We do not have classes this Saturday. Wish everyone have a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday!

The following items are the events and announcements for this week:

MCS Annual Bake/Food/Item Sale – PRE-ORDER Only. Order NOW until 30-November, VERY LIMITED will be available on-site for Sale)It is time to help raise funds to support the MCS! Our goal is to raise $1,000+ net profit.
Due to COVID and food regulations the church has provided, the sale will be pre-order/pick-up only. 
Pre-payment is requested with Zelle to MCS account (michiganchineseschool@gmail.com), cash, or check. Organizers also have Venmo and Paypal available if needed. 
Delivery Date for pre-order food items is 10-Dec-2022. 

Click HERE to pre-order or volunteer or scan the QR code

1. Order Food Items

• Consider buying a few items as gifts for the holidays or bringing to a holiday party
• Share with friends and family, co-workers in the area who might be able to stop by the church or make arrangements with you
• Some items are perishable, consider bringing a cooler bag on pick up day
• Pre-payment is requested due to church rules – pay with Zelle, check, or cash
  • You will receive an email with the total amount from our organizers with instructions on how to pre-pay.

2. Sign-up to Volunteer to support the fundraiser – Volunteers are needed to

• Pick up food from vendors (Novi, other)
• Create order summaries for pick-up date
• Organize and help distribute food items at pick-up stations

Items are priced to help raise funds for the school. Funds can go to support facility rental, teachers, cultural and community building programs, etc.  

Questions? Please contact Jennifer Morikawa (jennifer.morikawa@gmail.com) or Ching Tan (genny122379@hotmail.com).

Brilliant Detroit Holiday Fun Drive

Michigan Lion Dance and MCS are teaming up in participating the Brilliant Detroit Holiday Fun Drive. Please see attached flyer for more information. We are collecting donations on 11/12, 11/19, and 12/3. Please bring your donations and drop them off in the boxes at the hallway outside the classroom area.舞獅隊應邀參加Brillant Detroit 的衣物、玩具、美勞用品捐贈活動， 請11/12, 11/19, 12/3（Sat）將捐出的物品帶來密西根中文學校，交給行政長Jean, 美術長Camille準備的紙箱，12/3 隊員再一起分裝打包完成，當天送給底特律低收入戶的孩子們，讓年幼的孩童穿戴暖和，有個溫暖的寒冬及快樂的聖誕節。
說明：Brillant Detroit 是底特律社區庇護中心，專門幫忙 0-8歲高需求家庭的幼童，輔導就學、照顧身心健康、提供穩定生活。我們很難想像有些家庭的父母因故缺席，造成孩子吃穿冏困、無法就學的困境。我們不能代他們的父母照顧這些孩子，但是我們可以捐贈出多餘的物資，給貧困的孩子一個希望，您就是從北極坐馴鹿來送禮物、帶來光亮的聖誕老人

🤶🎅

*徵召的物品有兩類：

1. 衣物如下：0-10歲 全新/或穿過7成新（請檢查乾淨、完整）
   • Coats, Boots, Hats, Gloves / Mittens, Snow pants, Scarves, Warm socks, Fleeces, Sweaters
2. 徵召的玩具或美術用品則要「全新」的，這些物品將被包裝成聖誕禮物，送給底特律低收入戶的孩子。

Amazon Smile Link 

An easy move to benefit MCS.  Please use the following link when you shop on Amazon. This will not cost you a penny but will help the school to get some funding from Amazon.  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-3424696

The following items are the events and announcements for this week:

Parent On Duty

Family: Wei-Xuan Li/Clara Chen

Tasks:

• Keeping the school hours by ringing the bell at the beginning and the end of each class
• Keeping students in order and safe during recess (e.g., no student running/chasing allowed inside the Ward church)

Chinese New Year Planning (Nov 19, 2022)

Our Chairperson of Parent Representatives, Jasmine Hsu, will host the 2nd meeting for the Chinese New Year Celebration planning. All Parent Representatives and selective staff members please plan to join the meeting at 1:45pm in the sitting area by the cafe. Jasmine sent out an invitation email on Wednesday, 11/16. Please join the meeting if you are invited.

MCS Annual Bake/Food/Item Sale – PRE-ORDER Only. Order NOW until 30-November, VERY LIMITED will be available on-site for Sale)It is time to help raise funds to support the MCS! Our goal is to raise $1,000+ net profit.
Due to COVID and food regulations the church has provided, the sale will be pre-order/pick-up only. 
Pre-payment is requested with Zelle to MCS account (michiganchineseschool@gmail.com), cash, or check. Organizers also have Venmo and Paypal available if needed. 
Delivery Date for pre-order food items is 10-Dec-2022. 

Click HERE to pre-order or volunteer or scan the QR code

1. Order Food Items

• Consider buying a few items as gifts for the holidays or bringing to a holiday party
• Share with friends and family, co-workers in the area who might be able to stop by the church or make arrangements with you
• Some items are perishable, consider bringing a cooler bag on pick up day
• Pre-payment is requested due to church rules – pay with Zelle, check, or cash
  • You will receive an email with the total amount from our organizers with instructions on how to pre-pay.

2. Sign-up to Volunteer to support the fundraiser – Volunteers are needed to

• Pick up food from vendors (Novi, other)
• Create order summaries for pick-up date
• Organize and help distribute food items at pick-up stations

Items are priced to help raise funds for the school. Funds can go to support facility rental, teachers, cultural and community building programs, etc.  

Questions? Please contact Jennifer Morikawa (jennifer.morikawa@gmail.com) or Ching Tan (genny122379@hotmail.com).

Weekly Food/Item Sale for Donations to MCS 

We are starting a food/item sale each week during school hours. Earnings of all sales will be donated to MCS. The sale will be located at the hallway outside the classroom area. The following are the food/items we will be selling this Saturday. If you are interested in selling food/items for donation to MCS, please let me know. Please note that you or someone you designated will be responsible for selling your food/item.

• Homemade Chiffon Cake from Ice Chai – $1 per slice (Limited pieces, first come first serve until all sold out).
• Lightning charging cables for Apple products from Ivan Tang – $1 per pack of 3 cables (Free samples available).
• Handmade Christmas Ornaments from Olivia Taur and Isaac Taur – $1-3

Brilliant Detroit Holiday Fun Drive

Michigan Lion Dance and MCS are teaming up in participating the Brilliant Detroit Holiday Fun Drive. Please see attached flyer for more information. We are collecting donations on 11/12, 11/19, and 12/3. Please bring your donations and drop them off in the boxes at the hallway outside the classroom area.舞獅隊應邀參加Brillant Detroit 的衣物、玩具、美勞用品捐贈活動， 請11/12, 11/19, 12/3（Sat）將捐出的物品帶來密西根中文學校，交給行政長Jean, 美術長Camille準備的紙箱，12/3 隊員再一起分裝打包完成，當天送給底特律低收入戶的孩子們，讓年幼的孩童穿戴暖和，有個溫暖的寒冬及快樂的聖誕節。
說明：Brillant Detroit 是底特律社區庇護中心，專門幫忙 0-8歲高需求家庭的幼童，輔導就學、照顧身心健康、提供穩定生活。我們很難想像有些家庭的父母因故缺席，造成孩子吃穿冏困、無法就學的困境。我們不能代他們的父母照顧這些孩子，但是我們可以捐贈出多餘的物資，給貧困的孩子一個希望，您就是從北極坐馴鹿來送禮物、帶來光亮的聖誕老人

🤶🎅

*徵召的物品有兩類：

1. 衣物如下：0-10歲 全新/或穿過7成新（請檢查乾淨、完整）
   • Coats, Boots, Hats, Gloves / Mittens, Snow pants, Scarves, Warm socks, Fleeces, Sweaters
2. 徵召的玩具或美術用品則要「全新」的，這些物品將被包裝成聖誕禮物，送給底特律低收入戶的孩子。

Amazon Smile Link 

An easy move to benefit MCS.  Please use the following link when you shop on Amazon. This will not cost you a penny but will help the school to get some funding from Amazon.  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-3424696

The following items are the events and announcements for this week:

Parent On Duty

Family: Anthony Kubien/Shiehern Kubien

Tasks:

• Keeping the school hours by ringing the bell at the beginning and the end of each class
• Keeping students in order and safe during recess (e.g., no student running/chasing allowed inside the Ward church)

精誠財務 Education Fund Planning Seminar (Nov 12, 2022) 

Judy Wang from 精誠財務 will be hosting a seminar on Saturday 11/12/2022. All parents are welcome to attend the seminar. Please see attached flyer for more information about her seminar. Judy is one of our sponsors who has been supporting us generously for many years.

Weekly Food/Item Sale for Donations to MCS 

We are starting a food/item sale each week during school hours. Earnings of all sales will be donated to MCS. The sale will be located at the hallway outside the classroom area. The following are the food/items we will be selling this Saturday. If you are interested in selling food/items for donation to MCS, please let me know. Please note that you or someone you designated will be responsible for selling your food/item.

• Homemade 叉燒酥 from Ice Chai – $2 each (Limited pieces, first come first serve until all sold out).
• Lightning charging cables for Apple products from Ivan Tang – $1 per pack of 3 cables (Free samples available).
• 手工小玩偶 (Foam Friends) from Joanne Lien and Kaitlyn Tan – $1 each (Buy 1 get 1 free cookie)

Michigan Chinese Educators Association (MCEA) Event密西根中文學校聯合會線上講座: AP中文考試
主講人: 蕭芃老師
時間: 2022年11月12日 美東時間 早上九點至十一點
線上講座方式: 透過網路google meet 進行。歡迎邀請全體老師與有興趣的家長一同參加Meeting link
meet.google.com/rtb-acsg-pgt

Join by phone
(US) +1 405-646-0255
PIN: 699068016

講座內容:
介紹AP中文考試型態、考試規則、評分方法、如何準備，蕭老師將透過一些範例，探討中文學校教材和AP考試的差距. 如何在平常中文學校的課程之外準備AP考試。 歡迎中文學校老師以及有意幫助子女準備AP中文考試的家長參加。

主講人介紹:
蕭老師有15年的AP中文教學經驗, 目前在大底特律地區三所中文學校擔任AP 中文與文化教師。 蕭老師也擔任過Bloomfield Hills International Academy及大底特律區外語教育機構中文教師。 蕭老師也曾經為密西根地區的社區學院設計和開設中文課程。

Free Chinese Reading Book Exchange (outside of the classroom area)

• Program guideline:
  • Honor system based so no reservation needed or rental record tracking
  • Exchange/Borrowing is for one class week (i.e., pick up on Saturday class and return on the next Saturday class)
  • Donation of Chinese reading books are greatly appreciated
  • If you have not returned the book(s) you borrowed last year, please return them.

Amazon Smile Link 

An easy move to benefit MCS.  Please use the following link when you shop on Amazon. This will not cost you a penny but will help the school to get some funding from Amazon.  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-3424696

We had a wonderful Harvest Festival Parade last week! I would like to thank all MCS staffs, parents, and teachers for all the donations and helping with the Harvest Festival to make the event fun and successful! Thanks to teacher Teresa Yin for posting an article about our event on OCAC news site (https://ocacnews.net/article/323968)

The following items are the events and announcements for this week:

Parent On Duty

Family: Tony Chou/Jasmine Hsu

Tasks:

• Keeping the school hours by ringing the bell at the beginning and the end of each class
• Keeping students in order and safe during recess (e.g., no student running/chasing allowed inside the Ward church)

Teachers’ Meeting (Nov 5, 2022)

• When: 3:45 – 4:45 p.m.
• Participants: All Teachers, Academic Administrator, Principal, Vice Principal
• Where: Grade 8/9 Classroom (Creative Lab L)

Chinese Reading Month (Oct 1 – Nov 5, 2022)
The reading month activity ends this Saturday. Please remind students to turn in their reading log.

2022-2023 MCS Directory Editing/Production and Advertising Fundraising (Now – Oct 29, 2022)

We’ve completed the recruitment of ad sponsorship in MCS Directory. I would like to thank everyone that was involved in supporting this activity. Also, I would like to thank our Documentation Director, Steven Lien, for the production of the MCS Directory. Thank you all for your hard work! We will be binding them together at school on Saturday. We are seeking 4 parents to help us finish the binding process. Please come see us at the hallway outside the classroom area if you would like to help.Weekly Food/Item Sale for Donations to MCS 
We are starting a food/item sale each week during school hours. Earnings of all sales will be donated to MCS. The sale will be located at the hallway outside the classroom area. The following are the food/items we will be selling this Saturday. If you are interested in selling food/items for donation to MCS, please let me know. Please note that you or someone you designated will be responsible for selling your food/item.

• Homemade Chiffon Cake from Ice Chai – $1 per slice (Limited pieces, first come first serve until all sold out).
• Lightning charging cables for Apple products from Ivan Tang – $1 per pack of 3 cables.

Special Thanks for Donations to MCS Special thanks to Mr. Ronny Chiang and Mrs. Stacey He for their generous support for MCS.
精誠財務 Education Fund Planning Seminar (Nov 12, 2022) 
Judy Wang from 精誠財務 will be hosting a seminar on Saturday 11/12/2022. All parents are welcome to attend the seminar. Please see attached flyer for more information about her seminar. Judy is one of our sponsors who has been supporting us generously for many years.

Free Chinese Reading Book Exchange (outside of the classroom area)Program guideline:Honor system based so no reservation needed or rental record trackingExchange/Borrowing is for one class week (i.e., pick up on Saturday class and return on the next Saturday class)Donation of Chinese reading books are greatly appreciatedIf you have not returned the book(s) you borrowed last year, please return them.

Amazon Smile Link 

An easy move to benefit MCS.  Please use the following link when you shop on Amazon. This will not cost you a penny but will help the school to get some funding from Amazon.  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-3424696

The following items are the events and announcements for this week:

Parent On Duty

Family: Ryo Kuribayashi/Joyce Kuribayashi

Tasks:

• Keeping the school hours by ringing the bell at the beginning and the end of each class
• Keeping students in order and safe during recess (e.g., no student running/chasing allowed inside the Ward church)

Harvest Festival Procedures (Oct 29, 2022)

Students are welcome to bring their own bag/bucket for collecting treats and wear costumes to the class or bring them in to change at school.

NOTE: We ask that costumes be school/church appropriate, which includes non-violent, non-scary, and no weapons or gore/blood.

• 1:30-2:25: Photo Station decoration and treat stations preparations
  • Drop off treat donations at the hallway outside of classroom area.
  • Drop off decoration items at the Photo Station between grade 2 and 3 classrooms.
  • 1:30-1:40: Event Planner/General Staff Support team members and volunteers meet at the hallway outside classroom for a quick meeting for task assignments.
• 2:30: Harvest Festival Parade begin
  1. When the recess bell rings at 2:30, teacher of each class will bring their students out to the hallway outside of the classroom area to line up by grade starting with Pre-K to Senior class in order.
  2. Students of each class will go around the classrooms to get their treats at each treat station and take class group picture at the photo station in the middle.
  3. Students wait at the hallway outside the classroom area until all students pass Treat Station 4 for final group picture of all grades.
  4. All students return to their classrooms after the final group picture.
• Clean up

Harvest Festival Donation Sign-Up

We will have a harvest festival parade on 10/29 during class recess. We would like to seek families’ support to sign up for the “goodies” donation and/or event helper. Students are encouraged to wear their favorite Halloween costumes to school that day and will be receiving their goodie bags at the parade.

Sign-up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E094DA5A929A5F94-mcsharvest

Chinese Reading Month (Oct 1 – Nov 5, 2022)
We are entering our 3rd week of the Chinese Reading Month. In addition to classroom lessons, the school encourages students to read and watch Chinese books and videos outside of class time. Parents are encouraged to accompany and assist their children in reading Chinese books and videos. Log sheet can be downloaded from our school website if needed: https://www.michiganchineseschool.org/blog/?page_id=631

2022-2023 MCS Directory Editing/Production and Advertising Fundraising (Now – Oct 29, 2022)

** NOTE ** Deadline for sponsor ad submission is extended to 10/29/2022.

It will be greatly appreciated if parents can sign up to contact the pre-populated sponsors and/or to develop new sponsors for our school.  Please go to the sign-up link (here) to learn more about the process and past sponsors.  

As a small token of gratitude, a reward of $20 (for each full-page advertisement) or $15 (for each half-page advertisement) will be awarded to each parent who successfully secures the sponsorship to our school.   Feel free to download the flyer with detailed advertising package options to facilitate your engagement with your sponsor(s).

Free Chinese Reading Book Exchange (outside of the classroom area)

• Program guideline:
  • Honor system based so no reservation needed or rental record tracking
  • Exchange/Borrowing is for one class week (i.e., pick up on Saturday class and return on the next Saturday class)
  • Donation of Chinese reading books are greatly appreciated
  • If you have not returned the book(s) you borrowed last year, please return them.

Covid-19 Guideline

• TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
  • Must isolate for 5 FULL days.
  • You may return to school on day 6 or later, as long as your symptoms have significantly improved, and you mask-to-stay days 6-10.

• SYMPTOMS SUGGESTIVE OF COVID-19
  • Stay at home until one of the following conditions is met：
    • (At any time) Provide proof of a negative provider administered COVID-19 test
    • (At Day 6 – 10) Provide proof of a negative home COVID-19 test, symptoms have significantly improved, and you mask-to-stay days 6-10.
    • Complete a 5 full day quarantine and then must mask-to-stay for days 6-10.
  • Symptomatic student or staff with pending COVID-19 test cannot come to school.
• IDENTIFIED AS A CLOSE CONTACT
  • Household contacts may continue to attend school as long as they monitor for symptoms AND wear a well fitted mask for 10 days.
    • (Symptom suggestive) If exposed household contacts develop symptoms
    • If without symptoms AND the positive COVID-19 household contact is isolated, please test on day 5 post exposure.
    • If without symptoms AND the positive COVID-19 household contact cannot be isolated, please test on day 5 and day 10 post exposure.
    • Notify school staff of ALL positive test results

Special Thanks for Donations to MCS 

• Paul Lee Insurance Agency
• ShieHern Kubien
• Isaac Fong
• Carrie Ong

Amazon Smile Link 

An easy move to benefit MCS.  Please use the following link when you shop on Amazon. This will not cost you a penny but will help the school to get some funding from Amazon.  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-3424696

The following items are the events and announcements for this week:

Parent On Duty

Family: Ivan Tang/Janice Lo

Tasks:

• Keeping the school hours by ringing the bell at the beginning and the end of each class
• Keeping students in order and safe during recess (e.g., no student running/chasing allowed inside the Ward church)

Chinese New Year Planning
Our Chairperson of Parent Representatives, Jasmine Hsu, will host the 1st meeting for the Chinese New Year Celebration planning. All Parent Representatives and selective staff members please plan to join the meeting at 1:45pm in the sitting area by the cafe. Jasmine sent out an invitation email on Sunday, 10/16. Please join the meeting if you are invited.

Extra-curricular Program – Floral Arrangement Class

Our senior class teacher, 陳翎玥老師, is starting a floral arrangement class (see attached pdf file for more information). The class will start on 11/12. Please see 黃雅玲 (Ya-Ling Huang) at the hallway outside of the classroom area to register for the class.

Harvest Festival Donation Sign-Up

We will have a harvest festival parade on 10/29 during class recess. We would like to seek families’ support to sign up for the “goodies” donation and/or event helper. Students are encouraged to wear their favorite Halloween costumes to school that day and will be receiving their goodie bags at the parade.

Sign-up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E094DA5A929A5F94-mcsharvest

2022-2023 Directory Proofreading (at hallway outside of the classroom area)

Our Documentation Team will place a draft of the MCS directory on the table outside of the classroom area tomorrow for families to proofread and confirm the accuracy of their respective contact information. All parents please stop by to verify your information to be printed in the MCS directory.

Chinese Reading Month (Oct 1 – Nov 5, 2022)
We are entering our 3rd week of the Chinese Reading Month. In addition to classroom lessons, the school encourages students to read and watch Chinese books and videos outside of class time. Parents are encouraged to accompany and assist their children in reading Chinese books and videos. Log sheet can be downloaded from our school website if needed: https://www.michiganchineseschool.org/blog/?page_id=631

2022-2023 MCS Directory Editing/Production and Advertising Fundraising (Now – Oct 29, 2022)

** NOTE ** Deadline for sponsor ad submission is extended to 10/29/2022.

It will be greatly appreciated if parents can sign up to contact the pre-populated sponsors and/or to develop new sponsors for our school.  Please go to the sign-up link (here) to learn more about the process and past sponsors.  

As a small token of gratitude, a reward of $20 (for each full-page advertisement) or $15 (for each half-page advertisement) will be awarded to each parent who successfully secures the sponsorship to our school.   Feel free to download the flyer with detailed advertising package options to facilitate your engagement with your sponsor(s).

Free Chinese Reading Book Exchange (outside of the classroom area)

• Program guideline:
  • Honor system based so no reservation needed or rental record tracking
  • Exchange/Borrowing is for one class week (i.e., pick up on Saturday class and return on the next Saturday class)
  • Donation of Chinese reading books are greatly appreciated
  • If you have not returned the book(s) you borrowed last year, please return them.

Additional Information & Events

底特律美術館Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA)
10月29日有一場精采的活動
【藝術與武術相遇於底特律美術館】
【Art & Action in the Films of KING HU胡金銓導演】
主辦單位:亞洲藝文之友Friends of Asian Arts and Cultures (FAAC)
協辦單位:駐芝加哥台北經濟文化辦事處及密西根中華婦女會。
詳細活動訊息如下：
日期：10/29/2022
時間：1:30-5:00pm
地點：Detroit Institute of Art – Detroit Film Theatre
地址：5200 Woodward Ave Detroit, MI 48202
整個活動包括三個單元：
1️⃣ 1:30pm～推手示範
2️⃣ 2:20pm～演講
3️⃣ 3:00pm～【空山靈雨】電影欣賞 Raining in the Mountain
此活動需先上網登記，DIA活動網址: https://dia.org/events/art-and-action-films-king-hu
或是電話預約(313)833 -7900。 奧克蘭、偉恩及馬科姆三郡的居民，可「上網登記免費」入場。
You are cordially invited to attend the “Art and Action in the Films of King Hu” program, consisting of Film Screening, Talk, and Interactive Pushing Hands demo on October 29, 2022. This FREE event will begin at 1:30 p.m. at Detroit Film Theatre auditorium at Detroit Institute of Arts.
When:
Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 1:30-5:00 p.m.
Where:
Detroit Film Theatre Auditorium at Detroit Institute of Arts. DIA
What:
1️⃣ 1:30pm～Demonstration- Interactive pushing hands demo by Ching-Yu Meng and Detroit Tai Chi Group
2️⃣ 2:20pm～Talk- Art, Aesthetics, and Opposition by Professor Tony Williams (SIU)
3️⃣ 3:00pm～Film Screening- Raining in the Mountain 空山靈雨 directed by King Hu 胡金銓
Programs are FREE with museum admission, which is free for residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Please note that REGISTRATION required: visit https://dia.org/events/art-and-action-films-king-hu or call 313-833-7900.

Covid-19 Guideline

• TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
  • Must isolate for 5 FULL days.
  • You may return to school on day 6 or later, as long as your symptoms have significantly improved, and you mask-to-stay days 6-10.

• SYMPTOMS SUGGESTIVE OF COVID-19
  • Stay at home until one of the following conditions is met：
    • (At any time) Provide proof of a negative provider administered COVID-19 test
    • (At Day 6 – 10) Provide proof of a negative home COVID-19 test, symptoms have significantly improved, and you mask-to-stay days 6-10.
    • Complete a 5 full day quarantine and then must mask-to-stay for days 6-10.
  • Symptomatic student or staff with pending COVID-19 test cannot come to school.
• IDENTIFIED AS A CLOSE CONTACT
  • Household contacts may continue to attend school as long as they monitor for symptoms AND wear a well fitted mask for 10 days.
    • (Symptom suggestive) If exposed household contacts develop symptoms
    • If without symptoms AND the positive COVID-19 household contact is isolated, please test on day 5 post exposure.
    • If without symptoms AND the positive COVID-19 household contact cannot be isolated, please test on day 5 and day 10 post exposure.
    • Notify school staff of ALL positive test results

Amazon Smile Link 

An easy move to benefit MCS.  Please use the following link when you shop on Amazon. This will not cost you a penny but will help the school to get some funding from Amazon.  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-3424696

The following items are the events and announcements for this week:

Parent On Duty

Family: Jonathan Lee/Amy Lee

Tasks:

• Keeping the school hours by ringing the bell at the beginning and the end of each class
• Keeping students in order and safe during recess (e.g., no student running/chasing allowed inside the Ward church)

Harvest Festival Donation Sign-Up

We will have a harvest festival parade on 10/29 during class recess. We would like to seek families’ support to sign up for the “goodies” donation and/or event helper. Students are encouraged to wear their favorite Halloween costumes to school that day and will be receiving their goodie bags at the parade.

Sign-up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E094DA5A929A5F94-mcsharvest

2022-2023 Directory Proofreading (at hallway outside of the classroom area)

Our Documentation Team will place a draft of the MCS directory on the table outside of the classroom area tomorrow for families to proofread and confirm the accuracy of their respective contact information. All parents please stop by to verify your information to be printed in the MCS directory.

Chinese Reading Month (Oct 1 – Nov 5, 2022)
We are entering our 3rd week of the Chinese Reading Month. In addition to classroom lessons, the school encourages students to read and watch Chinese books and videos outside of class time. Parents are encouraged to accompany and assist their children in reading Chinese books and videos. Log sheet can be downloaded from our school website if needed: https://www.michiganchineseschool.org/blog/?page_id=631

2022-2023 MCS Directory Editing/Production and Advertising Fundraising (Now – Oct 29, 2022)

** NOTE ** Deadline for sponsor ad submission is extended to 10/29/2022.

It will be greatly appreciated if parents can sign up to contact the pre-populated sponsors and/or to develop new sponsors for our school.  Please go to the sign-up link (here) to learn more about the process and past sponsors.  

As a small token of gratitude, a reward of $20 (for each full-page advertisement) or $15 (for each half-page advertisement) will be awarded to each parent who successfully secures the sponsorship to our school.   Feel free to download the flyer with detailed advertising package options to facilitate your engagement with your sponsor(s).

Free Chinese Reading Book Exchange (outside of the classroom area)

• Program guideline:
  • Honor system based so no reservation needed or rental record tracking
  • Exchange/Borrowing is for one class week (i.e., pick up on Saturday class and return on the next Saturday class)
  • Donation of Chinese reading books are greatly appreciated
  • If you have not returned the book(s) you borrowed last year, please return them.

Covid-19 Guideline

• TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
  • Must isolate for 5 FULL days.
  • You may return to school on day 6 or later, as long as your symptoms have significantly improved, and you mask-to-stay days 6-10.

• SYMPTOMS SUGGESTIVE OF COVID-19
  • Stay at home until one of the following conditions is met：
    • (At any time) Provide proof of a negative provider administered COVID-19 test
    • (At Day 6 – 10) Provide proof of a negative home COVID-19 test, symptoms have significantly improved, and you mask-to-stay days 6-10.
    • Complete a 5 full day quarantine and then must mask-to-stay for days 6-10.
  • Symptomatic student or staff with pending COVID-19 test cannot come to school.
• IDENTIFIED AS A CLOSE CONTACT
  • Household contacts may continue to attend school as long as they monitor for symptoms AND wear a well fitted mask for 10 days.
    • (Symptom suggestive) If exposed household contacts develop symptoms
    • If without symptoms AND the positive COVID-19 household contact is isolated, please test on day 5 post exposure.
    • If without symptoms AND the positive COVID-19 household contact cannot be isolated, please test on day 5 and day 10 post exposure.
    • Notify school staff of ALL positive test results

Amazon Smile Link 

An easy move to benefit MCS.  Please use the following link when you shop on Amazon. This will not cost you a penny but will help the school to get some funding from Amazon.  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-3424696

The following items are the events and announcements for this week:

Parent on Duty:

Family: Shengyi Kuo/Cuishan Guan

Tasks:

• Keeping the school hours by ringing the bell at the beginning and the end of each class
• Keeping students in order and safe during recess (e.g., no student running/chasing allowed inside the Ward church)

Fire Drill on Saturday (Oct 8, 2022)

We will be conducting our annual school fire drill evacuation exercise on Saturday, 10/8/22, around 2:20 p.m. Our teachers have received guidance from the Director of Discipline earlier this week, and we expect the students to follow their respective teacher’s instructions during the evacuation exercise to move together safely as a group to the designated assembly areas outside of the Ward Church building.  The detailed evacuation plan, route, and assembly area map can be found here.

Chinese Reading Month (Oct 1 – Nov 5, 2022)
We are entering our 2nd week of the Chinese Reading Month. In addition to classroom lessons, the school encourages students to read and watch Chinese books and videos outside of class time. Parents are encouraged to accompany and assist their children in reading Chinese books and videos. Some updates have been made to the reading time recording form, the updated form will be handed out on Saturday by the teacher in each class.

2022-2023 MCS Directory Editing/Production and Advertising Fundraising (Now – Oct 22, 2022)

It will be greatly appreciated if parents can sign up to contact the pre-populated sponsors and/or to develop new sponsors for our school.  Please go to the sign-up link (here) to learn more about the process and past sponsors.  

As a small token of gratitude, a reward of $20 (for each full-page advertisement) or $15 (for each half-page advertisement) will be awarded to each parent who successfully secures the sponsorship to our school.   Feel free to download the flyer with detailed advertising package options to facilitate your engagement with your sponsor(s).

Free Chinese Reading Book Exchange (outside of the classroom area)

• Program guideline:
  • Honor system based so no reservation needed or rental record tracking
  • Exchange/Borrowing is for one class week (i.e., pick up on Saturday class and return on the next Saturday class)
  • Donation of Chinese reading books are greatly appreciated
  • If you have not returned the book(s) you borrowed last year, please return them.

Covid-19 Guideline

• TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
  • Must isolate for 5 FULL days.
  • You may return to school on day 6 or later, as long as your symptoms have significantly improved, and you mask-to-stay days 6-10.

• SYMPTOMS SUGGESTIVE OF COVID-19
  • Stay at home until one of the following conditions is met：
    • (At any time) Provide proof of a negative provider administered COVID-19 test
    • (At Day 6 – 10) Provide proof of a negative home COVID-19 test, symptoms have significantly improved, and you mask-to-stay days 6-10.
    • Complete a 5 full day quarantine and then must mask-to-stay for days 6-10.
  • Symptomatic student or staff with pending COVID-19 test cannot come to school.
• IDENTIFIED AS A CLOSE CONTACT
  • Household contacts may continue to attend school as long as they monitor for symptoms AND wear a well fitted mask for 10 days.
    • (Symptom suggestive) If exposed household contacts develop symptoms
    • If without symptoms AND the positive COVID-19 household contact is isolated, please test on day 5 post exposure.
    • If without symptoms AND the positive COVID-19 household contact cannot be isolated, please test on day 5 and day 10 post exposure.
    • Notify school staff of ALL positive test results

Amazon Smile Link 

An easy move to benefit MCS.  Please use the following link when you shop on Amazon. This will not cost you a penny but will help the school to get some funding from Amazon.  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-3424696
僑務訊息Overseas Community Affairs Bulletin:
臺北市政府教育局辦理酷課雲網路課程111學年度第1學期「酷課雲高中職數位學習增能培力班」網路課程招生_線上報名至10 月 13 日（星期四）中午 12 時止

為推動「酷僑專案」，增進海內外師生共享數位學習資源，並促進與海外僑（華）校交流合作及提供海外僑（華）校學生多元學習管道，臺北市政府教育局賡續辦理臺北酷課雲111學年度第1學期「酷課雲高中職數位學習增能培力班」網路課程。詳細資訊請看附件。

Dear MCS Families,

Thank you very much for attending our 1st Parent Assembly meeting of the school year last Saturday.  It’s great to be able to share the school operation status update and welcome our new MCS families! Many thanks to our staff members to make this event a success!

The following items are the events and announcements for this week:

Parent on Duty:

Family: Brian Ng/Bridget Chang

Tasks:

• Keeping the school hours by ringing the bell at the beginning and the end of each class
• Keeping students in order and safe during recess (e.g., no student running/chasing allowed inside the Ward church)

Chinese Reading Month (Oct 1 – Nov 5, 2022)
Reading Month is about to begin. In addition to classroom lessons, the school encourages students to read and watch Chinese books and videos outside of class time. Parents are encouraged to accompany and assist their children in reading Chinese books and videos. Detailed instructions and forms will be provided and explained by each classroom teacher.
Parents are encouraged to add additional activities for the event, such as poster making. For classes that wish to participate, a poster session will be held after the event.  Photos of the event will be posted on the official Facebook page.

2022-2023 MCS Directory Editing/Production and Advertising Fundraising (Now – Oct 22, 2022)

It will be greatly appreciated if parents can sign up to contact the pre-populated sponsors and/or to develop new sponsors for our school.  Please go to the sign-up link (here) to learn more about the process and past sponsors.  

As a small token of gratitude, a reward of $20 (for each full-page advertisement) or $15 (for each half-page advertisement) will be awarded to each parent who successfully secures the sponsorship to our school.   Feel free to download the flyer with detailed advertising package options to facilitate your engagement with your sponsor(s).

Free Chinese Reading Book Exchange (outside of the classroom area)

• Program guideline:
  • Honor system based so no reservation needed or rental record tracking
  • Exchange/Borrowing is for one class week (i.e., pick up on Saturday class and return on the next Saturday class)
  • Donation of Chinese reading books are greatly appreciated
  • If you have not returned the book(s) you borrowed last year, please return them.

Student Perfect Attendance Award

• The school provides classroom-based online student attendance forms, and parents can confirm attendance online.
• Attendance awards are given once a year.
• Perfect Attendance Award Standard
  • Attendance in every class, including speech contests, New Year Celebration, and graduation ceremonies is required.
  • No tardiness or leaving early (Be no more than 15 minutes late or leave early)
  • If it is snowing on a school day, students must arrive within 15 minutes of the start of class or be recorded as tardy.
  • In the event of weather or other factors that seriously affect traffic on a school day and delay the arrival of most teachers and students, the principal will announce the tardiness criteria on the day.
  • In the event of a snowstorm that closes the church on a school day, perfect attendance will not be counted.
  • Attendance at school competitions on behalf of the school will also be counted as perfect attendance.

Michigan Lion Dance Asian Cultural Performance
Michigan Lion Dance Asian Cultural PerformanceSaturday, Oct. 01, 2022, 11:00am-12:30pmNovi Public Library, 45255 Ten Mile Rd, Novi MI 48375Join the Michigan Lion Dance Team as they perform and represent Asian culture that brings health, joy, prosperity, and auspiciousness to everyone watching. Visit the Lion Dance educational stations: Origami, drawing, drumming, and photo booth. Enjoy TRADITIONAL LION DANCE EYE-DOTTING BLESSING CEREMONY with stations set up in the Whole Meeting Room. Register for eventhttps://www.novilibrary.org/…/cultural-international-esl
雙十國慶慶祝酒會/Double Tenth Celebration

一年一度的密西根中華民國 111年國慶慶祝酒會, 將於十月九日 (星期日) 上午 11 時至下午2點半，在密西根州位於Bloomfield Hills 的 Wabeek Country Club 舉行, 歡迎各界僑民共襄盛舉。

餐會內容包括了美麗的台灣冰雕，舞獅表演，美味西餐及甜點，台灣民歌及民謠等等。現場還有特别的 Event Wall Stand 供大家照相留念! 午餐成本每人原價45元, 感謝僑界各界人士的贊助，每人只需繳費20元。

另外，為方便僑民辦理領務， 芝加哥辦事處如同往年的將會在活動前1小時 (1 0am) 在餐會場地接受領務申請，歡迎有需要辦理領務的僑民前往申請辦理。請到芝加哥辦事處官網查詢並預約 (HTTPS://bit.ly/3cXQA7R)。

餐會活動詳情:

時間: 10月9日周日 上午11 時至下午2時半

地址:  Wabeek Country Club

            4000 Clubgate Dr, Bloomfield Twp, MI 48302

費用: $20/人 (FASCA 以及舞獅隊表演學生免費)

報名連結: https://forms.gle/5PbiudWn9oeh87FHA

*請於 9/30前完成報名及繳費。 現場恕不收費。

請參考附件上的更多資訊。

The Greater Michigan Taiwanese Americans Inc. invites you to join us at the annual Double Tenth Celebration luncheon on Sunday, October 9th at 11am.  The event will be held at the Wabeek Country Club in Bloomfield Hills.

The event costs $20 per person (original cost is $45) after the donation from many sponsors. In addition to the delicious lunch, coffee, tea and desserts, there will be a beautiful wall stand and unforgettable Taiwanese ice sculpture on display for photos, as well as amazing Taiwanese folk song singing and lion dance performance. 

In addition, TECO in Chicago will arrive at 10am to accept Passport/Visa related applications for those who have a need for the same. Please visit the TECO website for detailed information.

Additional details:

Time: Sunday, October 9th at 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM

Location:  Wabeek Country Club    4000 Clubgate Dr, Bloomfield Twp, MI 48302

Cost: $20 per person (FASCA students and Lion Dance performers free)

RSVP and payment information: https://forms.gle/5PbiudWn9oeh87FHA

*Please be sure to sign up and pay before 9/30. We will not accept payment at the event.

Please refer to the attached flyer for more information.

Covid-19 Guideline

• TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
  • Must isolate for 5 FULL days.
  • You may return to school on day 6 or later, as long as your symptoms have significantly improved, and you mask-to-stay days 6-10.

• SYMPTOMS SUGGESTIVE OF COVID-19
  • Stay at home until one of the following conditions is met：
    • (At any time) Provide proof of a negative provider administered COVID-19 test
    • (At Day 6 – 10) Provide proof of a negative home COVID-19 test, symptoms have significantly improved, and you mask-to-stay days 6-10.
    • Complete a 5 full day quarantine and then must mask-to-stay for days 6-10.
  • Symptomatic student or staff with pending COVID-19 test cannot come to school.
• IDENTIFIED AS A CLOSE CONTACT
  • Household contacts may continue to attend school as long as they monitor for symptoms AND wear a well fitted mask for 10 days.
    • (Symptom suggestive) If exposed household contacts develop symptoms
    • If without symptoms AND the positive COVID-19 household contact is isolated, please test on day 5 post exposure.
    • If without symptoms AND the positive COVID-19 household contact cannot be isolated, please test on day 5 and day 10 post exposure.
    • Notify school staff of ALL positive test results

Amazon Smile Link 

An easy move to benefit MCS.  Please use the following link when you shop on Amazon. This will not cost you a penny but will help the school to get some funding from Amazon.  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-3424696

The following items are the events and announcements for this week:

School Event(s) on Sat, 9/24/22 

• Teachers’ Meeting
  • When: 3:45 – 4:45 p.m.
  • Participants: All Teachers, Academic Administrator, Principal, Vice Principal, Sub Teachers (brief introduction)
  • Where: Grade 8/9 Classroom (Creative Lab L)
• 2022-2023 1st Parent Assembly Meeting
  • When: 1:45 – 3:00 p.m.
  • Host: Jasmine Hsu (2022-2023 Chairperson of Parent Representative)
  • Participants: All Parents
  • Where: Hub Meeting Room of the Ward Church (location map below)

Parent on Duty:

Family: Hui-Min Chen/Jui-Chun Kao

Tasks:

• Keeping the school hours by ringing the bell at the beginning and the end of each class
• Keeping students in order and safe during recess (e.g., no student running/chasing allowed inside the Ward church)

Kick-off of 2022-2023 MCS Directory Editing/Production and Advertising Fundraising

It will be greatly appreciated if parents can sign up to contact the pre-populated sponsors and/or to develop new sponsors for our school.  Please go to the sign-up link (here) to learn more about the process and past sponsors.  

As a small token of gratitude, a reward of $20 (for each full-page advertisement) or $15 (for each half-page advertisement) will be awarded to each parent who successfully secures the sponsorship to our school.   Feel free to download the flyer with detailed advertising package options to facilitate your engagement with your sponsor(s).

Extra-curricular Registration

There will be a workstation in the hallway where you can find all the extra-curricular information. Please stop by to register the extra-curriculum classes with 黃雅玲 (Ya-Ling Huang).  
Current available classes:

1. Chinese Yo-Yo Diabolo – Julia Chen (Students will need to purchase and bring their own Yo-Yo)

2. AP Chinese Exam Preparation – Jeremy Lien

3. Aikido 合氣道 – Yung Jen Cheng (Eden)

4. Carrie’s Origami 摺紙 – Carrie Ong

Please visit 2022-2023 密西根中文學校課外活動 (After-School Curriculum) for more information.

If you are interested in opening your extra-curricular class, please contact Ya-Ling Huang for more details.
雙十國慶慶祝酒會/Double Tenth Celebration

一年一度的密西根中華民國 111年國慶慶祝酒會, 將於十月九日 (星期日) 上午 11 時至下午2點半，在密西根州位於Bloomfield Hills 的 Wabeek Country Club 舉行, 歡迎各界僑民共襄盛舉。

餐會內容包括了美麗的台灣冰雕，舞獅表演，美味西餐及甜點，台灣民歌及民謠等等。現場還有特别的 Event Wall Stand 供大家照相留念! 午餐成本每人原價45元, 感謝僑界各界人士的贊助，每人只需繳費20元。

另外，為方便僑民辦理領務， 芝加哥辦事處如同往年的將會在活動前1小時 (1 0am) 在餐會場地接受領務申請，歡迎有需要辦理領務的僑民前往申請辦理。請到芝加哥辦事處官網查詢並預約 (HTTPS://bit.ly/3cXQA7R)。

餐會活動詳情:

時間: 10月9日周日 上午11 時至下午2時半

地址:  Wabeek Country Club

            4000 Clubgate Dr, Bloomfield Twp, MI 48302

費用: $20/人 (FASCA 以及舞獅隊表演學生免費)

報名連結: https://forms.gle/5PbiudWn9oeh87FHA

*請於 9/30前完成報名及繳費。 現場恕不收費。

請參考附件上的更多資訊。

The Greater Michigan Taiwanese Americans Inc. invites you to join us at the annual Double Tenth Celebration luncheon on Sunday, October 9th at 11am.  The event will be held at the Wabeek Country Club in Bloomfield Hills.

The event costs $20 per person (original cost is  $45) after the donation from many sponsors. In addition to the delicious lunch, coffee, tea and desserts, there will be a beautiful wall stand and unforgettable Taiwanese ice sculpture on display for photos, as well as amazing Taiwanese folk song singing and lion dance performance. 

In addition, TECO in Chicago will arrive at 10am to accept Passport/Visa related applications for those who have a need for the same. Please visit the TECO website for detailed information.

Additional details:

Time: Sunday,  October 9th at 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM

Location:  Wabeek Country Club    4000 Clubgate Dr, Bloomfield Twp, MI 48302

Cost: $20 per person (FASCA students and Lion Dance performers free)

RSVP and payment information: https://forms.gle/5PbiudWn9oeh87FHA

*Please be sure to sign up and pay before 9/30. We will not accept payment at the event.

Please refer to the attached flyer for more information.

Health and Wellness Practices

• Students should bring their own hand sanitizer.
• Screen for COVID symptoms
• Stay home when sick
• If COVID-19 positive or confirmed direct exposure:
  • Inform your classroom teacher & parent rep 

 Amazon Smile Link 

An easy move to benefit MCS.  Please use the following link when you shop on Amazon. This will not cost you a penny but will help the school to get some funding from Amazon.  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-3424696