Newsletter - April 26, 2009

Principal: Andrew Shih

• Our school will start enrollment of 2009-2010 school year in May, please pay attention to the upcoming newsletter.
   
• 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.

Vice Principal: Cho-Li Teng 

Parent Duty Assignment

The following parents are scheduled to work on 5/3/2009  and 5/10/2009         

Eric, LeDonne & LeDonne    鄭劍珍
Sung, Francis & Anita   宋秉祥 麥杏薇
Tahnk, Joseph & Miranda   唐卓宇 陳念湘
Teh, Alvin & Keisha   鄭永福 林美卿
Ting, David & Belle

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

• Congratulations to the following students, who won the Chinese typing competition held by the New England Chinese School Association on April 11.  They all did a fantastic job, and we are very proud of them!

      * Thomson Carroll won first place in the Advanced level
      * Eric Chiang won second place in the Advanced level.
      * Eric Su won third place in the Intermediate level.

• 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 be responsible for the poster contest part.

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 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.