1st+Grade

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New Enrollment for 1st grade is possible. Contact Vivian Tam, Program Coordinator at 617-599-7258, vtam@cpsd.us, as close to January as possible.

Contact Vivian Tam, Program Coordinator at 617-599-7258, vtam@cpsd.us if you are interested in joining our program.

A letter from the grade 1 teacher:

Dear Families:

My name is Kai Tan. I am your child’s first grade Chinese teacher in the immersion classroom in L107. Students address me as Tan Laoshi (teacher) or Ms. Tan. It’s my honor to be part of the Chinese Immersion Program at the King School.

Working with children and helping children develop to their full potentials have been my passion. I have been working in various teaching roles since immigrating to the U.S. from Zhuhai, China at age 21. I graduated from Lesley University with a degree in Early Childhood Education in 2005. I was a teacher to children ages 3-5 at ABCD Head Start in Boston for six years, and was promoted to be the education supervisor in my 7th year there. In 2010, I joined the Boston Teaching Fellow program and subsequently earned a Master of Education at Wheelock College. While at Wheelock, I had a wonderful year working as a Teaching Resident in kindergarten and the second grade classrooms at the Mather Elementary School in Boston.

I joined the Chinese Immersion program this September. I enjoy teaching in the first grade immersion classroom. I love continually learning new things about the children and seeing them grow academically and socially. There are still many things to learn, but I am confident that with support from the team and our community, we will work well together to continue a vigorous and caring learning community.

As a mother of two young boys, I believe communication with parents and school is key to children’s success in school. I welcome parental feedback and would like to invite you to contact me via my gmail at __kaitant@gmail.com__ . I am in school before drop-off until at least 2pm on school days. I am also available to meet with prior arrangement. I look forward to a wonderful school year working with you and with the children!

Sincerely,

Kai Tan Grade 1 Chinese Immersion teacher Classroom Phone Number: 617-349-6562x107 School e-mail address: __ktan@cpsd.us__ Preferred e-mail address: __kaitant@gmail.com__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">親愛的家長們：

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">我是譚清開 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: 'MS Gothic'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">， <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">譚老師 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: 'MS Gothic'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. 很榮幸成為雙語班一年級孩子們的中文老師.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">當老師是我兒時的志愿；能够為孩子們帶來身心健康與知識是我一直以來的最大的心愿. 每天生活里最高興的事，莫非能够看見孩子們在各方面健康成長.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">具有豐富的知識是成為一位稱職的老師的首要條件. 所以在二十一歲從中國的珠海來到美國以後，我就馬不停蹄地不斷學習及進修. 作為兩個兒子的母親, 我很驕傲地說, 他們正在健康地成長. 同時, 我也希望當一位滿分的老師. 除了個人的努力以外，一位優秀的老師需要得到家長的合作，並能够全面了解孩子，助他們走向成功之路.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">在波士頓ABCD啓蒙學校的六年幼兒教學 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: MingLiu; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">， <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">加上一年的教育主管 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: 'MS Gothic'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">經驗，使我在幼兒早期教育上得到良好的啓發 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. Lesley大學的教育學士課程讓我在幼兒教育和發展 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: 'MS Gothic'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">方面得到了理論和實踐上的基礎. Wheelock教育 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">學院的碩士課程更讓我進一步地在教育生涯上向前邁進. 在Wheelock期間，我在波士頓的Mather小學任教幼兒園班和二年級. 目前，我仍繼續在 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: 'MS Gothic'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wheelock <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Batang; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">學院 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">繼續進修關於幼兒教育和發展，及雙語教學的課程 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: 'MS Gothic'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">我期望能把自己的經驗和學習上的心得幫助孩子們得到各方面的發展. 同時也盼能為孩子們當一個好的榜樣.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">我在L107班工作已有一個月了，我真的很喜歡這份教職，也很珍惜每天跟孩子們共同學習的機會. 在學校的雙語教育團隊和家長的支持下，我知道我們會一起努力幫助孩子走向成功.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">我深信與家長保持良好溝通能為孩子成功打基礎. 敬請隨時利用我的gmail郵址與我聯繫. 謝謝！

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">真誠的，

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">譚清開

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">班室電話號碼: 617-349-6562x107 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">在校郵址： <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__ktan@cpsd.us__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">最直接聯絡方法: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__kaitant@gmail.com__