Month: August 2019

Online Resources for teachers

Teachers,

Here is a link to the online resources we subscribe to. Individual grades and/or departments might have additional subscriptions that are not listed. Usernames & passwords are included. Please do NOT share this link with students…they do not get access to the same things we do and will get their own link.

If you are working on professional development (university) courses, I highly recommend using EBSCO and JSTOR for research.

Overdrive/Sora – ebooks for all!!!!!!

Library Online Subscriptions 2019 – Teachers

FREE positive female role model posters to download & print

 

-taken from “A Mighty Girl” blog, which is a FANTASTIC resource for anyone who has or works with girls

 

 

 

DISCOVER CHINA 2019

Students in Grades 6 – 11,

Today, Tuesday, August 20th, at 8.00 am, you will receive an email with a link to Microsoft Forms where you can indicate your FIRST and SECOND choices for Discover China 2019. You can use your laptop or other device that allows you to check your email.

Please make sure you select trips that you have not yet been on.

You can only use the link once. The survey will close at 4.00 pm today.

When you click the link, you may need to log in. Don’t worry if you don’t, that just means that your browser remembers your password. Once you have made your choice, your name and email are automatically recorded.

That’s it. Easy.

Your advisory teacher has screen shots of what the Form looks like.

Please come find me if you have questions.

Evacuation Reminder

A friendly reminder of our planned evacuation drill today at 10:00am and a related heads-up that the Early Years student line up area has been swapped with the staff-without-a-homeroom line up area to accommodate the recent EY relocation. All line up locations have been repainted on the track’s edge for increased visibility and ease of use. Many thanks to the facilities team for their efforts on this. See you there!

Student Council – Become a member

If you want to become a member of the student council speak to Maria and Summer, so they can include you on the list, we are particularly looking for Grade 7 and 8 students to be more represented on the council.

Direct billing with Taikang Xianlin Drum Tower Hospital

  • Author By myrama
  • Publication date August 19, 2019
  • Categories: Staff

Dear overseas staff,

Please be advised with enclosed notes & latest direct billing list from our insurance broker One World Cover:

” I am pleased to let you know that Cigna & CMB now has a direct billing contract in place with Taikang Xianlin Drum Tower Hospital-meaning that for in-patient situation and emergencies, the hospital will be able to accept Cigna’s guarantee of payment letter. ”
China Provider list-Cigna and CMB Direct Billing List

Project Invent: Accepting Applications

This year NIS will participate in Project Invent. We are recruiting 5-8 students to be the first team of international school students to participate in Project Invent.

For more information about Project Invent please visit their website: link

To apply to be a part of the team fill out the application form: link

If you would like more information please come see or email nikmadalinski@nanjing-school.com

or attend a short information session after school this Thursday, 15:20 in the Design Centre.

 

 

Volunteering Opportunities

Sign up on Veracross to help.

Monday sign up:

  • Swim Meet Volunteers
    • Thursday 22 Aug – G 6-9
    • Friday 23 Aug – G 6-9
    • Saturday 21 Sept – G 6-10
  • Activities Office help –  G 8-9
  • Book Stamper – G 6-7

Thursday sign up:

  • Rollerblading Volunteer – G6-10
  • Learning2 Volunteers G6-11
  • Teaching English to the Lifeguards – G10-11
  • Knitting for a Cause – G6-12

Posting Information to the LCD/LED Screens

Good morning,

Some of you may be wondering about how to get content from your classes, ASAs, etc onto the screens around the school. Here is a reminder about how to do that.

First, as they are horizontal screens, we would like to ask that any content you do submit, that you follow these protocols:

  • For all media submissions, please ensure that they maximize the horizontal perspective that the screens provide (i.e. landscape layout)
  • If you are submitting a single document (i.e. flyer) please make sure to make the text as large as possible (again using landscape layout) and high-resolution images (200dpi/A3 format would help ensure the size and pictures look correct)
  • Keep videos to 1GB or less
  • If you are unsure about how to make a slideshow, you can just put all the pictures in a folder and put your request to make a slideshow in your email
  1. Save all of these in a folder on the Large File Storage server (either Student or Teacher, doesn’t matter as long as you follow Step #2)
  2. Send the link/folder location to it-help@nanjing-school.com
  3. Please put an appropriate subject heading (like Student Council poster, Swimming Gala, etc.) on the email in Step #2
  4. Please also include the duration that you would like your media to run (i.e. 1 week, 2 days, etc., keeping in mind that 2 weeks is maximum duration)

And don’t hesitate to ask us for help as well, if you have an idea but you’re not quite sure how to make it happen. But please give us at least 24 hours (1 day) notice.

Second, here is the list of screens and their location:

  • 2nd Floor Cafe – the Centre (Pool/Activities)
  • Foyer Centre (Admissions)
  • Centre/Pool Hallway (Pool)
  • Foyer/School Entrance – by the sliding doors (Admin)
  • Foyer/School Entrance – by Library (Library/Admin/Student Council)
  • Library (Library)
  • End of Hall by Green Gym – 70″ Screen (Design/Activities)
  • 2nd Floor across from IT Office (MS/US/Activities/Counseling)
  • 2nd Floor, end of MYP/DP Hall (Middle/Upper School)
  • 2nd Floor by Music Department (Music/Student Council)
  • PAC (Drama)

Coming Soon –

  • Outside PS Office (PS Office)
  • End of EY corridor (PS)

In parenthesis/brackets are departments with primary content oversight, though you can always send email to it-help@nanjing-school.com with your request and we can sort it out. Thanks and have a wonderful day!

All the best,

Your Friendly IT Department

All-School Digital Resources

Looking for a field trip-related form, a key learning document like our Language Philosophy or Assessment Practices. more information about the professional growth plan, or how to apply for professional learning opportunities? Look no further than the All-School Resources folder in our digital hub. This is a one-stop-shop for every handbook, procedure, and guidelines NIS has to offer. Take a look today!

Discover China Sign Up on Microsoft Forms!

Dear Students in grades 6-11,

Last Spring, we asked you tell us which Discover China experience you were interested in. On Tuesday, you will officially sign up for your Discover China Week. All students in grades 6-11 MUST sign up on Microsoft Forms.

Please check the plasma screens and the bulletin board outside the Activities Office if you want more information about the different options. You can also ask your Advisory Teacher or me.

Grades 6 – 7:

  • Hangzhou
  • Huangshan
  • Taishan

Grades 8 – 9:

  • Beijing
  • Moganshan
  • Shaolin

Grades 10 – 11:

  • Guiyang
  • Xiamen
  • Yangshuo

You will register on Microsoft Forms and NOT on Veracross. On Tuesday you will receive a link to Microsoft Forms. Registration will open at 1 pm on Tuesday and will close at 4pm.

Questions?

Ms Anna

 

 

“Local” servers

Greetings all,

For those that are wondering where our “local” servers went (i.e. Largestorage for teachers and students, or the old Fileserver) they can all be found at the new, singular address here:

smb://192.168.30.22

At school, login with your username and password (just like for wifi), and you’ll see them there. If you’re unsure of what this is, ask a colleague or send us an email, or even better stop by our new office and ask us in person.

As in past years we have cleared out the LargeStorage folders to make room for the new year. If there is something you would like back, please send a ticket to IT-Help with the following information:

  • The server name (e.g. Student Largestorage)
  • The “exact” name of the folder or document (e.g. Kasson’s Beach Photos 2018)

Then swing by so we can pop it onto a flash drive or your computer. We do keep archives, but we try to keep space on the current server for the current year’s work.

And if you miss this bulletin – I guarantee I will be re-posting it at least 15 times throughout the year!

Cheers,

Joe and the IT Team