Hi everyone,
We are asking if anyone has a PC Laptop (windows operating system) that they do not use and would like to donate to the PE department for Track and Field events (specific operating system)
Thanks for your consideration
APA Style Guide
Research and Style Manual – teacher feedback-28prvm3
Here is the proposed APA Style Guide for grades 6-12 as discussed in the Tuesday meeting. Any feedback is appreciated and must be emailed to me by Friday, March 1. Do NOT distribute to students, please. Thank you!
Primary Student Council meeting during lunch on Wednesday
Teachers in grades 2-5, please remind your student council rep they will have a meeting during lunch on Wednesday. If they have rehearsal for production with Ms. Heidi, have them come to the library sometime in the morning to let me know. Thanks!
Middle School (Gr7 – 9) Basketball starts next week!!
Sign ups are now open on Veracross. All levels of experience are welcome to take part. The squad will include CISSA (Gr7-8), no selections, everyone participates equally and SCISAC (Gr7 – 9 – team up to 12 players selected). Practices are on Tuesdays and Thursdays 4.20 – 6pm.
Lunchtime in the Cafeteria
Q: Which half of lunch do the Primary School students have in the cafeteria?
A: The First half!
Q: When can Middle and Upper School students access the cafeteria at lunchtimes?
A: The second half!
Tuesday meeting #1 MSUS teachers
Today’s first session meeting for MSUS teachers (2:45pm – 3:30pm) will be held in the black box.
See you there!
ISA Testing Today
Hello Grade 6-10 Writers,
ISA testing starts today with Task A for Grades 6-10. Please see the linked ISA Schedule to find out when and where you will be testing. Don’t forget to bring a charged laptop with you to you test sessions.
Give it your very best!
TEDxYouth@NIS
TEDxYouth@NIS is just around the corner! Save the date for March 9th 2019, 3-6pm. You can visit tedxyouthnis.com for details, but check out the speaker line-up below. We can save you a seat if you fill out this form! Must be 16 or older.
Ryad C — Director at Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Institute
Ronald P — Artist and graphic designer
Paul P — Business consultant and coach
Luigi P — High school student
Beatrice A — Anthropologist
Loren S — Medical student
Samantha B — Graphic designer
Lance Y — School counselor
New Student Technology Training
Welcome new students to NIS! In order to help your transition to NIS, there will be a short technology training session during Block 1 in the “Gaming Room” this morning. Please have one of your advisory classmates assist you in finding this room.
Grade 8 Humanities trip to Nanjing Museum, Blocks 3 & 4, Wednesday, 20th February
All Grade 8 will be out of school for these two blocks on Wednesday, 20th Feb, as they will be visiting Nanjing Museum to see the current temporary exhibition of artworks from the Italian Renaissance. This is in connection with their current unit, which focuses on innovation and ideas in Renaissance Europe, so the exhibition has arrived in Nanjing with timing so perfect we couldn’t ignore it! The exhibition ends on 24th February, so this week is our only chance to get there.
All Grade 8 students will depart school as soon as possible after 10:20am, and will be back in school during lunchtime. They will therefore miss their Block 3 and 4 lessons; Block 5 should go ahead as usual.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused, and please see me, Trina or Nick if you have any questions or concerns.
Break Time Teaching Day Schedule and QRCodes
Here is a quick link to the Final BTT Schedule, which can also be found on NIS Hub > All School Resources > Break Time Teaching > S1 SY 1920 BTT Final, as well as the WeChat QRCodes for:
Please click, scan and join. Thank you for supporting our students during their break times.
ISA Writing Tests This Week
Hello Grade 5-10 Writers,
This week are our annual on-line ISA writing tests. Please see the linked ISA Schedule to find out when and where you will be testing. There is nothing special needed to prepare other than getting a good night’s sleep, eating a nutritious breakfast, and bringing a charged laptop with you to you test sessions.
Give it your very best!
Today’s Mid-Day Sessions
Alex, Ray, Anna B., Lisa T. in C121
How does offering choices impact the way we engage as learners? Experience student choice from the perspective of the learner. The time will be structured so that participants can choose to explore how we burst the bubble, structure blended learning, support student-initiated research and engage in purposeful play in Kindergarten and Grade 3.
Most Likely to Succeed in the PAC
A powerful documentary examining education reform and inspiring school communities to re-imagine what students and teachers are capable of doing.
ISA Proctor Training in D208
Free adult fiction books available in the PAC!
There will be a cart of FREE adult fiction books to look through in the PAC on Friday! I will be adding books to it morning and afternoon, so check early and often. These are all titles I have deleted from our adult fiction section due to age, lack of patron interest, and condition.
Grade 8 Humanities Trip (20th February, Blocks 3 & 4)
All Grade 8 will be out of school for these two blocks, as they will be visiting Nanjing Museum to see the current temporary exhibition of artworks from the Italian Renaissance. This is in connection with their current unit, which focuses on innovation and ideas in Renaissance Europe, so the exhibition has arrived in Nanjing with timing so perfect we couldn’t ignore it! The exhibition ends on 24th February, so next week is our only chance to get there.
All Grade 8 students will depart school as soon as possible after 10:20am, and will be back in school during lunchtime. They will therefore miss their Block 3 and 4 lessons; Block 5 should go ahead as usual.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused, and please see me, Trina or Nick if you have any questions or concerns.
