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Dear ACLS Families and Friends,
We will have a regular school day this Sunday, April 13!
- Acton中文学校作为第八届全球华语朗诵大赛全美初赛区合办单位，学生报名请用Acton中文学校报名表，链接： https://forms.gle/Te7vRXHRVZCfA13x8 。请仔细阅读报名表前面的说明. 报名截止4月13日，视频截止日期4月19日。
- Classroom access beginning at 1:45 PM
- Classes starting at 2:00 PM
- Please stop by Room 409 for any inquiries.
- Parent duty: please check in with the Security team in the lobby.
- Mark your calendar—April 20 will be the makeup day for the snow day on February 9.
Community update:
Discovery Museum正在华人社区寻找一到两位bilingual（中英文）祖父母志愿者来帮助建立Grandparent Ambassadors program。
Responsibility：祖父母将与博物馆工作人员一起与参观Brain Building gallery游客交谈，每周只需花一个小时（或他们喜欢的任何时间），收集与孙辈一起来访的祖父母和带着幼儿的年轻父母的非正式调查数据。这些数据将用来帮助Brain Building gallery的祖父母志愿者更好的支持来参观的年轻/新父母、祖父母和幼儿。 如果您有兴趣做志愿者或想了解更多，请联系Xuan Kong，电邮 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Important Policy Updates: Student Safety & Mental Health Concern Policy
At Acton Chinese Language School, we are committed to fostering a safe and supportive learning environment for all students. While we are a non-profit language education program and not a licensed mental health provider, we take all concerns seriously.
Please review the following policy updates carefully:
ACLS Student Safety & Mental Health Concern Policy
Parent Policy for Student Mental Health & Safety Concerns
Latest edition of the School Journal:
https://acls-ma.org/journals/202502%20School%20Jurnal_19_Pub_All.pdf
欢迎大家积极投稿校刊(包括文章、图片、视频等）！You're welcome to submit your work—whether it’s an article, picture, video, or other content—related to culture and written in Chinese for the School Journal/Newsletter. Please send your submissions to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Important for ACLS High School Volunteers:
ACLS is a certified non-profit organization authorized to award the President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA). Please note: The annual deadline for submitting application materials for PVSA is September 1st. If you have a special need to apply for PVSA outside of ACLS regular cycle, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. separately. Please ensure you keep thorough documentation of any volunteer work you do with other organizations.
General Notes
- Senior Club: Senior Club will be held at the Big Cafeteria, sharing the space with Taichi club. Each club is supposed to use roughly half of the space. 老人俱乐部会在初中的大食堂，会和太极拳俱乐部共用。
- Leary Field Use: When the field is reserved for an official activity we can't stay and use the Leary Field.
- Parent Duty: for parents on duty, please register at the Security Desk and you will be assigned a task accordingly.
- Parent Waiting Area: Parents can wait and stay in the waiting area close to the cafeteria in R. J. Junior High. Please do not enter any classrooms that we don't reserve.
Facility Use Policy
Please strictly follow the Facility Usage Policy below to reflect our appreciation to both schools' and Community Education's long-term support. Please be aware that any violation could jeopardize ACLS's rental privileges. Thanks for your cooperation!
- Latex is strictly prohibited in R.J. Jr High buildings
- Citrus products (such as oranges and orange juice) are prohibited in R.J. Jr High building.
- No solicitation is allowed during school hours.
- No food/beverage is allowed in the classroom/corridors anytime during the school except in big cafeteria and the designated places.
- No running/chasing/ screaming/sport in the corridors/lobby/cafeteria.
- Do not mark on the Wall/smart-Board/Desk in the classroom.
- Do not use or remove any supplies as well as personal belongings in the classroom.
- Pick-up and drop-off must be along the counter-clock of the circle in front of R.J. Jr High, no parking on the driveway.
- Please do not move any furniture in R.J Jr. High building, including the tables and Chairs in the lobby area outside the cafeteria. These new tables and chairs must stay in their fixed locations.
- ACLS COVID Protocols and Regulations, please follow the Acton-Boxborough School's 2024-25 Covid Protocols and Guidance
Resources
- ACLS Website: our official website is http://www.acls-ma.org/, which provides a lot of useful information. Here are several handy links for you:
- Please bookmark the School Calendar - ACLS . We will send you a weekly email to update you on whether we have classes or not on each Sunday.
- Visit for ACLS Chinese Language Classes and Culture Programs our educational offerings
- Please contact the ACLS Admin Team for specific questions. You also can always send email to one of the ACLS Contacts or just email to Principals if you don't know who to contact.
- Please review, follow and observe the ACLS Rules and Regulations
- School refund policy Refund Policy
- Follow ACLS on social media:
Best regards
Ally Lee and Jianke Lee
Principals of ACLS
艾克顿中文学校2025蛇年春节晚会（上） https://youtu.be/WkXeTYsLVWY
00:40 儿童舞蹈，新疆舞《大阪城的小姑娘》
04:30 校长致辞
13:30 武术《侠客行》
22:00 民乐表演《三生三世十里桃花》《紫竹调》
32:20 Ballet: Excerpt from Blue Wallpaper
40:45 儿童合唱团音乐短剧《雪绒花》
45:50 独唱《young and beautiful》
52:15 民族服饰表演《再炫民族风》
59:30 第一次抽奖
01:05:38 小品《英雄》
艾克顿中文学校2025蛇年春节晚会（下） https://youtu.be/wsbfmp7VJ2Y
00:00 花伞舞《烟雨江南》
05:08 戏曲《孔雀东南飞》
13:05 第二次抽奖
17:03 中国传统服饰秀《古韵今风》
23:56 独唱《玛依拉变奏曲》
29:05 同簪
32:17 玉灵儿
35:00 京伶梦
38:20 喜水
41:30 大鱼海棠
44:41 上铃鼓
47:25 第三次抽奖
50:13 女声合唱《秋蝉》
55:05 混声合唱《大鱼》《童年》
01:04:38 尾声
Dear ACLS Families and Friends,
We have regular classes this Sunday 4/21/2024. Next ACLS classes are on 4/28.
We will have regular classes this Sunday. Please arrive at 1:45pm. If you have any questions, please come to the office in Rm409.
ACLS concludes at 4:45 pm, and it's essential for everyone to exit the building by 4:55 pm. To avoid penalties, please ensure to pick up your student by 4:55 pm.
- Notes
Parent Duty: for parents on duty, please come at 1:45pm and register at the Security Desk and you will be assigned a task accordingly.
Parent Waiting Area: The waiting area is not available this weekend.
Seminar Survey:
We are working with a Life Management consultant to invite him for a seminar at ACLS. We want to gather information about the concerns and topics that are most important to you. Your input will help us understand how we can better support our students, parents, and staff in managing stress and achieving a healthy balance in their lives. Please take a few minutes to let us know which of the following topics you want to be addressed at the seminar.
Questions:
1. What are your top concerns or challenges in managing stress and maintaining a healthy balance in your life?
2. How often do you feel overwhelmed or stressed by school or personal responsibilities?
3. What strategies or techniques do you currently use to manage stress and maintain a healthy balance in your life?
4. What topics would you like to learn more about from a Life Management consultant?
5. How would you prefer to receive information and support from a Life Management consultant (e.g. workshops, individual sessions, online resources)?
6. Do you feel that the school provides adequate resources and support for managing stress and maintaining a healthy balance in your life?
7. What additional resources or support would you like to see the school provide to help students, parents, and staff manage stress and maintain a healthy balance in their lives?
8. Is there anything else you would like to share with us about your experiences with stress and life management in the school community?- Facility Use Policy
Please strictly follow the Facility Usage Policy below to reflect our appreciation to both schools' and Community Education's long-term support. Please be aware that any violation could jeopardize ACLS's rental privileges. Thanks for your cooperation!
Latex is strictly prohibited in R.J. Jr High buildings.
Citrus products (such as oranges and orange juice) are also prohibited in R.J. Jr High building.
No solicitation is allowed during school hours.
No food/beverage is allowed in the classroom/corridors anytime during the school except in the big cafeteria and the designated places.
No running/chasing/ screaming/sport in the corridors/lobby/cafeteria.
Do not mark on the Wall/smart-Board/Desk in the classroom.
Do not use or remove any supplies as well as personal belongings in the classroom.
Pick-up and drop-off must be along the counter-clock of the circle in front of R.J. Jr High, no parking on the driveway.
Please do not move any furniture in R.J Jr. High building, including the tables and Chairs in the lobby area outside the cafeteria. These new tables and chairs must stay in their fixed locations.
- ACLS COVID Protocols and Regulations
- Please follow the Acton-Boxborough School's Covid Protocols
- ACLS strongly recommend all people coming to the ACLS School (including students, parents and teachers) to wear masks. Please prepare the masks by yourself. The school will provide some backup masks in case you forget to wear them.
- Resources
- ACLS Website: our official website is http://www.acls-ma.org/, which provides a lot of useful information. Here are several handy links for you:
- Please review and bookmark the Fall School Calendar. We will send you a weekly email to update you on whether we have classes or not on each Sunday.
- Please review and contact the ACLS Admin Team for specific questions. You can always send email to Principals if you don't know who to contact.
- Please review, follow and observe the ACLS Rules and Regulations
- ACLS WeChat Public Account: please join our Webchat Public Account to get weekly newsletter:
Sincerely,
Ting Chen and Ally Lee
Principles of ACLS
