NWCS PTA weekly communications 10/3/2013

PTA本周提要

1.      请完成各班PTA Lead选举 Class PTA leads meeting is on next Sat Oct 12th

2.      赶快给孩子到乐高班报名 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 starts this Sat. Oct 5^th

5.      AMAZON shopping rewards PTA

6.      日程表 For your calendar 

 

请完成各班PTA Lead选举, 并确认PTA收到名单  Please elect your class PTA leads and confirm that the school PTA has received the information
PTA lead是各班老师、家长、学校、和PTA之间的重要桥梁。请尚未选出PTA lead的各班尽快完成选举。请已经选出PTA lead班的老师和PTA lead查看值勤安排表。如果你们班已向PTA报上PTA lead但不在值勤表上，请和我们联系。For classes that already have PTA leads elected, please check the parent-on-duty schedule.  If your class is not on the schedule, please contact us at pta@nwchinese.org

 

PTA core team is going to held the Annual Class PTA Leads meeting on next Sat Oct 12^th. Class PTA Leads are invited to attend one of the two sessions: AM session from 9:45-10:45 or PM session from 12:15 – 1:15. More information will be followed next week.

赶快给孩子到乐高班报名  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® Robotics (6-9th Grade) Learn about building and programming robots using the LEGO Mindstorms NXT system. In addition to having fun, participants learn about mechanical and software design, problem solving, and teamwork skills.  Working in small groups, students will complete several projects and mini challenges through which they will learn how to control the robot to avoid obstacles, pick up and carry objects. Projects are structured to allow students to work in an open-ended, investigative environment while having fun. Enrollment is limited to 12 students. Returning students are welcome. All of our projects are designed with extra challenges to continue the education of new and returning students. 

Class size:        min 8 - max 12 students

Dates:              6 sessions from Oct 12^th – Nov 23^rd (No schools on Nov 9^th)

Time:               12pm – 2pm (2 hours per class)

Room:              # 2120          

Fee:                 $180

  

2.      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  (Nov 9^th and 30^th No schools)

Time:                     11-12pm

Room:                    # 1114

Fee:                       $75

3.      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.     教育基金规划大揭密 在这个学费飙涨的年代，为孩子准备教育基金是父母亲刻不容缓的课题，本周我们要跟大家探讨如何为孩子准备大学的教育基金，以及如何申请助学金，我们在会中会探讨几个重点: 如何为孩子准备教育基金? 申请助学金(Financial aid)应注意的事项及技巧; 529 plan解析; 如何利用不同的金融工具达到节税及储备教育基金的目的. 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: 10/5 from 11:00 – 12pm

地点: Room # 1114

 

B.      西雅图房地产讲座 什么是短售屋(Short Sale)? 什么是拍卖屋?投资这种类型的房子需要注意哪些事项? 购买短售屋拥有很多潜在的隐患。所以在购买之前了解它存在的风险是十分必要的.本周我们将会深入探讨Short Sale, 内容丰富并且我们会提供点心，欢迎大家踊跃参加！  

 主讲: Julie Yang
 时间: 10/5 from 12 – 1pm
 地点: Room # 1114

 

C.      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“税”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: 10/5 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  5             AM - 2A;  PM - 3C
coming up:
            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

05 Lego class registration

05 Free seminars

12 Lego Robotics class starts

12 Annual Class PTA Leads meeting

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

 

NWCS PTA weekly communications 9/26/2013

PTA本周提要

1.   请完成各班PTA Lead选举 Please elect your class PTA leads
2.   新学年乐高班报名开始 Beloved Lego classes are back

3.   免费讲座 Free seminars sponsored by PTA

4.   家长值勤安排 Parent-on-duty starts next Sat Oct 5^th
5.   AMAZON shopping rewards PTA

6.   日程表 For your calendar 

 

请完成各班PTA Lead选举  Please elect your class PTA leads
PTA lead是各班老师、家长、学校、和PTA之间的重要桥梁。请尚未选出PTA lead的各班尽快完成选举。Please reply to pta@nwchinese.org  Don’t forget PTA Leads meeting will be held on Oct 12th. More details will follow.

 

 

新学年乐高班报名开始 Registration for Lego classes
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。最先报名和交费的学生优先录取。Registration for Lego classes starts this week.  Seats are limited, and is guaranteed only after fees are fully paid. Registration fee is non-refundable.

1.    LEGO® Robotics (6-9th Grade) Learn about building and programming robots using the LEGO Mindstorms NXT system. In addition to having fun, participants learn about mechanical and software design, problem solving, and teamwork skills.  Working in small groups, students will complete several projects and mini challenges through which they will learn how to control the robot to avoid obstacles, pick up and carry objects. Projects are structured to allow students to work in an open-ended, investigative environment while having fun. Enrollment is limited to 12 students. Returning students are welcome. All of our projects are designed with extra challenges to continue the education of new and returning students. 

 

Class size:        min 8 - max 12 students

Dates:              6 sessions from Oct 12^th – Nov 23^rd (No schools on Nov 9^th)

Time:               12pm – 2pm (2 hours per class)

Room:              # 2120          

Fee:                 $180   

2.      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  (Nov 9^th and 30^th No schools)

Time:                     11-12pm

Room:                    # 1114

Fee:                       $75

3.      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.     美國房地產與金融趨勢 入秋后，联准会主席柏南奇卸任将进入倒数计时，在这个后柏南奇时代QE4将何去何从？这将牵动全球金融市场走向的重要因素，而我们该如何操作401k以及其他的投资账户？我们将就现在美国联准会的政策，为大家做一个详实的解析，同时与大家分享如何在变幻莫测的市场中保护自己的资产。房地产市场走势则是另外一个大家关注的目标，我们在课堂上也会提供最新的数据及分析供大家分享。 我们会提供点心，欢迎大家踊跃参加！

            主讲: Albert Chang

时间: 9/28 from 11:00 – 12pm

地点: Room # 1114

B.    Tips and Tricks that You Need to Know for Your Mortgage Getting a mortgage is one of the essential logistical steps in buying a home. Your mortgage is something you'll likely to spend decades to pay off, and with mortgage rates fluctuations, refinances are also something homeowners will be continuously paying close attention to. While shopping for a mortgage can be long and frustrating, you can streamline the process by knowing in advance how you can qualify, and turn compelling rates into real savings.  From this seminar, you will get some ideas of how to save the most from your mortgage and what you have been missing. Q&A session will be followed, welcome to bring in questions.

主讲: Alice Li

时间: 9/28 from 11 – 12pm

地点: Room # 1112

C.  西雅圖房地產市場現況 相信每个人现在最热门的话题就是房子买了没? 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心，欢迎大家踊跃参加！

 主讲: Julie Yang
 时间: 9/28 from 12 – 1pm
 地点: Room # 1114

 

D. Leadership seminar: A new opportunity for leadership, volunteers, sustainability and marketing for High school students and their parents James Yuan is a co-founder of a new startup, and a former Microsoft employee. He will introduce a newly innovated internet platform and discuss how this eco-friendly shopping alternative can benefit consumers, businesses, environments, and help non-profit organizations to provide unique opportunities for students in leadership, volunteering, sustainability and business training all together. Currently it is in piloting phase. Only invited users can try out.  Early piloting users, volunteers, or potential business partners are welcome. 

 

Time: 9/28 from 11-12pm

Room: # 1201

 

家长值勤安排 Parent-on-duty

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

            Oct  5             AM - 2A;  PM - 3C
coming up:
            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 Minggang Li 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  

Sept

28 Lego class registrations

28 Free seminars

Oct

12 Lego Robotics class starts

 

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

NWCS PTA weekly communications 9/19/2013

各位老师和家长，Dear Teachers and Parents,

祝大家中秋节快乐,并希望你很顺利地度过了开学的第一周。西北中文学校的长期友好合作伙伴，艺术家李恒达为今年中秋节隆重推出了具有历史性突破的杂技舞剧《金小丑的梦》！它将于本周五、周六晚在西雅图McCaw Hall上演。此剧由著名艺术家李恒达编导，它一改传统杂技的单一炫技，融合舞蹈与戏剧的表现语汇，向观众展示出一个全新的艺术形式。由于其高、难、险、美，杂技舞剧《金小丑的梦》在北京上演时曾经轰动一时。参与演出的二十二位演员于今年年初集体荣获杂技届的奥斯卡奖。We wish you a happy Mid-autumn Festival, and hope you had a smooth first week of school. A double treat for Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival! A rare opportunity in Seattle! The theatrical acrobatics “Dream of the Golden Clown” will appear on stage at the McCaw Hall in downtown Seattle at 7:30pm on Friday September 20, and at 2pm and 7:30pm on Saturday September 21.This is an epochal masterpiece performed by the best acrobats from the best acrobatic troupe --- China National Acrobatic Troupe.

Tickets available at NWCS PTA desk this Sat or call McCaw Hall @ 800-745-3000.

 

在此周我们再次向大家介绍一下PTA的使命：PTA是由一群志愿者组成，为丰富孩子们的生活而源源不断的寻找、宣传、提供各种机会和资源。PTA’s mission: PTA is a community of volunteers who advocate, communicate and work for the purpose of enriching your child’s life by providing unlimited opportunities and resources.

PTA已经为本学年的活动作了一些规划。为了孩子们，我们欢迎各位参与PTA的工作与活动，提出你的期望和建议，特别是有益于孩子们成长的活动。请大家有空到PTA的办公桌来和我们交流，并留意PTA每周的通讯，让我们把PTA的活动办得更胜往年。尚未选出PTA代表的中文班请在本周把各班的PTA代表选好，通知PTA，好让我们把PTA的活动和义工的安排及时和大家联系。我们将在短期内向大家宣布各班的值日安排，请大家留意。PTA is planning a series of events for the school year.  We invite your participation in our efforts and activities.  We also welcome your input, especially those activities that promote healthy growth for children.  Please come by the PTA desk, and watch for our weekly announcements for event time and details.  Together we can make a great year! Teachers: Please vote your class PTA Lead and inform PTA this week.  We will announce the PTA duty schedule soon.  Please stay tuned.

 

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!

 

Best regards,

NWCS PTA Team

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

NWCS PTA weekly communications 9/12/2013

各位老师和家长，Dear Teachers and Parents,

欢迎你和西北中文学校PTA一起迎来新的学年。在此向大家介绍一下PTA的使命和其核心主力成员：PTA是由一群志愿者组成，为丰富孩子们的生活而源源不断的寻找、宣传、提供各种机会和资源。PTA’s mission: PTA is a community of volunteers who advocate, communicate and work for the purpose of enriching your child’s life by providing unlimited opportunities and resources.

PTA核心团队的骨干成员包括    PTA core members include：
许励                            PTA Chair and Fundraising Lead
卞荣荣，邓平            Events Lead
唐希，陈丽萍            Extra-curriculum Lead
李明刚                        Communications Lead

PTA已经为本学年的活动作了一些规划。为了孩子们，我们欢迎各位参与PTA的工作与活动，提出你的期望和建议，特别是有益于孩子们成长的活动。请大家有空到PTA的半公桌来和我们交流，并留意PTA每周的通讯，让我们把PTA的活动办得更胜往年。PTA is planning a series of events for the school year.  We invite your participation in our efforts and activities.  We also welcome your input, especially those activities that promote healthy growth for children.  Please come by the PTA desk, and watch for our weekly announcements for event time and details.  Together we can make a great year!

请各中文班的老师在新学期的前两星期把各班的PTA代表选好，通知PTA，好让我们把PTA的活动和义工的安排及时和大家联系。Teachers: Please vote your class PTA Lead and inform PTA in the next two weeks.

我们还请家长们和老师一起，保持课室和学校环境的清洁和安全， 为孩子们创造一个好的学习环境，保持西北中文学校的好形象。这也是培养孩子们良好生活习惯的一个环节。Parents please work with teachers to keep the classrooms and school environment clean and safe, so that we can maintain a good learning environment for the children, as well as upholding the positive image for the NWCS.  It is also an important part of teaching good habits to children.

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!

 

Best regards,

NWCS PTA Team

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

NWCS PTA weekely communications 6/6/2013

PTA本周提要

1.   年度野餐并和新校长交流 Annual school summer picnic and mingle with the new Principal

2.   AMAZON rewards 学校PTA

3.   免费财经讲座 Free financial seminars

4.   American immigration survey for Bellevue City Hall project

5.   家长值勤安排 Parent-on-duty  (AM 4B; PM 1-C)

6.   日程表 For your calendar 

本校年度野餐 NWCS Annual Summer Picnic

Sunday June 16^th at Redmond Perrigo Park from 11-2pm
还有一周，本学年就要结束了，PTA主办的我校每年一度的夏日野餐会也快到了。这次我们不光有烧烤，还增加了很多新的游戏和小朋友的活动，一定不要错过啊！每家也请带一拿手的家乡菜或点心和大家分享，一起渡过这快乐的时光。为了能让PTA准备足够的烧烤和饮料，请务必到我们的野餐网站登记参加人数和义工细节。There is only one week left before the summer, and so is the PTA-sponsored NWCS annual summer picnic. In addition to the BBQ, PTA will organize also some new games and activities for children. Don’t miss the fun with your schoolmates and meet other parents! Please bring one homemade dish or dessert to share. In order to prepare enough food and drinks for all the families, please RSVP via our school picnic website and for more volunteering details. 

 

西北中文学校的候任校长马冬先生将在今年的野餐和大家见面，届时大家有机会和马校长交流，提出你对学校的期许和建言，为新管理团队加油。同时，你也有机会和现任张校长表达对他四年来的辛勤耕耘的谢意和良好祝愿。Mr. Dong Ma, the incoming Principal of NWCS, will appear at the picnic.  You can meeting Mr. Ma in a casual and open manner, exchange your ideas about the future of the NWCS, and show your support for the new admin team.  You will also have the chance to express your thanks and well wishes for our current Principal Mr. Tao Zhang at the picnic.

 

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when you click on this link and shop at Amazon, NWCS PTA gets up to 10% school rewards!

即使在放假期间，你在购物都可以为NWCS PTA筹款，只要你点击此链接来购物，Amazon就会回捐4-10% 给我校PTA. During summer breaks, when you Shop at Amazon.com through this link, Amazon will reward 4-10% back to the NWCS PTA. The Link is also available on the NWCS homepage.

免费财经讲座 Free financial seminars – the last two for this school year!

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.     全球经济股市大趋势/Q/A本周美国股市震荡拉回，许多投资朋问，现在还适合投资股市吗？我的401k及退休账户该如何布局？我们将就现在全球的经济状况及美国联准会的政策，为大家做一个详实的解析，同时与大家分享如何在变幻莫测的市场中保护自己的资产。欢迎大家踊跃参加！

主讲: Albert Chang

时间: 6/8 from 11:00 – 12pm

地点: Room 1201 (steps further from the PTA desk)

 

B.     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“税”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: 6/8 from 12 – 1pm

地点: Room 1103 

 

American immigration survey for Bellevue City Hall project

This survey is meant to gather community opinions on key recommendations made by policy experts. This project is organized by Bellevue City Hall Mayor Mr. Conrad Lee’s office. It is completely anonymous and your information will not distributed to anyone, it is only to be used as a tool to help the city better understand what the community thinks. There are various background articles that can be read to better understand the recommendations. Thanks for your participation and get started by clicking this survey link below.

 

https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1195118/acc86eaa311e

 

 

家长值勤安排 Parent-on-duty

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

           June 01             AM - 4B;  PM - 1C

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.  PTA Leads, please inform the parents of the specific duties and procedures.

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 

June

08 Final exam

15 Last school class day

16 NWCS Annual Summer Picnic

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

Link to volunteer log. 

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