Shanghai American School – Pudong Campus – Middle School Weblog

6th grade students are ready!  The time has come for them to receive their school owned Macs on Monday and Tuesday evening. 

Parents should attend the Macbook Rollout Session with their child either on Monday evening from 6:00p.m. in the Auditorium or Tuesday morning from 9:30a.m. in the LLH.

During the Macbook Rollout Session, the 7th Grade Students will be offering MacBook covers, screen protectors, and keyboard covers for students to purchase at about half the cost of what they sell for at the iSpot store in Jinqiao. Proceeds from this fundraiser will go toward China Alive community service projects.

Items for Sale:
•Covers (Black, Orange, Pink, Red, Light Green, Blue, or Clear) – 60RMB
•Screen Protectors (Glossy or Matte) – 30RMB
•Key Board Covers (Black, White, Red, Pink, Peach, Green, Yellow, or Blue) – 60RMB

During the Macbook Rollout evening, we will have samples of all items and their associated types/colors. Parents/students will be able to pay and fill out an order form when they pick up their computer. Delivery will take around 3-5 days. Students will receive their items during homebase time. Although the 6th grade students will not own their computer, it will be assigned to them for the school year. They can use these supplies to personalize and protect their computer. These items are purely voluntary and are not required by the school.

6th, 7th and 8th grade students – Aug 24 – Sept. 30
Ms. Chen and Ms. Xu will have order forms (and samples) in their rooms during lunch & homebase time. Students wishing to order something can stop in. There will be a few big orders, with a final sale date of Th, Sept. 30.

As we begin this exciting school year, students are establishing relationships with their teachers and classmates. A part of this relationship building process, is the necessity of building trust within the confines of their classroom. When students enter the safe haven of any classroom, they leave fear behind and learn how to trust and be trusted and then real learning happens!

This morning, I had the pleasure of observing a couple of lessons discussing and experiencing the value of trust. In Mrs. Mihova’s class, substitute teacher, Ms. Gugenberger led a discussion about whether the students were, by nature, trusting people or more suspicious. The conversations that ensued were interesting and far reaching as students discovered a little more about each of their classmates. In another classroom, Mrs. Danka Kulikowski’s students were experiencing an activity involving trust falls. Students played different roles in providing support when as a student falls willingly into the waiting arms of their fellow classmates. When students trust their teachers and classmates, they are more willing to take risks and expand their learning.

Despite the school closure, it seems the weather will be cooperative this afternoon and evening! Because we are not on a school campus, the Parent Social Evening will be held tonight!! We hope to see you there!

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So… Please join us on Wednesday for an informal parent social evening.

This is a great opportunity for you to meet our new superintendent Dr. Kerry Jacobson as well as, new and returning parents.

Also many of our principals, vice-principals and senior administrators will be at this event.

Parent Social Evening

Date: Wednesday, September 1st
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Place: Big Bamboo
381 Hing Feng Lu (near Biyun Lu)
JinQiao, Pudong

Dear SAS Parents:

The Shanghai Education Commission has requested that all schools, Chinese and international, be closed because of the possibility of a typhoon.

Accordingly, Shanghai American School will be CLOSED tomorrow, Wednesday, September 1.

Please visit the SAS website, www.saschina.org, for more information.

Sincerely,

Kerry Jacobson, Ph.D.
Superintendent

Dear SAS Pudong-campus Parents:

Beginning Friday, October 1, only vehicles bearing an SAS Vehicle Pass will be allowed to proceed to campus from the Shanghai Links gate. Vehicles without the pass will have to register with the Links gate guard to gain entrance. If you or a driver will be transporting children to the Pudong campus, your vehicle will need to be registered. Please click here to download the SAS Vehicle-Pass Application Form. When completed, it may be scanned and e-mailed to security@saschina.org, or given to a guard at the school’s main gate. (Forms are also available at the main gate.) Note especially the Driving Rules listed on the application. By signing the form, you are pledging to honor them. Your vehicle pass will be available at the school’s main gate one week from the date you submit your application. Thank you for supporting our efforts to maintain a safe, secure campus.

Please join us on Wednesday for an informal parent social evening. This is a great opportunity for you to meet our new superintendent Dr. Kerry Jacobson as well as, new and returning parents. Also many of our principals, vice-principals and senior administrators will be at this event.

Parent Social Evening

Date: Wednesday, September 1st
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Place: Big Bamboo
381 Hing Feng Lu (near Biyun Lu)
JinQiao, Pudong

The Pudong Middle School Electives program is now in full swing. Middle School Electives foster individual student’s appreciation of active participation in experiential learning while guided by an instructor with an interest or expertise in that area of study. Within the elective format, middle school students are encouraged to explore curricular and personal interests that they found in their regular coursework, or take a risk and try something completely new.

7th grade students are abuzz in the hallways… the time has come and they are ready to receive the Macbooks tonight and tomorrow.

Parents can attend with their 7th grader either tonight from 6:00p.m. in the Auditorium or tomorrow morning from 10:30a.m. in the LLH.

The 7th Grade students will be offering MacBook covers, screen protectors, and keyboard covers for students to purchase at about half the cost of what they sell for at the iSpot store in Jinqiao. All of these items are optional for our 1:1 laptop program but proceeds from this fundraiser will go toward China Alive community service projects.

Items for Sale:

•Covers (Black, Orange, Pink, Red, Light Green, Blue, or Clear) – 60RMB

•Screen Protectors (Glossy or Matte) – 30RMB

•Key Board Covers (Black, White, Red, Pink, Peach, Green, Yellow, or Blue) – 60RMB

Purchase Dates:

6th grade students – Sept. 6 & 7

7th grade students – August 24 & 25

During the Computer Roll-out night/days, we will have samples of all items and their associated types/colors. Parents/students will be able to pay and fill out an order form when they pick up their computer. Delivery will take around 3-5 days. Students will receive their items during homebase time.

This fundraiser is available for all 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from Aug 24 – Sept. 30

Ms. Chen and Ms. Xu will have order forms (and samples) in their rooms during lunch & homebase time. Students wishing to order something can stop in. There will be a few big orders, with a final sale date of Th, Sept. 30.

Dear Middle School Families:

We have had a great start to our 2010-2011 school year and we hope that your children are speaking positively about their beginning of the year experiences. We are still making a few minor schedule changes to ensure all students are properly placed. A few dates and reminders:

1. Mac Computers for Grade 7 students. All Grade 7 parents (with their children) must attend our Mac roll out evening so their child can receive their computer.
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m
Location: Auditorium
If you can’t join us on this date, please come to school on Wednesday, August 25 from 10:30-12:00. It is ideal that you join us on Wednesday evening so your child does not have to miss any class time.

2. Mac Computers for Grade 6 students. All Grade 6 parents (with their children) must attend our Mac roll out evening so their child can receive their computer.
Date: Monday September 6th
Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m
Location: Auditorium
If you can’t join us on this date, please come to school on Tuesday September 7th from 9:30-11:00. It is ideal that you join us on Monday evening so your child does not have to miss any class time.

** On these evenings, students may remain at school.

3. Our CISSA Touch Rugby season begins next Tuesday: For more info on CISSA, Please see the CISSA blog at:
http://teachers.saschina.org/cissa/
Students can also sign up this Friday August 20th at the cafeteria during their lunch.

4. Boy Scouts in Shanghai. If you are interested in having your son join the Boy Scouts, please see contact info below:
Troop website: http://969.shanghaiscouts.org E-mail: scoutmaster@969.shanghaiscouts.org

5. MS Swim Team tryouts are on Monday August 23rd and Tuesday August 24th at 3:05pm at the Aquatic Center. All interested swimmers please come and try out.
All 6th Graders whether on the team before must try out.

6. Middle School Musical. Auditions for our Middle school Musical will be happening next week. More details to follow.

7. Save the date: Wednesday September 15th: Middle school Open House from 6:00-8:15 p.m.

Middle School Blog: http://teachers.saschina.org/mspudong/