GCD stories – Grade 9s
Grade 9s:
Please remember to polish your GCD stories. It might be a good idea to send a second draft to your reader for a quick read to ensure you have responded to their feedback.
The DEADLINE for uploading a POLISHED story to your Edublogs is Tuesday, May 26th at 4pm.
If you need help, please stop by my office.
MS/US Student Council Elections
Dear Future President
If you would like to run for the Student Council President or Vice President, please contact Mr Hornell or Mr Meyer via email by TODAY at 3:20pm.
We will arrange a small meeting next week to discuss any questions.
Good luck
Student Council
Grade 7 Students: Course Choices for Grade 8 due on Thursday
If you are in Grade 7 you need to remember to send in your course choices by Thursday May 14th at 4pm. Use the link or QR code below to access the survey monkey:
Psst…Need a library book? I can help…
Even thought the library is closed to students you can still check out books! Put them on hold and they will be delivered to your homeroom or advisory the next morning. It’s almost like magic! Follow the instructions, and you can always email me for help.
How to place a library book on hold
Inter Advisory Spelling
The winners of the spelling challenge last week were:
1st place Wutaishan
2nd place Xuanwu
3rd place Taiping
Grd 7 Life 101
Hello Grade 7,
See you for Life 101 this week…
7 A Monday, Day 8, Block 4 in C 154
7B Tuesday, Day 1 Block 3 in D 218
7C Wednesday, Day 2 Block 1 in D 241
1:50pm Bell FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS ONLY
Hello All,
Today you will notice a PRIMARY SCHOOL bell playing at 1:50pm for PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. When you hear this bell, PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS should line up, as usual. Middle and Upper School students should disregard this bell and head to Block 5 at the “new normal” time of 2:10pm. Thanks to PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS for listening to this bell and to Middle and Upper school students for ignoring it 🙂
Below is a preview if you’d like to have a listen!
Lunchtime – it just keeps getting better!
MSUS Students: We know that you are flexible and versatile and for that reason we are able to change the lunchtime plan frequently 🙂
Starting on Monday these indoor spaces will be open to you:
Lunch 1
All MSUS students can use the Blue and Green Gym
G10 will be able to access the LGR
G11 will be able to access the US lounge / Cafe
G9 will be able to access the PAC foyer
Lunch 2
All MSUS students can use the Blue and Green Gym
G10 will be able to access the Cafe and the LGR
G11 will be able to access the US lounge
G7 and 8 will be able to access the PAC foyer
Volunteering Opportunity for Grades 6-11
Publicity, poster, PSA COMPETITION – Everesting Challenge
Find your paints, your crayons, your coloured pencils, your camera or your laptop!
Mr Stevens needs publicity for his fundraiser. We need posters, videos etc that explain what, when, why, how, when and where!
Who: Mr Stevens
What: will ride up and down “Yangshan” 80 times.
Where: near Golden Eagle
When: June 6
Why: Mr Stevens is raising money for the Hopeful Hearts Charity. This charity helps pay for children’s heart surgeries.
How: He will ride up and down the hill 80 times. This is the same distance as climbing to the Mount Everest base camp! This challenge is call EVERESTING. It’s the most difficult climbing challenge in the world: everesting.cc .
So how can you help Mr Stevens?
We need to advertise this fundraiser. But we don’t have any posters or PSAs yet.
Your advertisement should be clear and informative. You can draw, paint, or use any media you want. Perhaps you would like to do a little video, like a PSA.
How is this volunteering? Your contribution to this poster competition is indirect volunteering. You will be raising awareness about heart surgeries and hopefully, people will donate money and cheer him on.
The submissions are due on Monday, May 11th at 9am.
Please put them on OneDrive. For more info, please contact Mr Stevens or myself.
G7 to LGR block 1
Grade 7 students! Today we will have a short meeting in the LGR in block 1 to talk about your schedules for G8. Please put your bag in your block 1 class and make your way to the LGR ready to talk course choices.
See you there!
Mrs Clarke
Plastic Waste – Support our Service Activity
Please place your plastic waste into the special bins located in the Cafeteria.
Your plastic waste will be recycled by students as part of their service activity.
Students – need a library book? Check this out!
Dying for something new to read? Need a nonfiction book for class? Never fear, the library is here! You can request a book and we will deliver it to your homeroom or advisory teacher. This applies only to grades currently allowed on campus. Email me with any questions!
You can also drop off books (yours and/or from your family) in a tub in front of the library.
Music ASAs Yearbook Photos
Music yearbook photos will be taken today during the first half of lunch. Please get your temperature checked and then report immediately to the grassy area with your instrument. If you have a costume (e.g. a drumming club), then please wear it. Otherwise, just normal clothes.
Thanks! See you then!
Volunteering Opportunity for Grades 6-11!!!!
Find your paints, your crayons, your coloured pencils, your camera or your laptop!
Publicity, poster, PSA COMPETITION – Everesting Challenge
Mr Stevens needs publicity for his fundraiser. We need posters, videos etc that explain what, when, why, how, when and where!
Who: Mr Stevens
What: will ride up and down “Yangshan” 80 times.
Where: near Golden Eagle
When: June 6
Why: Mr Stevens is raising money for the Hopeful Hearts Charity. This charity helps pay for children’s heart surgeries.
How: He will ride up and down the hill 80 times. This is the same distance as climbing to the Mount Everest base camp! This challenge is call EVERESTING. It’s the most difficult climbing challenge in the world: everesting.cc .
So how can you help Mr Stevens?
We need to advertise this fundraiser. But we don’t have any posters or PSAs yet.
Your advertisement should be clear and informative. You can draw, paint, or use any media you want. Perhaps you would like to do a little video, like a PSA.
How is this volunteering? Your contribution to this poster competition is indirect volunteering. You will be raising awareness about heart surgeries and hopefully, people will donate money and cheer him on.
The submissions are due on Monday, May 11th at 9am.
Please put them on OneDrive. For more info, please contact Mr Stevens or myself.