MLCCC 2018-01-21 news letter

Dear Parents,

Parent On Duty/周日值班: This Sunday, January 21, Thank You!

1-3pm: Carol Wen1-3pm1-3pm

3-5pm: Emily Wang3-5pm3-5pm

Synopsis:

1. 24 Game Round 2 This Sunday at 1:50PM in Admin Hallway
2. Chinese Speech Contest Submission Extended to Jan. 21
3. Successful Mid-Year Language Teachers Training Meeting
4. MLCCC Community Club Activities: Free to Join, All are Welcome!
5. PTO Calls for Parent-on-Duty Sign Up:
6. Our Own 2018 Chinese New Year Community Gala and Culture Fair Gala Date and Time: Sunday 2/18/2018, 1-5PM, Great Valley High School
7. The 2018 Annual Chinese New Year Community Gala and Culture Fair: Free!
8. A Cultural Celebration for the entire Greater Philadelphia Community:

Details:

1. 24 Game Round 2 This Sunday at 1:50PM in Admin Hallway
   Top performers from last Sunday will battle again this Sunday. A separate email will be sent to them with more details. Thank you to everyone who competed. Thank you especially to the judges: Zhu Guidong, Liang Shuguang, Li Yufeng, and others. If anyone did not receive his/her $2/$1 participation school dollars, please come to the Admin Desk to get them.
   
   
2. Chinese Speech Contest Submission Extended to Jan. 21
   So far, we have received videos from the following students, thank you:Annie Le, Ellen Le, Jonathan Lee, Ada Li, Lily Tang and Andrew Young See prior newsletter for submission details. Deadline for submission is January 21. Please encourage your child to participate and let us know if you have any questions.
   
   
3. Successful Mid-Year Language Teachers Training Meeting
   Last Saturday, in light of our two senior teachers being awarded by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council as Outstanding Chinese Language teachers abroad, Admin hosted our school’s first planned mid-school-year language teachers meeting, which was in addition to our usual pre-school-year meeting. Almost all language teachers attended and enjoyed discussing and sharing about various topics such as teaching methods/materials/ideas, and more. The goal was to communicate, share and therefore improve our teaching process. We were moved by our teachers’ dedication - every teacher is putting in extra effort to tailor the materials to his/her specific group of students. Thank you to our hardworking and committed teachers.
   
   
4. MLCCC Community Club Activities: Free to Join, All are Welcome!
   1 PM: Photography Club, Room 159 and Lion Dance Team in Admin Hallway
   2 PM: Fitness Club, Room 159
   4 PM: Yoga Club, Second Floor Hallway and Lion Dance Team in Admin Hallway
   3-4:30 PM: 旗袍时装秀春节联欢会排练 Qipao Cheongsam Fashion Show Rehearsal for Gala, Side Hallway, all are welcome.
   MLCCC Qipao Fashion (旗袍时装) Team: The team will practice at 3PM every Sunday, unless noted, in the side hallways in preparation for our Gala. Our parent Ms. Zheng Min (郑敏） helped us in securing an expert fashion show instructor to supervise the group practice. We warmly challenge all of the moms to join the team for a taste of beauty of our traditional Qipao (cheongsam) dress.
   MLCCC Lion Dance Team:
   A couple of years agao,under the direction of our Martial Arts Shifu Mr.Valention Rudi,our Lion Dance Team put on an incredible show at our Gala!Everyone Loved it! We would like to try again this year.Our Lion Dance team will practice every Sunday from now at 1PM and 4PM in Admin Hallways.
   Currently we have a 6/7-member team:
   Peter Zeng, 刘焱，刘震，Chris Anthony, our brave TAs David Huang, Jack Yang and Kevin Zhang. Thank you for your volunteering spirit!
   If there's anyone interested in joining the Lion Dance Team, feel free to come by during the practice hours.Thank you for caring and supporting MLCCC!A big Thank-You to our martial arts teacher Mr.Rudi for devoting extra time and efforts to building a team!
   
   
5. PTO Calls for Parent-on-Duty Sign Up:
   From PTO (梁曙光): We're using SignUp.com (the leading online SignUp and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming parents on duty Sign Ups.
   Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
   1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com:MLCCC Parent-on-Duty Sign Up
   2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
   3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com.
   Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact PTO, and they can sign you up manually. Thank you!
   
   
6. Our Own 2018 Chinese New Year Community Gala and Culture Fair Gala Date and Time: Sunday 2/18/2018, 1-5PM, Great Valley High School
   Invite your friends, bring along your neighbors, come and join us for the 2018 MLCCC Chinese New Year Community Gala and Culture Fair! Below and attached are info/flyers that you can forward to friends, neighbors, businesses and organizations of your acquaintances. Thank you in advance for your help in making this biggest event of our school a success.
   
   
7. The 2018 Annual Chinese New Year Community Gala and Culture Fair: Free!
   Produced by MLCCC since 2007, this FREE culture event brings together hundreds of Philadelphia area’s families every year to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The Gala will showcase Chinese folk dances, music, Taiji, martial arts, folk songs, and other splendid performances from our talented students & parents. Afterwards, the Culture Fair will offer plenty of activities for children and parents of all ages to enjoy. There are arts to design and take home at the calligraphy and paper cutting workshops, prizes to be won at the chopstick competition, and lots more fun to be had with a spinning handkerchief, and other traditional Chinese games. One can also explore the various exhibits on display and learn about fascinating aspects of Chinese culture such as the history of tea. And, of course, savor delicious Chinese cuisine.
   
   
8. A Cultural Celebration for the entire Greater Philadelphia Community:
   The Gala and Culture Fair has become more popular each year, bringing together over a thousand local residents and even special guests such as PA State Senator Andrew Dinniman, Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell, and former Congressman Jim Gerlach. We welcome people from all walks of life to join us for a day of unique Chinese cultural experiences. Moreover, media coverage such 6ABC, NBC10, FOX29, Main Line Media News, and the Daily Local News of Chester County have also brought our event’s highlights to the living rooms of many more thousands of local area families.
   Best Regards,
   Qunbin Xiong - Principal
   Julia Chou - Vice Principal
   Sally Chen - Director of Academics
   Lu Li - PTO President
   MLCCC Chinese Weekend School
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