Free downloadable posters of STEM role models
Nevertheless, a podcast about women in technology, has created eight free downloadable posters about STEM role models from around the world — each featuring the artwork of a female artist. The women featured serve as amazing role models in their fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (or STEM as it’s often referred to).
https://medium.com/nevertheless-podcast/stem-role-models-posters-2404424b37dd
NIS Students Tech Team Signup
Click Here to sign up for the Student Tech Team.
Join the Student Tech Team and have some fun learning and sharing your computer knowledge with your fellow students and teachers. We will meet once a week during lunchtime. Helping others use technology better is our goal. It will be a fun group to join!!!
Any question, please
Reach Leon Letkeman: leonletkeman@nanjing-school.com or Cindy: cindykong@nanjing-school.com
Visit us in Macquarium C102
Click Here to sign up for the Student Tech Team.
No Primary Student Council meeting this week
There will be no primary Student Council meeting this week. Thanks, and see you next Wednesday!
ACAMIS Track and Field Training
ACAMIS Track and Field Training has started.
It seems that ACAMIS Track and Field Training is the place to be. We have had some very healthy numbers to training so far. If you are interested in developing fitness components and acquiring skills that are transferable to other sports then come along. Please register on Veracross and join the crew – Monday and Wednesday 4.15-5.45 pm.
Announced Evacuation Drill @ 11.25am on March 04th, 2019
As scheduled, next Fire Drill will take place on Monday 04 March @ 11.25am for whole school.
Students please help by completing this survey.
Two grade 10 students need your help by completing this survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/62L5LTJ
NIS Grade 6-9 Swim Showcase – THIS Thursday 28th February)
Teachers/advisors please can you let students out of class 10 minutes early in time for blocks 2 and 4 so that they can get changed.
Teachers are welcome to watch and support; supervision not needed.
ALL students are expected to participate in the event and ‘showcase’ some of the learning and skills that you have been working upon throughout the unit.
This is the LAST part of the ‘formative’ assessment for Criteria C (Applying and Performing) in the unit
All students are encouraged to bring a towel, wear a top and footwear to the pool (especially from the Green gym)
Block 1: Grade 8 (Students change in the swimming pool changing rooms)
Block 2: Grace 6 (Students change in the green gym changing rooms) Mr Dutton/Mr Stevens will guide you
Block 3: Grade 9 (Students change in the swimming pool changing rooms)
Block 4: Grade 7 (Students change in the green gym changing rooms) Mr Dutton/Mr Stevens will guide you (6B to watch Grade 7 and work on their project)
Block 5: Grade 9C to have regular PHE in the gym
Regular lessons resume in the gym on Friday 1st March
G8 Presentation about Course Choices
Grade 8 Students! Please come to the Music Room straight after Advisory today (Tuesday 26th Feb) for a presentation about the course choices for Grade 9. See you there.
MS (Gr7-9) Basketball starts today!!
Grade 7 – 9 Basketball starts today at 4.20pm in the gym. If you are in Gr7 – 9, come and have a try. All Gr7&8 players, irrespective of previous experience, will participate in the CISSA competition in May, there are no try-outs or cuts for this team. For the SCISAC part of the squad, 12 players will be selected from Gr7 – 9 to travel to Taiwan. Sign up on Veracross.
Digital Citizenship Meeting Reminder
Good Morning,
Please remember that our first meeting this afternoon will be around our Digital Citizenship Philosophy at 1430 in the PAC. All you need is a (non-digital) writing implement. We look forward to seeing you there!
Strategy survey for faculty
Hello everyone!
The Strategy Team would like some feedback on the work done on supporting the implementation of our Strategy. We would also like to gather information that can be used for planning for the next Vision of the Strategy for 2020.
The link to the survey is here, and it should take no more than 10 minutes to complete.
Thanks!
The Strategy Team
Wednesday’s Yearbook Mugshot and Group Photo Schedule
Dear Colleagues:
Attached are Wednesday’s photo timetable (for mugshots and class group photos) and a list of students who need to have their mugshots taken.
Students who need mugshots should report to the MS LGR between 8:00 and 8:25; for teachers and other staff who need an individual photo, the times are 12:50 to 1:25 and 2:45 to 3.
Group photos begin at 8:40. MS/US students should be released five-to-seven minutes before their appointed times so that they can be ready to be photographed. PS students teachers should come as a homeroom group.Mugshot & Homeroom Group Photos 2-27-19-26y0x38