Dear Parents,
This Saturday, 9/15, Diamond Bar Chinese School will have regular classes from 9:00-12:30pm. This week will be the deadline for class switches. Please make up your mind and let us know.
On Sept 29, Diamond Bar Chinese-American Association will have the annual Moon Festival Celebration. The show will be held at the Diamond Bar High School theater. We are still looking for talents and performances from our Chinese School.
Parents of younger kids please go to their elective class to pick up after school. From the opening day, our enrollment has increased by more than 30 students. As some of our elective classes were canceled due to lack of enrollment, our existing elective classes become crowded. Therefore, we want to survey parents and students about possible additional elective classes. If we have enough enrollment, we will have additional classes. Here are some options and we also welcome suggestions from parents. Our goal is to have 1-2 new classes by next week but can not do so without interested students.
1. Chinese Poems and Classics (for kids between 6-9): We love kids when they recite classic poems, and kids love that too. Teacher Betty, (currently teaching level 1, traditional), is trained in teaching young kids and is great at stimulating and guiding little kids to learn Chinese classic poems, idioms, and stories. Kids will learn to recite poems, perhaps some classics too.
2. Chinese Culture and History (for students above level 4, fluent in spoken and listening Chinese). Don't know much about Chinese history? This is a class for you. Come to meet great emperors, generals, scientists, artists and poets. Don't know much about Chinese culture, such as folklore and classic literature? Ever heard about the Monkey King? The Three Kingdoms? This is a class design for higher level students to go beyond the Chinese language and truly get to know China. If we have enough students enrolled in this class, we can have a teacher that have taught many years of Chinese history.
3. Hu La Hoops (7 and above). Have you noticed some students are playing Hu La Hoops at DBCS? They are preparing for the Sept 29th Moon Festival Celebration. Enrolled in this class, you get to have a lot of fun and many opportunities to perform.
We will have a sign-up sheet at the office for those who are interested. You do not have to commit to sign. It will help us to count the interested students and decide whether to setup the classes. Once the classes are setup, many could consider transferring out of crowded classes.
Here is a special notice to tennis class students: Diamond Bar High School told us that the construction of the pool will take at least a year or two to finish. Therefore, all students will have to walk a long way to the tennis court. There is no short-cuts. It takes about 10-15 mins just to get there from the D building. Parents and students of that class please take this into consideration. We would not be able to move the court or find a short-cut.
There are many newly enrolled students for the Conversation Class and the Basic Level classes, particularly the two Basic Pinyin Classes. Meanwhile, the registration stands at 18 and 16. Many parents are still switching classes at the moment. The teachers are making adjustments accordingly.
各位家長，
9/15是本學年第四周，上課時間正常，9：00－12：30pm。 如果有需要轉換班級的學生請在本週辦理手續。年齡較小的孩子請到才藝班門口去接孩子。
9月29日華協主辦中秋晚會，地點為鑽石吧高中禮堂，有才藝並願意參加表演的，可以和我們聯繫。預售票也將于本週六開始。
自開學以來，我們的才藝課有四個課因為人數不到5人而取消。因此，現有才藝班人數太多。學校現爭取開出一兩個新的才藝班。請家長和學生考慮以下幾個選項，有其他課程的建議，也歡迎提出。
1. 兒童詩歌与經典（6－10歲，能聽說基本中文）。教孩子們誦讀唐詩，學兒歌。劉培醍老師現教繁體一冊，她兒童教育專業出身，對啓發兒童興趣，培養孩子的愛好很有心得。這個課比兒童唱游要更有內容，學的多。
2. 中國文史講座 （四冊以上）：講授中國歷史文化常識。生動的歷史故事，精彩的歷史人物。中國民俗故事，中國經典（三國，西遊等）故事。中文也許比較難，比較枯燥，中國歷史和文化卻非常精彩。
3. 呼啦圈 （有基礎）：不少家長已經注意到學校才藝課的時間有一些學生在玩呼啦圈。他們在為9月29日中秋晚會的演出做準備。有音樂，有編舞，有組織，呼啦圈可以玩出精彩。參加的學生不僅可以鍛鍊身體，還可以參加演出。
週六，辦公室門外有簽名表，您的孩子如果有興趣參加以上任何一個才藝班，請告知意嚮。如果有足夠多有興趣的同學，新才藝課將在下次（9/22）開始。
網球課的學生及家長請注意，高中通知我們，去球場的捷徑在一兩年內都不會開通，所以，必須繞遠路。年齡小的同學需要10－15分鐘才能到網球場。這種情況我們無力改變。請家長和學生諒解。年齡小，無法自己在球場和教室往返的同學，建議轉入別的才藝班。
由於新生報名比較多，基礎拼音班人數增加很快。目前，班級調整的情況還很多。請家長及時和學校和老師交流情況，盡早完成轉班的事宜。
謝謝！
鑽石吧中文學校 |
發表於 2012-9-14 06:14
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