Dear Teachers,
Hope all had a nice spring break week! This coming Sunday 4/26 is snow make-up day, we will have class.
– Teachers Training on 4/26:
As you all know, we are having in school Chinese teachers training in April and May. This Sunday’s training is for 暨南大学教材中年级组 (四年级至六年级). The training time is 12:30-1:45pm at room 229.
All teachers at 暨南大学教材中年级组 are required to participate this training. All other teachers and adult TA are welcome to join if you are interested. The training topic is: 课堂及教学管理
1. 调动每一个孩子参与课堂教学活动的积极性。在教学过程中，根据此年龄段孩子的特点如何发现和合理利用适合他们的课堂游戏及活动作为来辅助教学。
2. 采取什么样的方式方法更有效地管理课堂纪律以保障教学顺畅；对课间休息的掌控，有哪些办法既能保证孩子们得到休息、调整身体状态，又不至失控，影响其它班级的教学。
Hope to see many teachers at the training.
– Excellent Student TA Award Nomination
It’s time of the year again that we need teachers to nominate their excellent student TAs. If you think your student TA is working hard and making valuable contribution to your teaching, please fill out the recommendation form (see link below) and submit the form to Tian Yi laoshi. Please consider this as a great opportunity to say Thank You to your student TAs and give them big encouragment in their future work.
http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2014-2015StudentTAAward.pdf
– NewtonServes Day is Coming!
This year, NewtonServes Day is May 3rd 1:00-4:00pm. Same as previous years, NCLS will partner with Day School and participate this meaningful community service event. Community members gather together at the school to complete projects for the school. Below are some project ideas:
1. Rake up leaves/debris outside.
2. Clean up all the trash outside, especially trash that is technically off school grounds and on park grounds.
3. Mulch bushes.
4. Wash inside and outside of 1st floor windows.
5. Clear out the book room.
6. Clean up and prepare the courtyard plants for spring.
7. Post current maps of building (clearly indicating “You are here”) near stairwells and at major corners of building, on each floor.
8. Hide away construction materials/junk/debris under the archways on exterior of building near gym.
9. Dig out and level the long jump pit used for track and field. The wooden board is overgrown and nearly buried. It needs to be dug out and raised and level. The landing area needs to stretch out as a wide rectangle starting from the edge of the board. The sand pit should be leveled.
10. Tighten the hurdles’ bolts. They’re in the stairwell near the boys’ locker room.
11. Sand and paint 4 book cases in room 227.
Please consider participating and showing our NCLS spirit! More hands make ligher work. If you are interested to participate, please email pcc-chairs@newtonchineseschool.org. You can join the work at any time and stay as long as you wish. We hope to see you at NewtonServes.
– 教学意向表 – Deadline this Sunday 4/26
The spring semester has past half way. It’s time we start to prepare for the next school year. The fall 2015 registration will start in mid-May. We need all teachers to let us know your teaching plan for next school year. If you do not plan to continue teaching this coming fall, please let us know as soon as possible. Here is the 教学意向表form that all teachers need to fill: http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2015_2016teachingplan.doc
If you cannot print out the on line form, you can get a hard copy in the libary. Please fill out the form and give to Dean Xiaoyan Lin by 4/26. Thanks.
Here is this week’s newsletter to parents: http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/
See you on Sunday!
Ling and Li