12 Feb 2015
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Parent Teacher Conferences: March 18-19

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Once again, SLAS will have parent-teacher conferences on March 18-19. Sign-up forms will be sent home Monday, February 9 and are due back to the school by Friday, February 27. Forms and changes will not be accepted after this date. Not all parents need to come to parent-teacher conferences. This is a good time to come talk with.. read more →

12 Feb 2015
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Chinese New Year Celebration

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After returning from our Chinese Spring Festival vacation, SLAS will be celebrating the new year on Friday, February 27 with a lion dance, a performance by our Early Years, and tangyuan beginning at 2:15 p.m. If you’re available, parents are welcome to watch the performances. read more →

12 Feb 2015
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Chinese New Year Performances

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Our Elementary students have been learning about the culture behind Chinese New Year and have been preparing performances for the new year. On Thursday, February 12 at 2:15 p.m. in the 5 floor auditorium grade 1- 5 will be putting on plays. All SLAS friends and families are welcome to come to campus and watch their plays. The students have.. read more →

12 Feb 2015
Thursday, February 12, 2015

100th Day of School and Math Night

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The 100th day of school and Math Night  were full of fun. All of us at SLAS are already looking forward to next year’s events. We would like to thank all the families that joined us for a fun filled evening. read more →

04 Feb 2015
Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Happy New Year from SLAS Early Years Department

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Shanghai Livingston American School proudly presents our Early Years Department singing the traditional Chinese Happy New Year song. Wishing you all good luck and fortune for the year of the goat 2015! read more →

SLAS administration and PTSA would like to remind our parents that the deposits for both community service trips have passed. All secondary students, Grades 6-12, must participate in a community service trip. Each year secondary students must complete 25 hours of community service. Furthermore, this is a great opportunity to exercise the SLAS Core Value:.. read more →

29 Jan 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Early Years Update (Pre-school) 23 Jan 2015

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This week in Preschool we were rolling right along with our Transportation theme! We read lots of stories about things that go, including our new favorite – Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems. We also made our own hilarious stories on the iPad with Don’t Let the Pigeon Run This App!.. read more →

29 Jan 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Elementary Update (1st Grade) 23 Jan 2015

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This week in first grade, we evaluated the differences between rivers, streams, and lakes and did a rock scavenger hunt. We made predictions, learned about alliteration, applied knowledge of rainforest animals with a mystery game, and had a spelling bee in English language arts. We learned about centimetres, pattern blocks, triangles, and quarters as well… read more →

29 Jan 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Secondary Update – Science

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Mr. Kinahan’s Physics class recently finished the unit on force and motion in one dimension and two dimensions. The students worked hard to understand the motion of objects on an incline plane while accounting for frictional forces. The students were able to determine component vectors and use trigonometry to solve for unknown variables. Since finishing.. read more →

16 Jan 2015
Friday, January 16, 2015

Secondary Update – Mathematics

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In MS Math we recently completed a chapter about equations, inequalities, and functions. The skill focus was: evaluating variable expressions and solving equations using mental math. Students learned how to write equations, simplify expressions, and solve equations (involving multiple steps), how to analyze functions, and how to graph them. Students have now begun to study.. read more →