G9 and 11 students are welcome to contact me by Wed Feb 24th if you would like to discuss running your own ASA for younger students in cycle 3. You must contact me before next Wed if you are interested in discussing this.
Nic Dinner Tibetan Theme Restaurant
Great restaurant – book with Vicki
Weekly Bulletin – important change to the way content is submitted
Dear All,
CHANGE TO SUBMISSION OF WEEKLY BULLETIN MATERIAL – new distinction between NEWS and POSTER
From this Week 23 – Monday 22nd February, all material for our Weekly Bulletin will be submitted via the Daily Bulletin using the box in the top right hand corner : News or Poster
The deadline for submission will remain the same : 12 noon on Wednesday.
The main difference you will notice is that there are two options : News or Poster. Instructions on each are contained in the drop down box.
The poster part relates to the long rectangular plastic banners on stands that are produced by Ann Dong in Purchasing. We want to eliminate these from our school as they cannot be recycled, they are cumbersome, costly and tend to “breed” at certain times of the school year. It is not the sports review posters etc that form part of the bulletin – those will stay the same for the time being, although we are also looking at how to make our Weekly Bulletin more user friendly and interface more effectively with our website.
These posters will now appear on one of the new hi tec touch screens currently in the Centre Foyer. The deadline will also be noon on Wednesday and they will appear on the website and the screen on the same cycle as the Weekly Bulletin ie Friday afternoon.
There is sometimes a problem with the size of these posters particularly if they contain photos. Please seek assistance from ICT on how to compress, as we will no longer be using the server as a back up.
If you are involved with one of the school charities this will also apply to the banners produced for display in school.
We will be reviewing this new process and welcome your comments and suggestions.
If you need further clarification please ask Brian or Sue in Admissions.
Thanks for your support as we continue to review the quality of the information we provide to our Community and improve our green credentials.
Sue N
suenorthcott@nanjing-school.com
Directions to where the Teacher Band is playing! Tonight!
HOT CORONA
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2016, 9:30 PM
PSYCHO CATS PARADISE CLUB
CORNER OF SHANGHAI LU AND GUANGZHOU LU, THE FOOTBALL STADIUM BUILDING
CONTACT RICHARD FISCHL OR JESSE DOUMA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
The club is on the same corner as Paulaner and across the street from Brewsell’s
More classroom goodies for you!
Stop by D204 if you’re looking for these (and please consider checking later in the year prior to ordering stationary). These were unearthed in good condition (or new) from dark corners of D204 and have been unopened since the Ming Dynasty. Vintage!
Tape and tape dispensers;
Post-its;
Staplers;
Staples and thumb tacks for you, your department, and the members of your department who aren’t even born yet;
4 kwai;
Plastic folders, paper trays, folder holders?
Rulers;
Brand-new pencils;
Red white-board markers;
A cooker cover stand (no joke);
Stickers and labels;
Hole-punch;
Matches
Cycle 3 ASAs
We are preparing for cycle 3 ASAs and I have contacted directly those who I believe will be doing an ASA in cycle 3 but if anyone else would like to offer an ASA please let me know by Wed next week what you would like to do. FYI the draft programme is attached here.ASA Cycle 3 Draft pr0gramme
Grade 5 Exhibition 2016
Think systemically……5th grade need mentors to be part of the Exhibition system.
Please email any of the grade 5 teachers if you are willing to be a part of this exciting journey!
THINK ABOUT BEING A MENTOR FOR A SMALL GROUP!
- The role of the mentor is chiefly to advise and keep students on track
- There should be regular meetings. For the most part we would like mentor meetings to happen during UOI time, in the grade 5 classrooms.
- Offer advice on locating resources and using them efficiently
- Ask questions (i.e. to clarify thinking, to help with processing information, to extend knowledge etc.)
- Help interpret sophisticated/difficult information
- Facilitate interviews, telephone calls, any electronic communication
- Goal setting and time management advice
- Be supportive and encouraging
- Celebrate achievements and successes with the students
Grade 5 students will be most appreciative of your help!
Community Activities Registration (for Teaching Faculty)
Community activity registration is open until Feb. 24th. Lots of wonderful and beneficial activities are available this time. Here is how you can check and sign up from Veracross Teacher Portal:
1. Login Veracross Teacher portal: https://portals.veracross.com/nis/.
2. From School Report which is at right bottom side of the window, you will find “Community Activity Registration“ link. Click on the link to launch the sign-up.
OWC & PingAn monthly visit on Feb. 24, 2016 (Wed.), 10:30 ~ 16:00 @ H303, Centre
Dear overseas staff,
Please be informed that the OWC & PingAn monthly visit will be on Feb. 24, 2016 (Wed.), 10:30 ~ 16:00 @ H303, Centre.
Best wishes,
Clara
HOT CORONA
HOT CORONA
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2016, 9:30 PM
PSYCHO CATS PARADISE CLUB
CORNER OF SHANGHAI LU AND GUANGZHOU LU, THE FOOTBALL STADIUM BUILDING
CONTACT RICHARD FISCHL OR ROBERT BUHLER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Classroom stuff
In the spirit of re-thinking learning spaces, I am looking for a new home for some of the least used items in my classroom. You might find some of these useful: book shelves, metal file cabinet, folders, paper trays. Stop by D204 if you want to take a look.
I am also looking for a couple of whiteboards if you have a spare.
Luiz
D204 / luizmello@nanjing-school.com
Nerf Team Building – Taobao links.
With Chinese New Year winding down, taobao may be starting again. In addition to official nerf guns, you can cheaply pick up a fake nerf gun that would be great for the afternoon.
Note: chat with the seller to ensure that the nerf gun will arrive before Friday.
Here are some links:
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=35399934962&ali_refid=a3_420434_1006:1104732762:N:软弹枪:0387f73db078f2c999e70be6a7f64d39&ali_trackid=1_0387f73db078f2c999e70be6a7f64d39&spm=a230r.1.0.0.qDlxit
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.0.0.zJuTbL&scm=1007.11855.15312.100200300000007&id=523198902260&pvid=50d30e2d-4577-4ee8-8518-d71117c46e2f
Real Nerf with a grenade launcher as well:
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.0.0.18Pitr&id=524361823639&_u=fq5oihnec87
Enjoy your shopping. See you in the gym on Friday =)