密西根中文學校 週報–MCS Newsletter – 10/9/2021
各位密西根中文學校的家長老師們好
讀書月進入第二周，請家長們持續鼓勵孩子們閱讀中文讀物及觀看中文影片，期許每位學生截止日時都能達成目標。通訊錄廣告廠商目前已經有熱心家長陸續接洽到贊助，請繼續發掘您生活中會接觸到的商號、店家、才藝教室等，贊助密西根中文學校的同時，商家也達到了宣傳服務項目與獲取更多客源的機會。 (Sign up here)
本週值班家庭(上下課搖鈴，學校秩序維護)
Chow, Chan-Choy (George)/Huang, Hsuan-Jung
防火演習 (Oct 9, 2021)
本週六 2:20 PM 將舉行防火演習。請所有學生依照各班老師指示前往室外集合地點. (Map here) 。
搖鈴後演習開始，到達室外集合地點後，請老師清點各班學生人數無誤，並於收到通知安全信號後，各班帶回教室走廊下課休息，於2:40 PM前進入教室上第二節課。
撤銷 By-Law提案: 新增副校長為董事會一員
感謝各位提供董事會在家長大會時提案的相關建議，有鑑於副校長工作職責其中之一為協助教務，工作範圍有重複之處，董事會成員決定撤銷新增一個董事席位的提案，避免董事席位職責重疊，另一方面將副校長納入董事會觀察員，達到原先幫助副校長熟悉校務運作的目的。
豐收節(萬聖節)點心/佈置品/義工登記 (Oct 9 – Oct 30, Sign-Up Link Here)
原本取消的豐收節活動，活動組幹部討論過後決定讓小朋友在安全的前提下，還是有個期待的豐收節，活動在 Sat (Oct 30, 2021)舉行，我們將取消遊行，依舊維持萬聖節布置提供拍照，將安排個別時間以班級為單位進行，各家庭捐贈的點心糖果小物等由班級代表裝袋交由各班老師發放，請小朋友帶回家中再享用。請各位家長在連結登記您將提供的點心小物和佈置用品及報名活動義工。
讀書月熱烈進行中
活動時間 : 10/2 － 11/6
中文學習除了課堂上的授課，學校鼓勵學生們在課外的時間多多閱讀觀看中文讀物及影片，請各位家長陪同並協助小朋友們閱讀中文圖書和影片，詳細的說明及表格已由各班老師提供及解釋。
2021-2022 通訊錄製作/通訊錄廣告募集 (Now – Oct 23, 2021)
學校即將開始製作通訊錄。感謝文書組Steven Lian及Wen-Chi Shaw負責這項繁複的工作。請各位家長老師們向您認識的店家或贊助商傳達密西根中文學校通訊錄的廣告頁面正在招募中，在此附上以往曾經贊助過學校的商號供大家接洽連繫，並請大家多多發掘新的商家贊助學校 (here) 。
為感謝各位聯絡/開發贊助商家及負責收款，學校提供取得贊助商廣告的家庭每全頁廣告 $20或每半頁廣告$15的回饋，請將附件的贊助招募辦法及說明傳單發送給您希望聯繫的商家。 download
中文書籍借閱
為加強學生的中文閱讀能力，中文書籍借閱重新開放，我們會將書籍擺放在教室區域外的公共空間，學生可以依自己的喜好及閱讀能力借閱中文書籍，也歡迎您將家中的中文書籍帶來跟大家交換
借閱規則:
- 每個學生每次借閱以一本為限
- 借閱時間為一週(以上課週數計算)，下個上課日上課前歸還至書籍借閱區域
- 圖書管理員不會登記每本書籍的借閱者，請大家自我遵守借閱規則
- 如果您的家中還有疫情前跟學校借閱的中文書籍，請帶回學校交換新的書籍
校內&居家防疫規範
- 詳細防疫規則here
- 重點提醒
進入教會全程配戴口罩
教室內及教會公共區域請勿飲食
義工登記(Link Here)
為了能夠幫助中文學校的孩子有個完善的學習環境，感謝一直以來許多中文學校的家庭一起分工合作協助密西根中文學校的各項校務，今年我們一樣需要大家踴躍登記義工職位，如果您尚未登記義工，請見我們的義工登記檔案，一起為學校盡心力。如對工作內容有所疑問，歡迎詢問校長，為了感謝義工家庭們的支持，學期末將會回饋義工獎金$30。
Amazon Smile 贊助連結 (Link Here)
順手之舉，惠澤學校。在Amazon的網站消費，請使用以下連結。此舉完全不影響您的消費金额，但Amazon會依消費提撥贊助給學校。 http://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-3424696
僑務訊息Overseas Community Affairs Bulletin:
( New)芝加哥華僑文教服務中心本(110)年「海外民俗文化種子教師在地研習」第5場次線上「臺灣民俗文化藝術研習營」(客家花布手作及南管四塊)活動報名開始，預計招收名額25名，開放美中地區中文學校及主流學校華語文教師，以及有志成為在地文化種子教師報名參加。
活動訂於本年10月23日週六芝加哥/美中時間6:00pm~9:00pm(美東時間7:00pm~10:00pm) 於線上Zoom教學，
報名網址及課程簡介如下：
報名網址: https://tinyurl.com/k5de7hjx
(New) 第三屆密西根州台灣文化節 – 2021台灣布農族音樂及電影欣賞
2021年密西根州台灣文化節將於10月13日展開序幕。本屆台灣文化節主題為「台灣布農族音樂及電影欣賞」，為期15天的活動將有線上節目及實體活動. 活動詳情請上密西根人文協會網站查詢 (http://www.facebook.com/mitai.org)，或參考下面的時間地點與節目表:
Dear MCS Families,
Hope all is well. As we are entering our 2nd week of the Chinese Reading Month, please continue to encourage our students to expose themselves with Chinese books and/or multimedia programs to enhance their Chinese learning experiences outside of the classroom. Below please find a few announcements for our 5th week of the class tomorrow.
Parent on Duty:
Family: Chow, Chan-Choy (George)/Huang, Hsuan-Jung
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 9, 2021)
We will be conducting our annual school fire drill tomorrow 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.
Withdraw of MCS By-Law Amendment Proposal re: Expanding MCS Board voting member composition to include Vice Principal (“VP”)
We received valuable feedback last week on our proposal of granting the VP with voting power on the MCS Board. As the VP also serves as the deputy assistant to the Director of Academic Affairs per MCS’s Policy and Procedure Handbook, we believe it’s more prudent for the VP to remain as a Board Observer rather than a Board Voting Member from an equal functional voting power allocation perspective (i.e., One function, one vote). Accordingly, the Board has decided to withdraw the proposal, and will simply memorialize the VP’s Board Observer role in the MCS Policy and Procedure Handbook without pursuing an all member vote to amend the By-Law as previously communicated.
Donation Campaign for “Hybrid” Harvest Festival (Oct 9 – Oct 30; Sign-Up Link Here)
With the support of our Activity Planning Team led by Yaling Huang, we are pleased to announce that we will still host a (safety oriented) harvest festival event on Sat (Oct 30, 2021); therefore, we would like to seek families’ support to sign up for the “goodies” donation and/or event helper. Unlike our tradition before, this year’s event will not have a school wide parade or big group photo taken. However, we will still set up a Halloween theme booth for students’ & teachers’ photos taken by class (more details to follow). Students are encouraged to wear their favorite Halloween costumes to school that day with masks on and will be receiving their goodie bags at the end of the class from their teachers to take with them home.
Chinese Reading Month (Oct 2- Nov 6)
An approximately month-long event meant to encourage our students to immerse themselves with Chinese book reading and/or video watching in addition to their Chinese learning in class. Parents are encouraged to join your student’s reading month activities to make it a family fun event!
2021-2022 MCS Directory Advertising Fundraising (Now – Oct 23, 2021)
It’s that time again for our annual school directory editing/production (Big shout-out to our Documentation team led by Steven Lien and Wen-Chi Shaw) and advertising fundraising campaign. 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 limited to one book per student 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
Health and Wellness Practices (in School & at Home)
- Details can be found here;
- Two friendly reminders:
- Universal masking upon entering the Ward Church facility
- No indoor food consumption; snacking at outdoor areas only
MCS Volunteer Sign-Up (Link Here)
MCS is a non-profit co-op organization with students’ parents serving various non-teaching staff positions as volunteers to help create a self-sufficient, community oriented Chinese learning environment. Serving as MCS volunteer is a great way to get involved and expand your network with other MCS families, and any help you could provide is greatly appreciated. Each volunteer family is eligible for a $30 volunteer reward at the end of the school year.
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