Wednesday, October 3, 2012

NWCS 4TH WEEKLY EMAIL BRIEFINGS, FALL 2012



Dear All 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!
1PLEASE HONOR THE PARKING SPOTS FOR HANDICAPPED
Please honor the parking spots for the handicapped. Do not park on those spots or block them, even you sit inside you car unless you are truly handicapped. Since the driveway for the handicapped is very short, it is really hard for any car to maneuver and back out, not to mention for the handicapped
We were told that this happened several times within the last three Saturdays.  

我们在过去的WEEKLY曾经讨论过如何在公共生活领域生活得更体面、更有尊严这个话题。上面的温馨提示恰恰是我们日常生活中偶尔遇到的一个实例。大家知道,在公共生活领域,作为社会的一员、社区的一员,我们每个人的责任不仅包括做什么——关爱、帮助别人,关爱、帮助弱者(老、弱、病、残),还包括不做什么——不为难、不伤害、不羞辱他人。保护弱者的责任是一种对自我行为后果的公共道德意识。我们尽什么责任、如何尽责任、对谁尽责任,往往是由我们参与其中的公共生活所决定的。如果我做了违反习俗的事(比如,PARKING ON SPOTS FOR THE HANDICAPPED),就算我自己不觉得羞愧,我也迟早总会受到公众责备的,因为,维护道德习俗的正是包括你我他在内的公众。换一个角度,公共生活的目的并不是要达到“万众一心”,而是“学习进入”一种可以允许多种分歧但却具有某些基本道义原则的多元一致。这种多元一致越普及,人们相互之间所产生的“美好陌生”的情感就越深,社区的凝聚力就越强,社会就越和谐。让我们从点滴做起,从我做起。
2.增强遵守《校舍教室管理规则》的意识和自我保护意识 SENSES OF SELF-PROTECTION VS.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,问题还是时有发生。请家长、老师务必嘱咐学生,尤其是年幼的低年级学生,不要乱动教室内的设施,远离NHS老师的办公桌。对于非我们西北师生所为的不实指责之辞,我们也要据理力争。租校舍我们照样租得有尊严。孩子毕竟还是孩子,孩子就是孩子。在学校的氛围里工作,即便你是在NHS打扫卫生的,也要有认识到这一点的觉悟,不能一味地为了自己省事而摧残孩子们的天性和纯真。天下有那个成年人不是从学童这个年龄段走过来的。
ALL TEACHERS AND PARENTS PLEASE REMIND YOUR STUDENTS NOT TO TOUCH ANYTHING ON AND BESIDES NHS TEACHER'S DESK. STAY AWAY FROM THE DESK IF POSSIBLE.
2.仍未交纳学费的家长,请您务必带支票本来 TUITION DUE PLEASE COME WITH YOUR CHECK & PAY
本周是开学的第四周,但仍有个别家长由于种种原因尚未交纳学费,追加罚款自本周起。罚款不是目的,仅是维护制度尊严的手段。希望大家共同遵守。
If you have NOT paid the tuition for your students within last three weeks, please do so on this coming Saturday (10/06/2012) at the Admin Desk during the school hours. Starting from this week, an additional $5.00/week late-fee will be charged to your account. Please NOTE, even your student meets the requirements for tuition waiver of the Chinese Language class, you still need to make the payment first and the school will refund you upon approval.
4. 减免学费申请审批完毕,请申请人到校行政核领支票 ALL TUITION WAIVER APPLICATIONS PROCESSED APPLICANTS CAN COME TO ADMIN DESK FOR THE CHECK
我校关心每一位学生的学习,关怀他们的成长,关注他们的进步,关爱他们的身心健康,包括家中经济上暂时遇到困难的同学。《西北中文学校2012-2013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》仍然依照去年的办法实施。详见我校网站。需要提醒的是:学费减免范围仅限于中文课程;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。程序正确才能保证结果正确。相得益彰,皆大欢喜。
NWCS loves all of her students, takes care of their growth and progress, and tries her best to offer what they need. 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. Right procedure leads to satisfactory outcomes——NWCS cares those who care NWCS. Thanks.
5. 请下列同学或同学家长到校长办公处领奖状和奖品
曹欣旸、刘浩津、赵欣、马伊兰、孙琰、何湘蓉、华利、沈禹平、宋申富、陈欣怡、梅家豪、张贝贝、赵新元、王翔昊、聂雨霏、欧阳博雅、CELINE SHAW
金田、赵航、梁乐雯、季义涵、季义萱、THOMAS LIAO
6. 十五元一套三册的《中国历史、地理、文化》丛书(英汉对照,中英文俱佳)新书已到。欲购者,请到ADMIN DESK
A SET OF THREE BOOK SERIES——CHINESE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY & CULTURE IS AVAILABLE THIS SATURDAY. TO PURCHASE, PLEASE COME TO ADMIN DESK.THANKS.
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
PRINCIPAL, ON BEHALF OF NWCS ADMIN
SERVING NWCS WITH HEART & SOUL