Newsletter - April 12, 2009

Principal: Andrew Shih

• We will have class this Sunday, April 12, as a makeup for one of our snow days.
   
• The school plans to host an Open House event on May 17, 2:30–4:30PM, for potential new students. If you have friends or children who are interested in visiting the school, please let them and the school staff know so that we can provide adequate resources for guided tours.
   
• TCLS Book Exchange Survey:  It was suggested that our school hold a Book Exchange event to share book resources among families.  Interested parents can contact Ms. Su-Ju Chen (jshiau1@msn.com).  The school will support the event if there are enough interested families.
   
• The school’s Chinese Dance class students April Chung, Angela Bernard, and Amanda Lee participated in the American Chinese Art Society’s 4^th New England Chinese Dance Competition on April 4th and won an “Honorable Mention” Award trophy for the group competition. Elizabeth Shih and Stephanie Chan each won Second Place in their own dance categories.

Vice Principal: Cho-Li Teng 

Parent Duty Assignment

The following parents are scheduled to work on 4/12/2009  and 4/26/2009         

Ng, Tony & Mei Ching   吳英儒  謝美貞
Perriello, Edward & Sandra 
Quan, Kevin & Meikuen   關錦鴻 鄭美娟
Cannon,  David & Ling-Yu Chu 
Schirmacher, Ernesto & Doris   司馬爾尼 江雅惠

The school will send parents/guardians a reminder email a week before their assigned duty, but it is the parents’/guardians’ responsibility to check the email and newsletter.  If you cannot make it on your assigned week(s), please make arrangements with another family and notify the school.

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

• We have high school volunteers providing Chinese tutoring services for our students from 4:00 to 5:00 PM.  There is no extra fee.  If you think that your child needs any additional help in learning Chinese, please contact either Ho Chen or Tung-Mei Pan.
   
• The Association of Chinese Schools will hold its “2009 Annual Conference” in Burlington, MA, from May 23 to May 24. Teachers, principals, students, and parents representing around 100 schools will be coming from the New England area, including Massachusetts, as well as from New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C. The conference agenda includes Teaching Study and Discussions, Principals’ Meeting, Speech Contest, Cultural Contest, Poster Contest, Senior Teacher’s Award, and Best Teacher’s Award.  TCLS will take responsibility for the poster contest part.
   
• On March 29 our 6th grade held a storytelling competition.  Everyone did a great job!  The winners of the competition are:  Allen Li, Eric Hsu, Pei-Yun Chu, Mia Kobs, and Steven Chen. 

Bakery: Susan Bottan

Ensure that your favorite baked goods will be available to enjoy at school or at home by placing a pre-order each week. Order forms are found on the table in the back of the cafeteria. All sales proceeds are used to fund school events and activities. Payment is expected at the time your order is placed.  (Please see Susan Bottan for more information.) 

Community:

• The 18th Annual All-American Chinese Brush Painting and Calligraphy Competition can be submitted by April 15, 2009 (deadline). Please refer to the website http://www.chineseperformingarts.net for more details.
   
• The Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association (GBCCA) Chinese Music Ensembles present their Annual Chinese Music Concert at Paine Hall, Harvard University, 7:30pm on Saturday, May 30. Tickets are required for admission to the concert, and they are free.  Children must be 6 or older to attend the concert.  For free tickets, please contact Tung-Mei Pan in the office.