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春天在哪里呀春天在哪里
春天在那青翠的山林里
这里有红花呀这里有绿草
还有那会唱歌的小黄鹂
。。。。。。

春天在哪里呀春天在哪里
春天在那小朋友眼睛里
看见红的花呀看见绿的草
还有那会唱歌的小黄鹂

请欣赏拍在春天里的照片。谢谢。

语言与艺术班的学生们上月已开始接受PRESENTATION的训练。这是第一个主题--”中国文化“。

考虑到学生年龄（7-13岁)，中文水平，表达能力等方面的差异，我对演讲所使用的语言并未设限(即用中文或英文都可以)，因为在当前阶段，我的教学目的在于：让学生了解和掌握如何组织演讲内容，使内容紧扣主题；培养学生的演讲技能，包括表情，仪态，手势等；教会学生们使用必要的辅助材料和工具。

以下与大家分享的是部分学生的演讲作品：

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北京欢迎你
-张杰西

2008奥运会将在中国北京举行。奥运会的吉祥物是‘北京欢迎你’ 五个福娃。 她们的颜色是和奥运会的五圆环的颜色分别对映的。

贝贝是蓝色的。她传递的祝福是繁荣。图案‘鱼’和‘水’在中国传统文化艺术中是繁荣与收获的象征。她代表奥运五环中的蓝环。

晶晶是可爱的大熊猫，无论走到哪里都会给人们欢乐。晶晶来自光阔的森林，象征着人与自然的和谐共存。她代表奥运五环中黑色的一环。

欢欢是福娃中的大哥哥。她是一个火娃娃。象征奥运圣火。她将奥运激情传递世界。 她代表奥运五环中红色的一环。

迎迎是青藏高原特有的保护动物藏羚羊。她的头饰融入了青藏新疆等西部的区的装饰风格。她代表奥运五环中黄色的一环。

你你来自天空。是一只飞翔的燕子。代表燕京，也就是北京。她把春天和喜悦带给人们。他代表奥运五环中绿色的一环。

（实物略）
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粽子

我是黄隆，我今天给你们讲一个中国人吃粽子的故事。

什么是粽子呢？粽子是一个好吃的东西。粽子里面是米饭和肉和其它东西。粽子的外面是竹子叶子，用线绑起来的。粽子有四个角，像一个不规则的小石头。

中国人为什么吃粽子呢？在端午节，中国人都吃粽子。端午节是中国农历年的五月五日。端午节是为了纪念中国古代的爱国诗人-屈原。屈原为了爱国投江而死。中国人为了不让鱼吃了屈原的身体就扔粽子到江里去，让鱼吃。

（图略）

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Chinese Chess
Brian Cong

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Chinese Chess was invented in 700 A.D., and then was changed around 1200 A.D. into the game of Chinese Chess we know now. Chinese Chess is played differently from the usual game in Western civilizations, for one, the pao [2], must jump over another piece in order to capture.

Here is how to play. Red always moves first, no exceptions. The pieces are always stationed where the lines meet. You win like you win in Western Chess. The bing/zhu [1] may move forwards but not sideways until it has passed the middle of the board (the middle line does not count as a square) it also captures this way. The pao [2] may move in all directions except diagonally but cannot attack unless it is jumping over another piece (the other piece may be the enemies’, the piece your piece is jumping must be lined up with the piece you are attacking, you must land on the enemies’ piece, and you may not move after you attack.) The che [3] is like a queen, except that it cannot move diagonally. The ma [4] is just like a knight, except that it moves up, to the left and then up again, so it executes an L-shaped move, but does not move in an L-shape. The ma also cannot jump over other pieces. The xiang [5] moves on a 2 by 2 square, but in a diagonal course, so unless a piece is in the middle of the 2 by 2 square the xiang can move. It is one of the three pieces in this game which cannot cross the middle, the other two are the ones located in the 2 by 2 square with diagonal lines. The shi is the piece next to the jiang/shui; the jiang/shui is pretty much your king. Those pieces are located within the square with the diagonal lines. The shi can only diagonally, one square at a time, move within the square. The jiang/shui is located in the middle of the back row, in the square with the diagonal lines, with the shi. The jiang/shui can only move forwards and to the side, if the side is not blocked by a piece of its own color.

This game is very fascinating and I hope you know it better now.

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Chinese Dumplings
-Kevin Zhang

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Dumplings are a traditional food in Chinese cultures. They are made out of a couple of materials. The main ingredients are:

• Flour (dough)
• Meat and vegetables of your choice

These are the steps to making dumplings:

1. Shape dough into circular disks.
2. Chop up the meat and vegetables and put in a bowl. This is the filling of the dumplings.
3. Place the filling in the center of the disk of dough. Wrap the disk around the filling very tightly.
(A is for boiling dumplings, B is for frying the dumplings.)
4. a. Boil the water. After the water is boiling, put the dumplings in. When boils again pour the cold water to protect the dumpling from breaking. Repeat 2-3 times then the dumplings are ready to serve.
b. Pour 2 tsp oil on the heated pan, then put the dumpling on it. Also place a little bit of water on the pan so the dumplings won’t stick onto the pan. Cover the pan with the cover. 5 minutes later open the cover and the dumplings are ready to be served.

Many Chinese families eat dumplings during Chinese New Year. Now, many other people around the world eat dumplings and enjoy it too.

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注：其他学生，郑子瑞，郑子龙，肖巍巍，赵思聪，宋文峰，宋文泉等用Slide Shows更好地展示了他们向大家介绍的中国文化。可惜因为这里贴文形式等的限制(包括图片好象在此也无法粘贴），无法让大家一一欣赏了。

As some have reported difficulties accessing Annhua.org using Internet Explorer, I am strongly recommending that you use Firefox as your web browser. You may download Firefox for free at the URL below:

http://www.mozilla.com/

I have also removed the automatic redirect of annhua.org to use SSL encryption since that causes IE to stubbornly display a warning message. That warning message is caused by the fact that the annhua.org site does own a private certificate. We use a certificate that the service provider has installed on the server that is shared between multiple hosted websites. Therefore the certificate does not match our website's name, which causes IE to believe there may be a security problem. Firefox also warns about the certificate issue but you only need to tell it to ignore it once every time you connect to Annhua.org while in IE you need to jump through many hoops to make it shut up.

One more thing: I have added a menu item on the left hand side for Firefox users to continue using SSL encryption. Just click "Secure Connection". Using SSL connection is encouraged because it reduces the risk of someone stealing your password, which is especially helpful when you are connecting over a wireless connection.

Please see attachment.

Ann-Hua Parent Club is going to start a chess club on March 2nd (this coming Sunday). Please read the attachment for more details regarding the club.

东方•家长俱乐部

Please see attachment here.

Annhua Team 2008

Ann-Hua's Parent Club will continue with its choral, dance and aerobics activities in the new semester starting Feb. 3rd every Sunday when Ann-Hua Chinese School is in session:
1. dance (藏族舞) 10:00-11:00am
2. dance (扇子舞)3:00-4:00 pm
3. adult chorus 1:00-2:00pm
4. children chorus 2:00-3:00pm
5. aerobics (韵律操) 11:00-12:00 and 4:00-5:00pm

详情请看所附宣传单 For details plese read the attachments.

Dear Ann Hua families,

Happy New Year and welcome back to Ann Hua!

To reduce the first day registration traffic and improve our account management, the coming 2008 Spring registration/tuition payment will be different from the fall’s. On the 1st day of the class (2/3/2008), please come to school with your child and give the tuition check to the classroom teacher. Two important items MUST be shown on the check:
• You child’s name and class
• The 5 digit account number

If you don’t have an account number, please log on to http://www.center101.com/center/login.aspx and register for a five digit account number.

A class roster with students’ account numbers is to be handed out to each teacher on February 3, 2008. When you turn in your tuition check in the classroom on that day, please jot down your check number next to your kid’s name.

If you have multiple kids attending multiple classes, you may write ONE check including all the tuition fees for all the kids of your family. Please submit the check to one of the Chinese Language class teachers and make a note of it on the roster sheet including 1. the other kids’ names and 2. the classes they attend.

The tuition receipts will be returned to the teacher one week after we receive the check, please remember to double check with the teacher and pick up your receipt.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Best,

The 2007-2008 Ann Hua Chinese School Administrative Team