On behalf of the administration of MCS, I would like to wish everybody a happy and healthy Chinese New Year! Let’s take a quick look of what we did last year. Last year we had a Halloween parade. We are very fortunate to have Mrs. Andria Wong to teach us ballroom dancing. We donated a lot of clothes and new toys to Care 2 Foundation. The jolly Santa Claus came to visit us. Both the parents and students had a great time.
We had our annual Chinese New Year celebration on January 31, 2009. Our staff, teachers, students and parents worked very hard for months to get this ready. There were a lot of details and planning involved including what kind of performance, the format of the event, where we should get the food, what kind of entertainment, what kind of games in the carnival and much more. There were different suggestions and we had to come up with the best one we can think of and hope for the best. If there were imperfections, we did our best and always welcome constructive comments. With a lot of help from our staff and volunteers, we were able to start decorating our stage at 12:00p.m. on January 31 and setting up the chairs in the cafeteria. After the students’ spectacular performances from 2:00p.m. to 4:00p.m., we all helped to put the chairs away and set the tables up for evening programs. Of course we have to thank everyone who volunteered his/her time to make this memorable event. They helped out with the carnival, karaoke competition, riddles, dessert tables, line dancing, etc. Without your input, the parents and kids would not have this much fun.
On February 21, we had a health fair. Health professionals from CentraState Diabetic Care Center, CentraState Health Awareness Center, Millennium Eye Care (Dr. Elena Ng) and Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey came and gave various screenings and valuable health information to our parents and visitors.
After months of meetings and preparation, we joined with the two other Chinese Schools and two other organizations to plan our third Marlboro parade on February 21, 2009. The weather was very nice and we had a great turnout. There were a lot of people showed up during the parade and the performances. Both our Kung Fu teacher Mr. Francis Ng lead our lion dance team and our Chinese Yo-Yo teacher Mr. Ted Man Leung lead his students on the parade. They gave terrific shows. With Mrs. Wing Leung’s assistance, our cultural teacher Mrs. Carrie Lau’s students performed a beautiful dance. Our cultural teacher Mrs. Elena Ng help write bookmarks for visitors. Both the adults and kids really enjoyed it. Everyone had a good time. Mayor Hornik told us that Marlboro Township would continue to have the Marlboro Parade next year.
We understand sometimes it’s difficult for a non-speaking parent to try to help his/her child with homework, but our teachers and after school tutor are available to assist the student. In addition, we do offer adult Mandarin and Cantonese classes to help parents to learn the language. In turn, the parents may help their children with the homework. We also have the Cantonese classes lessons and some Mandarin classes lessons on the website.
We would like to continue to make our school a place to learn and have fun at the same time. It is important to continue to learn Chinese language and culture because China is a very huge market. It would be beneficial to learn the language now and it will be a big plus for the future.
- Message from Sui Louie, Principal of Monmouth Chinese School
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