SAS Puxi Elementary School

Please note that ES End of Year Assembly is on Friday, June 5 from 9:00 am-9:50 am at Elementary Gym.

The ever-popular Mileage Club has started again!
This is a fun and motivating way for our students to get a little more fitness into their week. We encourage students to come out and walk, jog, or run the track before school or during lunch recess. Students who arrive early may come out to the track and run before school from 7:50-8:10. A PE teacher will also be out on the track at lunch recess from 11:50-12:20. Students who are interested in exchanging feet may do so on Fridays during lunch recess.

Currently, the Mileage club is being run by the PE staff but, due to teaching responsibilities, we are limited in time. Students are very excited by this program and an interest in running during morning and afternoon recesses has grown.  We would like to offer more opportunities for students to run during morning and afternoon recess, and could use additional help during lunch recesses. We are looking for parents who are willing to volunteer during the last few weeks of school and perhaps carry on in the fall. This wonderful program is playing a great part in getting our students healthy and fit. We feel that the program’s success is based on consistency and dedication, so if you feel you have time and wish to help with the Mileage Club, please contact the ES PE office or the ES office. Recess times run from 9:10-10:10 11:50-12:50 and 1:55-2:10.

1.Due to some scheduling conflicts, Passport Check for May will be on
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 . Please note this change and remind your child to prepare for the check day.Re-check day will remain on May 21^st Thanks!

2. It’s that time of the year again - the last Passport Check.  The Passport Club and ES Community Service Team want to thank all the generous families for their donations given at the Passport Checks throughout the year. They will be delivered soon to some very happy children at Wan Yi Migrant School. There were also many happy SAS students with special stamps in their passports as a reward!

On Wednesday, May 13^th (please note a change in the date) we will hold our last Passport Check for the school year.    We are seeking donations of sports and playground equipment such as badminton equipment, jump ropes, jacks, Frisbees, hula hoops, balls of different types, etc. 

Again, we thank you for your generous support for the local community.Yours sincerely, Passport Club and ES Community Service Team

Thurs. May 7, 1 pm
PTSA Office, ES Rm 119
Time to make plans and talk about new ideas for this annual Fall tradition.
Everyone welcome to attend!  Questions?  Please contact Karen Chow at chowdklce@yahoo.com

Dear Parents:

Please join us for our Shanghai American School Annual General Meeting on May 5 at 6:30 at the Crown Plaza Hotel.  Learn more about the school’s direction and accomplishments over the past year, financial report from the CFO, and future goals.  

Shanghai American School Annual General Meeting

Date:                May 5, 2009

Time:                5:45 Reception

                        6:30 Meeting Called to Order

Venue:              Crown Plaza Hotel

Location:          400 Panyu Lu

We look forward to seeing you on the evening of May 5 at the Crown Plaza Hotel for this year’s SAS Annual General Meeting.

Teacher Appreciation Lunch

The next Elementary Parent Coffee is now scheduled on Wednesday, April 22 at 9:00am in the Elementary School Grade 1&2 project area.  The Topic is:  “Moving to Trimesters in the Elementary School”  Striving for  richer and more frequent communication. 

*All Puxi elementary parents are also invited to join the counseling team for the Parent to Parent meeting on Wednesday, April 22 at 10:30am in the professional development room #131 across from the elementary library.   The group will be meeting following the Elementary Parent Coffee.  The topic is :  “Sense of Purpose” 

*During Passport Check on April 16 and Recheck on April 23, Parents are encouraged to engage participating students to join the community service effort by donating “writing paper, construction paper/art paper, and spiraled notebook paper” for the Wan Yi School.  Parents will be on hand to collect all the donated items on both days.  It is hoped that parents will take this opportunity to engage children at home in some meaningful ways in order to develop a deeper sense of giving. 

*CHINESE AND KOREAN LUNCHEON
Our last luncheon for this year will be held at Itoya Japanese Restaurant
on April 17, from 11:00 - 1:30.  All the candidates for the board members will be invited and we will have a chance to get to know them.           
Address: 3F, Maxdo Center, 8 Xingyi Lu  Phone:5208-0111  Price:40-50RMB /Person  
Please RSVP by April 15 to minachang_70@hotmail.com or sas.chinese.l@gmail.com

*There will be a bus picking up parents for the parent coffee and parent meeting.Bus will pick up from Gubei – Starbucks at 8:10am then to Longbei Service Apartment at 8:20am then to Elementary office.Bus will leave from ES office at 11:30am to Longbei Service Apartment then to Gubei. 

All the Elementary Parent Newsletter will be published on the web site.  Please visit our Elementary Blog for newsletters:  http://teachers.saschina.org/espuxi/  or Edline:  www.edline.net   go to Links then to Puxi Elementary Newsletter

Dear Parents

Passport Club and ES Community Service Team want to thank all the generous families for their donations given at the Passport Check last month. They will be delivered soon to some very happy children at Wang Ji Migrant School. There were also many happy SAS students with special stamps in their passports as a reward! Well done.

For the April Passport Check and Recheck we are seeking donations of paper supplies such as writing, art, construction, and notebooks.

Again, we thank you for your generous support for the local community.