SHARK BITES Newsletter

1. Missing LOGO SHARK BITES Newsletter See our “Stars Featuring” @ page 4 for more details! Issue no. 1 January 2013 Editors Credits Chairmen Mrs. Liaw (ET4A) Mr. Huff (ET5C) Design & layout editor Aron t (ET5C) Reporters Cecile Park (ET5A) Caitlin Gu (ET5B) jessica xu (ET5C) Max zhang (ET5D) Benny Liang (ET4A) Hannah xu (Et4b) Vivian pan (et4c) Matthew shen (et4d) That Fun Corner in Our School Maybe one day you would like to drop by to watch an exciting game! Max Zhang Reporter There has been an awesome tournament today! Max Zhang was playing a match against Brian Zhang! It was the best match ever! We were playing a 5 point match. It started as 0-0 of course. Max has started the serve, and that serve was sure a quick one! Brian had caught the ball and hit it up high, and Max smashed the ball and earned a point! It was 1-0 now. Again Max started the serve, but this one was his trick ball, it spun a lot, but Brian still hit it, but it missed the table! Now its 2-0. Brian started the serve, Max hit the ball back and Brian tried his best to smash the ball, and it hit the opponents table and he got the point! Now it is 2-1. Brian started the serve, but he also used his trick ball! Max still fell on the floor and hit the ball back! Brian didn’t notice it, so Max got the point! 3-1. Max started the serve, and Brian hit it back, but man…… this was a long one, this ball lasted for one minute, but Max got so annoyed that he smashed the ball, and it bounced on the table, and hit Brian on the chest! Now it was 4-1. Match point! Brian was getting angry. Max started the ball, full of hope that he will win, but then, sadly it hit the net! Now it was 4-2. Max sighed. Brian started the ball, but he accidently hit the ball too hard when he served, and the ball went out!!! THE WINNER IS MAX!!! Meet Our Team of Editors Chairmen If you see a girl carrying a thick book while pushing her Caitlin Gu Vivian Pan Aron Thian huge glasses up her nose, that would be me ! Being Hi! my name is Vivian (ET4C) and I am really excited to join the newsletter! Hi everyone, I am Aron Thian from ET5C, and I am extremely excited to be part of this newsletter team. I hope everyone will enjoy reading our newsletter! Mr. Huff & Mrs. Liaw Max Zhang a sporty girl is not easy, and I am usually the one at the corner, trying to dodge fatal hits. Caitlin Gu (ET5A) Almost everyone says I don’t look like a person that like sports, but the truth is, I love sports! My favorite sport is playing ping-pong. When I have free time, I will call my friends, and let the match begin! Max Zhang (ET5D) I love to play sports and read while doing Matthew Shen Benny Liang I play soccer a lot, even though people don't think so. I'm also a cello player in the SMIC chamber group. Matthew Shen(ET4D) a backstroke. (except I always end up going underneath the water and ruin the book, so I don’t often do it anymore) I would eat any kind and any amount of pizza anyone gives me. Benny (ET4A) Hannah Xu My name is Hannah Xu (ET4B) and I like dogs. My favorite hobby is reading, and I like ice-skating the most for sports. Cecile Park Hi everyone! I am Cecile Park from ET5A. I am very glad to be in the newsletter team and I will do my best. Thank You! Hello everyone, my name is Jessica Xu (ET5C) and I am in 5th grade. I like to run around but I really suck at it. Jessica Xu

2. Grade Highlights Grade 2 CAITLIN GU Reporter 1. On December 7, all the second grade classes went on a field trip to the Shanghai No. 8 Dairy Plant and the students were able to see how yogurt was made and packaged at the factory. (They also got to sample some of the yogurt!). Students were able to see the capital resources and the human resources necessary to run a factory. At the bread factory, the students were able to see how bread was also made. They were able to buy some of the bread products with only 10 RMB. They were also able to see the opportunity costs involved when they had to choose from the many different products. All the students had a great time. This field trip reinforced what they learned in their social studies unit about goods/services; supply and demand; consumers/producers, benefits and opportunity costs. 2. The students have been learning about fossils and dinosaurs in science class. Each student had to research and create a poster about a dinosaur. These posters were presented on January 11th. 3. The second grade students have been working on persuasive writing this last quarter. Some topics that were chosen were: Is Santa Claus Real or Make-Believe?; What is a good place to go on vacation?; Persuade Mr. Manns to give us more recess; persuade the teachers not to give homework to the students; change a school rule; we want a pet. Grade 3 Grade 5 JESSICA XU Reporter MAX ZHANG Reporter WORLD WAR II Charlotte’s Web Novel Unit: March 24th-April 12th Ellis Island Immigration Unit: February 18-March 22 Grade 4 • MATTHEW SHEN • Reporter • As usual, Grade 4 is busier than ever! • We’ve just completed our “Lost Chronicles of the Shang Dynasty” writing project, which was a collaboration between Social Studies and Language Arts. • Science: Not that long ago, Mr. Alfred experimented with natural gases, by putting lettuce and meat into a plastic container. It wasn’t a pretty sight (or stink), let’s just say. ALSO, the 4th graders are starting to work on their SCIENCE FAIR projects, which will be in March. • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has been a blast to read. We even had guests viss it us! Father Christmas, the minions, and Mr. Levinswortth. • Fifth Grade Dart Party, March 1st • Marketplace Projects, April 22-May 3 • We just finished the World War Two unit. This unit integrated all of the core subjects. Everyone did a really great job! • The book study on Number the Stars went very well. • Elementary Science Fair is coming up on April 3rd and preparations are busying underway. Get to Know Our Teachers Name: Mr. Alfred (4th grade Science teacher) Q: Do you like teaching here? A: Yes I do. Q: What are your favorite hobbies? A: My favorite hobbies are reading and singing. Q: How many years have you been in SMIC? A: This is my first year here. Guess Who is this Teacher? MATTHEW SHEN Reporter I… I used to teach 3rd grade Now I teach 5th grade Have a daughter My wife teaches computer My favorite word is “pumpernickel” I lived in Vietnam for 6 yrs. My farthest run in 1 hr. is 12 KM My brother got 2nd place in the National Storytelling in Vietnamese in Vietnam I like… -To run -Spend time with friends and family -Dark chocolate -French bread and cheese -the world

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4. Stars Featuring Writing and drawing I Want a Pet Dog ~JianKai Zhao (ET2A)~ Dear Mom, Ruff! Ruff! What’s that sound? A dog barking! Just what I wanted – a dog. Mom, please give me a dog for Christmas. Please read these three reasons why I want a dog for a pet. First of all, my dog would be my friend. He would show affection to me, and of course, I will take good care of him. Every day, when I come back from school, I’ll hug him and he will give me a wet dog kiss. He’s going to be barking at me, and I’ll carry him up and put him back in his shelter. Mom, you don’t even need to do one single thing! Secondly, the dog is going to be nice and cute. His eyes will bring brightness to me. His sound could bring happiness to me as well. His ears can be long and fluffy. His fur can be the color “dune.” He’s going to be handsome as a prince. I’ll feel like I’m in a castle with a friend. Finally, I can enjoy watching him do tricks. He can zoom across the room at his top speed. His ears are going to be like a bird’s wings. He can leap high across the sky and jump over some cones. His tricks will be pretty cool as a knight’s. Please give me a dog. I’ll take good care of him. Your honest, nice, responsible son, JianKai Zhao ~Yuhan Huang (ET1C)~ ~Isabel Hoch (ET1C)~ Comic SMICman – a truly hilarious comic strip that makes normal life seem funny… ~Emily Pan (ET1C)~ ~ Stephanie (ET4B)/Cathy Liu (ET4C)~ NEWSLETTER LOGO CONTEST!!! Come one, come all! The new school-wide newsletter is called Shark Bites, and it is in lack of a logo! We will be having a contest of getting a logo. Anyone from SMIC can provide one. Please put the drawing of the logo (if you drew one) into the submission box in ET4A or ET5C! The deadline for turning in the drawings is February 22, 2013.