Puxi High School-Shanghai American School

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

1. Winter Formal - Saturday, January 10th at the Le Royal Meridien Shanghai.

Students who are inviting a non-SAS high school student guest to this Saturday’s Winter Formal, must see Mr. Kidd for a permission form. Permission forms must be signed by parents and returned to Mr. Kidd be
Thursday, January 8th. Guests will not be granted admission to the Winter Formal without this signed permission form.

CLICK HERE to download a permission form.

Please note that students are not permitted to re-enter the dance.
Once they leave the Winter Formal, they will not be allowed to return.

2. Semester One Final Report Cards

Semester One officially ends on Friday, January 9th. Reports cards will be sent home with students on Friday, January 16th. Grade 9 and 10 students are required to have their report cards signed by their parents
and returned to the front office secretary.

3. January HS Principal’s Coffee

This month’s “Principal’s Coffee” is slated for Wednesday, January 7th in the PAC (note the venue change) starting at 10:00 AM.

This month’s agenda includes:

• Details on the online Teacher Feedback survey for parents.

• Announcements from Activities, Counsellors, and Administration

• Our annual Parent Sharing breakout session facilitated by our counselling staff.

4. Alumni Review 2009

An annual tradition at SAS has our recent alumni come back and talk to our current seniors and juniors about their experiences at college. We have students at large public universities, small private universities,
Canada, US, UK and maybe Australia….even one or two taking a gap year.

This year’s Alumni Review is on Tuesday, January 6th starting at 12:15 PM (1:45 PM for parents).

Alumni Review (Performing Arts Center)

12:15-1 p.m. Alumni panel presentation for SAS Seniors.

1:45-2:45 p.m. Alumni panel presentation for parents of seniors (PAC)

Winter Formal Attendance

Students who are inviting a non-SAS high school student guest to this Saturday’s Winter Formal, must see Mr. Kidd for a permission form. Permission forms must be signed by parents and returned to Mr. Kidd be Thursday, January 8th. Guests will not be granted admission to the Winter Formal without this signed permission form.

CLICK HERE to download Guest Permission Form.

Exams

A reminder that exams begin this Friday, December 12th.

* Students should report to their exam at least 15 minutes prior to the start time

* Students only need to be on campus when they are scheduled to have an exam

* Bookbags and cellphones are not permitted into the exam room.

* If a bus is late arriving to school causing students to be late for their exam, these students will be afforded extra exam time.

* Extra exam schedules are available at the front desk or online @ (http://teachers.saschina.org/hspuxi/)

* From 10:30 - 12:30 the cafeteria will be off limits to HS students. Students can order at the Kiosk or pre-order sandwiches to be delivered to the kiosk.

* Only in emergency situations will students be permitted to leave the exam room. This means no bathroom
breaks.

* If you do not have an exam, you are permitted to leave campus. Study rooms and areas will be
available. Do not visit ES or MS buildings/gymnasiums.

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Celebrate the New Year with friends and family @ the …

1^st Annual Puxi SAS New Year’s 5K / 1 Mile Run

WHEN: Saturday, January 10, 11 a.m.

Run, walk or stroll the wandering 5K route or take a quick 1 mile spin around the track. Prizes will be awarded to the top male and female runners and to the top 3 performers in each age group and every entrant gets a great t-shirt! For more information and race application, contact Sarah Bartlett at sarah.bartlett@saschina.org

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Dear Shanghai American School 10th Grade Parent:

You are invited to a 10th Grade Parent Buffet Luncheon

When: December 11th

Where: Shanghai Racquet Club

Time: 12:00-2:00

Cost: 80 RMB (SRC membership not needed)

Meet your 10th Grade Parent Reps: Medha Kulkarni, Shirley Xing, Elena Ho and Jane Flohn and enjoy lunch with other 10th grade parents before the holidays.

RSVP to janeflohn@yahoo.com by December 2

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Dates from Student Agenda:

12/10: Activity Blackout Period

12/11: Activity Blackout Period

12/12 -12/19: HS Exams

12/22- 1/2: Winter Holiday

On Monday, two teams of Shanghai American School business students presented Phase I of
the Business@School competition. Under the guidance of Business
teachers Dr. Mulli and Mrs. Murphy, each team prepared and presented a
business analysis of Nestle and Yum Brands, Inc.

Team Nestle being grilled by the judges

Following their analysis, teams were grilled by a panel of judges:

-Eric Haskell (CFO Adidas)
- David Leung (CFO SAS)
- Sonia Daily (MBA)

Phase II of the project will be completed later in the spring.

Please check the Semester Exam schedule. Note both time and location for each of your exams.

More important exam information:

• AM exams begin at 8:25 AM. PM exams begin at 12:45 PM.
• Students should arrive 15 minutes prior to the exam start time.
• All exams are 2 hours, unless otherwise listed.
• Students are responsible for identifying their exam conflicts. Resolve exam conflicts with your teachers and report to secretary Joni Fu.
• Students do not have to be on campus if they do not have an exam.
• Exam rooms will be available for studying.
• Bookbags and cellphones are not allowed into the exam room. Students should secure valuables in their locked lockers.

This year, an astounding number of SAS Puxi HS musicians have been selected into the prestigious International Honor Orchestra. It’s a pleasure to report that 14 young string players were accepted. A total of 70 - 80 players make the final selection.

The International Honor Orchestra is a select orchestra made up of students from all over the world – the USA, England, Europe, Scandinavia, Asia and Australasia. Schools send in student entries in October; these recordings are listened to by a panel of 4 examiners. Selection is dependent on technique, tone and musicianship. The orchestras are divided into Junior and Senior Honor Orchestras. The Senior Orchestra comprises students from Grade 10 to Grade 12. Grade 9s can choose to audition for either.Needless to say, the competition for an International Honor Orchestra selection is fierce and only the best survive.

Violins: Emily Weng, Jae Jung Min, Amber Chang, Anita Wu, Sean Liu, Angela Hsieh, Jocelyn Cho and Eric Huang
Viola: Bonnie Ihn
Cellos: Timothy Sun, Chloe Kim, Francis Yang, Do Hee Kang, Julianna Ko

This is SAS Puxi’s third year participating in the International Honor Orchestra – this year’s festival will be held in
Singapore. These young SAS players were already playing demanding repertoire in Middle school and the demands of this festival would be welcomed by them.

8 violinists, 1 viola player and 5 cellists will be representing SAS. We are proud of them and we know that they will play with the technical expertise and passion that’s expected of them. Congratulations to Ms. Mary Siew and her team of talented musicians.

The Semester One final exams begin on Friday, December 12th and end on Friday, December 19th.

You can download the entire exam schedule by clicking here.

• Morning exams begin each day at 8:25 AM. Afternoon exams commence at 12:45 PM. Students are expected to report to the exam room at least 15 minutes prior to the start time.

• Students are responsible for identifying and resolving exam conflicts with their teachers. All exam conflicts should be reported to the relevant teachers and to HS secretary Joni Fu by Friday,
  December 5th.
• During exams, High School students are only required to be at school to sit their scheduled examinations. When your son / daughter does not have an exam, he/she is not required to be at school.

Good luck reviewing, studying and writing your exams!

Friday, November 28 is a half day
From Mr Knobloch

Friday, November 28 is a half day. Dismissal will be at 11:30.  We will start the day with the annual Thanksgiving assembly which will include a special musical performance.  The student government is planning activities for the rest of the morning.

Campus will be closed for this day which means no students will be allowed off campus without parent permission until 11:30.  This includes seniors.

Dear Shanghai American School 10th Grade Parent:

You are invited to a 10th Grade Parent Buffet Luncheon

When:   December 11th

Where:  Shanghai Racquet Club

Time:  12:00-2:00

Cost:   80 RMB (SRC membership not needed)

Meet your 10th Grade Parent Reps:  Medha Kulkarni, Shirley Xing, Elena Ho and Jane Flohn and enjoy lunch with other 10th grade parents before the holidays.

RSVP to janeflohn@yahoo.com  by December 2

Friday, November 28 is a half day
From Mr Knobloch

Friday, November 28 is a half day. Dismissal will be at 11:30.  We will start the day with the annual Thanksgiving assembly which will include a special musical performance.  The student government is planning activities for the rest of the morning.

Campus will be closed for this day which means no students will be allowed off campus without parent permission until 11:30.  This includes seniors.

Parents of Community Service  Students: From Ms. Cheng

Wednesday, November 26th
The Community Service students are hosting a Thanksgiving dinner November 26th, 6:00pm for the six organizations whom we support.  We are asking the  parents of the students in the community service club to support the dinner by bringing in your favorite holiday side dish. Please include the name of the dish as well. The food should be sent in with your student on November 26th to take to room 111 or delivered to the cafeteria between 2:00-4:00pm.   If you have any questions, please email Angela.Cheng@saschina.org or Janiehaskell@gmail.com.

Dear Shanghai American School 10th Grade Parent:

You are invited to a 10th Grade Parent Buffet Luncheon

When:   December 11th

Where:  Shanghai Racquet Club

Time:  12:00-2:00

Cost:   80 RMB (SRC membership not needed)

Meet your 10th Grade Parent Reps:  Medha Kulkarni, Shirley Xing, Elena Ho and Jane Flohn and enjoy lunch with other 10th grade parents before the holidays.

RSVP to janeflohn@yahoo.com  by December 2

From The PUXI PTSA

Annual Winter Bazaar

Mark your calendar for the Puxi PTSA Annual Winter Bazaar on Wednesday, November 26 from 10 am to 1 pm in the PAC. A perfect place to do all your holiday shopping !   Proceeds for this event will be donated to Half the Sky, a children’s charity.

Great email from Susan Zhang, Dr. Surowski’s spouse.  See below.

Hi, Alan,

On behalf of my husband David, I am reporting to you the good news of
his successful surgery.

After spending more than ten hours in the operating room, David is now
in the intensive care unit. The doctor is happy about the result, he was
able to successfully remove the tumor and test the margen of the area
to be negative. David is now clean of cancer for the time being at least.

He will have to stay in the hospital for a while before being released to go
back to Kansas for a full recovery.

He will email you with more details when he is able to do so.

Thank you very much for all the support you have given us so far.

More later,

susan zhang