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August 31, 2018
Dear Parents, Teachers and Students, Welcome back to another exciting year of learning at MERC Chinese School凱風中文學校. The 2018-2019 school year begins on Saturday, 9/8 at the Hayward Adult School (HAS) campus. The campus will open at 8:30 am, and the classes will begin at 8:45 am. We also wish to announce that due to health reasons, Principal Wu will leave the principal's position and take the post of the Treasurer this year. We sincerely wish Principal Wu a very speedy recovery. Meanwhile, Ms. Connie Ma will assume the position of our Interim Principal. We welcome Principal Ma and extend our deep appreciation to her for her dedication to our school. This staff change takes effect immediately. We wish to keep you updated on the following as well. 1. Please be aware that only fully enrolled students are allowed in their classrooms on the opening day. In order for your child to have an uninterrupted first day of school, if you have not registered your child, please do so as quickly as possible. 2. An enrollment confirmation packet was mailed on 8/20, to the families who have completed the registration. If you have any questions regarding the information enclosed, please feel free to contact us. We are happy to assist. If your child has registered but did not receive the confirmation packet, please contact us as soon as possible. We can be reached by phone, (510) 995- 6675, or by email, mercchineseschool@gmail.com . 3. Please be reminded, HAS campus is wide spread and composed of several buildings. For your convenience and better security, MERC’s activities will center around Building B. There are doors at both ends of the Building. The HAS Saturday supervisor is housed in Building B and easily accessible. 4. We also want to bring an urgent need to your attention. The post of PTA president is still pending. The PTA president holds a leading role in facilitating many school activities and works closely with the administrative team. We invite you to step forward to direct or co-direct the PTA this year. Please let us know if you are interested in taking this most rewarding post. We will greatly appreciate your timely support. 5. We want to thank the teachers for their efforts in preparing for their classes during summer. Their class assignments for the 2018-2019 school year are as follows. C1A – Ms. Siew-Chin Yeong C1B – Ms. Diana Kuo C2 – Ms. Melissa Hung C3 – Ms. Janis Wu C4/C5 – Ms. Sally Chou C6/7/8 Middle School – Ms. Ruey Syrop Abacus Class – Ms. Sally Chou Chinese Calligraphy – Ms. Ruey Syrop Mixed Media Art Class – Ms. Vanessa Wee We look forward to seeing all of you at MERC Chinese School this coming Saturday, 9/8. Sincerely, MERC Admin Team Dear Parents, As you are celebrating the holidays with family and friends, the MERC Admin team would like to wish each of you a joyful and peaceful holiday season. We also wish to express our appreciation for all the ways that you have supported MERC’s teaching and school activities. Looking back on 2017, we are happy to have seen students advance their Chinese vocabulary, reading and speaking skills. Looking forward to 2018, MERC teachers will help students broaden their Chinese learning experiences by participating in the Chinese New Year Celebration and academic contest. We want to again thank Ms. Line Danant and Ms. Angela Williams, PTA Co-President, and Ms. Emily Lu, former MERC parent, for their time and effort in organizing the Parent Line Dance Class during fall semester. This class created a wonderful opportunity for parents to get acquainted with each other. In the upcoming spring semester, Ms. Ruey and Ms. Christina, MERC Art Instructors, are going to organize a parent art class specializing in acrylic painting for beginning learners - no prerequisite is required. The first class is scheduled for Saturday, 1/20/2018. More details about the parent art class will be announced in the MERC Weekly Update. As always, the MERC admin team is doing their best to help make sure that students, teachers and parents’ needs are met. We are thankful for all of your support and dedication this past year, and we look forward to your continued support in the coming year. Finally, we wish you peace, prosperity, health and happiness for the remainder of this year and throughout 2018. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Sincerely, MERC Admin Team Dear Parents, Teachers and Students,
Welcome back! We had a busy first day of the school year last Saturday, and thanks to all of the MERC teachers, front desk staff, and volunteer parents, things went very smoothly. Their smiles and helping hands were there to meet every need, including registration, assessment, and volunteer sign-up. We also want to extend our appreciation to all of the MERC families, returning and new, for your participation and help to make our opening day a success. A parent orientation originally scheduled for last Saturday is postponed. The rescheduled date will be announced soon. Due to new registrations and class changes, the following is an enrollment update for each class as of Saturday, 9/9:  Dear Parents, Teachers and Students,
Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful. During this time, it is only natural for us to reflect on the blessings and challenges we have encountered in the past and express our gratitude. Dear Parents, Teachers and Students,
We hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing summer. We want to take this opportunity to share with you the work that MERC admin team and teachers are doing to prepare for the coming new school year in September. As of this time, classes offered for the 2016-2017 school year include: 8 Chinese classes, from C1A through C8, 5 Art and Abacus classes and 1 adult class. The admin team is working on student placement and teacher assignment. The textbook/workbook supply and other logistics are also in the line of preparation. For the time being, we have spaces in each class, and look forward to more students to be enrolled. It will be very appreciated, if MERC families can help get the word out and refer new families to the school. In order to prevent “Summer Learning Loss”, it is highly recommended by our teachers that students take advantage of the electronic communication during summer, such as reviewing materials posted in the Edmodo online classroom, and staying in touch with our teachers through emails for further help. Upcoming events: 7/31/16 July Issue of MERC Updates 8/20/16 Confirmation Packet Mail out 8/31/16 August Issue of MERC Updates 9/10/16 School begins Sincerely, MERC Hayward Chinese School 暑假快樂! 下學年將於九月開學。2016-2017 學年課程包括:
為不讓暑假學習退步，凱風教師們高度建議學生於暑假期間以電子通訊方式溫習 Edmodo 網上教學材料與聯絡教師尋求幫助。 |