Cindy and I will be offering short, focused ManageBac sessions for MS|US teachers to help clarify questions you might have and improve your MB skills. Here is the schedule for each Monday up until the December holiday:
We will be meeting in the LGR, during lunch 2, unless otherwise noted.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Cindy and Joe
It’s time for this year’s Christmas House Raffle! Each house is 99% edible (you can’t eat the wooden base plate!). You’ll be getting sugar cookies, royal icing, chocolates, gummy candies, M&Ms and more!
There are two houses you could win – the Chinese house or the Yeners house. Tomorrow, a Candy House will be coming in (it’s more Candy than house!)
Please go to Admissions for tickets. 25RMB for one and 100RMB for five.
Grade 8 XBlockers
Today is X-share which will be held in the Centre large group room on the third floor. Please go straight to the Centre at the end of recess with your fully charged laptop, any products that you want to share with your parents and your completed portfolio. Mrs Merrylees will be there to help you set up. Parents arrive from 11am. Have a brilliant X-Share!
Greetings Grade 6&7 X-Blockers
Great news – all the X-Block teachers are finally back on campus! Tomorrow please move to your X-Block location promptly at the end of break. If you are unsure of where to go, check your Seesaw for details of which activities occur in which spaces.
The spaces available are the
See Seesaw for more great ideas in these spaces. Don’t forget to check in with the teacher in charge as soon as you arrive. Happy X-Blocking.
On Saturday of December 12, Swim team will need a few volunteers for our swim meet during the afternoon time: 14.00-17.30 ( potentially finishing a bit earlier).
They need 3 timers and 2 marshals.
Please sign up now on Veracross for this joining.
Thanks.
This year we are supporting 325 students. That means we need to sell 325 Giving Tree bags. Help us. Please donate and put a smile on a student’s face.
For more information, contact the students in Grade 11.
You are invited to the 2020 NIS Christmas Party on Thursday,17th December 2020 at The PAC.
Please refer to enclosed poster for details, and RSVP on the registration form in staff lounge by 10.30am on next Tuesday,08 December 2020.
Thanks/Myra
Two exciting GOA courses are coming up after the Winter Break:
From Educator Designed to Co-Designed: “One of the goals of competency-based learning is to support student agency: students have voice and choice in what, when, where, and how they learn.” In this course we will interview students and use the data to a redesign a unit or lesson we currently teach to incorporate greater student choice and voice. How cool! This course runs January 25-29, 2021.
From Time Based to Performance Based: “The shift from entails rethinking time so that students can advance based on mastery of a skill rather than seat time. How might you design opportunities for reassessment and differentiation? How might you create more opportunities for student practice and self-reflection?” Underlying this element is the essential promise of CBL to fight systemic inequities by meeting students where they are. This is the very definition of inclusion! This course runs February 22-26, 2021.
It’s a two minute commitment to register by clicking the links above and a 2-3 hour commitment to complete each course. Both courses will have an optional, structured, on-campus debrief… with treats. How sweet it is! Join your 16 colleagues already registered for one or both courses.
Grade 8 XBlockers
Tomorrow is X-share which will be held in the Centre large group room on the third floor. Please go straight to the Centre at the end of recess with your fully charged laptop, any products that you want to share with your parents and your completed portfolio. Mrs Merrylees will be there to help you set up. Parents arrive from 11am. Have a brilliant X-Share!
Two shifts available:
8.45 am – 1 pm
1:45 pm – 6 pm.
Possible learning outcomes
Good morning!
Here are the notes from yesterday’s staff briefing.
Get into the holiday spirit by volunteering to marshal or run 5 k in a Santa suit.
Please see Ms Christine in the Activities Office for more information.
