Happy St. Patty’s Day!  Hope everyone had a good week and is ready for the Chinese School tomorrow.

There have been some inquiries regarding the school schedule.  Traditionally, we follow the hosting school’s calendar and during the one week break, we take the first Saturday off.  Therefore we are scheduled to be off next Saturday, March 23, 2013, as the hosting school starts their Spring break.  We will resume our next class on March 30, 2013.  Some families have mentioned that March 31st is Easter and they will be missing school on the 30th as they will be traveling.  That said, we are asking the teachers to take that into consideration … maybe no quiz on the 30th?  J  In any case, if there are still quizzes, one can always take a make up the following week.

Just a reminder, one of the counselors pointed out to me that my twins missed the calligraphy class on week 2. As spring arrives and the sport season starts, if your kids are going to miss classes, please inform the teachers so they are aware.  As you can see, I forgot to do so and already was called out.  In all seriousness, it is for the safety of the students and to not cause unnecessary worries for the teachers. 

A quick glance at the upcoming weeks:

03/16 – Week 04

03/23 – No School

03/30 – Week 05 – Parent Teacher meeting, possibly will be rescheduled due to reason stated above

04/06 – Board Meeting

We are also working with ACS – the Association of Chinese Schools to host two events: Karoke contest and Writing Contest.  More details to follow.

I wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  Don’t forget to wear something green.  Green ties, green shoes, green shirt, green skirt, green gloves, green hats …. Ummm, actually, green hats are a big no no in Chinese culture.  A green hat means a woman did something inappropriate (to say it nicely) and brought shame to the husband and now the husband has to wear a green hat!  So wear anything green but the hat!   

We sent out an invitation to some of our Irish friends (everyone is Irish on St. Patty’s Day) to a cornbeef and cabbage luncheon … one friend RSVPed and said “We will be there, what should we bring?”  I replied “Didn’t you read the invite, bring cornbeef and cabbage”.  J    

Speaking of food, don’t forget to order your lunch!  Here is the link http://23.23.192.51/ibm-restaurant/onlineorder.html

Happy March everyone! Yup, it is hard to believe but we are almost done with the first quarter of the year!

The year of snake has been good so far. J Let’s just hope it will continue throughout. Thank you for those who attended the week 1 assembly. We emphasized the importance of respecting others’ property and asked not only the parents, but especially the students, to help make this a pleasant and safe environment for learning!

As mentioned, Mohawk Day Camp, who had graciously provided their wonderful space for NWCS to host our first ever Family Fun Day in August of last year, will be at our school tomorrow! NWCS families had a great time at the Mohawk Day Camp and everyone was amazed at the many different and wonderful activities they have for the campers.  It was truly a fun filled day for all of us and we all enjoyed it.  Representatives from the day camp will be coming on site tomorrow for us to find out more about their programs. Dr. Lynn Winters, one of our board members, will be your host tomorrow.  Any questions, please see Dr. Winters.

Last but not least, a message from our breakfast club representative, Angela Huang:

After you enrich yourself with a whole day of Chinese study, don’t forget to enrich your stomach with some fine Chinese cuisine which also enriches the school’s coffer. Please order your lunch at:

http://23.23.192.51/ibm-restaurant/onlineorder.html

Your lunch lady

你的小吃店夥計

See you tomorrow!  Classes start at 9am sharp.  Please be on time.

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李宜蓉 Eileen Y. Lee
北威校長 NWCS Principal, 2009-2013
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