Recent Photos
Posted by Mrs. Robinson on August 31, 2010
The Shanghai Education Commission has requested that all schools, Chinese and international, be closed because of the possibility of issues from Typhoon Kompasu. Shanghai American School will be CLOSED tomorrow, Wednesday, September 1.
Posted in Parent Information, School News | Comments Off
Posted by Mrs. Robinson on August 30, 2010
Here is this week’s newsletter. Please click on the image to enlarge the newsletter for reading or printing. This week our newsletter describes our Reading Log and EAGLES homework. Check the Important Dates To Remember section for what is coming up in the next two weeks. Also, please check out the new monthly calendar coming home tomorrow. It shows which days we have specialist classes, like PE and Library (we have both of those classes tomorrow, TUESDAY!). There is a Google Calendar version of the calendar available to the right of this post, click on 2SR’s Monthly Calendar. This version of the calendar is live and will be constantly updated with school wide events. To view or print the same version that will be sent home click on CALENDAR at the top of this page. Have a wonderful week everyone!
Welcome Back Fall BBQ
Saturday, September 18th
SAS, Pudong Campus
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
To all Pudong and Puxi SAS Families,
The Pudong PTSA would like to invite you to the annual Welcome Back Fall BBQ in order to meet our new families and to welcome back our returning families. This is one of the largest Pudong PTSA events and all the proceeds fund our extensive list of student activities and social events throughout the entire school year.
The Fall BBQ is a full day of fun for the entire family including international food tables from our own SAS community, games, entertainment and free giveaways from several of our sponsors. We will also have between 50 – 70 different vendors for you to shop.
A very enthusiastic BBQ Committee is working hard to provide a wonderful day for all of us. We are still looking for volunteers to helpwith a variety of different tasks i.e. tickets sales, games, emceeing a contest, and even entertainment. This year the SAS Community is going to provide all the entertainment… so if you have talent we want to know about it i.e. magicians, jugglers, musicianetc. Also if you canhelp facilitate or organize a GuitarHeroor karaoke set-up, we need your help. If you are interested please contact monica_omara@yahoo.com or 15000220072.
Over 1,200 people are expected to come to the BBQ so we encourage you to buy your tickets now! You may purchase adult meal tickets at 100 RMB, child meal tickets (5th grade or younger) at 75 RMB and a block of 10 game tickets for 100 RMB. If you pre-order before September 8th you will receive 5 extra tickets for each block of game tickets ordered.
At the Pudong campus ticket pre-order envelopes were sent home last Friday with your youngest child. Please return completed order forms to your child’s teacher or to the Elementary, Middle or High School offices. Pre-orders will be held at the school for you to pick up at the front gate on Saturday, September 18th. If you did not receive an envelope please place your money in a white envelope labeled BBQ and the number of meals and game tickets you want. All ticket orders are non-refundable and please provide the correct amount of money, any additional funds will be considered a donation.
The BBQ is a wonderful opportunity to make new friends. Please join us for a fantastic day for the whole family with food, shopping, games and entertainment!
In order to provide for the health, safety and well -being of our community, we ask that you please do not bring pets.
Thank you,
The BBQ Committee
SAS-Pudong PTSA
Posted in Class News, Fun Stuff, Monthy Calendar, Weekly Newsletters | No Comments »
Posted by Mrs. Robinson on August 28, 2010
Elementary Open House Details
Presentations:
All grade level presentations will begin in the Elementary School library for specialist teacher introductions; introductions will be followed by grade level curriculum presentations and then end with time for families to explore their child’s classroom and talk with teachers.
Dinner & Transportation:
The Food Court will be open from 5:00-7:00 for parents to purchase a light dinner or snack. Your attendance is supported through optional transportation from Starbucks in Jin Qiao. Buses will depart at 4:15 and return to Starbucks at 8:15. Secretaries will be available to call taxis for families as well.
What to Expect:
Elementary teachers are looking forward to sharing with you the details of how your children spend their day at SAS, the curriculum that is delivered, as well as an opportunity to explore the classroom and instructional materials. Your attendance is very important. Presentations are intended for an adult audience, due to time and space restraints, we kindly request that your children enjoy an evening at home.
Posted in Parent Information, Photos | No Comments »
Posted by Mrs. Robinson on August 27, 2010
Love, Mrs. Robinson
Posted in Fun Stuff, Just for Kids | 1 Comment »
Posted by Mrs. Robinson on August 25, 2010
Social Studies – ME As An EAGLE Unit
As we begin to wrap up our second week of second grade, we also begin to wrap up our social studies unit ME As An Eagle. During this unit we have created a classroom book about our families, completed fact sheets about ourselves, and painted life sized self-portraits, and made time lines about important moments in our lives. It has been a lot fun getting to know each other!
Now, it is time to get to know our selves as EAGLES. Tomorrow we will begin learning about how to be Shanghai American School EAGLES. The acronym EAGLES stands for students who are Empowered, Adaptable, Global Minded, Literate, Ethical and Skilled Inquires. 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.
LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Mrs. Boyer, our school librarian, is looking for a few (10-20) willing parents to volunteer in the Elementary School Pudong Library.
Why be a volunteer?
Qualifications:
What will you be doing in the library?
If interested in being part of the library team, please contact the ES Pudong Elementary Library (ext. 5554 or 3620).
Mark Your Calendar: Library Volunteer Breakfast Meeting 8:15-10 a.m., Thursday, September 2nd in the ES Pudong Library.
Posted in Class News, Parent Information | No Comments »
Posted by Mrs. Robinson on August 23, 2010
Our First Newsletter – Welcome to the second week of second grade! This week our first grade level newsletter has been posted on our class website. You can click on image of the newsletter (Second Grade Rocks!) and it will open in another window. You can print the newsletter or click on the image again to enlarge it for reading. Every Monday a newsletter will be posted here. This newsletter includes important dates to remember, upcoming events, as well as information about what we are learning and how you can help your child prepare and practice. If you have any trouble opening the newsletter please email me at sanna.robinson@saschina.org. We hope you enjoy our first newsletter!
Library News - Today was Day 5, and our very first trip to our wonderful school library. Mrs. Boyer showed us around and told us that we are allowed to check out as many items as we like from the library! We can borrow as much as we like, as long as we can carry them home in our backpack. Our class had fun wandering the library searching for books, audio books, films and graphic novels. Our next trip to the library will be on Tuesday, August 31st. Be sure to return your materials on time so that you can check out more materails!
Language Learning Block – Language Learning Block or LLB began today! Students met their Chinese or ESOL teachers today. You are able the to link to the Chinese and ESOL teachers’ websites to the right of this post. Please check stay tuned for more information about your child’s teacher and how you can contact them.
Hooray, We Had PE Today! - Today is Day 5, which means our class also had PE today. Today ALL of our class were wearing appropriate footwear for PE class. Great job everyone! The six day schedule can sometimes be confusing (even for teachers!), and it can be difficult to know what days we have specialist classes, like PE. Please check the monthly calendar that was sent home on the first day of school about when specialist classes are scheduled. An online version of this calendar is available. The link is located on the right hand side and at the top of this site. Click on the links titled 2SR’s Monthly Calendar or Calendar. If you have any questions about the monthly calendar please contact me.
Posted in Class News, Parent Information, Weekly Newsletters | No Comments »
Posted by Mrs. Robinson on August 22, 2010
What’s Going On Next Week?- 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
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.
Posted in Parent Information, School News | 1 Comment »
Posted by Mrs. Robinson on August 17, 2010
All of our second graders pose for their first group picture in the hot August sun!
Well, the first day of school has come to a close. It definitely flew by! Before we knew it we were packing up our things and heading for the buses. It was a wonderful first day! We spent the day getting to know each other and learning about where we all come from. I am looking forward to tomorrow and getting to know my fourteen lovely students better.
Parents, this evening you will find and 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 online to the right and at the top of this post), a 2SR Superstars sheet that outlines how to contact me along with other important information, and a form about your child as a student and your contact information. You will also find a letter from the Elementary office. Please return forms back to school as soon as possible. If you have any questions about the materials sent home today please feel free to contact me.
Also, 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.
Posted in Class News, Monthy Calendar, Parent Information, School News | 12 Comments »
Posted by Mrs. Robinson on August 14, 2010
This website is dedicated to my fourteen super second grade students at Shanghai American School, Pudong Campus.
This website allows these students to share what they are learning, write comments and reflections about what they have learned, and share their achievements with their families and friends, the Shanghai American School community, and people around the world!
Come visit and see what we have been up to and what’s to come!
Posted in Class News | 8 Comments »
Posted by Mrs. Robinson on August 1, 2010
Posted in @ Home, Fun Stuff, Just for Kids, Math | Comments Off
