新金山中文学校校长信箱 (18/07/2024）Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School Principal’s Message

开学通知暨部分活动预告

(English version available in the end)

各位老师、同学和家长：

大家好！我们学校第三学期本周末（7月20日/21日）开学。第三学期共九个教学周，9月14日/15日为最后一个教学日。

按照历年惯例，学校通常会在第三学期举办一系列的学生竞赛活动，比如，低年级的写字比赛、中年级的朗诵和演讲比赛、高年级的学术竞赛等。举办各项学习竞赛活动可以检验学生学习中文的掌握程度、‌培养学生的思维能力、‌‌竞争意识、‌激发学习中文的兴趣，更希望能‌促进我们的校园文化建设、‌营造积极向上的学习氛围。‌具体比赛内容和时间安排会另行公布。

在过去的这个假期里，我校有33位师生参加了“七彩云南”文化研学活动，在中国云南省昆明、大理、丽江和香格里拉以及中国四川省成都等5个城市了解中国多姿多彩的民族文化，学习各种文化技能，游览美丽的自然景观，观看大型民族歌舞剧和川剧变脸表演，品尝美味佳肴，体验快乐的集体生活，收获满满。有兴趣了解活动即时报道的请点击阅读。

最近，不少同学和家长跟我联系表示有兴趣要参加寻根之旅活动，我在这里跟大家推荐一个将在今年第三学期假期里举办的面向华裔青少年的寻根之旅活动：

由中国侨联和福建省侨联主办，泉州市侨联承办，澳中青少年交流协会和凤凰旅行社协办的澳大利亚华裔青少年赴中国寻根之旅“福建泉州营”，定于9月23日至10月3日在福建省泉州市举办。去年，我校有36位师生参加了在泉州举办的寻根之旅活动，因主办方在衣食住行、学习参观旅游等方面安排周到，以及活动内容精彩纷呈，令所有参营师生留下美好的记忆（详细报道请点击阅读）。

本次泉州营活动的衣食住行享有主办方的补贴，报名参加的学生仅需支付$2100。这样就包含了国际航班来回机票费用、中国国内交通费用、酒店住宿费用、每日三餐费用、学习和主办方组织的旅游费用、国内旅游保险费用等（在7月23日之前报名将不受机票涨价影响）。全部名额30位，自愿报名，额满为止。请有兴趣的同学尽快报名。报名邮箱：[email protected]，报名邮件主题“泉州营报名”，请在邮件中提供学生的中文和英文全名、护照首页、就读中文学校的名字（在9月21日未满12岁的不接受报名，在9月21日持有有效期不满6个月的护照的需重新申请护照）。主办单位明确，聘请我校教师担任志愿者领队老师并优先录取我校学生。凤凰旅行社查询热线：03-9890 9880。

在假期里，我校早教学前部、精英中文部、总校、高中暨VCE中文部的老师们联合举办了一次团建活动，大家在一起走进大自然，轻松休闲，融洽交流，放飞自我，相信老师们满血复活将会以饱满的热情投入到第三学期的教学之中。

最后，冬季天气寒冷请大家注意保暖、多保重！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,

Our Term 3 starts this coming weekend (20/21 July). There will be 9 weeks in Term 3 and last week is on 14/15 September.

As usual, there will be a series of activities scheduled in Term 3 such as Chinese Handwriting Competition for primary levels, Chinese Speaking Competition for junior levels and Study Competition for senior levels. These activities would help students to see how much they have learnt in Chinese language, extend their logical thinking and sense of competition, encourage their interest in Chinese language learning as well as creating a positive learning environment within the school. The details about the activities would be announced soon.

In the past term break, 33 students and teachers participated in the Yunnan Study Tour in Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La and Chengdu in China, understanding local culture, learning local handcrafting skills, visiting wonderful natural scenes, appreciating folk dances and performance and enjoying local cuisine. For the reports about the study tour, please click here.

I understand many students are interested in the similar study tours in China and I would like to recommend you one scheduled in Term 3 school holiday.

2024 Chinese Culture Camp (Quanzhou), hosted by All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Fujian FROC, organised by Quanzhou FROC and co-organised by Phoenix Travel and Australia China Youth Exchange Association, is scheduled from 23 September to 3 October at Quanzhou, Fujian in China. Last year, 36 students participated in the Chinese Culture Camp (Quanzhou) and the accommodation and activities left them beautiful memories. (For the relevant reports about the camp, please click here.)

The Quanzhou Camp this year is partly funded. Participants are only required to pay $2100 for the international flight, Chinese local accommodation, transport, meals, local travel and activity costs and Chinese travel insurance (The flight ticket price remains the same by 23 July). The camp is open for registration with 30 places. You could register by sending email to [email protected] with subject “Quanzhou Camp Registration”. Student’s Chinese name, English full name, a picture of the photo page of the student’s passport and student’s Chinese school name are required to be provided in the registration email. (Please be aware that those who is not 12-year-old yet by 21 September is not acceptable. Passport expired within 6 months by 21 September is required to renew passport.) The organiser makes it clear that XJS students would be put in priority and XJS teachers would be nominated as volunteer team leaders. The contact number of Phoenix Travel is 03-9898 9880.

During the past term break, our teachers participated a team-building activity and I believe they have been fully charged with passion in teaching and come back in Term 3.

It’s getting cold in winter. Please keep warm and take care. 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].