XBlockers Today

Hello XBlock’ers,

Please report to your Advisory classroom for Block Three today unless you have Life 101 with Ms. Bezzerides.

Thanks!

Child Protection Officer

  • Author By ruthclarke
  • Publication date November 13, 2017
  • Categories: Staff

This year we have a new position in school, that of Child Protection Officer. I currently hold this position. Recently I attended a CIS Child Protection Workshop along with our three Counsellors. Following this we are building on the great work that was done last year to strengthen the systems we have at NIS in order to safeguard all of the children and students in our care.

If you have any concerns regarding child protection, the first person to report this to should be the Child Protection Officer or the Deputy Director – Learning.

 

 

MS/US Assemblies

Good Morning, Middle School and Upper School students!

If you would like to be part of the MS/US Assembly agenda, such as, being the Master of Ceremony (MC), or perform, or do a skit,  or ride a unicycle, or perfect your speech and debate skills, or lead a mindfulness, or simply make an announcement, or anything else we are not thinking of…Contact Mrs. Galaty or Ms. Bezzerides.  They are your Assembly go-to people.

Have a great week!

Book Week 2017…ZZK-The Epic Return!

Hello NIS MS/US,

It’s on. The writer, rapper, entrepreneur, news maker, and 2014 Australian Slam Poetry Champion   Zohab Zee Khan will return to NIS this week! His visit will begin tomorrow with an Assembly for all students in Grades 6-12 during Block Two, then feature double block breakout sessions for all students in Grades 6-10. Zohab will also join a Grade 11 TOK class, work with the Speech and Debate team, and meet with our Grade 5 students as well.

Please see this schedule to see when you might be working with ZZK this week. Reminders and details will be posted each morning this week.

Enjoy!

Happy veg by Mr Gu here on 10th Jan and Wednesdays thereafter

As many of your know – Mr Gu comes into school every Wednesday with his delicious veg.

He will be here on the first Wednesday 10th Jan.

Do go along and talk to him about his project in the south of Nanjing. He is a very interesting man and your students may be interested too in finding out more about his farming methods.

If you cannot get to see him on Wednesdays between 2.30 and 3.30pm  you can make some other arrangements with him directly. See below for more information.

“Time Farm is a permaculture organic farm. Until 2017 we have been practising permaculture for 5 years. Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability and resilience of nature ecosystems. Permaculture design is a system of assembling conceptual, material, and strategic components in a pattern which functions to benefit life in all its forms. The philosophy behind permaculture is working with, rather than against , nature. There is NO chemical fertilizer, GMO, pesticide, or herbicide used inside the farm. We collect rain water for irrigation. Water from nearby pond is purified by a constructed wetland before watering plants. More detail can be found at our website http://www.timefarm.com.cn

I will bring some fresh vegetables(potato, carrot, green bean, green lettuce and bokchoy,etc,.) for onsite sale at NIS on Wednesdays from 2:30pm to 3:30pm. Welcome to join us.

You can also order through wechat. Our wechat ID is Timefarm. Every Wednesday afternoon on school days I will delivery your orders to NIS for your pickup”

PS House Event Today

Swing those hips! And meet in the gyms at 8:10:

Early Years: (PreK, K1, and K2) GREEN GYM

Grades 1-5: HULA HOOP CHALLENGE! BLUE GYM

Who? All PreK-G5 students, teachers, and specialists.

G6-8 Inter house soccer

If you would like to represent your house in the G6-8 soccer inter house soccer next week please contact your house leaders and captains.

Dance, Dance, Dance

There’s still time to buy tickets for the PTA Dance in the Black Box tonight! Grades 2-5 from 4:30-6:00pm and Grades 6-9 from 7:00-9:00pm.  Tickets are 30 rmb and include a snack and a drink.

Greeting Card-making

Do you like to be creative? Do you like to make Greeting Cards?

There is an ASA to make cards to sell for the Amy Yang Foundation starting on Monday 30th October in C140. 3:15 to 4:15.

Even if you have not signed up for the ASA, AND if you are in Grade 4, 5, or 6 AND you would like to participate in Card-Making for the Amy Yang Foundation, please see Mrs Buckley (C140). There is room for about 10 more students. Come once or more than once!

All materials supplied!

4 Mondays left.

MS/US Assembly Seating Reminder

Hello Again MS/US Assembly-Goers,

Don’t forget to check out this cool new assembly seating map to figure out which row your Advisory will sit in for all Friday assemblies for the remainder of the school year. Each Advisory now has an assigned row for your convenience in which you MUST sit. Here you will sit in comfort, with your loving advisory-mates on either side of you and happily embedded within your House communities, as you enjoy the good times which are our MS/US assemblies.

Check the map and memorize your row so you’ll be ready for tomorrow!

See you there on-time and sans bags.