Day: February 12, 2015

More LOST… and FOUND…

Good morning,

LOST: a badminton racquet.  If you have seen it or if you think you may have borrowed it for interhouse badminton, please let Mrs Tyoschin know.

FOUND: two wallets were turned in.  One wallet has a Chinese bank card in it.  If you have lost your wallet, please see Mrs Tyoschin.

Please help match these items to their owners!

Mandarin Teacher 2015

Congratulations to Bella Zhang who will join the PYP Mandarin teaching team for August 2015. A huge thank you to the colleagues that interviewed for the position. We are indeed fortunate to have so many talented people teaching at NIS.

Laurie

CNY Schedule for MYP/DP

Happy New Year! Please see today’s schedule below:

 

CNY Assembly Schedule: Here is the plan for MYP/DP for this Friday morning.
-Homeroom 8:00-8:10
-Block One 8:10-9:10
-Head to PAC 9:10
-CNY Assembly 9:20-10:10
-Block Two 10:10-10:40
The rest of the day will run on a normal Friday schedule.

Black sports watch found

If you have lost a black sports watch in the swimming pool changing room, please come to claim it from Mr Clarke’s office

Tech Committee – TODAY!

Hello all,

Come and join us TODAY for our next “Tech Committee”- “New Literacies Teach-Meet”

What: A relaxed, sharing, spurring ideas group
Where: Design | Strategy Room (C115)
When: 1:10 – 2:00pm Friday, February 13, 2015
Who: All teachers, TAs, and staff are welcome
Why: To bounce ideas off one another.
How: Please pick up your lunch and bring it along. Feel free to drop in late if you pass by and see us chatting.
To Share: Please add items here – http://bit.ly/1szGwNm

  • Do you use interesting programs, subscriptions, or online resources in class that you would like to share with others?
  • How about an app that would be useful for learning or life?
  • Do you employ techniques for teaching that others should know about?
  • Are there things you would just like to share?

Track & Field starts after the break

The Track & Field Season is nearly upon us. It is open to all students from Grade 5 and up and all levels of experience and ability are welcome. Practices are Mondays 4.20 – 5.50pm, Wednesdays 3.15 – 4.15pm and Thursdays 3.15 – 4.15pm. They are flexible to allow you to fit around your other sports practices or other commitments. Sign up on Veracross.

Swim Gala Results

Well done to all the swimmers in Interhouse Swim gala yesterday. Congratulations to Taiping, overall winners. Xuanwu were second and Wutaishan third. Here are the results:

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Grade 1 parents invited to the cafeteria today

The Grade 1 parents have been invited to eat lunch with their children in the cafeteria today. To create enough space for our guests, we will have the Grade 5 students eat upstairs (Thursday Feb. 12 ONLY).