各位老师和同学们：

以下是我校有关参加RI 华人春节联欢会的两项通知： 

1.有关全校集中练习合唱事宜。

请全体师生在家中练习歌曲，并尽可能的将歌词在这一星期背会。“国家”歌词见附件，请点击下面的链接可以听到这首歌曲。http://yc.5sing.com/320954.html

 因为只有两个星期的练习时间，所以我们必须抓紧时间排练。本周和下周在中文课下课后，全校都集中到教会的唱诗班教室练习。时间是11：15am至11：45am。所有的数学课都往后推15分钟。数学课延至11：45am 至12：45pm。

中文班的老师：在本周六课堂的前10-15分钟，老师带领全体学生背熟歌词。在11：10am下课后，请您们带好各自的学生，，立即到教会的诗班房集中。并请您们配合刘慧老师带领学生认真练习。徐海英老师会在上课之前将歌词送到各班，请老师在集体排练之前先让学生读熟歌词最好能背下来

只教数学课的老师：辛苦您们了。不光是请您们提前到校，还得请您们设法跟只上数学课的学生家长联系，请他们提前把学生送来。其他数学班的老师也请注意通知只上数学课的学生及家长提前到校。因为这次是全中文学校的活动，数学班的学生也应参加。

2.有关2月20日不上课的通知。

2月20日星星中文学校全体师生参加在Bryant University举办的RI华人中国春节联欢会，停课一天。请大家注意相互转告

（再次提醒中文班的老师，请督促一下学生把上次的调查表交回来）。

另：如有那位家长和朋友能够帮助指挥合唱练习，全体师生将不胜感激，请与我们联系。

星星中文学校校委会

 

Dear Teachers and students:

Below are two announcements in need of your attention.

1. Practice and Rehearsal of the Song for the Chinese New Year Celebration

We encourage all the students and teachers to practice the song at home. The lyrics should be memorized by the end of this week. The lyrics are attached with the link for the song. http://yc.5sing.com/320954.html

Since we only have two weeks left to practice, we need to make this the best use of our time. All teachers and students will be meeting at the Church Choir Room after class this week and next week to rehearse. The rehearsal will begin at 11:15 am, and end at 11:45 am. All math classes will be delayed for 15 minutes. All math classes will start at11:45 am, and end at 12:45 pm.

Chinese Class Teachers:

Please bring your students to the Church Choir Room at 11:10 (immediately after class ends). Please assist Teacher Liu Hui manage the rehearsal.

Math Class Teachers:

All math class teachers are asked to arrive Star Chinese School 15 minutes earlier. Also please help to notify students who are taking only math, to arrive the school 15 minutes earlier to participate in the rehearsal. Because it is a school-wide activity, we expect all students (the math, Chinese and SAT classes) to participate.

2. Chinese New Year Celebration (No Class on February 20)

We will NOT have class on February 20, 2010 due to the Chinese New Year Celebration at Bryant University. This is a school-wide activity and we hope all of our parents, students, teachers, and staff members will go to this event to celebrate the Year of the Tiger with us and our community.

Please help us to inform anyone who may have missed this announcement.

Thank you all in advance for your participation and cooperation!

 RI Star Chinese School

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一心装满国一手撑起家 家是最小国 国是千万家

在世界的国在天地的家 有了强的国 才有富的家

国是我的国家是我的家 我爱我的国 我爱我的家

我爱我国家

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一心装满国一手撑起家 家是最小国 国是千万家

在世界的国在天地的家 有了强的国 才有富的家

国是我的国家是我的家 我爱我的国 我爱我的家

我爱我国家

在世界的国在天地的家 有了强的国 才有富的家

国是我的国家是我的家 我爱我的国 我爱我的家

我爱我国家

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爱我国家

 

亲爱的家长们，老师们和学生们：

星星中文学校将于12月19日中午12：30召开圣诞及年终节日聚会。

聚会内容包括：

• 发奖仪式（歌咏比赛及写作比赛）
• 才艺表演，圣诞或新年主题（每班至少出一个节目。内容、形式不限）
• 聚餐……此次午餐收费为$7 一份。其中有一部分是对星星中文学校奖品及学生礼物的赞助。我们希望家长们踊跃出资，如能为中文学校提供一些小额赞助这将使我们能为广大师生提供更多的活动和更好的服务。

圣诞节12月26日（星期六）和新年2010年1月2日（星期六）不上课。2010年1月9日照常上课。请大家相互转告。
我们非常感谢广大家长及我们社区对我们学校的大力支持。并在这节日期间，祝大家节日快乐！

星星中文学校

Annual Holiday Celebration Party

Dear Parents, Teacher, and Students:

Star Chinese School will host the annual Holiday Celebration Party on Dec. 19, 2009 at 12:30 pm.

The programs include:

• Award ceremony
• Talent show (Each class will have at least one performance collective or individual)
• The meals from Gold Stone Chinese Restaurant will be available to order, $7 per meal. Partial of meal sales will be donated to Star Chinese School. Thus, we encourage our parents and staff to order more meals.

There will be no school on Dec 26 and Jan. 2, 2010 and the school will re-open on Jan. 9, 2010. We appreciate the support from our parents, teachers, students, and the community. At the season of the year, we wish you Happy Holidays!

Star Chinese School

中秋节庆祝会

 

 

红叶叠绿送秋爽，皓月中秋分外明。值此中秋佳节来临之际，星星中文学校将举行中秋庆典。由于场地原因，拟于10月10日假罗德岛华人教会场地举行中秋庆祝会，诚邀全体师生和家长参加，共同来庆祝这一美好的节日。届时将有免费美食，Bryant  University  提供的月饼及学生们自己组织的丰富多彩的表演和娱乐节目。

                                     

          日期：        2009年10月10日

 

          时间：        下午12：30 至1：30

 

          地点：        罗德岛华人教会餐厅

 

 Mid—Autumn Festival Celebration

 

 

Mid—Autumn Festival is around the corner and this is the time of the year we celebrate this festival and enjoy the fall harvest and the beauty of the nature in the bright moonlight.

 

Star Chinese Language School will host a party to celebrate this festival. There will be a lot of exciting performances and games. Also the Lunch and Moon Cake will be provided for free.

 

          Date:           October 10, 2009

 

          Time:          12:30—1:30pm

 

          Location:     Chinese Christian Church of Rhode Island

Dear Parents:

 

Recently, some of you have asked about SAT II Chinese Subject Test. We would like to share some information with you.

 

The SAT Subject Tests

 

Subject Tests (formerly called SAT II: Currently called Subject Tests) measure the students’ knowledge and skills in particular subject areas and their ability to apply that knowledge.

 

The SAT Subject Tests are the only national admissions tests that give the high school students the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of content in specific subjects, such as English, history, mathematics, science, and various foreign languages. Chinese is one of the foreign languages being tested.

 

Many colleges or universities use the result of the Subject Tests for their admissions, for the placement of the courses, and for advising students about course selections. Some colleges or universities specify the Subject Tests they require for admissions or for the placement; others allow applicants to choose specific subject tests to take. These tests give the students and colleges or universities a very reliable measure of preparedness of the students for the college-level work in particular subjects. Used in combination with other background information (the high school grade average point record, SAT scores, teacher recommendations, etc.), the Subject Tests provide a reliable measure of the students’ academic achievement, which is a good predictor of future college-level performance in specific subject areas and majors.

 

The SAT Subject Tests offer the students an additional opportunity to show the colleges or universities they want to apply for what the students know and what the students can do on campus.

 

Subject Tests fall into five general subject areas:

 

English

Literature

History

U.S. History (formerly American History and Social Studies)

World History

Mathematics

Mathematics Level 1 (formerly Mathematics IC)

Mathematics Level 2 (formerly Mathematics IIC)

Science

Biology E/M

Chemistry

Physics

 Languages

Chinese with Listening

French

French with Listening

German

German with Listening

Spanish

Spanish with Listening

Modern Hebrew

Italian

Latin

Japanese with Listening

Korean with Listening

 

 

All Subject Tests are one-hour, multiple-choice tests. However, some of these tests have unique formats:

 

The Chinese with Listening Subject Test evaluates the students’ ability to understand spoken and written Chinese.

 

Anticipated Skills

Knowledge of spoken and written Mandarin Chinese in the context of contemporary Chinese culture.

 

Recommended Preparation

Study of Chinese as a second or foreign language for two to four years in high school, or the equivalent.

 

For seniors studying Chinese: If Chinese is a strong subject for you, be sure it is one of the SAT Subject Tests you will take in time for your colleges or universities to see your score. If you are only taking it for the placement purpose, and not as part of your application for admissions, wait until you are as far along in your course as possible. If you want to take the Chinese with Listening Test, remember that it is only given in November (don’t forget to bring an acceptable CD player with the earphones) and final register date will be in September.

 

Star Chinese School will offer a tutorship class for those students who are interested in taking the SAT II Chinese Subject Test. The class depends on the number of students who wish to enroll. The schedule of the class will be on Saturday afternoons from September to October.

 

For registration or question, please contact the instructor of Star Chinese School, Haiying Xu via e-mail: haiyingxu88@yahoo.com or call: (616) 304-0692.

 

 

亲爱的家长：

 

鉴于最近一些家长询问有关SAT II中文专题考试的有关情况，现向大家说明如下：

 

 

SAT专科考试

 

专题考试（全称为SAT II专题考试）是测试学生对某一特定学科所掌握知识的广度和深度。

 

SAT II专题考试是国家给予高中生用来证明他们所掌握的特定的专题知识的唯一全国性考试机会。这种考试有英语、历史、数学、科学、和外语等五大类。外语科目约有十种，中文是其中的一门。考生可根据各自的能力专长，任选其中的科目参加考试，向所申请的大学展示自己的才智。

 

许多大学都参考专题考试的成绩来录取和帮助新生入学后选课和设定专业课程。一些大学指定必考的专题考试。另一些大学允许申请者自己选择。这些考试成绩使得校方和学生在入学时设定和选修课程都具有了可靠的依据。再结合其他的背景资料（高中的平均成绩、SAT成绩和老师的推荐信等），这些考试也为学校在预测学生在未来大学学习成绩，提供了可靠的依据。

 

专题考试有以下五个专业方面：

 

英语

文学

                                                                       

 

历史

美国历史（原来的美国历史和社会研究）

世界历史

                                                                       

 

数学

数学-1（原来的数学 IC）

数学-2（原来的数学 IIC)

                                                                       

科学

生物学E/M

化学

物理学

                                                                       

语言学

中文并听力

法文

法文并听力

德文

德文并听力

西班牙文

西班牙文并听力

现代希伯来文

意大利文

拉丁文

日文并听力

韩文并听力

                                                                       

 

所有的专题考试时间为一小时。考试方式都是选择题。有些考试也会有其他不同的方式。在外语考试中，有些只考认读能力；有些既有书面阅读，又包括听力测试；还有些语种两者兼具并可以任选。中文考试只提供认读和听力兼有的完整形式。目的是测试学生已具有的中文水平。

 

对于已在中文学校学习或具有中文家庭背景的学生来说，参加SAT II中文专题考试或许是一个驾轻就熟并获得考试高分的捷径。使这些学生多了一个机会来向所申请的大学展示其外语水平。即使有些大学并不需要中文考试成绩，但有些学生还是去考，目的就是为了测试自己的中文水平和证明比其他考生技高一筹的能力。

 

请记住，SAT II中文专题考试每年只在的十一月份进行。报名截止日期在九月份。因SAT II中文专题考试有听力部分，所以要求考试时，参考的学生需自带放音设备。具体详情可查询www.collegeboard.com

 

为了支持和鼓励社区华人学生的中文学习，若报名学生人数达到要求，星星中文学校将开设SAT II中文专题考试辅导班，为有意参加SAT II中文专题考试的高中生提供帮助。辅导班上课时间初步定于九至十月，每周六的下午上课。

 

报名事宜，请联系星星中文学校老师徐海英, 电话：（616）304-0692

E-Mail: haiyingxu88@yahoo.com

 

Kevin Wang

 

Star Chinese School

 

Dear Students and Parents,

We had a successful Mathcounts program running from Nov.1, 08 through Feb. 28, 09. The instructor: Matthew Luo has done a wonderful job. His students: Jesse Zhan and Ian Tang made to their respective school Mathcounts teams. Both school team ranked number three and four in last week state competition (Jesse did not participate the competition due to illness. His school team had to compete with alternates).

Now with quite a strong teaching experience, Matthew is planning to continue the program if there is enough response. Again the target students are from 6 to 8 graders. Immediate goal is to prepare the students for the state competition next Spring while learning challenging math skills. The training will basically be three major parts: from Mar. 21 to Jun. 20, 2009, the students will be challenged with the school level problems; Sept. to Dec. 09, the students will be challenged with the regional level problems; Jan. to Feb. 2010, the students will face state level challenges with intensive drills in last week prior to competition just to keep them in good competing status.

Specific proposal for Mar. 21 to Jun. 20, 2009:

• Class opens to 6th through 8th graders. 5th graders are encouraged to be exposed to the kind of math problems for next year competition. Since we’ll start the program at relatively easy level, it is better to have less skilled students registered this semester than later.
• Class starting Mar. 28 to Jun. 20, 2009
• Students will meet 1 and a half hour at normal math class time in Saturdays (specific schedule will be determined later).
• Class will be conducted in combination of homework, class exercises and discussions.
• Materials are Mathcounts preparation problems at school level (provided by the teacher in copies).
• Students are expected to bring their home work to class. No students will be allowed to class without completing his/her homework (this requirement can be replaced with a note from parents/guardians).
• Class registration begins next Saturday (March 21, 2009) or you can register through responding to this email.
• Tuition for 13 classes is $150.
• Students are welcome to have one time try-out

Please send your response to your instructor: Matthew Luo no later than Oct. 24th so we can make decisions whether to start the class on Nov. 1st.

Regards,

Gongmin Lei

Star Chinese School

Dear Students and Parents:

I would like to clarify a few of things as follows:

1. Chinese school will be still open on this Saturday, January 31;

2. Since Chinese New Year celebration will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2009, there will be NO Chinese School on the Saturday, February 7. If there are any classes arranged on this day, they will be postponed to the following Saturday, February 14. Everybody could go to Bryant University on this day for Chinese New Year celebration.

If you have any questions, please contact the following persons:

Xiaoyuan Wang, Hua Zhang, Bin Rao or myself.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Gongmin Lei

Star Chinese School

January 29, 2009

Dear Students and Parents:

First session of SAT English has been finished. The second session of SAT English will start on Saturday, February 7, 2009. There will be still 15 times, and there will be one and a half hours each time. The start time will be at 1:30 pm through 3:00 pm on each Saturday. The fee will be $185.00 for all 15 times. There will be two additional times right after the second session to make up for the first session. The teacher will still be ABE. The content will be focused on vocabulary and writing. Please contact Abe (607-351-9083) if you have any questions regarding the contents.

Please go to Hua Zhang for registration.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Gongmin Lei

Star Chinese School

Dear Parents and Students:

Here I would like to remind everyone of our Holidays schedule as follows:

1. On December 27, 2008: CLOSED!

2. On January 3, 2009: CLOSED!

3. On January 10, 2009, our school will open and everything goes back to normal.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,

Gongmin Lei

Star Chinese School

Dear Parents and Students:

There will be NO any classes on Saturday, Nov 29, 2008 which is Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gongmin Lei

Star Chinese School

Dear Parents:

It has been quite a long time since we had a parents meeting a few years ago! Since then our Star Chinese School has grown dramatically in the number of students and the variety of classes. At the same time, our School has also been facing quite a few of challenges now and in the future. Although our School has been operated by only a few of people like me, I believe that the Star Chinese School belongs to all parents and students in our school, and any parents and students have any right to know what has been happening and what possibly will happen, and what we can do from ourselves to make our school even better. In order to share some information, enhance communication between parents and our school board members, and improve our school operation and the quality of teaching, on behalf of our school board I would like to invite all parents in our school to attend parents meeting at 10:30 am on this following Saturday, 11/15 in the church. Keep in mind: this is your school, and any positive involvement in our school could make our kids have a nicer environment to study in and make our kids get a better education here. I hope I can see you all there.

Best Regards,

Gongmin Lei