新金山中文学校校长信箱 (17/05/2024）Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School Principal’s Message

我校全校教师教研日停课通知

(English version available in the end)

各位老师、同学和家长：

大家好！我在这里提前通知大家：我校将在6月8日举办全校教师教研日活动，6月8日/9日不上课。请同学和家长们提前给该周末做好准备。

借此机会，我要在这里跟大家报告学校从第二学期开学以来的一些情况：

首先，第二学期开学后我校各年级教学秩序正常。本学期学校工作中心是强化教学管理、促进教学质量的提高。学校安排教师之间的互相听课、替课，给教师提供了直接交流的机会，老师们互相分享经验、取长补短、教学相长。老师们也有机会对不同班级、不同家庭背景学生的有更多的了解，对教学要不断适应学生，开展因材施教和改进教法起到推进作用。教学是学校工作的中心，我们将一如既往地为学生提供优质的中文教学。

其次，校园安全也是学校工作的重要内容。基于季节变化和流行病流行的因素，本学期每周均有些学生身体不适，需要家长提前带离学校，有发生个别学生在课堂内呕吐和浑身不舒服很难过的现象。学校虽然有经过紧急抢救培训的员工和相关标准的用品，但缺乏医务室，无法提供医疗帮助。我们重视所有师生们的健康安全，建议家长如发现孩子有发烧、拉肚子或肠胃不舒服等症状，从为孩子健康着想，请不要把孩子送来学校并尽快给孩子就诊。

本学期内，还有发生几起老师、学生和家长在校园内摔倒受伤的事，除了有客观的地基变化等原因导致（已经在第一时间紧急通知日校并得到及时的修理）之外，我们发现有些学生所穿的鞋子有问题，有穿尺寸过大的鞋子，甚至有穿拖鞋的，因穿鞋不规范导致跌倒受伤。希望引起家长们的重视。顺便提一下，校园里曾发生有一条大狗进入教室的事情。虽然没有造成学生受伤，但也让他们受了惊。我相信是有家长不小心没有拴好狗链，但是不能带任何动物进入校园请大家务必遵守。

还有，不少家长来询问今年的寻根之旅活动之事。我校曾向大家介绍由中国华文教育基金会指导，云中文教育中心和凤凰旅行社合办的“七彩云南”文化研学活动，将于6月30日出发7月14日返回，去中国云南昆明、大理、丽江、香格里拉和四川成都等地，以旅游方式开展的文化学习活动。目前有30多位报名，主办方邀请我校VCE名师等作为志愿者领队老师同行。具体活动内容咨询请与主办单位之一凤凰旅行社联系。

最后，祝大家平安、健康！周末校园见！

胡培康

校长

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 would like to remind you that the school would organise Curriculum Day on 8 June, therefore, there will be no class on the weekend 8/ 9 June. Please prepare for the weekend in advance.

I would also like to report some issues since the start of Term 2.

First, the class teaching has been done quite well since the start of Term 2. Our focus of Term 2 is strengthening the teaching management and improving the teaching quality. Teachers would be arranged to observe other teachers’ classes, providing them an opportunity to learn from each other and share their teaching experiences. Teachers would also take this opportunity to understand different students, their specific needs of learning and in turn try to improve their teaching skills based on students. Teaching is the focus of XJS and we would keep on providing high quality teaching for our students.

Second, chid safety is also the focus of XJS. Due to the change of season and the spread of virus, each week there are some students leaving school early due to not feeling well or even vomiting in class. Although there are first-aid trained staff onsite with first-aid kits available, we could not provide further medical support for students. For the health and safety of all our teachers and students, please keep children at home and visit your family doctors if you find your child/ren with fever, diarrhoea or stomach upset.

We have also found a few teachers, students and parents tripped over on campus in Term 2. Apart from some floor problems (we have urgently informed MWSC and the floor has been fixed soon), we’ve noticed that some students tripped over due to wearing oversized shoes or slippers to school. Parents are reminded to pay attention to this issue. By the way, a big dog out of leash entered a classroom the other day. Although no one was hurt, both students and the teacher were scared. I believe the owner loose the leash by accident. However, please be aware that no animals are allowed to enter the campus.

Moreover, many parents have approached me regarding the study tour this year. I have introduced you a Yunan Study Tour organised by Yunzhongwen Education Centre and Phoenix Travel under the instruction of Chinese Language Education Funds. The study tour is between 30 June to 14 July when students are expected to visit Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangrila and Chengdu in China. Currently over 30 students have registered for the tour and the event organiser has invited some of our VCE teachers to go with the students as volunteer group leaders. Please contact the event organiser Phoenix Travel if you would like to know more.

Please keep warm and healthy. Let’s see you on campus this weekend.

Yours sincerely,

Kevin Hu, Principal

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].