Year: 2015

Student Council President/Vice President Elections

Today is the big day to elect the SC leaders for the 2015-16 school year. The candidates are:

Team A: Catherine and Luke

Team B: Kostya and Cameron

After assembly in your homerooms, you will cast your vote for who you would like to see leading the student council next year. Every vote counts!

Tech Committee Meeting Today

Join us for a Tech Committee Meeting today at lunch in the MYP LGR. This informal group meets occasionally to discuss NIS Tech topics and help plan for the future of Tech @ NIS.

All interested staff are welcome/encouraged to attend.

Topics on tap for this week:

  • Technology and Information Literacy
  • Yosemite updates
  • Microsoft Office roll-out INSET
  • Acceptable use guidelines
  • Minimum vs. recommended

PYP LGR

Dear Colleagues,
Please remember that the PYP LGR and kitchen is unavailable for bookings during the school day for the remainder of the school year as this is the temporary learning space for our LSS students and teachers.

Thank you,
Arden

FYI: Expiring Theme

The default Edublogs Theme we use is set to expire in about 30 days. I’ve gone ahead and changed the Theme to “Able”. This has changed the look of the website to a white background with a light grey menu bar.

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IT’S BACK

GAMEDAY is returning today during lunch in the PYP LGR (the temporary LSS area). Bring your games, bring your friends, bring some food (for the teachers of course), and bring some skills! Spoons, Jenga, Uno and many many more!

Bring. It. On.

Afternoon of Rock

Tricycle (or however you spell it!) is organising an ‘Afternoon of Rock’ on Friday, June 5th, at 3:15 in the school’s courtyard. There’s going to be several bands, so it’s going to be a rockin’ good time. Please stop by on your way out, or better yet stay and enjoy! For more information, please see Charlie, Jack or Olivier.

In case of weather for ducks…

Don’t worry. It won’t rain on the Duck’s parade!

If rain looks likely tomorrow evening, Plan B will be the Centre Cafe, as originally planned. The party will go on…!

 

The Duck Has Landed!

It’s that time of year again! The Purple Duck, 2015 edition, has arrived.

It’s a glossy, all-colour collection of the very best of an excellent year’s work, done by students (and a few teachers) in visual arts and creative writing. And to launch this new issue, the Purple Duck team is hosting a garden party. Come along for an al fresco, candle-lit evening of song and dance, art and poetry.

Please ignore the purple posters that have been telling you for a week now to go to the Centre Cafe! It’s a ruse to confuse – a commonly used literary technique that adds mystery and a pleasant sense of bewilderment. Instead, come to the patio area at the back of the Design Centre (make your way through the cafeteria to get there – if lost, follow the purple string…).

The evening starts at 7pm. The Purple Duck tradition of open mic continues, so bring your own favourite song, poem or other piece of literature to read. Wear purple if you can. And don’t forget – for a pittance – to pick up your own copy of this year’s magazine, on sale for the first time at the party. Be the first in your street to get your hands on this year’s magazine!

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Grade 7’s on Xuanwu Lake Maths Trail Field Trip

This is just a reminder to any Grade 7 teachers that this Thursday, June 4, the 7th graders will be away blocks 1-4 (until lunch) on a math field trip. Enjoy the free blocks!

Thanks for your understanding!

Michelle, Dan, and Bronwyn

Posters around school

Please remember posters around school should only be placed on bulletin boards prior authorisation. No posters should be placed on doors, walls or columns as the bluetag or tape damage the paint.

It was a starless and tempestuous evening…

Reminder: Authors choose words with intention…what were they thinking? Come and deconstruct opening sentences with us. Bring your own favourite opening line if you wish!

When: Today June 3, 13:20 – 13:50 (second half of lunch)

Where: Library picture book corner

Audience: all K2-G12 literature teachers (English, Mandarin, German, Spanish, French)

Why: Jacqui P. and Marina would like to share a learning experience

 

Green Team Vegetable sale Wednesday at 4:00 PM

Weather permitting, the green team should have enough harvest to have another vegetable sale today.  There will be veggies, basil plants, and free herbs.

Come out and support the Green team.  Live a healthy life.

 

Where Won’t You Be?

Hello MYP/DP Students,

Where won’t you be at 7:59am Friday morning???

A. Sitting in your Homeroom wondering why the lights are off and no one else is there.

B. Strolling down the hallway listening to old Taylor Swift songs and wondering why the place is empty.

C. Waiting outside Dr. Saavedra’s office for a signature of some kind and lamenting his absence.

D. Looking in the mirror in the bathroom telling yourself how amazing you are, over and over again.

E. All of the above.

 

Of course it’s E! You will be seating in the Theatre awaiting the penultimate MYP/DP assembly of the year! Athletics galore, Student Council Elections, and so much more. See you there!