MLCCC Newsletter (2016-04-15)

Dear Parents,

We have much news to share, please read this newsletter carefully.

For those who are interested in SAT Prep, C2Education is coming to our school this Sunday for an SAT Prep Seminar. Interested parents please see the detail below.

Synopsis:

1. MLCCC Persistency Award Applications Begin – Deadline 5/8
2. Save $150 By Today 4/15 For MLCCC’s Summer SAT/ACT Prep at Villanova
3. PTO Sponsored 虹成 (King’s Village) Food Comes This Week
4. Early Bird Registration For Next School Year - Now Through 5/15/2016
5. Introducing Two New Art Teachers for the Next School Year
6. MLCCC Chinese and English Essay Contest - Submissions Due 4/24
7. MLCCC’s Annual Students Art Exhibit on 5/8
8. Lost and Found
9. MLCCC’s Summer Camp Registration Continues
10. Parent on Duty

Appendix:

1. CCYO 2016 BENEFIT CONCERT - Saturday, 5/7/2016 at 7:30 pm

Details:

1. MLCCC Persistency Award Applications Begin – Deadline 5/8
   For the 7th year in a row, we are proud to offer this award to our hardworking students and parents. This award is for those of our students who have persistently spent years of personal time learning Chinese by attending our language classes! This award also shows our appreciation to those parents who have spent tremendous amounts of time helping and encouraging our students to learn Chinese!
   
   Student who have finished 3, 6, or 10 years of 2-hour Chinese language courses (CHL, CSL, Montessori K) in MLCCC Weekend School can be awarded the following financial award and a Persistency Award Certificate. Only students currently enrolled in MLCCC are eligible to apply. This award is not automatically granted. Parents must apply for it by 5/8. The application form is here and will also be at the Admin Desk this Sunday.
   
   3 years of 2-hour Chinese language classes - $100 tuition credit
   6 years of 2-hour Chinese language classes - additional $150 tuition credit (cumulative $250)
   10 years of 2-hour Chinese language classes - additional $250 tuition credit (cumulative $500)
   
   
2. Save $150 By Today 4/15 For MLCCC’s Summer SAT/ACT Prep at Villanova
   
   Program details:
   Choose either SAT Prep or ACT Prep
   Dates: 8/1/2016 – 8/18/2016 (3 weeks)
   Time: Mondays – Thursdays, 9AM – 4PM
   Location: Villanova University
   Tuition: $1,350 if early registration by 4/15/2016, else $1,500. Materials fee is included in the tuition.
   $75 additional discount per student for a group of 5 or more students or give $100 additional discount per student for a group of 10 or more students. Please help us spread the word and take advantage of this offer.
   
   Founded by University of Pennsylvania alumni, Ivy Experience is effective, up-to-date, responsive, and experienced in the college application process.
   
   If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. Registration form is here and will be at the Admin Desk this Sunday.
   
   
3. PTO Sponsored 虹成 (King’s Village) Food Comes This Week
   Apology from 虹成 (King’s Village) that they mis-remembered their visit date last week. They promise to come to our school this Sunday.
   
   
4. Early Bird Registration For Next School Year - Now Through 5/15/2016
   Register early to save 10% off total tuition for the next school year. Deadline for this discount window is 5/15/2016 (a Sunday). This discount registration is open to everyone, including students who are currently not in our school. So please let your friends know so they can benefit from this huge money saving opportunity.
   
   While the Early Bird has always been a huge money saver for parents, its process has always been confusing to parents and time consuming for Admin. Especially with the multitude of new classes we are offering next year, we desperately need to simplify the administrative procedure, therefore we are asking you to select classes and pay in full before the early bird deadline of 5/15, rather than paying a non-refundable $50 deposit per student. Please go to our online registration webpage
   http://www.mlccc.org/Forms/V2/Programs/School/Registration.aspx to select your classes, then print the registration summary and hand in with your payment to us by 5/15/2016.
   
   For those who like paper registrations, the registration form is at
   http://www.mlccc.org/Documents/Programs/School/Registration/Form.pdf .
   
   
5. Introducing Two New Art Teachers for the Next School Year
   Last week, we introduced our new teachers for the new classes such as
   Computer Coding (计算机编程)
   2pm for 3rd-5th grades, 3pm for 6th-8th grades
   Fencing (击剑):
   2pm, 3pm, 4pm, minimum age 8
   Ballroom Dancing (交际舞):
   2pm, 3pm, for adults
   Chinese Calligraphy (中国书法) Teacher Change:
   2pm, 3pm, for adults or children aged 7 and up
   
   For more info about the above classes and teachers, please see our last week’s newsletter: http://www.mlccc.org/Forms/V2/Newsletter/Newsletter20160408.aspx#markTop
   
   Today, we would like to introduce our two new art teachers for the next school year.
   
   Ms. Guannan (Corina) Wang
   Ms. Wang has been studying fine art since 2004. Currently, she is continuing her study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art(PAFA) and will start her post-baccalaureate program at PAFA this fall. She has strong drawing and painting skills and also has some experience with sculpture and woodcutting. For more than four years, she has worked as a teaching assistant at The Attached Middle School to the Central Academy of Art and design and at PAFA. Last semester, she completed an internship providing art instruction to children.
   
   Ms. Wang's class has been developed to encourage young children to explore creatively and to introduce them to beginning skills and art tools. Ms. Wang will allow students to experience drawing, water color, use of colored pencils, design and more. Students will be introduced to color theory and will learn about primary, secondary, cool and warm colors. This class has also been developed to encourage older children to improve and strengthen their artistic skills. Ms. Wang will provide older students with the opportunity to experience charcoal, painting, acrylic, gauche, ink, color design and creating self-portraits.
   
   Mr. Zhang Dahong
   Mr. Zhang got his teaching certificate from YingDe Teacher's College in Guangdong province major in Fine Arts(美术专业）. He later went to GuangDong Academy of Fine Arts（广东美术学院）and graduated in 2005. He has been teaching elementary school in Fushan, China for 6 years.
   
   Mr. Zhang loves to teach and interact with children. He hope to use his past experiences to nature children's love and interests towards arts. (热爱教育事业喜欢和小孩互动交流，热切盼望能为小孩子萌芽期对画画的爱好和兴趣，贡献自己的一些实践经验)
   
   
6. MLCCC Chinese and English Essay Contest - Submissions Due 4/24
   The MLCCC 7th Annual Chinese Essay Writing Contest starts this week. The contest is open to CHL grades 2 and up, all CSL levels, and English Writing class students. (For English Writing class students, all the requirements are the same except the students write in English.)
   
   CHL 2nd grade to 5th grade: A Picture Story of your chosen topic (minimum 250 characters)
   CHL 6th grade and above: Essay of your chosen topic (minimum 500 characters)
   CSL level I to III: A Picture Story of your chosen topic (minimum 150 characters)
   CSL level IV and above: Essay of your chosen topic (minimum 350 characters)
   English Writing Class: Please consult with your English Writing teacher for details
   
   All qualified students are encouraged to participate. Students can write about anything that happens around them: for example, their favorite animal/thing/person, their favorite place/space, their most memorable trip/event, etc. For CSL students, some suggestions are: your family, your daily routine, your favorite animals, colors, or clothes. Please encourage your child(ren) to participate and help your child(ren) during the writing process. All participants will be awarded $2 school dollars for participation.
   
   Essay submissions must be typed. Picture stories can be drawn and hand written. Deadline for submission is 4/24/2016. Please submit the essay to the Admin Desk or your classroom teachers. Submissions will be graded by a panel consisting primarily of teachers. Grading will be based on the Pennsylvania Writing Assessment Rubric, which evaluates five areas: Focus, Content, Organization, Style, and Conventions. Top performers will be awarded at the End of Year School Assembly.
   
   
7. MLCCC’s Annual Students Art Exhibit on 5/8
   Our hallway will light up with our children's artworks on May 8! To all the art students, if you have not done so, please submit 1 or 2 of your work to your art teacher. We will start to hang them up at 1pm on May 8. The formal exhibit starts at 1:50pm when all the students and parents are welcome to vote for your favorite artist.
   
   Come and vote for your favorite artists or drawings! Top artists will be awarded at the Year End Assembly.
   
   
8. Lost and Found
   A little boy who was wearing a blue shirt last Sunday dropped his red race car toy in the hallway. If you are the owner of the toy, come to school store to claim it. We also have many other lost and found items, such as pencil boxes, etc. at the Admin Desk.
   
   
9. MLCCC’s Summer Camp Registration Continues
   Registration still continues after Monday but the $50 registration fee will no longer be waived.
   
   This Monday April 4 is also the date before which if you request withdrawal or reduce your number of weeks attending, your deposit will be refunded. After April 4, deposit will not be refunded.
   
   Wayne Chinese Camp: 9 weeks, 6/20/16 – 8/19/16
   Location: The Church of Christ at Valley Forge, 45 Walker Road, Wayne, PA 19087
   Time: Full day 8am-6pm; 3/4 day 8am-3pm; half day 8am-1pm;
   Registration form is at the Admin Desk and here .
   
   English Writing Camp or Math Enrichment Camp details:
   - 2-week camp from 7/5 – 7/15 or 7/18 - 7/29;
   - 3 hours each day, morning session (9am-noon) and afternoon session (1pm-4pm);
   - classroom is inside Wayne Camp. Students can enroll in:
      · English Writing Only (Registration form)
      · Math Enrichment Only (Registration form)
      · English Writing and Chinese (Registration form)
      · Math Enrichment and Chinese (Registration form)
      · English Writing and Math Enrichment (Registration form)
      · Pre or aftercare for before morning session or after afternoon session
   
   Rosemont Chinese Camp:
   Location: Rosemont School of the Holy Child, 1344 Montgomery Avenue, Rosemont, PA 19010
   Time: Full day 9am-3pm; half day 9am-12pm; Before and After Care provided.
   Registration form is at the Admin Desk and here .
   
   
10. Parent on Duty
    Yongxing Xiang, Lan Zhang (Thank you!)
    
    We still need parents to sign up for duty for the weeks in May. If you can help, please contact Sherry Wang. Thank you in advance for your support!
    
    

Looking forward to seeing you!

Best Regards,

Li, Xia - Principal
Julia Chou - Director of Operations and Communications
Sherry Wang - PTO President
MLCCC Chinese Weekend School
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Appendix:

1. CCYO 2016 BENEFIT CONCERT - Saturday, 5/7/2016 at 7:30 pm
   The Chester County Youth Orchestra (CCYO) is presenting its 2016 BENEFIT CONCERT on Saturday, 5/7/2016 at 7:30pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church (10 W. Pleasant Grove Rd. West Chester, PA). Tickets available at the door – Adults $10, Seniors & Students $5. All proceeds will be donated to Domestic Violence Center of Chester County (www.dvccc.com). For more information, please see the concert poster or visit www.ccyo.org.