2014 — New Principal Announced

Apr 112014

亲爱的各位家长:

Board Announcement of Next Year’s Principal
HXGNY Call for Volunteers for 2014 School Year
Recap: All Parents Meeting
Important Note and Notice
Donation of Used MLP and MZHY Textbooks Needed
Student Corner
Community News: Panda Travel 暑期签证服务
Community News: 华夏篮球锦标赛小组赛
Community News: 2014年“中国寻根之旅”海外华裔青少年夏令营

Board Announcement:
Dr Zuojun Cao Will Serve as Next Year’s Principal

We are very glad to announce that the board has concluded the principal search process and has unanimously voted to appoint Dr Zuojun Cao as next school year’s Principal, starting from August 1st 2014. Congratulations to Zuojun!

Dr Zuojun Cao is currently the Executive Vice Principal of the school. Last year he served as a Vice Chairman of PTA. Previously he served as Vice Chairman of PTA and class parent in the legacy HXNY. He has two children, both of whom are attending the school. Dr Cao is a successful professional working as an IT manager in a global asset management company. He holds a Bachelor degree from Peking University and a Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Over the past few years, Zuojun has demonstrated integrity, spirit of volunteerism, leadership skill and commitment to the school’s long term development. The board thanks him for his willingness to continues serve the school in the new role. The board also thanks Principal Professor Jun Lin for his great service to the school in the past two years as HXGNY’s first Principal.

Zuojun has discussed many of his new ideas with the board as well as in the All-Parent meeting. They are exciting and yet practical. We welcome more volunteers to join the administration team and we ask everyone in the school community continue to support Zunjun and team. Working together we can take the school to the next level of excellence.

HXGNY Board of Directors

HXGNY Call for Volunteers for 2014 School Year

HXGNY school has more than doubled in size since inception, and we are all very proud for this significant growth. Our school is completely run by volunteers, and a big thanks to the many volunteers who are dedicated to serve our community and put in countless hours and efforts.

Now looking into 2014-2015 academic year, we are seeking additional volunteers to join the administration team and continue to serve all the children and the families in the school.
If you are interested in serving our school, please click here to choose what function you would like to volunteer

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MfMhEF1H6cjTVOTvgIEcp7Wl7O4_czLLiS6PWSnXIjo/viewform

Recap: All-Parent Meeting Last Sunday

上周日，校长林骏和副校长曹作军召集了全校家长大会，总结了本学年开学以来取得的成绩，并介绍了新学年的计划和安排。相关议题如下：

下一学年领导结构
新学年注册规则
教师队伍
教学事项总结与教学规划
本学年春季活动安排
学校安全事项，教室管理

在接下来的几周内，将陆续举办专题讲座，以帮助家长为孩子们确定最好的学习计划。

家长大会图片见这里。

Principal Jun Lin and Vice Principal Zuojun Cao hosted the All-parent meeting on 4/6/2014. The school leadership summarized the achievement of the current school year, and shared with parents next academic year’s school leadership structures and registration information. The following topics were covered:

Leadership Structure
Registration rules for Next Academic Year
Teacher Team
Education summary and planning
Spring activities
School safety and classroom management

The school will host more education seminars and information sessions in the coming weeks. Various topics will be covered to assist the parents to plan ahead for the new school year.

Please click here for meeting pictures.

Important Note and Notice

1. No soliciting is allowed on the White Plains High School campus as per school policy. For security reasons, please inform the Admin immediately if you see any violation or unauthorized personnel on campus. Please use the designated rest areas during school hours.

2. HXGNY Admin team would like to remind all parents, students and teachers to follow White Plains High School classroom rules. It’s imperative to leave the classroom the way it was. Parents please inform your child/children:

Placing stickers on Smartboards, monitors, or any other place in a classroom is NOT permitted.
No writing on Smartboards at all!
No one is allowed to be in a teacher’s desk area or filing cabinet.
Teachers, please pay special attention to teachers’ corner to be sure you left everything the way they were.

3. Lost and Found box is in the H-Room besides the information desk. Please drop by if you have lost items to claim.

Donation of Used MLP and MZHY Textbooks Needed

We are in need of used MLP and MZHY textbooks for display purpose at the information desk. If you have used MLP and MZHY textbooks that you no longer need, please bring them to the information desk.
Thank you for your generosity.

 Best Regards,

大纽约华夏中文学校校委会
hxgnyadmin@googlegroups.com

2013-2014

Student Corner 21st Issue (小语世界第二十一期)

编者的话
大家好！这个星期是小语世界第二十一期！本期刊登了七年级马立平班的作文。胡舒菡介绍了煎饼的做法。

小语世界第二十一期请点击这里。

希望大家积极投稿。请老师们鼓励学生积极投稿。稿件请寄：hxgnystudentcorner@gmail.com。谢谢大家的支持！

Community News

Panda Travel 暑期签证服务

“鹏达旅游”暑期签证服务通知
“鹏达旅游”（PANDA TRAVEL LLC）今年将继续向华夏中文学校大纽约分校的家长和同学提供“上门”暑期签证服务。现就有关安排通知如下：
一，收、发证时间：
第一次收证时间：2014 年5 月 4 日（星期日） 10:00AM—12:00PM
第一次发证时间：2014 年5 月 18 日（星期日） 10:00AM—12:00PM
第二次收证时间：2014 年5 月 18 日（星期日） 10:00AM—12:00PM
第二次发证时间：2014 年6 月 1 日（星期日） 10:00AM—12:00PM
第三次收证时间：2014 年6 月 1 日（星期日） 10:00AM—12:00PM
第三次发证时间：不另去学校发证，请家长于2014 年6 月15 日以后自行到“鹏达旅游”办公室领取或要求办理回邮 (为邮件安全起见，我司统一使用FEDEX 和UPS 回邮，费用为每封邮件 $30.00) 。
二，注意事项：
中国驻纽约总领事馆于去年再次更改了赴华签证申请规定，启用了新的签证申请表格，增加了签证类别，加大了签证申请的难度。请各位家长在准备申请材料和填写申请表格时关注我们的注意事项。

签证服务见这里
签证申请表见这里
申请表样本
邀请信样本一样本二

华夏篮球锦标赛小组赛

华夏篮球锦标赛小组赛将于本周日在大纽约华夏举办，欢迎家长们前来捧场，并预祝各代表队赛出成绩，赛出风格！
时间：4月13日下午1:00-4:00
地点：大纽约华夏中文学校（White Plains High School Campus）

2014年“中国寻根之旅”海外华裔青少年夏令营

上海夏令营

主办单位：国务院侨务办公室上海市政府侨务办公室
活动时间：2014年7月01日—15日（7月01日报到，7月15日离开）
营员要求：2002年12月31日前出生，身体健康，有一定中文基础且有较强生活自理能力的海外华裔青少年。

中华舞魂主题营：喜爱舞蹈，有一定的舞蹈基础，将参加专业舞蹈训练，跳舞鞋自备。
中华武魂主题营：喜爱中华武术，有较强的运动细胞，将参加专业武术训练，运动鞋自备。

关于费用：
1、每位营员需缴纳1500元人民币，含住宿、用餐、交通、门票、学习、交流、旅游意外保险等，不足部份由主办方承担。
2、领队免交以上费用。
3、营员的国际旅费、医疗费、个人费用自理。
4、费用以人民币结算。

活动须知：
1、为保障安全，夏令营期间营员及领队的食宿、交通、参观、游览等活动均由主办方统一安排（2-3人一间，有空调、卫生、热水洗浴等设施，24小时卫生保健老师值班）。
2、主办方将免费提供统一制作的营服、营旗等，活动期间营员应自觉按要求着装和佩带胸牌。
3、上海侨办提供每团一次接送机安排。
4、所有参加夏令营的营员及其监护人、领队都须签订“家长同意书”、“营员须知”、“领队须知”，报到时由领队统一交主办方留存。
5、家长不参加夏令营活动，但欢迎观摩上海的闭营式活动。

今年上海夏令营的名额十分有限。有意参加者，请点击这里下载报名表。

报名:
hxgnyadmin@googlegroups.com
2014HXsummercamp@gmail.com

早来早报，报满为止。以下是有关本次夏令营的介绍。如有疑问，请电子邮件ye.y.tao@gmail.com.

2014年“中国寻根之旅”海外华裔青少年夏令营

汉唐文化行-陕西夏令营

为进一步增进海外华裔青少年对中国的了解，促进海内外青少年的沟通交流，弘扬中华文化，陕西省人民政府侨务办公室将于2014年7月组织集文化性、知识性、趣味性于一体的夏令营活动，邀请世界各地的华裔青少年寻根中国，相约西安。陕西营依托陕西历史悠久、文化底蕴深厚的特点，突出周秦汉唐文化、寻根文化、绿色山水文化、陕西民俗文化，以及高新科技产业密集的特色，通过讲座、参观、体验、观摩、交流等多种形式，游教结合，寓教于乐，使海外华裔青少年对中华文化有较为系统的认识，对陕西有较为全面立体的感受，以此促进海外华裔青少年更好地学习汉语，传承中华文化。

主办单位：国务院侨务办公室陕西省政府侨务办公室务院侨务办公室上海市政府侨务办公室

感兴趣的家长可直接跟主办方联系，详情见这里。