NO Student Activities on February 3rd Wednesday owing to 3-Way Conference.Thanks.
Online magazines via Flipster (EBSCO)
NIS has 19 digital magazines you can access on your phone, laptop, or other mobile device via Flipster…just use the EBSCO username and password from the online library subscriptions document emailed to students and staff to login (email nislibrary@nanjing-school.com with questions).
Magazine Titles
ASIAN Geographic
Ask
Bicycling
Boys’ Life
Discover
Discovery Girls
Foreign Policy
Girls’ Life
How It Works
Lonely Planet Traveller
Men’s Health
Popular Science
Runner’s World
Scientific American
Scientific American Mind
Sports Illustrated Kids
Wired
Women’s Health
Yoga Journal
Costume Room Reminder
The Costume Room is currently CLOSED. We are undertaking an extensive clear-out and audit. If you would like to borrow any item from the Costume Room, see Mr Brown (he might let you have access).
After the CNY holiday we will have a new-improved access policy for this facility. Watch this space!!!
Photography Exhibition Today: The Tiny Things In Life
Don’t forget to spend some time viewing Cameron Merrylees’ photography exhibition today! His series of photographs explore his experience of COVID-19 and online learning when in Australia. Come for yourself and see how he finds the things that hide in plain sight!
Where: Library foyer
When: Today, Tuesday and Wednesday
GCD support available every lunch hour
Starting today, February 1st, the first 10-minutes of every lunch hour of every day, a member of the GCD Steering Committee will be available in D229 to help you with everything related to GCD – choosing a topic, sharing a file with the reader, proofreading. Whatever you need.
Pop in and get the quick bit of info and then leave.
From the NIS Student Community Bank….
As you may know, the NSCB provides financial aid to various projects within this school, and it will be our pleasure to assist any groups that need money.
We wanted to inform you that our council is interested in funding projects and providing financial aid to service projects and others that can be considered a grant for a good cause. If any students are interested in requesting a loan or the ‘Grant for a Good Cause’ Scan the QR code and fill out and submit a form. NSCB info
ISA Writing Tests Today
Hello Again NIS Writers in Grades 5-10!
Starting today we will hold our annual ISA writing assessments. All students in Grades 5-10 will have two online writing tests during their usual English class times. Students are sorted by study group, so you may not be with your usual English teacher at that time. Please see this schedule for details.
Monday’s Tests
Periods 4/5: Grade 5 in Homerooms
Block 4: G.10 (Mr. Hammond:10A, Ms. Ryan: 10B, Ms. Moen: 10C)
Block 5: G.6 (Ms. Holmes 6A, Mr. Orteza 6B, Ms. Ryan 6C)
Tomorrow grade 8 is up first, followed by 10, 5, 9, and 6.
Give this test your best!
Virtual Field Trips
Virtual field trip ideas for a variety of ages. Includes live webcams of zoos/aquariums, virtual self-guided tours of museums, planetariums, the Louvre, Great Wall, Easter Island, and more. 7 links included for you to explore!
California Academy of Sciences
Virtual Tours of US Battlefields
https://travel.lovetoknow.com/world-travel-destinations/50-free-virtual-tours-unique-famous-places
LGM close to the students this week
Hi All,
Due to the teacher training sessions this week, Large Group Room will be closed to students during lunch time this week.
Have a nice week!
IT Tech Check Follow up
Good morning,
If you are an advisor in grades 6-12, please make sure to have your students do the Teams update as laid out here:
If students are unable to do the update themselves, please send us their name (as it appears on report card) so we can follow up.
Thanks,
Joe
Photography Exhibition: The Tiny Things In Life
Next Monday, (February 1st), Cameron Merrylees will be exhibiting his series of photos in the library foyer.
The exhibition’s focus is Cameron’s experience of COVID-19 and Online Learning when in Australia. He chose to take up photography “because there’s plenty of wonderful, interesting things to capture” through photography on the family’s land in rural Victoria, Australia.
Come along and see Cameron’s ability to highlight the beauty of what hides in plain sight!
GCD Support for G9 and 10s
Starting February 1st, the first 10-minutes of every lunch hour of every day, a member of the GCD Steering Committee will be available in D229 to help you with everything related to GCD – choosing a topic, sharing a file with the reader, proofreading. Whatever you need.
Pop in and get the quick bit of info and then leave.
CMB Notice
The working hours of CMB Qixia Branch are the same as before, from Sunday to Friday, 9:00 – 17:00.
CMB will CLOSE on February 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and OPEN on February 16, 2021 during CNY.
Any application for telegraphic transfer and foreign currency exchange will NOT be processed at CMB from February 11 to 17, 2021.
Facility Notice
Dear all,
Monthly Equipment Testing of Evacuation and Lockdown System on this coming Sunday (Jan 31th) 1:00pm~4:00pm.
Please ignore the alarming bell and the flickering blue lights during the period.
Thanks for your cooperation.
Facility Team
A Search for Bicycles
Hello parents, students, and staff,
We are looking any bicycles that you no longer require so that we can restore and repurpose the bikes for our Service as Action project. We are making an electricity generator which utilizes bicycles to convert human power into electricity to light up a lamp. To do so, we need some bicycles. If you are happy to donate any old or unused bicycles, please contact either:
Seongmin Jung, Kangjun Song, Seunghyeon Lim, Donggeun Shin, Jisung Jung in grade 9 or Mr.Lietz
Thank you for your help!