SUIS PUDONG NEWSLETTER
SUIS Pudong offers an opportunity for students to enter a continuum of education from Primary through to the end of Secondary to prepare them to become Global’s citizens for the 21st century.
Dear Parents welcome to our next issue. We are in the middle of our exciting annual Book Week. The children are exploring and enjoying reading and writing traditional Chinese tales as well as writing their own. We will share more in the next issue. Our school with the fantastic support from our PSG are getting ready for our Winter Bazaar. This will be a fun filled day with lots of festive activities and opportunities. Please be sure to mark this date in your calendar. I would like to mention that if for any reason you are not receiving school emails, please contact our school Secretary Yevan with details. Please take note of the dates of our upcoming Winter Holidays and return to school.
Kim Sahi Co-Principal
Dates to note ： Winter holidays, Friday 21st December 12pm—6th January. School begins on 7th January. Winter Bazaar, Saturday 8th December 10am—3:30pm
11/23/2018 ISSUE 5 1 Last week we were really excited to invite the Whitehorse Theatre Company to our school to give our Primary students a fantastic experience of watching Dick Whittington. The performers engaged our students in what was a brilliant play which enabled them to join in the experience. Here are some photos.
11/23/2018 ISSUE 5 2 ollowing on from Sports Day, all the medals for the F individual events were presented during KS1 and KS2 assemblies. Medals were presented for the javelin, standing long jump, obstacle course and 50m running race. Rewarding students for their achievements on Sports Day is a great way to develop determination, show them the meaning of persistence and encourage all students to engage in some form of physical activity to improve for next year. Well done to all the winners!
From Ciaran Mannion - Head of Physical Education
11/23/2018 ISSUE 5 3 Shanghai United International School, Pudong would like to invite you and your family to attend the annual Winter Ba- zaar and Christmas Celebration.
The event will be held on Saturday, December 8th from 10:00am - 3:00pm Each year the entire school collaborates together with the local community to provide a family experience like no
other featuring Christmas carol performances games, gifts, delicacies and delights designed for the whole family to enjoy! All funds raised from this event go to a chosen charity.
11/23/2018 ISSUE 5 4 is with pleasure that we invite you It to attend our Winter Bazaar Grade Performances in the
Auditorium (A204) on the morning of Sat- urday, December 8, 2018. The
children have been working hard in
preparation for this and each grade will be singing songs that they have been learning in music lessons. Each grade’s perfor- mance will last approximately fifteen minutes.
Please find the schedule for each grade below:
Time Grade Note Only family members of Grade 1 are invited due to limited seating. Thank 10.00 1 you for understanding. 10.30 2 Only family members of Grade 2 are invited.
11.00 3 Only family members of Grade 3 are invited.
11.30 4 Only family members of Grade 4 are invited.
12.00 5 Only family members of Grade 5 are invited.
Important Notice for the morning of Saturday Dec. 8:
● To ensure a smooth and prompt start, children in each grade must arrive at the auditorium (A204) accompanied by a parent no later than 5 minutes prior to the performance time. From then, teachers on duty will lead the performing children to the stage and parents/family members will be seated in the audi- ence. Please note that being late for the start time may result in your child missing his or her performance.
● Children are strongly encouraged to wear
Christmas-themed clothing for their performance. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. Best wishes, SUIS Pudong ISP Music Department
11/23/2018 ISSUE 5 5 This week, we started our regular uniform check. We are really impressed with so many children coming in school looking smart with perfect uniform. Please support us by reminding your child always leaves for school wearing the correct uniform, ensuring they always tuck their shirt in, wear black leather shoes for formal uniform and only wear small stud earrings. You may also find the Uniform policy in the attachment. If you have any further questions about the uniform policy, please feel free to email you child’s homeroom teachers. Once again, we thank you for your continued support. Sarah Zhang Pastoral and Student Council Coordinator
11/23/2018 ISSUE 5 6 A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.
Grade 5 Science field trip Exploring the botaical garden of Chenshan
Grade 5 Chinese Culture field trip Ancient history of the Silk Road This semester grade five students have embarked on field trips in and around the Pudong vicinity. Their experiences have certainly been valuable in enhancing students learning as they made connections with what they have learnt in class.
Michael T. Kay
December Shanghai WuSong Pao Taiwan Wetland Forest Park
January MagLev Museum
February Zotters Chocolate Factory
March Shanghai Comic Museum
11/23/2018 ISSUE 5 7 rade 4 Field Trip to the Shanghai Museum of Glass – G where the students learnt how glass is made, explored re- What the students flection in the G maze and even made their own kaleidoscopes. thought:
“On October 25th 2018, Grade Four visited the Shanghai Museum of Glass (SHMOG). When we finally arrived, all four classes went into the lobby – it was so crowded! The Making Kaleidoscopes in the DIY workshop. teachers bought tickets and even- tually, we marched towards the ex- hibits – we were so excited!” Lucas Yao. “We went to see the hot glass per- formance, where a man was demonstrating two ways of making glass: using tools to pull and twist the glass and ‘blowing’ the glass.” Michelle Liu. Exploring reflection in the main exhibition. Later on, we went to the DIY work- shop to make our own kaleido- scopes. My kaleidoscope was blue, with stars and some dark patterns on it. When you look inside, you can see shining patterns which are symmetrical – it was marvelous!” Ariel Jiang. “Outside of the workshop, we spot- ted the glass maze with its count- less glass walls. Inside, it was com- Learning how glass is made in the Performance Hall. pletely dark, but some of my friends and I finished first. What an interesting and great field trip!” Hailey Hung. “SHMOG is a fun place to play and learn about the history of glass making – a fantastic trip for me!” Hana Meng.
Shanghai Natural History Museum, on 6th December 2018.
11/23/2018 ISSUE 5 8 The visit to the Teddy Bear Museum
This trip links to our Science Unit based on living things and their environments, as well as our Humanities Unit about civilizations.
Here are just a few quotes from a very productive and enjoyable visit to The Teddy Bear Museum. “The Museum was a great place to visit. We learnt about history and art with all types of Teddy Bears.” (Terry) “We even got to make our very own Teddy Bear” (Yolanda) “Do you know how the Teddy Bear got its name?” (Ms Margaret)
11/23/2018 ISSUE 5 9 ur field trips are an opportunity for you O to enter into the world of mystical power. Grade Coordinator‘s Statement Grade 2 Pandas
In October after complet- ing our Humanities Unit： Communities we explored by visiting the Urban Plan- ning Museum. This was to Amazed by the growth and development of shanghai. deepen student’s under- standing of their Geogra- Grade 2 Dragon phy and History knowledge about Shanghai City. Students made con- nections with what they had learnt and real life. Researching for more details about the city of Shanghai. Miranda Dube Grade 2 Lions
Sharing information about the map of shanghai.
Note: G1 Field Trip was cancelled due to illness and will be re-scheduled.
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