Day: October 21, 2019

EARCOS&SENIA field test this week

Zaoshang Hao,

Please note down the date and time into your calendar and support our colleagues at lunch time this week. They are,

Thursday 12:55-1:45   D215 (Kari’s room)  Presenter: Kari Detwiler

Workshop topic: Teaching Controversial Issues in the International Classroom – Humanities/Social Studies

Target Audience:Secondary Humanities teachers (Grades 6-12)

 

Friday  13:05-13:50  Presenter: Craig T & Lance Yuen D218(Lance’s room)

Workshop topic & areas: Are They Really That Bad?: Managing and interpreting student Bx models and the lens through which we support

Power Struggles/Attention Seeking/Devisive/Inadequacy/ Adlarian based conceptualization of human behavior.

See you there!

 

Vote for our NIS artists in the EUCCC Competition

Please vote for our NIS artists!

We have been invited by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) to participate in the 6th annual Corporate Social Responsibility Awards this year and the theme is “How can we preserve life on land?” linking to UN Development Goal #15.

7 of our amazing art students have submitted artworks. Please help vote for them by scanning the QR code on your WeChat (you can vote up to 5 artworks for each group) – voting ends Oct. 28th at 18:00.

44-Amber
45-Amelia
46-Angila
47-Eva
48-Helen
49-Lydia
50-Melissa

Survey on fiction

Please see details below on some research a former NIS student is conducting for her Grade 10 Personal Project:

I’m doing some research on elements of fiction (for my Personal Project) that appeal to 14-19 years olds. I’m wondering if it would be too much trouble to share this link (it is to a survey that I’ve created) with any suitably aged students in school.
It’d be great to have responses all over the world so I’m hoping you’d be able to help.
Thanks!

Xblock Data Collection Today

How might we share our Xblock projects? How might we set effective goals for our projects? How might we deepen our learning in Xblock?

The answer to all of these questions begins with data! Beginning today Mr Jacobson and Ms Merrylees will begin collecting some of the data we need to help us answer these questions.

What do you need to do?

Grade 6: Go to the LGR at the start of Xblock today (block 3) to find out

Grade 7: Go to the LGR at 11.20

Grade 8: Go to the LGR at 12 noon

See you later for more on data…!

 

Volunteers Needed

Please sign up in the Activities Office:

  • ACAMIS Volleyball Scorekeepers are STILL needed. Oct. 24-26th.

 

Please sign up on Veracross for the following opportunities:

  • The Knitting Clubs needs people to sew on labels. Day 2, lunch 1.

  • The Autumn Festival needs lots of Student Volunteers. Nov. 2nd.

  • RFG Christmas Market will also need helpers on Dec 6 – 7th.

  • The Pfrang Giving Tree needs students to help sell cards. All of November/December.

  • Art Therapy. Fridays, November 25th – June 5th Teach art to students at Migrant school.

How to RAMs – it’s on today!

  • Author By Katie Ham
  • Publication date October 21, 2019
  • Categories: Staff

If you’ve any burning questions about completing the RAMs forms, or if you’re not even sure where to start, please come along to the MSUS LGR this afternoon at 3:15pm. Don’t forget your laptop.

Discover China Grades 6-11

Only one week to go before we depart on Discover China.

Please turn in your passport or Chinese ID card to your Trip Leader today (Monday).

 

 

MacOS Catalina “upgrade”

Please note that the newest MacOS version – Catalina – has been released and we are currently testing its stability. At this time we do not recommend this upgrade as there are still many bugs in it. If you choose to upgrade, you do so at your own risk. If you have upgraded already and need to downgrade to MacOS Mojave, please make time to stop by the IT office for support.