新金山中文学校校长信箱（08072020）Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School Principal’s Message
第三学期开学重要通知
各位老师、同学和家长：
大家好！本周末（7月11日/12日）我校第三学期开学了，我们将暂时在云课堂开始学习。在我们维多利亚州新冠疫情再次严峻之际，我们相聚云课堂学习中文和中华文化意义重大，表明了我们跟所有维多利亚人一样遵守政府的法律法规，我们具有战胜疫情的信念，我们也会克服困难坚持学习和工作。
根据预先的安排，我们学校遵照教育部对社区语言学校的规定，第三学期安排学前班、1-10年级学生暂时保持网课教学，一旦疫情紧急状态消除后才可返回校园上课，VCE11、12年级学生在征得给我们租用教室的日校的同意后可返校上学。
但是，由于目前维州重新实施疫情社区紧急封锁措施，我们学校把老师、学生和家长们的健康安全放在第一位，决定开学第一周所有VCE11、12年级学生一律上网课，下一步将根据教育部的具体规定再作安排。
在这里，我要感谢我校所有VCE11、12年级的老师、学生和家长，感谢你们对学校的安排给予的理解和支持！我也要感谢所有在假期到新金山中文图书馆领取教材和作业本的家长们，感谢你们遵守社交距离的规定，表现出高度自觉的良好素质！（因故无法来领取的除非各校区有特别安排，目前情况之下尽可能不用上门领取，我们争取给大家发电子版作业本）。
从6月14日起，我校有880多位学生参加了由中国侨联主办的“亲情中华.为你讲故事”网上夏令营第四、五两期活动，其中第五期活动将会在7月13日结束。这次网上夏令营受到老师、学生和家长的欢迎，34位志愿者班主任老师每天与学生们交流互动，数以百计的家长积极配合帮助学生参加并打卡完成作业。据不完全统计，参营学生的打卡日记至今已达8000多份，获得主办和承办侨联的称赞。反映我校师生和家长积极参与网上夏令营、认真学习中华文化做出优秀作业的新闻报道，不仅在广东省、深圳市和余姚市的媒体上发表，也上了中国新闻社、中国侨网和华文教育网等中国国家级网站，当然也包括了多家澳大利亚的华人传媒。我向所有参营的老师、同学和家长们表示祝贺！
在这百年不遇的疫情特殊困境下我们坚持网上教学。我知道，我们的老师、同学和家长都需具有强大的毅力，要克服各种困难。我们的老师们将不断提高教学质量，希望同学们要坚持学习不放弃，家长们继续支持孩子的中文学习，做学校的坚强后盾。我们一起努力，为中华文化传承加油！
最后，祝大家安康！我们本周末网上再见！
胡培康
校长
新金山中文学校
Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School
Principal’s Message
Dear teachers, students and parents,
Our Term 3 would start on this coming weekend (11/12 July) and we would keep on our online learning temporarily. It is critical that we keep on learning Chinese language and culture at this special stage when we follow the relevant regulations regarding COVID-19 as the rest of the Victorians. We believe that we could conquer the virus in the end while keeping on studying and working.
Initially, we planned to keep prep and year 1-10 students online in Term 3 until the situation is eased and VCE 11 and 12 students could go back to school as long as the mainstream schools from whom we rent classrooms permit.
However, as the new stage 3 restrictions take effect this week, we have to put the safety and health of all our teachers, students and parents in the most priority. We now have to decide to make the first week of Term 3 online for all the VCE 11 and 12 students and we would follow the further instructions from DET as the situation progresses.
I would like to present my sincere appreciation to all our VCE 11 and 12 teachers, students and parents for their understanding and huge support. I would also like to thank all the parents who collect textbooks during school holidays at Xin Jin Shan Chinese Library for their performance in observing social distancing regulations. Now we recommend all the parents not to collect textbooks onsite due to the new stage 3 restrictions (unless it is arranged by the specific campuses) and we would try to send you digital copies of the materials.
From 14th June, over 880 students have participated in the Online Chinese Culture Camp which would end on 13th July. The event has been largely applauded by students and parents. 35 volunteer teachers have interacted with the participants every day during the event supporting them to accomplish the various learning tasks. Up to now, the participants have accomplished over 8000 learning tasks and news reports about their performance have been widely reported in regional and national media in China as well as Chinese language media in Australia.
At this special time with COVID-19, I know all our teachers, students and parents have taken pains in online learning and teaching. I wish we could keep on improving our teaching quality, students persist in learning and parents support the children and school as usual. Let’s work together and carry forward the Chinese culture.
Let’s see you online on weekend.
Best regards,
Kevin Hu, Principal
Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School
