新金山中文学校校长信箱 （03/02/2023）Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School Principal’s Message
开学通知
各位老师、同学和家长：
大家好！我很高兴在这里通知大家：我校2023学年从本周末（2月4/5日）起正式开学了。
首先，我要欢迎老师们重返校园工作！你们在2022年为学校的教学成功做出了贡献。我校VCE毕业班考生再次考出佳绩，刘凌玉同学在第二语言高级组考试中获得满分，VCE中文高考40分以上的高分学生数在维州名列前茅，IB中文10位同学全部获得满分。我也要欢迎3000多位老生重返校园，感谢你们和家长们一直以来对我校教师及教学的认可和支持；我还要欢迎数以百计的新生今年报读我校，我相信你们会在我校结识新的朋友，在中文学习中不断取得进步。借此机会，我代表学校向辛勤工作的全体老师们表示感谢！向努力学习并取得进步或考出好成绩的同学们表示祝贺！向克服困难坚持送孩子来我校上学的家长们表示敬意！
其次，在新学年开学之际，有些事项在这里提请大家特别注意：
- 关爱学生。每位教职员工必须把学生的安全放在第一位，以教师的敬业精神关心学生的心智健康、关注学生的学习。我校每位教师具有可与儿童工作的资质证明，并按教育部规定接受儿童安全行为准则的培训。我校坚决抵制任何不符合儿童安全行为准则的言行，努力打造学生学习中文和中华文化的健康、快乐的校园环境；
- 尊重教师。学生和家长必须尊重教师的劳动，要配合教师完成教学任务，在课堂里学习中文、中华传统和美德，在澳大利亚多元文化社会中弘扬中华优秀文化。我们的校园对任何语言和行为的暴力以及不文明的行为“零容忍”；
- 遵守规则。所有老师、学生和家长要遵守学校的各项规章制度。学校根据教育部的规定，制定了一系列保障师生和家长们安全、保障学校正常教学秩序的规章制度，经教育部审计后已按要求全部公布在学校的网站上（学校官网：xjs.vic.edu.au），请大家务必认真阅读、执行；
- 注意食品安全。提倡健康食品，避免携带干果、蛋制食品以及有色饮料；
- 注意交通安全。由于日校的改造工程将在今年上半年结束，还会在一个时间段里给大家的泊车带来困难。建议大家：适当提前到校，或者在离校园100米之外无泊车限制的区域泊车。Mt Waverley 警察局长对我校家长每个周末送孩子来学习中文和中华文化表示肯定，尤其是有不少家长需要驾车1小时以上（目前我校最远的学生来自巴拉瑞特），他建议我将校园附近马路上的各种标志介绍给家长，提醒大家注意、以免受罚。他特别指出，家长严格遵守交通法规是对孩子最好的言传身教。我希望并相信我们所有的家长是明白这个道理的。
最后，开学第一周，学校会安排给各个班级的学生发放课本和练习本等教学资料，家长无需再到办公室领取。因为新生的加入，我们有些班级会有重组，同学们会在新的老师的带领下开始新一学年的中文学习。请同学和家长们给自己和任课教师一个相互适应的过程，学校为每个班级配备的都是经验丰富、具备教学资质的教师。如果经过一段时间的磨合，学生仍然不太适应目前的班级，请家长在开学三周后到办公室办理相关转班手续。
我相信，我们的老师和同学们会以崭新的面貌、饱满的热情投入到新学年的教学和学习中，让我们在2023年携手共进、再创辉煌！
祝大家平安、健康，周末校园见！
胡培康
校长
附：
中文精英部（1-9年级）周六/周日校区地图
总校（早教学前、1-12年级）周六/周日校区地图
新金山中文学校是一所教育部认可的旨在保护儿童安全的社区语言学校，如果您对我校的有关儿童安全相关政策有任何疑问或建议，请登陆我校网站 https://xjs.vic.edu.au/child-safety/或致电98881688进行查询，也可发邮件至[email protected]
Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School
Principal’s Message
Dear teachers, students and parents,
I’m very pleased to inform you that 2023 Term 1 starts from this weekend on 4/5 Feb 2023.
Firstly, I would like to welcome the return of our teachers. They have made great achievements in 2022 and our Year 12 students have obtained wonderful VCE results. Lingyu Liu has gained full-score in Chinese Second Language Advance, XJS stays on the top list of Victoria for the number of students with 40+ and all our 10 IB class students gained full-score in their final exams. I would also love to welcome the return of over 3000 existing students and their parents who have presented their support and acknowledgement to our teachers and their performance. Also, I would like to give big welcome to over 100 new students. I believe they will make new friends at XJS and achieve improvement in Chinese language learning. I would like to present my sincere appreciation to our hard-working teachers, to our well-improved and well-performed students and to all the parents who have gone through all the difficulties year after year encouraging their children to keep on learning Chinese language at XJS.
Secondly, I would like to remind you some of the important issues as below at the start of the new year:
- Duty of care. Students’ wellbeing is at the first priority of teachers who are responsible for taking care of students’ mental and physical wellbeing at school. Each teacher at XJS has obtained a valid Working With Children Check and received relevant training regarding child safety and would try the best to avoid any behaviour against child safety code of conduct to create a healthy and pleasant school environment for learning Chinese language and culture.
- Respect for teachers. Students and parents are encouraged to respect teachers’ work and support teachers in class learning Chinese language and culture. XJS has zero tolerance for any inappropriate language and child abuse behaviour at school.
- Observation of rules and regulations. All the teachers, students and parents are expected to observe relevant rules and regulations of the school. XJS has developed a series of school policies as requested by DET which have been uploaded to the school website (www.xjs.vic.edu.au) after being accredited. Please read them carefully and treat them seriously.
- Food safety. Healthy food is encouraged on campus. Please DO NOT bring any nuts, food containing eggs or coloured drinks to school.
- Traffic safety. The construction work at MWSC would finish by the end of June and thus we still have to deal with parking difficulties for a period of time. I would recommend parents to arrive a bit earlier than usual or park 100 metres away from campus where there are unlimited parking spots. The Head Constable of Mt Waverley Police Station presents great appreciation for parents sending their children to XJS on weekends for years especially those who must travel for over an hour (currently the remotest students travelling from Ballarat). He suggests to show various parking signs around our campuses to parents to avoid unnecessary fines and points out that parents observing parking restrictions will set a good role model for children about road safety. I hope and I also believe every parent understands it.
At last, I would like to let you know that textbooks and relevant learning materials will be delivered to students’ classrooms on the first week of school and parents are not expected to collect them again in the office. Due to the coming of new students, we have re-organised some classes and students might have new teachers with them in the new year. Please allow students and teachers to get to know each other and find the best rhythm in learning. All our teachers are qualified and rich in teaching experience. If students find themselves not in the suitable classes after a few weeks, parents can visit our office onsite for class transfer arrangement in week 4.
I believe our teachers and students will a wonderful new journey in Chinese language teaching and learning in 2023.
I wish you all the best and see you on campus this weekend.
Yours sincerely,
Kevin Hu, Principal
PS：
MW Junior Campus (Year 1-9) Site Map (Sat & Sun)
MW Senior Campus (Early Learning, Prep, Year 1-12) Site Map (Sat & Sun)
Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School is a DET-accredited Child Safe community language school. If you have any concern and suggestions regarding the school’s child safe policy, please feel free to visit https://xjs.vic.edu.au/child-safety/ or call us at 9888 1688 or email us at [email protected].
