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The girls were all dressed up for the Chinese New Year celebration at school. Emersyn wore a traditional Yunnan skirt. We purchased this skirt on our trip to Lijiang in 2009. Eleri had one, but she has long since outgrown it. Eleri is wearing her Chinese New Year costume from a […]
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This year for the first time, the 3rd and 4th graders did a group project for Economics. The children were assigned to groups to create a business group. Each group had to design a project to make and sell. The group presented their project to the “bankers” to receive a loan. After securing the […]
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Concordia hosted an annual conference of Model United Nations (MUN) from Thursday, Jan 17 through Saturday, Jan 19. This was the fourth conference at Concordia with over 300 visiting students from 25 schools. Emersyn was not participating in this conference, but helping as an administrative person. Model UN is an academic activity […]
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As a 7th grader, Emersyn has a few classes she fills with electives of her choice. She must do music (band, strings or choir) and an art/drama one semester which leaves one semester for a class of anything she desires. She is in the band playing the saxophone which is both semesters. Emersyn chose […]
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Eleri’s music concert began at 6:30, therefore, another meal in Jinqiao – another Blue Frog dinner! It is best to meet Jim at the Kerry so he can work while we order food. This time, I did take before photos – in front of the large nutcrackers on display at the Kerry Center. […]
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Emersyn had her first band concert of the year – the Christmas Concert. The Christmas concert was performed by the Middle School Band – 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade. The concert lasted a little less than one hour to enjoy the songs of Christmas. The 7th & 8th graders perform […]
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The Middle School has activity nights throughout the year for the students. The 5th/6th graders have an activity after school. The 7th/8th graders have a “social”. There is music for dancing – for those brave enough to dance. There are board games and food for the students. As 7th graders, the girls still dance […]
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The 3rd-4th grade Thanksgiving Feast was held during lunch time. Each class was assigned a main, dessert or side to bring to share. The students enjoyed the meal shared with their Moms and freinds. This year, the feast was held downstairs in the ES Commons. It is always fun to share these moments with […]
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International Day at Concordia is a fun day for the students. The girls had fun finding their red, white and blue for the day. I have a bag of accessories from Claire’s. I always find something fun after the 4th of July for 50-75% off. Eleri printed her flag off […]
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Today was soccer day for 3rd grades. Soccer day is at Shanghai American School (SAS). Eleri was all excited as this was her FIRST soccer day. i didn’t realize it was her first until she told me. She packed her bag with water, lunch, sunscreen, bug spray, jacket, hat and guards. We checked everything […] |