A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to 1M for their excellent assembly performance on Thursday! Students in 1M taught the audience

the value of trying everything even if you make mistakes along the way! Great Job 1M!

Important Dates • October 25th (3:30 –

5:30pm) – 26th (12:30-5:30pm): Parent-Teacher Conferences. Student dismissal at 11:30am on October 26th.

• October 27th: Lower School Halloween Celebration in the afternoon. 1:00-1:45pm for Prekindergarten to Grade 2. 2:00-2:45pm for students in Grades 3-5.

• November 9th: High Tea with the ECE Team. Parent Education Event for parents of children in Nursery through Prekindergarten at 2:00pm in Room 210.

• November 18th: PAFA BINGO night (5:00pm-9:00pm)

LS WEEKLY BULLETIN Weekly Bulletin 9 October 20, 2017

Dear SCIS Families, It’s been an incredible week at SCIS-Pudong that has included fun spirit days, a creative and student-centered assembly, unit learning celebrations and as always fantastic learning experiences for students in Nursery through Grade 5. A BIG thank you to all the parents that attended the Principal’s Coffee Morning focused on “Getting the Most out of Parent-Teacher Conferences.” We look forward to welcoming all parents next week on Wednesday or Thursday for your child’s Parent-Teacher Conference. We understand that for some parents finding childcare for your child(ren) during conferences may be

difficult. Therefore, we will open the Lower School Library and allow children who have accompanied their parents to the conference to spend time in the library while the conference is taking place between the Homeroom and/or Specialist Teacher and the parent(s). Please take a moment to access your SCIS Parent email account to receive your child’s Mid-Semester Progress Report. The purpose of the Mid-Semester progress report is to provide parents and teachers with an opportunity to reflect on the student’s attitudes and actions that lead to academic success at mid-semester. Mid-Semester Reports can be discussed with teachers during conferences next week. Please note that After School Activity Sign-ups will close on Monday, October 23rd. Quarter 2 ASAs will begin on Monday, October 30th and finish on Friday, December 8th. Please contact

Coach Vic Caban at vcaban@scis-china.org if you have any questions. The SCIS-Pudong Halloween Bash will take place next Friday, October 27th. On this day, students will be able to wear their Halloween costume to school or change into their costume at any point during the school day. Please keep in mind that Halloween costume accessories such as guns, swords or other potentially dangerous objects will not be allowed. Students in Prekindergarten through Grade 2 will have an opportunity to participate in games from 1:00 until 1:45pm, while, students in Grades 3-5 will participate in games from 2:00 until 2:45pm. We look forward to seeing many parents at this fun event and encourage parents to wear costumes too! Liz Gale Lower School Principal

Lower School News and Announcements

Introducing the 2017-2018 Lower School Student Council Representatives

Congratulations to the below students who have been selected by their peers to be the Student Representatives for the Lower School. Involvement

in Student Council provides SCIS students with a unique leadership opportunity that allows them to have direct input into school operations and

events. The Student Council will provide a forum to enhance student participation in the life of the school. Members of the Student Council work in partnership with the administration, teachers, parents and lower school

students. The Lower School Advisors for this year are Ms. Cleo Peterson and Mrs. Laurie Luebbe.

• Julia Rando (3J) • Connor Berkaw (3J) • Oscar Anthes (4K) • Jesslyn Sandy (4C) • Max Loew (4C) • Natalie Berkaw (5P) • Kavish Shah (5P • Milly Larsson (5C)

Henning Malmgren (5C)

We are Lifelong Learners!

SCIS Teachers continue to explore research-based best

practices across the curriculum.

At SCIS-Pudong we believe that professional development and collaboration is essential to building a strong curricular program focused on implementing research-based best practices across all subject areas and disciplines. During the Teacher Professional Development Day on Monday, October 9th all teachers from Nursery through Grade 12 participated in defining and developing belief statements surrounding the essential components of the written curriculum. Similarly, since the beginning of the school year the Lower School Literacy Team, Mathematics Team and Technology Team have met on multiple occasions to participate in rich conversations surrounding current educational research in each of these areas. These team meetings provide a valuable forum for teachers to discuss and share the many ways that students can authentically develop the skills and dispositions necessary to be successful both in school and in life.

PHOTOS FROM SPIRIT WEEK