Category: Staff

Dear All,

If you would like to access the photos I take, please check out: smb://192.168.30.22/LargeStorage/Teacher_1Yr_Temp_Large/2019-20 Anna’s School Pics

These are slightly reduced in size/resolution to allow for quicker up/download.

If you need a photo taken, text me, I’m happy to shoot.

Anna

The esteemed NIS Professional Development Committee is in need of one new member for the 2019/20 school year. Please have a look at our updated PD Handbook for information about the committee’s purpose and function. This group meets at lunch once per cycle to consider applications. Current members are Angel, Angela R., Joe,  Sonya, Steven, and Kasson (as the non-voting Chair) if you’d like to hear more directly from committee members about this commitment.

If you would like to be considered for this role, please email Kasson by the end of business on Monday the 19th. Thanks!

PS assembly seating plan

Find attached the ‘new improved’ Primary School Assembly Seating Plan! For returning PS teachers, you will notice a few slight changes and one huge change…the parents are now positioned furthest from the entrance! This is to allow our younger students more suitable access to and from the theatre.

Dear MS/US Advisors and teachers,

On August 15th, please inform your advisory students come to MYP Large group room(Room D207) to get their house T-shirts. The student names i sent to you on August 9th, only the yellow highlighted students can have new house T-shirts. Please come as the time below

If you are new teachers or your house T-shirts older than 2 years, please come as well.

Break Time: 10.20am – 10:40am

Lunch Time: 12.50pm – 14.00pm

After school : 15.00pm – 16.00pm

Dear Primary Homeroom teachers,

On August 14th, please take your students to MYP Large group room(Room D207, upstairs) to get their house T-shirts. You may find the student names from the document that i sent to you on August 9th, only the yellow highlighted students can have new house T-shirts. Please come at your schedule time.

Dear NIS family,

You are invited for the TGIF event at 4:30pm on Friday August 16th at Laurie’s house, the sign-up forms are available in staff room till 2:00pm Wednesday August 14th. Please find attached address of Laurie’s house and navigation map for your information.

Any queries please feel free to let me know.

This is a gentle reminder for all FULL-TIME teaching colleagues to sign-up for the year’s ASAs and Clubs program. Here are the links once again:

PS ASA: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WDKW3NN

MS/US Performing Arts: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WY7LYPW

Clubs and Service Experiences: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WY395ZV

I am looking for:

• teachers to supervise some MS/US Student-led activities
• someone to take over MS/US choir
• teachers to be on-call to cover/supervise ASAs or clubs if the activity leader is absent.

If you don’t know what to offer, drop in and we can chat.

Thanks for keeping our students balanced!

Photos!

After briefing today, out near the pond, I’d like to take a group photo of all the teachers who have taught or who do teach or who will teach this year’s Grade 12s.

Also, if you are a Grade 12 teacher, I’d like to take your portrait some time between now and March 2020!

These beautiful photos will go into their Graduation Album.

And MORE photos!

Let me know if you want advisory or HR photos or teaching team photos taken.

I am more than happy to snap at least a dozen photos!

Three friendly reminders for today’s festivities…

1. New Students and their families will be on campus today from 7:45am-10:45am for students and parents. The schedule (with responsibilities) can be found in the respective PS and MS/US Sites. EY students and parents will head straight to the EY Centre (parents will drop off and head to the PAC), while all other students and parents will start in the PAC; and go to classrooms from there. Buses will depart at 10:45am, after an action-packed morning.
2. We will have our Monday morning briefing a little later than usual, starting from 11:00am in the staff lounge for about 15-20 minutes. All should attend.
3. Lunch for staff will be provided in the cafe (at your own cost) from 12:00pm today.  The menu is homemade sausage with potato wedges or Teriyaki tofu, along with the usual sandwiches and salad options. Normal lunch resumes in both the cafe and cafeteria tomorrow.

Thanks for your efforts in making this a special day for our new-to-NIS families. Please see Kasson or your friendly Head of Section with any questions. Our amazing NIS Ambassadors will be on-hand to assist.

Just a reminder to use the Email Distribution lists found in the Veracross database (aka Axiom) in case they don’t show up in your Outlook. We are still updating them and since Veracross is where we get them from, you can be sure that those are correct.

In case you need a refresher, refer to the screenshots below OR send us a help request with a time that you’re available for a quick tutorial.

1. In your Veracross faculty portal click on the green “Groups by Category” button (found on the right side under “Communication”) as pictured below:
   
2. This will connect you with Axiom, the database that powers Veracross, and on this screen you will narrow down your search by selecting the category of email list you’re looking for (e.g. parents, students, Faculty, etc.)

   

3. I selected “Staff & Faculty” here which opened up a further list of descriptions to select from to narrow my search:

   

4. By clicking on the underlined number next to the description that best matches my desired result will bring me to the screen with email lists from which I can copy and paste the email address or click on it and have it open a new email in my attached mail program (Outlook or Mail).