Dear Students, Parents, and Teachers/Staff,
February 19, 2015 is Chinese New Year. As we did before, our Chinese community in Rochester will hold annual Chinese New Year Celebration Party for Year of the Goat (a further notice for the date and time).
Now it’s the time for us to prepare for the performances in the party. A grand chorus by all students and teachers/staff has been very welcomed by audiences in the past years. Based on the requirements — pleasant to hear, easy to learn, and easy to sing, we have selected two songs: (1) Firefly (2) Believe in Love. Attachment is the lyrics of the songs. The musical videos:
Firefly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7tmQBqIn5I
Believe in Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppbSEjI8bdA
It’s a very important for the students to sing Chinese songs and learn Chinese culture. Starting this Saturday, our teachers will help students to understand and teach songs in the classrooms. Please parent help your child to sing the songs at home. We plan to have rehearsal on each Saturday starting January.
Thank you for your support and collaboration!
Sincerely,
Zhen Ren
各位学生，家长，和老师：
2015年2月19日是中国农历新年（春节）。 像往年一样，我们罗城华人社区届时将举办一年一度的春节联欢晚会（具体日期时间另行通知），共庆“羊年”的到来。
现在，又到了该准备春节晚会节目的时候了。我们中文学校师生员工的大合唱，因参与人数多，节日气氛好，是历来受到大家欢迎的节目。
本着好听，易学，易唱的要求，现选上两首中文大合唱的歌曲（谢谢杨倩老师的推荐）: 1）萤火虫，2）相信爱。歌词见附件。视频连接：萤火虫：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7tmQBqIn5I 相信爱：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppbSEjI8bdA
学唱中文歌曲，是学习中国文化的一个重要组成部分。各位老师从本周起，每周会利用上课的部分时间，讲解歌词大意，带领学生练习唱歌。请家长帮助您的孩子在家练习。准备一月份开始，每周全体师生集中练唱。
谢谢大家的支持和配合！
Attachment: Song lyrics