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.
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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?
MYP/DP Theatre Tech Crew
We will meet at 1:00pm in the Theatre today to prepare for the PE Showcase technical rehearsal.
Cindy Presenting at Lunch: Calls for feedback please
Hi all, Cindy will be presenting Algodoo PHUN 3 times today in preparation for ISKL on September 17th-21st. In coming to one of of her presentations, we hope that you learn something, but we also ask that you give feedback.
The presentations are in C136 (beside the Library)
Algodoo PHUN – Science/Physics/Simple Machines app
(3x 5-minute Speed-Geeking presentations – All the same)
Mon Sep 14 (Lunch)
12:55 – 1:00
1:10 – 1:15
1:25 – 1:30
Tomorrow, was ask that you come to the last of the three presentations about:
iTunes/iCloud vs Seesaw
(50 minutes)
Tue Sep 15 (Lunch)
12:30 – 1:30
We hope that you can join us.
Cindy and Tom
Announced Lockdown Drill on September 16th, 2015@11.30am
The Lockdown Drill, Wednesday 16 September@11.30am
Please find the Procedure Form via your pigeonhole and return it with your feedback to the reception desk by Thursday 17 September after the drill.
Thanks/Myra
C&S Activity – Volleyball Scorers 19th Sept
Scorers are wanted for the Volleyball Competition on Sat Sept 19th. You can help from 8.30am – 12 noon or from 12 noon to 4.30pm. See up on C&S / CAS sign-up link on Veracross.
Language Acquisition
Design one or more of the following activities for your unit:
Matching vocabulary with definitions
Cloze activity
Drawing and labelling
Labelling maps
Filling out simple charts
Sequencing activity
Advisory Group Teachers – Managebac basics
If you would me to come to your classroom to go through the basics of Managebac with you I would be happy to oblige. If interested please let me know a couple of times you are free next week.