1. Classes Resume on 1/11 for the Saratoga Campus
2. School Activities
1) The 2025 Northern California Chinese School Academic Contest will take place on
Sunday, March 30, 2025 at Lynbrook High School in San Jose. The School Preliminary
will be held at Saratoga High on 2/1/25, and the deadline to register is 1/19. All current
MLCC students, as well as high school students serving as volunteer TAs, are eligible to
participate. School prelim registration is online only, To sign up for school prelim, please
Competition subjects include: Impromptu Speech in Mandarin, Speech in Mandarin and
Cantonese, Read Aloud in Mandarin and Cantonese, Read Aloud for CFL Students, Hand
writing, Calligraphy, Chinese Typing, HanYu Pinyin, Zhuyin Pinyin, Reading
Comprehension, Chinese Writing Composition, Bilingual Translation, Painting and
Chinese Painting.
For contest rules, judging criteria and requirements for each subject, please visit ANCCS
website at
For Speech topics and Read Aloud articles, please click the links:
2025 Academic Contest Guidelines & Judging Criteria
2025 ANCCS Mandarin/Cantonese Speech Topics
2025 ANCCS Mandarin/Cantonese Read Aloud Articles With Zhuyin
2025 ANCCS Mandarin/Cantonese Read Aloud Articles With Pinyin
2025 ANCCS CSL/CFL Read Aloud Articles
2) Hundred Phrases Evaluation for K-G11 Completed on 12/14
Hundred Phrases Evaluation for K-G11 has completed on 12/14. Thank you to class
coordinators and all the parent helpers. Evaluation for the current level will start on 4/12.
3) Fall Reading Program
Fall reading program ends on 1/11. Students who logged 10 books will receive a certificate
on 1/18. Spring Reading Program will end on 5/3.
3. Community Activities
1) Milpitas City Hall is celebrating the Lunar New Year on 1/25 at 6:00-8:30pm. There
will be live performances as well as free kids' crafts hosted by MLCC. You are invited to
come join the fun with activities such as scroll writing, arts and crafts, and a photo booth. We
look forward to seeing you at the event.
2) Chinese Health Initiative is offering free online workshops on Diabetes Prevention from
February through May. The Diabetes Prevention Series workshops are conducted in
Mandarin and Cantonese. Please click the following links for more information.
For Workshop in Chinese:
For Workshop in Cantonese:
4. Next Newsletter to come on 2/7
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