Year: 2018

Did you know that the Staff Folder is a one-stop shop for dozens and dozens of vital documents you will need as we progress through the school year? According to a recent study, 94.6% of questions about Break Time Teaching, Handbooks and Procedures, Health and Medical, Child Protection, Dress Expectations, Professional Growth, Learning Support, Trips and RAMS, Budget Heads,  NIS Templates, Assemblies, Evacuation Lists,  Weekly Meetings and more can be answered by replying “Um…I think it’s in the Staff Folder?”

Don’t delay, Bookmark today! 

Hello All.

Please find the attached Opening Day Schedule and see Adam, Ruth, Katie, or Kasson with questions. Enjoy meeting our newest students and families!

Many Thanks!

Dear all,

Due to construction needs,  Classrooms (C115,C116,C118,C129,C130,C131,C132,C133,C134) and EY playground area is off limits for whole school year 2018~2019.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Facility Department

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Dear all,

Due to construction needs,  Classrooms (C115,C116,C118,C129,C130,C131,C132,C133,C134) and EY playground area is off limits for whole school year 2018~2019.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Facility Department

Welcome to INSET Friday!

-Coffee and tea are provided this morning in the Staff Lounge.

-We’ll plan to start at 8:30am in the Music Room with our Design Thinking sessions led by the Strategy Team.

-A heads-up that Enrollment Morning is on today from 9am-12pm today, with new students and families on campus.

-We’ll have an Evacuation practice today at 2:30pm. FYI.

-Please find today’s schedule reattached here.

-Professional dress guidelines begin from Monday with our Opening Day for new students/parents and all Grade 6 families.

-Have a collaborative and collegial day as we prepare for next week and beyond!

Hello All,

We will practice an evacuation drill today at 2:30pm. Those with Homeroom assignments have been notified. All other teachers should gather on the track, in the area closest to the PAC. SET will help direct traffic.

Once the practice is complete, we’ll plan to launch right into our “Community Connections” sessions.

Many Thanks!

Below is an incredibly useful link to glossaries in multiple languages for common words/expressions used in Language Arts, Humanities, Science & Maths at the three levels – primary, middle and upper school.  These might prove to be invaluable as a permanent resource for your respective classrooms.

https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/resources/glossaries

Thanks to Sarah Merrylees for sharing!

Dear all,

For the Strategy Session prep Friday 8:30 in Music Room:

• Please bring pens
• Do not bring laptops

See you then.

Thanks for your role in yesterday’s SY18/19 Launch.

Coffee/Tea provided in the Lounge this morning and snacks at break.

Come by the Lounge and visit our “Community Lion”

Have a great day! Today’s Schedule is reattached here for your convenience. 

There have been a few updates to Friday’s INSET schedule based on a change to the Amazing Race activity due to the heat.

This will result in a bit more planning time for teachers on the day and an opportunity to achieve the goals of the Race in a shorter time slot, here at NIS, and without going outside… much.

Members of the Amazing Race planning team (Gretchen, Darren, Bella, Laurel, and Paul) will make short announcements at the Primary, G9-12 Advisory, and XBlock team meetings this morning with details. Please see this team with questions.

Many Thanks!

Dear all,

For the Strategy Session prep Friday 8:30 in Music Room:

• Please bring pens
• Do not bring laptops

See you then.

Hello All,

Please find the INSET schedule linked here.

See everyone in the cafeteria at 8am for breakfast and a catch-up!

Hello All,

A warm welcome and welcome back to everyone! We hope the holiday was outstanding and that you are excited for the year ahead. One of the best things about a break is the perspective it brings, which can help us appreciate just how wonderful our special little learning community really is!

Attached is our schedule for August INSET and our opening week with students. Please have a look when you are ready to flip the switch into work mode. As always, another handy resource is our STAFF FOLDER, which is updated and awaiting your queries. Why not make bookmarking this essential repository your first formal act of the new school year?!

We’ll plan to start in earnest at 8:00am on Wednesday morning with what has become our traditional breakfast gathering in the cafeteria and go from there.

See you soon!