大纽约华夏中文学校(Huaxia Chinese Academy Greater New York)

15th Week of School Jan. 06, 2013

Jan 052013

亲爱的家长们,

新年快乐！Happy New Year!

Education Seminar (子女教育经验专题交流) This Sunday in Cafeteria:

Dr. Bonnie Liao (廖冰博士) will give an education seminar titled “No more fight at home” this Sunday in cafeteria starting from 9:45am.

How to raise children to be whom we want them to be? How to support our children to be whom they want to be? Can we truly get along with our children? How can we change ourselves to start appreciating our children? … These and many other questions from parents of children of all ages, especially the teenagers, will be discussed and explored.

廖冰博士，2002年5月，创建非营利英华语言学校，成为东部唯一一所具有MSA-CESS认证的社区学校；2007年5月，创建非营利英华国际学校，全美最先融合中英双语与国际化探究式教育相结合的小学；自2004年，担任新州父母子女教育俱乐部总顾问，为华人父母提供一个学习和讨论的平台，不断提高个人和子女情商，开发智商，增进和子女的交流。自2004年创建非营利“英华在北京”语言与领导能力暑期班以来，每年亲自带领美国青少年在北京学习并为贫困学生服务；2012年又创建英华普林斯顿语言和国际领导力暑期学院,带领来自非英语国家的学生在美国劳伦斯威尔私立高中进行学习与实践。2007年从美林证券公司辞职，致力于教学及创建非营利教育项目。

Lego Robotics Demo This Sunday in H-Room from 10:30am-12pm:

Computer Adventures LLC will give a demo class this Sunday in H-Room from 10:30am -12pm. Our school is planning to open 12- session Technology Enrichment Classes in the Spring semester starting 2/17/2013 if there is enough enrollment. Please come to find out more about these classes and click here for detailed information.

Senior Technology Class – 9:30am to 10:30am for students Ages 9 to 14 (Grade 4 to 8): Computer Arcade Game Creation
Utilizing GameMaker software, our teachers will guide the student through every step of developing a customized functional game, including drag-and-drop programming, designing multiple levels and adding features of a real arcade-style video game. Students will learn about creating sprites, objects events and actions, and design their own rooms/levels. This camp is perfect for beginners, as well as for returning students who want to add on to their previously created game or create a new one. *Students take home a CD with their games, the GameMaker software and our game-making resources files.

Junior Technology Class – 11:30am to 12:30am for students Ages 6 to 8 (Grade 1 to 3): Stop-motion Animated Movie Making
Lights…Camera…Action! Using stop-motion animation and digital post-production editing, students will produce LEGO® movies much like the “brickfilms” viewed on YouTube. Students will learn about developing creative storytelling techniques, incorporating visual and audio special effects. No experience is necessary and you can take this class as many times as you like. *Students take home a CD with the stop-motion software and movies at the end of the class.

冬季围棋竞赛, 开展智力运动, 弘扬中国文化!

日期: 2013年1月27日 (星期日); 时间: 1:00-3:30pm; 地点: Cafeteria

围棋起源于中国，不仅对人脑的智力开发和锻炼大有裨益，而且蕴含着中国文化博大精深的哲学内涵。为推动社区围棋活动，在春节来临之际，我们决定举办面向全体人员的2013年冬季围棋竞赛。活动由美国应昌期围棋教育中心(AIGC)资助。我们热烈欢迎所有感兴趣的老师,学生,家长和朋友们参加。参赛者将按年龄分为成人组 (18岁以上) 和少儿组 (18岁以下), 少儿组再按年龄和围棋水平分为高级班和初级班。请参赛者填妥报名表格(请点击这里），并在上课期间交到学校咨询台或以电子邮件方式发送到：gomatch2013@gmail.com，报名截止期为1月18日(星期五)。比赛将由我们的围棋老师唐洁六段主持评判。我们将为所有参赛者颁发纪念证书和奖品，为优胜者提供特别奖励。敬请各位届时光临。

Winter Go Tournament, Develop Mind Sports and Expand Chinese Culture!

Date: Jan 27th, 2013 (Sunday); Time: 1:00-3:30pm; Location: Cafeteria

Go (weiqi) is originated from ancient China. It is not only beneficial for intellectual development, but also rich in profound philosophical connotation of Chinese culture. To promote Go practices in our community, we will host an all-member Winter Go Tournament, sponsored by American Ing Chang-Ki Go Educational Center (AIGC). Everyone is welcome to join us. Participants will register in Adult (≥ 18 years) or Youth (<18 years) group. The Youth group will be further divided into Senior and Junior sections based on age and Go skill level. To register, please fill out the registration form (please click here), drop off the form at school information desk during school hours, or email us at gomatch2013@gmail.com. The registration deadline is Jan 18th, 2013 (Friday). The tournament will be judged by Go Teacher Ms Jie Tang (6 Dan). Each participant will be awarded with certificate and souvenir; the winners will receive additional prizes. We are looking forward to seeing you at the tournament.

Student Corner 9th Edition（小语世界第九期）：

本期小语世界出版二年级一班专集《快乐的感恩节》，由李谦云老师指导，本期编辑雷瀚，雷博。小语世界第九期请点击这里。

小语世界是学生学习，倾诉，畅想的园地；小语世界也是老师教书育人，分享经验的平台。小语世界期待着你的投稿！
稿件请寄：hxgnystudentcorner@gmail.com。谢谢大家的支持！

Best Regards,

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

2012-2013

Safety Reminder:

Please don’t drop off/pick up between the North Street entrance and parking lot entrance. You can drive further ahead for drop off/pick up. Otherwise you will block the traffic.

Gyms News:

Only one gym (South Gym) will be available this Sunday. The other gym will be used by WPHS. Please plan accordingly.

Per WPHS request, please do not keep any gym exit doors open throughout school sessions. Use only the door designated for HXGNY for entrance.

Community News:

Research Participation Information This Sunday:

Elizabeth Cai, a senior at Princeton University and a HXNY alumni, is conducting a study on 8-10 year old Chinese American children as part of
her senior thesis. She has served as the president of the Chinese Students Association at Princeton University and founded a club that mentors Chinese American adoptees in the area.

She will be distributing consent forms for parents this weekend and would greatly appreciate your participation. If you already received the consent form in December, please get your child’s signature and return the form to Elizabeth this Sunday. The survey now can be completed online, please click here for the survey. For detail about her project, please click here.

Westchester Association of Chinese Americans (WACA)

癸巳年迎春晚会The Chinese New Year Celebration 2013

To usher in the Year of the Snake, WACA will hold the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration from 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at New Rochelle High School (265 Clove Road, New Rochelle, NY 10801). For detailed information about this event, please click here or visit www.wacany.org.

Tickets will be sold at HXGNY in H-room this Sunday and can be purchased at http://cny2013.eventbrite.com.

Early bird prices if purchased by Jan. 29, 2013: $25/adult, $15/senior (65 years & up) or $15/child (3-12 years);

After Jan. 29, 2013: $30/adult, $20/senior or $20/child after January 29th.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

School Newsletter

Dec 212012

亲爱的家长们,为庆祝圣诞节和新年，本周日和下周日中文学校不开学。祝华夏大纽约的师生和家长们圣诞快乐，新年幸福！

There will be no school this and next Sunday (12/23 and 12/30).

Wishing HXGNY families a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!

Education Seminar Recap:

Last Sunday, Prof. Frank Zhu (邾立志教授, ASA College文理学院副院长), a member of our Advisory Board, gave an interesting lecture titled “Random Thoughts on Chinese and American Cultures and How Cultural Differences Impact Language Acquisition” for our teachers and parents. In his lecture , Prof. Zhu reviewed and compared American history and Chinese history, especially on the linguistic difference between Chinese and American English. He shared his many interesting observations and thoughts on the differences of Chinese and American cultures. The seminar was both illuminating and entertaining. Thanks to the audiences for their active participation.

Recap: 圣诞舞会,欢庆佳节,共度浪漫 (Christmas Dancing Party) !!!

圣诞舞会于2012年12月15日(星期六) 顺利举办，并取得圆满成功，大约有70多位成人，20多位小孩参加了这次舞会。舞会于晚上7:00pm 正式开始，中场休息时，我们的特邀嘉宾Viktoria 和Vitaly 表演了优美的拉丁舞和华尔兹; Maria 和Musa 表演了阿根廷探戈。大约有上10名歌手用他们美妙的歌声为大家伴唱。舞会精彩纷呈，高潮迭起，请点击查看照片. 我们非常感谢各位的支持，希望下次有更多的人积极参与。

Christmas Dancing Party was held on Dec 15th, 2012 (Saturday). More than 70 adults and 20 kids participated in this event. The party started from 7:00pm, and the invited guests Viktoria and Vitaly performed beautiful Swing and Waltz, while Maria and Musa showcased romantic Argentine Tango during the break time. Around 10 of invited singers contributed their charming voice to accompany some music. We had a great time together with cherished memory. Please click here for the photos.We appreciate everyone’s kind effort and support and hope more people will join us next time.

Recap: The First General meeting for Education Excellence Committee:

An education committee general meeting was held last Friday. The Committee members brainstormed various ideas for further education improvement. Several topics were discussed: 1)The teaching method group will facilitate communications and experience sharing among teachers, especially for teachers using different textbooks and provide teachers’ career development assistance. 2)The assessment group will establish student achievement standards, especially in reading and writing for higher-grade students and incorporate those standards with AP Chinese, HSK and YCT. 3)The culture group will focus on quality of students’ cultural class experiences, and overall planning strategies. We encourage parents contact the committee (hxgnyeducation@googlegroups.com) with any ideas and suggestions for education quality improvement. The committee will work very hard to come up with detailed strategies and tasks for each group.

大纽约华夏中文学校董事会，校委会，家长会
hxgnyboard@googlegroups.com
hxgnyadmin@googlegroups.com
hxgnypta@googlegroups.com

2012-2013

Student Corner Special Edition（小语世界专集 2）

学生园地

Dec 142012

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14th Week of School Dec. 16

School Newsletter

Dec 142012

亲爱的家长们,

圣诞舞会,欢庆佳节,共度浪漫 （Christmas Dancing Party: Celebrating the Holiday Season）!!!

日期: 2012年12月15日(星期六); 时间: 7:00-10:00pm; 地点: Cafeteria

圣诞节即将来临，我们将举办一个面向全体人员的圣诞舞会。在这个祝福的季节，让我们聚在一起，共同走过最浪漫的人生舞步。热烈欢迎所有感兴趣的老师,学生,家长,父母和朋友们积极参加. 舞会将以交谊舞为主导，外加中场休息期间少量的迪斯科，部分舞曲会有专人伴唱，如果您愿意用自己美妙的歌声为大家助兴，请与我们联系：dachun927@gmail.com, 我们会把歌单寄给你，助你准备. 在舞会开始之初，几位特邀嘉宾会为你表演精彩的舞蹈节目。未按时买票者可于现场购买，票价8元。凭票可领一份饮料加点心，额外的饮料和点心可于现场购买。12岁以下孩子可免费入场，我们会为孩子们提供单独的娱乐活动。敬请各位届时光临.

Date: Dec.15th, 2012 (Saturday); Time: 7:00-10:00pm; Location: Cafeteria

It’s the season to be jolly! We will hold a Christmas Dancing Party celebrating the holidays. Let us come together, enjoy music, friendship and share the season’s spirit. Everyone is welcome!!! Ballroom dance music will be the main menu with disco music for break time. Specially invited singers will accompany some music. If you would like to highlight your charming voice, please contact us by email:dachun927@gmail.com, and we will send you the music list for preparation. Wonderful dancing shows will be performed by invited guests at the beginning of the party. Tickets will be available on site($8.00 per ticket). Each ticket holder will get one drink and a snack. Additional drinks and snacks will be on sale during the party. Children under 12 years can join the party for free, and we will provide engaging entertainment for them separately. We are looking forward to seeing all of you.

Education Seminar This Sunday:

Prof. Frank Zhu (邾立志教授), a member of our Advisory Board, will give a presentation for our teachers and parents this Sunday. His topic will be “Random Thoughts on Chinese and American Cultures and How Cultural Differences Impact Language Acquisition.” At 2012 HuaXia Teachers’ Conference last month, Prof. Zhu’s presentation on a similar topic was enthusiastically received by the conference attendees. We would like to welcome everyone to join us for an illuminating seminar. Date: 12/16 (This Sunday), Time: 10am-12pm, Location: Cafeteria.

Education Excellence Committee Update:

Our school has successfully formed an Education Excellence Committee (abbreviated as Education Committee). The committee members are consisted of board members, administration team members, PTA members and general parents. This mission of the education committee is to help our school to continuously improve education quality. The committee will assist school leadership in improving teaching and learning environment, developing quality assessments and providing consultations on future directions. The first general meeting is scheduled on 12/14 (This Friday). Everyone is welcome and is encouraged to provide the committee with any suggestions and comments. The contact email to the committee ishxgnyeducation@googlegroups.com. We sincerely appreciate all volunteers’ contributions to our school.

The committee members are as follows:
教育委员会主任：尹永义
教法小组: 张明宝(组长), 林宇, 黄岳, 马尔罕, 周薇, 徐俊, 周菁
评估小组: 陈敏(组长), 徐云宁, 李谦云, 傅云, 许婷, 史林, 庞晓东
文化小组: 吴莉华(组长), 焦世强, 萧德蕾, 梁波, 都文伟, 陶叶, 刘雅文

Recap大纽约华夏中文学校2012年“自信童年，风采尽现”演讲主持比赛：

华夏大纽约演讲主持比赛在上周日如期举行并圆满落幕。共计超过50个学生登台表演，参赛者以生动有趣的故事，诙谐幽默的笑话，优美隽永的诗词，落落大方的表现给观众们带来美好感受。我们感谢所有参与者和组织者的精心努力。最终获奖名单如下：

一年级：一等奖：张楚玥; 二等奖：冯一苇; 三等奖：Julia Wang
二年级：一等奖：廖晓安; 二等奖：刘思源; 三等奖：刁大卫，刘吉麟
三年级：一等奖：徐翰轩; 二等奖：张楚维; 三等奖：Jessica Wang

四年级以上（含四年级）：一等奖：郑芷兰; 二等奖：吴奕康，Victor Cai; 三等奖：陆尔希，徐翰扬，颜睿奇

根据前四项（不计回答问题部分得分）的总得分，评选出一到三年级的HXGNY代表队。她／他们将代表HXGNY参加华夏纽约总校举行的（北区）演讲朗诵的比赛。
一年级：张楚玥，冯一苇，Julia　Wang; 二年级：廖晓安，刘思源，沈之翔; 三年级：徐翰轩，张楚维，Jessica Wang

预祝我们的小选手们赛出风格，获得优异成绩。

School Directory Will be Distributed This Sunday:

If you have not picked up your family copy last Sunday, please go to Cafeteria Information desk this Sunday between 9:45am and 12pm.

Thanks and Giving:

As we pause to count our blessings during this special time of year, we give our sincere gratitude to our dedicated teachers and selfless volunteers. We are thankful for your trust in our school.

The holiday season is also a season of giving. This is the time you will consider give donations to various worthy causes. We appeal to you that HXGNY is worthy of your support. As a school and as a community, HXGNY needs your support for its continued effort to improve our children’s Chinese education experiences. Our school, Huaxia Chinese School of Greater New York, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization registered in the state of New York. The Tax ID will be available upon request by email to give4kids@googlegroups.com from potential donors. Thank you for your support.

Safety Reminder:

Please don’t drop off/pick up between the North Street entrance and parking lot entrance. You can drive further ahead for drop off/pick up. Otherwise you will block the traffic.

Best Regards,

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

2012-2013

Community News:

Research Participation Information:

Elizabeth Cai, a senior at Princeton University and a HXNY alumni, is conducting a study on 8-10 year old Chinese American children as part of her senior thesis. She has served as the president of the Chinese Students Association at Princeton University and founded a club that mentors Chinese American adoptees in the area.

She will be distributing consent forms for parents this weekend and would greatly appreciate your participation. For detail about her project, please click here.

Gyms News:

Both Gyms will be available this Sunday.

Per WPHS request, please do not keep any gym exit doors open throughout school sessions. Use only the door designated for HXGNY for entrance.

Student Corner Special Edition（小语世界专集）：

本期小语世界出版七年级美洲华语班专集《中国童玩游戏日》（下），由林宇老师指导，本期编辑雷瀚。小语世界专集《中国童玩游戏日》（下）请点击这里。

13th Week of School Dec. 09

School Newsletter

Dec 072012

亲爱的家长们,

本周日大纽约华夏中文学校2012年“自信童年，风采尽现”演讲主持比赛：

由于报名参加演讲主持比赛学生已经５０多人，本周日比赛将分组进行。第一组由一到三年级学生组成，第二组将由四年级以上学生组成。请家长带好孩子准时参加。

１. 参赛选手午餐免费，陪同家长每份需交纳五美元，自助服务。
２. 比赛地点为little theater和D108，具体见指示牌。
３. 参赛者上场顺序将按年级为序（由低年级到高年级）。

比赛分三部分进行。先是简要自我介绍，然后是2-3分钟的才艺展现（朗诵、讲故事、说绕口令，或美国学校常用的Show & Tell形式，应选择积极向上，赞美自然或歌颂人物相关的题材）。最后是一分钟的现场问答。一至三年级的获奖选手（每个年级前三名）将代表我校参加总校组织的演讲比赛，最佳获奖选手将被推荐为校内春节联欢会主持人。

圣诞舞会,欢庆佳节,共度浪漫 （Christmas Dancing Party: Celebrating the Holiday Season）!!!

日期: 2012年12月15日(星期六); 时间: 7:00-10:00pm; 地点: Cafeteria

圣诞节即将来临，我们将举办一个面向全体人员的圣诞舞会。在这个祝福的季节，让我们聚在一起，共同走过最浪漫的人生舞步。热烈欢迎所有感兴趣的老师,学生,家长,父母和朋友们积极参加. 舞会将以交谊舞为主导，外加中场休息期间少量的迪斯科，部分舞曲会有专人伴唱，如果您愿意用自己美妙的歌声为大家助兴，请与我们联系：dachun927@gmail.com, 我们会把歌单寄给你，助你准备. 在舞会开始之初，几位特邀嘉宾会为你表演精彩的舞蹈节目。我们将于这个星期天（12月9日）早上在Cafeteria售票，每张票价5元, 未按时买票者可于现场购买，票价8元。凭票可领一份饮料加点心，额外的饮料和点心可于现场购买。12岁以下孩子可免费入场，我们会为孩子们提供单独的娱乐活动。敬请各位届时光临.

Date: Dec.15th, 2012 (Saturday); Time: 7:00-10:00pm; Location: Cafeteria

It’s the season to be jolly! We will hold a Christmas Dancing Party celebrating the holidays. Let us come together, enjoy music, friendship and share the season’s spirit. Everyone is welcome!!! Ballroom dance music will be the main menu with disco music for break time. Specially invited singers will accompany some music. If you would like to highlight your charming voice, please contact us by email:dachun927@gmail.com, and we will send you the music list for preparation. Wonderful dancing shows will be performed by invited guests at the beginning of the party. Tickets will be sold this Sunday (Dec. 9th) at the Cafeteria ($5.00 per ticket), and will be available on site as well ($8.00 per ticket). Each ticket holder will get one drink and a snack. Additional drinks and snacks will be on sale during the party. Children under 12 years can join the party for free, and we will provide engaging entertainment for them separately. We are looking forward to seeing all of you.

Student Corner Special Edition（小语世界专集）：

本期小语世界出版七年级美洲华语班专集《中国童玩游戏日》（上），由林宇老师指导，本期编辑：徐若焉，雷博。小语世界专集《中国童玩游戏日》（上）请点击这里。

School Directory Will be Distributed This Sunday:

We started to distribute the HXGNY 2012-2013 school directory last Sunday. If you have not picked up your family copy last Sunday, please go to Cafeteria Information desk this Sunday between 9:45am and 12pm.

Thanks and Giving:

As we pause to count our blessings during this special time of year, we give our sincere gratitude to our dedicated teachers and selfless volunteers. We are thankful for your trust in our school.

Safety Reminder:

Please don’t drop off/pick up between the North Street entrance and parking lot entrance. You can drive further ahead for drop off/pick up. Otherwise you will block the traffic.

Best Regards,

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

2012-2013