Sunday, February 24, 2013

NWCS PTA weekly communications 2/14/2013

PTA本周提要

1.     2013蛇年新春联欢会DVD or Blue Ray开始出售 CNY show DVD is ready to be purchased
2.    三月乐高班座位所剩无几 It can be the last chance to register any of the three LEGO classes
3.    财经讲座 Financial seminar
4.    欢迎参加西北中文学校成人舞蹈班
5.    家长值勤安排 Parent-on-duty
6.    日程表 For your calendar 

2013蛇年新春联欢会预览 Preview the DVD highlight of the CNY show

Now the CNY show DVD or Blue Ray is ready to be purchased at the PTA desk. The trailer can be previewed on our NWCS homepage http://www.nwchinese.org We have hired this time PSV as our professional videographer to get clearer quality of the performance and sound. So you can keep the memories and share the show with your families. It’s a great gift for anyone you love. Please specify at the purchase which version would you like: DVD or Blue-Ray. They cost the same $35 dollars. PSV donates $5 dollars to your class fund.

Students who want to earn community service hours, please come to the PTA desk, we need your help.

三月乐高班注册即将结束 It can be your last Sat to sign up any of the three LEGO classes in March
Registration fee is non-refundable
1.    For Grade K-1st: LEGO Jr Builder class from LEAP4Kidz™  offers an integrated STEM curriculum including science, technology, engineering, math, as well as history, language arts, and team decision making to children using LEGO® bricks. This is a hands-on class where students will build and design with Lego bricks creating things from the world around them!  Subjects are different from the Oct session.

Class size:       max 24 students (9 seats are left)
Dates:              March 9, 16, 23
Time:               11am – 12pm
Room#:           1113
Fee:                 $35 (same cost if attend less than 3 classes)
 
2.    For Grade 2 - 4th: LEGO Jr Engineer class from LEAP4Kidz™ offers an integrated STEM curriculum including science, technology, engineering, math, as well as history, language arts, and team decision making to children using LEGO® bricks and motors. This is a hands-on class where students will build and design with Legos and receive an introduction to levers, gears, pulleys and more using batteries and motors to bring their creations to life! Subjects are different from the Oct session.
 
Class size:       max 24 students (6 seats are left)
Dates:              March 9, 16, 23
Time:               12pm – 1pm
Room#:           1113
Fee:                 $35 (same cost if attend less than 3 classes)
 
3.    For Grade 5 – 8th: LEGO Robotics class from Play-Well. Learn about building and programming robots using the LEGO Mindstorms system and over 100,000 pieces of LEGO®!  Explore the many uses of touch, light, sound, and ultrasonic sensors with a robotic project of your own unique design. Program your robot to avoid obstacles, manipulate objects, and much more. Projects are structured so that students solve problems and have fun in an open-ended, investigative environment. Students work in pairs each week. The ability to work and troubleshoot with others is a required skill for this class. All required materials and laptops are provided each week.

Class size:       min 8 and max 12 students (3 seats are left)
Dates:              March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 & Apr 6th
Time:               12pm – 2pm (2 hours per class)
Room#:           1106
Fee:                 $170 (same cost if attend less than 6 classes)

财经讲座 Free financial seminar
免责声明: 所有参与投资理财演讲的家长,应考虑投资本身的风险性,斟酌决定自己投资的可能性。西北中文学校提供演讲的场地,核实主讲人公司和其公众演讲许可证明,对家长个人投资错误或演讲内容误差一概不负任何责任。Parents who participate financial planning seminars should evaluate his or her own risk tolerance level and possibility before doing any investments.  NWCS provides classrooms for presenters, review and confirm each presenter’s company and their approved public appearance. NWCS is not responsible for any individual investment loss or errors in presenter’s materials.

1.  家庭税务和教育资金 Family tax return and educational funding一年一度的报税季节已经来了。税法是美国最繁杂的法律之一.你想知道怎么去file1040表,你想知道今年税法有什么新的改变,你想知道今年政府给了多少credit,填错的税表怎样去修正,该怎样拿回被多扣的social security taxMedicare tax?国内资产是否应该上报?是否应该给孩子开教育基金(529, education IRA) 账号?怎样给孩子申请教育基金?这是否影响孩子申请financial aid?该怎样去合理搭配孩子上学,退休,买房子的财务规划?投资,养老退休里面牵涉的税务问题?所有这些问题都会由专家给你解答。这个讲座在全美各州举办过多场,得到大家的普遍好评。

主讲: Dr. Xujie Zhang
教室:    1113 
时间:    Feb 16 from 11-12:30pm

2. 当我们年老时,谁来照料榻前? ----长期护理保险知识介绍 Find Balance In Life
主讲: Jamie Gu 注册理财师
教室:    1201  (steps further from the PTA desk)
时间:    Feb 16 from 11-12pm & from 12 – 1pm


欢迎参加西北中文学校成人舞蹈班

如 果您光临了今年西北中文学校的春节晚会,您一定会记得那个充满特色的苗族舞蹈《火塘边》吧?那就是西北中文学校成人舞蹈班表演的。指导老师何璐是从事舞蹈 教学和创作多年的专业舞蹈教师。虽然我们的老师和家长每年都有新面孔,西北中文学校的成人舞蹈差不多有和学校一样长的历史,让我们把这个传统保持下去。新 的学期开始了,衷心欢迎喜爱舞蹈的朋友们参加成人舞蹈班!时间地点是每周六下午一点到两点在二楼体育馆。西北中文学校家长老师免费。 
 
家长值勤安排 Parent-on-duty
The next classes for parent-on-duty are as follows:
            Feb 16             AM - 3F;  PM - 6D
coming up:
            Mar 02             AM - 4E;  PM - 7C

Each class will need 2 parents for safety patrol, and 2 parents for the gift certificate sales.  AM refers to classes starting at 9am, and PM refers to classes starting at 12noon.  Please inform the parents of the specific duties and procedures.

Safety patrol  Safety patrol parents must arrive before 8:45 for morning classes and before 11:45 for afternoon classes, and stay until about 30 minutes after classes begin.   The parents should get the safety patrol jackets from the principal's desk.  The duties include directing traffic  outside of the school building, and ensuring that students walk safely in the school premises.

Gift certificate sales  Gift certificate sales parents can get the gift certificates from the accountant, Ms. Xu Min at the admin desk.  Please remember to record the classes for which the certificates are purchases, because 5% of the proceeds go to the respective class funds.  Morning parents should stay until 10:50, and afternoon parents should stay until 1:30.

Please take a look at the overall class duty calendar to know your class' scheduled date, and prepare to organize the parent duties about 2 weeks ahead of time. If you have any questions or your role has been transferred to other parents, please contact Minggang Li at: ming.li@nwchinese.org


日程表  For your calendar 
February
16 CNY show DVD or Blue Ray is ready to be purchased at PTA desk
16 Financial seminars
23 No school: Mid-winter break
March
LEGO month

Important links:
Click on this link Shop at Amazon.com! ONLY when you shop through this link, our school will earn 4-10% free money from Amazon.
Log your volunteer hours if your company pays for your volunteer hours
For previous PTA announcements, please visit http://nwcspta.blogspot.com

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