新金山中文学校校长信箱 (25/07/2025）Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School Principal’s Message

第三学期开学通知

(English version available in the end)

各位老师、同学和家长：

大家好！我很高兴在这里通知大家我们学校第三学期本周末（7月26日/27日）开学。第三学期共九个教学周，9月20日/21日为最后一个教学日。

由于第三学期大部分时间还处在冬季，每天的平均温度比较低且下雨天也比较多，容易引起流感和呼吸道传染疾病。因此，希望大家注意卫生和健康，如身体有特别不舒服的，请尽可能居家休息。

按照我校历年来的惯例，在第三学期低年级（1—3年级）会举办学生写字比赛，中年级（包括4—9年级）会举办学生朗诵和演讲比赛，高年级（高中班）会举办学生学术竞赛等。我在这里特别说明一下：我们学校举办各项学生的学习竞赛活动既是要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、‌激发他们学习中文的兴趣，也希望能‌促进我们学校的校园文化建设、‌营造积极向上的学习氛围。‌各年级各项学生比赛的具体内容和时间安排另行公布。

在过去的这个假期里，我们接待了由张建华先生为团长的中国江苏省无锡市第一中学（简称“无锡一中”）教师代表团一行的来访。无锡一中是一所百年名校，江苏省重点中校。在2022年江苏省 “百所华校云牵手” 活动中，无锡一中与我校缔结友好学校，建立校际友好合作关系。这是双方的第一次互访活动。我向来自中国的老师们介绍了我们学校的概况，以及中文教学的一些基本情况。代表团一行在我们Mt Waverley总校区参观时，受到Mt Waverley中学校长Karen Wade女士和学校初中部校长Matt Sheehan 先生的热烈欢迎和热情接待。代表团一行到日校的科技中心、体育馆、音乐中心、图书馆等参观。在早茶期间，Wade女士、Sheehan先生跟我一起与来自无锡的老师们作了进一步的交流。我相信无锡一中的来访不仅能加强与我们学校之间的交流，更希望他们能跟像Mt Waverley中学这样的学校建立起交流、合作的关系。

在假期里，我校有23位师生参加了2025年中国寻根之旅“风韵南粤广东肇庆营”活动，在中国广东省肇庆市了解这座千年古城的历史和文化，学习各种文化技能，体验做端砚、裹蒸粽，游览了中国第一个自然保护区—-鼎湖山和七星岩的自然景观，还品尝粤菜美味佳肴，体验快乐的集体生活，满载而归。有兴趣了解活动即时报道的请点击阅读。

我了解到还有很多同学希望有机会参加寻根之旅和中国文化研学活动，我知道在今年第三学期假期里（9月23日至10月3日）还有一个福建省泉州秋令营，虽有名额限制，但报名尚未截止，请点击报名。此外，据介绍，12月假期有一个云南研学之旅的活动目前仅剩几个名额，有兴趣报名请点击。

最后，祝大家在第三学期教学和学习顺利！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’m pleased to inform you that our Term 3 will commence this weekend (July 26th/27th). This term will run for a total of 9 weeks, with the final teaching day on September 20th/21st.

Since most of Term 3 falls during the winter season, the daily average temperature is relatively low and there are more wet days in winter, which can easily lead to flu and respiratory infections. Therefore, we hope everyone pays attention to hygiene and health. If you’re feeling unwell, please try to rest at home whenever possible.

Generally, during Term 3, Years 1–3 students will participate in a handwriting competition, Years 4–9 students will take part in recitation and speech contests, and Y10-12 students will engage in academic competitions.

I would like to emphasize that we organize these competitions not only to assess students’ Chinese language proficiency, but also to cultivate their thinking skills, sense of competition and to encourage their interest in learning Chinese. At the same time, we hope these activities will promote the development of our school’s campus culture and create a positive and uplifting learning environment. Details regarding the specific content and schedule of each competition will be announced separately.

During the past school holiday, we welcomed a visiting delegation of teachers from Wuxi No.1 High School in Jiangsu Province, China, led by Mr. Zhang Jianhua. Wuxi No.1 High School is a century-old prestigious school and a key secondary school in Jiangsu Province. In 2022, as part of the “Hundred Chinese Schools Paired Online” initiative in Jiangsu, Wuxi No.1 High School established a sister-school partnership with XJS, forming a friendly inter-school cooperation. This visit marked the first mutual exchange between the two schools. I introduced our school’s background and some basic information about our Chinese language teaching to the visiting teachers from China. While touring our Mt Waverley main campus, the delegation was warmly welcomed and graciously hosted by Ms. Karen Wade, Principal of Mt Waverley Secondary College, and Mr. Matt Sheehan, Head of the Junior School. The delegation visited various facilities of MWSC, including the Science and Technology Centre, Sports Hall, Music Centre and Library. During the morning tea, Ms. Wade, Mr. Sheehan and I had further discussions with the teachers from Wuxi. I believe this visit not only strengthened the ties between the two schools but also opened up opportunities for Wuxi No.1 High School to build relationships and collaborations with schools like Mt Waverley Secondary College.

During the past holiday, 23 of XJS teachers and students participated in the 2025 Chinese Culture Camp-Zhaoqing Camp. In Zhaoqing, a thousand-year-old historic city in Guangdong Province, they explored the city’s rich history and culture, learned various traditional cultural skills and experienced activities such as making Duan inkstones and wrapped zongzi. They also visited China’s first nature reserve—Dinghu Mountain—and admired the natural beauty of Seven Star Crags. In addition, they enjoyed delicious Cantonese cuisine, experienced the joy of group life and returned with wonderful memories. If you’re interested in reading the reports from the trip, please click to read.

I understand that many students are still hoping for the opportunity to participate in the Chinese Culture Camps and Chinese cultural study tours. I’d like to share that during the Term 3 holiday (September 23 to October 3), there will be a Chinese Culture Camp in Quanzhou, Fujian Province. Although places are limited, registration is still open—please click to sign up. In addition, there is a Chinese culture study tour to Yunnan scheduled for the December holiday and only a few spots remain. If you’re interested, please click to register.

I wish everyone a smooth and successful Term 3 in both teaching and learning! 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].