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BACK TO SCHOOL by Bet
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WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL Another school year has begun at Black Rock Elementary. It is going to be such an exciting year for the kids at the school as well as the entire Vista Ridge Community.
WELCOME TO OUR CHINESE TEACHER, MS WU JING
ABOUT BETH Beth Anne Harbaugh is a mother with two boys, a preschooler who attends Red Hawk Elementary and a 3rd grader who attends Black Rock Elementary. She is an experienced Marketing and Public Relations Professional with over fifteen years of experience. In addition, she spends the rest of her time volunteering at the boys school; on their PTO Board and in their classrooms. Throughout her career, she has been involved with all aspects of marketing, from media relations, event planning, promotions, strategic planning to creation and design of presentations, web sites and printed materials. Before embarking on her career, Beth earned a degree in Communications and Public Relations at Rowan University in New Jersey, where she worked as an event planner for student events, including concerts, multiple MTV TV programs, prominent comedians and various festivals.
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St Vrain is so proud and excited to welcome new staff additions from China that have arrived to teach the kids Mandarin Chinese. Knowing that the world have become an international and global landscape, it is an exciting time for our community to have the opportunity to learn first-hand about the Chinese language as well as about the culture of China. Black Rock Elementary is pleased to welcome our Chinese teacher, Wu Jing! She arrived almost two weeks ago from the city of Chongqing and is excited to provide Chinese instruction for our children. Wu Jing teaches English to students in China, so she is very interested in perfecting her English and learning more about American culture and our school system, while teaching us about China and introduce us to Mandarin Chinese. Our school will offer both Spanish and Chinese instruction. There are currently more people in China who speak English than there are English speakers in the United States. Mandarin Chinese is projected to be a primary language of the business world in the near future. We are fortunate to be able to expose our students to the languages and cultures of both China and Latin America. Chinese and Spanish will play an integral part in preparing our students to face an increasingly global society and provide them with an advantageous social tool in the workplace while fostering their appreciation for cultural diversity.