SAS Pudong Middle School

This past week we were visited by Dr. Thompson, author of Raising Cain, Best Friends, Worst Enemies and The Pressured Child. If you were unable to attend the presentations, or you would like to hear parts of them again, please find the link to Pudong Podcasts under the Informative Links section on the front page.

Sincerely,

Ron Roukema, Ed.D

March 24-28 - Spring Break.  We hope you all have a safe and restful Spring break!

Thank you to all parents who attended workshops with Dr. Michael Thompson this week, as well as those parents who participated in our "Data in a Day" project yesterday and today.   If you were unable to attend the Michael Thompson workshops we will be making his presentations available through podcast on this website.

If you were not able to attend the China Alive presentation, the power point presentation is on Edline.

**Monday April 7th:
Please note this date as there will be 3 important documents coming home with your son and / or daughter:

1)    3rd Quarter Report Cards

2)    The first of two China Alive information packages

3)    Middle School Course Catalogue and registration forms for 2008-2009

China Alive timeline:
April 7th - Information package sent home
April 10-11th - Payment for trip during Parent Conferences
April 29th - Final updated information package sent home
May 12-16 - China Alive

G - School :  Between March 31 - April 3rd, all students will receive a new ID card for the G School system which provides secure tracking of both buses and students using a Global Positioning System.  For more information, please see the article on Page 3 of this week's Parent Talk.

April 10th and 11th - Student Led Conferences
Information regarding specific times will be sent home from Grade level teams.  Conferences will be scheduled on:
Thursday April 10th - 12:30 - 4:30
Friday April 11th - 12:30 - 3:30

*  High School production of Grease will be on these nights.

April 16-17.  All Middle school students will write the ERB's (writing test).

April 18th - MYGNITE

Save the Date:
Saturday April 26th
Jazz and Pizzazz fundraiser at the St. Regis Hotel beginning at 7 pm
For tickets, contact: Marianne Roth 13817388797 or email fiveroths@enter.net

Communication with the Middle School:
** The most comprehensive school wide information is to be found at http://teachers.saschina.org/mspudong

Weekly Parent Talk articles

Weekly Middle School Notes

Edline - MS HomePage: https://global.edline.net/InterstitialLogin.page

Counselor's Blog: http://schoolcounselor.teachtck.com/

For information regarding middle school alignment or any other Educational Programming issue, please see the following website:
teachers.saschina.org/edpro

For Information on Middle School Physical Education:
http://teachers.saschina.org/mspudongpe

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It's Middle School Spirit Week

Today, March 17: Pajama day

Tuesday, March 18: Opposite gender day

Wednesday, March 19: Crazy hair day

Thursday, March 20: Twin day

Friday, March 21: Spirit day, wear your house shirt.

We will end with an all school assembly on Friday March 21^st at 2:20 pm.

**Spirit Week Special Activity

Mr. Zigmand and Mr. Thornbury will host basketball games during middle school lunch times for this week only. All students are invited to the high school side gymnasium for pick up basketball games.

Thanks to all parents who were on campus yesterday for the PTSA meeting / budget forum / China Alive presentation.

If you were not able to attend the China Alive presentation, the power point presentation is on Edline.

Tonight, Friday March 14th - PUDONG ROCKS!  An evening of music and dance from middle and high school students.  Buses are available for students after the show.

Tomorrow, Saturday March 15^th – CISSA volleyball tournament.  Please see CISSA link on Edline for further information.

March 24-28 – Spring Break.  Wherever you and your family may be… Enjoy!

Also on Edline is a revised and updated schedule for Dr. Michael Thompson who will be on the Pudong Campus next Tuesday the 18th and Thursday the 20th. 

Monday April 7^th:

Please note this date as there will be 3 important documents coming home with your son and / or daughter:

1)   3^rd Quarter Report Cards

2)   The first of two China Alive information packages

3)   Middle School Course Catalogue and registration forms for 2008-2009

Data in a Day:

Data in a Day is a 24+ process in which our school will gather data for our Self Study.  Please see page 4 of this week’s Parent Talk for more information on this process.

China Alive timeline:

April 7th – Information package sent home

April 10-11th – Payment for trip during Parent Conferences

April 29th – Final updated information package sent home

May 12-16 – China Alive

The Middle school Physical Education teachers have recently created a very informative blog - http://teachers.saschina.org/mspudongpe

For Parents of students in 8th grade:  A Grade 9 Course Description Booklet can be found on EdLine.

Save the Date:

Saturday April 26^th

Jazz and Pizzazz fundraiser at the St. Regis Hotel beginning at 7 pm

For tickets, contact: Marianne Roth 13817388797 or email fiveroths@enter.net

Communication with the Middle School:

** The most comprehensive school wide information is to be found at http://teachers.saschina.org/mspudong

Weekly Parent Talk articles

Weekly Middle School Notes

Edline – MS HomePage: https://global.edline.net/InterstitialLogin.page

Counselor’s Blog: http://schoolcounselor.teachtck.com/

For information regarding middle school alignment or any other Educational Programming issue, please see the following website:

teachers.saschina.org/edpro

For Information on Middle School Physical Education:

http://teachers.saschina.org/mspudongpe

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On Tuesday March 4th as part of his Middle School gardening elective, Eli Weiss, the Pudong Campus MS Science teacher took thirteen students on a field trip to visit an organic farm close to school. The gardening elective is a new offering this quarter and this trip was an opportunity for students to learn about organic gardening though a hands-on experience at a real farm. Less than a half hour drive from the Pudong campus the OStore BioFarm provides an excellent educational experience for its visitors. Students leaned some basics about organic gardening, had a chance to tour the impressive gardens and greenhouses, and even had the opportunity to harvest their own crops! “I think this was the best fieldtrip I ever went on, we actually got to handpick vegetables and take them home!” said 8th grader Natalie Pong.

For many of the students in group this was the first time for them to pick vegetables straight from the farm and the whole group was excited about this unique opportunity in the city. “Going to visit a real organic farm was great because we actually learned how many vegetables are grown, and now I have some ideas for how we can make out own school garden.” said Marguerite Mei, an eighth grader.

The MS gardening elective this quarter has been focused on doing research and planning for a school garden, which will hopefully get started later this spring. Part of the reason for the trip to the BioFarm was to gather information and ideas that will help students in creating a garden of their own. In addition to a fantastic tour, the staff at the Biofarm also offered to help the gardening elective in their efforts to start their own organic garden at SAS. The addition of a school garden on the Pudong campus will serve as a valuable resource for students both in experiential learning opportunities and also to help educate our school community about the importance of organic agriculture.

Next Thursday, March 13^th, please join us on the Pudong Campus for several information sessions:
Following the PTSA meeting, parents are invited to attend a forum presented by the Superintendent and the Chief Financial Officer on the school's budget for 2008-2009. The forum is intended to present a more detailed analysis of the budget and the budgeting process. There will be a Q&A session to answer any questions you may have. All parents should have received by email a letter describing the impact of the budget on tuition and fees for next school year. If you did not receive the letter, please contact maria.tay@saschina.org."
Budget Forum will begin at 11 am.

Following a break for lunch, there will be a China Alive Information Session and Question and Answer. (12:30-1:15)

Both sessions will be in the Library Lecture Hall, just across from the food court. We hope to see you there.

This year’s China Alive Program will take place from May 12-16.

Grade 6 – Xian

Grade 7 – Beijing

Grade 8 – Guilin

China Alive timeline:
Feb. 18-22 – Collect travel document info

March 13th – China Alive Parent Coffee

April 7th – Information package sent home

April 10-11th – Payment for trip during Parent Conferences

April 29th – Final updated information package sent home

May 12-16 – China Alive

The Middle school Physical Education teachers have recently created a very informative blog - http://teachers.saschina.org/mspudongpe
For Parents of students in 8th grade: A Grade 9 Course Description Booklet can be found on EdLine.
Save the Date:
Friday March 14th - PUDONG ROCKS! An evening of music and dance from middle and high school students. Tickets are 25rmb available during MS lunch.
Saturday March 15^th – CISSA volleyball tournament. Please see CISSA link on Edline for further information.

March 18^th and 20^th – Author Michael Thompson will be on the Pudong Campus. Please see Page 1 of Parent talk for more info.

March 24-28 – Spring Break. Wherever you and your family may be… Enjoy!
Saturday April 26^th

Jazz and Pizzazz fundraiser. Details on page 3 of this week’s Parent Talk

3^rd Quarter Report Cards will be sent home on Monday April 7^th.
Communication with the Middle School:

** The most comprehensive school wide information is to be found at http://teachers.saschina.org/mspudong

Weekly Parent Talk articles
Weekly Middle School Notes
Edline – MS HomePage: https://global.edline.net/InterstitialLogin.page

Counselor’s Blog: http://schoolcounselor.teachtck.com/

For information regarding middle school alignment or any other Educational Programming issue, please see the following website:

teachers.saschina.org/edpro
For Information on Middle School Physical Education:

http://teachers.saschina.org/mspudongpe
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