Important Dates • February 15th – 25th:

Chinese New Year Holiday. There will be no school during these days.

• March 15th: Lower School Assembly featuring 3J starting at 8:15am in the Black Box. Principal’s Coffee Morning on Student-Led Conferences at 9:15am in room 210.

• March 16th: Mid-semester progress reports sent via SCIS parent email.

• March 21st & 22nd: Student-Led Conferences from 3:00-4:30pm on March 21st and from12:00 – 4:30pm on March 22nd. Conference sign-up information will be sent out after the CNY holiday.

• April 12th: Lower School Assembly featuring Grade 5 starting at 8:15am in the Black Box. Principal’s Coffee Morning on the PYP Exhibition at 9:15am in room 210.

LS WEEKLY BULLETIN Weekly Bulletin 23 February 14, 2018

On Tuesday, students were provided with an opportunity to experience a unique aspect of Carnaval as two Brazilian professional dancers entertained students and faculty with beautiful Carnaval dance performances. The Chinese New Year Assembly and Lower School Chinese Temple Fair was a huge success on Wednesday as students participated in a variety of traditional Chinese cultural activities. I would like to take this opportunity to say, congratulations and thank you to our Mandarin Department for their excellent work surrounding the planning, preparation and organization of the Temple Fair and Chinese New Year Assembly. An incredible amount of effort went into making this event a success and it certainly served as a marvelous tribute to our host country, China. Also, a huge thank-you to all parent

volunteers and teachers who assisted with running the Temple Fair stations. What a memorable and fun event for the entire SCIS community! As you can see from the many “Important Dates” and events listed on the left, March is shaping up to be busy and eventful month. More information on Student-Led Conference scheduling will be shared after the Chinese New Year holiday. Please note the Chinese New Year holiday will take place from February 15-25th. School will resume on February 26th. I wish all families a fantastic Chinese New Year Holiday and happiness and success in the Year of the Dog! Gōngxǐ fācái! Xīnnián kuàilè! Liz Gale Lower School Principal

Dear SCIS Families, It’s been a wonderful week of celebration at SCIS-Pudong! The week began with many class discussions surrounding the Winter Olympic Games that are currently taking place in South Korea. Students across grade levels contemplated the ways in which the Olympic Games promote and contribute to peaceful interactions between countries and cultures worldwide.

Students across grade levels had a wonderful time participating in the Chinese Temple Fair stations. Thank you to all parent and teacher volunteers for helping make this a

fun and successful event for all!

A week of Celebration in the Lower School

Nursery through Grade 5 students had a wonderful time watching and dancing with the professional Brazilian performers on Tuesday afternoon in the cafeteria. Thank you to all Brazilian families who helped make this event possible. It was a wonderful way to introduce students to Carnaval!

The 2018 Winter Olympics are underway in PyeongChang. Throughout the week, students and teachers have enjoyed watching some of the games and celebrating the wins of their home countries and favorite teams!

In addition to celebrating Chinese New Year, Kindergarten classes celebrated Valentine’s Day on Wednesday by making special cards for friends, family members and teachers!

The SCIS community gathered together in the Theater on Wednesday at 1:00pm to celebrate Chinese New Year. The assembly featured student performances, as well as a traditional Chinese Dragon Dance, Kungfu presentation and Chinese Yo-Yo demonstration.