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For the study of the Great Depression, the 8th grade students live a week on 90rmb ($15). On Sunday, we went to the store to find Emersyn food for the week. The students had to purchase the food at a store that would give a receipt, therefore, we couldn’t buy at the wet market. […]
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The girls were well prepared for International Day this year as we shopped Justice over the summer. Most items we purchased after the 4th to get them on sale. I did purchase Eleri’s skirt at full price as it would have been gone after the 4th…it was too cute to pass. I have a […]
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Metro Madness is an 8th grade field trip to work on skills of team work and map reading. A quick explanation as to what our Metro Madness entails. The entire eighth grade class is split-up into approximately thirty-five groups of three students each. Each group of three has one parent volunteer that follows […]
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Emersyn’s writing assignment describing her Metro Madness. “Jonathan, Judy, once we get off the Metro and we get above ground…sprint. Just sprint like crazy to the Science and Technology Museum.†I say, calculating our game plan. Judy and Jonathan nod in agreement. We have ten minutes left, and we need one […]
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Today, the 4th graders were given their speeches. It was a free dress day to come to school looking professional. Eleri’s professional dress is a skirt given to her by Mimi and a hand-me down sweater from Emersyn. Her shoes were Emersyn’s shoes from Jenna’s wedding! She was […]
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“Okay, guys, we’re going to play a game now, †David, one of the kayaking instructors said. “Thank gosh!†I thought. My arms were screaming for relief. Quickly, David explained the game to us. Apparently, the object of the game was to switch kayaks with another person. Seems easy enough, […]
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Sounds of wind rustling through the trees and of boots stomping filled my ears. I had just finished kayaking with the rain in the Li River with my eighth grade friends. “Ow, my arms hurt!†I thought as I reached up to adjust my overloaded backpack. Everyone marched to the busses while […]
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“You’re so close! So close!†I murmured to myself, “Almost there. Just a little farther, then you can be done with these stupid steps, †I was tired and hungry. Food was screaming my name and my only thought was to get off the mountain in Yangshuo. I swatted away brush and […]
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The Magic School Bus came to school today. Its creators, author and illustrator, Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen were on campus for one day. The Es Students (the only ones at school as the HS and MS students are on trips) were asked to come dressed up as one of the characters or topics […]
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Soccer Day is always a fun day for the students. Soccer Day is held at Shanghai American School (SAS). We dug out Emersyn old soccer socks which almost fit this year. Eleri had her bag packed with all the needed items for soccer day – water, lunch, sunscreen, bug spray, […] |