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EIGHTH GRADER SENDS MANUSCRIPT TO PUBLISHER
CAMPUS SCENE
Anna B., an eighth grader at SAS, wrote a book and sent a summary and three sample chapters to a publisher who requested the material. The book, called Broken, is about a girl named Ash. The character is “a cocky, angry, arrogant, teenage science experiment gone wrong, who lives in a dystopian future where a war with angels from hell has ended the world as we know it,” Anna said. “She is at the top of the food chain until the notorious Shade breaks into the Ministry of Secrets and kills the minister and the charismatic, evil mind controller named Kyle is appointed. Suddenly, Ash is thrown into a quest to bring the Shade to justice, which turns out to be a fight not only for her life, but her mind as well.” Anna says her inspiration for the book came from the all of the good books she has read that have sparked her imagination over the years, including well-known series such as Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, and Warriors. Despite having sent her book material to a publisher, Anna - who is grateful for the opportunity - says her work isn’t over yet. She still plans on looking for ways to improve the book. “I plan to make revisions and edits in the future for my independent writing project in reading and language arts (RLA) class,” she said.
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SECOND GRADE WALK-A-THON
16 MEKONG RIVER SWIM
On April 26, eight SAS teachers and one student braved the current and water quality of the mighty Mekong River just outside of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and swam the nearly 800 meters from one side to the other. They were participating in the 19th Annual Mekong River Swim. SAS Deputy Superintendent Robert Landau organized the trip (his fourth) to help raise awareness about the danger of drowning in Cambodia. A UNICEF study in 2012 revealed that drowning claims the lives of nearly 2,000 children in Cambodia each year making it the leading cause of death for post infancy youths in the country. The proceeds from the event go to a water safety NGO in Battembang. Mr. Landau, who ran a foundation school in Phnom Penh said, “of our 50 Cambodian students,
SAS second graders on April 17 participated in the Ninth Annual Second Grade Walk-a-Thon. Together with families, friends, students from Seng Kang Primary School, and members of Food From the Heart, our students walked and ran to raise money. With each lap students raised funds to feed Singaporeans in need. Second graders' combined efforts were more than 4,143 laps around the high school track, proving that we are never too young to become service superheroes! Watch a brief video of the walk-a-thon here: http://bit.ly/1PjYEa9
only three could swim when they started at our school. Today, all 50 compete in swimming competitions against other schools in Phnom Penh.” All nine SAS participants finished the race. Seventh grade student Elena S.J. won the junior female category with a blazing time of 9:36. In fact, Elena’s time was the fourth fast out of all the swimmers! The other SAS swimmers were: Simon Bright, High School Chemistry Teacher Rory Brown, Elementary School (K-2) PE Teacher Russell Cooke, Executive Director of Human Resources Peter Cuthbert, Middle School PE/Health Teacher Jemma Hooykaas, Grade 5 Teacher Robert Landau, SAS Deputy Superintendent Andrew Tewsley, High School Mathematics Teacher Monica San Jose, Grade 7A Science Teacher