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Dear All,

        We don’t have school this Sunday. Hope you enjoy a relaxing weekend and build up the energy, as we are having four school days in June!

        Here are the notes for this week,

The false fire alarm

        It was a false alarm last Sunday. Apparently a young student pulled it out of curiosity. This gives us a real alert that we need to emphasize on the disciplines again to the students; it even becomes more critical to do so when it is approaching to the end of the school year. Please make sure to talk to your students about the classroom rules on June 2. And please be familiar yourself on the school’s evacuation procedure at  https://www.newtonchineseschool.org/evacation.php.  Thank you.

A parking violation reported by the neighborhood

        A neighborhood resident has complained about a parking violation blocking the driveway. Please pay serious attention to this issue and avoid it from happening.

Reminder for the training on June 1, 2013

        We will have our training conference on June 1 at 剑桥中文学校 from 6pm to 9:30pm. Dinner boxes are provided. Please email 刘茹老师 if you are NOT able to attend the training, her email is ruliu17@yahoo.com.

Have a nice long weekend. We look forward to seeing you on June 1.

Nan and Guangsong

Dear All:

The registration for the Fall semester will start on Sunday May 19. Please include the website for the registration procedure in your email communication with your class, http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/registration-procedure-for-fall-2013/  . Thank you.

Thank you for your hard work on encouraging and helping our students attending the Chinese, Math, Art and Dance contests. Your effort have achieved rewarding results on the students’ education at NCLS.

NCLS 在美东中文学校演讲比赛中取得优异成绩

今年美东地区十几所中文学校的选手进行了精彩的中文演讲比赛，牛顿中文学校的唐若洋夺得国语高年级组（12-16岁）第一名，张欣然获得优胜奖。在中年级组（9-11岁）的比赛中，牛顿中校的朱天琪和李天悦分别获得分获第二名和第三名。低年龄组（6-8岁）牛顿中文学校学生唐牧阳获得优胜奖。

NCLS Math Contest Winners

reminder for the training on June 1, 2013

we will have teachers’ training on June 1, 2013 at 剑桥中文学校 in Waltham. Time is from 6pm to 9:30pm. Please mark your calendar for the event.

Hope you enjoy the nice weather and a pleasant weekend. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday!

Nan and Guangsong

Dear All,

Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday! Thank you for working on this special holiday. It gives us an opportunity to celebrate the Mother’s Day together at NCLS. We have a gift for all teachers, adult teaching assistants and admin staff. Please stop by the library to pick up the gift.

NCLS绘画和书法班学生们在第22届全美青少年国画书法比赛中荣获多个奖项

Congratulations to  Cathy Chan (谭嘉陵老师), Wei Du (杜伟老师), Hochung Lam（林浩宗老师）, Ya-Hong Shen（沈亚虹老师）, Charles Qing Wang（汪庆老师）, and their students!

國畫甲組 (9 歲及 9歲以下)

Mimi Yuexiao Yang杨月潇, age 8, 佳作獎(Her second piece of painting was also chosen as Finalist 入圍獎)

Alexandra Jing 靜永琪, age 8, 佳作獎

Selina Lin 林小玲, age 9, 佳作獎

Ellen H. Yang 楊泓鈺, age 9, 入圍獎

國畫乙組 (10-13 歲)

Erik Zou邹奕鍇, age 12, 入圍獎

Ellen Deng 邓兴怡, age 12, 入圍獎

Helen Xiao 肖冰之, age 10, 入圍獎

書法丙組 (14-17歲)

Sunnie Zhang 張桑, age 15, 入圍獎

reminder for the training on June 1, 2013

The all-teachers training will be on June 1, 2013 at 剑桥中文学校 in Waltham. Time is from 6pm to 9:30pm.

This year’s instructors are: 廖灏翔博士(from Williams College)，高健老师(from Belmont High and UMass. Confucius Institute)，and 陈丽嘉老师(from NCLS and Renaissance Charter School)。The training agenda and handouts will be provided before or on the training. Please mark your calendar for another great learning event at NCLS.

Dinner boxes will be ordered from Mulan Restaurant. Please email 刘茹老师ruliu17@yahoo.com if you are NOT able to come to the training. 

In-school seminar

FREE computer fundamentals seminar for all ages
Topics:
Targeting middle-high school students and their parents
Computing fundamentals, security, repair, and power user tools
Useful tricks for all ages, such as calculator programming and remote desktop
Survey of computer science: from Computing Olympiads to postgraduate applications
Concluded with Q/A session. Feel free to ask about Cloud Analytics, 3d printing, etc
Speaker : Ben Pu
Time and location: 5/12/2013 3:40 – 5:00 pm, RM 319

Thank you. See you on Sunday!

Nan and Guangsong

Dear All,

 The NewtonSERVES project has been a big success last week. The NCLS Board Chairman and members, as well as our PCC, NCLS Admin and the students from the 2013 Support Education Team, have strive the four hours to complete the painting and yard works for the Day School. Many thanks for their effort and generosity.

NCLS 儿童民族舞班 获第六届新英格兰地区中华舞蹈比赛团体组第二名

Congratulations to黄语红老师 and her students from the Children’s Chinese Folk Dance class! They won the second place award in the Sixth New England Chinese Dance Competition sponsored by the American Chinese Art Society on April 13. Also, thanks to 张颖老师 for her help to class. Congratulations!

牛顿中文学校校刊网上调查表
Our journal editor has been working very hard to make the school journal an efficient communication platform. Please provide feedback by filling in this brief online survey. Your feedback is very much appreciated.  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FCWX7G5
 

中国上海癌症患者艺术团访美演出免费门票
The performance is on 5/14/2013 7:30pm at John Hancock Hall, Boston. The free tickets are available in the school library on Sunday.

Seminar in school

Topic: Parenting in America: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

This 90-minute presentation will offer an overview of the central values that have shaped key American institutions such as the family and education system. Participants will compare and contrast American beliefs, values and attitudes with those of their culture of origin. Parents will leave with a better understanding of why children growing up in America may be caught between two worlds, and how to meet the challenge of parenting in America.

Speaker:Jessica Bethoney
is a professor of American Culture at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston.
Time: 3:40 pm –  5:00 pm
Room: 319

More community news are posted on http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/

Thank you. Look forward to seeing you on Sunday!

Nan and Guangsong

Dear All,

Welcome back. The past two weeks seemed to be so long. We feel fortunate that our faculty and staff and the families have been safe. These days have reminded us the important bonds of community and friendship that we share at NCLS. Thank you for your efforts every day to contribute in a positive way to NCLS.

We have learned that the information sessions being offered by the Justice Resource Institute Trauma Center for adults to learn more about trauma responses to the Marathon bombings in oneself, family members, children or friends. The details can be found on the website-

http://www.traumacenter.org/announcements/BostonMarathonTraumaResponses.pdf

 NCLS Math Competition 3:40-5:00pm

 Our Math teachers’ group is conducting a school-wide Math Competition this Sunday. Thanks to their effort on promoting Math study at NCLS. Let’s wish them a smooth and successful Math event on Sunday!

 The NCLS NewtonSERVES project starts at 1pm in school
 The project is led by the NCLS Board and is supported by PCC, Admin and the Support China Education Group. You are welcome to participate by joining the crew at 1pm in school.  They will work on some in-school tasks for Day School, such as raking the leaves in the yard and painting some interior walls. Community Service Hours will be granted to the student participants.

The April School Journal is online

This is a special edition for the Support China Education Group to share the project history, the mission, and their stories over the years.

https://www.newtonchineseschool.org/journal/current/2013-4.pdf

In-school seminar
Topic: What is Senior Care Option and Its Positioning in Today’s Health Care
Speaker: Linda Lin
Time:  3:30 pm — 5:00 pm
Room 319

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

Nan and Guangsong

Dear all,

There is no school this Sunday, April 21.

NCLS Weekly Newsletter: http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/blog/2013/04/19/1628/

Have a safe week,

Nan and Guangsong

Dear All,

We won’t have school for two Sundays, hope you are enjoying some relaxing time. The updated school calendar is online.    https://www.newtonchineseschool.org/calendar.php

Congratulations for the successful 2013 Chinese Speech Contest

The 2013 Chinese Speech Contest has been completed successfully. Thanks to all the teachers that have helped and encouraged their students to participate, thanks to the judges and the school admin members that have devoted a great deal of effort on this event. Congratulations to All!

The NCLS Math Competition is coming up

The Math teachers led by 赵一兵老师 are conducting the NCLS Math Competition on 4/28. We wish them a smooth and successful event. Thanks to their effort on promoting the Math program for NCLS!

Training date has been set to June 1, 2013

The all-teachers training will be on June 1, 2013 at 剑桥中文学校 in Waltham. Time is from 6pm to 9:30pm. Please mark your calendar for another great learning and experience-sharing event at NCLS.

A teaching position in Medfield Public School

Medfield Public School is looking for a Chinese teacher. It is a full time position.  You may contact: Ellen Toubman, World Languages and Cultures, Content Specialist at Medfield Public Schools (grades 4-12), Email:etoubman@medfield.mec.edu Tel: 508-359-4367 ext. 1015

Thank you. Have a wonderful weekend. We will see you on April 28.

Nan and Guangsong

Dear All,

The Chinese Speech Contest has drawn a lot of attention and participants this year.There are over 60 participants this year in three groups. The contests for two of the groups have been completed on 3/24. One group, 中年级组, will have the contest this Sunday.

Thanks to the Chinese Speech Contest Committee led by the Dean, 林晓燕, and thanks to the team of the Judges composed by our teachers, 狄晓慧，韩丽娟，鞠蓓，茆乔筠，田毅，汪春晓，赵咏梅。It was a lot of intensive work for them, but the work was very well done on 3/24.

Most importantly, thank you for having encouraged and helped the student participants to attend the contest. All participants have gained valuable experience and knowledge, they are all winners!

Chinese Speech Contest Results （低年级组和高年级组）

低年级组获奖名单（以得分及姓氏排名）：

第一名：唐牧阳（猴子吃西瓜的故事）

第二名：顾芗（小壁虎借尾巴）；郭羽恬（曹冲称象）；范雪景（地球只有一个）

第三名：唐士润（做一个感恩的人）；章宝月（一滴水）；张怡然（小柳树和小枣树）

高年级组获奖名单：

第一名：张欣然（我有祖国，我有母语）

第二名：唐若洋（笑似春光暖人心）

第三名：马轶姗（我的梦想）

Online survey for the school journal

Our school journal editor has been working very hard to make the journal the best media platform for the school. Please take a few minutes to fill up this online survey and provide your feedback. Thank you very much for your time and effort. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FCWX7G5

Thank you, All. We are looking forward to seeing you on Sunday.

Nan and Guangsong

Dear All,

There won’t be school on this Sunday March 31. Enjoy a nice weekend!

We have booked the all-teachers training on May 18, 2013 at 剑桥中文学校 in Waltham. Time is from 6pm to 9:30pm. Please mark your calendar for another NCLS’ great learning and experience-sharing event.  The training agenda will be provided before the event.

There is a training opportunity on this Saturday, and there is still space available! Here is the training agenda-

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/NECTA_Spring_Workshop2013.pdf

Here are some general notes for the workshop:
1. Participants are encouraged to bring a fully charged iPad or Laptop computer for the session “EduCreation and Flipped Classroom”. There might be some time to have a hands-on activity in the afternoon.
2. Please bring your own crafting tools such as scissors for the craft session.
3. Cost for this workshop: free for current Members (2012-2013), Non-Members: $15 dollars (pay on the day of the workshop)
4. Lunch is included.
5. Please go to the following link to register for this workshop.
     http://tinyurl.com/czf7psz

If you are able to make it, please register yourself online and get reimbursed at school. Again, the registration site is http://tinyurl.com/czf7psz

Thanks for your attention. See you on April 7.

Nan and Guangsong

Dear teachers:

The mid-term review materials for the 《中文》classes have been uploaded online, the links to the files have been included in this week’s newsletter, http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/ .  《中文》teachers, please remind the parents in your class to print the review papers for their kids. Thank you.

New feature added to Teachers’ account

A print-friendly version of the students list has been added to every teachers’ account via the access of “Get Student List For Print”. Please check it out when you get a chance.

School Admin has printed and distributed the students lists for all classes last Sunday. If you haven’t received the list for your class or need additional copies, please let one of the School Admin know, he/she will make copies for you.

Teacher’s blog capacity

Some of us have run out of space on the blog, especially those who teach two classes. Weidong has added space for several teachers that we know having the needs. If you need more space, please let school know.

Reminder

Many of us have already done this; but in case you haven’t had a chance to do it – Please fill up and submit the teaching application for the next academic year. The link is below. Paper form is also available in the library on Sunday. The due date is April 7. 

http://www.newtonchineseschool.org/principal/TeacherApplication_2013-2014.pdf

We have four school days in March. Thank you for your hard work! There won’t be school on Mar. 30. Hope you will enjoy some nice time-off after this Sunday.

Look forward to seeing you on Sunday!

Nan and Guangsong