Dear Teachers,
Last week’s midterm tests went smoothly. Thank you for your effort on planning and managing the exam! Following are a few notes we would like to share with you.
W-9 Form
To prepare this year’s I-1099 form, we need a completed W-9 form from each employee. Please stop by the library to pick up a copy of W-9 or dowload it from here. After complete the form, Please sumbmit it to Qihong. We need to collect all W-9 forms to ensure that all of our teacher and staff can receive their 2011 I-1099 form on time.
Teacher Attendance:
Recently, we have received complains and inquiries about teachers’ absence and we want to bring this to your attention. In any case if you can not come to NCLS, it is school policy that you need to work with school on requesting absence and finding substitute teachers. An undisclosed absence will not only impact payroll accuracy, but also cause confusion to students and parents. As we communicated with you at the beginning of this semester, our dean, Xiaoyan Lin will manage teacher attendance and arrange substitute teachers. Please notify her through the email at xyc_lin@yahoo.com, or at phone number 781-863-0086 in advance for any absence.
Class Blog Contest:
As we mentioned in our last week letter, class blog contest starts this week. This Sunday, members of administration and PCC will bring ballot to your class and ask you to select 6 to 10 of your favorite blog sites. Please refer to our early newsletter regarding the guidelines for selecting your favorite sites. The voting process will be anonymous and you don’t need to put down your name on the ballot. To ensure the fairness of the competition, each teacher, board member and PCC member will receive only one ballot bearing NCLS stamp. The winners will be decided by number of votes they received. If there is a tie, the winners will share the prize. The results will be announced at Teachers Appreciation Party on December 10th.
Thanksgiving Party
This Saturday, we will have a school wide Thanksgiving party to celebrate this traditional holiday. The party is free to all current teachers, admin members, board members, adult TAs and their families. Please find out the detailed information at http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org
Teaching video
Many thanks to Shixiao Zhou Laoshi. This week’s teaching video is available at http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/teachers/resources/. You will be able to access this video using the same password sent to you last week.
Thank you
Yongqi and Nan