Newsletter: December 11, 2004

北威背誦比賽

Speech Contest

本學期學藝競賽將於本週六，十二月十一日舉行。 比賽及評分標準共分三組﹕低年級組(一到四年級)，中年級組(五到七年級)，高年級組(八到十二年級)。 題目及背頌內容﹕按年級程度的不同，老師會將題材通知各班。 評分標準﹕ 發音 (40%)，表達能力 (40%)，背誦能力 (20%) 比賽成績前三名者將發給獎狀及獎座﹐ 其他則發給參加獎。 歡迎全班參加比賽。

Our school-wide academic contest will be held this Saturday, 12/11/04. Students are grouped into three levels: Level I (Grades 1-4), Level II (Grades 5-7) and Level III (Grades 8-12). Students will be provided a small selection of articles from which to choose, to memorize and orally present to a live audience, including judges composed of faculty and docent members. The articles, which will vary in subject and content by grade level, will be distributed by the classroom teachers. The criteria include Pronunciation (40%), Intonation/Expression (40%), and Memorization/Accuracy (20%). There will be three winners in each level. Placement Certificates and prizes will be awarded at a later date. All students are encouraged to take part.

北威通訊錄

NWCS Directories

部分 2004-2005 年度通訊錄有缺頁，請各位家長檢查您所拿到的通訊錄。 如有缺頁，請到辦公室換取。 假如您需任何更正，請與註冊組施小萍女士聯絡。

It has been brought to our attention that some of the 2004-2005 directories are missing pages. We urge parents to check your copy for any errors or missing pages. If yours is missing pages, please come to the office to exchange it for a new copy. If there are any corrections, please contact the Registrar, Ms Shiauping Shih.

新年晚會節目

New Year's Party Program

今年新年晚會﹐ 學校將邀請國劇團參與演出﹐ 演出戲碼包括孫悟空和拾玉鐲。 入場費： 成人$10﹐ 北威家庭的孩童免費﹐ 非北威家庭的孩童收費$5。 請家長們邀請朋友觀賞。 除了十二年級生以外﹐ 其他各班級將自行決定是否參與晚會的節目。 晚會仍有古箏, 吉他, 舞蹈, 及功夫的表演。

畢業典禮將於下午一時準時開始。 其後有畢業生及其他才藝表演(如古箏,舞蹈等)﹐ 約於二時三十分結束。 才藝表演結束後將清理場地﹐ 預備國劇演出。 二時四十五分開始收入場卷﹐ 國劇演出將於下午三時開始。 國劇結束後將有園遊會﹐ 晚餐和卡拉OK。

We have invited a local professional Chinese Opera group to give a performance in this year's New Year's Show. They will perform two acts, "The Monkey King" and "Picking Up A Jade Bracelet". Because of the cost of this performance, we will charge $10 for each adult for entrance. We will also charge $5 for each child that is not from our NWCS families. Children from NWCS families will be not be charged. We encourage parents to invite their friends to come enjoy the show. Our usual class performances will be optional this year, with the exception of the 12th grade. We will still have Table Harp, Guitar club, Dance Class and, possibly, Kungfu performances.

The graduation ceremony will start at 1:00 sharp. Our graduate class and talent shows (table harp, dance, etc.) will start right after the ceremony and will end at about 2:30. We will then clear the auditorium and prepare for the Chinese Opera show. At 2:45, we will start collecting tickets for the Chinese Opera show, which will start around 3:00. We will still have the carnival, dinner, and Karaoke party after the show.

消防演習

Fire Drill

上週的消防演習非常成功。 疏散的過程安靜迅速。 非常感謝大家的合作。

The Somers Middle School custodian has informed us that the fire drill last week was a success. We would like to thank everyone for your cooperation!