Dear Parents:
1/24 will be the last school day of Fall semester, thanks a lot for all of students hard work and parents support, wish we have perfect ending. The spring semester will start from 1/31.
-Registration
The spring registration is still on and enter into the 3rd period, open to all students including new families. If you have not register, please follow the registration procedure and register as early as possible. If you already registered and did not pay, please do it either online or send the check to school as early as possible.
http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/registration-procedure-for-spring-2016/
-New Class
The newly opened LEGO class opens to the entire community this week, and there are only 4 seats available now. If your kid has interest, please register him/her as early as possible. Here is the detailed information about this class:
CURRICULUM ( FOR YOUTH AGED 6-8):
1)Lego imagining and decision making rounds: Individual student will expand his/her imaginary capacity in planning, configuring and comparing a variety of lego models she/he will make. Finally with the aid of teacher(s)/ assistants, students will come up with their final decisions on what they will make.
2)Lego building rounds: Class will start out with individual rounds, where each student will build a lego model on his/her own. Rounds of lego activity will be upgraded to two students working in a pair. [TEAM ROUNDS] At the end of the semester, class will be able to form several group of 4-6 teammates, work together to build a final lego model ea. group, and exhibit it to the whole class.
3)Lego presenting rounds: Students get the opportunities to show lego models they built to the class multiple times, and to the parents/ public at the end of semester.
4)Robot exposure rounds: In these rounds students will be exposed to higher level of lego activities including robotic mechanisms, mincraft gaming, arduido displays etc.
EQUIPMENT:
Students will be using the LEGO equipments provided by NCLS. Therefore, a material fee of $25 is included in the tuition for this class.
-NCLS Chinese New Year Spring Gala
2016 Newton Chinese School Spring Gala will be on January 30, 7:00-9:30 PM, the address: Final Art Center Regis College, 235 Wellesley St, Weston MA. The finely selected programs include NCLS classes and also some state well known performers. You and your family are very welcome to attend this great event. The ticket selling will be on 1/24 at school Library.
http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2016-NCLS-Spring-Gala.pdf
-Severe Weather alert
During winter time, if there is snow storm on Saturday and Sunday morning, principal will send the email on Sunday morning to inform whether the school will be closed or not, please check your email before you drive to school. The most important thing, please don’t drop your kid alone during the severe weather condition.
-Community News
-Piano Concert
Saturday concert go on as scheduled. Don’t miss pianist Dang Thai Son at Jordan Hall, Saturday 1/23 at 8 PM
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Thanks and Stay Warm
Li and Ming