博愛中文學校 Berryessa Chinese School

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關於博愛中文學校 About Berryessa Chinese School

博愛中文學校成立於一九八零年，坐落於San Jose Berryessa校區，為孩子們提供一個學習中文和中國文化的優良環境，我們的國語班和粤語班分別由學前班到十二年班，我們還設有Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL)班，由幼兒班到八年班。我們設有六十四個語文班和二十多個文化班。我們的學生人數超過八百二十人和分佈於三所不同的學校。博愛設有以下的文化班：珠心算、西畫、漫畫、國畫、圍棋、手工藝、國樂、少林武術、太極拳、舞蹈和羽毛球等等。
Berryessa Chinese School (BCS), is located in the Berryessa district of San Jose, California, established in 1980. We have provided the youth of the Bay Area with an environment to learn the Chinese language and its culture. BCS offers both Mandarin and Cantonese classes from Pre-K to 12th grade, plus cultural classes for both students and adults. We also offer Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) classes from K to 8th grade. BCS has over 820 students distributed throughout three campuses. We host 64 language classes and more than 20 cultural classes (eg. Abacus, Handcraft, Cartoon Drawing, Western Drawing, Chinese Painting, Chinese Go, Badminton, Chinese Instruments, Shaolin Wushu, Tai-Chi Chuan, Dance, …etc).
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BCS Weekly E-Newsletter WW10 11/09/2019

Dear Parents,

This year is BCS 40th anniversary. BCS will be making memorable yearbook and T-shirt for sale as one part of the celebration events. You may order the yearbook, T-shirt or both (at discounted price) using the attached form. Please do so before the due date to help BCS fulfill the right amount of orders than excess.

This year we are celebrating BCS 40 th Anniversary. BCS Spring Performance (SP) and Spring Performance Poster Contest will become parts of 40 th anniversary celebration. The SP will be held on Saturday, Mar 14, 2020 at the Multi-Purpose Room of Sierramont Middle School. If you and your class are interested in any of two events, Poster Contest and Spring Performance, please submit the following application form to any BCS offices. Please refer to the attached file for details.

Every class is required to submit 2 pages for BCS 40th anniversary yearbook. Please refer to the attached zipped file for the template and details about the contents. Please email to yearbook@bcs-usa.org should you have any questions. The submission due by Feb/15/2020.

The Academic Competition Registration Form of 2020 was distributed to all classes last Saturday(10/26/2019). Please remember to pick up the forms from the campus offices and distribute to your classes. Please remind the students that the registration deadline is 11/16/2019. On the day of the deadline, please collect then submit all the students’ registration forms with the class cover form as well as the checks for the fee to the campus offices by 10am. Please pay special attention that, the age cut off date is September 1 for group classification, which is different from previous years.

Teachers, please highly encourage your students to participate in the competition.

During the holiday, you may shop at smile.amazon.com to generate AmazonSmile donations for BCS.

Please check with your department associate deans if you are unsure about anything to watch out in the classroom.

**Campus Patrol**

Week 10 11/09/2019

Language Classes Culture Classes

Morrill MP [3] C1A [3] L13 (Shaolin Wushu 少林武術) [2]

Sierramont C4A [3] M6 [3] S9 (Chinese Go 圍棋) [2]

Piedmont C10 [2] CFL8 [2] HSIC3/4 [2]

Note: [number] = number of parent patrol for each campus.

Campus patrols must be at least 18 years old

Duty time: 8:45AM – 11:45AM (Language classes) / 11:40AM-12:55PM(Culture classes)

Dear Parents,

A very successful Fall Carnival on last Saturday. Please refer below for the thank you message from the Principal.

Teachers, please highly encourage your students to participate in the competition.

During the holiday, you may shop at smile.amazon.com to generate AmazonSmile donations for BCS.

Please check with your department associate deans if you are unsure about anything to watch out in the classroom.

**Campus Patrol**

Week 9 11/02/2019

Language Classes Culture Classes

Morrill MK [3] C2 [3] L10 (Cartoon Drawing 漫畫) [2]

Sierramont C5 [3] CFL3 [3] S11 (Badminton 羽毛球) [2]

Piedmont C12/C11 [2] HSIC1 [2] HSIC2 [2]

Note: [number] = number of parent patrol for each campus.

Campus patrols must be at least 18 years old

Duty time: 8:45AM – 11:45AM (Language classes) / 11:40AM-12:55PM(Culture classes)

BCS Weekly E-Newsletter WW08 10/26/2019

Dear Parents,

The school end by 11:30am and there will be no culture class this Saturday for Fall Carnival event in Sierramont Middle School.

Fall Carnival event (10/26/2019) is on this Saturday, everyone is encouraged to visit the event in Sierramont Middle School. There will also be Halloween costume competition on the same day. Here is the reward for the costume contest: 1st – $50, 2nd – $30 & 3rd – $20. Please refer to the attached file for the event flyer.

There was an incident that parent ran over the barricade cone last Saturday in Sierramont at the school front entrance to the parking lots. Both parking lots are reserved for teachers and board members. Please follow the traffic instruction from our parent patrol for the safety of everyone in the school campus compound.

All parents and students in Sierramont should only enter the classroom from outside. This has been BCS policy for long time. If you have any doubts, please stop by BCS office to review our students handbook.

Please check with your department associate deans if you are unsure about anything to watch out in the classroom.

**Campus Patrol**

Week 8 10/26/2019

Language Classes Culture Classes

Morrill M1 [3] CFL0 [3]-

Sierramont M3 [3] CFL4 [3]-

Piedmont CFL7 [2] HSIC2 [2]-

Note: [number] = number of parent patrol for each campus.

Campus patrols must be at least 18 years old

Duty time: 8:45AM – 11:45AM (Language classes) / 11:40AM-12:55PM(Culture classes)

秋季園遊會報名表 Fall Carnival Registration Form

秋季園遊會時間 (Fall Carnival Date and Time): 2019年10月26日星期六由上午11時30分至下午3時。Saturday 10/26/19 11:30 am to 3:00 pm.

地點 (Location): Sierramont Middle School (3155 Kimlee Drive, San Jose, CA 95132)

攤位費用 (Booth fee): 學校 (School) $10 / 校區廠商 (External Organization) $30

請填妥下列表格及附上參加費用交到各校區辦公室的活動組文件夾内。截止日期是10月12日上午10時30分前。除各班可設置攤位外，歡迎校外其他團體設置攤位。

Please fill in sign up form and return with booth fee to any BCS campus office no later than Oct 12 10:30am. Beside internal classes, BCS welcome all external organizations.

2019-FallCarnivalApplicationForm (PDF Format)

BCS Fall Carnival Student Volunteer

BCS Weekly E-Newsletter WW04 09/28/2019

Dear Parents,

Please forward this eNews to your class parents. All new class representative need to turn in the contact sheet to each campus office or department associate deans.

New class representatives meeting on this Saturday (09/28/2019). This will be held at the same time (9:30am to 10:30am) across all campus.

Morrill – library

Sierramont – library, drawing for Sierramont Fall Carnival parent helpers to the assigned time slot.

Piedmont – library

Fall Carnival event (10/26/2019) is approaching, all classes are encouraged to setup a booth during the event. Please contact each campus office for the application form.

There are a list of seminar related to credit transfer and college application planning in Piedmont Middle School Library between 10:30 to 11:30am as below:

– Sep 28 High School curriculum and College application planning

Please note the new campus classes assignments:

Morrill: MP, MK, M1, M2, CFLK, CFL1, CFL2, CP, CK, C1, C2

Sierramont: M3, M4, M5, M6, CFL3, CFL4, CFL5, CFL6, C3, C4, C5

Piedmont: M7, M8, M9, M10, M11, M12, HSIC1, HSIC2, HSIC3/4, CFL7, CFL8, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11/12

**Campus Patrol**

Week 4 09/28/2019

Language Classes Culture Classes

Morrill CK1 [3] MP [3] L13 (Shaolin Wushu 少林武術) [2]

Sierramont C3 [3] M3 [3] S13 (Cartoon Drawing 漫畫) [2]

Piedmont M9 [2] C8 [2] HSIC1 [2]

Note: [number] = number of parent patrol for each campus.

Campus patrols must be at least 18 years old

Duty time: 8:45AM – 11:45AM (Language classes) / 11:40AM-12:55PM(Culture classes)

BCS Weekly E-Newsletter WW03 09/21/2019

Dear Parents,

All new class representative, please turn in your contact sheet to each campus office or collected by each language associate deans. Otherwise, all previous year class representatives remain in duty for the first 3 weeks. Until the next candidates are appointed, they will continue in duty to assist BCS in routine assignment.

New class representatives meeting will be next week (09/28/2019). This will be held at the same time across all campus. During the meeting, there will be drawing for Sierramont Fall Carnival parent helpers to the assigned time slot. All Sierramont class representatives, please make sure you attend the meeting.

Fall Carnival event (10/26/2019) is approaching, all classes are encouraged to setup a booth during the event.

There are a list of seminar related to credit transfer and college application planning in Piedmont Middle School Library between 9:00 to 10:00am as below:

– Sep 21 High School curriculum and College application planning

– Sep 28 High School curriculum and College application planning

Please note the new campus classes assignments:

Morrill: MP, MK, M1, M2, CFLK, CFL1, CFL2, CP, CK, C1, C2

Sierramont: M3, M4, M5, M6, CFL3, CFL4, CFL5, CFL6, C3, C4, C5

Piedmont: M7, M8, M9, M10, M11, M12, HSIC1, HSIC2, HSIC3/4, CFL7, CFL8, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11/12

**Campus Patrol**

Week 3 9/21/2019

Language Classes Culture Classes

Morrill C1B [3] MK [3] L10 (Cartoon Drawing 漫畫) [2]

Sierramont C4B [3] M4 [3] S9 (Chinese Go 圍棋) [2]

Piedmont M10 [2] C9 [2] HSIC2 [2]

Note:

Campus patrols must be at least 18 years old

Duty time: 8:45AM – 11:45AM (Language classes) / 11:40AM-12:55PM(Culture classes)

Please refer to the link below for patrol schedule of each class.

1. Language Class Patrol Schedule

2. Culture Class Patrol Schedule

BCS Weekly E-Newsletter WW02 09/14/2019

Dear Parents,

2018-2019 class representatives and liaisons duty is extended up to week 3. All newly elected class representative(s) are urged to complete the contact form. Please return the completed form to BCS office as soon as you can. All newly elected personnel will then begin to receive eNews later.

BCS will distribute a full version of “students & parents handbook” to new students. All returning students will receive supplement version. Please sign the “Parent Return Slip” (2 pages) when received. All class representatives will collect them and return to each campus office.

Classroom assignment changes:

Piedmont: ( M11 ) room 19 to 22

Sierramont: ( S13 Cartoon Drawing ) room 5A to 27

( M6 ) room 2C to 2A

( MC Mandarin Conversation ) room 6C to 3A

Morrill: ( C2 ) B4 to B1

There’s a car accident last Saturday at BUSD maintenance office parking lot. Please refer to the attached pictures. If anyone noticed this incidence, please contact us.

There are a list of seminar related to credit transfer and college application planning in Piedmont Middle School Library between 9:00 to 10:00am as below:

– Sep 14 High School Chinese as a 2nd language credit transfer program

– Sep 21 High School curriculum and College application planning

– Sep 28 High School curriculum and College application planning

Please note the new campus classes assignments:

Morrill: MP, MK, M1, M2, CFLK, CFL1, CFL2, CP, CK, C1, C2

Sierramont: M3, M4, M5, M6, CFL3, CFL4, CFL5, CFL6, C3, C4, C5

Piedmont: M7, M8, M9, M10, M11, M12, HSIC1, HSIC2, HSIC3/4, CFL7, CFL8, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11/12

**Campus Patrol**

Week 2 9/14/2019

Language Classes Culture Classes

Morrill C1A [3] M1 [3] L4 (Western Drawing 西畫 ) [2]

Sierramont C4A [3] M5 [3] S11 (Badminton 羽毛球) [2]

Piedmont M11 [2] C10 [2] P11 (Badminton 羽毛球) [2]

Note:

Campus patrols must be at least 18 years old

Duty time: 8:45AM – 11:45AM (Language classes) / 11:40AM-12:55PM(Culture classes)

Please refer to the link below for patrol schedule of each class.

1. Language Class Patrol Schedule

2. Culture Class Patrol Schedule

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