Year: 2019

Facility Notices

Dear All

The car park area will be closed from this Friday(6th December) after 3:00 until Sunday(8th December) due to  NIS Swim Meet.

The Fitness Room on 3rd Floor in the Centre will be closed for the whole day on Saturday 14 December.

Bike Parking Area:

The bicycle and motorbike parking area will be closed due to maintenance and construction over the winter. Any bicycles and motorbikes left in this area after the 13 December will be disposed of.

Please collect them before that date.

Thank you for your co-operation.

wendyhuang@nanjing-school.com

 

Access to school during Winter Break

Due to constructions, maintenance and cleaning work, the NIS Campus is closed. 

Except for the following:

Fitness Room at the Centre level 3

  • Standard Access Rules apply,
  • Sign in/out at the Security Guard Room
  • NIS ID card required
  • Access through the Green Gym entrance.

Visitors by appointment

Authorised Personnel

Thank you for helping us making NIS safer place, have a great holiday.

ArekOwczarek

Deputy Director – Operations and Finance

arekowczarek@nanjing-school.com

 

 

Boomwhacker Needed

  • Author By amykeus
  • Publication date December 4, 2019
  • Categories: Staff

Hey teachers,

Are you looking to fulfill your volunteer requirements for Ms Anna before the end of the semester? Is your ManageBac looking empty? Well, I have an opportunity for you!

I have 7 very happy teacher volunteers who would LOVE to be hit over the head with a musical instrument during next week’s Winter Assembly… but I need 8. I’m looking for one more!

If you are interested, please let me know this week. Here’s your schedule:

Thursday lunch 1: MSUS teachers’ tech rehearsal

Thursday lunch 2: PS teachers’ tech rehearsal

Friday morning: MSUS and PS performances during the winter assembly

Thanks!

Amy

(PS: If I don’t get my last volunteer, I’m going to continue my current strategy of accosting people in their classrooms!)

 

Giving Tree Homeroom/Advisory Contest Week 2

As the second and final week of the Giving Tree drive continues, I remind all advisors that not only does it end on Friday, but we need cards and money turned in by the end of the day on December 6th. Thank you to everyone for your support and generosity. If you have any questions about Giving Tree, please email Andy Romero.

Pfrang+Giving+Tree+Poster.pdf

Primary Student Council meeting Wednesday

Grade 2-5 teachers, please remind your student council rep there is a meeting upstairs in the cafeteria during 2nd lunch on Wednesday. We will be meeting to discuss Pajama Day on Tuesday and the assembly on Friday.

Giving Tree Homeroom/Advisory Contest Week 2 Update

We are in the home stretch with the Giving Tree Homeroom/Advisory Contest and it looks like it’s going to be a close one. In the MSUS Division, Mrs. Merrylees’ advisory have taken the lead with the purchase of 18 Giving Tree cards and Mr Fielke’s Grade 5 class continues to lead the PS Division with 10 Giving Tree cards. With only a few days left, both divisions are still in contention and those two #9 Pizzeria pizza parties are up for grabs. If you and your homeroom/advisory want to give, there’s still time. Email Mr. Romero and he’ll deliver as many cards as your group wants to purchase.

I remind all advisors that not only does the drive end on Friday, but we need cards and money turned in by the end of the day on December 6th. Thank you to everyone for your support and generosity.

Pfrang+Giving+Tree+Poster.pdf

Bio Blend Fresh Juices

Today at break-time there will be freshly squeezed orange and lemon healthy juices being sold outside the cafeteria for 15 RMB each and all proceeds will support a school in Vietnam to improve their educational supplies. Ingredients are ethically sourced and the cups are biodegradable, please come and support.

2020 Cultural Convention in Suzhou!

Sign up on Veracross to join an awesome Cultural Convention with students from all over China. Participate in one of the following workshops:

  •             Drama – devising with masks
  •             Dance – modern ballet
  •             Singing
  •             Soul band
  •             Percussion Group
  •             Visual Arts and Mindfulness
  •             Escape rooms, Puzzles and Games
  •             Photography
  •             Robotics

This event is hosted by Suzhou’s International School (SSIS) and will take place on February 28 and 29th. Please sign up before December 4th.

Phone-free library begins today!

The library will become a phone-free space during break and lunch through the month of December. Instead, flip through a book, chat face-to-face with a friend, or focus on your fractions. Freedom from phones!

Bake Sale Goods Needed/Need to be Eaten

The PTA is organising a GINORMOUS bake sale this weekend at the swim meet. All proceeds will help Ms Grace Jiang in the swimming office pay for the long months of medical treatment that she needs.

If you want to bake something, please contact Ms Benedicte, our PTA chair at ptapresident@nanjng-school.com .

You are also welcomed to come buy some of the goodies that will be sold on Saturday and Sunday.

Clearance forms and procedures for leaving students – important info

Reminder about leaving procedures – Clearance Forms etc

Dear All,

As the end of 2019 approaches there will be families moving on from NIS to new homes, schools and countries.

There are a couple of likely leaving dates : 13th Dec and 17th Jan 2020.

Below you will find information on our Clearance Forms and leaving procedures  in case you are asked questions, or are new to the process.

Each leaving student in every grade must complete a Clearance Form. The parent needs to complete the whole form for PS, and for MS/US the front page is for parents and the other two sheets for the students to complete. (Non native speaking parents may need some assistance in PS)

· Forms can be obtained from Main Reception, Admissions or downloaded off the website on the Parent Portal or FAQ’s. There is also a transfer flowchart in three languages to assist parents.

· On the student’s last day – in exchange for their completed form we will hand over the studentship letter in PS and transcripts in MS/US. This is done by the ladies on Main Reception with support from Admissions. As school ends at 11am please encourage all concerned to get these forms completed in their final week – not the final hour or minute!

· Julia Zhang, Financial Controller on the 2nd floor of the Centre opposite the lift is always the last person to sign off on the form. She checks that there is no money owing to school by the student and family.

· It is important that all MacBooks are handed into IT for them to clear off all school settings and software. Before this is done EVERYTHING must be backed up as it will be wiped clean and they will not be able to retrieve anything. I would encourage all leaving students in Grade 5 and MS to ask IT if they have any questions about this – especially in terms of the best time to get this done.

· The S1 reports will be out on Thursday, January 16th 2020, and not before.

· All leaving families must download and print them off, as once they have left NIS they will no longer have access to Veracross.

· If any student has a special request or needs help, send them to Admissions or to see Weiwei who will arrange an appointment with Kasson.

· Our Korean leavers often have complicated procedures for the papers needed for their return home. If they need help – pass them onto Weiwei and Kasson.

· The Admissions Office remains open throughout the winter break.

· Please continue to pass on any intel about leaving students. This can be a very unsettling time for some families who still do not know their future plans.

Any questions – come and see us in Admissions Office, call Sue on 13809022693 or email us at admissions@nanjing-school.com

Thanks for your help and cooperation.

Happy holidays!

Jiae, Jane, Lucy and Sue
The A Team

Cigna & OWC visit on 3 Dec. 2019

  • Author By claraxi
  • Publication date November 29, 2019
  • Categories: Staff

Dear overseas staff,

Cigna & OWC visit will be on 3 Dec. 2019 from 10:30 to 14:30 at the end of Cafe corridor in Main Building.

The next visit will be on 21 Jan. 2020 in H303 Board Meeting Room.

Best wishes,

Clara

Mandarin Exchange Today

This afternoon we will host a group of Middle School students from the next door Middle School. They will meet in the LGR at the end of lunchtime and then will talk to their buddies in Chinese before being shown around the school by our Middle School students. Please make them welcome if you see them walking through the hallways.

Phase 3 Mandarin Students… remember to be in the LGR by 1.55 this afternoon.