Chinese New Year Celebrations

Happy Chinese New Year! 

新年快乐！

The University of Utah Confucius Institute is pleased to co-sponsor the following Chinese New Year community events.  Chinese New Year officially begins Jan. 31.  

Chinese New Year is an annual celebration marking the start of the year according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar. Chinese New Year always falls in the months of January or February, and each Chinese New Year is represented by one of the 12 creatures of the Chinese Zodiac – 2014 is the year of the Horse.

Celebrate Chinese New Year with Lehi High’s Chinese Students

January 27, 2014

Lehi High School

http://lhs.alpineschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-Lehi-High-Chinese-New-Year-Flyer.pdf

2014 Utah Chinese New Year Celebration

February 1, 2014

Cottonwood Height High School

http://www.nowplayingutah.com/event/detail/441812527

 

Chinese New Year Celebration: Year of the Horse

February 1, 2014

Salt Lake City Public Library (Main)

http://www.nowplayingutah.com/event/detail/441812523/Chinese_New_Year_Celebration_Year_of_the_Horse

Please check the links for more information.

 

Dual Immersion Parent Meeting

If you were unable to attend the dual language immersion parent meeting on Sept. 10, here is the presentation given by Principal Piper Riddle.

Click here for presentation.  

Cultural Heritage Night

Second-grade Chinese dual-immersion students of Lindsey O'Rourke and Ginny Watts performed Friday night (April 13) at the Region 17 and Canyons School District's Cultural Heritage Night. The students performed two songs and their fan dance.

Chinese New Year Program

Students in the first, second and third grade Chinese immersion classes performed their Chinese New Year program today for fellow students and for their parents. It was wonderful to see how much they are learning and to learn more about Chinese culture and traditions.

A huge thank you to our teachers for an outstanding program:
1st Grade: Fengyin Lee and Debra Snow
2nd Grade: Lindsay O'Rourke and Ginny Watts
3rd Grade: YaHsiu Chiu and Courtney Taylor

Chinese New Year Begins Today

Dual Immersion Application Process Starts Dec. 1

Draper Elementary is one of three elementary schools in the Canyons School District that offers a Chinese dual immersion program starting in first grade. Parents with students in kindergarten this year need to be aware that the online application process for 2012-13 is open from Dec. 1, 2011 to Jan. 6, 2012.

School and district personnel will determine the number of spaces that will be available for students enrolled at each school, as well as spaces for students not currently enrolled and applying for special permit. The number of spaces available in each category is based on enrollment and may be different at each school, depending on the needs of the school to maintain the traditional and dual immersion programs.

In the lottery process, students with siblings already enrolled in a dual immersion program will receive priority consideration. Furthermore, our goal in a Dual Immersion classroom is to have 50% English speakers and 50% target language speakers. Therefore, students who proficiently speak the target language will receive priority consideration.

For more information about the program, visit the district's dual immersion Website here.

District Offering Rosetta Stone Subscription

Give the gift of language this holiday by purchasing a Canyons School District World Language Club membership for yourself or someone on your list. Canyons District is partnering with Rosetta Stone to continue it Online World Language Club. The subscription fee is $95 (credit card, check, or money order) and is offered to Canyons District students, employees, and community members at a discounted rate off consumer price. Canyons World Language Club is exclusively for families, neighbors, and employees of Canyons School District. Each subscribing member must have a district sponsor. If you had a subscription last year, you will need to renew your account. Renewal fee is $95 per individual account. Progression will be uninterrupted for renewal members; however, you are still required to complete the registration process. You need to register by Dec. 8.

For more details click here.

Click here to begin the registration process.

Click here for computer/technical requires to run the program.

Startalk Chinese Summer Camp Aug. 8-12

Chinese immersion students have Startalk Summer Camp Aug. 8-12 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at the school. On Friday, Aug. 12, all Chinese Startalk students will meet together from 9-11 a.m. in place of their usual morning or afternoon session.

A warm welcome to our new Chinese teachers: Alice Lee, first grade; and Claire Chiu, third grade.