Dear Overseas Colleagues,
Your 2015-16 Home Leave Allowance has been updated basing on current contract end, please feel free to get the individual letter via pigeonhole today.
Thanks/Myra
PingAn Vitality Wellness Day (Friday, Sept. 18, 2015)
Dear overseas staff,
The Vitality Wellness Day will be on Sept. 18, 2015 @ H302A&B – Centre from 8:30 to 16:00.
Please find here attached the poster.
Best wishes,
Clara Xi
PYP Football match
There is an ongoing football match in the concrete area outside the school main entrance. This match has been going on for sometime now (I think the actual score is Team A 351-350 Team B). Unfortunately we have to end the match with no clear winner.
The good news… the match will restart in the grass area or football pitch where there is no danger of a window being broken.
If you are part of this incredible game please understand it is for safety reasons we are moving the match. We are not ending it, please do continue to exercise!
Duty Notice -PYP Football
There is an ongoing football match in the concrete area outside the school main entrance. This match has been going on for sometime now (I think the actual score is Team A 351-350 Team B). Unfortunately we have to end the match with no clear winner.
The good news… the match will restart in the grass area or football pitch where there is no danger of a window being broken.
If you are on duty in the area (grass, climbing frame) or if you are just passing by please let students know. Thanks for your support.
Table Tennis Squad practices start today (Tue)
4.15pm in the Green gym. If you not signed up there is still time – sign up on veracross and come along this afternoon. Open to Gr6 – 12.
Inter-House Table Tennis
A reminder that the inter-house table tennis competition is taking place in the Blue Gym this week. Grades 9 to 12 will compete at lunchtime today and Grades 6 – 8 at lunchtime tomorrow. Come along and cheer for your House.
Environmental Poster Competition
The European Chamber is holding a poster competition under the theme of environment protection. You can design a poster that shows protecting AIR, WATER, FOOD, ENVIRONMENT or SUSTAINABILITY. There will be an open vote to choose the top 3 in each category, which will be made into postcards. These will be sold in aid of the Pfrang Association. All entries should be given to Mrs Tyoschin by Friday 18th September. Good luck!
10-12 Advisories – Friday
For Extended Advisory this coming Friday, please let your advisor know that you are present and then:
Gr10 – with Mr Morin in MYP LGR (PPP)
Gr11 – with Mr Hutchinson in D210 (ManageBac)
Gr12 – updating Family Connection. Use Diploma Lounge and/or Library. Request references both personally and through Family Connection. Complete Profile in Family Connection. Ensure you have a list of Universities in ‘Universities/Colleges I’m thinking about’ and move those you are fairly sure about to ‘Active Applications’. Make sure Common App is matched to Family Connection if you are going to be applying to the US. Start drafting your College Essay or your Personal Statement.
Explore http://share.nanjing-school.com/counseling/
Missing Jacket from costume room
We are currently working on costumes for the MYP/DP production and need a jacket that seems to have gone missing from the costume room
It is light green velvet with a bright coloured silk lining
It was hanging in the ‘MYP Dress-up wardrobe’ in May last school year, we’re not sure when, exactly it went missing.
If you know where it is or you used it please bring it to the black box as soon as possible, we really need it for the production
Thanks
G8 and 12 Discover China Week Medical info form – Due Wed
G8 and G12 students should return the completed medical information form to Advisory Group teachers by this Wed. Please ensure you do this as this information needs to be sent to the travel company this week.
PolyU, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Polytechnic University will visit on Wednesday 23 September, from 12.00 in my office. here will be a presentation at 12.50.
CISSA Soccer Sign Ups are open!!!
Go to your veracross homepage and sign up for CISSA Soccer. Practices start next week. Open to all Gr5 – 8 students. See Athletics Noticeboard for Practice days and times.
CISSA Touch Rugby Fri 18 – Sat 19 Sep
The attached list of students will travel to Shanghai for CISSA Touch Rugby. They will leave at lunchtime on Friday 18 Sep so missing Block 5. Please excuse them. Thanks
Are you a writer?
EARCOS has a tri-annual journal that is published every fall, winter and spring. If you are a writer, have you considered writing for the EARCOS Tri-Annual Journal? Articles can be in the area of Curriculum, Green/Sustainable, Campus Development, Service Learning, Community Service and Press Releases. Please let me know if you are interested.
Many thanks,
Grace
Language Acquisition
Consider the following questions:
How will you link the content to the students’ previous knowledge?
How will you build background information? (Show a video or read a book aloud about your topic first.)
Decide what language and concepts need to be pre-taught.
How can you develop content area vocabulary? What visuals will you need?