Swimming Begins Soon!
Posted by jspeece on September 2, 2010
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August 30th Newsletter
Posted by jspeece on August 30, 2010
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GO EAGLES!
Posted by jspeece on August 26, 2010
Me as an Eagle has been our first social studies unit that we will be completing next week. During this unit we have learned about each other by creating a classroom book about our families, completing fact sheets about ourselves, painting life sized self-portraits, and making time lines about important moments in our lives. Today we began to learn how we are EAGLES. Shanghai American School students are known as EAGLES. The acronym EAGLES stands for students who are Empowered, Adaptable, Global Minded, Literate, Ethical and Skilled Inquires. Today we learned what it meant to be EMPOWERED!
Each day, our students will be learning about a different aspect of the EAGLES. As part of their daily homework your child will return home with a sheet showing how they are EAGLES at school. Please help your child complete the section about how they are empowered, adaptable, global minded, literate, ethical and skilled inquires AT HOME.
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August 23rd Newsletter
Posted by jspeece on August 23, 2010
Our First Newsletter of the year! Every Monday a 2nd grade newsletter will be posted. You may click on the image of the newsletter and it will open in another window for easier reading.
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What’s Happening This Week?
Posted by jspeece on August 22, 2010
Classroom InformationMonday, Day 5 – Music, Swim Team Tryouts (details below) Tuesday, Day 6 – PE, Library, Art, Swim Team Tryouts Wednesday, Day 1 – PE Thursday, Day 2 – Music Friday, Day 3 - Counseling, Art Homework Reminder: 5 Time-Line events due and family picture (digital copy or print)
Parents are invited to attend the following ES events: - Parent Information Fair Thursday, August 26th at 8:00 am -1st PTSA General Meeting Thursday, August 26th at 9:00 am - Open House Wednesday, September 8th (details to be announced) - PTSA Pudong Fall BBQ Saturday, September 18th
Reminder: Swim Team Tryout – Grades 2 through 5
Swim Team tryouts for elementary students in grades 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be held on Monday, August 23rd and Tuesday, August 24th at 3:15pm sharp. Swimmers need to attend both days because we will not finish testing the students in one day. We will be finished by 4:15pm so students can take the 4:30pm bus home.
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Our First Day Together in Second Grade!
Posted by jspeece on August 17, 2010
2010-2011 Pudong Second Grade Students
What a wonderful first day in second grade. We spent the day getting to know each other and learning how to be second graders. I can’t wait until tomorrow to learn more about my fourteen superstars! Remember to ask your child what he or she did today in school!
Parents, this evening you will find an information packet for you and your child. In the packet there is a copy of our monthly calendar that outlines our specialist classes (please note that a digital version of this calendar is available at the top of this post under calendar), a 2JS Superstars information sheet that outlines how to contact me along with other important information (also available at the top of this post under parents), and a form about your child as a student and your contact information (it is two sided). Please return those forms as soon as possible. If you have any questions about the materials sent home today please feel free to contact me.
If your child is interested in trying out for the Pudong Elementary Swim Team please read the following message from our Aquatics Director George Carpouzis.
Swimming Team tryouts for elementary students in grades 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be held on Monday, August 23rd and Tuesday, August 24th at 3:15pm sharp. Swimmers need to attend both days because we will not finish testing the students in one day. We will be finished by 4:15pm so students can take the 4:30pm bus home.
All students should be at the Aquatic Center with their bathing suits, caps, goggles and towels ready to compete at 3:15pm. Parents are more than welcome to watch their children from the Viewing Gallery. No parents are allowed on the pool deck or in the locker rooms. As we are trying to make the swimmers responsible competitors, please help us in this.
Swimmers trying out must swim all four strokes proficiently. This is not a learn to swim program but a competitive program. If your child does make the team, they are expected to train twice a week all year long, attend all Shanghai local meets as well as one international meet.
Parents, please make sure that your children know which bus to take home after the tryouts (contact YAEP if you are unsure).
And finally, though swimming is a lifelong skill and for everyone, competitive swimming is not. Make sure your child is interested in trying out for the team and not something you as a parent want. They might find it discouraging if they do not make the team. Talk to them to avoid disappointment.
Parents, please do not contact your classroom teacher for any swim team try out information, contact me personally (George Carpouzis, Aquatics Director): george.carpouzis@saschina.org.
George Carpouzis
Aquatics Director
Shanghai American School
Pudong Camups
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Welcome to 2-JS!
Posted by jspeece on August 15, 2010
Joseph, Kalen, Alan, Ryan, Abigail, Dae Hee, Kevin,
Brandon, William, Yui, Debbie, Malin, Allie, Amy
I can’t wait to meet you all!
This website is dedicated to my fourteen second grade students at Shanghai American School. 2-JS Superstars will be able to share what they are learning, write comments and reflections, and share their achievements with their families, friends, the Shanghai American School community, and people around the world!
Remember to visit often!
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Math Games
Posted by jspeece on August 1, 2010
Click on the names below to be transported to fun games to practice your math skills! Have fun!
Timed Math Fact Fun
Launch the Shuttle
Monkey Facts
Robot Facts
Ghostbuster
2 digit plus 1 digit challenge
Double Digit Challenge
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