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8 weeks to go!!!

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The Visiting Authors for April start rolling in tomorrow, read Mrs Boyer’s blog for more details and don’t forget to send your child in with cash if you wish to buy some books, the library will not be holding any this year, you’ll need cash up front. Here are the books that will be on sale over the next week:

Screen shot 2012-04-19 at 1.33.31 PMSo much is happening right now, well done to all the kids for completing their ERB  tests and beginning the final round of ASA’s for the year, they’ve also submitted their elective choices for 6th grade which was pretty exciting. This week is zooming by and in 8 more weeks, most of us will be on vacation. But between now and then there is a lot going on that I need to tell you about. Hold on to your hats and mark these dates on your calendar!

  • ERBs – Second session – Thursday, April 19th
  • Author Visit –  Kazu Kibuishi – Friday, April 20th at 10:45 a.m. in the library
  • Celebrate Graphic Novel Day – dress up as your favorite comic book character or wear an  am amulet – Friday, April 20th
  • Author Visit-Phil Bidner 8.15 am in the library
  • Exercise Your Mind Day – dress up in your favorite sports outfit – Monday, April 23rd
  • Alumni speak to 5th grade at 10.45 about life at SAS over the last 100 years.
  • Author Visit –  Kevin Lewis – Tuesday, April 24th ; Kevin’s talk is at 10:45 a.m. in the library
  • Hats Off to Reading Day – wear your favorite hat to school – Tuesday, April 24th
  • Fifth Grade Track and Field Day – Wednesday, April 25th (between 10 and 2, feel free to come and watch and cheer your child on)
  • Wacky Wednesday – wear wacky clothes, hair and shoes day – Wednesday, April 25th
  • Pajama Day and Cuddle Up with a Good Book Day – Thursday, April 26th
  • Rock Star Day – Friday, April 27th
  • Fifth Grade Photo Day – Don’t forget to wear your house shirt!! – 9:45 a.m. on Friday, April 27th
  • Unit 10 Math Test – Friday, April 27th (e mail coming with details)
  • No School for May Day – Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1
  • Eagle Leaders Retreat with Puxi Eagle Leaders – Friday May 4th
  • Battle of the Books – Final Battle – Friday, May 4th
  • Band and Orchestra concert – Friday, May 11th at 1:15 p.m.
  • All Day Field trip to Jinshan Peasant Painting Village – Friday, May 18th
  • Grade 5 Soccer Day – Tuesday, May 22nd
  • China Alive Field Trip to Qibao
  • Step Up Day – Friday, June 1st
  • 5th grade Cultural Studies/United Nations Day June 1st 10.30
  • Summer Sizzler – Thursday, June 7th
  • Moving Up Day – Friday, June 8th
  • Last Day of School – Tuesday, June 12th – School closes at 11:30 a.m.

Visiting Authors Give the Low-down on creativity

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Here are some of the photos of the children chatting and working with the visiting authors, Sheree Fitch and Ralph Fletcher.

OK Parents, time to give me the ‘low-down’ on my performance this year when it comes to meeting the needs of you and your 5th grade child. Here is some information from Mr. Bissmeyer:

As a component of SAS’s Faculty Performance Evaluation program and in an effort to promote continued professional growth, parents are invited and encouraged to provide anonymous feedback on teacher performance via an online survey.  Know that you should complete the survey for each of your child’s teachers so please allot 10-15 minutes for you to respond to the 12 questions.

Please go to this link: http://portal.saschina.org/survey/pudonges
The survey will be available from Thursday, March 5th – Wednesday, 11th.
This survey is also available in Korean and Chinese from the above site.
Thank you in advance for participating and offering honest, constructive and balanced feedback.

OK, Kimbra here again, I must say that I just completed a survey for my daughter’s teacher and it took me more like 2-5 minutes so don’t be put off, it is quick and easy.

News of the week is that we will have a math test before the week is out, all I can guarantee is that it won’t be before Thursday but I am hoping for a Friday test at this stage, it depends how we go this week with the disruptions of the schedule through the visiting author’s being here.

Unit 8

Skills covered on the unit eight test include:

*use an algorithm to multiply mixed numbers

*use an algorithm to multiply fractions

*use an algorithm to subtract mixed numbers with like denominators

*find a percent of a number

*use an algorithm to add mixed numbers

*order and compare fractions

*convert among fractions, decimals and percents

*convert between fractions and mixed or whole numbers

*find common denominators

Regarding buying author books get in quick if you want your child to buy a book and have it autographed, there are not as many books for sale as there have been in the past.Have a great week and let’s hope there will be some sunshine soon.

The latest from 5KP

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Hi Parents and Students

It is great to see most of you back safe and sound, wonderful to see Izzy again with us and hopefully tomorrow we will have Willow back too.

Soccer Day

Thursday 9 October is the grade 5 soccer day. The main focus of the soccer is participation, fun and getting to meet other fifth graders from around Shanghai. It is being held right here at SAS Pudong so we hope to see some of you out here to support and cheer on our teams. The first game should start around 10 am.

Visiting Authors

Our two visiting authors this year are Ralph Fletcher and Sheree Fitch. Check out their web sites and get to know them before they come.

http://www.ralphfletcher.com/

http://www.shereefitch.com/about.php

P.T.S.A. Fall BBQ

This Saturday October 11 is the Fall BBQ. We hope that you can all make it out here to enjoy the good food and even better company. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to enjoy this fun day with you as I have other school commitments that weekend.

Homework task for tonight

The students have been working in class on ‘show don’t tell’ in their writing.

Students for homework please post two paragraphs (1 for each sentence) on your blog. You can choose from any of these ‘telling’ statements.

I am hungry.

I am angry.

I am happy.

I am sad.