Westwood Chinese School

@ALL 📢📢📣📣🎃🎃🎉🎉

Dear WCS parents and friends,

Good news! We are going to resume our SHORT &SWEET Hall-oween Parade this coming Sunday morning in between classes.

The parade starts at 9:40 am, from each classroom following the hallway clockwise then stopping at the stairway in the front lobby for a group picture, go back to the class afterward. Hopefully, it can be done in half an hour.

PTO prepared a goody bag for each student, the first session class teacher will distribute them in the classroom, as well as the prizes for the summer Read-A-Thorn.

Students are encouraged to wear costumes to the class if they can do so. Some costumes may not be easy to wear during the class. The students can dress up at school. We will have the parade after the first session of the Chinese class.

This tradition has been going on for a few years before the pandemic. Looking forward to seeing the students, teachers, and parents in costume on Sunday!

@所有人 📢📢📣📣🎃🎃🎉🎉

大家好！

亲爱的WCS家长和朋友们，这个周日10／30，威斯伍中文学校将恢复我们 SHORT & SWEET Halloween Parade 活动,我们计划9：40开始，占用课间10分钟和20分钟下半截中文课时间，争取半小时结束后回到教室继续后面20分钟的课程。

1. 希望家长提前把小朋友的装束准备好，请不要带武器或兵器等尖锐的东西以免发生意外。谢谢配合。

2 和以前一样，学生们在教室准备好后排队出教室，但这次每个班都按顺时针方向到达前台楼梯进行照相，也就是说左边走廊即马立平高年级和双语班的同学会先parade多一些。

3 goody bags连同读书乐奖品会在第一节课中间送到各班教室，老师们会根据上课情况自行发放。

非常感谢大家的支持和参与！

Picking up the Baton

Hello everyone,

This is Jieping Li, the new Principal of Westwood Chinese School. Upon 2021-2022 school year is over, I want to thank you for your support to Westwood Chinese School over the past year! Thank you to all the teachers who have worked tirelessly for another year so that students can continue to learn Chinese and other courses during the pandemic. Also, thank the PTO for actively supporting various activities under the leadership of Chairman Wenping Jin.

Congratulations to Principal Yenchu Chen and Treasurer I-Shih Huang on their retirement from WCS! Thanks for their years of effort in forming and managing WCS in the last 13 years. Also congratulations to Operations Manager Helen Gee on her retirement from WCS, thanks for her dedication to operating WCS over the past years. Without their dedication and hard work, WCS would not be where it is today. Let’s wish them to enjoy their retirement from WCS!

Congratulations to those students who graduated from ninth grade, those students who finished the Chinese AP exam, and those students who won the President’s Volunteer Service Award or the Excellence Award! Also, congratulations to all the students who have completed another academic year of Chinese language courses!

I am delighted to announce the three new members of the WCS executive board: Vice Principal Wang Shan, Operations Manager Xianli Wang, and Treasurer Changlin Teng. Thank all of them for their willingness to work hard for the continued prosperity of WCS. Also, thanks to our Technology Manager Bin Ji for continuing to help with course registration and website maintenance. We will work together to serve WCS, continue to grow it, and keep it prosperous.

Course registration for the 2022-2023 academic year has been opened on the website. Please register as soon as possible so that the school can count the number of students in each class and arrange classrooms. The $50 registration fee is waived before 7/31/2022. WCS will resume in person in the fall.

I hope you all have a joyful summer and I look forward to seeing you in the fall!

Sincerely,
Jieping Li (李捷萍),
Principal of WCS

Passing the Baton

Dear WCS family,

As some of you may have heard, I am retiring from my role as Principal of WCS this year.

I remember the first days of WCS like it was yesterday – our new students, parents, and staff meeting each other for the first time, all of us determined to create a space where students of all ages can experience Chinese language, arts, and culture.

In the blink of an eye, 13 years have passed. The WCS community has grown, bringing new faces and programs each year. Some of our elementary school students in 2009 have graduated college and entered the workforce. And somewhere in there, between the countless classes, performances, and laughs we’ve shared together, we’ve become a true family.

I head into retirement now with a potpourri of emotions, but more than anything, I feel thankful. Thankful to have worked alongside the most brilliant and committed group of teachers and staff I’ve seen in my 20+ years as an educator. Thankful for the warmth, hard work, and positive energy our parents and students bring each week, even through a pandemic. And thankful to be able to call so many of you my closest, lifelong friends. My heart is so full, and I feel so lucky.

I believe that WCS’s best days are yet to come. I’ve had the honor and pleasure of working with Jieping for many years now, and am beyond confident that her capable leadership will take our school to new heights. I’m grateful for the journey that got us here, and look forward to seeing the success that lies ahead.

Finally, as I take my leave, I would like to recognize and express my sincerest thank you to two people who have also served these 13 years with me.  Eric Huang, Treasurer and Helen Gee, Operations Manager will also be retiring.

With love and gratitude,

Yenchu (陳銀珠)