February 27, 2020
Dear parents of 8th graders,
At TAS we are all very happy to finally have students back in the hallways and classrooms now. I'm sure you are happy with this as well.
During February and March the school is not scheduling any large parent meetings/gatherings on campus. We are hopeful that come April, we will once again be able to hold these large meetings (although nothing is guaranteed). Consequently, we have moved back the upper school course selection process until after spring break. Our updated schedule of important course selection meetings and dates is shown below. Please note, however, that IF we are still NOT able to hold large parent meetings in April, then in place of the actual parent meeting that is scheduled we will find a way to disseminate important course sign-up information - whether that be through a set of PowerPoint slides or perhaps a virtual (Zoom) meeting/presentation or both.
Tuesday, March 3 World Language Placement Test (this date has not changed) - For students starting a NEW language that they already have some experience with - 3:45 p.m. in US World Language classrooms - Link for sign-ups for this test: https://forms.gle/YJiFtazNu2Hc99Rt9
Tuesday, March 31 Course Selection Meeting for Grade 8 Students - 12:10 p.m. in the Harmony Theater - 8th grade students will receive a hard copy of the Upper School Course Catalogue - The US Course Catalogue is now open online on the TAS website - link below: https://www.tas.edu.tw/academics/upper-school/courses-texts
Wednesday, April 1 Course Selection Meeting (Coffee) for Parents of 8th Graders - 8:15 a.m. in the Harmony Theater (or virtual alternative) - 3:30 p.m. - Grade 8 course selections open in PowerSchool
Wednesday, April 8 Course Selection Q & A with Upper School Department Heads and Counselors - 6:30 p.m. in D-block 4th floor classrooms Also on this evening - - 6:00 p.m. IB/AP Informational Meeting (Winston Wong Lecture Hall) D-block 4F (this is mainly for parents of 10th graders - but all are welcome)
Monday, April 13 US counselors Mr. Haynes and Ms. Han visit grade 8 classes answering questions
Wednesday, April 15 - 3:30 p.m. - Grade 8 course selections close in PowerSchool
One more time - we in the upper school are excited about working with your child in the coming years. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mr. Ryan Haynes - Director of Upper School Academic/Personal Counseling (haynesr@tas.tw or extension 224), Ms. Song Han - US counselor for the rising Class of 2024 (hans@tas.tw or extension 224) or me (vandenboomj@tas.tw or extension 214).
Best regards,
John VandenBoom US Associate Principal Taipei American School 800 Chung Shan North Road, Section 6, Taipei, Taiwan ROC 11152 Phone: +886.2.2873.9900 Website: https://www.tas.edu.tw |