Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Happy Hai’lloween!!… Thriller Style!!
Sooooo for school, we’ve got this annual Halloween Activity thing for all students in the International Program.
How It Works:
6 Foreign Teachers are to each conceptualize a Halloween Activity.
All students of the International Division are divided into 6 groups (their House League groups).
Day of Celebrations: Students and teachers alike are encouraged to wear a costume, and [...]
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
What If The World Could Vote?
The Economist has opened up the vote to its readers worldwide to see who’d be the next US president if the whole world could vote. China, as it turns out, is “strong Obama” — 83% of respondents here voted Obama and 17% McCain. With more than 10,000 votes cast, it looks like the whole world [...]
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
i rOcked the vOte!
at last! after weeks Of hOunding my lOcal precinct tO ensure that they had received, prOcessed and sent Out my absentee ballOt tO me here in the ‘hai …. (and I will admit, despite the fact that it had worked fOr me back in 2000 when i absentee’d frOm italy, I still questiOned my ballOt [...]
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
Kids Say The Darndest Things
I just HAD to document these for keepsake… Enjoy!
LAST WEEK
Me: OK, “duck.” This was a Spelling Word for us a few weeks ago. Who can spell duck?
Boy (raises his hand): Oh! I know!
Me: Yes, go ahead, spell “duck.”
Boy: Uhhhh D-I-C-K.
Me: New Spelling Word is shed, s-h-e-d, shed. Who can tell me what “shed” means?
Girl (raises [...]
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
To Jumpstart The Week….
I don’t mean to sound pompous, but ummmm… I just had to share this thoughtful note that I had received earlier today, from one of my student’s parents:
Dear Ms. Mimi,
I just want to share my thoughts about the Open House day with you.
I was very impressed with your class. You had the childrens’ attention throughout [...]
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Saturday, October 18th, 2008
Got My Steak n’ Potatoes!!!
Where there’s a Will, there’s a Way!
Last weekend, I got me my s n’ p meal in the swanky area of Xintiandi…(I feel like I’m in Europe whenever I walk through this area.)
About Xintiandi:
Near the site of the First Conference of the Communist Party of China, Xintiandi (means “New Heaven and Earth”) is a [...]
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
From the Boogie Down B’Town to the ‘Hai!
My first familar-face visitors!! I know I am slacking on the Inner Mongolia flicks, but that’s due to yet another hiccup – namely, our wireless router died on us the day AFTER I returned from my trip. Sooooo, consequently, the uploading process to an online gallery has suffered.
But! While I’m getting that sorted, I want [...]
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
1st is the Worst, 2nd is the BEST!
We have this thing called House League at the school, which encourages the entire student body of the International Division, regardless of grade level, to get to know each other and work with each other via various activities. House League is comprised of six teams, each with a mascot. I was handed to lead Team [...]
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
Falling For My Cherubs
OK, I just had a great week with my kiddos..and I just needed to share! I am one proud teacher right now! The first 7 weeks have been quite an adjustment for all… parents, students and well, teachers alike. Just as not all parents are the same… not all students are the same… and when [...]
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Saturday, October 11th, 2008
Bug World With My Little Boogers
Some time in mid/late September, we had our very first field trip… to the Insect Museum…
Find Ms. Mimi!….
. . don’t burn the day. .
