Day: August 14, 2015

PYP Teachers – Pencil Case Q&A

Good morning PYP teachers,

It seems that there have been a few questions about student pencil cases.  I hope that this quick Q&A will help in this transition year. 

Q. Who automatically receives a new pencil case?

A.  We are providing pencil cases to new students only.  

Q. What should returning students expect?

A. Returning students should use the pencil cases from last year, and refill items were available for pick-up in the PYP LGR. 

Q. What if a returning student has a broken pencil case?

A. If students have a pencil case that is broken (broken zippers, ripped, etc) from last year, they may request a new pencil case through Zoe.  Please provide the broken pencil case to Zoe so that we can follow up with common problems with purchasing.

Q. What happens if returning students threw out their pencil case last year because they were broken?

A. If students have informed you that their pencil case was broken and thrown out last year, please ask them if they need a new pencil case.  Some students may opt to use a pencil case from home.  If students would like a replacement pencil case, an empty one can be obtained by Zoe.  Refill items will already have been taken collected from the stationery boxes in the PYP LGR. 

Q. How do I get the pencil cases I need from Zoe?

A. Send Zoe an email by 3:30pm Wednesday that clearly states your homeroom + how many pencil cases you need for each of the 3 houses for your class.  We will need to place an additional order.  You will be informed of their arrival as soon as possible. 

Thanks – have a great week,

Arden

COMPETITVE SWIMMING

‘GIVE IT A GO’ Friday (14 Aug) swim meet – Congratulations to all participating athletes. What a team!

GOLD & SILVER SWIM SQUADS – Invitations to join these squads will be emailed to eligible athletes on Tuesday 18 August.

GOLD & SILVER SQUAD TRAINING – This week, training will take place on Wednesday 19 & Friday 21 August, 3:15 to 4:15pm

Further announcements about our Bronze & Transition squads will follow later in the week.

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Intermediate Orchestra

  • Author By amykeus
  • Publication date August 14, 2015
  • Categories: Student

Intermediate Orchestra is starting on Monday (today). This club is for students who already play a band or stringed instrument. It is part of the “Arts in the Community” programme, which means students who perform a minimum of 2 times per semester, outside of NIS, can count this towards their core C&S activities. If you didn’t bring your instrument, then don’t worry – we have instruments to lend you or you can start from next week.

School Bells

  • Author By amykeus
  • Publication date August 14, 2015
  • Categories: Student

Many thanks to Advisory Coad for submitting the first (and so far, only) bell of the school year. For a detailed look at the upcoming schedule, please follow this link.  As you can see, weeks 4 through 7 are wide open. If you are interested in submitting a bell, please drop it into studentlargestorage / music / school bells.

File name: AdvisoryName – Artist – Title.mp3

Note: If bells are not chosen, you will have to contend with my musical selections, which will include opera, Monty Python, and at least a few Canadian folk songs. Mr. Fleming will force me to play Arrogant Worms (though I like Arctic Monkeys better.)

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Homework Club!

Do you need help organizing your time? Confused about your classes? Out-of-class learning assignments already building up? Want to check out the brand new Learning Support area?

If your answer is “YES!” to any of these questions please come to the new Learning Support area Mondays from 3:15-4:15! Any and every student grade 6-12 is welcome to attend. There will always be one Learning Support teacher, one Maths (and maybe science) teacher, and one English (and maybe humanities) teacher there ready to help you!

 

How to Print Double Sided in Black and White Color from Word.app

From Word application, here is how you can print double sided in back and white color:

1. Start printing from word File Menu >> Print

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2. The printing setup window will open. Click on “Copies & Pages” to see more options and open “Layout”

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3. On the “Layout” page, turn on “Two-Sided” by choosing the way you want: “Long-Edge Binding” or “Short-Edge binding”. Now if you click on “Print” button you can print double sided.

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If you want to print in black and white, here is how: 

1. Start printing and from the printing setup window, click on “Layout”, find and open “Printer Feature” which is at the bottom of the list.

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2. Find the “Color Mode” from the “Printer Feature” window. Switch to “Black and White” color mode.  Print in Black and White, and save your printing money in your card.

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Save all your print setting and quickly get it next time:

1. Find the “Presets” from the printing setup window. It is usually under the printer.

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2. Save your printing settings. Next time, if you want to use the same settings again, you can get it all from “Presets”

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MYP & Grade 5 MacBook Pick up Schedule

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  • Publication date August 14, 2015
  • Categories: Student

Aug. 19th. (Wednesday)

Teacher Room
Weatherly, Jacqui Blue Gym 1
Boothby, Fenella Design Centre
Joyce, Nikolai Design Centre

Aug. 20th (Thursday)

Teacher Room
Fischl, Richard C147
Messom, Andrew C151
Newman, Martin D203
Mello, Luiz D204
Runte, Angela D214

Aug. 21st (Friday)

Teacher Room
Hernandez-Verdugo, Laura D217
Lee, Anthony D221
Yang, Jean D223
Zhang, May D224
Wang, Lisa D225

Aug. 24th (Monday)

Teacher Room
Chen, Angel D227
Wang, Sunny D228
Mazz, Daniel D240
Hwangbo, Jae Yong D342
Creme, Rebecca Lee D346

 

Aug. 25th (Tuesday)

Grade 5 Homerooms

Teacher Room
Lindy Buckley C140
Nicola Shipley C141
Steven Fielke C147

 

MYP/DP Schedule FAQ’s…

Q: Why does my schedule say that my homeroom teacher is my Humanities teacher?

A: You are in two groups. One is your advisory, led by your advisor (duh!). The second is your “Study Group,” which is the group of people you see in your Humanities, PE, and some other classes (AKA: 6B or 10A, etc.). Veracross says your HR teacher is the Humanities teacher of your study group. This is basically a tiny glitch we cannot work around (yet). Think of it this way: You have at least two people who love you!

Q: Do I need to know which “Study Group” I’m in (6B, 10A, etc.)? 

A: YES! This is how we will line up at fire drills!

Q: Why do Grades 7-9 have one random, unscheduled blank in their schedules?

A: This is not random at all; it’s “Life 101” (formerly known as Lifeskills). Why is it blank? Who knows? Will is stay blank? Maybe. Does it matter (because you now totally get that this is your “Life 101” block)? Not really.

 

Keep those questions coming!

 

 

MYP/DP Assembly at 2:30pm Today in the PAC

Students: Remember that we will have a Welcome Assembly today at 2:30pm, sharp! Just leave your bags in you Block 5 class.

Teachers: Please bring your Block 5 classes to the PAC at 2:25 for a 2:30pm start.

Advisors: Please show your Advisees the new seating plan (linked below) and stand by your new row this afternoon. Once we work out where each advisory is sitting, that will be your spot for the year. This is practice for the “real thing” when we’ll have to take attendance quickly!

Thanks!

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