Dear all,
CMB will CLOSE ON October 1, 4, 5 & 6, 2016.
Cheers,
Grace Song
Grade 6 ISAs Today
Dear Grade 6 Students, a gentle reminder to go straight to the classroom where you will have your second day of ISA testing today at 8.10am.
6A – Ms Merrylees, 6B – Mr Underwood, 6C – Mr Snyder.
RAMs Accident Flow Chart
Dear All,
Following the INSET session recently, I have updated the accident flow chart for the RAMs based on your feedback. I am attaching it here: RAMs – UPDATED SEPT 2016 and I will also add it to the staff folder on the server: afp://fileserver.nanjing-school.com/Public/Teachershare/STAFF_FOLDER_(2016-17)/Trips (RAMS and planner)/Trips – RAMS 2016-17
Lost a phone?
Today I am showcasing the many expensive and trendy phones that have been lost by the NIS Community. Can you see yours? Did you lose a phone and are wondering if it was turned in? Come and pay me a visit; it might be a happy ending.
See you soon!
Hello Grade 7-12 students,
On Today during your normally scheduled Life 101 Block our All-Star Compass student squad and members of our ever-committed teacher Strategy Team will be working with you to get your opinion on life at NIS. This will happen at the same Block and in the same place as your usually go. Please bring along a charged laptop and be prepared to get involved and help direct the future of our school, Let’s here it!
Wednesday, Yearbook Mugshots
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Yearbook mugshot schedule Sep 28 (Day 1) 2016 .pdf
Used Book Sale- Tuesday- Thursday
The Library will be holding a used book sale of weeded library books to make room for the 650 new books that arrived a few weeks back.
Be sure to stop by Tuesday through Thursday this week. On Friday, all leftover books will be donated to a local school.
The Library Staff
Free Stuff- Resource Room
Hi Teachers-
The Library Resource Room is trying to recycle some old stuff for classroom use. Glass fish tank (terrarium?), scads of file folder boxes, kajillions of DVD cases, globes, large storage tubs? Please let us know if anything interests you-
The Library Staff
A few Core Service Activities for Grade 10 Students
A reminder to Grade 10 students, you need to have a “Core Service Activity” each semester so please make sure you have your sem 1 Core Activity listed in Managebac. Below are a few Core activities that may not have been on the list published earlier in the year.
Semester 1
- Nanjinger Magazine – NIS Student Group – for Grade 10 and 11 students interested in Writing, Photography and other skills related to writing and publishing articles. Please contact me.
- YouthTedX – Very limited places available for grade 10 students who have commitment to this event. Late semester 1 start, event will be in February. Contact Mr Mello for more information if you are interested.
- Trashbusters – Grade 10 students in this activity will need to commit to Thursdays after school and also to a weekend activity in sem 1. Please contact me.
Semester 2
- Art Auction – Very limited spaces for Grade 10 students who will be taking Art as a DP subject next year. Please contact Mr Kay.
- Trashbusters – Grade 10 students in this activity will need to commit to Thursdays after school and also to a weekend activity in sem 2. Please contact me.
Learning Alchemists Environment
Learning Alchemists Environment
Thursday, September 29
in the Strategy Room at Lunch
we will read a rebuttal article to the previous viewpoint.
Please remember, you can drop in and leave any time.
Contact: Tom Johnson for more details
Article for Sept 29
- is-direct-instruction-an-answer-to-the-right-question (rebuttal article)
Past Articles
Weekly Bulletin – important information
Important info about the Weekly Bulletin
As next week is a holiday if you have submissions for Week 9 please get them done this week – by Wednesday at noon.
A reminder to submit your Weekly Bulletin posts via the Daily Bulletin using the box in the top right hand corner called Weekly Bulletin
- Important information is translated into Korean. If you are not sure if this applies to your article please ask Sue or Ruth.
- There are two options : Weekly Bulletin and Banner/Poster. Instructions on each are contained in the drop down box.
- The poster part relates to the long rectangular plastic banners on stands that used to be in school and are now on the hi-tec screens in the Centre Foyer.
- Please submit your entries in Word. If you send them in PDF w are not able to edit and this leads to delays.
- If you have any problems submitting files, address any technical issues to : help@nanjing-school.com or ask Sue in Admissions
Room Check for 3-Way Conference
Dear All,
For 3-Way Conference, the schedule has been created for you. Please open your schedule and check if your Room No. is correct or not. If your Room No. or schedule needs to be changed, please notify cindykong@nanjing-school.com or samanthazou@nanjing-school.com. Here is how you can check your schedule:
- Login Veracross Teacher Portal
- Find and open “Conference Schedule” under School Report which is at the right hand side of the page.
- On the Conference Schedule, you can see your time slots and Room No.
OLF (no more)
Please note that we will no longer use the OLF system for students going out of school during lesson time.
Instead, the Trip Leader, the Athletics Director or the Activities Coordinator will post a list of students on the Daily Bulletin at least 1 week before the trip.
This will be the new system for all trips, both curricular and co-curricular.
A reminder that all lists posted should always be password protected with our agreed generic password (see email for password)
ISA testing
ISA testing for Grades 5 and 6 takes place today and tomorrow. Please be aware of this as you move around the hallways between classes.
Grade 6 will take a later break at 10.55. If you see these students in the Cafeteria or on the grass area be assured that are not being rebels!
Dirty Dishes….
Dear Colleagues,
Lunchtime dishes, trays, dirty plates, mugs etc need to be returned to the Cafeteria at the end of lunchtime. This will not be done by anyone else except yourselves. Comments have been made about such items lying around the classrooms. Let’s just do it. Thanks.