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 →

12 Oct 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015

Primary – 5th grade will learn writing pen pal letters

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In 5th Grade we just started this our pen pal letters, this is very exciting for the class since we will get to practice writing at the same time we make new friendships and learn from our American pen pals, who are also in 5th Grade.Before vacation we had the chance to compete with other.. read more →

12 Oct 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015

Secondary will explore America

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In the upper-level English classes, we are currently analyzing the following themes: “Coming to America” (English 11 & Pre-AP American Literature), “Taking Risks” (English 12-British Literature), “Exploring the Power of Relationships” (AP English Literature and Composition), and “In Search of Identity” (AP English Language and Composition). Through diverse literature, the English 11 classes are exploring how.. read more →

17 Sep 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015

Back To School Bash PICNIC !

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Dear SLAS families, Well… we did it!  We are officially through our first month of school! We are thrilled to welcome you back to the 2015-16 school year at Shanghai Livingston American School.  The faculty and staff have worked hard to prepare the school and classrooms for an exciting year of learning and growth. Please.. read more →

Transportation is in high gear in Early Years, and children are learning about everything from traffic lights and rules for safe travel to exploring the forces of motion using ramps and toy cars. Children have been busy creating colorful crafts and artwork of airplanes, busses, and traffic lights, and experimenting with the tracks made by.. read more →