Day: June 1, 2015

‘The Devil’s Chord Has Been Sung’

‘Atonal. The devil’s chord – never to be played or sung – has been sung on stage at NIS tonight. I have never experienced such a play of flattened fourths’. Amy Keus

‘Stunning costuming, big 80’s hair. I felt right at home.’  Simon leBon

‘A shocking depiction of the evil that lies at the heart of all students. I gnawed off my own toes in agony’  Aleister Crowley

Grimm School Drama Shock!

PARENTAL ADVISORY!!!

Parents beware! If you cherish your childhood memories of Disney fairy fantasies, where the prince gets the girl and the monsters are cute and lovable, keep your children away from the latest NIS school production! Murder follows murder, eyes are pecked out, toes are cut off, hearts are eaten live on stage, witches are boiled alive, queens die painful deaths in blood-filled cast iron dancing shoes. The whole auditorium resounds to the deafening sound of screams and shrieks – and that’s just the actors. It’s horrible, parents, horrible! No child should be allowed to witness such terrors! Keep them at home tomorrow night and show them Barbie!

The place to stay away from is the school theatre, the time to avoid is 7pm. Those who make the mistake of arriving early will be unlucky enough to get a seat with a full, uninterrupted view of the hideous events unfolding on stage.

Puckeridge, The Times

Tech Committee Meeting

Join us for a Tech Committee Meeting Friday June 5th at lunch (location to be confirmed). This informal group meets occasionally  to discuss NIS Tech topics and help plan for the future of Tech @ NIS.

All interested staff are welcome/encouraged to attend.

Topics on tap for this week:

  • Technology and Information Literacy
  • Yosemite updates
  • Microsoft Office roll-out INSET
  • Acceptable use guidelines
  • Minimum vs. recommended

Green Card Invitation

For those who are confused: By placing the green card on your classroom door, you are inviting other teachers to drop in. By creating a culture of sharing best practice, we will create a culture of learning from each other in informal and unexpected ways.

Please do drop in to other people’s classrooms even if just for a minute or two.

You have been invited!

Green Invitation

Sign up for Computer Upgrade

Please use the following link to sign up for a time to have your computer upgraded.

http://share.nanjing-school.com/ict/?p=374

We will back up your computer for you, but suggest you complete your own backup as well.

All staff computers must be upgraded to Yosemite and have Microsoft Office installed before the start of the 2015/2016 school year, so we appreciate your help in making this happen.

If you have questions, please email help@nanjing-school.com

 

FREE Sweets! Interhouse PYP music competiton

Hi PYP Taipingers, Wutaishaners, and Xuanwuers,

Now that we have your attention, we will have our PYP music interhouse competition in about two weeks. We need singers, musicians, and cup beat keepers. The more the merrier! Come to our practice sessions in the music rooms after lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Hope to see you there!

ps. There will be SOME sweets. First come, first serve.

 

“It was a dark and stormy night…”

What: Authors choose words with intention…what were they thinking? Come and deconstruct opening sentences with us.

When: Wednesday June 3, 13:20 – 13:50 (second half of lunch)

Where: Library picture book corner

Audience: all K2-G12 literature teachers (English, Mandarin, German, Spanish, French)

Why: Jacqui P. and Marina would like to share a learning experience

 

 

Grade 5-6 Transition Day

Today the Grade 5 students will be introduced into MYP life by the Grade 6 students and teachers. You will see them in the MYP LGR, on a tour of upstairs and in the cafeteria.

They will have the opportunity to eat with the G6 students during MYP lunch.

Please make them feel welcome!