Month: August 2019

This is a gentle reminder for all FULL-TIME teaching colleagues to sign-up for the year’s ASAs and Clubs program. Here are the links once again:

PS ASA: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WDKW3NN

MS/US Performing Arts: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WY7LYPW

Clubs and Service Experiences: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WY395ZV

I am looking for:

• teachers to supervise some MS/US Student-led activities
• someone to take over MS/US choir
• teachers to be on-call to cover/supervise ASAs or clubs if the activity leader is absent.

If you don’t know what to offer, drop in and we can chat.

Thanks for keeping our students balanced!

Photos!

After briefing today, out near the pond, I’d like to take a group photo of all the teachers who have taught or who do teach or who will teach this year’s Grade 12s.

Also, if you are a Grade 12 teacher, I’d like to take your portrait some time between now and March 2020!

These beautiful photos will go into their Graduation Album.

And MORE photos!

Let me know if you want advisory or HR photos or teaching team photos taken.

I am more than happy to snap at least a dozen photos!

Three friendly reminders for today’s festivities…

1. New Students and their families will be on campus today from 7:45am-10:45am for students and parents. The schedule (with responsibilities) can be found in the respective PS and MS/US Sites. EY students and parents will head straight to the EY Centre (parents will drop off and head to the PAC), while all other students and parents will start in the PAC; and go to classrooms from there. Buses will depart at 10:45am, after an action-packed morning.
2. We will have our Monday morning briefing a little later than usual, starting from 11:00am in the staff lounge for about 15-20 minutes. All should attend.
3. Lunch for staff will be provided in the cafe (at your own cost) from 12:00pm today.  The menu is homemade sausage with potato wedges or Teriyaki tofu, along with the usual sandwiches and salad options. Normal lunch resumes in both the cafe and cafeteria tomorrow.

Thanks for your efforts in making this a special day for our new-to-NIS families. Please see Kasson or your friendly Head of Section with any questions. Our amazing NIS Ambassadors will be on-hand to assist.

Just a reminder to use the Email Distribution lists found in the Veracross database (aka Axiom) in case they don’t show up in your Outlook. We are still updating them and since Veracross is where we get them from, you can be sure that those are correct.

In case you need a refresher, refer to the screenshots below OR send us a help request with a time that you’re available for a quick tutorial.

1. In your Veracross faculty portal click on the green “Groups by Category” button (found on the right side under “Communication”) as pictured below:
   
2. This will connect you with Axiom, the database that powers Veracross, and on this screen you will narrow down your search by selecting the category of email list you’re looking for (e.g. parents, students, Faculty, etc.)

   

3. I selected “Staff & Faculty” here which opened up a further list of descriptions to select from to narrow my search:

   

4. By clicking on the underlined number next to the description that best matches my desired result will bring me to the screen with email lists from which I can copy and paste the email address or click on it and have it open a new email in my attached mail program (Outlook or Mail).
   

PAC_Handbook

Will you use the PAC this year? If so, you will love the attached PAC Handbook! It gives details of booking and using the facility. Please take a few minutes to read…

If you have dates for a planned event you wish to hold in the PAC – see me (or email me) as soon as possible. Even if the planned event is in mid-June 2020! Bookings work on a first-come first-served basis, so don’t delay booking the venue.

Any questions?….contact me!

If any overseas staff has renewed his or her passport during summer holiday, please send a clear hard copy to dorali@nanjing-school.com ASAP.  We need to update your income statement for CMB before Aug 18.  Any query, please see Holly.

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 (just wait until we’re a couple weeks into the year).

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

Dear all,

Due to the broken glass on the side of back access to cafeteria, this area was blocked with signs and tapes. Please keep away for safety. It needs about 3 weeks to get the new piece of glass. Will update the further information for unblock when it being fixed later. Please see attached pictures for exact location.

Thanks for your understanding.

Facility Department

Dear HR teachers and Advisories,

New school year calendars for students will be ready in each of your pigeonhole this morning, please check!

Any leftover calendars after distribution, you can keep in your classroom or return to my pigeonhole. If you need more copies of calendar please feel free to let me know.

Have a great weekend!

Samantha

Dear all,

Today (Aug 8th, Thursday) 4:00pm~5:00pm, we will have the testing works of Evacuation system & Lockdown system & Bell system around whole school area. Please ignore alarming sound, blue light and music bell during this period.

Thanks for your understanding.

Facility Department

Good Morning, All.

Take a moment to save this phone number to contact Pat in case of absence: 139 51617072

Please remember to get in touch with Pat as far in advance as possible in cases of pre-planned absence and before 10pm the night before, or between 6 and 7am the day of, an unplanned absence due to illness. Please also remember to forward her detailed substitution plans, if required, in the Primary setting and always in the MS/US, using the substitution plan template.

A final substitution related reminder that Junlah will cover BTTs only when the BT-Teacher is absent due to illness. Please organize cover for your Break Time Teaching yourself if you are absent for any other reason.

Thanks and please see Pat or Kasson with any questions!

Our primary library (grades PK-5) is still in the old library space, and will be until November or December (more info will be sent as we get closer to the big move). The primary library still has tables and chairs for studying, and it will be open to students during break and lunch. The primary resource room is still in the back of the library office (more info sent later).

Our books for MS/US fiction and nonfiction and adult fiction (including adult foreign language) are now upstairs in the cafeteria mezzanine right by the elevator. An aide will be up there if you want to bring your classes for checkout, but it will be closed to students during break and lunch (until we move the primary library upstairs).

I will be mostly down in the primary library if you need to find me.

Dear all,

Kindly remind that no parking for staff without parking pass from this Friday 9th August.

Thank you for your understanding!