Pittsburgh Chinese School will start to sell Giant Eagle Gift Cards at Cafeteria this coming Sunday. You can easily exchange Giant Eagle gift cards to your favorite store cards (Starbucks, Macys, Barnes and Nobles, etc.) at Giant Eagle. You can find a list of those cards at http://giftcards.gianteagle.com/BrowseCards.aspx

For every $5,000 purchase of Giant Eagle gift cards, PCS will obtain 5%discountnt. All proceeds from the discount will be used in purchasing Chinese New Year Dinner Party's presents or gifts for students, etc. You won't lose anything (You will still gain fuel perks at GetGo) but help PCS and your children.

Thanks for your support to our school!

PCS Board

Dear parents and students,

PCS is one of the sponsors for Pittsburgh Folk Festival China part. This year it will be held at Monroeville Convention Center during 5/14-16. Folk festival is an annual event in Pittsburgh and will have organizations from more than 20 countries to present their different culture, food, art and craft, and performance. It should be a nice family event in May. http://www.pghfolkfest.org/folkways.html

Parking is free.
Tickets:
Adults - $8 in advance, $10 at door
Children 13-17 - $5 in advance, $6 at door
Children under 12 – free

This year PCS will have only 25 advance tickets for our school people. First come, first serve. Please stop by the cafeteria from this Sunday at school if you want to buy tickets in advance (save $2).

We will also need many volunteers to help for our food and market booths during the event, we will prepare a volunteer sign-up sheet and you can sign at school before 4/12). Ticket and lunch will be provided to all volunteers (2 time shift: 9am-2pm and 4pm-10pm, will be counted toward fulfillment of parent guard duty for this semester).

Thanks for your support.

PCS board

各位家长，

天大北洋合唱团将于三月十六日来匹兹堡举办合唱音乐会 ---- 春天的序曲，中文学校很高兴能参与主办这次音乐会，也欢迎大家和我们一起欣赏天大学生们的高水平演出。 详情请见海报。

演出免费对公众开放，（入场时建议捐款~$5/人, 用于补贴合唱团的交通食宿开销）。音乐会要求场内始终保持安静，因此不建议太年幼的孩子入场。请在演出期间将手机关掉，并请观众注意适当的着装。

Over ure of Spring (Peiyang Chorus from Tianjin University, China)
Time: 7:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Location:
First Baptist Church of Pittsburghh
159 North Bellefield Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Thanks for your supportl!

PCS Board

Pittsburgh Chinese School will start to sell Giant Eagle Gift Cards at Cafeteria this coming Sunday. You can easily exchange Giant Eagle gift cards to your favorite store cards (Starbucks, Macys, Barnes and Nobles, etc.) at Giant Eagle. You can find a list of those cards at a href="http://giftcards.gianteagle.com/BrowseCards.aspx">http://giftcards.gianteagle.com/BrowseCards.aspx

For every $5,000 purchase of Giant Eagle gift cards, PCS will obtain 5%discountnt. All proceeds from the discount will be used in purchasing Chinese New Year Dinner Party's presents or gifts for students, etc. You won't lose anything (You will still gain fuel perks at GetGo) but help PCS and your children.

Thanks for your support to our school!

PCS Board

Click here for more information (Registration Form, Map & Direction)

When: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Sunday, 8/16/2009
Where: Shelters Jeanette, Lilac, and Honeysuckle in North Park

Fee:
$8.00/Adult for PCS/CAST-P member
$10.00/Adult for non-PCS/CAST-P member
Children (under 18) are free

Registration:
Send the registration form and a check to:
Wei Hu
1418 Mystic Valley Dr.
Sewickley, PA 15143 (make check payable to PCSEFI)
Or send the registration by email and pay the fee at the picnic.

Contact:
Wei Hu
jjhu19@yahoo.com
(412)-630-8321

Zaichuan Mi
zmi8@pitt.edu
(724)-940-0438

Dear Parents & Teachers,

To celebrate Chinese New Year of the Ox in 2009, Pittsburgh Chinese School and Chinese Association for Science & Technology -- Pittsburgh Chapter sponsored & invited a large group of well known performing artists, including celebrities such as 黄宏, 殷 桃, 侯勇, etc. to Pittsburgh from China. They will perform 舞蹈，杂技，相声，小品，独唱，民乐演奏，京 剧. Below is the performance information:

 Time: Friday, Feb. 6, 2009
 Place: Soldiers and Sailors Hall theater, 4141 Fifth Ave.  Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 Price: $100 (VIP); $50; $35; $25; $20

 

This is a great cultural event co-sponsored by Pittsburgh Chinese School & Pittsburgh Chinese Association for Science & Technology - Pittsburgh Chapter. Many people have spent a lot of time and heart in order to bring this show to Pittsburgh from China, This is a great window to exhibit the Chinese culture. This is one of the opportunities for us to introduce Chinese culture to our children, friends, co-workers and neighbors. We need your support to make this event successful. Please mark your calendar and bring everyone you know to this splendid show of China!

Thank you for your support and we're looking forward to seeing you at the great celebration of Chinese New Year of the Ox in 2009!

 

 Gaoying Bolinger

Registration for 2009 Spring semester will start this Sunday at the school cafeteria. Please bring checks and the application forms. If you have not received the forms, please download and print them from our web site: http://www.pittsburgh-chinese-school.org/registration.htm

Please register before the end of this semester to qualify for the discounted tuition/fee.

 

These culture classes will have extra fees that must be submitted within three weeks in the classes: Dance (costume will be owned by students, approximately $35), Calligraphy (material $10), Craft Arts (material $10). Please do not include these fees in your registration check.

Dear Parents/PCS Members:

Dear Parents/PCS Members: Please mark your calendar that Pittsburgh Chinese School and CASTP will organize a Thanksgiving party and also a seminar together on Nov 22. You and your family members are cordially invited to this event.

When: 6:30pm - 12:00pm, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008
Where: Club House in Blueberry Hills Park (http://www.ifpaa. org/Directions/ BlueberryDirecti ons.html)
What: Dinner, Seminar, Karaoke, Dancing, Cards and Military Chess (SiGuoDaZhan) Games, etc
Menu: Chinese food (from local restaurant), drink, and pizza
Cost: $10/adult and $5/kid

We have invited three guest speakers to present a seminar, titled as "The Impact of the Current Financial and Economic Crisis". They are

1. Prof. Pierre Jinghong Liang, Associate Prof. of Accounting, Tepper School of Business, CMU

2. Prof. Yongsheng Wang, Assistant Prof. of Economics, Washington & Jefferson College

3. Frank Li, Wealth Management Adviser, Merrill Lynch

 

Each of these three experts will discuss from their own perspective the current financial/economic crisis, and will give answers to the those questions like what happened and why it happened, why we need a rescue plan, what people should expect in the coming years for the US and global economies, what will be impact to our life (job market, financial investments, and retirement plan), etc. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion open for general questions.

To ensure sufficient food for everyone, we would like to ask you to pre-register with us by send an email to Hongying Zhou (zhouhy_98@yahoo.com), the Director of CASTP Activities, indicating how many adults/kids will come to the party.

Thank you for your attention!

PCS Board

Dear parents,

Pittsburgh Chinese School will start to sell Giant Eagle Gift Cards at Cafeteria next Sunday. Last year's sale was very successful! You can easily exchange Giant Eagle gift cards to your favorite cards (Starbucks, Macys, Barnes and Nobles, etc.) at Giant Eagle. You can find a list of those cards at http://giftcards.gianteagle.com/BrowseCards.aspx

FFor every $5,000 purchase of Giant Eagle gift cards, PCS will obtain 5% discount. All proceeds from the discount will be used in purchasing Chinese New Year Dinner Party's presents or gifts for students, etc. You won't lose anything (You will still gain fuel perks at GetGo) but help PCS and your children.

The class and parent who sell the most Giant Eagle Gift Cards will get a surprise!

Your kind support is greatly appreciated.

PCS Board

Title: How to apply for a college
Presenter: Qingshou Huang
Time: 3:00pm - 3:45pm, Sunday, September 28, 2008
Location: Cafeteria, Pittsburgh Chinese School.

Dear Parents:

Pittsburgh Chinese School PTA Meeting will be held on September 28, 2008 from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. Please bring your questions and suggestions and come to attend the meeting.

Time: Sunday, 2:30PM to 3:45pm, September 28, 2008
Place: Cafeteria of Allderdice High School /PCS

Agenda:
Board Report, Ms. Tao Hong, Chair, PCS Board
School Report, Ms. Gaoying, Principal, PCS
Financial Report, Ms.Qingshou Huang, Financial Director / Mr. Yongjun Zhang, Treasurer, PCS
How to apply for college, Ms. Qingshou Huang
Comments and discussion, all participants

 Look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
Thanks!

PTA, Pittsburgh Chinese School Board

Dear parents,

The 7th annual Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival will be held on Saturday, September 20 from 11am to 7pm in the historic South Side Riverfront Park. It will feature FUWA, official mascot of the Beijing Olympics, as well as day-long stage performances, Asian food, a Children's Area, demonstrations, free paddling in dragon boats, and a variety of Asian arts and crafts. For more information, please see the attached file for the news release.

Pittsburgh Chinese School will set up a booth to sell some traditional Chinese items. If you have something which you think you no longer need it, Please consider to donate to PCS. PCS is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational and cultural organization, your donation is tax deductible. You can drop your donation items to PCS on this upcoming Sunday. If you have any questions, please contact Hong Tao at 724-612-9852 or Jiping Shao at 412-913-3093.

Thank you very much for your support.

PCS Board

Every year Sandcastle Water Park offers Chinese School and CASTP members the discounted tickets off more than 30% of their regular price, thanks to the help from Ms. Gaoying Bolinger. You can get a whitewater ticket for $17.50 (regular price $25.95)

To order the ticket online, click here and choose the tickets (whitewater ticket or season pass) you want to buy, and click “buy now” button, follow the instruction to complete your purchase. Whitewater tickets coupon code is CASTPWWP and Seasons Passes coupon code is CASTPSP. Sandcastle will donate $3.00 to Chinese and CAST-P for each Whitewater ticket (or $5.00 for each Seasons Pass) you purchased.

尊敬的中文学校各位家长：

匹兹堡中文学校订于五月四日下午举行2008至2009学年的董事会选举。选票箱设在 餐厅，投票截止时间为下午三点。投票结束后将在餐厅进行记票并公布投票结果。 特此邀请每一位家长参加投票并监督投票结果。

不论有几个孩子入学，每位学生家长可投一张有效选票(父母各一)。请您从七位候 选人中选出五位新董事。您的参与对中文学校非常重要。如因任何原因您不能到学 校投票，可将选票于五月一日（以邮戳为准）前寄到以下地址：

PCSEFI (Election)
P.O.Box 383
Wexford, PA 15090-0383

Thank you for your support and hope to see you at the meeting.
Sincerely,
Jiping Shao
Secretary
PCS Educational Foundation, Inc.

Dear Chinese School Family:

PCSEFI is going to hold its 2008-2009 school year Board of Directors election on May 4. The ballot box will be located at the school cafeteria. The deadline for voting is 3:00 pm. After the voting ends, the ballots will be counted at the cafeteria and the results will be announced after that. You are kindly invited to participate the voting and witness the ballot counting process.

Each parent can cast one vote regardless of the number of children in Chinese School. You may vote for up to five new board members from the seven candidates. Your votes are very important to PCS. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please mail the enclosed proxy, post marked no later than 5/1/2007, to the following address:

PCSEFI (Election)
P.O.Box 383
Wexford, PA 15090-0383

Thank you for your support and hope to see you at the meeting.
Sincerely,
Jiping Shao
Secretary
PCS Educational Foundation, Inc.

诚聘教师！

匹兹堡中文学校需要为2008年春季招聘下列新老师：
语文课：
       低年级老师（K—3年级）
       中年级老师（4—7年级）
       高年级老师（8—12年级）
       成人班老师
文艺课：
        舞蹈老师
        武术老师
        围棋老师
        二胡老师
如果您有兴趣来中文学校教课，请将您的申请简历寄至学校人事部信箱：
dxzheng@hotmail.com （请在简历上说明希望任教的课程，并注明是否有在美工作许可）
电话联系：
       校长： 高鹰 （724）816-1073
       副校长：陈蓉 （412）498-2945
学校在收到您的简历后会尽快与您联系。

匹兹堡中文学校
2007年12月2日

会议时间：
10月27日星期六，下午4点30分开始
会议地点：
Dynasty International Buffet
20111 Route 19
Cranberry Twp,  PA 16066
Tel: (724) 772-8883

会议议程如下：
1. 回顾与瞻望 -- 高鹰
2. 介绍校方全体工作人员 -- 高鹰
3. 教师雇用条件，合同与工资等事项 – 郑东霞
4. 课程设计 -- 陈蓉
5. 学生注册 -- 顾皓
6. 家长巡视 -- 彭文峰
7. 教材与图书 -- 谷咏梅
8. 阅读计划与教学大纲 -- 吕蝉
9. 老师自我介绍：每人三分钟，包括分享教学心得
10. 集思广议（欢迎大家对校方的教学与管理提出意见和建议）
11. 总结 -- 高鹰
12. 晚餐
13. 舞会：专请匹茨堡中文学校成人舞蹈班专业舞蹈教师 Bob & Jenny 领舞

晚餐(包括小费和饮料)价目表： 1. 所有老师签到后免费。
2. 随行成人（十岁以上）：每人$15 自费 。
3. 孩子价格（自费）：根据年龄，每人$2到$8不等 ； 两岁及以下免费。

敬请全体老师和校方行政人员参加此次盛会。 Please register for this event by replying to gaoying@comcast.net  or call Gaoying at 724-816-1073 or Rong Chen at 412-498-2945.

校长：高鹰
副校长：陈蓉
教务长：吕蝉

Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Meeting
Pittsburgh Chinese School (PCS)

Time: Sunday, 2:30PM to 3:30pm, October 7, 2007
Place: Cafeteria of Allderdice High School
Agenda:
          Board Report, Mr. Yang Wang, Chair, PCS Board
          School Report, Ms. Gaoying, Principal, PCS
          Chan Lu, Curriculum, PCS
          Comments and discussion, all participants  

Dear Parents/PCS Members:
The new semester has begun. We are now at a new location. Thus, PCS/PTA plans to hold a meeting with parents of PCS students on October 7, 200 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. For more information, please visit the new PCS website at: http://www.pittsburgh-chinese-school.org/.
Look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
Thanks!
PTA, Pittsburgh Chinese School Board
Ziqing Zhuang/Qing Ye

Dear parents,
As a part of fund raising effort, Pittsburgh Chinese School will continue to sell Giant Eagle Gift Cards this year. Last year's sale was very successful! These cards are good for self-use or as gifts. For every $5,000 purchase of the Giant Eagle gift card, the PCS will gain 5% profit. All proceeds from the profit will be used in purchasing Chinese New Year Dinner Party's presents or gifts for students, etc. If you are interested in purchasing the gift cards, please complete the order form and email it to Ms. Qingshou Huang at qingshouh@gmail.com by 10/10/2007 . No payment is needed now. The class and parent who sell the most Giant Eagle Gift Cards will get surprise!!! Your support is greatly appreciated!
PCS Board