Grade 7 students! Today we will have a short meeting in the LGR in block 1 to talk about your schedules for G8. Please put your bag in your block 1 class and make your way to the LGR ready to talk course choices.
See you there!
Mrs Clarke
Plastic Waste – Support our Service Activity
Please place your plastic waste into the special bins located in the Cafeteria.
Your plastic waste will be recycled by students as part of their service activity.
Students – need a library book? Check this out!
Dying for something new to read? Need a nonfiction book for class? Never fear, the library is here! You can request a book and we will deliver it to your homeroom or advisory teacher. This applies only to grades currently allowed on campus. Email me with any questions!
You can also drop off books (yours and/or from your family) in a tub in front of the library.
Music ASAs Yearbook Photos
Music yearbook photos will be taken today during the first half of lunch. Please get your temperature checked and then report immediately to the grassy area with your instrument. If you have a costume (e.g. a drumming club), then please wear it. Otherwise, just normal clothes.
Thanks! See you then!
BTT schedule
A reminder that the updated BTT schedule begins today.
Please be sure to be in your respective locations on time and direct any questions to Katie.
Many thanks to you all for your involvement and flexibility with the amendments.
Happy Wednesday!
Volunteering Opportunity for Grades 6-11!!!!
Find your paints, your crayons, your coloured pencils, your camera or your laptop!
Publicity, poster, PSA COMPETITION – Everesting Challenge
Mr Stevens needs publicity for his fundraiser. We need posters, videos etc that explain what, when, why, how, when and where!
Who: Mr Stevens
What: will ride up and down “Yangshan” 80 times.
Where: near Golden Eagle
When: June 6
Why: Mr Stevens is raising money for the Hopeful Hearts Charity. This charity helps pay for children’s heart surgeries.
How: He will ride up and down the hill 80 times. This is the same distance as climbing to the Mount Everest base camp! This challenge is call EVERESTING. It’s the most difficult climbing challenge in the world: everesting.cc .
So how can you help Mr Stevens?
We need to advertise this fundraiser. But we don’t have any posters or PSAs yet.
Your advertisement should be clear and informative. You can draw, paint, or use any media you want. Perhaps you would like to do a little video, like a PSA.
How is this volunteering? Your contribution to this poster competition is indirect volunteering. You will be raising awareness about heart surgeries and hopefully, people will donate money and cheer him on.
The submissions are due on Monday, May 11th at 9am.
Please put them on OneDrive. For more info, please contact Mr Stevens or myself.
G 11 Life 101
Hello grade 11 students,
See you Day 5, block 5 on May 6, 18, 28 and June 9 in the Large Music Room
Important information for leaving teachers with children at NIS re: clearance procedures etc
Dear All Leaving Staff who are here in Nanjing,
I know that many of you are already thinking about the the list of things that need to be done before 19th June. Below is information on how to complete the Clearance Procedures for your child or children.
Each leaving student in every grade must complete a Clearance Form. The parent needs to complete the whole form for PS, and for MS/US the front page is for parents and the other two sheets for the students to complete.
(Katie will organise for the G12’s to get their forms done)
Forms can be obtained from Main Reception, Admissions or downloaded off the website on the Parent Portal or FAQ’s via this link: https://www.nischina.org/my-nis
· On the student’s last day – in exchange for their completed form we will hand over the studentship letter in PS and transcripts in MS/US. This is done by the ladies on Main Reception with support from Admissions. As school ends at 11am please encourage all concerned to get these forms completed in their final week – not the final hour or minutes!
Julia Zhang our Financial Controller on the 2nd floor of the Centre is always the last person to sign off on the form.
It is important that all MacBooks are handed into IT for them to clear off all school settings and software. Before this is done EVERYTHING must be backed up as it will be wiped clean and they will not be able to retrieve anything. I would encourage all leaving students in Grade 5 and MS to ask IT if they have any questions about this – especially in terms of the best time to get this done during their final week.
For students who use Seesaw here is the information on how to access their journal: Download Seesaw Journal1
- The S2 reports will be out on Thursday 18th June around 4pm. Download and print them off, as shortly after you have left NIS you will not have access to Veracross.
- Do not forget to pick up the Year Book and make sure that they have been signed by their friends.This is a lasting memento and something to treasure when you are remembering happy times at NIS.
- If you need recommendation letters contact our Counsellors.
- All historical school reports can be downloaded here : Historical reports
The Admissions Office remains open throughout the summer break.
Any questions – drop by and see us in Admissions, call Sue on 13809022693 or email us at admissions@nanjing-school.com
We are all here to help and make sure that those final days here at NIS are happy and stress free!
Jiae, Jane, Lucy and Sue
The A Team
PS If you are a teacher/parent who is already out of China and not returning , I will write to you individually to support your child/children’s clearance procedures.
2019 Annual Report Distribution
Dear MS/US Advisories and Gr5 HR teachers,
The 2019 Annual Reports are ready in each of your pigeon hole for distribution, please check. (we give report to the youngest child in each family).
Thank you!
Service as Action
Block 5 today (and tomorrow!!) is Service as Action. Do you know where to go? Here is the list of locations…..
See you in the LGR, Grade 11 …
Blocks 4 and 5 today …
It’s going to be awesome! Of course.
Updated BTT schedule: Starting Wednesday, May 6th
Thanks, everyone, for your involvement in BTT across the campus. Here is the link to the most updated schedule, commencing tomorrow (Wednesday, May 6th).
Direct any and all questions to Katie.
Happy Tuesday!
Life 101 G 10 Day 5 Block 5
Hello Grade 10,
Plan to meet in the LGR on May 5 and 6, 18, 28 and June 9 for Life 101
Morning Briefing Minutes
Hello All,
Please find the minutes from yesterday’s morning briefing. Cheers!
- Laurie: Thanks to everyone for their extraordinary efforts.
- Laurie: Reminder to model physical distancing and mask wearing.
- Laurie: Reminder to be direct with students about physical distancing and mask wearing.
- Laurie: Thanks to Social Committee for their ongoing, supportive efforts.
- Laurie: Congratulations to Luigi P. for winning the ACAMIS Koerschen Innovation Award (and thanks to Nik. M for mentoring)
- Kasson: Wednesday is a Day 5. #Day5Dejavu
- Kasson: Lunch and BTT changing (updated in the shared document) Wednesday as we welcome Grade 5 + 6 back to campus.
- Lunch One: Grade 5 (mezzanine), 6, 7 in Cafeteria. Grade 11 in Café
- Lunch Two: Grade 8 and 9 in Cafeteria, Grade 10 Café
- Grade 12: In café for early lunch between exams
- Kasson: Thanks to Paul, Bob B., and Sue B. for a great fundraiser last Thursday
Grade 11 EE / SE session tomorrow
Grade 11, tomorrow’s EE / SE session is all set to run in the LGR!
When: All of block 4 and block 5 – with a lunch break, of course.
What to bring: your notes, ideas and research question
PS: Don’t forget your temperature check today!