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Dear Teachers:

Happy Chinese New Year!

Due to winter break, NCLS won’t have school this coming Sunday(2/22).  The school will resume on 3/1.

Since 2/8 is a snow cancellation day, 4/26 will be a school day.  Please mark your calendar.

For in school Chinese New Year performance, due to schedule conflict with Day School, we have been informed that the stage in auditorium will not be available on March 1 and March 8, therefore, we have to push our in-school performance to 3/15. For the classes that are going to perform in school on 3/15, please inform your students this change.  On 3/1, we will have regular classes.

Thanks and hope all families have a happy, healthy and prosperous new year.

Ling and Li

Dear Teachers:

Happy Chinese New Year!

This past Sunday, 2/8, the school was cancelled due to snow emergency call from Newton Police Department on Sunday Morning.  After we got the notice, the principals sent the cancellation notice to all parents, teachers and staff immediately, and at the same, the cancellation notice was also posted on school website, but there are still some parents came to school. In the future, under any unpredicted weather condition, please make sure to check your emails before you come to school, besides emails sent to all parents, you can also check our website www.newtonchineseschool.org for cancellation update.

Due to winter break, NCLS won’t have school on 2/15 and 2/22. The school will resume on 3/1.

The snow make up date changed to 4/26.  Since 2/8 we have a snow cancellation day, 4/26 will be a school day.  Please check our updated calendar.  https://www.newtonchineseschool.org/calendar.php

For in school Chinese New Year performance, due to schedule conflict with Day School, we have been informed that the stage in auditorium will not be available on March 1 and March 8, therefore, we have to push our in-school performance to 3/15. For the classes that are going to perform in school on3/15, please inform your students this change.

Thanks and hope everybody stay warm and safe during snow storm

Ling and Li

Dear Teachers:

This coming Sunday (2/8) will be the last school day in February. Due to winter break, NCLS won’t have school on 2/15 and 2/22. The school will resume on 3/1.

Last Saturday, 1/31, NCLS had a very successful Chinese New Year Gala at Regis College, many thanks to school Event Committee (led by Jianhua Huang and Rui Chen), PCC (led by Lei Gao and Hong Guo), admin staff, teachers, MCs, all performing units and parents for their tireless hard work and contribution, which brought us such a memorable night. Thanks again.

– Grade Leaders Meeting

Last Sunday, the grade leaders for Chinese classes had a meeting and discussed topics such as classroom management, parent teacher communication, training, speech contest and how to enrich the current teaching materials, etc. The grade leaders will deliver the detailed information to their respective groups.

– Class Enrollment

We have found that some students are still not registered for spring semester but continue sitting in the classroom.  Please check the class list from the school system, make sure all students in your classroom are on the list.  Please let us know immediately if any student sits in the classroom but not on the class list.

–  This Sat. 2/7 Chinese New Year Celebration at Newton City Hall

Newton Cultural Affairs Offices and Newton Chinese Language School will host the first city wide Chinese New Year celebration at Newton City Hall on this Saturday, February 7, 2015. We sincerely invite you and your family to join this celebration. Following please find the detail information:

Saturday, February 7, 10am – 3pm     Free Admission

Newton City Hall    1000 Commonwealth Av. Newton

10am – 1pm Chinese painting and art exhibition

10am – 1pm Kids’ crafts and games

11am – 2pm  Chinese Dim sum for sale*

11am- 12 pm Chinese painting demo

12pm – 1pm  Chinese instrument demo

1pm- 3pm Performance

*Dim sum box ($12/box) will be available to buy at the event.

https://www.newtonchineseschool.org/2015CNY-Celebration.php

If you are a Newton resident, please spread the words as we would be very happy to see many people join our celebration and experience the Chinese culture.

– In School Chinese New Year Performance this Sunday 2/8

NCLS EC and PCC will host Chinese New Year Performance at Day school auditorium  starting from 1:30 pm this Sunday. If your class is going to perform, please coordinate with PCC and lead your class to the auditorium on time.

–Classroom Maintenance

This is a repeated topic, but it seems never ending. Here is an email we just received from  the Day school room teacher to complain what happened in her classroom. Please read the email carefully for things that we should pay more attention.

Recently, I have been disappointed in the condition of my classroom after Chinese School. Each Monday, I have to spend an extra 15 minutes cleaning up from Chinese School. As you can imagine, this is very frustrating, as I have to spend valuable school time redoing what I had already set up. This past weekend, for example, I found all of my drawers and cabinets open, all of my desks and chairs were in disarray, my white boards had been erased, my lab table had been tampered with, and there was graffiti on my desks.  Moving forward, I would greatly appreciate it if you spoke to the classroom teacher about my concerns, and gently ask him/her to:

• 1.Put all stools up on the desks, and leave rows as they are
• 2. Erase all of your content from my white boards
• 3. Do NOT “swipe” my objective, agenda and homework board. It is always halfway erased when I return.
• 4. Do NOT go through my cabinets and other drawers.
• 5. Do NOT touch materials on the lab prep table (the big table in the middle of the classroom).
• 6. Clean desks with Lysol spray before you leave, as there are always doodles on them.
• 7. Make sure all papers are picked up and recycled.

Please repeat the school rule to your class this coming Sunday.

Here is this week’s newsletter: http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/

Community News

-羊年新春歌舞

今年波士顿中国社团团结起来，向波士顿地区推出中国新春庆祝演出，展示中国表演艺术并宣传中国文化。

因为参与团体均为非盈利机构，演出目的亦是宣传而非盈利，为了牛顿中文学校的鼎力支持，我们提供以下特大优惠：

$50票优惠价$40           $35票优惠价$25            $20票优惠价$15

Our children’s dance class, led by Ms. Yuhong Huang, will perform in this event. If you want to buy the tickets, please contact Hua Xu at juliahx@gmail.com

Saturday, February 21, 2015    7:30 PM
John Hancock Hall,   180 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA

出演：
波士顿音乐家协会    剑桥文化中心     褚铃舞蹈学校      牛顿中文学校    华林派

特别出演：
郭茜云（上海越剧院、“越女争锋”最佳新秀奖）、郭骏（国家一级演员、著名绍剧表演艺术家、“南派猴王”六龄童的嫡传弟子）、诺尔曼（青年歌唱家、作曲家，将演唱父亲布仁巴雅尔原创歌曲“春天来了”）、杨书旺（川剧变脸王）

汪刚柳       g. wang       617-259-0286

Boston Dragon Boat Committee       WE-Contact, Inc.

Dear Teachers:

– 1st week of 2015 spring semester

The 1st week of 2015 spring semester passed smoothly.  Since the registration is still open and quite a few students changed the classes, please check your class list from the school system to make sure all the students in your classroom are on your list.

– Speech Competition:

Attention: Chinese teachers, we have included this year’s speech competition information in this week’s newsletter to parents (link attached below). Please read the newsletter carefully regarding the competition details as the competition format has been changed from past years.  Parents will submit the registration form to their Chinese teachers.  Same as last year, all candidate for school competition will be selected by class teachers.  Each class can select four candidates for school competition this year.

-1099 Tax Form

If you have not picked up 1099 tax form, please stop by library this coming to pick up your tax form.

– Fall semester bonus will be included in January stipend check.  If you have any questions regarding your January check, please stop by the library.

– Chinese New Year Gala

NCLS is going to host 2015 Chinese New Year Gala on 1/31/2015 at Regis College (235 Wellesley Street, Weston, MA 02493) from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. For the classes that are going to perform this time, teachers need to contact PCC to find the seats assigned to your classes. Please count the number of your students before and after the performance.

– Chinese New Year celebration at Newton City Hall

Many of you have already known that Newton Cultural Affairs Offices and Newton Chinese Language School will host the first city wide Chinese New Year celebration at Newton City Hall on Saturday, February 7, 2015.  Many of our teachers, students and parents will host activities and perform in this event.  We hope you and your families can join us in the celebration event as well.

If you live in Newton, please stop by the library and get some flyers of this event and share with your neighbors, school parents and invite them to join this activity. We sincerely hope that we can have many families join us in this wonderful celebration.  Following please find the event detail:

Saturday, February 7, 10am – 3pm     Newton Cultural Center at City hall

10am – 1pm Chinese painting and art exhibition

10am – 1pm Kids’ crafts and games

11am – 2pm  Chinese Dim sum for sale*

11am- 12 pm Chinese painting demo

12pm – 1pm  Chinese instrument demo

1pm- 3pm Performance

Free admission.

*We recommend preordering the Dim Sum for $12/box, as quantity is limited. http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/2015CNY-Celebration.php

 Here is this week’s newsletter to parents:  http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/

We hope to see you at the Spring Festival Gala this Saturday.

Thanks.

Ling and Li

Dear Teachers:

This coming Sunday, 1/25/2015 will be the 1st school day of 2015 spring semester.  We want thank all teachers for your hard work and dedication during the past fall semester.  Let’s keep it up and make the spring semester a continued success.

For the next couple of weeks, please check your class spring semester student list from the system to make sure all students in your class are on the list.  If you find any students sitting in the classroom are not on your student list, please let us know.

– Classroom Maintenance

Recently we have been informed by Day School that one classroom will be closed permanently due to our students removing teacher’s classroom material at multiple occasions. Although our teachers and the majority of students have  tried very hard to maintain the classroom, we still found some students are not following the rules. This case is a big lesson and warning to all of us.

Therefore, we would like to remind all teachers to:

1.  Reiterate the classroom maintenance rules to your students and remind them not to touch or remove any Day School material/properties.

2. Put back desks and chairs to the original position after your class or inform the teachers or TAs in the following class to do so.

3. Remind TAs take more responsibility to help teachers maintain and reinforce school rule

– Pick up 1099 tax form in the library

The Tax form 1099 is available at library.  If you have not picked up yet, please stop by and pick up your form.-

– Chinese New Year Gala

NCLS is going to host 2015 Chinese New Year Gala on Saturday 1/31/2015 at Regis College from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The address: 235 Wellesley Street, Weston, MA 02493. For each teacher, you will get two free tickets, extra tickets will be charged $3/each. Please stop by library this Sunday and pick up tickets (2 for each teacher) from Tian Yi laoshi.

Here is this week’s newsletter to parents:  http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/

Thanks and see you on Sunday.

Ling and Li

Dear Teachers:

This Sunday’s class will be the last one for fall semester.  You can get into the system to check your spring class enrollment and remind parents who still haven’t registered.

-Tax form

The Tax form 1099 will be available this coming Sunday at Library, please stop by and pick up your form.

-Chinese New Year Gala

NCLS is going to host 2015 Chinese New Year Gala on Saturday 1/31/2015 at Regis College from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The address: 235 Wellesley Street, Weston, MA 02493. For each teacher, you will get two free tickets, extra tickets will be charged $3/each. Please stop by library this Sunday and pick up tickets (2 for each teacher) from Tian Yi laoshi.

Here is this week’s newsletter: http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/

Thanks and see you on Sunday.

Ling and Li

Dear Teachers:

Happy New Year! Hope all of you had enjoyable holiday break.  The school will resume this coming Sunday (1/11/2015)

NCLS is going to host 2015 Chinese New Year Gala on Saturday 1/31/2015 at Regis College from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The address: 235 Wellesley Street, Weston, MA 02493. For each teacher, you will get two free tickets, extra tickets will be charged $3/each. Please stop by library this Sunday and pick up tickets (2 for each teacher) from Tian Yi laoshi.

One more thing, if your class is going to perform, please count the number of students who is going to order Bao Zi, and give the head counts to Xu Hua laoshi no later than 1/15.

Here is this week’s newsletter:  http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/

Thanks and see you on Sunday.

Ling and Li

Dear Teachers,

Happy New Year!  Hope everyone enjoys the holiday break.

We thank all teachers for your hard work and support in 2014 and wish everyone have a happy and healthy 2015!

There is no school on 1/4.  The school will resume on 1/11.

The January pay (you will get it at the beginning of Feb) will include bonus for fall semester.  Please double check your fall 2014 student registration list in the system to make sure every student in your class is registered in the system. We will include the extra student bonus in Jan pay.

School Journal for December 2014: https://www.newtonchineseschool.org/journal.php

Here is this week’s newsletter: http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/

Thank you.

Ling and Li

Dear Teachers:

This coming Sunday 12/21 will be the last school day of 2014.  After that, we won’t have school for three weeks, including 1/4/2015 ( snow make up day).  We would like to thank all teachers for your hard work and dedication during the year. Wish all of you have safe and happy holiday.  The school will resume on 1/11/2015.

– Gift Card:  Please stop by library to pick up your Christmas gift card this Sunday.  Happy Holidays!

– Classroom management :  Lately we have received couple of reports from Day School teachers regarding our students either used or moved around classroom belongings.  Please re-emphasize this issue to your students.  Please also have your TA watch out students not to touch or play things in the classroom.  Thanks for your understanding and support.

Here is this week’s newsletter: http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/

See you on Sunday.

Ling and Li

Community News:

Angel Dance Performance

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/AngelDanceJanuary32015.jpeg

Angel Dance School greatly appreciates the support from the Newton Chinese School community and would like to provide 50 complementary tickets (only for 1pm) for the Angel Dance New Year performance at Regis College in Weston on 1/3/15.  If you need tickets, please email Xuhua laoshi at pa@newtonchineseschool.org.

新年之际，天使衷心地邀请您和家人来参加这场舞蹈盛宴，届时将欣赏到一场全新的丰富多彩的中外舞蹈节目, 及专业老师们的亲情演出：来自俄罗斯的著名芭蕾舞明星Ksusha & Philips的双人舞，及歌唱家Yan Lian和小天使合唱团的精彩演出。

Dear Teachers:

– Spring Semester Registration

The online registration for 2015 Spring semester will start on 12/14.  We have sent out the notice to parents last week.  If you send class communication to parents, please mention the spring registration to them.  Parents need to get into their accout to register the class even their kids stay in the same class in spring semester.

– Classroom Management

Recently we received report from a Day School teacher that the property in a classroom was damaged by students while no adults were in the classroom.  In this week’s newsletter to parents, we remind all families that the school requests all students who arrive earlier than 1:45pm to stay at the cafeteria or library, not to go into the classrooms.  This is for safety and classroom management considation.  We would like students to be attended by teachers or TAs while they are in the classrooms.  The classroom teachers and TAs are required to be at the classroom at 1:45pm.   Please remind your students not to touch any Day School belongings in the classroom.

-Art Teacher recruiting

For spring semester(starts 1/25/2015), we have an opening for art teacher who will teach drawing/painting class for 7-8 year olds.  If you know anyone who is  interested to be an art teacher in NCLS, please let us know.

Here is this week’s newsletter: http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/

Thanks and see you on Sunday.

Ling and Li