NWCS PTA weekly communications 10/10/2013

PTA本周提要

 

1.       预告2014春节联欢会  Pre-announcement of 2014 Chinese New Year show

2.       乐高班席位所剩无几 Hurry in for Lego classes registration

3.       免费讲座 Free seminars sponsored by PTA

4.       家长值勤安排 Parent-on-duty 

5.       AMAZON shopping rewards PTA

6.       日程表 For your calendar 

 

 

绝大部份班级的PTA lead选举已经完成。在此我们谢谢各位老师的努力和配合，更谢谢各位志愿做PTA lead的家长的奉献！请各班家长按照值班日程表协助PTA的工作。Annual Class PTA Leads meeting is on this Sat Oct 12^th near PTA desk, outside classroom 1201. Class PTA Leads are invited to attend one of the following two sessions: AM session from 9:45-10:45 or PM session from 12:15 – 1:15. We will be presenting the programs PTA core team has planned for this school year and exchange ideas on how to be a better class PTA Leader and get involved. Refreshments are provided.

 

 

预告2014春节联欢会  Pre-announcement of 2014 Chinese New Year show

春节是中华民族最重要的节日。西北中文学校的春节联欢会一直受到观众的期待和欢迎, 也是展示我们学校的风貌精神和同学们才能及中文学习成果的窗口。我们把2014年的春节联欢会初步定在2月2日下午演出 (2月1日彩排) at Northshore Performing Arts Center.  PTA在此请各位老师、家长、同学积极参与联欢会的准备活动，创作和演出高水平的节目。我们特别鼓励并优先考虑和汉语相关的节目（如相声、小品，朗诵等），但也欢迎歌舞、音乐、技艺等其它演艺项目。请在11月30日前报上你的节目到pta@nwchinese.org. 如有问题，亦请通过上面电邮和我们联系。Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in our Chinese culture, As a long celebrated tradition of NWCS, we will again present our Chinese New Year celebration event, tentatively setting the performance date on February 2^nd 2014 (rehearsal date on Feb 1) at Northshore Performing Arts Center.  The CNY show provides an opportunity to showcase your children talents and their Chinese language and culture learning at Northwest Chinese School. We would like to invite all interested students, parents and teachers to participate in this performance by creating and preparing high quality programs. This year, we strongly encourage and will give priority consideration to high quality Chinese-language related programs, including but not limited to Chinese play, musical, singing, poem recite etc. Please direct your questions to PTA@nwchinese.org.  The deadline for submitting your program is Nov. 30^th 2013.  Please watch for future announcement for audition date and other CNY related information.

 

 

乐高班席位所剩无几  Hurry in for Lego classes Registration
学动脑，玩乐高！以下是PTA部分赞助的不同年级的乐高班。为了达到最好效果，每班每堂课所收学生有限。这星期六开始到PTA处报名。记住啊，最先报名和交费的学生优先录取。Registration for Lego classes starts this week.  Space is limited, and is guaranteed only after fees are fully paid. Classes will be cancelled if the minimum attendance number is not reached. Registration fee is non-refundable.

 

1.       LEGO® Jr Engineer class (3-5th Grade) 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! 

 

Class size:              min 15 – max 24 students

Dates:                    5 sessions from Nov 2^nd – Dec 14^th  (No schools on Nov 9^th and 30^th)

Time:                     11-12pm

Room:                    # 1114

Fee:                       $75

 

2.       LEGO® Jr Builder class (K-2^nd Grade) 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! 

 

Class size:              min 15 – max 24 students

Dates:                    5 sessions from Nov 2^nd – Dec 14^th  (No schools on Nov 9^th and 30^th)

Time:                     12 – 1pm  

Room:                    # 1114

Fee:                       $75

 

 

免费讲座 Free seminars sponsored by PTA

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.

 

A.      生涯规划铁三角~教育，税务，退休规划三合一在这个不确定的年代里，学费飙涨，股市波动，高额的税赋的大环境下,我们如何能做好我们的生涯规划?本周我们将做一个总结，从三个角度来剖析生涯规划，如何为孩子储备教育基金，申请助学金的同时可以兼顾到税务规划，在投资方面，我们也会与大家分享，在诡谲多变的股市当中，如何利用不通的金融工具保护自己资产同时有效节税.我们将以深入浅出的方法为大家做详实的解析，您千万不能错过!! 我们同时会提供茶水点心，欢迎大家踊跃参加！

                主讲: Albert Chang

时间: 10/12 from 11:00 – 12pm

地点: Room # 1114

 

B.      西雅图房地产贷款讲座"房屋贷款点点通,助您实现美国梦" 如何付出你美梦中最美的 "贷"价?”除了要有现金，在美国要买房，还有一点是许多华人忽略的：要有信用。针对华人习性，我归纳了一些提高个人信用分数诀窍, 欢迎大家踊跃参加内容丰富并且我们会提供点心.  

 主讲: Julie Yang
 时间: 10/12 from 12 – 1pm
 地点: Room # 1114

 

C.      家庭省税与教育基金讲座 (1)  普通家庭个人怎样学会投资才能做到早投资早受益 (2) 许多人开始考虑投资到金融市场,但是市场的震荡起伏给投资者带来了巨大的风险, 使大家望而却步。怎样才是正确的做法 (3) 是否需要给孩子存教育基金。在现有的教育基金中, 哪一种最适合您的家庭 (4) 买房贷款应怎样搭配首付跟选择多少年还清 (5)美国现存的社会保障体系正在随着“婴儿潮”人口的老化而逐渐瓦解, 现在工作的人将来退休后,是否还能得到应有的保障,怎样去准备自己的退休金.

 

主讲: Xujie Zhang PhD
时间: 10/12 from 11 – 12pm
地点: Room # 1112 

 

D.      出最少的錢, 上最好的大學，子女成龍成鳳，父母輕輕鬆松! 想了解大学助学金及税务规划的最新动态和最新政策, 请登记 Webinar 讲座 http://4089962002.com/Webinar.php 最专业的大学助学金及税务规划的网络讲座 Webinar信息, from Michael Chen Mastermind College FinAid & Tax Planning Group 萬事達大學助學金,稅務規劃諮詢中心

 

时间/Date: 10月13日, 11月3日 [国语] 网络讲座 and October 20, 2013, Webinar In English 

 

 

家长值勤安排 Parent-on-duty

The next classes for parent-on-duty are as follows:

           Oct 12             AM - 2B;  PM - 2D

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. Yi Qiufang 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 Li, Minggang at: ming.li@nwchinese.org

 

 

Shopping at Amazon.com benefits school PTA

Amazon has school reward program. In order to gain the reward fund from them, you can simply click on the link below when you shop at Amazon. You can shop and at same time help our school get some funding to support our children and parents programs: Click on this link to Shop at Amazon.com! ONLY when you shop through this link, our school will earn 4-10% free money from Amazon. So add the link to your favorites! 

 

 

日程表  For your calendar  

Oct

12 Annual Class PTA Leads meeting

Nov

02 LEGO classes start

09 No school – Ski Swap

30 No school - Thanksgiving

 

 

Important links:

Log your volunteer hours if your company pays for your volunteer hours Link to volunteer log 

For previous PTA announcements, please visit http://nwcspta.blogspot.com