Warriors! The school year 2015/16 is looking very good for another red victory. We need some House Captains to lead us to success in the House Championship this year.
Ms Boothby and I are looking for a boy and a girl captain for Grades 6-8 and a boy and a girl captain from Grades 9-12. If you are interested and want to find out more about what this means, please come and see us or send us an email as soon as possible.
Go Warriors!
The PAC is open for bookings! If you are planning an event in which the Theatre or other areas of the PAC are required, please ensure you have booked the space with me (Sam Brown). Drop me an email or come and see me in the Black Box.
The PAC is heavily used and there are already some weeks which are completely full…so don’t delay your booking.
Then consider standing to be House Captain for your House.
Elections are on Friday morning so start campaigning and plan your speech!
Let your House teacher or advisory teacher know if you are interested.
Great start to the year MYP/DP Rockstars!
If you are still having any locker issues, please stop by Mr. Bratton’s office ASAP. Let’s get this sorted! A reminder to please use your locker, and only YOUR locker. Thanks!
The upcoming EARCOS teachers’ conference will be held in International School Manila, Philippines and the theme is “Innovating Arts and Motion”. This year’s strand is on: Physical Education, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Design Technology, Counseling, Technology and General Education Topics. A list of the Keynote speakers and special presenters are uploaded on the website. Please take a look: http://www.earcos.org/etc2016/. If you are interested in being a teacher or a counselor Presenter, please email me and I will send you all the necessary information. The deadline for the proposal is due by October 9th, 2015.
Please check the attachment or the website (http://www.earcos.org/ww_approved_1516.php) for the upcoming workshops.
If the teacher can shape the input that each of the ELL/English B learners receives at a level just above their level of comprehension – by modulation of the written and spoken language to which students are exposed, through appropriate classroom organization and careful choice of activities and tasks – then the teacher is creating the most favourable conditions for learning, not only to learn English but also to learn the subject content. This is on the assumption that the cognitive challenge of the activities is also just above the level of comprehension – or in what Vygotsky called the zone of proximal development.The tasks also needs to be interesting and relevant.
In the spirit of international mindedness (Earth Overshoot Day, http://www.overshootday.org/, was on August 13th this year!), do all you can to avoid waste-of electricity by turning off unnecessary lights and closing all doors; of paper by printing on used paper or both sides and recycling mindfully; of water by turning off the tap when you finish and taking shorter showers in school; of food by eating everything on your plate. Why not start the new school year off in a greener way, and persuade others too? It’s very easy.
Hello Student Council Enthusiasts!
Student Council needs to start soon so if you are still refining your paragraphs explaining why you would like to be a part of student council, then you should finish them soon! Please send them to me (Kostya Tyoschin) before the end of Tuesday. Wishing all candidates the best of luck!
– Kostya Tyoschin and Cameron Young
We are now preparng for MYP/DP Discover China Week and we require all MYP/DP students to give a photocopy of front page of passport and current Chinese visa to your Advisory Teacher. Please give these to your Advisory teacher by Friday this week. If you have any problems giving these in by Friday please let your Advisory Teacher know about this. Thank you.
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
‘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.
Hi all, If you get the following pop-up requiring action:
Username: Please type in your first and last name (e.g. tomjohnson)
and then for your Password use your email password
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.
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.)
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!
1. Start printing from word File Menu >> Print
2. The printing setup window will open. Click on “Copies & Pages” to see more options and open “Layout”
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.
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.
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.
1. Find the “Presets” from the printing setup window. It is usually under the printer.
2. Save your printing settings. Next time, if you want to use the same settings again, you can get it all from “Presets”
