Dear all Parents, Teachers and Students,
Hello everyone!
1。重要通知
本周六，十月十六日，因市政施工，经由Factoria Blvd SE 进入NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL的入口关闭。所有上中文学校的车辆，必须通过NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL 校园另一侧，位于124th AVE SE的入口方可驶入学校。原本由124th AVE入口进入学校的家长系“轻车熟路”，问题不大，但要想到原本不走这条路的车辆也一起涌来，势必造成塞车和车流减慢；原来习惯了由4333入口进入学校的家长要特别注意，十六日这天此路不通，要改道而行，并注意交通、行车安全。心里没把握的家长，不仿头天晚上BING 一下行车路线，以保证安全、顺利、按时到校。我们鼓励住在附近的学生、家长步行上学。（步行还有其他入口可进入）。
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION
Northwest Chinese School Admin, notified by NHS earlier, hereby makes an important traffic announcement that the entrance leading to NHS on Factoria Blvd (4333 entrance) will be closed on Saturday, October 16th, 2010, due to city construction project. All NWCS parents have to drive into NHS campus via the entrance on 124th Ave. SE. For those who used to get in through this entrance, there is almost no problem except that one has to keep in mind that all traffics will get in through this only entrance, which might create a temporary congestion. For those who enter the campus via 4333 entrance, please BING driving directions before you leave for school, making sure that you are to drive right. For both cases, our Deputy Board Director SHI, HONG suggests, I quote: I use the 124th entrance all the time. Most people including myself keep left as that leads to the closest drop off location, after all it's a two-way street. This Saturday, the safety patrol needs to direct the traffic to keep right in a round-about fashion so cars don't have to make any u-turns.
Here is the map link, which hopefully helps.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=47.568897,-122.172003&spn=0.008035,0.01929&z=16&msid=116600874378891682028.0004928d3492b9d833e1f
2. 一点感想
俗话说“屋漏偏逢连阴雨，船破专碰顶头风”。这两周大家正为停车难的问题伤脑筋，偏偏又赶上了4333入口施工，大部分家长不得不改道而行，尤其是在找车位上吃过苦头，个别的家长还吃了tickets, 一看到上面的通知就可能会气不打一处来。情由可原。换了任何人，包括我在那种情绪下，也都会感到搓火。气归气，毕竟大家都冷静面对，没失态。谢谢。但话又说回来，比起我们早年经历过的留美签证、读学位、拿绿卡、找工作、入籍等等磨难，这点暂时的“困难”又真不算什么，您说呢？关于停车难的问题，学校行政、校董事会、PTA都很重视，许多家长也通过email、电话、面谈等方式表达了他们的关切。我本人非常感动，一定倾力协调，使问题尽快得到解决。
3．还是一点感想
相信酷爱读书的老师们、家长们对冯·诺伊曼并不陌生。近日，我在给家人讲述我刚刚读完的一本有关他的书“PRISONER’S DILEMMA”《囚徒的困境》，很受启发。他发明了军用密码、创建了博弈论、设计了原子弹等等，我们以后再聊。单说他由数学而引发了对两难困境的研究：演绎出《囚徒的困境》、《志愿者困境》、《围捕牡鹿困境》、《分蛋糕困境》等一系列两难多难问题及解决的理论方案，不但对社会学，经济学、国际政治、国际关系有着深刻的影响，而且对我们当前所面临的停车难的问题也颇有帮助。请允许我在这里“现买现卖”：You are sitting at home one night and the lights go out. You look outside and see that all the lights in the neighborhood are out. The electric company will send someone to fix the problem---provided, that is, someone calls to tell them about it. Should you call? Naw---let someone else do it. In a volunteer’s dilemma, someone has to take on a chore that will benefit everyone. It doesn’t matter who does it---but everyone’s in trouble if no one does it.（page 201） 这个故事给我们的启发，使我联想到，如果我们每一位家长都这样想：虽然停车位有限，但又不缺我停车的这一个车位，没必要放下孩子就离开，如此以来，有些家长尤其是到得稍迟一点儿的家长就没有地方停车了。如果我们每一位家长都做如下想：因为车位有限，我放下孩子就将车开走，空出有限的车位给其他即将到达的家长，那停车难的困境就缓解了、解决了。哪位不信，咱们就按后一种方式试试看。
4.筹建流行乐乐队
为了丰富中文学校学生业余生活，培养学生自学能力和团队精神，用有别于古典音乐的形式来培养学生对音乐的兴趣, 参与校内外音乐艺术交流活动。由西北中文学校音乐艺术部组织管理的西北中文学校学生流行乐乐队面向全校招生:
1）西北中文学校注册学生；2）有一定的音乐基础，能够根据录音和谱子学习新乐曲；3）有自己的乐器；4）如果您或您的孩子有guitar/bass/keyboard/drummer/等方面的特长，欢迎参加。
Please contact 'chenpeng2000@hotmail.com' should you have any questions. 我们有幸请到了有多年乐队表演经验的陈鹏任乐队指导。敬请大家踊跃报名!
5．数学方面
AMC 8 (American Math Competition, 8th grade)
NWCS will continue to host the annual AMC 8 in school campus. Please send your registration to nwcsmath@live.com with the participant's name, grade, and phone information before October 20th. (Please skip this information, if the student has already signed up AMC 8 test in his/her school.)
Time (tentative)
12:05 - 13:45 (Saturday) November 20, 2010.
LocationClassroom TBD, in Newport High School
Qualified Participants
Students at 8th grade or below.
其他方面，请参考上周的BRIEFINGS. For all other information, please refer to our precious briefings.
Thank you all.
谢谢大家！
So long,
张涛TAO ZHANG
The Principal
On behalf of NWCS Admin
Serving NWCS with Heart and Soul
