Does anyone know what has happened to the 4R shredder which was in the MUN room D248? Please let me know if you have it as the Eco Team needs to use it. Thanks.
Inter-House Chess
If you know your Spassky from your Smyslov and your Capablanca from your Carlsen, then the opportunity to shine for your house is fast approaching.
The MYP/DP inter-house chess tournament will be held next Wednesday (October 28th) in D219 (G9-12) & D220 (G6-8).
Teams of four (two boys & two girls) cerebral athletes will compete at break-neck speed to decide which house will become the year’s ‘home of high-brow’.
Contact your House Captains/Leaders if you are interested in playing.
Note, all players are expected to download a chess clock app to their smartphones BEFORE the day of play.
See Mr Battye or Mr Wiggins for more info.
Birthday Cupcakes -October Birthdays
PTA is giving out Birthday Cupcakes today (Tuesday) at morning break, in the foyer in front of the Library. Happy Birthday all October Babies!
PYP House Event Results
PYP Tech Challenge Results
Last Friday’s Tech Challenge was a hard fought challenge involving making and flying paper planes, lots of chalk and a magical 10 point bonus square. After close analysis of the scores, the final results were:
1st – Wutaishan
2nd – Taiping
3rd – Xuanwu
Current scores are:
Xuanwu 125
Taiping 165
Wutaishan 195
Next event is the Tug of War to be hosted by Wutaishan.
Lost and …
There has been a small amount of money found on the floor in front of my office. If a student (probably PYP) tells you s/he lost some money yesterday, have them come and see me.
An invitation from the Purple Duck Team
Dear Trip Week Travelers,
We hope you had an enriching week away, discovering China. We’ve already heard some tales; inspiring, compelling, surprising, traumatising, hilarious, worrying and unbelievable. We’d love to include some of them in the 5th Annual Purple Duck Magazine.
Send us a:
Limerick
Short Story or paragraph
Photograph with a story or caption
An illustration
A Quote
Or anything else…
Please send submissions to Diana or Juan: dianaandrasyova@nanjing-school.com or juanandradecalderon@nanjing-school.com
We can’t wait to read them.
Love from the P.Ducky Team
CSR Poster Competition: Vote!
Dear NIS Students,
As you may know, NIS students have entered a range of posters for the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) competition.
The foci for this year’s competition were: air, water, food, environment and sustainability.
Please click on the QR code below to vote through WeChat. Voting will continue until October 22 at 23:59.
Thank you,
Mrs Tyoschin
CSR Poster Voting Online Now
Dear All,
As you may know, NIS students entered a range of posters for the Corporate Social Responsibility competition.
The foci for this year’s competition were: air, water, food, environment and sustainability.
Please click on the QR code below to vote through WeChat. Voting will close October 22 at 23:59.
Thank you,
Arden
12 Days and counting until
Movember and Move begin!
What’s Movember? Movember is a movement where during the month of November, men around the world become more incredibly good looking by the day by growing mustaches to help raise money and awareness for men’s health issues.
What’s Move? For those that can’t grow a mustache (and those that can), everyone can help to raise awareness and money for male health issues by pledging to exercise EVERY SINGLE DAY during the month of November. You can help raise money and awareness AND feel great!
If you would like to sign up, donate to, or find out more information about Movember and/or Move (and Team Nanjing), please talk to Mr. Fischl, Mr. Buhler, or visit http://moteam.co/team-nanjing
Parents, students, and teachers are all welcome to join! 
Local School English Tutors – C&S – Last chance to signup – C&S
We still have vacancies for G8-11 students to sign up for the Local School Tutoring group. We go to the school next door on Wednesdays after school and give short and informal English classes to their grade 7 students. Please sign up for this activity on Veracross – it is a core activity for G9 and 10.
SCISAC Soccer@NIS – C&S / CAS Opportunity
On Tuesday at 0800 signups will open for the SCISAC Soccer event at NIS. Thirty helpers are needed over Thursday, Friday and Saturday. In total over these 3 days there are 8 sessions and you will be required to help in 3 or 4 of these sessions. If you are available on all of these three days then please sign up on Veracross. There will be a meeting with Ms Weatherly at lunchtime on Tuesday 27th Oct in the Blue Gym to decide what sessions you will help in. The event will be held on:
Thu 12th : 3pm – 7pm
Fri 13th : 8.30am – 7pm
Sat 14th : 8am – 7pm
OWC and PingAn monthly visit on Oct. 21, 2015 (Wednesday), 11:30 ~ 16:00 @ H301 Centre
Dear overseas staff,
Please be informed that the OWC and PingAn monthly visit will be on Oct. 21, 2015 (Wednesday), 11:30~16:00 @ H301 (Dance Studio) Centre.
Best wishes,
Clara
Well done!
Congratulations to teachers for reducing their printing in September by 32% compared to September of last year. It is almost 16,000 RMB less than last month too. And well done to students for cutting their printing by 13% relative to September 2014. Onwards and greenwards! Thank you, from the Eco team.
ACAMIS Volleyball this week
The attached list of students will be representing the school at the ACAMIS Volleyball tournament in Shanghai from Thu to Sun this week. Apologies for the lateness of this notice. They will miss Thu and Fri Day 4 & 5.
Accreditation Preparatory Visit
Our visitors from CIS, NEASC and NCCT will be in school all day from today until Thursday. They are; Helena Sobulis CIS, Bak Fun Wong NEASC and Sophie Che and Summer Li from NCCT.
I am attaching the final schedule below. If there has been a change to your time or room you should have been notified. However I have made other changes such as to the person you will be meeting with. Therefore please use the schedule attached.
If you need cover please notify Stine.