following web site: http://www.ncacls.org/activities/2008 SAT manual.pdf 

Community Information

• The Boston Culture Center (90 Lincoln St., Newton Highlands) is hosting a Chinese New Year Calligraphy competition 10am-2pm on 1/17/2009. There are four groups for the event: Chinese adults, non-Chinese adults, students age 14-18, and students age 13 and under.
   
• NTNU (National Taiwan Normal University) is offering two sessions of Mandarin Summer camp: June 22 to July 17 and July 20 to August 14, 2009, for age groups 8-11 and 12-15. Space is limited. The registration fee will be waived for those who register by February 27. A 5% tuition discount is available for groups of 5 or more. The application form and detailed information can be found at URL http://mtc.ntnu.edu.tw/summercamp.html.
   
• NTNU’s A Plus Chinese Program of intensive Mandarin training for students age 15 to 18 takes place from July 20 to August 14, 2009.  The registration fee will be waived for those who register by February 27.  The application form and detailed information can be found at URL http://mtc.ntnu.edu.tw/aplusprogram.html.