Wednesday, January 8, 2014

NWCS PTA weekly communications 1/2/2014

PTA本周提要

同心协力  马到成功是我校2014马年春节联欢会的主题!
1.    春节联欢会售票开始 Ticket sales for 2014 NWCS New Year show is ready
2.    春节联欢会义工报名 Calling for volunteers for the 2014 NWCS Chinese New Year show
3.    免费讲座Free seminars sponsored by PTA
4.    家长值勤安排 Parent-on-duty
5.    日程表 For your calendar

各位老师、家长、同学,新年好!祝大家新年一切顺利,马到成功!让我们同心协力,把PTA的活动办得更加精彩!在此PTA非常荣幸地宣布我们马年春晚的白金赞助商是Our CNY Platinum Sponsor is: Michael Chen, Founder of Master Mind College Fund and Tax Planning firm.  With our heartfelt appreciation, we would like to thank him to be our second year Platinum sponsor for NWCS CNY show! His well received seminar will return to our school on Sat. January 25th in both Chinese and English.


新年了,请大家继续此项一举两得的募捐项目:Shopping at Amazon.com benefits school PTA!
Amazon has a school reward program. Don’t forget to 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 to support programs for students and parents. So add the link to your favorites! The Amazon link is also on our school website at http://www.nwchinese.org Our fund can only grow when more parents, grandparents and relatives shop through this school link at Amazon.

2014马年春节联欢会售票已经开始!Ticket sales for the 2014 CNY show is ready
Purchased tickets are not refundable!
大家期待的春节联欢会还有一个月就要到来了,我们的售票网站已开通。除了演员免票进场以外,所有的观众都要凭票进场,票价为每位$8元。请您到本校2014CNY售票网站直接购票。我们的联欢会每年都很受欢迎,请大家尽早把票买好,免得错过。取票时间为118日,125日,和21日。请打印出购票凭据,到时去PTA Desk处领取。如果您不能在以上日子前来领票,可打印出购票凭据,在演出当天到剧场入口处取票。请记住,所有已付款的门票请恕一律不能退票。The 2014 Chinese New Year show is only one month away.  Our ticket sales site is ready for your purchase.  Tickets price is $8 dollars. It is complimentary for each onsite performer. Please order your tickets directly from our school 2014CNY ticket sales site and print out purchase confirmation for ticket pick-up at the PTA desk. As you know, our show is a well attended event every year.  Therefore, please make your purchases as soon as you can. Ticket pick-up dates are Saturdays on 1/18, 1/25, and 2/1. We will have Will Call service set up at the theater entrance on the day of the show Feb 2nd, if you can’t come to the school earlier. Please don’t forget to bring your purchase confirmation for Will Call pick-up. Please note that all ticket sales are not refundable.


请积极报名为西北中文学校2014春节联欢会出一臂之力 Calling for volunteers and fundraising for the 2014 Chinese New Year show
西北中文学校的春节联欢会是我们每年最隆重的传统节目之一,而我们联欢会除了是大小演员们的表演平台外,也离不开义工们的支持。我们欢迎各位家长和高年级的同学参与联欢会的工作,请在报名表上报名。联欢会预定于201421日在Bothell市中心的Northshore Performing Arts Center彩排,22日正式演出。义工们虽然不在台上表演,但台前幕后肯定是大家显身手的地方。为晚会有赞助意向者,请电邮 pta@nwchinese.org        The NWCS Chinese New Year performance is one of our most important events.  While the show is a showcase for our talent performers, its success is dependent on a dedicated volunteer team.  Please sign up to volunteer for the performance.  The show will be at the Northshore Performing Arts Center in downtown Bothell.  The rehearsal will be on Feb. 1, and the performance on Feb. 2, 2014. If you or your friend would like to help fundraise the show for the school, please contact pta@nwchinese.org for details.

  
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.      家庭省税与教育基金讲座 美国是一个高收入高税收的国家,家庭的管理及其重要。美国政府提供哪些有税上好处的政策?哪些人可以享受这些税的优惠?许多工作的人都给自己存了退休基金,但是应存多少将来才够用而又不会使现在的生活太紧张,如何考虑将来税的负担?如何在市场下跌时保护401(k), 403(b)退休金不至缩水? 美国大学学费正在以平均每年6-7%的速率增长,你是否需要给孩子存教育基金?在现有的教育基金中,哪一种更适合您的家庭状况?如何申请到更多的financial aid? 家庭各种财务需求需统筹规划。怎样合理搭配孩子上学的教育基金,自己的退休,买房子的财务规划?如何计划才不会影响孩子申请助学金?
 
主讲:Dave Wong
时间:Jan 4th from 11-12pm
地点:room 1112

B.       2013家庭报税 2013 Family tax return seminar 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creditBusiness如何申报, 哪些开支可以抵税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?股票,共同基金,房产,保险, 养老退休里面牵涉的税务问题?怎样投资才可以更好省税?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
时间:Jan 4th from 11-12pm
地点:room 1201
 
C.       菁英投资计划401K, IRA应用篇及股时剖析 岁末年终,美国联邦准备理事会委员于1218日投票决议,要将每月850亿美元购债计划削减至 750 亿美元,小幅缩减「量化宽松」政策收回热钱。这样的政策对美国经济及股市会有怎么样的影响?面对变幻莫测的每股市,而我们该如何操作401kIRA以及其他的投资账户?本周我们将与大家分享联准会政策的动向,以及变化莫测的股市我们该如何保护自己的资产,同时与大家分享退休账户操作策略。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! 我们提供茶品招待,欢迎大家踊跃参加!
主讲:Albert Chang
时间:Jan 4th from 11-12pm
地点:room 1114
D.      西雅图房地产市场现况 相信每个人现在最热门的话题就是房子买了没? 为何西雅图拥有优势的房地产&租金市场? 本周我们将会深入探讨西雅图房地产市场现况, 内容丰富并且我们会提供点,欢迎大家踊跃参加! 
主讲:Julie Yang
时间:Jan 4th from 12-1pm
地点:room 1114
 
家长值勤安排 Parent-on-duty
The next classes for parent-on-duty are as follows:
            Jan 04             AM - 4B;  PM - 5C
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

日程表  For your calendar  
Jan 2014
04 School resumes
02 CNY ticket sales begin
11 Lego classes continue
18 CNY tickets pick-up at PTA desk starts
25 Master Mind College Fund seminar returns
31 Chinese New Year/Spring Festival
 
Feb
01 CNY rehearsal starts at noon
02 CNY performance starts at 2:30pm


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/

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