2020 ANCCS Academic Competition Cancelled

各位學生家長您好,

由於新冠狀病毒疫情的蔓延, 北加州中文學校聯合會於3月8日召開緊急會議並決議, 取消舉辦2020北加學術比賽. 稍後會再通知學生關於報名費退費問題. 謝謝您的合作.

Dear BCS Parents and Students,

Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) issue, ANCCS held an emergency meeting on 3/8 and decided to cancel the 2020 ANCCS academic competition. Students will be notified later about the refund of ANCCS AC registration fees. Thank you for your cooperation.

Best regards,

BCS AC Team

Postpone Spring Performance to Apr-25

Dear Parents,
In today board meeting, all board members agreed to postpone the 40th anniversary celebration from Mar-14 to Apr-25 due to the current Coronavirus situation. There will be cultural class in Sierramont MPR next week.
With Kind Regards,

Berryessa Chinese School
voice mail: (408)5200-BCS(408-520-0227)

BCS Weekly E-Newsletter WW21 03/07/2020

Dear Parents,

Come celebrate BCS’s 40th Anniversary!! Let’s gather for a reunion of families and friendships on Saturday, March 14, at Sierramont’s Multipurpose Room. There will be great entertainment, recognition of teachers, special gift for all youth attending, many raffle door prizes, and of course singing of Happy 40th BCS with delicious cake!

1:00 – 1:30 pm  ~~Come view the artwork of our very talented BCS student artists from our recent Academic Competition as well as the entries and winners of our BCS 40th Anniversary Art Competition.

1:30 – 4:00 pm ~~ Spectacular entertainment that will surely bring joy and smiles. Many will go home with a gift from our many door prizes!!

BCS yearbook, there will be additional pages in yearbook for picture of siblings attend BCS class. Please send your picture and information to BCS Yearbook <yearbook@bcs-usa.org> if you are interested.
HSIC seminar, there will be one seminar about BCS HSIC classes in Piedmont Library this Saturday at 9:15am. In this workshop, HSIC core team will provide information about HSIC classes and its objective. Also helping parents to understand the adjustment from middle to high school. All questions and comment are welcome.
During the holiday, you may shop at smile.amazon.com to generate AmazonSmile donations for BCS.
**Campus Patrol**
                                                  Week 21    03/07/2020
                                      Language Classes                     Culture Classes
Morrill                         M2 [3]     CFL1B [3] L1 (Mental Arithmetic 珠心算) [2]
Sierramont                 M3 [3]     CFL4 [3] S11 (Badminton 羽毛球) [2]
Piedmont                     C12/C11 [2]     M11 [2] MS   [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)
Continue reading “BCS Weekly E-Newsletter WW21 03/07/2020”

BCS Weekly E-Newsletter WW20 02/29/2020

Dear Parents,

Come celebrate BCS’s 40th Anniversary!! Let’s gather for a reunion of families and friendships on Saturday, March 14, at Sierramont Multipurpose Room. At our Spring Performance celebration there will be great entertainment, recognition of teachers, special gift for all youth attending, many raffle door prizes, and of course singing of Happy 40th BCS with delicious cake!

1:00 – 1:30 pm  ~~Come view the artwork of our very talented BCS student artists from our recent Academic Competition as well as the entries and winners of our BCS 40th Anniversary Art Competition.

1:30 – 4:00 pm ~~ Spectacular entertainment that will surely bring joy and smiles. Many will go home with a gift from our many door prizes!!

Vote YES on U by March-03-2020 to support outstanding Berryessa Union School District schools and ensure local students receive a high-quality education in safe and up-to-date classrooms. Click here for the details about Measure U. Join the community walk this Saturday between 8:30am to 11:30am ( meet at Cataldi Park ). Please refer to the attached flyer for details.
During the holiday, you may shop at smile.amazon.com to generate AmazonSmile donations for BCS.
**Campus Patrol**
                                                  Week 20    02/29/2020
                                      Language Classes             Culture Classes
Morrill                         CP [3] CFL1A [3] CC   [2]
Sierramont                 M4 [3] CFL5B [3] S4 (Chinese Painting 中國繪畫) [2]
Piedmont                         M7 [2] M12 [2] P11 (Badminton 羽毛球) [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 WW19 02/15/2020

Dear Parents,
This year we are celebrating BCS 40th Anniversary. BCS Spring Performance (SP) and Spring Performance Poster Contest will become parts of 40th anniversary celebration. The contest is currently extend due on Feb-29-2020. 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 (English and Mandarin) 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 email to yearbook@bcs-usa.org  should you have any questions. The submission due by Feb/15/2020.

2020-2021 student returning package will be delivered to each class this Saturday ( Feb/15/2020 ). All class representatives are required to meet with BCS registration staff in each campus at 9:30am to understand the procedure to handle the form. The package will be given away during the meeting.
Morrill – BCS office
Sierramont & Piedmont – Library
Vote YES on U to support outstanding Berryessa Union School District schools and ensure local students receive a high-quality education in safe and up-to-date classrooms. Click here for the details about Measure U.
During the holiday, you may shop at smile.amazon.com to generate AmazonSmile donations for BCS.
**Coronavirus**
BCS is highly aware of the outbreak of the Coronavirus in Wuhan China.  The situation is still developing and we will continue to monitor and pass on any new information.  We asked that everyone take a common sense approach and keep your child at home if they are sick.
Please note that there is important new information for your review:
1. If you have students or staff who have been in Hubei province within the last 14 days, please ask them to immediately return home and call the public health department during regular business hours (408-885-3980, M-F 8-5) so that we can provide guidance on monitoring themselves carefully for symptoms for the 14 days since their last day in China.
a. Family members of travelers who visited Hubei province within the last 14 days do not need to quarantine at home, but they should also monitor for symptoms and avoid attending large gatherings.
2. Students or staff who have been to other areas of mainland China (this excludes Hong Kong) within the last 14 days should also not come to school. They should monitor themselves for symptoms for the 14 days since their last day in China. Per federal guidance being released today, they should also call the public health department during regular business hours (408- 885-3980,
M-F 8-5) for further guidance.
In either case, if they become symptomatic within 14 days since their last day in China with fever (including chills or night sweats), cough, or shortness of breath, they should call a healthcare provider and let them know their travel history and symptoms.
For more information on this issue, please read the full letter below. You can also visit the following websites: Santa Clara County Public Health Department or the Santa Clara County Office of Education.
**Campus Patrol**
                                                  Week 19    02/15/2020
                                      Language Classes             Culture Classes
Morrill                         CK2 [3] CFL2 [3]     L10 (Cartoon Drawing 漫畫) [2]
Sierramont                 M5 [3] CFL5A [3]     MC   [3]
Piedmont                         M8 [2] HSIC1 [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 WW18 02/08/2020

Dear Parents,
This year we are celebrating BCS 40th Anniversary. BCS Spring Performance (SP) and Spring Performance Poster Contest will become parts of 40th anniversary celebration. The contest is currently extend due on Feb-29-2020. 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 email to yearbook@bcs-usa.org  should you have any questions. The submission due by Feb/15/2020.

BCS will celebrate Chinese New Year and AC award ceremony next week ( 02/08/2020 ). 1st and 2nd grade classes in Morrill are required to provide one parent helper to support the setup and clean up of the event in Morrill campus. The event in Morrill will start at 9:30am. The AC award ceremony in Sierramont and Piedmont will start at 10:00am. All teachers, parents and students are invited to the event.
Vote YES on U to support outstanding Berryessa Union School District schools and ensure local students receive a high-quality education in safe and up-to-date classrooms. Click here for the details about Measure U.
Congratulation to those winners in BCS Academic Competition.  The Award list has been posted on the BCS website.  For students who won 1st place in the competition will receive an email from BCS AC team about representing BCS to participate ANCCS Academic Competition which held on 3/22 1:30pm in Fremont Mission High. Students who will represent BCS to attend the ANCCS Academic Contest MUST turn in the ANCCS enrollment form and fee by this Saturday (2/8) before 11:00am in each campus office.

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

**Coronavirus**
BCS is highly aware of the outbreak of the Coronavirus in Wuhan China.  The situation is still developing and we will continue to monitor and pass on any new information.  We asked that everyone take a common sense approach and keep your child at home if they are sick.
Please note that there is important new information for your review:
1. If you have students or staff who have been in Hubei province within the last 14 days, please ask them to immediately return home and call the public health department during regular business hours (408-885-3980, M-F 8-5) so that we can provide guidance on monitoring themselves carefully for symptoms for the 14 days since their last day in China.
a. Family members of travelers who visited Hubei province within the last 14 days do not need to quarantine at home, but they should also monitor for symptoms and avoid attending large gatherings.
2. Students or staff who have been to other areas of mainland China (this excludes Hong Kong) within the last 14 days should also not come to school. They should monitor themselves for symptoms for the 14 days since their last day in China. Per federal guidance being released today, they should also call the public health department during regular business hours (408- 885-3980,
M-F 8-5) for further guidance.
In either case, if they become symptomatic within 14 days since their last day in China with fever (including chills or night sweats), cough, or shortness of breath, they should call a healthcare provider and let them know their travel history and symptoms.
For more information on this issue, please read the full letter below. You can also visit the following websites: Santa Clara County Public Health Department or the Santa Clara County Office of Education.
**Campus Patrol**
                                                  Week 18    02/08/2020
                                      Language Classes             Culture Classes
Morrill                         CK1 [3] MP [3]     L4 (Western Drawing 西畫 ) [2]
Sierramont                 M6 [3] CFL6 [3]     S11 (Badminton 羽毛球) [2]
Piedmont                         M9 [2] HSIC2 [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)
Continue reading “BCS Weekly E-Newsletter WW18 02/08/2020”

BCS Weekly E-Newsletter WW17 02/01/2020

Dear Parents,
This year we are celebrating BCS 40th Anniversary. BCS Spring Performance (SP) and Spring Performance Poster Contest will become parts of 40th 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 email to yearbook@bcs-usa.org  should you have any questions. The submission due by Feb/15/2020.

BCS will celebrate Chinese New Year and AC award ceremony next week ( 02/08/2020 ). 1st and 2nd grade classes in Morrill are required to provide one parent helper to support the setup and clean up of the event in Morrill campus.
Vote YES on U to support outstanding Berryessa Union School District schools and ensure local students receive a high-quality education in safe and up-to-date classrooms. Click here for the details about Measure U.
Congratulation to those winners in BCS Academic Competition.  The Award list has been posted on the BCS website.  For students who won 1st place in the competition will receive an email from BCS AC team about representing BCS to participate ANCCS Academic Competition held on 3/22 1:30pm in Fremont Mission High. Please refer to below for the details.

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

**Coronavirus**
BCS is highly aware of the outbreak of the Coronavirus in Wuhan China.  The situation is still developing and we will continue to monitor and pass on any new information.  We asked that everyone take a common sense approach and keep your child at home if they are sick.
Per BCS handbook, please contact your child’s teacher about his absence and make arrangement in regard to any homeworks.
Please practice proper hand  hygenie and cought protocol, do not cough into hand.
Please review the attached information from the county health office.
**Campus Patrol**
                                                  Week 17    02/01/2020
                                      Language Classes             Culture Classes
Morrill                         C1B [3] MK [3]     L1 (Mental Arithmetic 珠心算) [2]
Sierramont                 CFL3 [3] C3 [3]     S13 (Cartoon Drawing 漫畫) [2]
Piedmont                         M10 [2] HSIC3/4 [2]     P11 (Badminton 羽毛球) [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)