Hope everyone's had a great week so far! First, a quick reminder: the horseshoe driveway in front of the school is currently closed for construction — please park in the Visitor Parking lot and follow the designated walking route for drop-off/pick-up instead. Thank you for your flexibility!
Park in Visitor Parking, then follow the walking route to Drop Off and the Classrooms/Office. The horseshoe driveway and the construction/renovation area along the front of campus are off-limits — do not block it.
One more note: please help make sure classrooms are returned to the way they looked at the start of class before you leave (desks and chairs back in place, materials put away, and the room left clean and tidy). Over the past few weeks, we've received several complaints from Irvington High School about the condition of the classrooms, and this affects our ability to continue renting the facility. We're setting up a more formal photo-documentation system, with teachers and room parents helping capture before-and-after photos of each classroom, but we also need every family's help to make sure classrooms are returned to their original state after use. This is truly a shared responsibility, so thank you in advance for your support!
With the Mid-Autumn Festival coming up on 9/25, we'd like to wish everyone a very happy Mid-Autumn Festival ahead of time — may it be a time of togetherness and joy with your families!
Warmly, Angela — Principal, Fremont Chinese School
Week 5 School Update
Fire Drill Recap — A Great Success!
Saturday, September 12 — everyone reached their assembly point quickly and headcounts were completed without a hitch.
Last Saturday's (9/12) fire drill went smoothly! Thank you to all our teachers, families, and students for your cooperation. Everyone made their way to the designated meeting points quickly, and headcounts were completed without a hitch. A great result for our safety practice.
Is your child's Chinese learning on track? Join us for a short info session to find out! Starting in Grade 3, we recommend children take the CCCC — the children's version of the TOCFL — to check their progress at the right level. Curious what level your child should be at, or what this all means? Come find out at our info session! Questions: culture-contest@fremontchineseschool.org
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 11:10 AM – 12:00 PM, at Irvington High School, Classroom #218.
School Calendar 2026–2027
Coming event(s):
9/26/2026 — Picture Day
10/3/2026 — Midterm Exam
10/10/2026 — Street Food Festival; Academic Contest sign-up starts
We share Irvington High School's classrooms: no food, leave desks and floors clean, return desks to where you found them, and don't use the equipment, drawers, fridge, microwave, or anything on the teacher's desk.
General Announcements
1. 2026 TOCFL & CCCC Test Registration
Test date: November 8, 2026, 11 AM–1 PM, at two sites — the Bay Area Overseas Chinese Culture and Education Service Center, 100 S. Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas (TOCFL and CCCC), and the North California Chinese Culture and Learning Center, 275 6th Ave., San Francisco (TOCFL only). Registration deadline: October 1, 2026; results in mid-January 2027. Fees: CCCC $30, TOCFL $40.
The Association of Northern California Chinese Schools (ANCCS) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco (TECO in SF) are co-hosting the 2026 Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) and Children's Chinese Competency Certification (CCCC). Students are encouraged to sign up and get a sense of their Chinese proficiency and learning progress. The school is coordinating registration for all participating students — please register promptly if you're interested. More info.
Test Date: November 8, 2026
Test Time: 11:00 AM (TOCFL: 2 hours; CCCC: 1 hour)
Test Site: Bay Area Overseas Chinese Culture and Education Service Center, 100 S. Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035
FCS Registration Deadline: September 30, 2026
1) Children's Chinese Competency Certification (CCCC) — for Classes T3–T8, C3–C8
For questions about the tests, please contact Rose (culture-contest@fremontchineseschool.org), or come by the FCS Office (classroom #229) Saturdays 11 AM – 1 PM.
2. AAEOY (Asian American Engineer of the Year) Award & Conference
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 1:00–4:00 PM, Santa Clara Convention Center. Free Education Track AI talks plus a raffle, open to high schoolers, college students, and professionals.
Is this Saturday, 9/19, 1:00–4:00 PM at the Santa Clara Convention Center. A free afternoon of AI talks (Education Track and Technology Track) plus a raffle, open to high schoolers, college students, and professionals. Free registration.
3. Double Ten National Day T-Shirt Design Contest
Theme: "My National Day, My Style." Age groups: 5–8, 9–12, 13+. Designs must include at least one of: National Day, culture, or creativity. Deadline: October 3, 2026. Prizes: 1st $150, 2nd $80, 3rd $50, honorable mention $20.
Hosted by the Association of Northern California Chinese Schools and co-sponsored by the San Jose International Jaycees, this contest invites students to design their own Double Ten National Day T-shirt!
Early/Lower Elementary (ages 5–8)
Upper Elementary/Middle (ages 9–12)
Teen (ages 13+)
For full details and registration, scan the QR code on the flyer or visit this link.
4. SF Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Essay Contest
Open to students ages 12–22 who have attended a Chinese school. Write 800–1200 characters in Chinese (handwritten or typed; no AI-generated writing) on one of two topics about Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Submit by email to sskidspreschool@yahoo.com by October 15, 2026; winners are announced October 25. Prizes: 1st $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $200, honorable mention $100 each. Winners must attend the awards ceremony on November 7, 2026 at 11am at the Memorial Hall (838 Stockton St, SF) and give brief remarks. Contact: (510) 449-7375 (Director Yang Kun-shan).
5. Volunteer Service Award
🔥 The Association of Northern California Chinese Schools (ANCCS) Student Volunteer Service Award is now open for applications! This award recognizes Chinese school students for their community service hours, with Bronze, Silver, and Gold tiers for both Teens and Young Adults.
Application deadline: October 1, 2026. Details at www.anccs.org.
Join Our Volunteer Team
💪 Help build the FCS community — volunteer roles for the 2026–27 school year.
We're excited that many new parents have already joined our volunteer team this year — thank you! We can always use more help. From event planning to photography, translation to administration, there's a role to fit your skills and schedule. Parents matched to a good-fit role are also exempt from traffic and crossing duty. See the open positions.
FCS is a non-profit 501(c) organization. Donations are tax-deductible (IRS tax ID: 94-2978949) and help Fremont Chinese School continue to operate, teach Chinese courses, and pass on Chinese culture.
Double your contribution: thank you for volunteering at school! Your employer may offer volunteer cash rewards — please consider donating those rewards to Fremont Chinese School. Instructions and an example.
