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HIGH SCHOOL PTA PARENT COFFEE HIGHLIGHTS (DECEMBER 6, 2021)
Didi Hari Krishnan

Did you miss the high school PTA parent coffee on Monday, December 6? Our high school leadership team and high school students shared how we support student wellness in the high school and how we respond to student data and trends. Parents also shared tips and strategies with each other to support our students at home.

  • CASEL
  • advisory
  • high school
  • social emotional learning
  • wellness
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENT COFFEE (NOVEMBER 15)
Didi Hari Krishnan

Did you miss the elementary school parent coffee on Monday, November 15? Learn how we use Responsive Classroom strategies to strengthen student-teacher relationships, build a positive and inclusive community, and increase student engagement.

  • counseling
  • counselor
  • elementary school
  • responsive classroom
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SAS READS: NOVEMBER
by Alison Cuthbert, Kate Brundage, Mary Wheatley, Jamin Bookhamer, and Bob Helmer

It's time to grab a book and celebrate our love for reading! Singapore American School librarians Alison Cuthbert, Kate Brundage, Mary Wheatley, Jamin Bookhamer, and Bob Helmer share their list of books recommended for students from preschool through twelfth grade.

  • November
  • book recommendations
  • books
  • for the love of reading
  • librarians
  • library
  • sas reads
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENT COFFEE HIGHLIGHTS (OCTOBER 25)
Didi Hari Krishnan

Did you miss the elementary school parent coffee on Monday, October 25? Learn more about the intersection between distance learning, digital citizenship, our elementary school rules, and how parents might connect with and support this at home. 

  • digital citizenship
  • elementary school
  • parent coffee
  • tech tips
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CHOSEN: COMBINING LITERATURE WITH MUSIC
by Suyash Dasgupta

For senior Suyash Dasgupta, Chosen originally started as his project for the Catalyst program. Believing that a verse novel, something easy to read and not too intimidating, can be a vessel for sparking up conversations about topics not commonly spoken about, Dasgupta wrote his novel about male mental health and substance abuse. 

  • author
  • book launch
  • catalyst
  • senior
  • soundtrack
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SPACELAB: THE RETURN OF THE SHRIMPS
by Tanisha Mehta and Emma Li

On July 10, 2021, the SpaceX Dragon CRS-22 returned from the International Space Station (ISS), and with it came the 2020–21 SpaceLab team experiment. The team was able to draw some conclusions based on their findings.

  • SpaceLab
  • collaboration
  • critical thinking
  • experiment
  • international space station
  • space lab
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SEPTEMBER 27: MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT COFFEE HIGHLIGHTS
Didi Hari Krishnan

Did you miss the middle school parent coffee on Monday, September 27? Middle school technology coordinator Stan Richards and dean of student life Ryan Bruce talk about why social media is so attractive to teens, teen usage trends, and Singapore’s laws on the misuse of social media.

  • middle school
  • parent coffee
  • social media
  • technology
  • trends
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SEPTEMBER 20: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENT COFFEE HIGHLIGHTS
Didi Hari Krishnan

The focus of this parent coffee was on the social-emotional learning in the elementary school, how teachers build community and relationships, and how parents may support their children to build and develop friendships.

  • elementary school
  • math review updates
  • parent coffee
  • social emotional learning
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