Month: September 2024

Reminder: VAT Invoice Requirements for School Reimbursement

  • Author By juliazhang
  • Publication date September 12, 2024
  • Categories: Staff

This is a gentle reminder regarding the requirements for official VAT invoices (FA PIAO) for our school’s reimbursement objective. To facilitate a smooth transaction, please ensure that the VAT FA PIAO is issued in the full Chinese name of our school.

When you request a VAT FA PIAO, kindly provide the issuer with the following key information:

  • Full Chinese name of our school: 南京国际外籍人员子女学校
  • Tax ID of our school: 52320100YA1210249X

For your reference, a sample VAT invoice is attached.

Thank you for your prompt attention and cooperation in this matter.

 

 

Step-by-Step Guide to Obtaining a Chinese VAT FA PIAO from Didi Taxi

  • Author By juliazhang
  • Publication date September 12, 2024
  • Categories: Staff

To request a Chinese VAT FA PIAO (发票) from Didi, a taxi service in China, the steps outlined below is for your reference:

  1. Use the Didi App or WeChat Mini Program: Ensure that you have the Didi app installed on your smartphone or can access the Didi WeChat Mini Program. These platforms are crucial for initiating an official FA PIAO request.
  2. Complete a Ride: Once you have finished a Didi ride for school-related business, you can then request an FA PIAO for a particular trip.
  3. Access the Invoice Option: In the Didi app or mini program, go to ‘My Trips’ or ‘Order History’ to locate the details of your completed rides.
  4. Request an Invoice: Choose the trip for which you need an FA PIAO and look for an option labeled ‘Request Invoice’ (开发票) or ‘FA PIAO’.
  5. Fill in the Invoice Details: You will be required to input your company’s name and tax identification number as below:
    • Full Chinese name of our school:
      • 南京国际外籍人员子女学校
    • Tax ID of our school:
      • 52320100YA1210249X
  6. Choose the Type of Invoice: Select the option for ‘VAT Special Invoice’ (增值税专用发票) or ‘VAT General Invoice’ (增值税普通发票) based on your needs; either will be acceptable.
  7. Submit the Request: After filling in all the information, submit your request. Didi will send the FA PIAO to the email address you have provided. Please consider using your personal email to avoid potential delays because of the school email’s strict security settings, which might filter out bulk emails from a single address.
  8. Receive the Invoice: The FA PIAO will be sent to you electronically, often in PDF format, allowing you to download and print it as needed.

Our fantastic IT Director, Dr. Doak, will help to set up the image guide instruction in our online HUB later.

Thank you for your attention and cooperation.

 

Lockdown Drill on Wednesday, 18 September 2024

  • Author By myrama
  • Publication date September 11, 2024
  • Categories: Staff

As confirmed by SLT, there will be an announced Lockdown Drill @10.00h on Wednesday 18 September for the whole school.

Please find out the online survey with enclosed Procedure of Code Blue, and share your feedback after the drill via  NIS Code Blue on Sept.18  or by scanning the QR below before 4.00PM on Thursday, 19 September 2024.

All staff members must submit their feedback in the provided online survey.

Thanks for your support!

Arek and the team

Poster Collective

Join the Poster Collective and turn your creative ideas into eye-catching designs that make an impact!

Who: Grade 8-12 students

When: Wednesday

Where: D 221

Essential Skills: Caring, knowledgeable, cooperative, and interested in art and design

To join, contact us via email:

woohyunhwang@nanjing-school.com

insuneo@nanjing-school.com

or ask Ms. Klyuk

MagicSchoolAI Lunch Byte! Get a free sticker!

  • Author By Dr.D
  • Publication date September 11, 2024
  • Categories: Staff

Join us to learn more about MagicSchool AI!  This is for you to explore and get some hands on experience using this fantastic platform!

Everyone who attends will get an official MagicSchool Sticker!

Primary – House Event Sign Up

Teams can “volunteer” to lead a House Event here.  You may wish to discuss ideas with the students in your grade level.  A list of events from previous years is available for reference (although teams are welcome to come up with new events). It is fine for teams to pick a date now, and determine the activity at a later date.

Service Block 3 Today

Dear Students

Please make your way to the PAC at the beginning of Block 3 for Service as Action today. You will be sitting with your Grade level.

If you are pitching a Service Project, please meet me at the front of the stage at the beginning of the Block.

Have a great day
Mr Corbett

Volunteers needed for the NIC BBQ

Come help at the NIC BBQ.

Two shifts available:

12:00 – 1.15 pm

1.00 – 2.15 pm

This event takes place at the Westin Hotel at Garden Expo.

Sign up on SchoolsBuddy then go find Mr Santi to choose a specific activity: face painting, volleyball, etc.

MagicSchoolAI Lunch Byte!

  • Author By Dr.D
  • Publication date September 9, 2024
  • Categories: Staff

Join us to learn more about MagicSchool AI!  This is for you to explore and get some hands on experience using this fantastic platform!

Everyone who attends will get an official MagicSchool Sticker!

Video Review – Call-out for Events

Dear Teachers,
Video Review is back again this year with a new crew of enthusiastic videographers.
Our role is to film certain events at school for inclusion in the End of Year wrap Up. Sometimes (sparingly) we are available for bespoke edits for broadcast elsewhere.
At this stage of the year we gather all events proposed for filming. This list is then set and we ask that it not be added to as the year progresses. This is so we can manage the workload and properly plan for availability if videographers.
If you have an event that you truly believe needs sharing with the school community at the end of the year please add it to the link HERE.
To speak plainly (and apologies for casting aspersions early on!) please consider these requests in the context of the school community, not by department need or personal desires. The VR kids are often required to come in on weekends to film so we try to mitigate this as much as possible to preserve their free time, as well as always helping them to maintain a balanced school/home life.
Examples of the events we commonly film are sports tournaments (at NIS); Primary & Secondary Productions; Discover China (Secondary); Athletics Days etc. Please note that Video Review are not available for assemblies, save for CNY Assembly.
We will review the list once finished, confirm the events that made the cut, and gently let down those that don’t 😉. The link will expire this Friday the 13th Sept.
Thanks for your understanding and look forward to this year’s events!
Danny Griffith & the Video Review team

Seeking Presenters! EARCOS Teachers Conference 2025 – International School of Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia

  • Author By Mr Lee
  • Publication date September 9, 2024
  • Categories: Staff

The 2025 EARCOS Teachers Conference will be held at the International School of Kuala Lumpur from March 19-22

This year’s strands will include:

  • Physical Education/ Wellness/ Health
  • Visual Arts
  • Film
  • Design Technology
  • Robotics
  • Performing Arts
  • Technology
  • As well as General Education Topics

NIS is seeking up to two teacher presenters to represent our school and share their passion and innovative ideas for teaching in any of the above strands.

If you are interested in either presenting or attending and would like to know more, please drop by for a chat or send me an email.

This event last year was absolutely fantastic and I couldn’t recommend it more!

October 9 PSAT Registration Opens-Register by September 13

Dear Grade 9, 10, and 11 students and parents,

This is a reminder that PSAT test will take place on Wednesday October 9 from 9:00am to 11:30am. We accept registration requests from all the students in Grades 9, 10, and 11. Please submit the survey(clickHERE or scan the QR code) to sit the test. The spots will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis. Students should pay RMB 140 to take the PSAT. For your convenience, this fee is now payable through the School Wechat Mall by September 13.

 PSAT/NMSQT is being offered digitally starting in fall 2023. It follows the same timing as all other tests in the digital SAT Suite. The test time is 2 hours and 14 minutes, including Reading and Writing Section(64 min) and Math Section(70 min). Test details and guidelines for the test day will be sent out before the National Holiday week. PSAT test is considered to be excellent preparation for the SAT test, as its contents and structure are very similar to the SAT. To learn more about PSAT, please visit the CollegeBoard website and our Edublog (Password: Lions2025).