NWCS 3RD WEEKLY EMAIL BRIEFINGS FALL 2011

Dear All NWCS Fellow Members;

Dear All Parents, Teachers, and Students;

各位家长、各位老师；

亲爱的同学们；

大家好！

1． 温馨提示 A KIND REMINDER

本周六为全额退还学费的最后日期，同时也是未付学费开始追加罚款开始的日期。THIS SATURDAY IS THE LAST DATE FOR FULL TUITION REFUND UPON APPROVAL. CHARGES AND FEES MIGHT BE IMPOSED UPON UNPAID TUITION.

2． 授权蒋海林全权负责网站多功能化事宜 NWCS AUTHORIZES MR JIANG HAILIN TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE WEB UPGRADING AND RELATED ISSUES

经董事长、校长、PTA主席研究决定，我校PTA主席蒋海林将全权负责在现有IT团队的基础上调整、重组新的IT团队的工作，着手我校网站的更新，进一步实现我校网站的多功能化（包括网上注册、付费、购书一体化，将以往开学第一天的排队现象降至最小化）。

It has been decided after discussion that MR. Jiang, Hailin, NWCS PTA CHAIR will be in charge of the WEB related issues including reconstructing and reforming NWCS IT team. The priority of the new team is to make NWCS web more user-friendly and multifunctional, including, but not limited to, online registration, tuition-payment, and book-purchasing all at once.

3．《西北中文学校课外经典阅读》本周将全部发至学生手中 NWCS EXTENSIVE READINGS TO BE COMPLETELY DISTRIBUTED TO ALL STUDENTS OF SIX GRADERS AND UP

主校9-12年级的同学，分校所有高年级的同学上周六都人手一册地拿到了《西北中文学校课外经典阅读》一书，主校其余6、7、8年级的全体同学本周六也即可得到该书。祁请家长过问一下，花些时间浏览该书。本书虽然是以学生为主要阅读对象而编辑的，倘若家长和孩子轮流阅读或朗读这些经典文字，其效果会远远超出编委们的初衷，意外的收获是不言而喻的。您不妨试试。

Last Saturday, we have partially distributed NWCS EXTENSIVE READINGS to some of our students and teachers. This week, all students of six graders and up will get the book. When we compiled this book, our targeted readers are mainly NWCS students of six graders and up. Yet, we encourage parents to go over the book, possibly try to spend some time with the kids reading its contents by turn. If so, both parents and students will benefit beyond the compilers’ expectation. Please have a try. Thanks.

4．增强遵守《校舍教室管理规则》的意识 RULES & REGULATIONS FOR NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL (NHS) CLASSROOM MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT

遵守《校舍教室管理规则》是每一位教师、家长和学生的责任，因为这是我们的学校赖以生存的基础，攸关我们的教学活动。尽管我们反复提醒，问题还是发生了。请家长、老师务必嘱咐学生不要乱动教室内的设施，远离NHS老师的办公桌。ALL TEACHERS AND PARENTS PLEASE REMIND YOUR STUDENTS NOT TO TOUCH ANYTHING ON AND BESIDES NHS TEACHERS’ DESK. STAY AWAY FROM THE DESK IF POSSIBLE.

5．减免学费申请正在受理中 TUITION WAIVE APPLICATION IN PROCESS

西北中文学校2011-2012 学年关于为来自经济上暂时遇到困难家庭的学生提供减/免学中文学费的办法仍然依照去年的暂行办法实施。详见我校网站。需要提醒的是所有申请人必须先如数交纳学费，申请批准后，学校由此专项经费中退还其交纳的学费，实为税务、财务程序的必需，请大家理解。

Northwest Chinese School Offers Reduced/Waived Tuition for Chinese Language Classes for Students from Low Income Families. See related documents for details. Restrictions may apply. NWCS BOARD & ADMIN reserve the rights to explain. All applicants have to pay full tuition before being approved. NWCS is to refund you from this special account for bookkeeping and IRS purposes. Thank you for your understanding.

6．如何鼓励和支持学生的募捐活动 HOW TO SUPPORT FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES BY OUR STUDENTS？

开学以来，学生们为其周日学校所进行的各项募捐活动十分活跃，令我校行政部门，尤其是校长，应接不暇，左右为难。怕得罪人在其次，主要是怕挫伤了学生们参与各类社会活动的积极性。因此，有必要在此向各位家长予以说明。弄明白了WHAT, HOW, WHERE & WHY，不必要的误解就消除了。我们认为：

1）与教育有关的FUNDRAISING应该面向社会，而不是在教育体系内部包括我们学校进行；在校内搞来搞去，无补于教育机构作为一个整体的财务状况，就好比自己的一百块钱，是装在一个兜里，还是分别装在几个衣兜里，结果是一样的；

2）学生的FUNDRAISING是让学生本人初涉社会，锻炼其生存、社交能力的一种方式，由他人掺合其间反倒扭曲了它的本意；

3）FUNDRAISING还有一个不可忽视的重要作用，那就是锻炼学生承受“被拒绝”的心理能力和心理素质以及能够用平和、健康的心态面对拒绝他们的人；

4）和土生土长的美国人比较，我们的个别孩子多多少少有依靠家长、老师帮忙的潜意识；而我们个别的老师、家长也有帮这个不该帮的忙的倾向，在募捐这项活动上尤其是这样；

5）据我个人的观察和了解，白人的孩子在FUNDRAISING等诸如此类的事上，往往自己去做，根本就不喜欢家人插手。能RAISE多少FUND并不是最重要的，重要的是自己在这个过程中得到了历炼；

Since the beginning of the school year, we were happy to find that some of our NWCS students are actively raising funds for their regular Monday through Friday schools. There is no doubt that their activities should be encouraged. However, they should also be guided too to raise funds outside educational institutions including NWCS rather than within. The main purpose of fundraising activities is to offer a real social environment for students to learn how to social and how to survive in the society. If we teachers and parents are involved with the intention to help, the help most probably is in the wrong direction against the primary purpose of Fundraising. Another function of Fundraising that cannot be neglected is to test and train the students’ instant response to refusal and their ability to balance it psychologically. In comparison with other Americans, we as parents tend to more actively offer our kids any help they want while as others leave the kids alone and let them figure out how and where to handle it as far as fundraising is concerned. They understand, and we should too, that the thing that matters most is the process the kid exposed to, the embarrassing situations they encountered, and the life experience they gained, NOT how much fund they raised, though the more the better. Thanks. Criticism is welcome.

欢迎大家批评指正。admin@mail.nwchinese.org

谢谢大家！THANK YOU ALL!

张涛

PRINCIPAL

ON BEHALF OF NWCS ADMIN

SERVING NWCS WITH HEART & SOUL

NWCS 2ND WEEKLY EMAIL BRIEFINGS FALL 2011

Dear All NWCS Fellow Members;

Dear All Parents, Teachers, and Students;

各位家长、各位老师；

亲爱的同学们；

大家好！

1． 温馨提示TUITION DUE ON THE FIRST DATE OF THE SCHOOL

网上已注册、或是通过邮寄方式已经注册，但尚未交纳学费的家长，请您在本周六来学校时，务必带上支票本。谢谢合作！

For those who have registered their kids either online or by mail, but not yet paid the tuition, please come to school with your check book this Saturday making it payable to NWCS. Thank you for your cooperation.

2．开学第一天排长队的问题 LONG LINE AT THE FIRST DAY OF THE SCHOOL, TO BE DRAMATICALLY CHANGED NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR

尽管OPEN HOUSE时, 许多家长也目睹了报名现场的熙熙攘攘、经历了需要排队和排队时间较长的烦恼，但毕竟因为各个学科的主任、老师逐一地解答了家长和学生们所关心的问题，随后，大家在办理报名、交费、领取教材的手续时十分顺利。重要的是：OPEN HOUSE为开学第一天减轻了负担和压力。否则，不可能在开学这一天两个多小时之后，后到的家长就可以随到随办了。这是历年来排队时间最短的一次，尽管我们的招生总数比去年有增无减。这一方面缘自广大家长的配合，一方面缘于ADMIN TEAM的精心准备。诚然，我们工作中还有瑕疵，还有改进的空间。理论上讲不排队是可能的，但这么大规模的学校，总有一些家长在注册时有这样那样的问题要问，那我们就要认真耐心地回答，因此，理想状态下的不排队就成为不可能，我们相信大多数家长感同深受。其实，在公共服务领域：如机场、邮局、银行排队是常态，尤其是在高峰时段。在这里，我们特别感谢因排队事后给校长发EMAIL、打电话献计献策的家长。我们相信下一个新学年这种状况会大大地得到改善，尽管我们不敢保证人人都不需要排队。事实上，我们在幕后一直在为此而加班加点，只是没有赶在开学之前完成。谢谢！

3．调班与调课 SWITCHING CLASSES

需要调班调课的学生和家长，务请先到校长办公处办理审批手续。

4．增强遵守《校舍教室管理规则》的意识 RULES & REGULATIONS FOR NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL (NHS) CLASSROOM MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT

遵守《校舍教室管理规则》是每一位教师、家长和学生的责任，因为这是我们的学校赖以生存的基础，攸关我们的教学活动。详见附件。

5．调换教室 A FEW CLASSES CHANGED CLASSROOMS

开学伊始，我们就个别班级的教师进行了调换调整，主要原因是以前NHS COMPLAINS 多，而年级偏低、班级偏大、年龄偏小的班。出发点是与NHS搞好关系。

6．减免学费申请09/24/2011 放学前截止

西北中文学校2011-2012 学年关于为来自经济上暂时遇到困难家庭的学生提供减/免学中文学费的办法仍然依照去年的暂行办法实施。详见我校网站。

Northwest Chinese School Offers Reduced/Waived Tuition for Chinese Language Classes for Students from Low Income Families. See related documents for details. Restrictions may apply. NWCS BOARD & ADMIN reserve the rights to explain.

7. 招贤纳士 IT EXPERTS NEEDED

In order to design a web which can handle the following applications, NWCS needed volunteer-based IT Experts to join our current team. To apply, please send email to admin@nwchinese.org or pta@nwchine.org

1. Online registration including new students;

2. 7/24 availability;

3. Real time class and room assignment;

4. Integrated with major payment system like PayPal;

5. Integrated with school accounting and booking;

6. Real time reports;

7. Textbooks purchasing & distribution.

1. To be able evaluate solutions in a timely fashion;

2. To be able to work with volunteers as needed;

3. To be able to handle outside venders and contractors;

4. To be able do certain integrations as stated above.

8. 书法讲座 CALLIGRAPHY SEMINAR

沈玉麟先生书法讲座本周六开讲，自备文房四宝，教室1111，时间段11am-12am. 欢迎广大家长教师和书法爱好者光临。

9. 家庭投资系列讲座 SEMINAR ON INVESTMENT

本系列讲座由ALBERT CHANG先生对我校广大家长教师免费提供，每周六同一时段、同一教室开讲。要求参加者持之以恒。实名登记。 1pm-2pm, CLASSROOM 1201 。

10．家庭投资讲座: 市场持续动荡，如何限制退休金的风险？

1．如何理解和使用Social Security？ 如何在市场下跌时保护401(k), 403(b), IRA, SEP等等不至缩水？3. 如何应对可能即将到来的通货膨胀？4. Tax和Healthcare费用的增加对我们可能产生的影响有多大？

CLASSROOM 1113,11AM-1PM.

11. 移民法律法规知识讲座预告 10/08/2011 SEMINAR ON IMMIGRATION, THE LAW & RELATED ISSUES

该讲座由彭春云律师主讲，内容涉及包括投资移民在内的各类移民现行政策、法律法规。CLASSROOM 1112, 11AM-12:30PM.OCTOBER 8^TH, 2011。

12．《西北中文学校课外经典阅读》一书本周发行

《西北中文学校课外经典阅读》一书本周六将免费发到学生手中（六年级以上，包括六年级）。在海外弘扬中华文化，要结合学生的特点，结合海外出生的青少年的认知水平和发展规律，寻求与之相匹配的形式和途径。《经典选读》正是在这种指导思想下所进行的一种尝试和创新。相信多年以后，当现在的懵懂少年长大成人，仍然会记得他们曾经在西北中文学校所读过的这些经典，毫无疑问，这些名句、名诗、名篇将潜移默化地影响他们的一生。而这才是我们作为教育工作者所期盼的，而这也正是我们家长们所期盼的。让我们在此向全体编委会的老师们致以衷心的感谢！（本书使用细则，下周发出，供教师和家长导读时参考）。

谢谢大家！THANK YOU ALL!

张涛 ON BEHALF OF NWCS ADMIN

SERVING NWCS WITH HEART & SOUL

NWCS 1ST WEEKLY EMAIL BRIEFINGS FALL 2011

Dear All NWCS Fellow Members;

Dear All Parents, Teachers, and Students;

各位家长、各位老师；

亲爱的同学们；

大家好！

1.开学第一天，力争做到忙而不乱；停车难、找教室难，交费等待时间稍长等暂时的现象皆有可能。请大家留意大厅的标示。Admin & PTA 会竭尽全力方便大家。 FIRST DAY OF THE SCHOOL, ADMIN & PTA WILL TRY OUR BEST TO FACILITATE.SEE POSTERS FOR DETAILS.POSTERS SUCH AS CLASSROOMS ASSIGNMENTS ARE OF GREAT HELP.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

本周六（09/17/2011）为开学第一天，特别提醒各位中文教师，请务必提前到校，领取学生名单后，提前到教室恭候学生的到来；同时也特别提醒各位家长，尤其是低年级学童的家长和新生家长，务必将他们送进教室：替孩子找到教室、办理好交费、领教材等手续，最好把孩子交代给老师之后再离去。谢谢！

2.网上注册——返校生家长的最爱 LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER ONLINE, THE BEST WAY TO GO FOR RETURNING STUDENTS

还没有来得及网上注册的家长，请抓紧时间最后几天的时间完成此事；与往年不同的是，今年我们对各个班的人数设了上限，尽管返校学生较之新生来说有所谓的“优先权”，但迟迟不注册会导致这种优先权无谓地失效。因此，校长在这里再一次提醒大家，敦促那些还没有在网上注册的家长们赶快行动起来，充分利用您的优先权。您举手之劳，十分钟的事，却给ADMIN带来了N倍的方便。何乐而不为呢？谢谢配合。

There are more than 1.3 thousand students being registered online so far as this message was written. Please accept our sincere thanks for having done so. For those who have not yet registered, please hurry up for this is the first time we set up class-limit for the capacity of the regular class. Generally speaking, returning students have the privilege and the priority to reserve the seats if they register online in a timely manner. To be fair, their privilege & priority might be overridden if they do not do it as suggested here as the time goes by. The fact is that your ten minutes mean a lot for ADMIN. Why not? Thank you!

3．注重质量、追求品位和档次

尽管不同的人对“品位”和“档次”有各自不同的理解，可谓见仁见智，但是，有没有品位，够不够档次，家长们心中是有一杆秤的。我们学生无论是在日常的各种竞赛、综合水平测试，还是像在我校春晚这样大型文艺晚会中的表现，都是可圈可点的；就连前不久我校举办的一个区区的暑期班结业汇报演出，也搞得像模像样，演出有水平、装饰有品位、主持有档次、组织有方略，活脱脱的一个小春晚。我相信那歌、那舞、那鲜花、那妙曲、那阵阵掌声、那一切的一切都会在孩子们幼小的心灵里留下痕迹，潜移默化地影响着他们的一生。请问周边哪一所学校能像我们一样能够为不同年龄段、不同求学需要的学生们提供这样一个大规模的PRESENTING THEMSELVES 的机会，包括文科能力、理科能力、表演能力、综合素质、德才均备等等。西北做到了。西北还将百尺竿头，更进一步。

4．欢迎初中生选修《科学常识》课程

WE CORDIALLY INVITE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TAKE THE COURSE OF GENERAL SCIENCES.

由韩一虹老师主讲，邀请不同学科的专业人员，专为中学生，尤其是初中生开设的《科学常识》这门课，自开辟以来，一直受到学生和家长的欢迎。之所以如此，就是因为这门课有自己的独到之处：老师们利用自己渊博的专业知识把深奥难懂的前沿科学用学生们现有的认知水平和理解能力可以接受的语言介绍给大家。本课在传授知识的过程中，更关注的是培养学生们对自然科学的兴趣，为有志于从事自然科学研究的学子打下的基础。（6-8graders, highly recommended ）

5. ENRICHMENT MATH 4 FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS: TWO CLASSES, THE SAME TEACHER--MR RICHARD WANG

Due to high volume of enrollment for the class, ADMIN would like to offer one extra class (4B) after (4A: 11:00am-12:00am) from 12:00pm to 1:00pm, with the same textbook, same curriculum and same teacher (Richard Wang).


6. 武术健身瘦身示范表演WU-FIT FITNESS 表演时间9月24日中午12-12:30，NHS大厅。欢迎参加，这是李老师为大家提供的免费课程，详情请洽李天媛老师。

我校的武术（Chinese Martial Arts）老师李天媛，集20多年的训练和教授武术的经验，最近受到日本的“rhythmic kung fu”和“ zumba” 的启发，自己创编了一套 “ wu-fit fitness”， 希望能够以这种fitness 的形式来弘扬我们中国的国粹。 Wu-fit fitness 主要集结了中国武术中的套路基本功，气功/太极，和散打/散手，配合西方的节奏音乐和中国的传统音乐，在不间断的练习中达到健身和瘦身的作用。

Tianyuan Li, Northwest Chinese Martial arts instructor, with over 20 years of Martial arts training and teaching experiences, inspired by the Japanese rhythmic Kung Fu and Zumba dance fitness , Ms Li got the idea of Wu-fit fitness, hoping to find a way to expose our Chinese culture. Wu-fit fitness is total martial arts fitness with martial arts movements, Taiji/Qigong and Sanda / sanshou (kickboxing) exercise and western rhythm, Chinese tradition music, continuing move without stopping, so everyone get enough exercise to help reach the personal fitness goal. Questions? What is Wu-fit (fitness)? Who should participate in Wu-Fit? Why join Wu-Fit when you could do it yourself? , please consult Ms Li for details.

谢谢大家！THANK YOU ALL!

张涛 ON BEHALF OF NWCS ADMIN

SERVING NWCS WITH HEART & SOUL

NWCS WEEKLY EMAIL BRIEFINGS MID AUTUMN EDITION, FALL 2011

Dear All NWCS Fellow Members;

Dear All Parents, Teachers, and Students;

各位家长、各位老师；

亲爱的同学们；

大家好！

1.敬祝大家中秋节节日快乐！

HAPPY CHINESE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL!

2.网上注册——返校生家长的最爱 REGISTERING ONLINE, THE BEST WAY TO GO FOR RETURNING STUDENTS

截止到发稿时，通过网上注册的同学，已经逾千。请接受我们最衷心的感谢，谢谢合作！还没有来得及网上注册的家长，请抓紧时间；与往年不同的是，今年我们对各个班的人数设了上限，尽管返校学生较之新生来说有所谓的“优先权”，但迟迟不注册会导致这种优先权无谓地失效。因此，校长在这里再一次提醒大家，敦促那些还没有在网上注册的家长们赶快行动起来，充分利用您的优先权。您举手之劳，十分钟的事，却给ADMIN带来了N倍的方便。何乐而不为呢？谢谢配合。

There are more than thousand students being registered online so far as this message was written. Please accept our sincere thanks for having done so. For those who have not yet registered, please hurry up for this is the first time we set up class-limit for the capacity of the regular class. Generally speaking, returning students have the privilege and the priority to reserve the seats if they register online in a timely manner. To be fair, their privilege & priority might be overridden if they do not do it as suggested here as the time goes by. The fact is that your ten minutes mean a lot for ADMIN. Why not? Thank you!

3. 热忱欢迎你选修《中国历史、地理、和文化常识》课程

WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOUR KIDS TO TAKE COMMON KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CHINESE CULTURE, HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY. THERE ARE CHANCES OF FREE TOURING CHINA, IF HE/SHE QUALIFIES. WHAT AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR TEENAGERS! RESTRICTIONS APPLY. 14 YEARS & UP.

您是否想让您的孩子传承博大精深的中华文化中的精华？是否想让您的孩子了解华夏古国悠久的历史和灿烂的古代文明？是否想让您的孩子熟悉中国绚丽的山川河流和引人入胜的自然景观？还有，您是否想让您的孩子参加明年夏天在中国举办的免费夏令营？

若您对上面任何一个问题的回答是肯定的，那么我们的《中国历史、地理、和文化常识》课程（孙本经老师主讲，简介附后）就是为您的孩子开设的，热忱欢迎您的孩子选修《中国历史、地理、和文化常识》课程！请您赶快注册！

本课程选用的教材是由中国国务院侨务办公室和中国海外交流学会主持编写的“中国历史常识”，“中国地理常识”，和“中国文化常识”。这套教材采用中、英文双语编写，根据海外中文教学的实际情况和需求，选编了中国历史的重大事件和重要人物，进行客观记述；选取了中国地理最主要的自然特点和人文特征，进行概略描述；筛选中华文化和民俗风情的精华，加以介绍。非常生动和实用，适合在海外长大的青少年阅读、理解并掌握。选修《中国历史、地理、和文化常识》课程将为您的孩子参加国务院侨办举行的的每年一度的“海外华裔青少年中华文化知识竞赛”打下坚实的基础。今年的“华裔青少年中华文化知识竞赛”考试时间定为11月中旬的一个周末。参赛是免费的，参加者都有奖品鼓励，获得合格和优胜者还有另外奖励（如明年七月在中国举办的免费夏令营）（详情请见网站www.CSAUS.org 2011年“文化知识竞赛”条目, 或www.cccee.org/culture）。

（孙本经老师，毕业于著名的北京师范大学，酷爱中华文化，其学识、造诣、书法、治学态度和奉献精神等诸方面都有过人之处。曾做过我校的董事会副会长、秘书长，系为西北中文学校服务时间最长、最兢兢业业的“西北人”。在过去的一年里，由他主讲的这门课极受学生欢迎。学校坚信，选修这门课，由孙老师辅导的学生一定会在不久将要举行的大赛中成绩傲人，实至名归。）

4．关于成人民族舞舞蹈课的说明

从网上报名情况来看，由何璐老师开设的这门课程很受广大学生家长的欢迎，妈妈们尤甚。现在的问题是：授课时间或许不像部分家长所期望的11-12点。 由于课程本身的特点，我们只能用室内体育馆，体育馆课程因原有的课程无法改动（9-11，吴俊英老师的西方舞蹈；11-12，李天媛老师的武术课；12-1点， FRANK吴老师的太极拳课程；）因此，民族舞只能安排在下午1-2点。先来后到，也应如此，敬请大家体谅。个人兴趣——即喜欢不喜欢才是最重要的，时间、地点等外在因素都无法与之相提并论。而惟有喜欢与投入，才能学到精髓和真谛。预祝大家如愿以偿。我校今年的春晚期待着你们的精彩亮相。

5．正式上课时间为09/17/2011 SATURDAY

FALL SEMESTER STARTS ON 09/17/2011 SATURDAY

谢谢大家！THANK YOU ALL!

张涛 ON BEHALF OF NWCS ADMIN

SERVING NWCS WITH HEART & SOUL