September 14, 2016   校長的話 / Principal's Notes, 每週通訊 / Weekly Messages

NWCS Weekly Newsletter – 9/14

Dear NWCS families, 
 
Welcome back to the fall semester of the 2016-2017 school year!
 
Week 1 kick off and open house
We would like to ask you to attend the opening assembly at 9 am sharp at the middle school cafeteria. I will reiterate school safety policy and remind students about classroom etiquette. Then students will follow their teachers to their classrooms to talk about their summer, hand in assignments and review what was learned in the spring semester. Break as usual is at 10 and our languages classes end at 11 am. I would encourage all students to tour the electives starting at 11 before deciding. 
We will hold an open house that day also with the board members helping to guide perspective families. Please pass the words. 
 
Electing class parent
As in the past years, I would like to ask each class to have a class parent so two-way communications go faster and more effectively. If you have not been a class parent before at NWCS, please consider nominating yourself. Needless for me to remind that this school is run by volunteering parents. Your active participation is what keeps the school going. 
 
New family telecon on Friday, 9/16 at 9 pm 
I would like to hold a telecon to welcome new families and answer questions at 9 pm this Friday. Returning families are also welcome. The dial-in number is (641) 715-3580 with access code: 735-278.
 
Exciting new electives this fall
With lots of luck and effort, we are happy to announce several new electives to join our existing rich cultural activities this fall. For the kids who like to moving, moving, we have Chinese YoYo http://www.nwcsny.org/?p=1390. For the kids who love handcraft, we now have Chinese knotting http://www.nwcsny.org/?p=1396. I would like to think one aspect of our school that is different from other weekday after school programs is these wonderful electives, from calligraphy, dancing, origami, arts and crafts, now knotting and yoyo. In the fall semester, we will also have invited speakers and demonstration of traditional Chinese tea art. Please stay tuned!
 
Electives Kung Fu and Chess TBD
We are still looking for instructors for these two electives. Suggest if you enrolled your kids to these two electives, please encourage them to try out other electives. As soon as we identified new instructors, I will let you know.

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See you Saturday!!
Your principal,
Yuan-Chi Chang 張元極