Newsletter - May 31, 2009

Principal: Andrew Shih

• Enrollment for the 2009-2010 school year started on May 10.  A registration discount applies for enrollment by June 14.  Please discuss any student placement issues with your child’s classroom teacher or the school staff.
   
• The school’s final graduation ceremony will be held on June 14.  The event will begin at noon, with lunch being served prior to the ceremony, which will start at 1:30 PM.  Luncheon tickets can be purchased in advance in the office for $5/adult and $3/child.  On Graduation Day, ticket prices will be $6/adult and $4/child.
   
• Our school will hold a Book Exchange event on May 31 to share books or other education-related resources among our families.  Interested parents can contact Ms. Su-Ju Chen (jshiau1@msn.com). 
   
• Parent seminar on May 31:  Basic Estate Planning 
  Speaker:  Attorney David M. Beliveau 
  Background of the Speaker:  Attorney Beliveau represents both individuals and businesses.  He has clients in Florida, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire and focuses on asset protection, business law, civil litigation, estate planning, estate and trust administration, Medicaid, real estate, and taxation.

Vice Principal: Cho-Li Teng 

Parent Duty Assignment

The following parents are scheduled to work on 6/7/2009 and 6/14/2009         

Duong, Hieu & Maggie      楊啟孝  陳蓮
Sidley, Tom & Xiu Fang     石秀芳
Po, John & Ada                   傅子新 李雪紅
Joseph, T. Ajay & S. Sarah
Cheng, Wai & Christina      鄭偉剛
Weng, Jian & Shao

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

• The 9th grade will have a field trip to visit Yin Yu Tang at the Peabody Essex Museum on May 31.

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:

• Chinese Dance Summer Workshop -- The Bright Pearl Dance Group will hold 3 sessions of dance camp (7/6-7/11, 8/3-8/8 and 8/17-8/22) for students older than 6 years old.  Students will learn various Chinese dance techniques.  A final performance will be held on the last day of each session. Camp Director Na (Joanna) Zhou has a Master’s Degree of Dance in Higher Education from New York University (NYU) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance Performance from the Central University for Nationalities in Beijing.  She is currently an active member of the National Dance Education Organization.  Class location: 368 West Cummings Park, Woburn, MA.  Please contact: Joanna Zhou (347) 749-5715, nazhou@ymail.com
   
• Chinese Folk Art Workshop (www.folkartboston.org) will hold its Spring Performance at Casey Theatre, Regis College in Weston, MA, on Saturday, June 6^th at 7:30pm. The program includes Dragon and Lion dances, Chinese yoyo, drums and many beautiful Chinese folk dances. For tickets, please contact Lih-Ling Lin at 978-369-6265 or lllcubic@yahoo.com.