Secondary Students! Check your Schedules!
Welcome and welcome back to all Secondary Students!
Please carefully check your schedules in Managebac this morning as the the timings of your classes were recently updated.
Thanks!!
BTT Updates
Dear All,
Please note that the BTT ROTA is still in the process of being finalized. Secondary teachers please send me your swaps this week, and I will keep updating this week. Please view SY2324 S1 BTT ROTA Whole school.pdf for the latest changes.
Have a nice Day 1!
Director TGIF Sign Up
Dear NIS Family,
You are invited to the Director TGIF event at 4:00pm on Friday, August 25 at Laurie’s house, the sign-up forms are available in staff room till 2:00pm Tuesday, August 22. Please find attached address of Laurie’s house and navigation map for your information.
Any queries please feel free to let me know.
First Day of School Coverage
Dear all,
Please note that our all-star crew of Wicky (video) and Mr. Sun (photography) will be covering the morning of the first day of 2023-24 for all our students. This is the first of our photo/videowalks of the school year, meaning they might very briefly stop by your classroom to capture some memories and learning! Please remember, while they’ll strive to be unobtrusive it’s always okay to ask them to move on.
Much appreciation for your support!
Printed Calendar Distribution
Please send home printed calendars with students on Tuesday via Primary Homeroom and Secondary Advisory. These are located in our mailboxes. Many thanks!
Monday Briefing Today 10:10am
Good morning!
Our first Monday briefing of the school year will be today at 10:10am in the faculty lounge. See you there!
SY2324 BTT
Morning All
Please view the SY2324 Draft BTT ROTA and today will be the day teachers do individual swaps if needed and please email Zhang Bo of the changes for the Final BTT ROTA.
All Staff are requested to be on their BTT spot on time, please arrange with your team to ensure you are ready for your BTTs.
All BTTs are starting Day 1, Tuesday, August 15th.
Have a nice day!
Start-of-School Year Celebration!
Please join us in the PAC from 3:00pm today for food, beverages, and fun as we take some time to celebrate the start of what promises to be an exciting year ahead. See you there!
Fire Evacuation List
Teachers will responsibilities during a fire evacuation have been notified by email this morning. Teachers that are not responsible for a group will gather on the PAC-end of the running track during an evacuation. All drills are communicated in advance, so please treat any other alarm as the real thing. There are no changes to this procedure from previous years. Please see Kasson with any questions. Many thanks!
BTT sign ups open TODAY
Morning All,
The BTT sign-up link will be open TODAY at 1:00 pm via an email sent by Zhang Bo. Enjoy your Friday!
SY2324 BTT Program
Dear All,
Welcome to SY2324! My name is Zhang Bo, and one of my roles at NIS is Break Time Teaching Coordinator (BTT/Many schools call it duties). What is BTT?
How to do it?
Please view our BTT Video Instruction for Primary and BTT Video Instruction for Secondary. Also, BTT Key Documents
You may also contact Zhang Bo, who is based in room C114, or email zhangbo@nanjing-school.com. What if I am away for my BTT days?
Coming Up
–Today, August 10th :
Please look at the ROTA and see what’s best based on your schedule.
–Friday, August 11th:
A shared link will be active at 13:00 after lunch. Staff will be able to sign their names down for two BTT slots ONLY via the link based on their schedule. Or, if you do not want to, Zhang Bo will finalize the ROTA by assigning other BTT slots.
–Monday, August 14th:
The draft BTT Rota will be shared with all staff to view, and if you would like to do the individual swaps with others, please communicate your swap and inform Zhang Bo.
–Tuesday, August 15th
BTT Day 1 schedule starts running.
Breakfast and Beginnings
Welcome and welcome back everyone!
Our traditional community breakfast will start this morning at 8:00am in the Cafeteria. We will also introduce our new colleagues at this time. Our all-faculty school year launch will then begin in the PAC at 9:00am. Please see the schedule in Sara and Jacqui’s weekly messages for more information.
See you soon!
Today’s Listening Circle Information
Hello All,
Today (Thursday) you will notice listening circles on the schedule.
Please see the plan below. RETURNING faculty should attend the session that corresponds to your role. New-to-NIS educators will participate when Shelley and Jacinta return later in the fall, so please use this time as you see fit. Members of the Operations Team should see the message from Holly for their listening circle location.
Please see Kasson, Sara, Jacqui, or Holly with questions.
Faculty Listening Circle Schedule: Thursday, August 10th
Primary Listening Circle A 1:00pm Location: Music Room PKK1 Grade 1 Grade 3 Primary Specialists Primary ELL (Returning Educators Only)
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Primary Listening Circle B 1:00pm Location: LGR K2 Grade 4 Grade 2 Grade 5 Primary LSS (Returning Educators Only)
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Secondary Listening Circle A 2:45pm Location: Music Room Maths Sciences French/Spanish B Mandarin A and B LSS/Counselors Korean A (Returning Educators Only)
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Secondary Listening Circle B 2:45pm Location: LGR Humanities/TOK English A and B The Arts Design German A PE (Returning Educators Only)
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