Year: 2020

Video Review Team

  • Author By Katie Ham
  • Publication date August 31, 2020
  • Categories: Staff

This year’s Video Review Team is led by Edwin Zha (Grade 11) and Paul Meyer (Grade 12).

If you have any events or occasions you would like filmed by the VR Team, please contact either of the boys. Please give them at least a full school week’s notice before the event. Include as much specific detail as possible about the event, timings and what you would like to have filmed.

The VR Team meets at lunch each Tuesday in the Design Centre. Katie is the VR Team supervisor on campus for the time being. Danny Griffith is Team-ing in for each Tuesday lunch meeting.

Happy Monday!

Facility Notice

  • Author By amyyang
  • Publication date August 28, 2020
  • Categories: Staff

Dear all,

Monthly Equipment Testing of Evacuation and Lockdown System has been rescheduled to next Sunday (Sep 6th) 1:00pm ~4:00pm. Please ignore the alarming bell and the flickering blue lights during this period.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Facility Department

7:45am, 7:45am, 7:45am

Hello Keen Learners,

Please be advised/reminded that student SHOULD NOT be in any classrooms/learning spaces BEFORE 7:45am. That’s 7:45am. What time? 7:45am. 🙂

Many thanks!

X-Block – Block 3 Thursday

Grades 6-8

Please move quickly and directly to your X-Block Locations at the beginning of Block 3.

  • Sport & Movement – to the Gym
  • Design, Tech (photoshop, film-making, design, editing etc), Maker & Music Projects – to the Design Centre
  • Art Projects – to the Design Centre
  • Science/Cooking Projects – to Mr Snyder’s Lab
  • Computer, Programming and “other” Projects – to D247

This is the final week to choose your first location. The next opportunity to change location will be not be for a few weeks at least. Please make sure you know who your mentor is by the end of block 4. You will need to check in with them every X-Block.

Volunteering and CAS Opportunities

Please sign up on Veracross for the following ON-CAMPUS experiences:

  • Knitting
  • Sewing Labels

Here are also two OFF-CAMPUS experiences that are not organised by NIS. Stop by the Activities Office for more info:

  • Yangshan Park Run – Saturday Sept 5 – 7.30 am-9.30 am
  • Children’s games volunteer at the NIC BBQ at the Shangri-La – Saturday, Sept 26 – 11.30 am – 4.30 pm (lunch is not provided)

All sttudents in grades 6-10 are required to complete one Volunteering experience and participate in the Day Service as Action Project each and every semester.

Come by the Activities Office if you have questions.

 

Facility Notice

  • Author By amyyang
  • Publication date August 27, 2020
  • Categories: Staff

Monthly Equipment Testing of Evacuation and Lockdown System on this coming Saturday (Aug 29th) 1:00pm ~4:00pm. Please ignore the alarming bell and the flickering blue lights during this period.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Facility Department

Grade 11 Retreat tomorrow

Hi, Grade 11.

We are excited for the Grade 11 retreat tomorrow and Friday. It’s going to be stellar!

Please register with your Advisor, and then be in the Centre foyer by 8:15am tomorrow morning ready to depart.

Please wear:

  • A mask
  • Comfortable clothes

Bring along:

  • A mask
  • An open mind
  • A water bottle
  • Pens
  • Notebook

See you tomorrow!

Ms. Ham, Mr. Barder & Mr. Trevillyan

Badminton Club

Dreaming of joining ACAMIS badminton?

We are Kai and Eason from G11, and we have organised an afterschool activity to help players of all abilities. Through coaching and training, we can teach and aim to help you to become a future ACAMIS badminton player.

Sign-ups are open in Veracross for G7 and above! Starts next week, every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30pm! Spaces are limited.

Join Us Now! We look forward to seeing you!

Sewing Labels – Service

We need volunteers to hand sew labels on to hats.

The activity needs a leader. This can be a CAS project.

Please sign up on Veracross.

Volunteering Experience – Knitting

  • Author By annayuen
  • Publication date August 26, 2020
  • Categories: Staff
Join Knitting for a Cause. We knit hats and scarves and put them in the Pfrang Giving Tree bags to put a smile on children’s faces.
Come Wednesday, 26th of August to D229 at 12.55 for a short meeting.
Please bring your looms and finished hats.
If you have any questions, please ask/email Chesna in G10.

Shangri- La overnight package on night after NIC BBQ – 26th September

As promised the Shangri-La is offering a stay over package on the night after the NIC BBQ – Saturday 26th September

Make a weekend of it – stay over and enjoy some luxury with wonderful views of Nanjing.

Breakfast is included, use of the pool  and only  a few minutes walk from the Wall and Xuanwu Lake.

Contact Helen at the Shangri-La on the email below for more information and to make your booking!

Mention that you are with the NIC BBQ party.

See you all there – you know it makes sense !!

Deluxe Room

–          Including breakfast for 2 persons at Café Xuan (Level 2)

–          RMB 850 nett per room per night

 

Horizon Grand Premier Lakeview Room

–          Including breakfast for 2 persons at Café Xuan (Level 2) or Horizon Club Lounge (Level 40)

–          Inclusive of Horizon Room benefits

–          Access and enjoy benefits on Horizon Club Lounge throughout stay period

–          RMB 1100 nett per room per night

 

Please channel all room reservations to Helen Qi

Helen.Qi@shangri-la.com and she will make bookings with our Reservations Department accordingly.

If you have any problems let me know? Sue N