Tuesday January 6th

Day 2

The 8th grade lock-in is this Friday, January 9

8th grade students who have returned a signed permission slip my pay 70 rmb for the lock-in to their advisory Eagle Ambassador rep by Thursday.  No money will be collected on Friday.  Please make every effort to have exact change. 

Math Matters, the Middle School Math Club

will not meet today, but instead start up again next Tuesday, Jan. 13.  See you then!

CISSA Floor Hockey:

First practice starts today at 3:00 with students going home on the 4:30 bus. All coaches and players will meet in the M.S gym at 3:00.

“The Re-invention Project pushed us to re-invent a famous art work produced before the year 1900. The Re-invention project was good for our brains because it forced us to be innovative in developing a concept for a painting. There are many ways to re-invent, but you have the choice what to revent and how to reinvent it.” Michael K.

More information can be found on the Middle School Webpage.  A special thanks to Sepi Johnson, Jason Maddock, and Kristi Thornbury for organizing such a meaningful project for our students!

For a sneak peak, we hope you enjoy the following performance by our Beginning Band featuring Dr. Alfredo Olivariosario!  Enjoy!

Monday, January 5^th, 2009

Day 1

Welcome Back! We hope you all have had a safe and relaxing break.  We are in full swing  closing out the first semester and getting ready for the  second semester beginning next Monday. With a few weeks before Chinese New Years, we are encouraging the teachers to jump in quickly with new material and to continue to challenge the students.  Help us by reminding them all to read each night for a minimum of 30 minutes!

To All students who ride the bus:  Please remember that you must “swipe” your school ID getting on/off the bus.

Mrs. Bister and Mrs. McDaid will not be available for H.O.T today.

Tuesday, Jan. 6th - CISSA Floor Hockey begins (Karl Z. for info)

Wednesday Jan. 7th - Details to follow regarding staff/team meetings

Friday, Jan. 9th - Grade 8 “Lock In”  (Shannon B. for info)

Monday, Jan. 12th - Q3/S2 begins.  New students arriving.  Orientation and Language Placement tests in the am.  More detailed info from the Jay and Laura to follow.

* 1st class for Q3 Electives

Tuesday, Jan. 13th - Grades due by 4 p.m

Wednesday, Jan. 14th - Grade Verification sheets due - Details to follow regarding staff/team meetings

Friday, Jan. 16th - CNY Assembly - 1:30-2:30.  All students should be in the auditorium and seated by 1:25 p.m.  Please dismiss accordingly.

* Following the assembly, all students will return to their Advisory class for report card/IOWA test scores distribution.

* Grade 6 “Lock in” - (Angie N. for info)

Friday, January 23rd will be a Day 3

CNY Holiday:  Jan. 24 - Feb. 1

We at Shanghai American School wish all of you a safe and restful winter break. Remember, classes resume on January 5th!

Sincerely,
Ron Roukema, Ed.D                         Jeff Rosen, Ph.D

Principal                                              Vice Principal

Morning Announcements

Friday December 19th

Null Day

Today’s Schedule:

All MS students will rotate through three activity areas; MS Gyms, Auditorium, Cafeteria

Keep students in home room until 8:10 am. students will then proceed to their scheduled activity area. We want to respect the start times. We have allotted 5 minutes for passing time between areas.

Make sure students clean up their activity area at 11:10 and dismiss students to their lockers at 11:15am. Busses depart at 11:30.

Thursday December 18th

Day 4

Congratulations to Mr. Claassen and all the performers at last night’s concert.  It’s been 3 great nights of music on our campus!  Thank you to all the teachers who provided support for the Arts Department this week.

A reminder that we will all be meeting in the auditorium at 2 p.m today for the LiMing School performance.

ALL MUN students:

Please see Ms. Muench today before lunch.

For Tomorrow:

Friday, December 19th is a half day.

Students will travel through three station areas with their grade level.
Each station will last 55-60 minutes.

·         Station 1 - Dodge ball tournament - MS Gyms (Mr. Poulin, Mr. Thornbury and Mrs. Wrzesinski + other volunteers)

·         Station 2 - Talent Show - Auditorium (Mr. Zigmand + Music teachers) Students wanting to perform must sign up with Mr. Zigmand by Today

·         Station 3 - Board and card Games - Cafeteria (Mr. Pantoja + Language and Art teachers)

 If you have a board games that you could bring in for tomorrow’s activity day, please put your name on the box and bring them in.

Students in each advisory should come to school dressed in a common color. Students can decide which color their advisory will wear. Core teachers may volunteer to supervise their grade levels as they rotate among the station areas.

H.O.T:

The only HOT sessions for today will be led by Mr. Gilli and Mrs. Winpenny. They are open only to grade 8 students who are working on their heritage i-movies and need access to the Mac laptops. Students MUST sign up as soon as possible, by 12:45 at the latest.

Wednesday December 17th

Day 3

Congratulations to Ms. Davey and all the performers at last night’s concert.  Good luck to all musicians and to Mr. Claassen on your concert this evening. 

A reminder that we will all be meeting in the auditorium at 2 p.m tomorrow for the LiMing School performance.

ALL MUN students:

Please see Ms. Muench tomorrow before lunch!!!!

Friday, December 19th is a half day.

Students will travel through three station areas with their grade level.
Each station will last 55-60 minutes.

·         Station 1 - Dodge ball tournament - MS Gyms (Mr. Poulin, Mr. Thornbury and Mrs. Wrzesinski + other volunteers)

·         Station 2 - Talent Show - Auditorium (Mr. Zigmand + Music teachers) Students wanting to perform must sign up with Mr. Zigmand by Today

·         Station 3 - Board and card Games - Cafeteria (Mr. Pantoja + Language and Art teachers)

Students in each advisory should come to school dressed in a common color. Students can decide which color their advisory will wear. Core teachers may volunteer to supervise their grade levels as they rotate among the station areas.

Mr. Saich will not be having HOT on Thursday

18 December.  Anyone still needing extra help should check with other HOT teachers.

Today, Mr. Claassen’s 8th Grade Strings class gave us a special treat by giving us sneak-peak of what is to come on Wednesday evening.  We hope you enjoy the shows…

Monday - 6:30pm - General Music and Choir
Tuesday - 6:30pm - Bands
Wednesday - 6:30pm - Strings

Monday December 15th

Day 1

Good luck to all musicians and to Mr. Fallis on your concert this evening. 

Music Exploration classes, choir and beginning band 6 have a rehearsal first thing this morning.  Please report to the auditorium at 8:07.

Friday, December 19th is a half day.

Students will travel through three station areas with their grade level.
Each station will last 55-60 minutes.

 Station 1 - Dodge ball tournament - MS Gyms (Mr. Poulin, Mr. Thornbury and Mrs. Wrzesinski + other volunteers)

Station 2 - Talent Show - Auditorium (Mr. Zigmand + Music teachers) Students wanting to perform must sign up with Mr. Zigmand by Tuesday, Dec. 16.

Station 3 - Board and card Games - Cafeteria (Mr. Pantoja + Language and Art teachers)

Students in each advisory should come to school dressed in a common color. Students can decide which color their advisory will wear. Core teachers may volunteer to supervise their grade levels as they rotate among the station areas.

H.O.T:

A reminder to all students staying for H.O. T.  You must sign up with the H.O.T teacher before 12:55.  Please also put your bus number on the sign in sheet.