PAFA lunch next week Thursday, May 27, 2010, at the Landison Hotel, Rendezvous Cafe, second floor, starting at 11:00 AM. Please rsvp by Wednesday, May 26, 2010 to liz_e98@yahoo.com Buffet lunch cost is 100 rmb net per person, includes 1 glass of softdrink (Coke, Sprite or Fanta) and water. Additional softdrink is 15 rmb net, coffee or tea 35 rmb plus 15%. They also have a spacious kids corner if you want to bring your little ones along. Below please find the hotel information.
Landison Hotel
333 Tiyuchang Road, Hangzhou, China
Tel. 8515-8888
Thank you.
Liz Egger
Or any other coffee or tea that will start your day!!
It´s time again for our monthly get together with parents from school.
An excellent opportunity for new families to meet other parents and to make new friends. We will be able to give you advice and support to help you settle in more easily. For all the others a good start of the day to catch up with your friends over a nice steaming cup of coffee.
So we would like to invite you for this coffee morning:
When: Friday, 30 April 2010
Time: 09.00 o´clock
Where: Starbucks Binjang, No. 1232 Dong Xin Avenue, 2nd floor
( The Starbucks is located on same street as the school, only right on the other end of Dong Xin Avenue. At the cross road of BinSheng Road. If you need further directions in Chinese please contact the school office.)
Hope to see many of you there!
The PAFA team
Join us for a buffet lunch at the Holiday Inn Jianguo on April 21, 2010, at 11:00 AM. Lunch cost is 130 RMB net per person which includes drinks, etc. This lunch event is open to everybody, so if you have friends and visitors, please bring them along. To make this lunch more fun and exciting, Holiday Inn is giving us a few prizes. We will have lucky draw and a few announcements after lunch.
PLEASE…rsvp to me at liz_e98@yahoo.com by Sunday, April 18, 2010. The restaurant will require our party size asap. Thank you.
Liz Egger
Who can resist this offer???
So let´s get together again and have a chat and a cup of coffee with other parents from school.For new parents this is a good opportunity to find your first steps in a new environment with a little advice and support from others.
So we would like to invite you for coffee:
When: Friday, 26 March 2010
Time: 09.00 o´clock
Where: Starbucks Binjang, No. 1232 Dong Xin Avenue, 2nd floor
(for the ones who have never been there: that is totally on the other end of the street from HIS) If you need help getting there, call the school office and we’ll make sure to get you the address in Chinese.
Hope to see you there!
The PAFA team
JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF FUN ON FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010, AT 6:00 PM.
TO MAKE THIS EVENT EXTRAORDINARY, WE HAVE FIRST SCHEDULED BOWLING, FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT THE VERANDA ITALIAN RESTAURANT INSIDE THE DRAGON HOTEL. BOWLING COST IS 180 RMB FOR 1 1/2 HOURS TO BE SPLIT AMONG 8 PERSONS (APPROXIMATELY 25 RMB PER PERSON). DINNER COST IS 250 RMB NET PER PERSON WHICH INCLUDES ONE GLASS OF WINE, SOFT DRINKS, ETC.
P L E A S E….. RSVP BY MARCH 5TH, TO liz_e98@yahoo.com, AS THE RESTAURANT AND THE BOWLING VENUE WILL REQUIRE OUR PARTY SIZE ASAP. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
There are a lot of musicians within the HIS community. We have seen a lot of performances already but we think there is more! How about playing with your friends, parents, teachers? Want to create a band for this occasion? We would welcome it very much!
On Saturday 20 March 2010, from 2 PM till 5 PM, PAFA would like to organize a Talent Show and everybody is invited who loves to perform on stage or just listen. We only have two restrictions:
1. It has to be a performance with at least 2 people at the time, so get your band together, ask your teacher to play your favorite piece with you or sing your best song with your friends!
2. The maximum performance time is 3 minutes so everyone has a chance to have a go!
Of course, if you are not a musician but a wonderful magician or dancer, please register as well with your assistant or ballet friend and make your own wonderful 3 minute show!
If you are interested then please send an e-mail to rspiekerman@hotmail.com with the following information:
- Your name and grade number
- What is your act (music, other performance)
- Names of your assistant, band members, dance friend or singing friend
- If you need an instrument from school (like a piano)
Please register before 10 March 2010
We hope this will be a great success. And dads, mums (or other family members) and teachers: you are invited as well so please register with us!! We can only go on with this event if we have a load of participants, so sign up!!
See you on stage! You will get more information right after the Chinese New Year.
With musical regards from PAFA

It´s always time for a nice chat and a cup of coffee!!
And get the chance to talk to other parents from school. Whether you have been here a long time or just arrived, it´s always nice to talk to each other and exchange ideas, holiday plans or simply e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
For new parents a good opportunity to find your first steps in a new environment with a little advice and support from others.
So we would like to invite you for coffee:
When: Friday, 26 February 2010
Time: 09.00 o´clock
Where: Starbucks Binjang, No. 1232 Dong Xin Avenue, 2nd floor
(for the ones who have never been there: that is totally on the other end of the street from HIS. If you need directions, please call the school office and we’ll help you with directions!)
Hope to see you there!
The PAFA team

A huge thank you to all of our PAFA volunteers that helped during our International Day festivities. Without your help in organization, engaging the students in the various stations, we wouldn’t have had such a fabulous time. Thank you all!
PAFA would like to thank all volunteers who contributed to the success of our X-mas holiday brunch last Saturday. All parents that helped decorate the different areas, brought wonderful desserts and helped with the games: we could not have done this without you!
We would also like to thank Kelly Kramer, Kurt Kahlenbeck, Psyche Sun, Diego and office staff for their continuous support whenever we want to organize an event. We realize it gives them extra work but we feel it has a positive effect on the community feeling! A big thanks to you!!
Also, we would also like to thank Marina Gramann, Saima Hassan and Yoshie for their efforts at the Halloween party. Their names were omitted in error in the acknowledgement list, however, PAFA and HIS would like to let them know that their efforts were very much appreciated.
And last but not least, we would like to wish you all a very nice Holiday and a good start of the New Year and hope to see you all at our next event. We will keep you informed!
With kind regards,
the PAFA team
REMINDER:
If you wish to attend the Holiday brunch on Saturday the 5th of December, please RSVP at rspiekerman@hotmail.com or send a little message to your class representative. Please tell us with how many people you are coming (adults and children).
See you all on Saturday!!