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Welcome Back, POB Families!
We’re so excited to kick off another fantastic year of Mandarin learning in our elementary schools! Our young language explorers at Stratford Road, Pasadena, Old Bethpage and JJP are already diving into new words, cultural traditions, and exciting classroom activities.
This year, we’re thrilled to welcome Ms. Jing Wang to our POB Chinese FLES team! Ms. Wang is teaching at Stratford Road, Pasadena, and JJP, and we know she brings with her wonderful energy and creativity to our program. Please join us in giving her a warm welcome!
Looking back, we've already had an amazing year filled with Lunar New Year celebrations, student-led parades, storytelling, and cultural projects. A special thank you to the Plainview Chinese-American Association for inviting us to perform at their New Year Gala—our students shined on stage! Be sure to check out our Lunar New Year Parade videos!
As we step into this new school year, we can’t wait to see our students grow as Mandarin learners. Thank you to our wonderful families for your ongoing support—we couldn’t do it without you!
Check out our latest newsletter HERE to see what we’ve been up to!
Wishing you all a fantastic year ahead!
Leo Rivera & the POB Chinese FLES Team
February 15, 2025
Hey POB families,
Can you believe we’ve reached the end of another school year? Time flies when you’re having fun learning Mandarin! Our young language explorers in grades 1-4 have wowed us with their progress, from having fun learning everyday greetings and counting in Chinese to diving into festive cultural celebrations and captivating stories. Big shoutout to our rockstar teachers for their creativity and dedication, and to our amazing parents for being our biggest cheerleaders. We couldn't have done it without you!
As we look back on this year, we’re filled with pride and excitement for what’s next. Stay tuned for more language adventures and cultural discoveries in the coming year. Enjoy your summer, and keep practicing those Mandarin skills. See you all in the fall for more fun and learning!
Finally, we would like to wish our very own, Ms. Pan Sam Chan, lots of luck and success as she accepts a probationary position with the Great Neck School District. We will miss her dearly but we will be happy in the knowledge that she will fostering the love of the Chinese language and culture with the students of Great Neck.
Please click HERE to check out our Third Trimester newsletter!
Cheers,
Leo Rivera and the POB Chinese FLES Team
June 10, 2024
Hi everyone! Since our last newsletter, we had a couple of pretty big celebrations, Christmas, the New Year, Valentine's Day...and LUNAR NEW YEAR! We celebrated the Year of the Dragon in style. Our 4th grade students did an amazing job leading the parades at their school, everyone had a great time celebrating together.
A special thank you to the Plainview Chinese-American Association for inviting us to perform at their New Year Gala held at Stratford Road.
We hope you enjoy our newsletter! Please click HERE to jump right in!
Leo Rivera,
Director K-12 World Language and ENL
Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
December 4, 2023
Our newsletter is back for the 23-24 school year! We're excited to share the fun things we've accomplished so far in our amazing elementary schools. In this issue you'll find plenty of pictures and videos of our students engaged in a variety of fun activities! We celebrated the Moon Festival; we learned new words in Chinese about Halloween, shared what we do for Thanksgiving; and learned about important Chinese women.
We hope you enjoy our newsletter! Please click HERE to jump right in!
Leo Rivera,
Director K-12 World Language and ENL
Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
December 4, 2023
Who are our Elementary FLES teachers?
Ms. Rosemary Firestein: Stratford Road and Pasadena Elementary Schools
Ms. Helen Jung: Judy Jacobs Parkway and Old Bethpage Elementary Schools
Jing Wang: Judy Jacobs Parkway, Pasadena, and Stratford Road Elementary
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