CLS - 2010 年月刊（畢業）

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June 2010
www.cls-ct.org
A Place of Possibilities
Principal’s Word 2
End of Year Report 3
Awards 5
Mt. Snow Skip Trip 2010 6
Students from Granby 7
Student’s Desk 12
Father’s Day Gift 14
Comic 16

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Principal’sWord
“Two more classes to go and you will be done!”
My husband is counting down the days before I
step down from the Principal position. He can’t
wait to have me back on Sundays and doesn’t
have to help me chugging Chinese School’s
stuffs around.
These two years have been a wonderful
experience for me. I have learned a lot from this
special position and met a lot of friends.The help
and support that I have received from the Board,
Education Committee, teachers, and parents
was amazing. Planning and working on school
matters seem just like a rhythm – everyone just
came in and helped to get things done!
Looking back, I can see how these two years
helped me grow and mature. Just comparing
the Chinese New Year celebrations we had for
the last two years. We gathered suggestions,
complaints, and ideas from the first year to
improve the program, the food serving, seating,
and the games on the second year. We had
more than 400 students, parents, friends, and
guests joining us and we had a good time.This
is the kind of spirit our Education Committee
members have been sharing with me – “we are
not perfect, but we are willing to do whatever it
takes to make it better every time”.
I believe it is this spirit that keeps the school
flourishing -- We have stable enrollment,
improved curriculum, new PTO, parent social
and activities (ski trip, food tasting event and A
Dong trip) for the last two years. (If you missed
these activities, please make sure you join next
year…They are a lot of fun!) I believe with the
leadership of incoming Principal, Wen-Lin Su,
the school will continue flourishing and many
more good improvements will come.
My special thank to my mentor, Jung-Jung
Su for guiding me and advising me with her
experiences and her exceptional organization
skills. With her help and support, I was able
to cut the learning curve. I want to thank the
Education Committee members for their
support and help making things happen;
without them, we would not have these great
events and activities.Thanks to our devoted and
dedicated teachers for making learning Chinese
language and culture a lot easier and fun for
our students.Thanks to our generous donors!
With these donations, the school can continue
offering affordable tuitions and special activities.
But last of all, the school would not have been
here without the work of our Chairwoman, Dr.
Shyling Lee. Shyling helped establishing the
school, securing Trinity classrooms & facilities,
setting up the school 501 (3) © non-profit status,
and the long-term structure for the school. Many
heartfelt thanks to our volunteers, parents, and
friends – all the “unsung” heroes at Chinese
Language School of Greater Hartford!
Summer is coming! My term as the Principal is
coming to an end! I wish everyone a wonderful
and safe summer vacation!
Sincerely yours,
Shumei

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Principal’sWord (continued)
End of Year Report
“再兩堂課你就解脫了﹗” 先生已經很興奮的幫我倒數我當長的日子﹐期待著我星期天不必去中文
學校﹐也不必再幫我搬著大包小包的東西。
其實﹐每個星期天的中文學校對我而言﹐就好像是去和朋友們有約一樣。看到好多的朋友﹐家長﹐和小朋友﹐就
很開心。尤其是看到從前教過的學生﹐一個個的長大﹐成熟﹐還會來跟我打招呼﹐那種成就感﹐是說不出來的甜
蜜﹗
這兩年當校長給我很大的幫助。從這個位子上﹐我學習到了很多做人處事的經驗和交到很多的朋友。理事會﹐教
育委員會﹐老師﹐和家長們給了我很多的支持和幫助。我也很明顯的看到自己的成長。就從兩次新年慶祝活動來
比較﹐第一年很多細節都沒有考慮到﹐例如座位也沒有安排﹐領食物要排好長的隊等等。但第二年﹐靠大家的幫
忙﹐改進前一年的缺點。所以我們有400多位來賓﹐學生﹐家長來參加﹐整個活動的進行非常順利也很快樂。我
覺得這就是我們現在教委﹐老師們的態度 -- 我們並不完美﹐但是我們要一次比一次做得更好。
我相信就是這種精神讓學校越來越蒸蒸日上-- 過去兩年來學生的人數穩定 ﹐ 新教材的使用 ﹐ 家
長會的成立 ﹐家長聯誼茶會及一些校外活動 (滑雪 ﹐ 美食品嘗 ﹐ 亞東購物) 等等。我也相信明年
在蘇文霖校長的領導下﹐ 我們學校會繼續的進步﹐成長。
我特別要感謝何蓉蓉在過去兩年來給我的指導與協助。她不厭其繁的將她過去當校長的經驗教導于我﹐使我能比
較快的了解校長的工作﹐了解如何處理校務﹗她高超的組織能力和耐心是我學習的目標﹗ 還有要感謝
教務委員會各位委員們的支持與幫忙來推動校務與活動。沒有他們﹐ 學校的活動和事情就推
不出去了﹗ 感謝各位老師平時努力的教學﹐ 讓中文的學習生動一點 ﹐ 活潑一點 ﹐容易一點。我
們的但是飲水思源﹐ 如果當初沒有我們的李世玲理事長﹐ ﹐幫忙成立學校﹐ 取得在三一學院的
教室使用權﹐ 取得美國國稅局的免稅證 ﹐ 定下了學校的長期目標﹐ 今天學校就無法存在﹗ 同時
謝謝許多家長﹐ 朋友們默默的在幕後幫忙﹗
暑假即將來臨﹐我也將要卸下校長的任務﹗ 祝福大家有個快樂平安的暑假﹗
淑美 5-31-10 感言
Dear Members of the CLS Community,
The summer is soon to begin and the classes are
coming to the end. We are looking forward to a
break from the routine of coming to CLS every
Sunday for the last 10 months. It is great that
every summer we get a chance to break out from
the serious learning so we will be back in the fall
refreshed and reenergized.
Naturally this is the time to reflect on our work.
We have made a lot of progress in many aspects -
The quality of teaching has improved because of
the collaborative effort between the Educational
Committee and the teachers; the creation of the
new post of PTA Coordinator has resulted in
more parental participation in school activities.
The visibility of our school has increased with the
promotion effort from the staff and the Board,
including some word-of-mouth news by many
parents of our students. Over all, I feel we have
truly become a big family. Every time when I visit
the school, I feel the atmosphere is filled with
By Shyling Lee
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friendliness, joy and animation.
So our children are making progress in learning
Chinese and we get along wonderfully. But this
is not the final goal. I hope in the near future
CLS will become an elite weekend school for
learning Chinese. I hope to develop CLS so our
classes will be competitively sought after in the
Hartford community because of an excellent
academic curriculum, creative cultural program,
diversified student body, exceptional teachers,
and enthusiastic staff.This requires everyone
to do a little more to get there. And it is an
achievable goal!
The end of a school year is also the time to
change guards. I want to thank our principal,
Ms. Shumei Chu, for her dedication these last
two years.The principal is the most burdensome
post within the school structure. Remember, like
all other CLS staff members, the principal is
not paid. Her only reward is seeing the progress
of the school and development of the children.
In addition to proven capability, one has to be
highly selfless and altruistic to be willing to
serve as principal.Two years is a lot of time to
give. It is not reasonable to expect any one in
this position to stay on for a third year.That is
why the term of the principal is only two years.
So Shumei will have a more relaxed year to
come. But she will stay within the Education
Committee as an advisor to the new principal.
Fortunately, we have another selfless and
altruistic person in line to take Shumei’s place.
Ms. Wen-Lin Su has taught at CLS for many
years and has been the vice principal for the last
three years. Wen-Lin will be at the helm starting
in July. Please give Wen-Lin your support and
assistance.
I also want to thank Mr. Simon Su and Mr.
Kuo-Wei Chi for having served the Board in
the last three years.They have decided to step
down from their positions on the Board to bring
in new members. I appreciate their dedication
and willingness to join the Board when we had
many new challenges. My sincere thanks to their
efforts in carrying out the tasks the board took
up in these years. And I know they will continue
to help out when their schedules allow. On June
1st, the Board held the annual meeting, Ms. Jung
Jung Su and Mr. Adam Arnold were elected to
take the two vacancies. Welcome, Jung Jung and
Adam. I look forward to working with you.
In regards to our financial heath, the tuition
revenue for this academic year still has a shortfall
of an amount similar to the previous two years.
But because of our vigorous fundraising activities
and many generous donations, we have raised
almost $20,000.00 this year to fill the hole.
Again, our staff do not get paid. Often they don’t
even ask for reimbursements for the expenses.
They are also thrifty in doing purchases for
CLS. Yet we still have a shortfall. One can easily
deduce that CLS education is a good buy. We
do not wish to raise the tuition if we don’t have
to. Now I am asking you to help keep the tuition
affordable for everyone without costing you extra
money. How can this work?
If you pledge to give United Way a donation at
work, please designate CLS to be the agency
receiving your donation by writing our school
name on the pledge card.There are three donors
who did this last November and we are receiving
their donations in the current year. We have
contacted United Way and asked to be on their
list of agencies.The response is that they will
not expand the list due to the financial crunch
in recent years. But they confirmed that donors
only need to write in the name of their favorite
charity. United Way will honor the donor’s wish.
I know you are willing to do this for CLS. We
will send out a message again this fall when the
United Way Campaign is getting close. For now
please remember this action is vital to CLS. If
most of you designate your contribution to CLS,
not only will our financial hole disappear, but
also a nest egg may be in the making for the
future.
Enjoy the break. I look forward to seeing you in
the fall refreshed and energized.
Shyling Lee, Chairman, Board of Trustees

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Awards
Michelle Tsun 秦穎愉
Tony Yang 楊東明
Eric Wang 王昱翔
Elaine Tsun 秦穎欣
Audrey Lai 賴澤婷
ACS Annual Chinese Culture Poster Design Competition (4th Place)
ACS Excellent Teacher CertificateACS Annual Chinese Language
Speech Competition (4th Place) Mei Yen, Yeh 岳梅艷老師
Wen-Te, Wu 吳文得老師
Li Jun, Cheng 程麗君老師
Caterina Wang 王昱婷
Samantha Tsun 秦穎珊
Hai –Hua Scholarship for outstanding
academic achievement
Victoria Tran 陳美鳳
ACS Student Honor Society for
outstanding academic achievement
Patrick Lau 劉楚明
Alumni Award
Keith Lee 李國津
Retired Teacher’s Award
Ying Ying, Lee 李英瑛
Marilyn Guerrera 林怡玲
Retired Education Committee
Award
Man Ling, Tang 湯曼玲
Yea Mey, Lu 陸雅美
Li-Yun, Hsu 郭麗芸
Jung Jung, Su 何蓉蓉
Parent Volunteer Of The Year
Joe Tsun 秦耀明
Congratulations to Mrs. Wen-Lin Su (蘇文霖), our
new principal of 2010 -2012.

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During the New Year vacation 2010, a group
of three families from the Chinese Language
School of Hartford went to Mt. Snow for a
three-day ski/snowboard trip. The idea was
hatched by Meiky Huang, who spends a great
deal of her winter there with her husband and
kids, and also volunteers as an Ambassador for
the resort. Mt. Snow is an excellent choice for a
local ski trip because it is fairly close (under two
hour drive) and it is a large mountain with quite
a variety of terrain.
We were aided by Mother Nature with an
eight inch dumping of powder prior to our
arrival. The first day of the trip (New Years
Day) the temperatures were fairly moderate and
we even got some sun. For dinner, Meiky and
her husband met up with us at a local Chinese
restaurant. The place was very crowded and
for good reason—the food was excellent. On
day two, the weather turned colder as the wind
began to pick up considerably. We also were
greeted with another seven inches of new snow.
Although most went downhill skiing, there was a
group that went out on their cross-country skis.
Apparently, the XC trails were in excellent shape.
By the final day the conditions turned downright
Arctic. The wind was howling at over 40 mph
and the temperature was well below zero. Only
one family was brave enough to venture out in
this weather. As a matter of fact, most of the
mountain was closed due to the wind. By that
time however, everyone had gotten their fill of
skiing and were ready to go home.
I think it is fair to say that everyone had a
wonderful time. I would like to personally thank
all the families that participated and Meiky, for
all her help in setting this up. Since this was our
first trip to Mt. Snow, I was not familiar with the
accommodations. We stayed at the Snow Lake
Lodge and found it to be an excellent value.
The room was clean, the staff was friendly, and
they had a large hot tub which was a popular
destination! The only downside is that the
Lodge caters to the college crowd, so if anyone
is interested in a more family-oriented inn, there
are a number of options in the area. One other
possibility is to rent a large house or townhouse
which can accommodate up to five families. If
there is sufficient interest next year, we will try to
set this up in advance. We are hoping to make
this an annual event!
Mt. Snow SkipTrip 2010
by Adam Arnold

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Students from Granby Memorial High School
Attending a Chinese New Year
Celebration
by Hannah Seger
On Sunday, February 7th I attended a Chinese
New Year celebration with my Chinese II
classmates. It took place at the Vernon Center of
Trinity College. We watched many entertaining
performances put on by other groups of kids;
including dancing and singing. Our class also
performed. First we said a poem about the new
year.Then we did a fashion show displaying
Chinese outfits worn by emperors, scholars,
students, and more. We each got to show off
our outfit and announce what someone else was
wearing.There were lots of people watching,
especially little kids. A lot parents came to watch
the performances, including my own. After the
performances there were activities to participate
in and food to eat, but my mom and I had to
leave before all of that. It was an interesting
experience.
I am attending a Chinese New Year
Celebration
by Sara Miltenberger
The Chinese New Year Experience at Trinity
College this year with my Chinese class
was really quite unforgettable.The friendly
people, the delicious food and the wonderful
entertainment provided by the students of
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from the other students that performed. My
favorite performances were the Ribbon Dance,
performed by the CLS Chinese Advanced Dance
Students and Little Lion Dance & Singing “Two
Tigers” performed by CLS Preschool students. It
is so neat that these students are learning about
their family history and the Chinese language so
young. I also enjoyed the MC very much because
he was very entertaining and funny.
I was very proud of our school’s performance
because we had practiced many times and really
wanted to make Su Lao Shi very proud and I
think we succeeded. Our costumes were very
beautiful and during the performance, we spoke
with confidence of our traditional clothing
and history of the Chinese people. Many
strangers came up to me later on, telling me our
performance was fantastic and they were very
impressed that we were only Level 2 students,
who had obviously accomplished a lot.
I really enjoyed performing at the Chinese
New Year Celebration and hope that next
year, we can go again and continue to impress
the Chinese Language School Community.
We have come a long way and will only
continue to better our speaking, reading and
listening skills. Our Chinese abilities will
only improve and hopefully next year we will
attend with a larger class.
I Am Attending a Chinese New
Year Celebration
by Daniel Chapple
During the Chinese New Year Celebration, we
saw many performances that showed different
aspects of Chinese culture.There were a wide
range of performances including singing,
dancing, and skits. From going to the celebration,
I learned a lot about traditions carried out during
the Chinese New Year such as the exchange of
red envelopes with money in them. After the
performances, we ate foods eaten during the
Chinese New Year.The food included dumplings
and lo mein. My favorite food we had were the
dumplings. As we were eating, there were games
that the younger children could play. I saw many
different Chinese customs as well. Also, from
doing our performance, I learned a lot about how
the Chinese dressed in ancient times. We were
very fortunate to be able to wear the clothes that
royalty would have one worn. I was surprised
that I understood some of what was being said
by the hosts.
I think that Chinese New Year is a great
celebration.There are many traditions that
are carried out each year that have been used
for many years. Each generation keeps these
traditions going on so that the Chinese culture
will be preserved. Someday, I would like to go
to China while the New Year’s celebration is
going on so I
can be a part of
it. If I cannot, I
would like to go
to Chinatown in
New York City
to join in their
celebration. It
would be a great
opportunity to see
all of the traditions
that we learned
about first hand.
From going to the
Chinese New Year Celebration, I learned a lot
about Chinese culture and New Year’s traditions.
I would like to be a part of this again or
something similar if we can. I am very happy that
we were able to participate in this celebration. I
am especially happy that we got to borrow the
clothes that we wore.There were very special and
it is something I would probably not have gotten
a chance to do. I learned a lot from attending the
Chinese New Year Celebration and am happy we
could perform in it.
Students from Granby Memorial High School (continued)

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Chinese New Year Celebration
by Chasya Dorenkamp
Last weekend I went to a Chinese New Year
Festival in Hartford. I really enjoyed the music
and performances and food. My favorite part was
doing the fashion show.
A lot of the festival was in Chinese. I understood
a lot of what was being said and it made me
happy. Our class got to see five performances
before we went to get ready for our part of the
performance. We dressed in Chinese clothing.
I wore a green Chinese dress.The whole class
looked very good and spoke their lines well.
After our part of the festival, we got to go back
and watch the rest of the performances. My
favorite performance – besides our own – was
the ribbon dance.The colors and costumes were
beautiful.Their dance was very well
rehearsed. Afterwards, I was very
hungry.The food they served at the
festive was very good. I had chow
mien, a pork dumpling, an egg roll,
and a red bean cake. I ate it all.
The Chinese New Year Festival was so
much fun! I will definitely want to go
next year. Hopefully I will then know
a lot more Chinese than I do now. I
really love the Chinese culture and
delicious food!
by Victoria Galarneau
Students, ranging from elementary to high
school age, gathered at Trinity College to
celebrate the Chinese New Year on February
7th, 2010. Various performances took place,
including singing, dancing, and skits; all relating
to traditional Chinese culture and language.
Our Chinese II class performed a fashion show.
I felt very prepared because of multiple run
throughs and much class time spent practicing.
In the end, all of our hard work paid off and I
thought our performance went really well.
I hope future GMHS classes can participate in
this celebration because it was a lot of fun and I
learned a lot about the Chinese culture. Seeing
everyone come together to share a common
heritage results in an unforgettable and magical
experience.
I am Attending a Chinese New Year
Celebration
by Becca Smith
I hope that throughout my life I can
continuously enrich my life with learning and
submerging myself among different cultures.
Last weekend I was able to participate in a
Chinese New Year Celebration at Trinity
College with Granby’s Chinese
2 students. Along with our
performance demonstrating
traditional Chinese costumes
there were a variety of acts
including ribbon dances, songs,
dances, and more. Having
never experienced the Chinese
New Year first hand, it was
definitely an entertaining,
exciting, and fun afternoon.
When I first walked through
the doors into the celebration there was an
overwhelming array of red and gold mixed
throughout the entire room.Traditionally you
might think red means anger or passion, but in
China especially during the New Year red and
gold symbolize happiness and wealth. Everyone
in the room was bubbling with excitement and
the walls were adorned with decorations. I found
my seat and waited for further instructions.
This celebration was made possible by the CLS,
and consisted of different groups of students
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aspects of the Chinese culture. For example, my
class put on a fashion show modeling Chinese
clothes representing different positions in
ancient Chinese history. Another fun part
of the afternoon was the red envelopes!
Red envelopes symbolize good luck and are
meant to ward off evil spirits. Each of us
were fortunate enough to receive one! The
rest of the day was enlightening, fun, and full
of culture.
I am glad that I had the opportunity
to partake in this Chinese New Year
Celebration and I hope that I can continue
learning and experiencing Chinese traditions.
I learned a lot and so did my family!
by Marieta Jedamanova
The Chinese New Year is the most important
holiday in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. It
lasts for fifteen days and every day there is a
special activity, including worshiping the gods
and families reuniting. Every year is named after
a different animal.There are twelve animals in
total: The rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake,
horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. 2010
is the year of the tiger. At the Chinese New Year
celebration at Trinity College, we celebrated the
year of the tiger by performing many different
Chinese cultural activities. Some include the
Lion Dance and the famous Chinese Ribbon
Dance.
The celebration at Trinity College was a great
learning experience for me. Our presentation
taught me about the ancient Chinese culture and
the costumes that were worn by the Emperor
and Empress of the Han Dynasty. I also learned
about the Lion Dance in which people dress up
in lion costumes and one person controls the
back of the lion while another person controls
the front. While dancing, they imitate a lion’s
movements.The Ribbon Dance was also very
interesting. In Chinese ribbon dancing, many
dancers use long colorful ribbons to portray
different movements of wind and
water. All of the dances at Trinity were
elegant and beautiful and they were full
of rich cultural history.
Because I enjoyed this year’s Chinese
New Year celebration at Trinity
College, I hope to go again next year.
The performances were all fun to watch
and the Chinese food at the end of the
celebration was also very good. It was
also exciting to do our Chinese fashion
show and perform on stage in front of
everyone. I hope that our performance
was also informational for everyone in
the audience. It was a good learning
experience as well as a fun activity
which I hope to go back to over the
years.
Response
by Wesley Lata
At the Chinese Celebration there were many
people, and a lot of culture all bound to one
room. In that single room held festivities I have
never seen before, Including the Tiger Dance,
Singing, and even tongue twisters. I saw people
I knew; I even got to see my last year’s Chinese
teacher Kao Lao Shi, along with some new
people.
What I enjoyed the most of the Chinese New
Year celebration was the positive attitude given
by all the people. My father had met up with an
old friend while at the celebration. I was stunned
at the fact that everyone was given a whole lot
of respect, and then those giving the equivalent
back to that person, and the next. I thought that
the Chinese New Year Celebration was a lot of
fun, because there was a lot of enthusiasm put
into it.

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In conclusion my over all favorite aspect of
the Chinese New Year Celebration, was the
enthusiasm and the effort.The Effort was the
most obvious part of the whole event, a lot
of time was put into such an event therefore
it deserves reconigition.The enthusiasm was
the best a lot of laughter caught my attention
and how it brought people together. Over all I
thought the Celebration is definitely something
to look forward to.
Thank you Su Lao Shi
My Chinese learning experience
by Andrew Carroll
A little less than two years ago, I signed up to
take Mandarin Chinese I in my Freshman year
of high school. I did not expect to actually be
able to take the class as a ninth-grade student,
due to its immense popularity. However, to my
pleasant surprise, the schedule I received at the
end of eighth-grade revealed that
I had, indeed, been selected to
participate in what would become
the first Chinese course ever to be
taught at Granby Memorial High
School.
When the first day of my
Freshman year came, I found
myself in a classroom normally
intended for geometry classes.
Around me were, perhaps, two
dozen other students that had
chosen to study the most widely
spoken language in the world. As
we waded through the first lessons,
many of us found our interest in
the language greatly increased.
Others, unfortunately, lost interest
altogether, and dropped out of the class. It
became apparent as the first semester sped by
that the majority of people that took the class
only did so on a whim. Few, it seemed, actually
desired to speak or write Chinese.
When the last of those for whom the Chinese
language was uninteresting left the class, our
number had decreased to about 15 students.
However, the quick-paced nature of the class did
not only discourage those that took it on a whim:
on the contrary, it proved greatly beneficial
to those genuinely interested in the subject.
Within a single year of learning the language,
the remaining students learned the equivalent of
what might be taught in two years in a French
or Spanish course. Little more can be said of the
first year of Mandarin Chinese at GMHS than
this: it was a huge success.
A number of students, including myself, opted to
continue to Chinese II, but unfortunately, there
were too few applicants from the middle school
to offer Chinese I again.
My personal experience with learning the
language has been plagued with difficulty.
My effort, both last year and this year, has
been inconsistent in the class; accordingly,
my understanding of the language is
significantly less than that of my peers.
However, I have continued my attempts to
learn Mandarin Chinese for one reason: I
love the language.
Despite an endless number of idiosyncrasies
and quirks in Chinese that I simply cannot
understand, I find the tongue wonderfully
simplistic, in speech and in writing. A lot
of the grammatical concepts do not make
sense to me, but so many of them do that
simply following the structure of phrases is
opium to my mind.
Perhaps the single most difficult part of
Chinese, for me, is learning to connect sounds to
characters. Every other language I have studied
thus far has had phonetic elements - not so for
Mandarin.That individual syllables can have a

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myriad of different meanings is completely alien
to me, as is the idea that each of these meanings
has its own character. Learning Chinese feels like
learning two different languages and trying to
put them together.
This issue is remedied somewhat by the method
of learning new vocabulary. In both Chinese
classes, new phrases have generally been learned
individually, using PowerPoint presentations
accompanied with teacher direction to maximize
class understanding.This contrasts with other
language classes, where often students are
expected to learn vocabulary on their own.
Such an independent strategy is sufficient for
those classes, which do not involve foreign
scripts - only foreign grammatical structures
and vocabularies. Independent learning is not
sufficient for English-speakers learning Chinese.
It is difficult to summarize my experiences in
learning Chinese, as they are many. I suppose the
single best way to do so would be to answer this
question: Were I to find myself in eighth grade
again, would I still have chosen to take Chinese?
The answer is yes.
学生: 甯艾
老师: Mrs. Marilyn Guerrera
中國傳統節日與我學中文的想法
大家好! 我的名字是甯艾. 我的英文名字是 Agnes. 我住在 Wethers-
field, 康州. 我是小學六年級. 我學校的名字是 Highcrest Elementary.
我有一個哥哥和一個姊姊. 我哥哥的名字是甯傑. 我姊姊的名字是
甯萱. 他們的英文名字是 James 和 Annie.
我學中文有幾個原因. 首先我學會中文比較容易聽得懂我爸爸和
媽媽在說什麼. 聽得懂中文也可以讓我在台灣看得懂和聽得懂電
視. 所以我學中文因為我覺得很方便.
我也要學中文因為很多時候我需要用到它. 例如, 在台灣坐捷運也
要看得懂中文字. 看不懂中文就表示你不知道那一站要下車. 看不
懂中文也很麻煩. 這就表示你看不懂中文書和不會寫信給你的親
戚. 這也是一個原因我要學中文.
過中國新年也會用到中文. 過年的時侯需要會說和聽得懂中文因
為不會中文就不能和你的親戚交談. 不會說中文, 就不能說吉祥話,
也就拿不到紅包. 這就是我為什麼要學中文.
我希望長大的時候, 去台灣學中文. 在台灣我可以有更多的時間和
機會練習中文和學習中國文化. 等到我會說流利的中文和聽懂更
多的中文, 我就可以幫助在這裡聽不懂英文但聽懂中文的人, 當他
們的翻譯. 我也可以介紹中國文化給有興趣的美國朋友們.
学生: 何宇欣
你好！我的名字是何宇欣.我十三歲在中文學校和美國學校唸七年級.我在
SIMSBURY, CONNECTICUT 唸HENRY JAMES MEMORIAL初中.
除夕的晚上,我們家請很多人來吃飯；我們請表姐,表妹,姑姑，姑丈和幾位爺
爺的朋友．我們吃很多菜和拿了很多紅包．我的奶奶和爺爺只會講中文，所
以他們教我正確的中文用法也教我很多過年的習俗．所以我相信學習中文,懂
得中文是很重要的.
我的媽媽和爸爸帶我們去過台灣.台灣很好玩,可是如果我的中文好一點的話,
我就可以聽懂別人在說什麼,看懂店裡在賣什麼,對所有的事都知道得更多一
點.
第二個我想學中文的原因是因為中文現在很受歡迎．很多外國的公司和中國
做生意，需要很多懂中文說中國話的人．學好中文,可能有比較多的工作機
會，而且也可以交到新的朋友．
中國的歷史悠久, 是世界上最古老的國家之一.幾千年來留傳了許多文明古物,
書籍畫冊和風俗習慣.我雖然在美國出生長大,但是在家裡大多說中國話,吃中
國菜.我的祖父母和我們住,所以我們還遵循很多傳統的習俗.很多習俗很有趣,
因為我的中文有限,不能了解故事的由來.如果我學好中文,我就可以自己去發
掘,更加了解我的背景,讓生活更活潑和多元化.
学生: 李知予
中国传统节日与我学中文的想法
我的名字叫李知予,今年十二岁. 我住在康
州西哈特福市.我在King Philip 中学读六
年级.我喜欢拉小提琴和踢足球, 也喜欢画
画, 唱歌, 和想当一个摸特儿.
每年我庆祝中国新年. 中国新年是一个的
理由让我在学中文. 我最喜欢的是:中国
食物,表演和游戏.中国新年的食物包括炒
面,饺子,火锅和春卷.我特别喜欢吃好吃的
火锅,跟着白菜,虾,肉,年糕和地瓜.我也爱
学中文，因为我喜欢看中国新年表演.我
最爱看魔术表演,他们是如何变出来的?
中国新年游戏很好玩.我最感兴趣的是中
国 yo-yo,和用筷子夹金鱼饼干,还有M&M
糖果. 我喜欢吃糖果和饼干。我学中文因
为我爱中国新年。有趣，我学了很多中
国文化！
学生: 賴澤停
中國傳統節日與我學
中文的想法
我是賴澤停.我今年十二歲.我喜歡滑雪,
跳舞和玩電腦. 我今年上中學一級.
我喜歡中國新年,可是如果想要紅包我需
要講中文. 我也可以講 “恭喜發財! 紅包
拿來!”
我去中文學校因為我的媽媽要我跟我的
爺爺,奶奶,外婆和外公講中文. 我跟我的
爺爺,奶奶,外婆和外公在電話上講話.
我希望以後中文可以幫我在中文的聽說
讀寫更上一層樓.
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另一个理由我在学中文因为我可以用我的中文。当我长大的时侯我可以去中国。学中文可以帮我说话跟另外的中国人住在中国。而且，在将来中国会更
好，所以我现在学中文就帮我很多如果我有一份工作在中国。
当我是一位母亲的时候，我要教我的孩子中文，让中国文化传承下去。但是不希望发生当我不知道中文。我是美国华人，所以，我需要把中文学得更好。
如果我的孩子懂中文，那对他们的将来更有帮助。我要让我的后裔值得娇傲中国历史文化的伟大。
我想我的中文水平还要更多的提高。但是，现在我的时间比较紧，没有花太多的时间在中文上，我要在阅读和写作上花更多的功夫。如果我的写作水平提
高，那我就可以跟我的中国朋友写信交流。如果我的阅读水平提高，那我就可以读我们家里订的中文报纸。
总之，我要花比现在在学中文更多的时间。相信我！！
學生：楊東明
老師：Mrs. Marilyn Guerrera
你好，我叫楊東明。我在中文學校的七年級,可是我在美國學校六年級。我十一歲。我很喜歡藍色。我覺得很幸
福。我有一個媽媽，一個爸爸和一個妹妹。我的妹妹的名字是楊思平。我的妹妹很搞笑,因為她有時候會做一些奇
奇怪怪的東西。
我為什麼學中文？我學中文不但因為我爸爸媽媽叫我學，而且去台灣還可以講中文。
我如果看得懂中文,學日文就会比較簡單。可是美國人講中文不标准。
中文很酷因為中國有很多文化。我有一次去台灣的时候，有一個小孩叫我豬頭。如果他們這樣叫我，我就会知
道，也知道人家不喜歡我。這是一個台灣的文化，是會亂叫人家名字。
我最喜歡的節日是春節。我今年春節是去莊嚴寺，一開始是在幫忙送東西到廚房。我在那裏當義工。很辛苦可是
沒有關係是因為不是只有我在當義工。我這個運輸组的工作很辛苦，因為一直在幫人家拿來的食物到廚房去。那
一天有好幾千人去莊嚴寺。
所以我覺的學中文很好，因為可以去中國和台灣。我也希望我中文寫作能好一點。我也希望我能看懂很多中文
字。這樣子我下次寫yearbook就不會這麼辛苦。
七年級
老師:Mrs. Marilyn
Guerrera
學生 :
李知予 Chloe Li
七年級
7th Grade
Date: August 2, 2010 to August 6, 2010
Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Place: Irving A. Robbins Middle School
20 Wolf Pit Rd
Farmington, CT 06032
Chinese Language School of Greater Hartford offers five exciting days of summer camp for children
turning 6 and up by December 31, 2010.
The curriculum includes martial arts, calligraphy, painting, singing, dancing, arts and crafts, Chinese
Yo-yo, Chinese chess, Chinese cooking, etc.
Please visit www.cls-ct.org or call (860) 461-4507 for Summer Camp registration details and
application form.
2010 CLSYouth Summer Camp
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2. Fold both top and bottom edge to the center.
Dad has always been there for us
in countless ways.This Father’s
Day, show your dad how much you
appreciate his support, encouragement,
and love by giving him this handmade
Origami Shirt.This shirt will last
forever; it will serve as a reminder of
your love and gratitude.
Video for Making
Father’s Day Gift
Correction in video: 1/4 inch, not 1/8 inch
Father’s Day Gift
By Jane Hsu
Origami Shirt Folding Instructions:
1. Pinch the center of each short side of the rectangle.
3.Turn the
paper over;
at the top
edge, fold
down 1/4
inch.
7.Turn the
paper over;
fold both
sides to the
center.
8. Lift the loose
corners at the
center of the
bottom and
spread them
apart.
5. Fold the
bottom edge
up one-third
the height of
the paper.
4. Fold it
down again
6. Unfold the
top edge.

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Defining the CLS ExperienceIt was Winston Churchill who wrote, “We make
a living by what we get; we make a life by what we
give.” These words can definitely be applied to
our many gifted leaders, committed educators,
and passionate alumni.
During my ten years as a parent of the CLS,
I have seen the many ways that the school is
working to build on the legacy of those who
came before. I have been impressed by many of
the engaged alumni. For example, Keith Lee will
be the first person ever to receive the Alumni
Award, which will be given to outstanding
alumnus in years to come. He has helped at the
Chinese New Year Celebration, the Riverfront
Dragon Boat and Asian Festival, and Graduation
ceremonies. He also comes once a month to take
care of our library. Beginning this fall, there will
be new opportunities for alumni to get involved
at CLS.
We’d love to capture stories about the truly
powerful and influential role of CLS graduates
who are out to make a difference. Please go to
our Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/
pages/Hartford-CT/Chinese-Language-School-
of-Greater-Hartford/244466737868?ref=ts to
connect with us. Or feel free to stop by at Trinity
College in Hartford on Sundays for a welcome
back to CLS.
Our students often give little thought to their
role as future alumni.To increase their awareness,
the Library is renewing its efforts to enhance
our students’ experiences and involvement in the
school. “Welcome Back Alumni” programs and
Story Hours will be important components of
our library experience.
This Newsletter contains many school updates.
Dr. Shyling Lee, Chairman of the CLS Board of
Trustees, received the Outstanding Citizenship
Award at the Asian Pacific American Coalition
of Connecticut (APAC) Gala, which was held on
Saturday, May 1, 2010. Be sure to read her year
end report on page 3.
On May 29, many of the CLS students and
teachers attended the Association of Chinese
Schools (ACS) 2010 conference in New York.
Check out who took home the prizes on page 5.
Turn to page 6 to learn how to make an Origami
Shirt by following the detailed instructions or by
watching the video. I hope that you will fall in
love with Origami that will fill your world with
creativity and imagination.
We are always looking for news from you and
for other contributions to our Newsletter. Please
contact us at: emykaren@cox.net. Have a
wonderful summer!
Hsiu-Chen Hsu
9. Fold the
top edge
to the
back,
along the
existing
crease
that is the
closest to
the top
edge.
10. Fold the top corners
down and inward
to meet at the
intersection of the
horizontal crease and
the vertical centerline.
You are forming the
shirt’s collar.
11. Lift the bottom
edge up and slide
it under the collar.
Press firmly at the
bottom edge of the
shirt.
12. Here is the
completed shirt.
(continued from page 14)

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This school admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.
Chinese Language School
of Greater Hartford
Mailbox 702540 300 Summit St
Hartford, CT 06106
© 2010 CLS

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