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Dear Teachers,

You should expect to receive your September paycheck around 10/16.

We had a good starting month.  Thank you for your hard work and dedication.  Let’s carry the momentum on through the whole year.

We do not have class this coming Sunday 10/13.  Have a nice Columbus Day weekend!

Guangsong and Ling

Dear Teachers,

Last Sunday we had a very smooth and successful fire drill. The whole process, starting from fire alarm sound till the last person out of the building, took only six minutes.  Thanks to all teachers who led the class in an orderly and disciplined manner. As you all know, safety is the top priority in our school operation.

As the school is back to its regular school routine, here is a reminder that all teachers are required to notify the School Dean, Xiaoyan Li ahead of time if you are absent from teaching.  This is to ensure the teaching quality and make proper arrangement for substitute teacher or teaching assistant.  This policy is applicable to all teachers regardless of seniority. If you have any questions on this, please talk to the principals directly.

Last Sunday we distributed a updated class student list to all teachers.  Please use it to check with your class.  If you notice any students are missing classes or aren’t on the list, please let us know.

This week’s school newsletter covers:
1) Last week’s fire drill summary
2) Ma Liping Curriculum Information Session for all Parents
3) Announcement from NCLS Support Education Program
4) NCLS First Adult Tennis Tournament for Support Education Program
5) Talent show fundraising event on November 3rd
6) Seminar:  Maximizing College Financial Aid Eligibility
http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/?p=1895

See you all on Sunday,

Guangsong and Ling

Dear Teachers,

Hope you had a good start of the school year!

In this week’s newsletter, we would like to inform you an incident that happened during last Sunday’s school time. This incident brought up a high level of safety alert to us and we want to make sure that all teachers are aware that safety is the top priority of our school operation.

During last Sunday’s first class period, a six year old student was left behind in the bathroom during the bathroom break time.   The student could not find the way back to the classroom and subsequently got lost in the building.  Finally he was found crying on 2nd floor by a parent on duty and brought to the library.  Meanwhile, the classroom teacher and TA had never noticed the missing of the student, even though the student’s backpack and books were left in the classroom all the time.  The incident caused the rage of the parent and our attention to the safety practice in the school.

As you all know, safety is our school’s biggest liability and we do not tolerate any unsafe practice at NCLS.   This incident is surely a lesson for the classroom teacher and TA.  We hope it bring all teachers’ attention to the safety matters,  therefore we can avoid any such incident happen in the future.

To ensure we have a safe learning environment, we want to remind all teachers to do the following:

1. Starting this coming Sunday, all teachers should take rosters(点名)based on the updated student list in the system.  If you have trouble print out the student list, please let us know, we will print out for you.  Teacher should know how many students in his/her class and get to know the student faces.

2. If the teacher or TA takes children to bathroom or give students a break, please make sure that ALL students return to the classroom afterwards.

3. If you have any safety concerns or noticed any issues, please inform our school admin immediately.  We need to resolve those issues as quickly as possible.

In this weeks newsletter to parents, we also remind the parents that they need to inform the teacher if the student would be absent from the class.  We want to make sure that they are in safe hands if they are not in NCLS classroom.

We also will email all TAs regarding the safety issue.  TAs should take active role in bathroom break and class release.

Lastly, this Sunday, please have a talk with your students regarding bathroom use.  We have received a complaint from Day school that the bathroom use by NCLS was unacceptable.  In both men and women bathrooms, the toilet paper and paper towel were thrown in wrong places, urine was on the floor.   All of these made the cleaning job very difficult and also created an unhealthy environment for our students.  Please let all students know that we should treat the Day school property with respect.  We should show our NCLS spirit of kind and consideration.

Last reminder that we will have a fire drill at 2:30pm this Sunday.  Note that the designated gathering place is behind the building: http://newtonchineseschool.org/evacation.php

See you all this Sunday.

Guangsong and Ling

Dear Teachers,

Hope you all have a nice Mid-Autumn Festival.  In this traditional holiday time, we want to thank your family for the support of your work and our NCLS community.  We wish you all have a sweet holiday time!

For the past week, we received a few classroom complaints from Day school.  Two regarding moving of table and chairs and not putting back and one regarding sink use in the classroom and spilled out water on carpet and floor.  Together with the complaints from Day teachers in the first week, it has brought to Day’s Principal’s highest alert level now.  A detailed review of these issues also convinced us that all of these issues are preventable. Therefore, we want to reiterate our classroom management practice here:

1. Try not to move the tables and chairs if you don’t have to.  If you have to, please take a picture of the classroom before you move and make sure you put them back into the original spot.  You can take another picture afterwards for your own proof.

2. Proper communication set up between 1st class teacher and 2nd class teacher.  If you are the 1st class teacher and have any change to the classroom, please make sure to communicate the change to the 2nd class teacher.

3.  For teachers who have labs as classroom, please make sure students not to touch the lab equipment.  For art classes, if you need to use the sink, please make sure not to let water running afterwards and clean up any spilled water outside the sink.

4. Please communicate any concern or classroom issue immediately to Li Guanghua Laoshi, our classroom Manager, so we can resolve them quickly.

As you know, classroom management is always on the top list of our school administration.  We thank you for your attention to this matter and cooperation.

For Community News, please check our Weekly Newsletter Link: http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/?p=1862

See you all this Sunday.

Guangsong and Ling

Dear Teachers,

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

We had a fantastic school Day last Sunday!  It was busy, but very smooth.  Thanks to all teachers who worked so hard to get ready for the first class.  Surely the school admin staff worked tirelessly to prepare for the school opening.

Regarding classroom management, we received very positive feedback from Day school teachers after receiving our letter and a box of tissue and markers.  Last week, most of the first floor and second floor classrooms received the letter,  tissue and markers.  This week, we will distribute them to the rest of the classrooms.

During the first week, we did have one issue regarding the Smart Board in the classroom. For teachers who have Smart Board in their classroom, this is not a regular white board, so you cannot use markers to write on it.  It’s like a screen and only special pens can write.  If by accident you wrote on it, please have your TA come to the library immediately so we can provide a special solution to wash it. A rule of thumb: if you notice something is wrong with the classroom, you or your TA take a picture and notify the admin team immediately.

A few other notes:

1. Please go to Xu Hua in the library to pick up the moon cake

2. The updated Reimbursement Form and W9 Form link is on our school website:  https://www.newtonchineseschool.org/forms.php

3. This coming Sunday 9/15 is Book Sales Day.  The book sales run from 9:00am to 5:00pm at the cafeteria.

See you all this coming Sunday.

Guangsong and Ling

Dear All,

We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all teachers and staff for another superb year in NCLS.  As we attended the graduation ceremony and Parents Assembly last Sunday, we observed enthusiastic teachers and confident students who were eager to share their knowledge and help one another grow and achieve.  It is clear that our teachers and staff embody the school’s  mission in excellence for teaching Chinese language and promoting Chinese culture. Together as a strong teaching team, you have been going above and beyond to help the school achieving its goal in the youth education; you have made an outstanding teaching force with excellent reputation in the greater Boston area!

Thank you so much for your hard work and your support to the school. We wish you and your family a wonderful summer, and we look forward to seeing you in the Fall semester starting on September 8.

Notes from the Teachers’ Club

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2013 Summer Homework

The summer homework have been posted online. Please make the homework assignments to your classes.

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Summer_Homework_1st_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Summer_Homework_2nd_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Summer_Homework_3rd_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Summer_Homework_4th_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Summer_Homework_5th_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Summer_Homework_6th_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Summer_Homework_7th_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Summer_Homework_8th_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Summer_Homework_9th_Grade.pdf

 Best regards,

Nan and Guangsong

Dear All:

Sunday will be the last school day of this term! Thank you so much for your year long hard work and your effort in teaching with great passion. Together we have accomplished another wonderful year for NCLS, this experience has been enjoyable and memorable!

We have the following notes for you-

Reminder for the Fall registration

Please share this registration reminder with your classes and/or any of the school parents that,

• Please complete your registration and make the full payment by June 23, to waive the registration fee and secure your seats!
• We are not able to accept more students from the waiting list. Please re-elect the courses and complete the registration.
• For the students who have signed up to the 马立平教材classes, if you have made the payment and have not picked up the text book yet, please pick it up this Sunday in the library. Please bring the print out from your account registration page and a personal identification to receive the books.

 NCLS Year End Parent Assembly 牛顿中文学校2012 – 2013 学年末全校家长大会

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013, 2:15 pm – 4:55 pm， in the auditorium

The NCLS graduation and awards ceremony is conducted during the Parent Assembly event. Please join us in the celebration and get inspired! The program flyer is below:

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013NCLS_Parent_Assembly-June-23.pdf 

School Journal online with the 2012-2013 school administration summary

Enjoy the last journal of the 2012-2013 school year!

https://www.newtonchineseschool.org/journal/current/2013-6.pdf

 The pay stub for June will be mailed to your home in mid July

 In addition to the four weeks of pay for the month of June, the last pay check of the 2012-2013 year will include the year-end bonus that is equivalent to four weeks of pay, extra-student pay for kindergarten class with more than 18 and other classes with more than 20 students, $100 for grade leaders, and an extra $100 as 车马费。 

 Art Show presented by our art class

The adult’s art class will hold an art show at Cary Memorial Library in Lexington.    On behalf of the whole class, 吕明老师 sincerely invite you to visit the show (from July 2nd to August 30th). The opening reception is on July 2nd (Tuesday) from 6:00 to 8:00pm. We wish them a successful show!

Summer homework will be posted next week

Our teachers are finalizing the summer assignments. It’s coming soon.

See you on Sunday!

Nan and Guangsong

Dear All:

As it’s approaching to the end of the school year, we want to thank you for your endless enthusiasm and contribution to our beloved school. It’s the final exam day for all 《中文》classes and some 《马立平教材》classes on Sunday, Wish you and the students a successful and rewarding experience!

As the convention during the final exam time, we are calling a meeting this Sunday to wrap up this school year and to introduce the new principals for 2013-2014. Time: 2:15pm – 2:50pm. Place: Room 222. Please work with the TA and/or the parents to take care of the class if you are teaching during this period; if you need additional TA to help, please let 许华老师 know at juliahx@gmail.com. 

We have witnessed proudly the achievements and hard work that all of our teachers and staff have made this year, and we would like to acknowlege it to the NCLS community:

• 在老师们和校行政共同的努力和组织下，师生们成功举办和参加了多种辅助教学的比赛活动，并取得了好成绩：
  • 美东地区中文作文比赛，老师们推荐了二十四名学生参加，七名学生获得包括一等奖在内的多个奖项; 同时，我校获得组织奖
  • NCLS演讲比赛，全校八十多名经过初选的学生参加了比赛
  • 美东地区演讲比赛，获高年级组第一名，中年级组第二名和第三名，低年级组优胜奖
  • NCLS数学竞赛， 全校所有数学班及许多他学生参赛
  • 第六届美东地区儿童民族舞比赛，获团体第二名  
  • 第二十二届全美国画书法比赛，八名学生获奖
  • NCLS象棋比赛,  NCLS 围棋比赛，等等，各种文体班级内促进教学的活动 
• 中文老师们参加和进行了多项教学培训和经验交流活动：
  • NEACS（New England Association of Chinese Schools）2012 暑期教师研习会， August 24 – 26,2012
  • 暑期年级组长会议，组长主持组内交流和新老师培训， August,2012
  • 开学前全校教师大会，新学期的准备，年级组分组讨论，组与组之间交流，新教师培训，学生TA培训， September 6,2012
  • NECLTA (New England Chinese Language Teachers’ Association) Conference, October 6, 2012
  • 多位年级组长参加了2012 Massachusetts Foreign Language Association Conference, October 25 – 27, 2012
  • NECTA (New England Chinese Teachers’ Association) 2013 Spring Workshop, March 30, 2013
  • NEACS 2013年会，May 25，2013
  • NCLS Training Conference, June 1, 2013

 It has been absolutely a busy and successful year for all. Thank you so much for your effort. Two more school days to go, dear fellow teachers, let’s keep up our good work to finish up another wonderful school year for NCLS!

Thank you and see you on Sunday!

Nan and Guangsong

牛顿中文学校2013-2015年度董事会董事征聘启事

    由于董事会成员的变动，董事会决定从即日起到2013年6月30日开始接受2013-2015 学年董事会董事的申请。

    牛顿中文学校校章规定学校实行董事会董事两年为一任期,连任期限最多为六年的制度。今年部分董事会成员将于本董事会年度结束时（7月31日）完成任期。这些位置都将公开招聘，到任两年但不满六年的董事会成员有资格申请连任。本着公正、透明、及人均享有为学校服务的权利和义务的原则，董事会在此通告全校家长、职教人员，并真诚希望有意为学校服务的人士提出加入董事会的申请,并将与申请连任的董事会成员公平竞争。新选出的董事会成员将成为牛顿中文学校2013–2015 年度的董事会董事。

    有关申请事宜及问题请与董事会联系 – Email: board@newtonchineseschool.org 或与任何一位董事会成员联系（联系方式请查询: www.newtonchineseschool.org。）申请人应提交书面申请书及个人简历。申请截止日期为2013年6月30日。

    牛顿中文学校是一个非盈利性的社区文化教育机构，其宗旨是为大波士顿地区的华人子女和对中国语言文化有兴趣的人士提供学习汉语和中国文化的机会与环境。牛顿中文学校建校50多年来，依靠全校教职员工及家长的团结合作和奉献精神，取得了优异成绩。为了学校更好的未来，董事会呼吁更多的家长、教师来积极参与学校的管理, 热情支持学校的工作。大家同心同德，齐心协力，为了我们自己，更为了我们的下一代，办好我们自己的中文学校。

Dear All:

Thank you for the feedback after our training conference last week! We are glad that the attendees have been inspired, and are excited about the visions and teaching experiences that the trainers have brought to the training. Another good news for us is, 王瑞云老师 and 陈丽嘉老师 plan to conduct a workshop on some of the teaching methodologies in Chinese language. Many thanks to them for their effort!

We have the following notes for you this week-

Review materials for the 《中文》 final exams

The final exam for the 《中文》classes is on June 16. 《中文》teachers, please include the related link to your class parents, ask them to print for the students.

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Spring_Final_Review_1st_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Spring_Final_Review_2nd_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Spring_Final_Review_3th_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Spring_Final_Review_4th_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Spring_Final_Review_5th_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Spring_Final_Review_6th_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Spring_Final_Review_7th_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Spring_Final_Review_8th_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Spring_Final_Review_9th_Grade.pdf

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/2013_Spring_Final_Review_10th_Grade.pdf

下学期马立平班教材

《马立平教材》teachers, please include a reminder in your email to the class parents to ask them make the tuition/book payment; if the payment has been made by 6/13, then the textbook will be distributed to the students in their classrooms on 6/16. The principals will send email to the classes too.

Please let Admin know about your temporary classroom change

Due to the heat wave last week, some of the classes had to switch to other classrooms. In the situation like this, please make sure to notify the admin team and put up clear notes in the original classroom for the change.

NEACS August 23-25,2013暑期教師研習會

 新英格蘭中文學校協會將與僑教中心，共同舉辦2013暑期教師研習會。研習會日期訂於8/23/2013(星期五) ， 8:30AM至8:00PM、8/24/2013(星期六) 8:30AM至8:00PM及8/25/2013(星期日) 8:30AM至中午12點，此次研習會採遠距與實地教學方式，上課地點設在波士頓僑教中心。

The training agenda will be posted by NEACS later. If you would like to attend this training, please send email to Dean 林晓燕 xyc_lin@yahoo.com before June 15, 2013.

Thank you. We are looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

Nan and Guangsong

Dear All:

Hope you and your family have enjoyed a relaxing weekend last week! We look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening at our training. The place is in 剑桥中文学校，from 6pm to 9:00pm, 411 Waverley Oaks Road, Waltham, MA 02452.

The speakers tomorrow are very experienced Chinese Language educators:

陈丽嘉老师 – 陈老师持有美国儿童教育学位，现任波士顿公立学校中文教师，Head Start音乐、舞蹈教师，曾任Newton和Sharon公立学校中文教师，牛顿中文学校和麻州中文学校中文、音乐和舞蹈及表演艺术教师。陈丽嘉老师教学经验丰富，教学认真，教学内容丰富多彩，形式活泼多样, 深受学生喜爱。

高健老师 – Jian Gao has been actively involved in education for over 30 years as a classroom teacher, teacher trainer, consultant, and author.  She has built one of the most successful Chinese programs in the nation at Belmont Hill School, where students won numerous top prizes at the international and national “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for High school Students held annually in America and in China.  Teachers and administrators came from all over the nation to observe her teaching, and walked away feeling inspired, excited, energized, and most of all, with a vision for creating a learning environment where teachers love to teach and students love to learn. 

廖灏翔教授 –  Professor Liao has been teaching Chinese language since 1999, and has taught at Harvard, Williams College, Columbia-in-Beijing and Ohio State. He has received three Certificate of Distinction in Teaching Awards at Harvard and was nominated for the Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize. His research interests are Chinese language pedagogy, Chinese linguistics, and cross-cultural communication. 本次讲座将以「句型操练」(Drill)和「体演文化」(Performed Culture Pedagogy)两种教学法为例，探讨听说课的进行效率。句型操练透过节奏和纠错，让学生在课堂里得到大量的听说练习。

Our training agenda is:

6:00 – 6:10pm Arriving/signing in/starting dinner

6:10 – 6:30pm  NCLS 简要工作总结,  by the principals

6:30 – 7:15pm  Anything Learned with a Smile Stays for a While,  高健老师

7:20 – 8:05pm  准确、流利与文化得体 – 我所熟悉的两种教学法,  廖灏翔教授

8:10 – 8:55pm  1. TPR 与中文教学  2. Class management 与主题教学, 陈丽嘉老师

Thank you for your attention. See you tomorrow.

Nan and Guangsong