[ECS Announcement] September 29th, 2023

English Version

Web Version is available after Friday

【Updated Announcement】

●     Contest Judge and Event Volunteer Sign-Up

●     AAPPL Test Registration

●     9/29 Culture Class - E5A, E5C

●     Fundraising orders by 10/6

●     ECS Star Team Won the 1st place in the Multimedia Application Contest

●     10/22 Volunteers for Lockdown Drill Needed

●     Fall Extracurricular Activities Begin on 10/1

 

【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 before 10/15. Activities open for signing up include: Speech Contest (12/10/2023), Chinese New Year Festival (2/11/2024), and Vocabulary Contest (5/1/2024). Please refer to School Service-point Tasks for detail.

 

Seal of Biliteracy Test Registration

The Seal of Biliteracy Test（AAPPL）is scheduled to be in October & December.  Virtual testing is being offered. The test date is on Oct 14th or Oct 15th. (Register by Oct 8th, 2023). Please refer to more details here

 

Culture Class Schedule This Week IMPORTANT

For students who have culture class, please wear sneakers and appropriate clothes to ensure safety while participating in the activities

2-2:50pm E5A / Chinese knot, paper cutting @ 1F Room231 (Ms. Stella)

3-3:55pm E5C / Chinese knot, paper cutting @ 1F Room231 (Ms. Stella)

 

 

【Activities】

Fall Extracurricular Activities Begin on 10/1 UPDATED

Ｍore information Here .

●     After School Kids classes

○     Chinese Painting (Age 8+)

○     Chinese Yoyo (Age 7+)

○     Jewelry Making (Age 6+)

○     Tai Chi Beginner (Age 7+)

○     Martial Arts (Ages 6+)

●     Adult classes during the Chinese school class hour

○     Yoga (2pm-2:50pm)

○     Tai-Chi  (3pm-4pm)

 

Parents Game Time

Come to meet other parents and compete over board games, card games, and chess at 1F Cafeteria between 2pm-4pm

 

 

【Fundraising】

Fundraising Opportunities IMPORTANT

Order through ECS Online . Order deadline 10/6/2023  

Order pick up date is 10/15/2023. Please bring your own shopping bag.

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

●     Chinese Style Pastries

●     YiFang Fruit Tea

●     Hand made Seafood combination dumpling - 30 bags available

●     Bento Box with three Chinese BBQ (BBQ Pork, Roasted Duck and Roasted Pork) - 25 boxes available

●     Bread Corner

●     Laozihao Chinese Snacks

●     Asian Pears

●     HoneyCrisp Apple

 

 

 

【ECS Star Team】

Congratulations! ECS Star Team Won the 1st place in the 4th Multimedia Application Contest on Confucianism and Traditional Chinese Culture NEW

The contest was on 9/9 and the award ceremony was at the Confucius Memorial Ceremony. The participants are from Chinese schools and mainstream schools across the metro DC area. Congratulations to two outstanding ECS students: Brooke Nawrot and Vivien Trang in H1A winning 1st place in this contest!

 

ECS Star Speech Team - 2023 OCAC Global Mandarin Speaking Competition IMPORTANT

The Overseas Community Affairs Council of the Republic of China (OCAC of Taiwan) is hosting the Contest on the following dates. All first-graders and above from Zhuyin classes are encouraged to participate. Please refer to the details in the contest announcement . To join the ECS Stars Speech Contest Team, please fill out the Registration Form .

Any question please contact Teacher Chen

●     First Run Dates have passed

●     Second Run: 9/1/2023 - 9/30/2023

●     Final Run: 11/1/2023 - 11/30/2023 (Must’ve participated in one of the First Runs to be qualified)

 

 

【General Affairs】 

Recruitment of Volunteers for Lockdown Drill on 10/22 NEW

We need lockdown drill volunteers to help students drill fire escape routes. This is an important exercise to avoid the threat from the violent intruders. Participating parents will receive service points. For those who are interested, please go online to register.

 

Safety Patrols Are Needed

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