No Pain, No Gain
不經一番寒徹骨 焉得梅花撲鼻香
***** Important Dates 重要活動日期 *****
2014-2015學年理事提名: 中華學苑需要您的加入才會更好！
Nomination for the Board of Directors for 2014-2015 Begins. SDCA Needs You!
3/30/2014 詩詞朗誦比賽 Poetry Recitation Contest
閱讀馬拉松 Read-A-Thon (3/10-4/4)
班級認字比賽 Chinese Character Recognition Contest (3/30-4/6)
4/06/2014 閱讀馬拉松頒獎 Read-A-Thon Pledge Form Turn-in for Prizes
理事改選 Board Election
家長大會/班代表會議 PTA Meeting and Room Parents Meeting
班級認字比賽 Chinese Character Recognition Contest (3/30-4/6)
學分班統一考試 Credit Class written and oral tests
4/13/2014 預註冊 Pre-registration (4/13-5/4)
***** School and Administration Office 校務、教務與註冊 *****
- Parents Survey form goes home this week, please take a few minutes to fill it out and return it in a sealed envelope to your room parents next week. We appreciate your feedback very much. This will help our school to improve. Thank you for your cooperation and support. 今年的家長問卷調查本週會發給學生們帶回家,懇請所有家長花幾分鐘的時間幫我們填這份問卷,填完後放在信封裡交給班爸班媽。沒有家長們的支持,學校就沒辦法成長,我們的大家庭需要大家一起來經營,謝謝您的支持與合作!
- This week will be the last day of our poetry recitation contest. Parents, please remind your child that there is a 3 point deduction for mentioning her/his name during the contest. Regular C group, please check in at the community hall at 1:15 pm, Regular D Group and Regular E group, please check in at the community Hall at 3:00 pm. 詩詞朗誦比賽最後一天！本週繼續我們一年一度的詩詞朗誦比賽，請家長務必提醒孩子們不要報出自己的姓名，違者扣總分三分。 請普通初級組於3/30下午1：15pm到Community Hall報到。普通中級組及普通高級組請於下午3:00pm報到。
- Youth Camps in Taiwan: Registration for 2014 Taiwan Study Tour for Overseas Youth, Taiwan Chinese Summer Camp for Youth, as well as Overseas Chinese Children Study Tour & Overseas Youth Volunteer Service Program to the Republic of China has begun. For application and information regarding the programs please go to the website. You may also contact Ms. Tung at 516-987-5000, or email her. 救國團台灣暑期夏令營即日起至5月10日截止報名。報名表及活動須知可在紐約救國團之友會網頁下載。詳情可致電紐約團友會會長童惠珍，電話：（516）987-5000。
- To encourage Chinese study, we provide awards to our students who have continuously studied Chinese for 6, 9, or 12 years. If your child qualifies, please obtain application form from your teacher. If the previous years of study were from another Chinese school, proper documentation must be submitted along with the application form. Application deadline is March 31. 本校為了鼓勵孩子們堅持不斷的學習中文，我們提供獎勵給連續就讀中文6年，9年，12年的學生，如果您的孩子符合條件，請向老師索取申請單。如果是轉校生，則必須提供外校就讀的證明，例如成績單，獎狀之類的文件證明，申請日期到3/31截止。
- 2014 VIRGINIA HOM FUNG MEMORIAL/YOUTH CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP: The House of China (HOC) has awarded scholarships each year to SD County youths, 18 years of age or younger, currently enrolled in Chinese Schools in SD. There are three groups: beginning, intermediate and advanced, based on recommendations by teachers. Essays shall be submitted in hand-written Chinese. Please contact your teacher for more details. 紀念馮譚珍貴女士2014年中國館中文獎學金: 聖地牙哥中國館每年春季提供獎學金給就讀本市中文學校的學生，以鼓勵十八歲以下青少年學習中文。獎學金分為初級組、中級組，和高級組三組。組別由老師推薦，最後由評委會評定。每組得獎名額三位,請家長們鼓勵貴子弟報名參加，詳情與班級老師聯絡。
**** PTA & Activities 家長會與活動 *****
1. Board Nomination Begins: The Board of Directors at SDCA is seeking two additional Board members. We are actively taking applications for candidates to be elected to fill these vacancies. You are cordially invited to be part of our team for the betterment of San Diego Chinese Academy. To Become a Candidate: Fill out an application at the Office. Please contact President Celine Chen @ 760-522-9184, or contact any current board member. Election Date: April 6, 2014. 中華學苑理事會基於更有效協助中華學苑成長茁壯，理事會成員將由七位增至九位 , 我們期待熱心的您前來登記成為理事候選人，一起加入經營中華學苑的行列！報名方式: 至辦公室填寫報名表, 洽現任理事長王意筑, 或洽任何現任理事。提名截止及投票日期: 4月6日。
2. Call for Super Salespeople. SDCA has a few donation items that we need a volunteer to sell. We will provide you a 20% commission as reward. Please contact PTA for details. 理事會徵求銷售轉賣高手，以協助我們變賣幾樣學校剩下的捐贈物品。理事會將以銷售的20%做為報酬，詳情請聯絡PTA。
3. Parents Ninja Workout Club (NWC) Let’s get up off the couch and get some exercise. Please contact Jerry if you are interested in any of the programs and come to the office at 1:40PM. 本週健人就是腳勤活動持續進行。有興趣者請與Jerry 聯絡，並在1:40PM至辦公室集合。
4. SDCA Read-A-Thon Started. This fun Read-A-Thon event is to read only 8 Chinese books in 25 days (from 3/10 to 4/4). The student will be granted 3 student store coupons if he/she finished reading 8 books or more. We’ll also select the ones who read the most books to win some surprise grand prizes. So Parents: please assist your kids in selecting the appropriate books for their reading levels. Reading with your child(ren) is also a wonderful bonding opportunity. Go! SDCA! 中華學苑 - 『閱讀馬拉松』已經開跑囉! 歡迎您的孩子加入這有趣的閱讀馬拉松，只要孩子在3/10到4/4日內讀完8本中文書，就可以得到3張學生商店coupons 。另外，讀最多本書的前幾名學生有機會可以得到高級神秘禮物唷! 家長們：請您協助您的子女選擇適合他們程度的中文書籍，把握這個難得的親子共讀時光唷！大家一起加油吧!!
***** Scrip Sales, Publications, and Miscellaneous 禮券, 校刊, 與其他 *****
1. Scrip Sales: We’ll have Scrip Sale Day in the office this Sunday, 1:30 to 4pm. Please fill out the Scrip Purchase Form before you do the scrip purchase. We’ll also start the service refund this week. Please come by the office to process your service refund if you completed your volunteer service. 賣禮券囉!! 禮券組將在3/30 下午一點半到四點在學校辦公室販售禮券，請在購買前填妥禮卷購買單。本週也開始義工服務退費，請完成義工服務及符合退費資格的家長前來退費。
2. The yearbook team is starting to work on the yearbook, if you have good photos of school events to share, please contact our vice president/editor in chief Ms. Isabelle Yang. 理事會已開始著手編輯今年的年刊，如您手邊有學校活動的好照片願意分享，請與副理事長及總編輯曾梁菁女士 Isabelle Yang聯絡。
***** Community and Parents Corner 社區大小事與家長園地 *****
‘Cats’ lands on its feet in North Park (tickets info., now to till 4/6). 著名的舞台劇"貓"現在到4/6日在聖地牙哥表演,可以帶您的孩子去唷! 購票請見網站。
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