Fwd: PCS Weekly – 06/09/2013
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Date: June 7, 2013, 12:38:28 AM EDT
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Subject: PCS Weekly – 06/09/2013
Dear PCS Members,
This Sunday (June 9) will be the last day of this school year for regular activities. We will have final exams for students in the 8th Grade or lower. Please take the last opportunity to help your children with the preparation.
PCS Board Meeting
· Date/Time: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 3:20p.m. - 5:00p.m.
· Location: Upper Cafeteria, WW-P High School North
This will be the last meeting of the current board, and the first meeting of the new board. It will be open to all general members to observe.
Agenda for June 9 Board Meeting
- Admin Updates
-- New school year registration updates
-- Graduation ceremony/Kai Yue Scholarship
-- Current year's budget
-- New school year's budget
- Current Board Agenda (new board members can be present)
-- Review of accomplishments
-- Priorities: what's still outstanding
- New Board Agenda (retiring board members can be present)
-- Elect the new board chair
-- Board Committees
-- New Admin team
New School Year Registration Update
The preparation work for new school year’s registration has taken longer than expected. It will start on Saturday June 8. Please watch for our special announcement to be sent later. Overall, the class schedule will be similar to this year’s. We will offer a few new culture classes by teachers with very strong background in their fields. Please consider signing up for more culture classes for the children and yourselves, so that you can take better advantage of the variety of programs at the school.
We Want You! (Admin, teachers, and student volunteers)
As the Admin Team on transition for the 2013/2014 school year, there are opportunities on the Team for qualified candidates. If interested, please send your resume to or contact Principal-Elect Rennan Pan or Assistant Principal-Elect Feng Luo for more information by Sunday, 09Jun2013: renn...@yahoo.com; 732-829-6755 or lu...@yahoo.com; 609-529-9806.
Those who are interested in joining us as teachers, please contact Ms. Fengping Ye, our Academic Dean, at yfp...@gmail.com.
For student volunteers (usually high school students), please fill out the attached registration form and email it to pcs_vol...@googlegroups.com.
Members’ Forum (会员论坛)
We saw strong participation by our general members during the Q&A sessions at last Sunday’s GM meeting. We encourage all of you to make use of this new platform dedicated to facilitate communications and information exchanges. If you haven’t signed up, please do so and it only takes a minute.
Please note posting is limited to PCS members who registered as forum users. You can click the register (登录) link at the top of the main forum page and use the same email address as in the school’s registration system to create a forum user account.
Next Sunday’s Graduation Ceremony (June 16)
As in last year’s event, our graduates in the 9th Grade will dress up in graduation gowns on the stage and receive their HXPCS diplomas. We will make some changes to the format so that the overall time can be shortened. Students from all grades should attend. Lower grade students will have the opportunity to observe the glorious achievements and celebrations by the graduates. Hopefully, it will provide some inspiration to their Chinese learning experience. There will be many other categories of awards being presented at the ceremony to students and teachers. Please note all Chinese class students need to arrive at the classrooms by 1:30 pm and there will be no culture classes that day. Many classes will share classrooms with others. Please follow instructions from the teachers.
PCS Voices Issue #60 《普兰之声》总第60期
· 《难忘的暑假》，作者：何若薇（2011-12 五年级），辅导老师：瞿永忠
· 《青蛙》，作者：陈璐（七年三班），辅导老师：赵峥
· 《我去中国的经历》，作者：张博安（八年四班），辅导老师：林楠
· 本期责任编辑：杨萱同，主编：卫亚利，副主编：邱量亮、布金
· 投稿：voice...@gmail.com
The current and past issues can be found at https://sites.google.com/site/pcsvoices/
Children’s Magazine (小枇杷)
It’s “the magazine for Chinese speaking kids in North America”, and published by a non-profit organization “Noble Tree Publishing”. They have provided free samples to our school, which have been distributed to the students who have passed HSK vocabulary tests this year. The school will subscribe next school year’s paid editions for this year’s award winning students. If you are interested in subscribing it for your children, please check out their website at http://www.pipamag.org or the attached info sheet. I have copy/pasted into appendix some FAQs about the magazine’s contents from their website for your information.
Book Sale by QMQ Educational Books
QMQ Educational Books将于 06/09 在本校出售 1-12 年级的英数参考书, 英文包括 阅读, 写作, 单字, 高中语法. 数学包括计算, 应用练习, 高初中几何, 代数, 数学竞试, SAT, ACT考试参考书 (付款仅限现金或支票).
Seminar by Home at USA (Enrichment Summer Camp) on June 16
· Date/Time: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
· Location: Lower Cafeteria, WW-P High School North
Home at USA 'Providing a unique experience with Enrichment Camps'
Office: 2204 Jefferson Court, North Wales, Pennsylvania 19454
Phone: 215-259-3030 Email: j...@homeatusa.com Website: www.homeatusa.com
"Home at USA camps, where fellow campers become lifelong friends!"
Please see flyer attached.
Info Sheet by Gauss School of Mathematics
Gauss School of Mathematics 2013-2014 Pre-Registration will start from June 8 to August 31. The Grand Open House for the Princeton/Plainsboro school will be scheduled on August 24 together with Trial Classes (Please find the detailed schedule of the trial classes in the website). Entrance Exam is scheduled on August 25. The Make-up Exam is scheduled on August 31. The School year will start from September 02, 2013.
Please see details in attached flyer.
Regards,
Xun Zhang
Principal of HX Chinese School at Plainsboro (www.hxpcs.org)
华夏普兰斯堡中文学校校长--张逊
Working together, we make PCS better! 不分你我他，齐心为华夏！
Attachments:
1. PCS Volunteer Registration Form
2. PCS Voices
3. 小枇杷 Subscription Info
4. Gauss School of Mathematics Flyer
5. Home at USA Summer Camp Flyer
小枇杷FAQ
[杂志内容]
1. 杂志的内容都是原创吗？哪些人参与创作？
对，都是原创。《小枇杷》拥有所有出版内容100%的版权。如果将来有转载的内容，我们会特别注明。除了互动部分外，给我们提供文字和图画的都是专业的儿童作家和画家，我们也希望有更多在北美生活的家长、教育工作者、关心儿童的人参与进来。
2. 这本杂志没有全拼音/中英对照，对我的孩子来说会不会太难了？
我们非常提倡家庭亲子阅读，父母才是孩子最好的中文老师。如果孩子一味依赖拼音，是不会去记字的。我们希望给孩子适当的挑战，真正认识汉字。并且也极力避免孩子只看英文内容的可能，让孩子阅读这本杂志时，完全在中文语境中。
3. 《小枇杷》可以作为教材使用吗？
我们不是识字教材，但是可以和教材互为补充，作为孩子的阅读材料，通过阅读杂志里的故事和其他栏目，熟悉中国的方方面面。只有孩子了解中国文化，才能真正有识字的动力。
4. 《小枇杷》适合什么年龄段的孩子看？
由于海外学中文的孩子中文程度参差不齐，我们定位在4岁到12岁之间的孩子，难度跨越比较大，每篇文章前有星号标出难度。一星的文章，认识500字左右的小朋友可以尝试独立阅读；五星的文章，需要1500字以上的词汇量和相当的理解能力。对于年纪小的孩子，家长可以把杂志当作故事书读给孩子听；稍大的孩子，可以在拼音的帮助下，由父母陪伴阅读，或独立阅读。
5. 杂志和教材的内容为什么有重叠？
我们的讲述方式和图画都是原创的。对于孩子们来说，经典的东西反复在不同场合出现，也有利于他们熟悉和理解、记忆。另外，各地使用的教材不一样，我们参考了各类教材，但是独立于任何一种。
6. 《小枇杷》和中国国内的中文儿童书籍有什么不同？
国内的很多中文儿童书籍，针对的大多是中国国内儿童，内容上、认知上与北美儿童有一定距离。 我们的杂志在内容上更贴近北美地区儿童，避免说教和意识形态的内容，对中国相关的知识覆盖面广，难度低，不是单一主题的故事书或者以学汉字为主要目的的教材。我们也十分注意从趣味上吸引小孩，很多栏目都配有相应小游戏、手工类实践活动。并且将一直保持互动类栏目，会不定期地举办作文、摄影、绘画等比赛，吸引海外说华语的小朋友们参与。
7. 《小枇杷》故事中很多字词我家小孩看不懂，怎么办？
我们杂志定位北美学龄前和小学程度说中文的孩子，这个年龄段孩子中文水平相差很大，但他们的理解力又决定了他们偏好比较有情节的故事。这样的故事必然有一定的词汇量。所以，我们将难度定在平均水平偏上一点，让孩子有一些挑战，激发他们的学习潜能。同时，我们极力推崇家庭亲子阅读，星级数较高的文章最好家长带着孩子一起阅读，边读边讲解，既可以同时告诉孩子更多关于中国的知识，又享受了天伦之乐。父母是孩子最好的中文老师。