各位老师，学生及俱乐部的家长们，

10月16号和10月23号中文学校将会有摄影师到各班级及家长俱乐部拍摄集体照及花絮，照片将用于学校年度年刊（Yearbook) 的制作。请大家尽量不要缺席这两天的课程,照相时露出您灿烂的笑容！

谢谢你们的合作！

中文学校行政团队

Dear teachers, students and club members,

On October 16th and October 23rd, there will be photographers going to each classroom and club taking photos. The pictures will be used for the school’s yearbook. Please try not to miss these two days of classes, and show your bright smile when taking pictures!

Thanks for your cooperation!

Chinese School Administration Team

📣这周日还可以试课及报名中文学校的Python 中级编程班

You’re welcome to come for a trial for Python intermediate before registering!

【 Intermediate Python Programming】

⌚️Class Schedule: Sundays 2:50 PM -3:40 PM

📍Location： Shaker Middle School, Classroom# S105

👨‍🏫Teacher: Jason Zhang
• Officer of Coding Club at Shaker High School since 10th grade
• USACO Silver Medalist
• RPI Summer Game Development Producer and Lead Programmer (2021) and Teaching Assistant (2022)
• Robotics Team Design Lead, Animation Lead, and Assistant Project Manager
• Introductory Python teaching assistant at Chinese School (2021-2022)
• Intermediate Python teacher at Chinese School (2021-2022)
• Programming experience in Python, Java, C#, HTML, CSS
• Experience with VSCode, Python IDLE, BlueJ, PyCharm, IntelliJ Idea, and Eclipse programming environments

📚Course Objectives:
The Intermediate Python Programming class is intended for students with some prior experience with programming and Integrated Development Environments (IDEs). Knowledge of Python is not required but is highly recommended.
We will be covering the Python language and a useful set of Python modules while utilizing the Python IDLE Programming Environment. We will discuss important concepts in programming as well as what is meant by a good programming style. By the end of the term, each student may program some simple video games using the concepts we have learned. The student should finish the class with the capability of writing well-formatted and functional Python programs. There will be time for programming labs during class, but the student is expected to work outside of class as well if they wish to progress.

✔️Course Requirements:
Personal Email Address
Laptop running Windows, MacOS, or Linux that can install software
Python compatible IDE

如有问题，可到学校行政桌咨询。Stop by School Administration Desk if you have any questions.

首府中文学校行政团队 Chinese School Administration Team

Dear parents, teachers, and students,
各位家长， 老师及同学们，

(1) October schedule and events （十月时刻表）：

10/2: School Open; Fire Drill 正常上课， 消防演习
10/9: No School 不上课
10/16: School Open 正常上课
10/23: School Open; Halloween parade; Trick or Treat 正常上课， 万圣节游行及发糖。
10/30: No School; Storytelling Contest 不上课， 讲故事比赛

(3) 祝贺以下高中学生获得我校Community Services Award!

Congratulations to the following recipients for Community Services Award!

Katherine Conjalka
Lauran Zhu
Darren Duan
Ivyann Shen
Toby Zheng
Kevin Mcleod
Andrew Kang
Harry Shen
Tereasa Zhang
Jason Zhang
Coco Luo

This award is given to the high school student who best exemplifies the spirit of volunteerism through participation in teaching, assisting teaching and helping out in our school community.

(3） 更多的家长值日日期已公布，请登陆以下网页注册家长值日获得$60押金退款。
More dates are available for parents to sign up for duties to receive a $60 reimbursement.
Please log in to the Chinese community homepage cccalbany.org, click program, then click school, then click PTA Duty Signup to register. Or click this link to sign up directly: https://cccalbany.org/PTASignup

Thanks

Chinese school administration team
中文学校行政团队

📢Dear parents, teachers and students,

Chinese school 2022-23 handbook is available on the school website.

Here is the direct link for the handbook:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vwU8r3ofu18SgdvRrs5lXT9IylspCa56/view

You can also get in the school homepage, click”about us 关于我们” ，the click “Handbook 学校手册 2022-23”.

👇The handbook contains the following information:

▶️ Introduction
▶️School Programs
▶️Registration Policy for School Year 2022-2023
▶️纽约首府华社中文学校校历 Chinese School Calendar (2022-2023)
▶️纽约首府中文学校校务人员名单 (School Administration Directory)
▶️纽约首府中文学校董事会成员名单 (School Council Directory)
▶️ 纽约首府中文学校教师名册 (School Teacher Directory)
▶️ 纽约首府华社中文学校中文继承语教学大纲 (Chinese Language Curriculum)
▶️中文学校新冠防疫安全措施 (COVID Safety Protocols)
▶️学生守则 (Student Conduct)
▶️ 家长责任 (Parent Responsibility)
▶️教师职责 (Teacher Responsibility)
▶️家长会职责 (PTA Responsibility)
▶️值日家长职责 (Parents on duty Responsibility)
▶️中文学校毕业条例 (Graduation Requirement)
▶️ 华社中文学校奖学金颁发条例 (Scholarship Award Program)
▶️火警及紧急疏散的有关步骤 Emergency/Fire Evacuation Procedures
▶️ 因天气原因学校停课 school closing Inclement Weather
▶️School Map
▶️School Organization Chart

Thanks

Chinese School Administration Team

Dear Parents and students, 

The annual Chinese Storytelling Contest Registration is open!

Storytelling competition has been a school tradition over the years, the goal is to provide students with an opportunity to present the Chinese they learned, cultivate students' interest in learning Chinese and Chinese culture, and improve their Chinese speaking.

Competition time: Sunday, October 30, 2022 1:00PM – 4:00PM

Who can participate: CSL, Kindergarten, 1st to 5th-grade Chinese Class students.

Competition form: individual or group (more than 2 people count as a group)

The time of each story is limited to 3 minutes.

Story theme: The content is not limited, it can be poetry, short stories, riddles, idiom stories, fables, nursery rhyme, etc., or it can be the content learned in the class. 

Special attire and props can be used during the competition.

How to register: Contestants should register with the teacher of the class. The registration contents include the student's name (in Chinese and English) and the story name.

The registration deadline: October 16, 2022, 11:59 PM.

Before the competition, you can submit a PPT as the stage background, including the name of the contestant, class, and class teacher in the PPT.

If you have any questions, please contact Vice Principal Yi Lei at school.events@cccalbany.org

Chinese School Administration Team