It is wonderful to see all our new and returning students now that the fall semester is in full swing. It's a new opportunity for parents to share our appreciation of Chinese language and culture with our children.  Extracurricular cultural activities have begun as well, from 4:00 to 5:00pm, and we encourage all students to participate.  I’d like to encourage all parents to get involved with the extracurricular activities and join in the fun.  We have begun to plan the fall picnic and Halloween parade, so if you have ideas on what you’d like to see at these events, please don’t hesitate to make suggestions and to get involved with the planning.  It is not too soon to start thinking about Halloween costumes for this year!  

As a 100% parent owned and operated non-profit organization, we have always relied on the dedication of parents to keep us running strong.  We need everyone’s participation.  As many of you know, we had quite a number of students graduate last fall, and as a result of graduating families, we have several new volunteer positions open, especially in the areas of Social Media, Marketing, Recreation and General Affairs.  Please let us know of your special skills and areas of interest.  Let’s make this year a memorable one!

As a reminder, this Sunday 9/25 at 2:10pm we will have our New Parents’ Meeting in the cafeteria.  (Returning parents are also welcome to join the meeting.)  On 10/2 we will have our Annual Fall Picnic at Black Hills Regional Park.  Please see the picnic flyer for further details.  We will have one of the picnic shelters, so look for the GCS banner when you arrive.  Please note that we have rescheduled our Annual Parents' Meeting to 10/16 (instead of 10/9 which falls one day before a federal holiday).  Please mark your calendars and save those dates.

Warm regards,

Susan Lee