Second/Third Grade ESL class has been busy reading, writing, speaking, and listening in English. In reading, we are working on reading non-fiction books. We have learned how to use the text and graphic features such as the table of contents, headings, captions, diagrams and real photographs in order to understand the information better. Our story.. read more →

26 Oct 2015
Monday, October 26, 2015

Secondary Science will explore on Forensic Science

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The focus of creative lab is forensic science this quarter. During this course students will explore the basic concepts and the main areas of forensic science. They will use the scientific method for the examination of physical evidence, for example fingerprints, hair and fibers. This week’s focus is about fingerprints. Student will take fingerprints during.. read more →

26 Oct 2015
Monday, October 26, 2015

Secondary Spanish Celebrate Spanish Language Day

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Spanish level 1: Students have learned to discuss food, art, family traditions, favorite activities and descriptions. They also have been learning about grammar _the verb ser (to be) the verb gustar (to like) definite and indefinite articles and noun-adjective agreement. Spanish level 2: We have learned to discuss travel preparations, talk about things they do.. read more →

19 Oct 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015

SLAS Congratulates Yu-Chien (Calvin) Ma!

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SLAS is honored to that Yu-Chien (Calvin) Ma has been named as a Commended Student in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program.  A Letter of Commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) which conducts the program, will be presented to Calvin later this year.  About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the USA.. read more →

As part of our Community Helpers theme, Preschool A spent the week exploring new imaginary play centers in our classroom. Tiny doctors, fire fighters, bus drivers, vets, chefs, police officers, store clerks and even an architect have been working together in our little community. These dramatic play activities are a great chance for children to.. read more →

The theme for this week is all about Going to School. At the Guided Reading/Talk about Reading station, students read 3 books, Friends at School, How Do Dinosaurs Go to School, and My School Bus highlighting beginning sound and print-tracking skills. The students are now able to answer the teacher’s questions about key details in.. read more →

12 Oct 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015

Halloween

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Dear SLAS parents, At SLAS, we will be hosting our annual Halloween celebration with our three Kindergarten divisions and Primary classes on October 30th. We invite parents to join us in celebrating Halloween, a special American holiday for students and adults alike. Halloween gives us an opportunity to be creative and dress up as our.. read more →

12 Oct 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015

Halloween Costume Contest

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A big part of our Halloween celebration are the many clever and amazing costumes our students come up with every year! This year we will judge costumes in several categories. The categories are: Most Original, Scariest, Cutest, Best Group, Best Make-up, Disney, Superhero, Funniest, and Celebrity/Sports Star. Winners in each category will win special prizes,.. read more →

12 Oct 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015

Arts – Early Years will create Paper Collage

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Early Years created torn paper collages this week in class. They continued to work on their fine motor skills by tearing paper and then pressing down after gluing to make sure it sticks! They were encouraged to create any type of picture that they wanted with their torn paper pieces. Want to see what our.. read more →

This week in Nursery Theme: At the Hospital: This week we read the books “What Does a Doctor Do?” By: Felicia Lowenstein and “We need Doctors by: Lola M. Schaefer” We talked about how Doctors and Nurses help our community. We learned that Doctors help people stay healthy and they treat people who are sick.. read more →