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At the beginning of our Founders’ Day celebration a couple of weeks ago, I asked the youngest children among us to help us count to 100. To a four-year old, 100 is a very big number. We were thinking together about SAS and our long history. Some of the older stu-dents looked quizzical as I pointed out that SAS began on September 17 of 1912. Since this year is 2011, doesn’t that make us 99 years old? Yes, to some. But I reminded the students that, in China, a baby is one year old just after birth, so ages are represented as a number one higher than what we might think. Therefore, we are 100 years old this year and we will celebrate for an entire year…

and be 100 years old in a different way when we close our centennial celebra-tion next Founders’ Day 2012. But why do we celebrate a centennial? It can’t be simply because 100 is a round number. No. We celebrate because we recognize the significance and the persistence of values and ideals that have carried SAS through a long period of time, ideals that have remained steady while the world around them has changed mark-edly many times over. In A Story of the Shanghai American School, Angie Mills recounts the begin-nings of SAS when nine missionaries met to draw up detailed plans for the establishment of an American School in Shanghai. On Tuesday, September 17, 1912, SAS opened its doors for the first time. Thirty-eight students entered the first class from families of missionaries and others involved in business, govern-ment, and military service. The school grew and prospered over several decades, and although it closed for about 30 years in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, by 1980 China had opened again to business and Shanghai had an American commu-nity large enough to need a school. A farsighted woman named Claire Brooks, wife of the newly appointed consul general, helped to reopen SAS in the US Consulate in the early 1980s with eight students, first in a small room in the main building and then in a remodeled gardener’s shed on the grounds. At SAS’s very first graduation ceremony in 1917, C. N. Caldwell, a member of the school’s executive committee, observed to the audience: “The Shanghai American School is the fruition of a dream of faith, hope, and love. It (is) not strange, therefore, that the school should stand for high ideals and lofty ambitions.” I was recently privileged to meet with a gathering of our alumni from the pre-1949 days of SAS. While I listened intently to their stories of the past, they peppered me with questions of today. Where do the families come from? How long do they stay? Do you have any boarding students? Where do they go to college? Do they get out into the Shanghai community and around China? The alumni are so interested in the students and families who are here now. They provide a deep source of support for the efforts of students and teachers at SAS today. They remind me of the reason we celebrate. And so, we begin our centennial year, a celebration of children, of families, of learning, of life. This is SAS. This is who we have been. This is who we are. We are thankful for our many blessings, for the foresight of nine founders of 1912 and one woman in the early 1980s, for the commitment of our par-ents, our teachers, our staff members, for the existence of our school, our SAS. Congratulations to all. Let’s celebrate!

The Eagle is produced by the SAS Communications Office, based on both the Puxi and Pudong campuses. It is typically published twice a month, although publications schedules may vary due to school holidays. Informa-tion in the magazine is primarily about SAS people and organizations. We encourage parents, students, teachers, and administrators to submit stories and photography. It is often helpful to contact the editors in advance to discuss content, length, and timing. Articles from non-SAS sources are published on a space available basis. All submissions will be edited for style, length, and tone. Articles and stories from the Eagle also appear on our Eagle Online website, at www.eagleonline.org.

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Pudong campus: Shanghai Executive Community, 1600 Ling Bai Lu, San Jia Gang, Pudong, Shanghai 201201. Tel: 6221-1445.

Puxi campus: 258 Jinfeng Lu, Huacao Town, Minghang District, Shanghai 201107. Tel: 6221-1445.

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At SAS, we are fortunate to have many outstanding teachers. Survey results have shown that parents are overwhelmingly pleased with their children’s teachers. However, I recently had a parent new to SAS ask me, “How do I know if my child has a good teacher?” This article will try to provide an answer to that question by taking a closer look at what a teacher does, as well as provide some advice about what you can do if you have concerns.

The answer to the question has two parts. One, what are the qualities of a good teacher? Two, how do I know if my child’s teacher has these qualities? While there may be some differences between teachers’ indi-vidual styles or personalities, a number of research studies agree on the basic qualities of a good teacher. James Stronge’s book, Qualities of an Effective Teacher (2007), provides a wealth of in-formation that can help answer our question. Stronge conducted an extensive review of the research related to effective teaching and presents a set of personal and professional characteristics that have been shown to positively impact a student’s attitude about learning and school as well as help improve student achievement. While many of the studies focused on how the teacher’s behavior was related to improving student test scores, a number of the studies Stronge reviewed looked at how the teacher affected the student’s enjoyment and attitude towards school. How the teachers behave in the classroom and how they treat the children are very important. Research has shown that a student’s degree of happiness will have an impact on how well they will do academically. Effective teachers show the students they truly care about them as individuals. They show an interest in what the student does outside of the classroom and listen to what the students have to say. Effective teachers treat their students with respect and never cause them to lose face in public. These teachers have a positive attitude in the classroom and clearly show they are enthusiastic about what they are teaching. They are excited when their students do well. The teacher’s per-sonal qualities are equally as important as his or her professional qualities. Being a good teacher is difficult. It requires a great deal of work before, during, and after a lesson. The professional quali-ties of an effective teacher can be broken down into a number of categories: classroom management, planning instruction, implementing instruction, and monitoring student progress. Strong classroom management requires established routines for the classroom, efficient organization of space, and implement-ing rules of behavior fairly and consistently. When planning for instruction, good teachers set high expectations for the students, have a clear objective for the lesson and focus the classroom time

on teaching and learning. To successfully implement the instruc-tion, a teacher needs to use a variety of instructional strategies, match the level of instruction to the student’s ability level, provide clear examples, and supervise the students when they practice new learning. To effectively monitor a student’s prog-ress, teachers need to clearly explain the homework, hand back corrected work in a timely manner with specific feedback, and re-teach material that students have not mastered. Good teachers can provide parents with specific examples of how they do the above in their classroom. So, now that we know what a good teacher should do and how he or she should behave, how can parents find out if their children’s teachers are doing these things? The best way is to regularly talk with your child about school. This is important whether your child is just starting school, in middle school, or getting ready to graduate. Use the questions like the following to start a conversation. Are they happy at school? Why or why not? What do they like or not like about their teachers? If a student does not understand the teacher’s lesson, what does the teacher do? It is also helpful to try and attend as many school functions as possible so you can interact with the teacher yourself. Open House nights in August and September, parent-teacher confer-ences in November and April, the various parent-teacher social events, and individual conferences give you the opportunity to assess whether the teacher is knowledgeable about and cares for your child, enthusiastic about the subject matter, and openly supportive of your child if he or she is struggling. Parents do need to realize that while their children are an important source of information about school, they are not always the most reliable sources of information. Small incidents can become major productions by time the child reaches home, emotional teenagers can hate school for reasons that have noth-ing to do with the teacher, and some children may change the facts of a story and place the blame on a teacher rather than ac-cept responsibility for their actions. This is why is it important to talk with your children on a regular basis about school and then act on the issues if they consistently continue to be a problem. So what do you do if have concerns about a teacher? The first step always should be to discuss it in person with the teacher. Start by stating what your child is telling you and what your child is saying is the problem, for example, “My child is unhap-py at school because he thinks you do not like him. What can I do to support him?” Or, “There are times my daughter does not understand the lesson, because she says you are talking too fast and she cannot write everything down. My daughter did not know what she needed to do for the project, because she missed part of the class and there was not a handout explaining the project.” Then, give the teacher time to explain his or her percep-tions of how your child is doing. Some parents do not want to talk with teachers directly because they are afraid the teacher will be upset and somehow retaliate against the child. I have three thoughts on this. One, teachers want feedback on how they are doing. And remember that positive feedback is important as well. (see next page)

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It is the time of year for you to let us know if your child(ren) will be returning to SAS for the second semester of the 2011-2012 school year. We ask all families to complete and submit an Enrollment Confirmation Survey for each child. This survey provides data that the school uses to gauge enrollment, to begin accepting new students, transferring existing students, and preparing records for withdrawing students. Please make sure to complete the Enrollment Confirmation Survey by Monday, October 10. Visit the PowerSchool Parent Portal at http://pow-erschool.saschina.org/public to access the survey. It is important to note, if you are withdrawing your child(ren), that we have added a few questions about your reasons for withdrawing. Your thoughts about our school are ap-preciated and will help us improve our service to our current and future families. If you need a reminder of your user name and password for the Parent Portal, please contact your child’s divisional secretary as follows:

PudongElementary Amy Chow 6221-1445, ext. 3301Middle School Edith Cai 6221-1445, ext. 3313High School Sylvia Shen 6221-1445, ext. 3351PuxiElementary Jean Wang 6221-1445, ext. 2406Middle School Sanny Chu 6221-1445, ext. 2460High School Joni Fu 6221-1445, ext. 2515

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact the Office of Admission at 6221-1445, ext. 2525 for Daniel Dong, Puxi campus, or ext. 3305 for Eileen Shen, Pudong campus.

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Teachers want the students to be happy and they want to know if what they are doing in the classroom is not helping their stu-dents. Keeping quiet about the problem will not help improve the situation for your child. Two, in my 15 years as an admin-istrator, I have rarely if ever seen this happen. Three, if an SAS teacher did retaliate against a student in some form because of a parent raising a concern, he or she would have a serious problem with the administrators. If you have spoken with the teacher and the problems continue, speak with one of the building administrators. Ask for their advice and support in working with the teacher. If you are still dissatisfied after working with the building administration, then contact the deputy superintendent. Pudong parents should contact Andrew Torris (andrew.torris@saschina.org) and Puxi parents should contact me (alan.knobloch@saschina.org). Every parent has the right to expect that his or her child will have a good teacher. The SAS administration is very proud of our teachers and feels we have some of the best in the world. Teachers want feedback, both positive and, if necessary, nega-tive so they can improve the classroom learning environment for the students. So, does your child have a good teacher? Ask your children, talk to the teachers, and let us know what you think.

ES Puxi Book Fair

October 24–28, Monday–FridayUpper Cafeteria, Puxi Campus

The Book Fair at the SAS elementary school, Puxi campus is coming! There will be a terrific selection of books this year; we will have cur-rent, high-interest, and multi-level books. Books from our visiting au-thor, Linda Bailey, will also be available, and there will even be a sale corner. Don’t forget to pick up those gifts for upcoming birthdays and winter holidays! If you are interested in volunteering, please send an email to Sandra Lee at grandgestures@me.com or Jenny Bu at zhengbu8@yahoo.com.

It’s going to be a fun week, and we look forward to seeing you at the ES Puxi Book Fair!

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Parents across the school met their children’s teachers, toured their classrooms, and got a taste of what and how their children will be learning at the various divisional open houses in the first few weeks of the school year. The Pudong campus high school kicked things off as early as August 31, while the Puxi elementa-ry school, which holds separate open houses for upper and lower elementary students, wrapped up the open house season with back-to-back nights in mid-September. Open houses are designed to provide an opportunity for parents to meet their children’s teachers and to help them understand the expectations that teachers and the school will have of their children. They also help reassure parents that they have made the right decision in sending their children to SAS. “The most important thing is that parents feel confident that their kids are in the right place,” said Jeff Rosen, principal of the middle school, Pudong campus. Principals around SAS echoed themes of communication, collaboration, and community. “The goal of open house is to provide an opportunity for families to become familiar with our campus, school programs, grade level curriculum and, most im-portantly, to develop a deeper sense of community,” said Sacha McVean, elementary school principal on the Pudong campus. “This annual event is always a great way to begin forming all-important parent/teacher relationships,” said Pudong campus high school principal Jonathan Borden. Teachers share three particularly important items with parents, Borden noted: (1) their primary communication link with parents, usually a blog or a wiki, (2) their course calendar for the semester or year, and (3) their work expectations and grading standards. Parent turnout was healthy at all the divisions, with nearly two-thirds of students having at least one parent attend their open house. Turnout is highest for new parents and parents of students entering a new division, said Brad Latzke, Puxi middle school principal. Having so many parents visit the school at once presents some logistical challenges for schools. Many divisions use mem-bers of their National Honor Society or the Student Ambassa-dors Club as guides for the evening, distributing schedules and helping parents find their way to classes. A new wrinkle in the elementary schools this year was to have parents travel from class to class, following their kids’ schedules, rather than bring the specialist teachers into the general session at the beginning of the evening. “It really helps us to see more of the school and to see what our kids’ days are like,” said one parent.

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Friday September 16 marked the official kick-off of the Centennial year with a schoolwide Founders’ Day celebra-tion. Parades, visiting dignitaries, costumes, and speeches came together to initiate this momentous occasion in SAS’s life. Mother Nature even joined in, with a sunny, cloudless day that made many of the more heavily costumed revelers grateful for the invention of air conditioning since SAS first opened its doors. Parades were held on both campuses, with students and staff dressing in period clothing to march around the schools, accompanied by band music, cheering, and crowds of excited onlookers. Every division across the school participated in classroom activities and congregated in whole campus cer-emonies, led by Superintendent Kerry Jacobson. "Happy Birthday SAS!” Jacobson said. “Today we cel-ebrate the importance of looking back as well as forward, of remembering our beginnings, and acknowledging where we are now. While buildings have changed, people have changed, times have changed, our ideals and ambitions have remained lofty and purposeful." Deputy Superintendents Andy Torris and Alan Knobloch, Centennial Coordinator Cindy Easton, and special guest Betty Barr, an alumna from the class of 1949 who has been a longtime supporter of the school, delivered speeches. They were joined on stage by Connie Buford, a representative of the US Department of State Office of Overseas Schools, board members Sean Yin and John Wilde, and Sue Brooks, whose mother Claire, was behind the re-opening of SAS in

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the 1980s after a 30-year closure. “We support the values of Shanghai American School,” said Buford, in her brief remarks to parents, teachers, and students. “The values of collaboration, of tolerance, and of academic excellence.” John Leonard, music teacher, Pudong campus, composed the new opening and closing to the SAS school song from 1948, which was played during both ceremonies. IB Music students Eric Du, Karissa Huang, Marina Kamei, Kevin Lo, Kieran Reynolds, and Levin Zhu helped compose the addi-tions. Betty Barr, pre-1949 alum and centennial committee member, remembered singing the original back in 1949. “I’m very happy to hear the old school song, and I am so thankful to John for teaching the band. I’ll sing, but I’m sure to have a lump in my throat when I do so,” she said. As a gift to the school, artist and parent Karen Chavet pre-sented a painting of the old school building, which still stands at 10 Hengshan Road (the school‘s location for 30 years), to Superintendent Jacobson. A lion dance concluded the ceremo-ny, bestowing luck and prosperity on the occasion. Jacobson added; “Today is a true celebration of you, of our students, of the parents, and of life at SAS.”

Editor’s NoteIn the October issue of the Eagle there will be a closer look at the events of the day, with a peek into some of the classroom activities, and of course more fantastic images!

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With Founders’ Day and centennial celebrations all around us, I can’t help but feel a truly deep connection to this school. SAS first opened its doors in 1912, and it was only a year later that my grandfather, Clark Johnson, was born in Nanchang, about two hours from Shanghai. He was the second youngest of four children, all born in China. My great-grandparents came to China in 1900 as Methodist mis-sionaries and in total they spent close to 40 years here. My grandfather spent his early childhood in Nanchang, and began attending SAS in the seventh grade. At that time, SAS was in part a boarding school, so my grandfather lived in a dormitory on-campus. Judging from his 1931 senior yearbook, he was involved in just about everything SAS had to offer! He wrote for the school newspaper, acted in school plays, sang in the Glee Club, managed the boys’ dorm, and played several varsity sports. As the varsity coach now for the SAS Pudong tennis teams, it is truly special to me to know that my grandfather was the captain of the SAS boys varsity tennis team back in 1931. Upon graduation from SAS, my grandfather began attending Northwestern University in Chicago, where he studied chemistry. After graduation in 1935 he returned to Shanghai, where he would become the branch manager for Abbott Laboratories. His job was to introduce western-style medicines to the local pharmacies in Shanghai and other parts of China. In 1937 he was evacuated from Shanghai, due to the war, and after this, the expansion of his company provided him with the opportunity to live and work in the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. It was in New Zealand where he met my grandmother, and in 1941 my mother was born. My grandfather enjoyed an esteemed career in interna-tional business that allowed him to travel all over the world. Towards the end of his 40-year career he became the vice president of Johnson & Johnson International and managed the Far East division. Clark Johnson was a wonderful man and I always felt lucky to have him as my grandfather. Incredibly, I did not even know that he had attended SAS until after I started working here. Although he passed away in 1996, long before I became a teacher at SAS, I know that his spirit is with me as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of his alma mater.

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Thank you for coming to the International Fair!Thirty-four vendors, including your PTSA representatives, participated in the Puxi Campus Parent Information Fair on September 7 in the Performing Arts Center. The fair provides parents with an opportunity to learn about the services, pro-grams, health care, community services, and extracurricular activities that are available in our surrounding community. Many parents took advantage of this event to visit booths filled with valuable information. Thanks so much to all the participants who contributed to the success of this year’s fair. Special thanks to Marilyn Sim, who was the chairperson and organizer for this fabulous event.

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October 26: PTSA General Meeting at 10:30 a.m. in the LMC (next to the HS library)

October 29: Centennial International Fair from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. on the Puxi Campus

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Thanks to our sponsors of the Puxi PTSA Centennial International Fair.

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There are many ways you can be involved: � By donating RAFFLE items. Please contact Judy Zhang at Judyzhang88@hotmail.com for more information.

� By bringing in your used books and putting them in the box outside each school’s office or volunteering for the Used Book Sale on Fair day; contact Donna Oppelt: oppelts4@me.com.

� By helping with October T-shirt sales (Sherry Liang: hexys@yahoo.com) and ticket sales (Ritsuko Koh: Ritsuko.koh@gmail.com).

� By volunteering your time prior to or on our Fair day. Please contact our Chairperson Karen Chow: chowdklee@yahoo.com.

CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL FAIRSaturday, October 29, 2011

11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Puxi Campus

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As most SAS parents know, counselors go into every elementary classroom to teach guidance lessons several times each month. As it is most Septembers, the focus of this month’s lessons was teaching students how to make and keep friends. Why is it important for SAS students to make friends? Shouldn’t the focus at school be on making our children better students? Actually, research among kindergarten teachers shows that a child’s ability to get along with friends, empathize, and use self-control is a better indicator of future school success than his or her knowledge of the ABC’s. Having friends makes a child happier to come to school and actually enhances academic suc-cess. Children with friends are more confident and friends tend to help each other academically. It is also important to note that friendship helps protect kids from bullying and depression. In addition, making and keeping friends helps children learn and practice critical life skills. Children learn to set up and fol-low rules when playing games with friends on the playground. They learn to predict outcomes and evaluate the best option when faced with friendship dilemmas. Friendships often involve upsets which help children to learn how to manage both happy and sad emotions, including rejection. Finally, friendships help children learn how to take on different points of view.

#��� ����--��With so many benefits apparent, the next question for parents becomes “What can I do to help my child foster and maintain friendships?” The most important way parents can support their children is to acknowledge the power of friendship and show your children that you value it. Do this by allowing time in your child’s schedule for friends and by providing opportunities for your child to invite a playmate to your home. Honor your child’s style when it comes to friendships. If your son likes having one

or two close friends, support that decision. If your daughter prefers a larger group of mates, endorse that choice. Another important way that parents can assist is by identify-ing important friendship skills such as sharing, turn taking, ne-gotiating, problem solving, empathizing, listening, encouraging others, and overcoming minor rejections. Chose one friendship skill each week. Talk about it with your child. Model it in your relationship with them and positively reinforce your child when you see them using it at home: “Austin, I noticed that you shared your transformer with your younger brother. That’s being a kind friend.” Sometimes, elementary students encounter challenges when it comes to making or keeping friends. Be aware if your child is having trouble and try to identify the cause of the struggle so you can support them. If your daughter has an issue with a friend, listen to your daughter’s complaint and acknowledge her feelings. Remain positive about the friend: “Maybe she was sim-ply tired.” Then help your daughter brainstorm ways she could solve the problem. Allow her to make her own choice and offer to role-play the solution. Friends are important for everyone. Friendships at school help children feel connected and engaged in the learning com-munity. They help students learn valuable life skills, help protect them from depression and bullying, and improve the likelihood of academic success. It is for these reasons and many more that the theme for elementary guidance in September was friendship. If you have would like to learn more about ways to nurture friendships, feel free to contact your child’s counselor.

Resources:http://www.canadianparents.com/article/the-power-of-friendshiphttp://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/do_kids_need_friends

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The disaster of September 11, 2001, is long past, but never truly forgotten. Here, within the grounds of SAS, the sadness and grief brought on by the horrific event was formally commemo-rated at the SAS High School, Puxi campus, on Friday Septem-ber 9, 2011, 10 years after the attacks. The memorial was held inside the student learning commons of the high school, which was lit with candles and decorated with flowers, creating an aura of solemnity fit for a small-scale, yet hugely emotional memorial. Posters of the new Ground Zero Memorial Park in New York City were also on display through-out the day. Many students and teachers were present. They listened to welcoming remarks made by Mr. Schuster, English teacher, and Mr. Pearlz, history teacher, before observing a moment of silence. This was followed by “Kýrie eléison,” sung by the choir ensemble led by music teacher Carolina Pek. Faculty and student speakers delivered a series of speeches and poetic recitals con-cerning the tragedies of 9/11. Melissa Krassenstein (grade 12, Puxi campus) Executive Council president, described her experiences as follows: “[Sep-tember 11] is a day to remember always, and though many argue that such catastrophes happen around the world, this one is one that lies very close to my heart. We are so thankful for being in such a stable environment and we need to count our blessings and remember how lucky we are to have such a safe home here in Shanghai.” Xiang Yi Lau (grade 11, Puxi campus) read from a poem that he wrote himself describing the shocks of the day. Here is an excerpt:

For you won’t forget, no you won’tThe heat of the flames that engulfed your lover

Engulfed your passion and doused your soulYou won’t forget that fiery inferno, noOr the solitary years that follow …

With every speech striking a chord in the hearts of everyone present, final closing remarks by Mr. Schuster brought the pro-ceedings to a peaceful and quiet close, and everyone made their way to their subsequent class periods. The memorial served as a powerful symbol that humanity, however often visited by sorrow and despair, is able to remain steadfast to its values of peace and undying resilience in resisting the horrors of terrorism. Thanks to the Executive Student Council, who made this memorial a success.

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Although not all of the projects were entirely successful, there was a great sense of teamwork and collegiality for all. Stu-dents encountered many hurdles during the project but worked together to attempt to find solutions for the various issues they faced, which is really what the Group 4 project is all about. “The lab had its challenges in the sense that factors we never considered worked against us, yet with a caring and gentle man-ner, we rose to the challenges … and had a great experience with even a better-than expected outcome!” said Catalina Ginesta (IB learner profile: Caring). The Group 4 project culminated with self and peer evalua-tions as well as presentations of the students’ final products.

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On September 8 and 9, Pudong high school International Bac-calaureate (IB) students participated in their IB Group 4 proj-ects. The Group 4 project was a collaborative activity in which year 2 students from the different science disciplines worked together on topic related to a common theme. The emphasis was on interdisciplinary collaboration and the process involved, rather than the products of these investigations. This year’s theme related to the eight most significant global issues the United Nations has identified that face the planet. These are ending poverty and hunger, universal education, gender equality, child health, maternal health, combating AIDS/HIV, environmental sustainability, and global partnerships. “I managed to use my knowledge of global issues in order to help give the group a focus and helping in determining what goal we wanted,” said Lenz Ong (IB learner profile: Knowledge-able).The students worked collaboratively with the following as a focus question: What can scientists contribute to defining the problems and finding solutions to a specific issue related to the Millennium Development Goals? Students worked in groups of four to five over a period of two to several days, exploring such areas as water purification us-ing easy-to-find materials, algal growth rates in different condi-tions for biofuels, economical wind turbines for energy sources, mosquito repellent candles, solar illumination tubes, earthen refrigerators, metallic insulation techniques, hygiene strategies for disease control, and more. Some students opted for a research activity using secondary data to learn more about their topics. “My group came up with a contraption to catch the steam and let it condense into a trough and pour into a cup. They were not optimistic about their creation, but I pushed the group to test it. By testing it we were able to see our mistakes and make another version that worked better,” said Nate Woodburn (IB learner profile: Risk Taker).

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In 2008, a few teachers and administrators from three schools in Shanghai got together to organize a conference. Based in the shared vision that all of our schools are eager to embrace 21st century learning styles with the support of new technologies, our goal was to create a space to help each other understand what new best practices would look like in the classroom. Five years and four conferences later, the Learning 2.0 Conference has become known as one of the premier education technology conferences in Asia. In this time it has grown from a more traditional model conference, with keynotes and present-ers, into a more organic and malleable venue. This year, in its latest iteration, the conference featured a TED Talks–style series of keynotes, with local teachers, interna-tionally known experts, and even students. Learning cohorts gave teachers the opportunity to spend “job-alike” time (where groups of educators collaborate for professional development purposes) with their colleagues and dig deeper into how technology is transforming their specific discipline. Finally, our now traditional “unconference” sessions give

teachers the opportunity to request or create their own confer-ence workshops on the spot. This provided participants with the ability to learn more about whatever topics were of greater inter-est and use to them in their classrooms. Over the past five years, many teachers from SAS have had key roles in presenting, organizing, and giving keynote addresses, and this year was no different. Some teachers, such as Simon May, David Gran, and Mychilo Cline, had a hand in the orga-nization, while others like Carol Jordan and Tony Erni served as presenters and cohort leaders. As a result of the sessions provided at this conference, more teachers are turning to online communi-cation and publishing opportunities to share and collaborate on various platforms like blogs, twitter, podcasts, and wikis. One goal of the organizers is to allow the conference, as an organic and growing entity, to move on to different venues, so that more teachers and administrators will have the opportunity to add their unique perspectives on what 21st century educa-tion will look like. After its birth and long run in Shanghai, the Learning 2.0 conference will move on to Beijing next year.

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Two campuses came together in Pudong on Saturday, August 27, for the annual Senior Retreat. Every year, SAS counselors organize a special day focused on college application preparation. This is a conference-style format where seniors attend workshops focused primarily on the college admission process in the US and the United Kingdom. Every senior who prepared a draft of a per-sonal statement or college admission essay benefited greatly from having expert teachers read their essays and provide feedback. The event was supported by volunteer teachers and represen-tatives from Skidmore College, University of California at Irvine, Colgate University, and Northeastern University. Through this process, we are able to provide a jump-start to the college admis-sion process for the class of 2012. Students were offered workshops including How to Begin the College Essay and Personal Statement to Advanced Essay Writing Sessions. They learned detailed information about the UCAS application system for UK universities, and personal strengths in which to develop this year and at college. Seniors attended

workshops on interviewing, the art portfolio, and theater audi-tions. In addition, parents were able to attend lectures with their children on topics such as Pathways to Graduate Schools and How the Most Selective Universities Choose Students. Close to 250 seniors attended and there was a tremendous parent turnout as well. More than 20 teachers and nine coun-selors plus one counseling assistant from our two campuses committed their Saturday to providing focused support for our seniors as they began the preparation toward submitting quality applications to universities throughout the world. The Senior Retreat has become a cornerstone of our college advising program and a highly anticipated rite of passage for our seniors. Although it has changed over the years, the Senior Re-treat remains an example of the significant support afforded our students in what we regard as the final compliment to the efforts and achievements of our students, parents, and teachers. The Senior Retreat also epitomizes the “one school, two campuses” philosophy of SAS.

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Above 8,000 metres (26,000 ft), the lack of oxygen in the air can have grave consequences for the human body. Organs begin to fail, brain cells die, the body starts to give up. Scal-ing Mount Everest at almost 9,000 metres, therefore, poses significant risk to life and limb. The last slog, the final few hundred meters, is a merciless range. Climbers call this the Death Zone. Of all the attempts made on Everest, in the region of 6,000, over a third have ended in failure. More than 200 climbers have lost their lives. So when a group of young Sin-gaporean women decided to climb the mountain, they took it very seriously. “When we saw the body disposal election form, and had to decide on our preferred type of burial, this was when it really sank home,” explained Esther Tan, a member of the Singapore Women’s Everest Team, during a presentation given to students and staff at Pudong on September 13. Fame and prestige would be their rewards, but they would be hard earned. Before all this, a five-year program began in 2004, involv-ing relentless training, and annual climbs of increasing alti-tude. This started on Singapore’s tallest “mountain,” standing

at a proud 164 metres. Then there was the tedium of climbing stairwells in Singapore’s higher “mountains” — the skyscrap-ers. Peaks of some of Asia’s highest mountains were reached every year, including Malaysia’s iconic Mt. Kinabalu. Every round was an eliminator, whittling down the origi-nal 16-strong team into the toughest and most committed, and eventually to the six who would take on Mt. Everest. This process was essential, as these women would be putting their lives in each others’ hands, and they needed complete confi-dence in the mental and physical abilities of their teammates. And so in May 2009, they reached Mt. Everest from the Nepalese side, following Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Nor-gay’s legendary path. “We had to climb through the Khunbu Ice Fall six times for acclimatization,” said Tan. “This was most dangerous part; more than 50% of the people that die on Everest die there.” Partly this was due to the altitude, but plenty of dangers lay in wait. Ominous crevasses had to be crossed on narrow, icy ladders. Avalanches careered down the mountain towards their camps with alarming ferocity and proximity. “We had front row seats to a horror movie show,” recalled Tan.

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advised during the presentation to the school. Young women are especially receptive to their inspiring story, but it’s not about any particular cause, Tan explained. “The mountain doesn’t care if you’re a woman or a man,” she said. “The message is women can do it too, but it’s not a feminist cause. What we’ve observed is that the message is universal — climb your own Everest.” The team not only broke records, but more importantly, they achieved personal ambitions and goals. It doesn’t matter if that goal is to climb the world’s tallest mountain, run that extra mile, or score higher in your next exam. What’s essential, said Tan, is the “power of positive thinking. We can’t change our environment, but we can change ourselves.” The Singapore Women’s Everest Team consists of Jane Lee (leader), Sim Yihui, Esther Tan, Joanne Soo, Lee Peh Gee, and Lee Lihui. More information can be found at www.womenonev-erest.com, and keep an eye out for their upcoming book, currently being written. Esther Tan and Lee Lihui gave a presentation and answered questions in the Pudong gym, after which they spoke to students, staff, and the Eagle, before finally having a quick climb on Pudong’s recently installed climbing wall.

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At the beginning of September, a group of 28 IB Visual Arts seniors headed to Prodigy Outdoor Base at Moganshan, Zheji-ang Province, for the school’s third annual art retreat. Students immersed themselves in art making for two days in the midst of the bamboo forest of the mountain location. The purpose of the retreat was to provide the opportunity for student artists to launch their senior year in IB Visual Arts by creating artwork together, sharing artistic visions, and expanding possibilities for exploring visual design and meaning.

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Shanghai has long been internationally recognized as a place to get tailor-made clothes in less than a day. But few places outside the Lujiabang Lu Fabric Market have been able to make that claim. Until now. Welcome to the SAS Puxi Wearable Art Extravaganza, where once-a-year, customized “wear and tear” clothes are turned out in less than an hour! And it’s all part of our annual Grade 8 Bonding Day. To be fair, concept development begins two days earlier, when students are introduced to the challenge during home-base time. Students self-select to participate in one of the two kick-off Bonding Day “challenges”: Marble Roll and Wearable Art. They are given the rules of the challenge … and the problem-solving process begins. For three years now, at approximately 8:15 a.m. on Bonding Day, the call is heard: “Fashionistas, you have approximately 30 minutes. Are you ready? Begin!” This year, following the theme of SAS‘s Centennial celebra-

tions, the challenge was to design and dress a team member to represent clothing styles that were nearly as old as the riddle, “What’s black and white and re(a)d all over?” To prepare models for the runway, they used the answer to this riddle: “A newspa-per!” Alright, they had a little more help than that; they could also use scissors, tape, and three accessories to help create authentic-looking 1912 period clothing — in less than an hour. And they did! The use of basic items like newspaper, scissors, and tape is of-ten considered “too simple,” and “outdated.” But “simple” chal-lenges and “simple” tools like those enjoyed throughout Bonding Day continue to call forth creative and group energy. They give rise to the greatest potential we know: the human spirit. And that’s what bonding day is all about. That and a whole lot of fun!

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Prodigy staff arranged for a local bamboo artisan to spend a day with students showing them techniques and providing tips on how to weave and manipulate various parts of the bamboo stalk. SAS artists in turn fashioned the material at hand into unique and imaginative artworks. Participant Lindsay Hansen spoke for many when she said, “It was really nice to focus on creating art in a secluded, natural environment without other pressures distracting us.”

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The Art I: Foundations students at Puxi High School have created collaborative Surrealist tape sculptures. They cast many forms, including themselves, to create a figure — transforming tape and plastic wrap into something from their imagination. Based in part on the work of street artist Mark Jenkins, the students conceptualized not only their hybrid forms, but also considered the installation and location in the creation of their creatures. Finally, the students added tiny LED lights which worked perfectly with the translucent material in which they were embedded. Art I is the prerequisite to all future art classes in the Puxi high school art department. SAS students are required to have two years of a fine art, either music, drama, or art. The objective for Art I is to introduce students to the world of art through an

exploration of a wide variety of concepts, art techniques, media, and processes. Surrealist tape sculptures were the first project of the new school year for the Art I classes. The project forced them to prob-lem solve in terms of form building — they couldn’t simply cast a giraffe or giant crab, they needed to break down their ideas and think in terms of shapes and forms, so that they could actually construct and piece together their imaginative sculptures. For example, students might cast a giant vase and then use that form as a body of an owl or a hot air balloon. The ability to break things down into shapes and forms and build them back up again is the foundation for everything in art from drawing and painting to photography. The sculptures will be installed in various locations throughout the school this year.

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There’s a lot of talk this time of year about bonding, and in Pudong, we bond like nobody’s business. The first few weeks of school, elementary teachers are encouraged to give academic subjects a back seat to “getting-to-know-you” games and morn-ing routine setting (such as emptying backpacks and turning in homework), all in an effort to help students feel welcome and valued. Teachers in all three divisions bonded with parents at di-visional Back to School nights and the highly successful social at the Brew hosted by the PTSA. Students bonding with students, students bonding with teachers, teachers bonding with parents — feel the Pudong love! Teacher bonding is also extremely important. Already this year we’ve attended our first “Fun and Friendly Friday” at our local, the Flying Fox, the rugby pool has been opened so you can go online and sign up, and poker has finally begun so get your games faces on. What a great beginning to the semester!

Over the years, I have come to appreciate the emphasis our school places on teacher bonding. It’s tough being new to a high-intensity school like ours, and it’s important to establish strong social bonds to help one through the stressful times and to celebrate milestones and accomplishments. For this reason, my husband Justin (head of the high school English department) and I (K-12 performing arts coordinator) look forward to host-ing our respective departments in our home at the onset of the school year. Last year, for example, we learned so many interesting facts about each other. For example, the Weber-Poulins have an outstanding relationship with their ayi thanks to Mary Pat’s determination to learn Mandarin. The Kulikowski baby can roll over all by himself! And we learned that Jeff Malone (high school English) has a pretty respectable tenor — he crashed the Per-forming Arts party and paid his dues by belting (see next page)

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What is bonding day? What is the purpose of letting middle schoolers have fun all day when they can be sitting inside a class-room learning? We have two answers: first, students do need to have fun; second, students also need to have a chance to “bond” with friends outside of the classroom. When you put together “bonding” and having fun, you get Bonding Day! On September 9, grade 7 and 8 students engaged in many activities to bring themselves and their teachers together into one “family.” Seventh graders went to the Oriental Green Boat Park, while the eighth graders spent the day on campus and left for a pool party at the Shanghai Racquet Club (SRC) after lunch. At the park, seventh graders took part in dragon boat racing, an obstacle course, and crossing odd bridges. The dragon boat racing focuses on teamwork, while the obstacle course and the bridges focus on individual challenges, which raised self-esteem and confidence within the students. The seventh graders rowed around the small lakes and streams and explored their surround-ings in the park. With this activity, students learned how to cooperate and coordinate with each other to move smoothly over the water. In the obstacle course, students treaded carefully, sprinted, scaled, crawled, and leaped over countless obstacles. In the third activity, students overcame their fear to cross some pretty unusual bridges, unless they wanted to swim in the murky water (some actually did!) As the buses for the seventh graders left for Oriental Green Boat Park, the eighth graders were starting their day on the school campus at Puxi. First, the students made wearable art based on the 1912 school attire. Next, they created a Rube Gold-berg contraption out of newspaper that guided a marble towards a designated target. After that, the eighth graders participated in a game of “Crab Soccer” except with a pretty unusual soccer

ball — a giant beach ball. Finally, students went to the SRC for a pool party. “It is always wonderful seeing students outside of the regular four-walled classroom,” said Melanie Ryan, social studies teacher. “Interacting with each other positively, setting personal chal-lenges and having a lot fun doing so. It's a great opportunity for students to make new friends and have a great day out!” The students bond and connect with each other through this event every year to close the gaps between the old and new kids coming in. Bonding is an integral part of a student’s daily school life, and with Bonding Day, students can understand each other better and enhance their cooperation and coordination. Not to mention have fun as well! “Bonding day was extremely tiring and I went home with sore muscles all over,” said Richard Kim, grade 8, “but it was all worth it because I had a lot of fun!” The teachers agreed. “Bonding day was the best time I’ve ever had with the students,” said Kirk Irwin, a grade 7 social studies teacher in his first year at SAS. “And SAS rocks!”

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Recently, I got to make moon cakes in my Chinese class. It was a ton of fun and, as my friend Annie was kind enough to put it, “An American who’s never lived anywhere else and just arrived is the perfect person to have write about that.” But maybe she’s right, because I got thrown right into the culture with Intro to Chinese, and I’m loving it. Moon cakes, for such a delicious food, are remarkably easy to make. You just wrap dough around the filling and use a press to shape it. Much more interesting, to me at least, is the stories behind moon cakes. It was fun to hear the myths behind moon cakes, like how the tradition started as offerings to Chang’E by her husband after she started living on the moon. Of course moon cakes and the mid-autumn festival aren’t all that’s covered in Chinese class. Language is a much larger topic and is every bit as interesting. Over the short time since the beginning of the year, we’ve already moved from pinyin and started to transition into using Chinese characters, which have their own fascinating history. Based on pictures, the char-acters have been altered and simplified into the elegant script they make up today. “Moon” is a good example, because it looks like a crescent moon: (pronounced yuè). While I can’t explain it all in a single article, Chinese is a fascinating language and I highly recommend studying it. Especially since we’re in China!

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out a robust version of “Waltzing Matilda.”) Good times were had! So, this Tuesday morning on the bus ride to school, I found myself reflecting on Friday night’s party and feeling thankful for the dedicated performing arts professionals I work with. Cel-ebration 1: The grade 8 through high school Seussical production is well under way (involving performing arts personnel from all three divisions). Celebration 2: The new school song (composed by our own John Leonard) was performed on Founder’s Day by a host of singers, accompanied by middle school and high school band students. Celebration 3: The faculty choir is already sound-ing fantastic. What I most certainly did not expect upon arriving at school was to be greeted by a soaking wet, fully clothed school nurse

in a mild panic. “There’s been a leak in the ceiling of Lou’s MS band room!” she cried. Frantically, I made my way over to the auditorium and, sure enough, a pipe had burst in the ceiling and water was pouring down on all of our instruments. Principal Jeff Rosen was already on the scene, and was soon joined by Deputy Superintendent Andy Torris and a host of performing arts teach-ers and maintenance workers, frantically hauling instruments to a safe zone and mopping up the carpet. Even drama teacher Lisa Ross plunged right in, high heels and all. After about an hour, the instruments were secured, Lou’s band classes were relocated, and the worse of the crisis was over. A party started the weekend and a crisis began the week. I think we can officially declare the Pudong Performing Arts Department bonded. Have a great year, everyone!

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On September 11, 2011, the moon is supposed to appear more rotund, vast, and bright than any other day of the year. Why should this be? According to Chinese legend, it is because this is the day of the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. On this day, families around China gather together and eat moon cakes, as well as appreciate the spectacular view of the moon. How did the Mid-Autumn Festival come to be such a cel-ebrated holiday in China? The story goes like this. A long time ago, there was an eminent, skillful archer in China named Hou Yi. His wife, was an elegant, beautiful women named Chang’E. One day, not one but 10 suns appeared in the sky. Many men and women died in the unbearable heat. All the crops withered, and much of the water evaporated. Hou Yi was ordered by the emperor to use his archery skills to shoot down all but one of the suns. Hou Yi did what he was told and successfully completely the task. He was praised for his work, and was rewarded with an elixir capable of granting immortality; however, the emperor warned Hou Yi to drink only half of the elixir and save half for his wife. Wanting to save the elixir for the right time, Hou Yi decided to hide the elixir. One day, as Chang’E was cleaning the house, she discovered the elixir, and compelled by curios-ity, she drank all of it. She began to feel light as a feather, and soon began to float. She flew all the way up to the moon and was stranded there. From then on, every month, Hou Yi would travel to the moon to visit Chang’E, and so then, that is why the moon shines the brightest.

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From a young age, I could always remember spending time with my mother, my father, and my brother. What stood out to me the most, however, was the constant presence of a camera. My father would always be snapping shots of our family, whether it was on a family vacation or just another weekend at home. When I got my first camera, I took pictures of everything. For the past two years, wherever I have gone, my camera has accompanied. Last year during spring break, my family went to Hokkaido, Japan, and we witnessed the endless hills covered with seas of vibrant flowers. With China Alive I went to Guizhou Province, in southwest China, a place where I got to experience this country’s nature and her constant battle with man-made innovations. During the summer, I had the privilege of visiting the 'city that never sleeps' – New York. I was in awe of the beautiful sights in such a bustling city. Later I would travel to Toronto for a medical camp. While on the University of Toronto campus, I got the chance to explore a modern city built around historical buildings. Whether it be in Japan or in North America, one thing is for certain; when looking through the lens of my camera, I am able to capture beauty wherever I may be!

Editor's Note: Please remember that we'd like you to send in your best five photos with captions and a short text (around 200 words) to explain the selection.

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Eri Kato, a very talented music student on the Pudong campus, entered the All Japan Junior Classic Music Concour piano com-petition in Japan last March, playing “Grande Valse Brilliante E Dur, Op.18” by Chopin in the middle school section of the competition. She won the special finalist prize: two weeks study at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. Most of the students that were awarded the trip to Vienna were com-petitors from the university category, so Eri’s accomplishment was especially impressive. Eri arrived in Vienna on August 1. An opening concert was presented followed by a tour of the university. Many musical categories of classes were available — piano, voice, flute, clarinet, saxophone, and violin. She also met Professor Sontraud Speidel, who would provide lessons as part of her prize for winning the competition. “During the lessons I learned how to communicate with the composer and my thoughts through piano music, I acquired skill in alternating music interpretations, and familiarized myself with a piece of music through the composer's personal history,” said Kato. “Professor Speidel taught me how to play music in its best form with a hint of personal taste to it, and not just copying the notes and rests that the sheet of music possesses.” Kato experienced several different types of concert during her time in Vienna. A concert of professors (Donzentenkonzert) was organized at the old town, the Altes Rathaus, with all the professors who taught in the summer music seminar performing. A student concert (Teilnehmerkonzert) was also organized at the main concert hall in the university. This time, Eri got to perform herself, in front of the other professors, directors, and senior students in the seminar. She only learned that she would be per-forming two days earlier so had to begin practicing immediately.

“The concert was really intense — and an amazing experi-ence!” she recalled. “The crowd cheered and shouted, ‘Bravo!’” The closing ceremony and last concert (Preistragerkonzert) were also held at the Altes Rathaus. The top university students from each class performed, and diplomas were handed out to all the students. “Through this trip, I understood what it really meant to be a musician — to appreciate and love music from the heart. I will never forget this valuable experience in the city of music,” Kato said.

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On September 3, the Youth Music Love festival, a completely student-driven charity music event, was held at the Beethoven Hall in Changning District, Shanghai. The festival was organized to raise money to buy instruments for the Qingpu Xingzhi Mi-grant School. The audience was mostly family members, friends, teachers, or siblings of the performers, and all the proceedings were donated to the school. Through the efforts of Youth, Music, Love, over 100 people attended, each paying a fee of RMB 70. A total of RMB 7,200 was raised, enough to buy a few violins, guitars, and electric key-boards, as well as a drum set. The migrant school was delighted to receive such donations and the principal thanked the Youth Music Love orchestra. “Throughout our school’s history, SAS has supported us many times, and this time we are even more delighted to see interaction between two schools through music,” said Zong Yi, the school’s principal. Sam Wu and Jimmy Zheng, junior and senior respectively at SAS Puxi, jointly organized the Youth Music Love festival. Ac-cording to Wu, the orchestra “only had four days [to rehearse]; I honestly thought that four days would not be enough, but four days was a magical amount of time.” Despite the orchestra not having played together before, they grew immensely in the short time available, learning to trust each other, meet deadlines, and support one another through their music. During the concert, many classic favorites were performed: The Idylls of Pegasus, by Richard Meyer; Violin Concerto in G, by Vivaldi; and finally, The Nutcracker Suite, by Tchaikovsky. However, these weren’t the only highlights of the concert. Two student compositions, “Serenade for Strings,” by Sam Wu, and “An Ode for Hope,” by Jimmy Zheng, amazed the audience.

This concert brought together musicians from both campuses, playing alongside Concordia International students. The performers from Youth, Music, Love deserve credit for their outstanding performance. Youth Music Love organizers hope that the migrant chil-dren’s lives will be brighter because of listening to and playing music. Meanwhile, Wu has ambitious dreams for the future of Youth, Music, Love. He said, “We hope to be invited to a lot of other charity events. The main thing is that we hope next we can do something much, much bigger so that we can help more people and improve more lives.” Having to support the family at an early age, the children of migrant schools don’t have the time or resources to engage in the arts, much less music. Being a musical charity orchestra, Youth Music Love hopes that this festival lit a small candle that will inspires their young and creative hearts.

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SAS Pudong Auditorium

October 20, Thursday, 3:30 p.m.

October 21, Friday, 6:30 p.m.

October 22, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

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High school and middle school students at the Pudong campus will present the musical Seussical with three public performances next month: an after-school show on Thursday, October 20, at 3:30 p.m., an evening show at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, October 21, and a final matinée show at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 22. Seussical is a Broadway musical that has enjoyed continued popularity since its opening about 10 years ago. It is among the most frequently produced shows in American high schools in the last five years. The “book” was written by, among others, Eric Idle of Monty Python fame and uses familiar characters from the Dr. Seuss books, such as The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, the birds Amayzing Mayzie and Gertrude McFuzz, the Whos down in Whoville, Yertle the Turtle, and others. In the Dr. Seuss books, these characters are all from different stories. In Seussical, they meet each other and have a blast. Students are working hard to learn what eleventh grader Roger Zahn, who plays the Mayor of Whoville, calls “a lot of music.” Horton the Elephant, played by another eleventh grader, Tim Guan, says there’s a lot of work involved in getting so many people coordinated with choreography and music but that in the end it’ll be worth it, and the more people involved, the better. “Come to the show!” Tim said. While serious themes of tolerance, acceptance, the protection of vulnerable populations, the environment, friendship, love, and death all make their appearance the overall tone of the show is light, whimsical, madcap, and upbeat — it’s musical theater, for heaven’s sake! A pit orchestra of more than 20 students and teachers will support a gaggle of singing, dancing, and acting characters who

are either Whos (very tiny people) or creatures: birds, monkeys, jungle, and circus animals. Sets, costumes, lights, acting, props, dance, and song combine to create a wild and wooly evening for the whole family to enjoy!

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This diverse collection of 100 family-friendly recipes from SAS alumni, staff, parents, and students was compiled by two parents in conjunction with the centennial celebration. It's a hard cover, spiral-bound book featur-ing recipes from appetizers and main courses to desserts and you'll find the added convenience of having the recipes translated to Chinese. A wonderful addition to your cookbook collection and a thoughtful gift for family and friends, the book will debut at the Pudong Carnival on October 15th for 150 RMB. The SAS Centennial Cookbook will also be available for purchase at the SAS Eagle Shops. Bon appetit!

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10 SISAC Practice Cross Country Meet at The LinksRace starts at 4:30 p.m.

11 SISAC Volleyball Games at CISSDI/DII boys and girls away games at CISS; all games start at 4:30 p.m.

11 Home Varsity Boys Rugby Game vs. BISS PD4:30 p.m.

15 SISAC Tennis Championships at BISS PX Schedule TBA

15 Home Baseball Games vs. SAS PXJV baseball starts at 10:00 a.m.Varsity baseball starts at 12:00 noon.

15 SISAC Volleyball Championships at CISS & SAS PX Schedule TBD by regular SISAC season standings

15 Home Rugby Games vs. SAS PX – Schedule TBAVarsity/JV boys and girls teams are all in action so come out and support them!

17 SISAC Cross Country Championships at The LinksRace starts at 4:30 p.m. — Come cheer on your classmates!

19–23 APAC Baseball at ISB Schedule TBA

19–23 APAC Tennis at WAB Schedule TBA

19–23 APAC Rugby at HKIS Schedule TBA

19–23 APAC Volleyball Boys travel to SFS; girls are at SAS PX, schedule TBA.

Please check out our new activities blog: http://teachers.saschina.org/pdactivities/

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Volleyball (Saturday, September 10)• Varsity boys lost to a local team, 1-4• Varsity girls lost to Jing An Sports School, 1-3

SISAC Volleyball • D1: JV1 girls lost to YCIS Varsity, 0-2 (26-28; 17-25)• D1: JV1 boys lost to YCIS Varsity, 0-2 (18-25; 14-25)• D2: JV2 boys beat Suzhou, 2-0 (25-7; 25-16)• D2 Freshman girls beat JV2 girls, 2-1 (25-16; 24-26; 15-12)• D2 Freshman girls beat Suzhou, 2-0 (25-15; 25-6)• D2 JV2 girls beat Suzhou, 2-0 (25-10; 25-10)

Shanghai Cup Volleyball at SASPX (Saturday, September 17) Varsity boys:• SASPX beat CISS, 3-0 (26-24, 25-10, 25-23)• SASPX beat Suzhou, 3-0 (25-11, 26-24, 25-17)

Varsity girls:• SASPX lost to CISS, 1-3 (15-25, 25-22, 21-25, 24-26)• SASPX beat Suzhou, 3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-23)

JV boys:• SASPX lost to CISS, 1-2 (26-24, 19-25, 12-15)• SASPX beat Suzhou, 2-0 (25-9, 25-23)

JV girls:• SASPX beat CISS, 2-1 (23-25, 25-6, 15-10)• SASPX beat Suzhou, 2-0 (25-8; 25-6)

Baseball (Saturday, September 17)• Varsity boys beat SASPD, 7-3• JV boys beat SASPD, 21-12

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HS Musical Thursday, October 27, 3.30 p.m.; Friday, October 28, 7.00 p.m.

APAC, October 19–23 All APAC girls volleyball at SASPX; baseball at ISB, rugby at HKIS, cross-country at AISG, tennis at WAB

ISB/SAS Swimvitational at ISBeijing, October 28-30

Good luck to everyone ... Go Eagles!

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This is a very special day when representatives of countries from all over the world get together to share information about their country, people, culture, language, craft, traditions, food, and much more…

If you are as excited about sharing your home country with the SAS Pudong community as we are, join our representatives from:

China-Hong Kong-Taiwan, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Venezuela.

The objective of this event is to provide students with an opportunity to learn how people from diverse backgrounds can be part of one big community.

If you would like to be part of this great event, please join our meeting on:Wednesday, October 12, 9:30 a.m.at Green Villas Club House, 700 Bi Yun Lu, JinQiao,or contact Josie Basile at: basilejosie@yahoo.ca.

It’s never too late to get involved!

More information has been posted at the Pudong PTSA Portal: teachers.saschina.org/pudongptsa.

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Cabbage rolls

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