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CISSA Soccer Days

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

By Luke Griffin, PE Coordinator

Last week saw PE and class teachers and students from Grades 3, 4 and 5 travel to the Shanghai American School to represent WISS at our first ever CISSA sporting event. The game was soccer (football) and the aim was to have fun! 
Each class was divided into two teams and we played 3 […]

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Back to School

Monday, September 7th, 2009

WISS held its Orientation Day for the new school year in the college gymnasium on August 27.
Director Todd Flanagan extended a warm welcome to both returning and new families and shared with the community members the latest developments at the school. The new Arts and Science wing is expected to be finished in a few […]

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Grade Twos Take Action to Promote a Green Garden Wonderland

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

By Renée Peitsch, G2 teacher
 

On Saturday June 13th the Grade 2 students from WISS were welcomed at URBN Hotel’s Green Garden Wonderland to educate guests on issues such as sustainability, recycling and environmentally friendly practices which the Grade 2s have been investigating in their Unit of Inquiry. URBN Hotel is China’s first carbon-neutral hotel, using […]

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WISS play host to its annual sports carnival

Friday, June 26th, 2009

By Luke Griffin, Head of Phys. Education Department

On Tuesday June 23, the students and teachers alike at WISS spent the morning participating in a variety of games and activities such as ping pong ball relays, “egg and spoon” relays and other such games. The Primary students enjoyed making good use of the new gymnasium facilities which […]

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WISS Book Week

Friday, June 19th, 2009
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WISS Parents Go Back to School

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Are schools solely for students? Not the case at WISS. Recently, over forty parents converged at WISS, attending a workshop about the IB Primary Years Program (PYP). WISS has been running a stream of Parent Info Sessions since last September, covering various areas such as Early Literacy, English as an Additional Language (EAL), Get Reading […]

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Kindergarten Design T-shirt for Global Giving Project

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Last week WISS Kindergarten children were engaged in fundraising for the Global Giving Project, which helps provide clean water to children’s hospitals in
China. 
The fundraising is part of the “Water Conservation” drive initiated by Kindergarten students, during their exploration of how water is an essential resource and how it is shared by all living […]

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Grade Three Host Expo

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

By Kevin Yoshihara, G3 teacher

On May 29 the Grade 3 classes hosted an Expo to celebrate our current Unit of Inquiry in the Primary Years Program (PYP), which captured the central idea “People have developed ways for harnessing and using renewable and non-renewable resources”.  The theme for our Expo was Energy and how it is harnessed.  […]

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Kindergarten Revel in Celebrating Dragon Boat Festival

Monday, June 8th, 2009

On May 28 children and staff in the WISS Early Childhood Program joined together in the Community Room  to mark the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar in China. 
Juliet Zhu, Early Childhood Chinese Coordinator, unveiled the celebration by bringing festive ornaments for the students […]

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WISS Celebrating International Day

Monday, June 1st, 2009

WISS hosted an International Day celebration on May 22, paying tribute to over 26 nationalities and cultures represented in its diverse learning community.

With ample space to accommodate over 450, the new gym/theater provided an excellent venue for the celebration, which presented an array of elaborate costumes, delectable food, beautiful music, unique artifacts and other distinct […]

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