G6-11 students,
Please use some advisory time on Monday to write up your MB entries.
Summary:
- Action
- Benefit
- (Choose ONE outcome ONLY)
Reflection
- Change
- Demonstration
- Evidence (Photo!)
List of Primary Students in Activities – Week of April 15
This week has just a few year-long or paid activities happening.
Monday – Concert Band
Tuesday – Italian
Wednesday – AI Football Academy
Thursday – AI Football Academy and German
Friday – Italian and German
Please click here for a list of students. April 15-19th
Student Activities Cycle 4 begins next Monday April 22.
GCD stories!
Global Citizen Diploma Stories
Students,
Again, here are the times and days you can tell a story about your GCD journey:
Your scaffold must be completed. You can find it under FILES here on MB.
Please upload to MB (scaffold including summary + title, photos, recording) and send me the link.
If you are writing a story, please upload (story, title + photos) and send me the link.
Here are the deadlines and total number of stories required:
Let me know how I might support you.
Last Call for nominations for a G11 student for the EARCOS Global Citizenship Award
This award is presented to a student who embraces the qualities of a global citizen. This student is a proud representative of his/her nation while respectful of the diversity of other nations, has an open mind, is well informed, aware and empathetic, concerned and caring for others encouraging a sense of community and strongly committed to engagement and action to make the world a better place. Finally, this student is able to interact and communicate effectively with people from all walks of life while having a sense of collective responsibility for all who inhabit the globe.
Do you know a grade 11 student who meets the criteria above? If so, please nominate them for the EARCOS GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AWARD.
https://forms.office.com/r/hwZuvba72T
Nominations close on Monday, April 15th.
Thank you.
School Spirit Friday Dress
Hello All,
Please see below for clarification from our Personnel Handbook regarding Friday dress. Thanks!
School Spirit Fridays
Staff should choose to either wear the “spirit ensemble” as described below or the expected Monday-Thursday dress.
Spirit Ensemble:
- Tidy Jeans: dark blue, black, or white; no rips or tears, even if fashionable; not faded
- House shirt or NIS apparel
- Clean trainers
- No t-shirts or hoodies (except NIS house shirts and NIS apparel)
- No hats to be worn indoors (including NIS apparel) unless permitted for a specific, school-approved occasion (i.e. Student Council sponsored “theme days”, etc.).
Grades 9 and 10 Math MAP Today, Reading Tomorrow!
Hello Grade 9 & 10 Mathematicians!
Grade 10 Mathematicians are scheduled for 8:00am in the LGR (all sections).
Grade 9 Mathematicians are on from 1:oopm in the Main LGR (all sections).
Same times and place tomorrow for Reading.
Here is the MAP Schedule for everyone’s reference. Thanks!
NIS Sugar Challenge!
Dear NIS
We are three 5th graders working on a project for our PYPX. As a part of our action, we are going to run a Sugar Challenge. This challenge is to stop eating added sugar. The NIS Sugar Challenge will begin on April 15th, 2024. The specific rules of the challenge are as follows,
Students in grades 1-3: (With parent and teacher’s help) try not to eat extra sugar for 2 days.
Students in grades 4-12: Try not to eat extra sugar for 5 days.
Teachers: Try not to eat extra sugar for 5 days.
As a reward, you will get a sugar-free but sweet cookie.
If you’d like to join us, please sign up on the form. For kids in grades 1-3 we ask that teachers help them fill out the form.
Join us in the Sugar Challenge!
Final Panda Vote – ends Friday at 15:00
This is it. It’s down to two books! Teachers and students, voting end today at 3pm. Many students and classes have already voted…thanks for the support!
Vote Here or use the QR code
Athletics Day – Schedule and Event Map
Grade 1 – Schedule & Map
Grade 2 to 5 – Schedule & Map
See you tomorrow 🙂
Talent Show Voting -Last day!
A Huge THANK YOU to all the performers in the talent show -it was great to see so many excellent and entertaining acts
Please support them by voting for your favourite acts using this survey -(for any grade 6 -8 student who doesnt have a phone -please tell your advisory teacher and they can make a note of your choices and they can let me know)
– Voting ends TODAY!
Primary Athletics Day Today! (Don’t miss the two main events!)
A reminder that our primary school Athletics Day is today!
Come out and cheer on our athletes as they compete to earn points for their houses.
There are two events in particular that we’d love all the cheering and support we can get:
Speed Relay @ 12.30 to 13.00 (Grade 2 to 5’s fastest runners)
MEGA Relay @ 14.15 to 14.30 (One gigantic event featuring a mix of runners from grades 1 to 5, also including teachers and parents)
(We ask that all non-primary staff and student spectators please stay on the north side of the track)
Hope to see you out there!
*A reminder that the track and field will be out of bounds to ALL students during morning recess and lunch break
Grade 8 MAP Maths Today, Grades 9 and 10 Monday!
Hello Grade 8 Mathematicians!
You are on for MAP testing today at 8:40am. Sections A & B will test in the Main LGR between Mrs. Morrow and Mrs. Noh’s offices. Section C will test in Mrs. Bennett’s room (D220).
Please be sure that your NWEA application has been updated. Your advisors can help you with this!
Grade 10 Mathematicians are scheduled for Monday morning at 8:00am in the LGR (all sections).
Grade 9 Mathematicians are on for Monday afternoon from 1:oopm in the Main LGR (all sections).
See you there and then!
Secondary MAP Testing Begins!
It’s that special time of year once again!
Please find the Secondary MAP schedule here.
All testing will be held in the main building this time, so less walking and fewer stairs to climb!
All of Grades 9 & 10 will MAP in the Main LGR (between Mrs. Morrow and Mrs. Noh’s offices).
Grades 6-8 Study Groups A & B will also test in the Main LGR. Sections C will test in classrooms close to the LGR, so please check the schedule above for your daily locations.
MAP is an important chance to demonstrate your academic progress in Reading and Maths. This data is critical to your teachers, families, and you!
Please arrive with a charged laptop and charged brain ready to show what you know!
Please see Mr. Bratton with any questions!
Book Quiz Links
Early Years teachers through grade 1, please click on this link to show the 5-question, multiple choice Book Quiz to the class. Click “View Results” after submitting to see how you did! We will not track House Points…this is just a fun way to wind up Book Week!
Primary teachers (grades 2-5), please click on this link to show the 15-question, multiple choice Book Quiz to the class. Click “View Results” after submitting to see how you did! We will not keep track of House Points…this is just a fun way to wind up Book Week. Please answer as a class (or you can break into small groups to answer…totally up to you).
Secondary teachers, feel free to use the quizzes with your advisories. Let your kids relive some childhood memories!
ISNAC Badminton Trip April 15th
Please find the attached students from Grade 8-10 who will be absent from school at 12.30pm on next Monday 15th April(Day 6) for the ISNAC Badminton tournament in Wycombe Abbey School.ISNAC Badminton Name list April 15