Category: Staff

PD opportunity with Virginia Rojas and Andrea Honigsfeld

‘Towards a Transformative Multilingual Agenda’

A Professional Development opportunity with Virginia Rojas and Andrea Honigsfeld, two experts in the field of Multilingualism, is coming to Guangzhou.

Date: Saturday, Sunday, May 18th-19th, 2024
Time: 8:30 – 17:00

More information here: https://www.iespg.com/Workshop_2024-5-18.htm

 

Book Week Information

Book Week will be April 8-12 (right after break but before Earth Week). The focus is again on primary this year, but we will expand next year to include secondary!

Please click here to sign up to be a guest reader in one of the primary classrooms. Teachers, please email me to let me know dates and preferred times if and when you would like guest readers in your rooms throughout the week. Some teachers want one reader daily, others only one or two for the week. Readers typically read one book and then leave.

There will be a book fair for all grades in the PAC foyer from M-F from 7:30-4:00. Books in English and Mandarin for all ages. Cash, credit, WeChat, and AliPay are all accepted. We have sent info to parents requesting they send no more than 200RMB with students to purchase books (especially since parents have access all day long). I have shared a sign-up form via email for classes to sign-up to visit the book fair.

Todd Plaster (Master Plaster) is a STEM storyteller and author who incorporates magic tricks into his shows, and he will visit NIS Wednesday and Thursday to present to grades PK-5 by grade level. Grade 5 will have a slightly different performance than the younger grades. Schedule to come Friday.

Thursday will be the only dress-up day, and it is “Dress Up As Your Favorite Book Character.”

Friday will have a Book Quiz House Challenge. More info to come.

Book Week poster

 

TALENT SHOW -Audience behaviour

Tomorrow all students from grade 6-12 are invited to the  STUDENT COUNCIL TALENT SHOW 

( 8:00am-9:00am)

The performers in the show have worked hard to prepare for this event so if you are watching in the audience  please give them your full attention and respect. ( No talking/looking at your phone)

It’s not easy to stand on stage and perform in front of over 300 people so remember to give them your full support. 

Many Thanks

Secondary Sports Showcase Day – Tuesday 23rd April (Day 4)

Hi wonderful NIS Secondary Faculty,

Phil and I are in the process of finalising the Sports Showcase Day which will consist of 2 parts.

Morning (Blocks 1-4) will be before lunch on this day) This is Track and Field events with students striving to show/achieve their personal excellence in 3 events linked to their learning.

Afternoon (Block 5) will be a Grade Level house community event to be organised by the Student House Committee/interested Teachers.

More details will come nearer the time (at least 1 week before) about the roles that you will play in supporting our student community.

IF you have any experience in Athletics we would love to know and equally if you have preferences in a role on the day please contact us.

Looking forward to collaborating with you for this secondary community event.

Ben and Phil

Round 2 – Panda Voting – Thursday & Friday

We are down to 8 books! Teachers and students, choose your favorites. All books can be found in the Sunday bulletin if you want to re-read any of them (teachers).

Voting will close on Friday, March 29, at 15:00. Teachers, please share the QR code and/or link with your students so they can vote. EY teachers, please feel free to use this document to count tallies for your students (get to me by 15:00 on Friday, please).

 

https://forms.office.com/r/CRmXZYJ8xj

 

Panda Picture book voting – round 2; March 28 & 29

We are down to 8 books! Teachers and students, choose your favorites. All books can be found in the Sunday bulletin if you want to re-read any of them.

Voting will close on Friday, March 29, at 15:00. Teachers, please share the QR code and/or link with your students so they can vote. EY teachers, please feel free to use this document to count tallies for your students (get to me by 15:00 on Friday, please).

 

https://forms.office.com/r/CRmXZYJ8xj