SAS Pudong Middle School

Morning Announcements

Friday November 21st

Day 2

The Mouse That Roared Cast, Crew, Musicians

Please come to the auditorium for rehearsal:

Hunger Banquet:

 The National Honor Society is organizing a Hunger Banquet on the 5th of December. The Hunger Banquet is an activity that will help bring awareness to the inequality of the world. It will be an unforgettable experience and a great way to help those in need while really understanding the problem facing the world today."

Extra information

Price- 50 Yuan

When- 5th of December at 5 pm

The money raised will go to food for the LiMing School. We will start selling tickets on Wednesday, November 12.  Ticket information will be available next week.

Runners!

All top 5 Turkey Trot finishers are invited to compete in this year's CISSA cross country championship to be held at SAS-Pudong on Monday, November 24. Those students running in the race will take the 5:30 bus home on Monday. See Mrs.Wrzesinski for more details.

Attention All Middle School Students!

It’s Spirit Week!

Thanks to all staff and students who have participated in Spirit Week!  We end the week with our Middle School Play The Mouse That Roared and a MYGNITE.  Have Fun!

Morning Announcements

Thursday November 20th

Day 1

Congratulations to Royce and Bowie for WINNING the CISSA cross country meet at SCIS on Tuesday!!

All top 5 Turkey Trot finishers are invited to compete in this year's CISSA cross country championship to be held at SAS-Pudong on Monday, November 24. Those students running in the race will take the 5:30 bus home on Monday. See Mrs.Wrzesinski for more details.

Attention All Middle School Students!

It’s Spirit Week!

Friday-Pajama Day: Don't forget to bring your favorite stuffed animal and a pillow!

Art Display:

You will notice that an Art display has been set up just outside the Food Court.  Please be respectful of the work!  1 simple rule: Look, don’t touch.  The Art students and their teachers have put a lot of effort into this display; your cooperation is expected and appreciated.

The MS Dance elective students

will be performing with the HS students on Thursday, November 27 at 3:30pm in the auditorium.  The show will end by 4:30pm, so you can take the ASA busses home.  The show is free, so come check it out!

Morning Announcements

Wednesday November 19th

Day 4

Kids Lit Quiz

Practice today at lunch. We are setting up the teams for the all SAS Challenge on Monday, November 24th!

Attention All Middle School Students!

It’s Spirit Week!

Wednesday-Super-heroes vs. Villains (dress up as either)

Thursday- Hollywood Characters Day

Friday-Pajama Day

Art Display:

You will notice that an Art display has been set up just outside the Food Court.  Please be respectful of the work!  1 simple rule: Look, don’t touch.  The Art students and their teachers have put a lot of effort into this display; your cooperation is expected and appreciated.

The MS Dance elective students

will be performing with the HS students on Thursday, November 27 at 3:30pm in the auditorium.  The show will end by 4:30pm, so you can take the ASA buses home.  The show is free, so come check it out!

Come support the Pudong Middle School students this Friday and Saturday!  Thanks to the amazing work done by our renowned drama teacher Ms. Danka, over 50 students from Pudong Middle School will be participating in the production of The Mouse that Roared!

Please order your tickets here:

Ticket Request Form Click Here!

Send money and the form in with your child to school this week to reserve your spot.  This is a great show for the entire family as it's a comedy that will keep you rolling in laughter.  The Pudong PTSA Middle School meeting had a sneek peak last Thursday - the kids were excited to show off their talents!

Maddie, Amanda, Kate, Roger and Jacob perform for the MS PTSA Meeting

Support our Kids!

Tags: drama

We are thankful to the Pudong PTSA for heading up our annual Giving Tree program for our local community.  The Pudong PTSA is working jointly with the Shanghai Community Center to organzie the effort across the Pudong campus.

Each advisory class has been given a few bags that have the information of the child recepients for items that our families are donating for the holiday season.  Specificaly, we are sponsoring children from Haichuang School here in Pudong.

Please send items to your child's advisory teacher by November 28. 

Together we can fill the Gift Bags with:

•  age/gender appropriate gifts
•  new, unused items

We have 700 bags to fill this year and with our parent, student, teacher community WE WILL REACH OUR GOAL!

The timelines for this community service is as follows:

November 14th - All bags distributed to classrooms and families during conferences
November 28th - Final day to return bags to SAS
Dec 1 -11th - PTSA and students inventory, shopping for bags that don’t get returned etc.
Dec. 12th - deliver bags to Haichuang School

For more information please contact Angie Gustafson at angiegus2@yahoo.com or your child's advisory teacher for specific information about the children the class is sponsoring.

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Morning Announcements

Tuesday November 18th

Day 3

CISSA Cross Country:

Cross Country runners to meet in front of the school (near the flags where elementary students are dropped off in the morning) ASAP after school today to go to SCIS! GOOD LUCK CISSA runners!

Attention All Middle School Students!

It’s Spirit Week!

Tuesday-Goth

Wednesday-Super-heroes vs. Villains (dress up as either)

Thursday- Hollywood Characters Day

Friday-Pajama Day

CISSA table tennis

Applications are now available in the food court with practices starting today, Tuesday November 18. Practices will be every Tuesday and Thursday (3:00-4:30) until the tournament on December 6. Practices will take place in the hallway outside the high school gymnasium.

Art Display:

You will notice that an Art display has been set up just outside the Food Court.  Please be respectful of the work!  1 simple rule: Look, don’t touch.  The Art students and their teachers have put a lot of effort into this display; your cooperation is expected and appreciated.

The MS Dance elective students

will be performing with the HS students on Thursday, November 27 at 3:30pm in the auditorium.  The show will end by 4:30pm, so you can take the ASA busses home.  The show is free, so come check it out!

Morning Announcements

Monday November 17th

Day 2

Kids Lit Quiz

Just one week to the all SAS Challenge. See you at practice today and bring your lunch!

House Sports Road Race is set for this morning.

All students should be ready to run this morning. Wear your house shirt and running shoes. You will receive your official race sticker from your advisory teacher, and then head out to the small soccer field. There will be awards for top 5 finishers in each grade for both boys and girls. You are also competing for house points.

Mask Performance Today:

Any drama student who signed up to see the mask performance today, please remember respectfully leave your class at 10:25 and go the auditorium for the show.  It will end at 11:30am.  6th graders will leave the show early to eat a quick lunch.

Attention All Middle School Students!

It’s Spirit Week!

Monday-Clash Day

Tuesday-Goth

Wednesday-Super-heroes vs. Villains (dress up as either)

Thursday- Hollywood Characters Day

Friday-Pajama Day

CISSA table tennis

Applications are now available in the food court with practices starting tomorrow, Tuesday November 18. Practices will be every Tuesday and Thursday (3:00-4:30) until the tournament on December 6. Practices will take place in the hallway outside the high school gymnasium.

River of Hearts:

Middle School students and teachers, PLEASE DONATE used or new clothes, bedding, and toys to keep people who can't afford these things warm in the winter. A couple of donation boxes will be placed outside of the Middle School office. Also, between 11:25-11:50 we will be in the MS/HS cafeteria, collecting donations. We except used donations, of all sizes, but please keep them clean!!! All donations will go to the "River of Hearts" foundation. We will stop collecting donations on Friday, November 14 (this Friday).  Any questions? Ask Juliana, Kailey, Manon, or India (Grade 7 students).

RIDING FOR THE DISABLED:

Are you interested in doing some community service work? The charity group Riding for the Disabled is looking for volunteers to help support their Saturday morning sessions. If you are interested please see Ms. Cowan.

Art Display:

You will notice that an Art display has been set up just outside the Food Court.  Please be respectful of the work!  1 simple rule: Look, don’t touch.  The Art students and their teachers have put a lot of effort into this display; your cooperation is expected and appreciated.

The MS Dance elective students

will be performing with the HS students on Thursday, November 27 at 3:30pm in the auditorium.  The show will end by 4:30pm, so you can take the ASA busses home.  The show is free, so come check it out!

Pudong Middle School Launches SmartMusic

By Lou Davey, Pudong Middle School Band Teacher

The SAS middle school Pudong campus music department will be using SmartMusic^® to help students learn concert music and develop essential skills. We feel the SmartMusic home subscription will greatly assist student’s musical development.  Teachers will be requiring students to complete SmartMusic assignments at home.  SmartMusic is a program that motivates and engages students, builds student confidence, and enriches the student’s total music experience.

We’re confident that both parents and students will quickly appreciate how technology and SmartMusic work together to transform practicing, motivate students, and help us all prepare for great concerts!

Students never practice alone when they have SmartMusic at home. This interactive, computer-based practice system helps students get better faster, and makes practicing more fun. With amazing accompaniments for more than 30,000 titles, challenging exercises, and the ability to record personal CDs, SmartMusic is the future of music learning.

With SmartMusic loaded on a computer, students plug in an instrumental microphone and begin practicing. They play their part with accompaniment and receive immediate feedback.  In real time on their home computer, students obtain detailed feedback on their performance. It is ideal for woodwind, brass, and string musicians of all levels.

At SAS Pudong the middle school musicians increase their learning by saving their SmartMusic performances on the school’s portal.  Their formative assessments will then be linked into their blog, where the music teachers will be able to listen and assess the work by providing valuable feedback.  Students will gain tremendous strides in their musical abilities through this unique learning opportunity.

Smart Music for all musicians at Pudong Middle school is the result of the combined efforts of Hanrich Claassen, Merritt Fallis, Lou Davey and Amanda DeCardy. Please visit the SmartMusic blog at http://teachers.saschina.org/smartmusic to view the PowerPoint presentation and view videos about SmartMusic’s capabilities!

Middle School Notes – Friday November 14th

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Dates @ a Glance:

11/15 – CISSA Soccer Tournament

11/17- House Road Race

11/17-11/21 – Spirit Week

11/21- Middle School Play and MYGNITE

11/22 – Middle School Play and Thanksgiving Lunch

11/28 – Half Day for all students and staff.  Progress Reports posted to EdLine

CISSA Soccer tournament tomorrow Saturday November 15^th:

http://teachers.saschina.org/mspudongpe/ has been updated with the latest tournament game and bus schedules for this Saturday's CISSA soccer tournaments.

House Sports Road Race is set for Monday morning!

All students should come to school ready to run Monday morning, November 17th. Wear your house shirt and running shoes and report to your advisory teacher first thing in the morning. You will receive your official race sticker from your advisory teacher, and then head out to the small soccer field. There will be awards for top 5 finishers in each grade for both boys and girls. You are also competing for house points.

Attention All Middle School Students!

Next week is Spirit Week:

Monday-Clash and Crazy Hair Day

Tuesday-Goth

Wednesday-Super-heroes vs. Villains (dress up as either)

Thursday- Hollywood Characters Day

Friday-Pajama Day

Support your middle school by dressing up!

SmartMusic:The SAS middle school Pudong campus music department will be using SmartMusic^® to help students enrolled in Band and Strings learn concert music and develop essential skills. We feel the SmartMusic home subscription will greatly assist student’s musical development.  Teachers will be requiring students to complete SmartMusic assignments at home.  SmartMusic is a program that motivates and engages students, builds student confidence, and enriches the student’s total music experience.   For further information, see article  in next week’s Parent Talk.

2^nd Quarter Progress Reports:

Progress Reports will be sent to Edline on Friday November 28^th for all students who are receiving less than 70 per cent in a subject or who whose current grade has changed significantly since first quarter report cards.

Save the Date:  November 21^st and 22^nd

MS Play - The Mouse That Roared

We will have 2 performances of our Middle School Play The Mouse That Roared:

On Friday, November 21^st, the play will be presented at 3:30pm followed by a MYGNITE Dance and Lounge Night

MYG Night Performance- 20 rmb

On Saturday, November 22nd at 11:30 am.

The show will be followed by a wonderful Thanksgiving Lunch- 50 rmb

For more information and ticket orders go to teachers.saschina.org/dkulikowski or purchase at the Cashier's Office

Homework Opportunity Time (HOT) for Quarter 2

Please sign up with a H.O.T. teacher by 12:45 on the day you will attend. Sessions last from 3:00 to 4:15.

                                                Monday H.O.T. Teachers

Mr. Bister, Science, M109, and Mr. Olivas, Science, M108

Mrs. McDaid, Science, M207

Mr. Robinson, Humanities, M209

Mrs. Saich, Math, M307

Mrs. Chen, Chinese, M303

Tuesday H.O.T. Teachers

Mrs. Mamo, Math, M110, and Ms. Ogden-Hill, Math, M206

Mrs. Bugenske, Organization, Study Skills, and Science, M208

 Mr. Olivas, Science, M108

Mr. Chambers, ESOL, M203 and Mrs. De Rozario, ESOL, M213

Ms. Xu, Chinese, M306

Thursday H.O.T. Teachers

Mrs. Bister, ESOL, M213

Mrs. Saich, Math, M307

Mr. Saich, Science, M309

Mrs. Salim, Spanish, M104

Mrs. Shen, Chinese, M302

 Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday H.O.T. Teacher

Mrs. Winpenny, Organization, Study Skills, and Writing, M315 A and B

TO:                  Parents, Teachers, and Friends of Shanghai American School

FROM:            SAS Superintendent Search Committee

SUBJECT:       Superintendent Search Update

In response to the many questions we have been getting over the past few weeks, the Search Committee is providing this briefing as to the current status of our search for a new Superintendent, an exciting and critically important process that will shape the direction of the Shanghai American School for the foreseeable future.

Let’s start with a word about the process itself, which we hope to make as clear and as transparent as possible to the community.  As many of you know, the SAS Board of Directors has contracted with Search Associates, a well-respected, U.S.-based organization that over the past twenty years has successfully placed several dozen headmasters and superintendents in international schools around the world.  The founder and chief executive of Search Associates, John Magagna, is personally involved in SAS’ search for a new head, including individually screening each applicant before her/his application materials and references are presented to the Search Committee.  Following our own review of the candidates’ files, the Search Committee then informally contacts selected applicants via telephone to roughly determine their suitability for the Superintendent’s position.  The Search Committee then checks the references of each candidate we are considering (again via telephone) and utilizes direct video conferences for more formally vetting candidates that will eventually form our “short list.”  Finally, we will fly each of our short-listed candidates to Shanghai for a series of individual meetings and interviews that will guide the Board toward its ultimate decision.  It is important to realize that final meetings and interviews with each of our short-listed candidates will involve the entire SAS community, so all stakeholders will have the opportunity for input into the selection process.

The Search Committee is still in the early stages of this process.  Search Associates has forwarded us the files of several promising candidates, and we are currently engaged in the first round of telephone calls to these persons and their references, which we hope to have completed by November 15.  We will then follow up with the video conference calls and hope to have our short list of candidates by the end of the month.

Thank you for articulating your questions and voicing your concerns.  Please be assured that the Search Committee members are listening and working hard to provide the Board of Directors with the information it needs to make this vitally important decision.