Posted on March 27th, 2008 by Tim
For many young adolescents, the transition from Elementary to Middle school can be a time of mixed emotions and feelings of uncertainty, even as it presents wonderful new opportunities. The Middle school at SAS, Pudong campus, wants to ensure that all new and upcoming students, along with their parents, feel safe and welcome, have sound [...]
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Posted on March 27th, 2008 by Tim
During the week of March 17th to March 21st, Dr. Michael Thompson was welcomed by teachers, administration, parents and counselors to the campuses of SAS. Michael Thompson, Ph.D. is a consultant, author and psychologist specializing in children and families. He [...]
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Posted on March 15th, 2008 by Tim
Another great installment from Vanessa Van Petten’s blog. “10 Things Kids Wish Their Parents Do”1. Talk to us about things that aren’t school related2. Find out about colleges besides the top twenty and jobs besides doctor, layer and accountant3. Ask us what we think is fun (this actually changes over the years).4. Don’t say [...]
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Posted on March 12th, 2008 by Tim
Here is the message I will be running in our middle school. I will try to link our “Caught You Caring” form and will post our daily announcements soon.
Caring Week – We now have each grade level participating in Caring
Week!
6th grade will be
hosting a luncheon for our school ayi and support staff on April
30th.
7th [...]
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Posted on March 8th, 2008 by Tim
Another good article from Vanessa Van Petten’s blog. This focuses on how cheating is perceived among teenagers. A good read for counselors, teachers and parents.
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Posted on March 6th, 2008 by Tim
The 8th grade has been working on global issues over the past quarter. Students were asked to present a current global issue and showcase how other students their own age could help to resolve the issue. One group was named, “Save Children From Children,” with the idea of helping school bullying. They have made t-shirts, [...]
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Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by Tim
Another great entry from Vanessa Van Petten’s blog. This actual posting is a guest post from a blog called, “Adventures in Parenting.”
The focus of the message is more if you can not beat them, then join them mentality. Let’s face it, social networking is not going way. Today’s teenagers, many times, are consumed by MySpace, [...]
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Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by Tim
I was reading a blog the other day (at the moment, I do not recall which one), but it gave reference to a PBS Frontline story about students and their time spent online. The documentary was done very well and is worth checking out if you are a parent or educator. Frontline breaks down the [...]
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