Day: September 6, 2016

Thursday: Learning Alchemists Environment – Lunch

Greetings fellow academic-practitioners,

  • Do you bask in the perusal of readings, plus those suggested and referenced in said articles as well?
  • Do you love finding new ways of thinking?
  • Are you comfortable with cognitive dissonance?

If so, starting on September 8th, and continuing every
Thursday, in the Strategy Room
at Lunch
we will create a:
Learning Alchemists* Environment

We will:

  • Survey current, seminal, and even abject books on education, learning, and the periphery;
  • Analyse, elucidate, and debate Peer Reviewed articles;
  • Reflect on TED videos and the like;
  • Criticise and appraise current practice, gadgetry, and trends;
  • Share Ideas and “best practice”;
  • Create an ongoing agenda as a group.

You need to:

  • Update your iPhones ?
  • Be prepared for controversy and aha moments
  • Bring a lunch (Maybe we’ll order in sometime)
  • Do prior readings – or watchings (if called for)

You do not need:

  • To come every week or for the whole of lunch (You can drop in and leave any time)

For our first encounter, we will watch a video,
comment on and critique it,
and create an agenda of items, readings, and videos for the next few meetings.

Come one, Come all.
Nihil Sine Causa (or is there?)

Contact Tom Johnson for more details

*Alchemy – “a power or process of transforming something common into something special”

Reference
Alchemy. (n.d.). Retrieved August 30, 2016, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alchemy

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ACAMIS Kids Read- Info Meeting Today

Any students in Gr.6, 7 or 8 interested in learning more about the ACAMIS Kids Read competition should come to a brief informational meeting TODAY (Wednesday) in the library at the start of lunch (12:50). The meeting will be just to explain more about the competition- no commitment is necessary at this point. If you are interested but can’t make the meeting, please send Mrs. Rinker an email. Hope to see you there!

Homework Club!!

Homework Club is today from 3:15 to 4:15 in LSS (C142). Come work on your homework, study for assessments, work on projects, and go over information you have learned in class.Mr. Newman will be there to help with science as well!

We can help with PPPs, EEs, IAs and any other acronymed project you can think of!

Woohoo!

Reminder about the NIC Membership BBQ this Saturday 10th : 12-4pm

Do come along to the Welcome Back Membership BBQ on Saturday here in school from 12-4pm.

NIC Members get in for free – please bring your membership card along.

Guests will be charged RMB400 for adults and RMB250 for children under 12.

There will be lots of fun for all the family as well as a delicious BBQ by Skyways.

If you need more info – see Sue in Admissions.

 

Reminder : NO Weekly Bulletin in Week 6.

Dear All

Next Week 6 is a short week, so there will be no Weekly Bulletin. If you have information you need to circulate regarding events or activities in Week 7 – please get your entry in by noon tomorrow.

If you have any problems with this deadline – let Sue know in Admissions.

Thanks

Sue N

 

Burst the Bubble – Goose Chase

GET YOUR TEAMS SUBMITTED!

WHEN: At 4:00 on Friday, September 9th.
WHERE: In the Centre Entrance of NIS.

  • Choose your own team or be teamed up with others.
  • (Max. 5 teams – At least 3 people per team)
  • Submit names by Thursday at 3:15 please.

You will need a VPN on your phone and 3G or 4G.
Teams might spend money for certain missions, so bring along a card or cash.

Contact Joe Barder for more info.