MLCCC Newsletter (2015-09-18)

Dear Parents,

Thank you for your support last Sunday, for your patience with the lines, for switching to a less crowded class, and more! If you still need to buy textbooks, please reply to this email and let us know, so that we can bring the specific textbook to school.

We also have great news to share! Sponsored in part by “Penn Medicine In The Community”'s Penn Medicine Cares program, we are excited to announce the funding of the Asian Seniors CAREs Center of the Main Line Chinese Culture Center, right at our Weekend School. This center will provide a whole range of activities, from mental well being to physical exercise to musical meditation, in order to inform, promote and enhance the well-being of all participants. All programs and instruments are offered free of charge. More details on ‘Penn Medicine In The Community” below. Thank you to our Vice Principal Mr. Qunbin Xiong for making this happen!

Synopsis:

1. Classes and Teachers Earn Rave Reviews From Parents
2. Classes With Free Tuition (Except for $30 Registration Fee) for Seniors (Age 65+) Start This Coming Sunday
3. Free Grandparents English Class Starts This Sunday @1pm in Room 162
4. Any Interest in Zumba Class?
5. Volunteering at MLCCC
Parent on Duty Sign Up
Class TAs
6. Donating to MLCCC
With Amazon Purchases – At No Cost to You
United Way Campaign - MLCCC Code is 45966
Buy Giant Gift Card
7. If You Still Need to Buy Textbooks, Email Us
8. Summer Homework Completion Reward With School Dollars
9. Parent on Duty
10. About “Penn Medicine In The Community”

Appendix:

1. EQ Parenting Seminar on 10/11 (Sunday) 9:30-11:30am at Rosemont College Auditorium
2. 黄河颂 (The Yellow River Cantata) Concert at the Kimmel Center on Oct 3
3. Intercultural Couples Research

Details:

1. Classes and Teachers Earn Rave Reviews From Parents
   The 4 classes below all received very positive feedback from parents and students on the first day. All of them still have space. Why not enroll and enjoy the class!
   
   武术课 (Chinese Martial Arts Class):
   At least 4 parents came over to us and said that the Wushu class is really good. One child who always refused to go to our Karate class, loved this class after the first try. The teacher, Mr. Valentino Rudi, has been teaching younger and older children for many years. He is planning to teach 少林拳 (Shaolin Fist) first, then 棍拳 (with a staff), then 扇拳 (with a fan). At the bottom of this section is his background.
   
   Chinese Public Speaking Class:
   We have a new teacher for this class this school year, Ms. Wenny Ou. She was recommended by our resident teacher Ms. Cheryl Wang, who is on leave for several months. Again, parents approached us to tell us what a wonderful teacher Ms. Ou is.
   
   Calligraphy and MATHCOUNTS Class:
   There is no teacher change here but both teachers of these two classes received great feedback from their students or students’ parents (“my son really enjoyed the class”)
   
   Speaking of feedback, if you have any, whether positive or negative, we would love to hear it. It either makes our day or helps us improve!
   
   武术老师 Wushu teacher Valentino Rudi’s background:
   Valentino has studied Chinese martial arts for over 20 years. He first studied Hun Quan (Hung Gar) as a child and later became a student of Tai Chi and Wushu under various teachers including Zhang Xichuan Shifu, Ma Yuen Shifu, Ma Chau Shifu, Chen Peng Fe, Bai Wenxiang Shifu and more…..
   Valentino is a dedicated student of Zhao Changjun Shifu (赵长军－曾任陕西省武术总队总教练), who has promoted Valentino to Wushu Coach and calls Valentino “A young Shifu”. Under Zhao Changjun, Valentino has studied various Wushu forms both external and internal systems including, Shaolin Quan, Hu Quan, Gun Ze, Fan, whip chain. Guan Dao, Cha Quan, Funzi Quan, Pi Gua, Hsing I Quan, Ba Gua, Tai Chi and more including Jian and Ji ben gong (Foundation training).
   Valentino has won a gold and bronze in Wushu competitions and has earned the title as a wushu judge for competition and testing with the approval of Zhao Changjun and Wu Bing (Jet Li’s Shifu)
   Valentino is a graduate of theater and film from Temple University and has appeared in several films and stage as a martial arts fighter. Valentino is also a screenplay writer and actor.
   
   
2. Classes With Free Tuition (Except for $30 Registration Fee) for Seniors (Age 65+) Start This Coming Sunday
   Classes start for interested seniors this coming Sunday. Some classes we recommend are Drawing, Chinese Calligraphy and Painting, Chinese Music Instrument, Weiqi, etc. If you would like to take advantage of this policy, please reply to this email and state the class name and time.
   
   
3. Free Grandparents English Class Starts This Sunday @1pm in Room 162
   Our grandparents Evergreen Club’s Free English Class starts this Sunday @1pm in room 162. It will be taught this year by two high school students, Jovanne Li and David Huang, who have been with MLCCC for many years. They’ll be sure to bring in new energy for the class. This class is completely free. Unlike the culture classes for grandparents, there is NO $30 registration fee. So bring in the grandparents and let them learn (and socialize) together with their friends!
   
   
4. Any Interest in Zumba Class?
   We have a YMCA Zumba teacher in our school and can potentially open a Zumba class at 1pm or 3pm. If anyone is interested, please let us know.
   
   
5. Volunteering at MLCCC
   Parent on Duty Sign Up:
   MLCCC is a community. To ensure our Weekend School’s kids’ safety and maintain a level of fun via activities, every Weekend School family is HIGHLY suggested to do Parent on Duty three times during the school year. Please sign up at the Admin Desk to show your support for the year!
   
   Class TAs:
   We need high school volunteers to act as teacher’s assistants in Montessori PreK, Montessori K, and CHL K classes during the school year. If your high school student can help, please reply to this email. We will give community service hour credits.
   
   Thank you in advance!
   
   
6. Donating to MLCCC
   With Amazon Purchases – At No Cost to You:
   If you need to purchase school (or house) supplies from Amazon, you can donate to MLCCC at absolutely no cost to you. We set up MLCCC as a donation recipient of Amazon. So whenever you buy from Amazon, please support us by buying via their charity portal smile.amazon.com and choosing "Main Line Chinese Culture Center" as your charity. You only need to choose the charity once, then every subsequent time, use smile.amazon.com. smile.amazon.com has the same price as amazon.com, but Amazon will donate 0.5% your purchase to MLCCC, at no cost to you.
   
   United Way Campaign - MLCCC Code is 45966:
   Many companies are starting their United Way campaigns. Please consider designating your contribution to our Chinese Weekend School. Our agency code is #45966.
   
   Buy Giant Gift Card From PTO:
   If you go to Giant supermarket to shop, please consider purchasing Giant Gift Cards from our PTO. You get the exact value in gift card of the dollars you pay. For example, you spend $20 to buy a $20 Giant Gift Card you use at Giant. Meanwhile PTO gets 5% of the $20, donated by Giant. So please support our PTO while you shop at Giant! PTO uses the funds for many activities, such as School Store, Halloween Trick-or-Treat, Tea Party, School Picnic, and much more.
   
   New or Gently Used Items to School Store:
   School Store welcomes any new or gently used stationery, toys, accessories and all unexpired food items like snacks, drinks, etc. Items with commercial or company logos are fine. Please leave your name when donating, for future recognition. A Halloween costume sale/exchange is being planned for mid October. Stay tuned.
   
   Thank you in advance!
   
   
7. If You Still Need to Buy Textbooks, Email Us
   Exact cash or check payable to “MLCCC” would be highly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
   
   
8. Summer Homework Completion Reward With School Dollars
   To those CHL class students who have summer homework book from Ma Liping textbook. Show your summer homework book to your teacher or any Admin. Those who completed 90% or more of the HW book will be rewarded $10 school dollars and those who completed 40%-80% will be rewarded $5 school dollars.
   
   
9. Parent on Duty
   Sherry Wang (Thank you!)
   
   
10. About “Penn Medicine In The Community”
    Improving lives and health in underserved communities throughout the Philadelphia area is among Penn Medicine's highest priorities. Every day, Penn physicians, nurses, medical students and volunteers share their knowledge, skills, and themselves to benefit the community. Activities include free health clinics and screenings, disease prevention and treatment education, support groups for patients and their families and health care career development. As an important part of the Penn Medicine In The Community initiatives, Penn Medicine CAREs provides grants to faculty, employees and students from all hospitals of the Penn Medicine Health Network to initiate their unique community health related programs and services. Every year, scores of this types of grants are awarded to promote their healthy needs and well being of the greater Philadelphia communities. To know more about the Penn Medicine in the Community, please visit us online at: http://www.pennmedicine.org/health-system/about/community/
    
    

Looking forward to seeing you!

Best Regards,

Li, Xia - Principal
Julia Chou - Director of Operations and Communications
Sherry Wang - PTO President
MLCCC Chinese Weekend School
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Appendix:

1. EQ Parenting Seminar on 10/11 (Sunday) 9:30-11:30am at Rosemont College Auditorium
   If you feel that it’s harder and harder to communicate with your kid(s); if you feel your kid(s) need to be more motivated and more responsible; If you haven’t heard about what EQ parenting is, this seminar may be for you!
   
   An EQ Parenting Seminar will answer these questions from Dr. Bing Liao. Seminar is hosted by Philadelphia EQ Parenting Club, co-hosted by Great Wall Chinese School and Ju Hua Suan group.
   
   Dr. Bing Liao, a two college-aged kids mom, is an EQ parenting advocate and has been working in the field for 10+ years. She has the Bachelor degree from Beijing University, PhD degree from University of Houston and MBA from Rutgers University. She worked at Merrill Lynch and The Lawrenceville School before she founded YingHua Language School, YingHua International School, "YingHua in Beijing" Summer Language & Leadership Institute, Princeton International Academy Charter School.
   
   Time: 9:30-11:30am on Oct 11, 2015
   Location: Great Wall Chinese school in Rosemont College Auditorium
   1400 Montgomery Ave
   Rosemont, PA 19010
   
   And $5+ donation is suggested to cover the location rental fee and the guest speaker travelling cost.
   
   To see the flyer about the seminar details and Dr. Bing Liao’s bio, please go to
   http://www.weidb.com/p26119?from=groupmessage&isappinstalled=0
   
   To register for the seminar, please go to
   https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pc22Mkl8XNHuiJt8_2TWRCgKRqwQvg_B8OBVuhpv5zc/viewform
   
   
2. 黄河颂 (The Yellow River Cantata) Concert at the Kimmel Center on Oct 3
   Please see attached flyer for more information.
   
   
3. Intercultural Couples Research
   *Chance to win $30 Amazon Gift Card!*
   
   My name is Jenny Holzapfel and I am a second year Master's student in Counseling and Counseling Psychology at Arizona State University working under Dr. Ashley K. Randall. I am looking for intercultural couples (romantic couples in which partners come from two different countries) to participate in my thesis research (IRB approval #: STUDY00002710).
   
   Couples will fill out a screening survey to ensure they meet requirements (5 minutes to complete) and then an online survey about stress, coping strategies, and their relationship (30 minutes to complete). All participants can be entered to win one of five $30 gift cards to Amazon! If you and your partner are interested in participating, please email ICCresearchASU@gmail.com with your names and email addresses. The attached flyer has more information.
   
   Jenny Holzapfel
   Master's Student, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
   Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology
   Arizona State University