Dear All
There will be no Car Parking due to the NIS Invitational Swim Meet this Saturday , Jan 17th.
Facility Team
Talent Show Auditions
Just a reminder that the 2015 Talent Show auditions will be this Thursday and Friday at lunch. If you think you’ve got talent, then come on over and show us! Music and Singing will be in the Music Room and dance, theater, or other performances will be in the Black Box. We’re excited to see you there!
SET minutes – Jan 7
Dear All,
Please see the attached minutes from Jan 7.
The Talent show is coming!
Just a reminder that the 2015 Talent Show auditions will be this Thursday (15th) and Friday (16th) at lunch. If you think you’ve got talent, then come on over and show us! Music and Singing will be in the Music Room and dance, theater, or other performances will be in the Black Box. We’re excited to see you there! More information about sign ups to follow.
PM2.5 Readings in Week19
Hi Dears, please see attached PM2.5 data updates from Facility Team.
ACAMIS Basketball Thu 28 Jan – Sun 1 Feb
The attached list of students will be attending the ACAMIS basketball tournament in Beijing. They will be absent from school on Thu 28 and Fri 29 January. Thanks for your cooperation and flexibility.
Grade 12 BMS Trip – Thu 5th Feb
The attached list of students will be attending a field trip to Hua Dong Teksid Foundry as part of their Diploma Business curriculum. They will leave at 8.15am and return at 3pm on Thu 5th Feb. Thanks for your understanding and flexibility.
Coming soon…
Grade 10 will be open for business!
Grade 10 Humanities students will open their businesses next week on Monday to Thursday in the foyer outside the library. This year’s theme is HEALTH. They will be selling a variety of healthy foods but there will also be some non-food businesses such as hats, posters, aroma therapy bracelets and nail and massage treatments.
Make a note of the date and watch out for the promotions coming out this week.
SLT meeting minutes
Dear all,
pls find the SLT meeting minutes of Dec 9 and Jan 6.
Have a nice day!
Lucy
Two Mandarin Positions Available 2015/2016
Vacancy for Aug 2015: Mandarin Teacher
NIS is seeking 2 qualified teachers to teach Mandarin. The successful applicant should believe in inclusive learning and feel confident working with a wide range of ages and language proficiency levels. This teacher must be able to teach within real-life contexts and needs to be creative in using a wide range of teaching and learning resources. He or she should be committed to collaboration with colleagues. Experience teaching Chinese literature to native/near-native students could be an asset.
Requirements:
- University degree and above, majored in Education or related
- Teaching Certificate
- Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi (PSC): Level 2 Grade A
- Good English proficiency both verbal and written, CET6 and above
- Related working experience a plus
Application Deadline: 26 January 2015
If interested, please send an application letter and CV to recruitment@staff.nanjing-school.com.
Gr5 & 6 Junior CISSA Volleyball
Sign ups are now open on Veracross for Junior CISSA Volleyball for Gr 5 – 6 girls and boys. Practices are Mondays and Wednesdays starting next Monday (19th Jan)
Teachers’ buses next year
There will be a meeting Wednesday 14th January at 12:50 in the Drama Classroom to discuss issues pertaining to the teacher bus next school year. We will discuss some possible solutions following an initial meeting before the Winter Break. All are welcome, but this is particularly for staff members who use the school bus and/or whose children use the bus.
Tech Committee – New Date
Hello all,
It appears that the original date for the next Teach-Meet/Tech Committee will have some other excellent things happening at the same time, namely the KidsRead Competition. Due to this, we will reschedule our event to the date below. Please update your calendars!
Come and join us for our next “Tech Committee”-”New Literacies Teach-Meet”
What: A relaxed, sharing, spurring ideas group
Where: Design | Strategy Room (C115)
When: 1:10 – 2:00pm Friday, February 13, 2015
Who: All teachers, TAs, and staff are welcome
Why: To bounce ideas off one another.
How: Please pick up your lunch and bring it along. Feel free to drop in late if you pass by and see us chatting.
To Share: Please add items here – http://bit.ly/1szGwNm
- Do you use neat programs, subscriptions, or online resources in class that you would like to share with others?
- How about an app that would be neat for learning or life?
- Do you have certain techniques for teaching that others should know about?
- Are there things you would just like to share?
C&S Opportunity
C&S Opportunity
Grade 9-12 students, If you would like to help translation(Korean-English) for Three-way Conference, please email me by Friday Jan 16th.
Grace Kim
Korean Community Advisor
admissions
Tel + 86 25 8589 9111 extn 3064
Fax: +86 25 85899222
www.nanjing-school.com
NIS: Inspiring International Mindedness, Personal Excellence, Creative Thinking
Teachers’ buses next year
There will be a meeting Wednesday 14th January at 12:50 in the Drama Classroom to discuss issues pertaining to the teacher bus next school year. We will discuss some possible solutions following an initial meeting before the Winter Break. All are welcome, but this particularly for staff members who use the school bus
Inter house spelling competition
On Thursday the 15th of January we will be holding the inter house spelling competition. Your house needs 2 boys and 2 girls from grade 6-8 and 2 boys and 2 girls from grade 9-12 who are keen to compete in a new and improved spelling competition. We have revised the previous format and instead of an individual effort you will be working in house teams to topple the opposition. Contact your house leaders and/or captains.