[ECS Announcement] October 4th, 2024

English Version

Web Version is available after Friday

 

【Updated Announcement】

【Principal】

School Hallway Policy  IMPORTANT

The facility staff on duty at Chantilly High School reminded ECS not to run or play loudly in the hallway of the school building according to FCPS policy.  Please remind the students before class. Thanks for your cooperation!

 

 

【Academics】

Contest Judge and Event Volunteer Sign-Up NEW
The sign-up for academic contests has begun. Please contact your room parent to sign up by 10/13/2024. The academic volunteer opportunities include: Recitation Contest (12/15/2024), Chinese New Year Festival (1/26/2025), and Vocabulary Contest (5/4/2025). Please refer to School Service-point Tasks for more details.

 

 

10/6 Culture Class

For your child’s safety, please have them wear sneakers and comfortable clothes for culture class.

2-2:50pm E3A / Traditional Toys (4)＠ Cafeteria （Mr. Albert）

3-3:55pm E3C / Traditional Toys (4) ＠ Cafeteria （Mr. Albert）

 

 

For M1A and M1C, please wear used/ dark color clothes for the Calligraphy culture class.

2-2:50pm M1A / Calligraphy ＠ Art Room（ Ms. Stella）

3-3:55pm M1C / Calligraphy ＠ Art Room （Ms. Stella)

 

 

【ECS Star Team】

Congratulations! ECS Star Team Won the 1st Place in the 5th Multimedia Application Contest NEW

The contest was on 9/21 and the award ceremony was at the Confucius Memorial Ceremony on 9/28. The participants are from Chinese schools and mainstream schools across the metro DC area. Congratulations to the two outstanding ECS students: Darrell Kao from H2A and ECS TA  Jennifer Dobson for winning 1st place with a $1000 award!

 

Join ECS Star Team- Chinese Phrases Contest  NEW

The Registration for the team begins now. Qualified students are welcome!

●     ECS Registration Due Date: 10/6/2024

●     ECS Star Phrases Team Training:  Zoom meeting every Sunday at 8:00pm starting from 10/6/24.

●     WMACS Contest Date: 11/9/2024 (Saturday), 12:45 pm-3pm

●     Eligibility:

○     ECS students from 3rd to 10th grade in the Zhuyin class (the priority would give to students at ECS for 3+ consecutive years)

○     Students live in the US for at least 5 years

●     Location: Culture Center of TECRO

 

【Activities】

 

2024 ECS Ski Trip to Seven Springs: Registration is Open! UPDATED

UPDATE: Epic Pass Prices will increase slightly starting 10/9. Book your Epic Pass NOW!

 

We have arranged significant discounts again for the Ski Trip to Seven Springs Resort!  This is also ECS’ largest fundraiser of the year!  Both ECS and Non-ECS families are welcomed to take advantage of the discounts. The discounts apply to both ECS Ski Trip and EPIC Passes:

●     ECS Ski Trip

○     Reservation dates from December 22 (Sunday) to December 26 (Thursday). Come for any 2 nights to 5 nights

○     Offer condo options  

○     Registration for the ski trip and lodging HERE

○     Early Bird Discount: Saves 10% on registration fees if you register by October 20th

○     Registration will be confirmed with the receipt of either check or Paypal for the confirmed lodging amount. 

●     EPIC Passes Details

○     Access the EPIC Passes HERE

○     Enter Promo Code B7SEXS24    (CASE sensitive)

○     EPIC Passes can be used all season long at ANY Participating Vail resorts (Liberty Resort, Whitetail or other participating Vail Resorts)

○     You can get EPIC passes for ECS Ski trips and the balance of the days on your own in January or February during non black out dates at participating Vail Resorts. 

 

 

Fall Extracurricular Activities UPDATED

Registration for extracurricular activities: CLICK HERE

Don’t miss the new and exciting classes for this fall!  Additional information on the website .

●     After School Kids classes (Classes started on 9/22)

○     Chinese Painting

○     Chinese Yoyo

○     Wushu /Kung Fu (Free)

○     Taiwanese Traditional Art

■     Traditional Tile Painting (11/3, 11/10)

■     Holiday Lanterns (1/19/25)

○     Violin class (Free. Bring your own Violin. Additional info please reach out to ECS Activity )

 

ECS Social Media

The Experimental Chinese School has organized the following online groups to welcome parents to join. These social platforms are for parents to share and exchange information. Please be friendly and polite to one another.

●     ECS Facebook Group

●     ECS Parent Group (Line )

●     ECS Yo-yo Team (Website ) (Line Group )

 

 

【Fundraising】

Fundraising Opportunities NEW

Order through ECS Online . Order deadline October 11th.

Order pick up date is October 20th. Please bring your own shopping bag.

Preferable payment methods: PayPal or Check. Please provide the exact change if paying by cash

●     Bread Corner: Breads, buns, toasts, and egg tarts, etc.

●     Dumplings: 2 Flavors: Pork/ Corn and Shrimps/ Pork/ Chive (Limited to 30 orders in total).

●     Share Tea: Varieties of milk teas

 

 

【General Affairs】 

Safety Patrols Are Needed

Several Safety Patrols are needed for the Fall semester. More patrol volunteer details Here . Safety Patrol will earn 1 service point each time. Please go online to register if you are interested in.

 

【Community Affairs】

Seal of Biliteracy Test Registration

The Seal of Biliteracy Test（AAPPL）is scheduled in October & December.  virtual testing is being offered. Check the details here. Also, the previous Slides and audio file are up for those who are interested.

 

2024 TOCFL DC area Computerized Adaptive Test Starts Registration

Please check the links for more details and here’s the event poster . Online registration by 10/7, and complete the registration process by paying the required fee.

●     Exam Time: November 2, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

●     Location: George Mason University, Horizon Hall, Computer Lab 5008

●     Contact information: wmacsemail@gmail.com / 703-624-7798