| Oct. 29, 2005 Vol.1 2005 - 2006 |
From The Principal's Office:
- The 2005-06 school year is proceeding very smoothly. We have 35 new students this year, primarily in the PK, K and 1st grades. It is great to see so many new and young faces in the classrooms.
- We welcome the following new teachers to our school: Ping Li (4B), Jason Chu (ping pong) and P.J. Lee (dance).
- Our new culture class offerings for this year are ping pong (periods 1,2 and 3), dance (periods 1,2 & 3), storytelling (period 3) and arts & crafts (period 3). The period 2 classes for ping pong and dance are oriented towards adults and we encourage all interested parents to participate. We recently received a generous donation of a second ping pong table from a CSSW family who wishes to remain anonymous. We are grateful for their continuing support.
- At our 2005 Annual Meeting, our members previously elected two new Board Directors Jean Lui and Alice Ng for a 3-year term. At our Sept. 17th Board meeting, the Board appointed Joyce Lim to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Wendi Tandlich. Joyce is a former Board member and we are fortunate that she agreed to fill the unexpected vacancy.
- We are currently preparing the CSSW 2005-05 School Directory with a complete listing of all families and staff. Please hold on to your old copies until the new edition is available.
- Upcoming newss:
- 10/29/05: CSSW Halloween Party
- 11/12/05: National Adoption Month Party
- 11/19/05: Written Composition Contest
- 12/17/05: Christmas Party
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Academic Activities:
- In order to better establish the use of the Chinese dictionary in our upper grades, we have scheduled a school-wide Dictionary Contest for 5th Grade and above on 3/4/06. This requirement supplements our other school-wide academic events including the Written Composition and Public Speaking Contests.
- Parents seeking supplemental academic help for their children should contact their teacher or the Principal's office. We are considering ways to provide resources to families who would like additional help with class work and homework.
- We continue to offer a 3rd hour to the Kindergarten class to maintain group cohesiveness. Kindergarten Teacher Amanda Liao leads the class. Individual students who wish to try a 3rd period culture class may notify the teacher.
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Cultural Activities:
- The first PA meeting of the year was held on Oct. 1st to plan for events for the school year. If you would like to get more involved, please call PA Chair Laurie Rigelhaupt
- The CSSW Book Club has been meeting this semester during school hours at the Parents Lounge. The first book selected is Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian, China's first Nobel Prize winner in Literature.
- The PA is still recruiting Class Parents for each grade. If you do not know who your Class Parent is or would like to serve as one, please contact the PA Chair or the Principal's Office.
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