Wednesday, September 12, 2012

NWCS 1ST WEEKLY EMAIL BRIEFINGS, FALL 2012



Dear NWCS Fellow Members;
Dear All Parents, Teachers and Students;
尊敬的各位家长、各位老师;
亲爱的同学们;
大家好。

1. WELCOME, EVERYONE! GO NWCS!
爱心、热心、耐心;诚意、乐意、创意——校长携全体教职员工欢迎新同学入学,欢迎继续就读西北的同学返校。欢迎新聘教师加盟西北,欢迎新生家长融入西北这个大家庭。
2数学——我校的强项之一A MESSAGE FROM NWCS MATH PROGRAM

Welcome to the new school year!  On the first school day in NWCS, many math classes have planned to run placement tests. Some classes will evaluate the placement test results to make class level recommendation to students. Students should expect to receive invitation email from class teacher after Saturday's test. This will apply to Math Olympic level 3, Math Olympic level 4, and Enrichment Math level 3.

NWCS will continue to support students to participate series of math events in the new school year. We are currently soliciting for parents' volunteer contribution.
* If available, please send match fund donations to NWCS math program. We will use this fund to support math event registration;
* If possible, please help us coordinate NWCS teams in the event registration process. If you have a child to participate NWCS team and you are passionate to help, please send email to
nwcsmath@live.com, with your child's current grade level in regular school. We will contact you later.

We sincerely appreciate your cooperation in advance.
3.新生入学数量超过往年创新高 NEW SCHOOL YEAR TOTAL ENROLLMENT HITS NEW HIGHS
九月一日我校在主校大厅举办的OPEN HOUSE吸引了来自大西雅图地区四面八方的适龄学童。一张张新的面孔在家长的带领下陆陆续续来到我校,大厅里人生鼎沸,熙熙攘攘,咨询、报名、登记、填表、交费、入学、领取教材,整个过程像流水作业,简洁、顺畅。据不完全统计,我校新学年的新生入学总数已超过往年再创新高。
4网上注册缴费
截止到本文发稿时,返校生网上注册的人数已经过千五,估计还有六分之一左右的学生还没有来得及注册。鉴于网上注册的截止日期为正式开学上课的前一天,即09/14/2012午夜止,学校敦促还没有注册的家长,请您利用这两天的时间把注册缴费在网上完成。请一定别忘了把FAMILY REPORT打印出来,以备领取相应的教材之用。有特殊要求的家长——如需要试听新的课程、支票缴费、调整已注课程等等,开学到校时,请到ADMIN DESK
Until now when this message is composed, the total enrollment of returning students registered has exceeded one thousand five hundred. There are still 1/6 have not done yet, based on estimation. Parents, who have not yet registered your kids online, please do it as soon as possible. NWCS Admin would like to help those who have special needs, such as new class trial, class adjustment, payment by check, etc. on the 15th when classes start.
5. 正确面对竞争 OUR RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARDS COMPETITION
OPEN HOUSE以来,面对周边刚刚开办的同类学校,部分家长和教师以不同的形式向学校反映了情况、表达了他们的焦虑。校长在此向每一位关爱西北的人表示最衷心的感谢。谢谢你们的关爱,谢谢你们对我们的信任。义无反顾,心无旁骛。这同时也是对我们教职员工的鼓励和鞭策。我们惟有把西北办得更好方可对得起大家。平心而论,市场经济的特点就在于竞争。合理合法的公平竞争,最终受益的是我们的学生,受益的是我们的孩子们。从这个意义上讲,我们一是要端正面对竞争的态度;二是把我们的教学、管理搞好,发挥我们的人才优势、资源优势和规模优势,保证教学质量;三是在我们的弱项上下功夫;四是给大家营造一个祥和、团结、好学、向上的外部环境,增强我校的凝聚力和归属感;五是进一步建立健全我们的规章制度,(EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT、教师守则,知识产权保护意识,等等,另发给全体教师)这样,我们就会进一步提高我们的竞争力,在激烈的竞争中保持优势地位。
6PTA 新学年的使命 - PTA mission of 2012-2013
这周六将是开学的第一天,欢迎大家回到西北中文学校的大家庭!为了学生们能有一个多元化的学习环境,促进为学校捐赠,增加PTA活动资金是此学年PTA 第一使命。有了资金,PTA就能为学校寻找和建立更多更丰富的课外教育,包括户外采访,LEGO 建筑设计,利用废品创造出有个性的艺术等等。我们做家长的都知道,这些有趣的课外活动往往能激发孩子的动脑能力,挖掘他们潜在的创新意识,启发他们提出自己的一套解决方案。为此,我校PTA骨干队伍已在辛苦的策划一系列的捐赠活动。如果每一位家长能为PTA争取一个捐款,那我们的梦想就一定能实现。我们呼 吁和希望有更多的自愿者加入到PTA的行列里来。有心者,请email: pta@nwchinese.org
This Saturday will be the first school day at NWCS. Welcome back! For this new school year, PTA will be aiming to create some fun and creative projects for the NWCS students. In order to reach that goal, fundraising is our NWCS PTA mission of the year. The money we raise will fund different programs for our kids, including field trips, extracurricular projects that can help our students thinking out of the box (be original), problem solving (be creative), and decision making (be a leader). Current PTA core team members are hard at work to get this started. However, to make this dream come true, we need all of your help. Please contact pta@nwchinese.org if you can bring in one donation for PTA and/or would like to volunteer your time to work with the fundraising and program teams.
PTA 目前骨干成员 - Current NWCS PTA core team members are:许励 Li Xu  PTA Chair; 卞荣荣 Rongrong Bian; 李燕 Yan Li Fundraising;李明刚 Mingang Li, Communications; 邓平 Wilson Deng,卞荣荣 Rongrong Bian, Special events, TBD (need volunteers), Extracurricular programs, etc.
7. 诚邀您参加面向中学生的社区活动——TEDxRedmond
Saturday, September 15, 2012; 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. 
Microsoft Conference Center
To attend, REGISTRATION is required.
If you have a student in middle or high school, be sure to register them for TEDxRedmond, a youth conference that empowers and inspires students to make a difference in their communities. (Parents are also highly encouraged to attend!) Be sure to register soon, as seats are limited!
TED is a notable non-profit based in New York which runs several high-profile conferences each year, with past speakers including Bill Gates and Al Gore. Their TEDx program licenses local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
TEDxRedmond has taken place for the last two years at the Microsoft Conference Center and has been hugely successful, with over 700 people in attendance each year. The planning committee is excited to be hosting the event again this year! (Huge thanks to Microsoft for sponsoring the venue and food for this event.)
Quick Facts
Date: September 15, 2012
Time: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. with free dinner served afterwards. Registration opens at 1:30 p.m., so please arrive early to ensure that you get a good seat.
Location: Microsoft Conference Center
What to expect to see: 
·  TEDxRedmond is organized entirely by youth, all of the speakers and performers are under the age of 20, and the majority of attendees will be youth.
·  Some of the speakers and performers this year are:
 Jack Andraka, winner of 2012 Intel International Science & Engineering Fair
Taylor Wilson, youngest person ever to build a nuclear fusion reactor
Sujari Britt, world-renowned cellist who has performed for President Obama
Susannah Benjamin, acclaimed photographer whose work has appeared in numerous magazines
·  Free dinner (catered by Microsoft) served after the event.
Registration Information: 
·  Event targeted towards students aged 11 - 18  (grades 6 - 12).
·  Parents are also welcome to attend.
·  More information and how to register can be found at the TEDxRedmond website.
Hope to see you there! 
8低收入家庭减免学费申请

我校网站上关于《西北中文学校2010-2011 学年关于为来自经济上暂时遇到困难家庭的学生提供减/免学中文学费的暂行办法》依然有效。现正接受申请。九月底截止。详情请阅读相关文件(www.nwchinese.org
The policy of Northwest Chinese School Offers Reduced/Waived Tuition for Chinese Language Classes for Students from Low Income Families still applies to those who match the rules and conditions. Rules and regulations may apply. NWCS Board and Admin reserve the rights for further explanations.

If there are any typo mistakes, please refer to the version on NWCS web. (www.nwchinese.org) 感谢大家关注我校网站,欢迎大家批评指正。admin@nwchinese.org

谢谢大家!THANK YOU ALL!
张涛 TAO ZHANG
ON BEHALF OF NWCS ADMIN
SERVING NWCS WITH HEART & SOUL