See you NEXT FRIDAY for Monster Mash!
下週五 Monster Mash 見！

📰 What’s New with the PA 📰

📚 Our Library Is Open!

Thanks to the ongoing partnership between the PA and the school, Shuang Wen students are now able to check out books from the elementary school library! We appreciate the many generous offers of help and are actively soliciting book donations and volunteers.

⛈️ Monster Mash Rescheduled!

With spooky, scary lightning in the forecast for October 16, Monster Mash is officially rescheduled to October 23. Ticket sales will resume on Thursday, October 22.

🎲 Needed: Board Games for Indoor Recess

The school’s board games closet needs a refresh! The PA is collecting donations of new or like-new games for indoor recess days by Friday, October 23.

🧑‍🏫 Catch Up on How to Support Your Child’s Chinese Learning

If you missed Dr. K’s recent presentation on CLA standards, or our parent and student panel about summer camps in Asia, you can watch the recordings.

👉️ You can still sign up for our final parent panel, “Looking Beyond the School,” happening this Sunday, October 18 at 7 pm.

♻️ Save the Date: Nov. 13, Greencycle Swap

Save your clean, gently-used clothes, shoes, books, toys and household items for the Green Team’s first-ever Greencycle Swap! Stay tuned for more information, including collection dates and times.

🔎 In Case You Missed It 🔍

🫶 Class Reps Needed!

Every year, the PA organizes class reps—volunteer leaders who help create community within a class or grade. While every teacher and class rep is different, responsibilities can include:

✅ Helping teachers communicate reminders to families

✅ Supporting or leading classroom events & family meetups

✅ Moderating the WhatsApp chat for a grade or classroom

✅ Organizing class cards or gifts for teachers & paraprofessionals

👉️ Interested? Email Maryann at volunteer@shuangwenpa.org or check “I'd like to volunteer as a class rep this year” when completing your info on PenDragon.

💰 New Rules About Tax Deductions: Your Household May Benefit

Did you know? Starting in 2026, you can deduct up to $1000 (for single filers) or $2000 (if married filing jointly) for cash donations made to qualified 501(c)(3) charitable organizations like the Shuang Wen Parent Association (EIN: 81-5283837)—even if you don’t itemize your deductions!

👉️ If you need another copy of your tax receipt, please email our co-treasurers, Jess and Sam, at treasurer@shuangwenpa.org.

🧑‍🎓 Our Alumni Job Board Is Open!

Are you looking for a tutor? Babysitter? Parent’s helper? Our new Alumni Job Board lets Shuang Wen graduates connect with current families seeking to hire a high school student.

How to Post: Send an email to jobs@shuangwenpa.org with: your full name; your child’s current grade; job type; location; schedule (can be approximate); pay range; expectations; and preferred contact method.

After reviewing, moderators will forward approved posts to Shuang Wen graduates (current high school students). Students will contact you directly using your preferred contact method.

👉️ Do you know a recent Shuang Wen graduate? Encourage them to sign up for the Job Board today!

💡 PA Funding in Action 💡

In October, your PA:

✅ Funded a 7th grade field trip to the New York Aquarium

✅ Purchased classroom sets of ELA texts so every 5th grader gets a physical book for doing homework

✅ Provided water writing cloths so 1st graders can practice Chinese characters

✅ Stocked a new 2nd grade classroom with math manipulatives

✅ Funded a Carnegie Hall partnership program for 2nd and 3rd grade music education

✅ Bought lap desks to help 5th graders focus in classroom meeting areas

✅ Gave prizes to 45 Summer Chinese Bingo Challenge participants

✅ Paid competition fees for Debate Club and Math Team

✅ Paid for the MyLibraryNYC program so teachers can access over 15,000 book sets and educational items from NYC’s public libraries

Your generosity funds field trips, afterschool activities, community events and more. None of this is possible without your support. Donate today!

📅 Important Dates 📅

近期重要日期

📰 家長會最新消息 📰

📚 學校的圖書館開了！

感謝家長會與學校持續合作，雙文學生現在可以在小學圖書館借書！我們感謝大家熱心提供協助，目前也積極徵求圖書捐贈與志工。

⛈️ Monster Mash 改期！

10 月 16 日的天氣預報有的雷電和下雨，因此 Monster Mash 萬聖節活動正式改至 10 月 23 日舉行。門票將於 10 月 22 日（週四）恢復販售。

🎲 徵求：桌遊(學生室內下課時間使用)

學校的桌遊櫃需要更新了！家長會正在募集全新或接近全新的桌遊，供下雨天室內下課時間使用，請於 10 月 23 日（週五）前捐贈。

🧑‍🏫 了解如何支持孩子的中文學習

如果您錯過了 Dr. K 近期關於 CLA 標準的講座，或是我們關於亞洲暑期營的家長與學生座談會，現在可以觀看錄影。

👉️ 最後一場家長座談會「課外中文學習資源分享」仍可報名，將於本週日 10 月 18 日晚上 7 點舉行。

♻️ 請記下日期：11 月 13 日 Greencycle 交換活動

請保留您乾淨、八成新的衣物、鞋子、書籍、玩具和家居用品，參加綠色小組首次舉辦的 Greencycle 交換活動！收集日期與時間等更多資訊，敬請期待。

🔎 您可能錯過的消息 🔍

🫶 徵求班級代表！

家長會每年都會召集班級代表，也就是協助在班級或年級中凝聚社群的志工領袖。每位老師和班級代表的情況各有不同，職責可能包括：

✅ 協助老師向家庭傳達提醒事項

✅ 支援或帶領班級活動與家庭聚會

✅ 管理年級或班級的 WhatsApp 群組

✅ 籌備給老師及助教的班級卡片或禮物

👉️ 有興趣嗎？請寄電子郵件給 Maryann：volunteer@shuangwenpa.org，或在 PenDragon 填寫個人資料時勾選「我今年願意擔任班級代表」。

💰 稅務扣除新規定：您的家庭可能因此受益

您知道嗎？自 2026 年起，您捐贈現金給合格的 501(c)(3) 慈善機構（例如雙文家長會，EIN：81-5283837），即使不採用列舉扣除，單身申報者最高可扣除 $1,000，夫妻聯合申報最高可扣除 $2,000！

👉️ 如需補發稅務收據，請寄電子郵件給我們的共同財務長 Jess 和 Sam：treasurer@shuangwenpa.org。

🧑‍🎓 校友工作布告欄開放了！

您正在找家教？保母？家長小幫手？我們全新的校友工作布告欄，讓雙文畢業生能與想聘請學生當幫手的現任雙文家庭聯繫。

刊登方式： 請寄電子郵件至 jobs@shuangwenpa.org，內容包括：您的全名、孩子目前的年級、工作類型、地點、時間（可為大約時間）、薪資範圍、工作期望，以及偏好的聯絡方式。

經審核後，管理員會將通過的刊登內容轉寄給雙文畢業生（現任高中生），學生將以您偏好的聯絡方式直接與您聯繫。

👉️ 您認識最近的雙文畢業生嗎？請鼓勵他們立即註冊加入工作布告欄！

💡 家長會經費使用 💡

10 月份，您的家長會：

✅ 資助七年級前往紐約水族館的校外教學

✅ 購買班級用的英語文學課本，讓每位五年級學生都有實體書來寫作業

✅ 提供水寫布，讓一年級學生練習寫中文字

✅ 為二年級新教室添購數學教具

✅ 資助卡內基音樂廳合作計畫，推動二、三年級的音樂教育

✅ 購買膝上桌，幫助五年級學生在班級集合區專心

✅ 為 45 位暑期中文賓果挑戰參加者頒發獎品

✅ 支付辯論社和數學隊的比賽費用

✅ 支付 MyLibraryNYC 計畫費用，讓老師能從紐約市公共圖書館取得超過 15,000 套書籍和教育用品

大家的慷慨捐助支持了校外教學、課後活動、社區活動等等。沒有您的支持，這一切都不可能發生。歡迎今日捐款！

🧩 Stay Connected | 保持聯繫 🧩

📂 Parent Association Meeting Minutes | 家長會會議紀錄 📂

If you'd like to stay updated, but can't make our meetings, the minutes can be found here in our public folder. 

如果您無法參加家長會議，但仍希望了解最新資訊，所有會議紀錄都可於公開資料夾查看。

💬 Parents’ WhatsApp Community | 家長 WhatsApp 社群 💬

There are PS 184 WhatsApp groups for your grade and individual class as well as a general school-wide group. If you haven’t already joined, you can sign up through our community portal, PenDragon.

PS 184 各年級、各班以及全校都有 WhatsApp 群組。若您尚未加入，可透過我們的家長社群平台 PenDragon 申請加入。