Category: Staff

PERSONAL PROJECT EXHIBITION is FINALLY HERE!

Wednesday evening in the PAC – 6.45pm to 7.30pm. This is the culminating event for students to showcase their learning. Please come along to learn something new, like how black holes are made or how particular make-up colors can enhance your look! All welcome!

Dear All,

Please find attached SLT meeting minutes of week 25 for your information.

SLT – Mar 13

Morning G8 & G9 Advisors!

During advisory today, please ask students to complete the GOA Interest Form. A message with the link was sent via ManageBac over the weekend to students and parents. Please ask students to go to their Grade Level Messages and they will see a message from me. A message was also placed in the Student Daily Bulletin.

Please remind students that this form is only an expression of interest in taking GOA Courses. There is no obligation to register for any courses selected on this form. We are simply collecting data to identify how many students are interested in taking GOA Courses and which GOA Courses they are interested in taking.

A list of GOA Courses with descriptions can be found HERE.

As an innovator school we have been given early access to MagicSchool’s new student platform MagicStudent!  To ensure that we are thoroughly prepared to use it with our students we will be offering Lunch Byte Session on the following days and times.

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 11:30- 12:00 in room D220

Thursday, March 21, 2024 12:30-1:00 in room D220

Come learn more about how to launch a room for your students to use generative AI to assist them in their learning.

Hope to see you there!

Registration is open for the IB Job-Alikes in Beijing on April 20, 2024. There are sessions for PYP, MYP, and DP. Click here to see if your subject and interests will be represented.

Attendance is free and travel is PLA eligible. If interested, please speak with your PGP person, then complete the PLA tracking form. Thanks!

Dear All,

Please use this Feedback Link to provide feedback for this year’s Primary Production.

Are you neurodivergent? Do you want to take part in our very first Neurodiversity Celebration Week Screen presentation? If so, please answer this two question survey! 

Morning G8 and G9 Advisors,

Friendly reminder that today we will meet in the PAC at 10:35 for a GOA Information Session.

Please find the attached list of 30 students from Grade 4-9, they will leaving school at 2pm on Friday (Day 7) March 15^th  for CISSA Badminton tournament in Shanghai.CISSA Badminton Name List

Dear overseas staff,

Please see below the message from OWC:

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March is Nutrition Health Awareness Month, and we encourage our client’s members to learn more about making informed food choices and developing healthful eating habits. People can engage in a variety of activities to improve their nutrition and overall health. Here are some suggestions:

1. Eat a Variety of Foods: Ensure your diet includes a mix of fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, whole grains, and healthy fats to get a wide range of nutrients.
2. Plan Your Meals: Planning meals ahead of time can help you make healthier choices, save time, and reduce food waste.
3. Cook More at Home: Cooking at home allows you to control the ingredients and portions, often leading to healthier meals than eating out.
4. Practice Mindful Eating: Pay attention to your eating habits. Eat slowly, savor your food, and listen to your body’s hunger and fullness cues.
5. Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Sometimes thirst is confused with hunger.
6. Limit Processed Foods and Added Sugars: Reducing the intake of highly processed foods and sugary drinks can significantly impact your health positively.
7. Seek Professional Advice: If you have specific health conditions or dietary needs, consider consulting a registered dietitian for personalized guidance.
8. Share Your Knowledge: Use this month as an opportunity to encourage friends and family to make healthier food choices and develop better eating habits.

These activities not only promote better health during Nutrition Health Awareness Month but can also lead to long-term benefits when incorporated into daily life.

Eatwell Guide

OWC Health Awareness Series – March Nutrition Health Awareness

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Best wishes,

Clara

MagicSchool for Students (MagicStudent) has been live in testing for a few days with AI Pioneer ambassadors and has gone really smoothly (and we’re really excited about it!).  We’re ready to launch MagicSchool for Students THIS WEEK (target date is Wednesday or Thursday China time) for NIS as a MagicSchool AI Innovator partner using Enterprise.

To find out more about how MagicStudent will work please watch the demo video here.

You can also find resources, including an introduction lesson and more, for MagicStudent here.

We are ensuring that all student WiFi is set up properly and that all students will be able to access MagicStudent

Students only have access through join links as assigned by, and monitored by, their teachers. There is no independent log-on. Here is a MagicSchool for Students Student-Facing Instruction One Pager  you can use to teach your students how to access the MagicSchoolAI room you create.

If you have any questions please let me know.  I will be running some LunchBytes on this new addition next week.

We are excited by the possibilities this will bring to our students K-12.

Dr. D.

Dear All,

Please find the schedule for the Grade 10 Personal Project Exhibition below – Wednesday March 20th.

If you have a class when a particular grade is scheduled, please take your class to the PAC so they can visit the booths and ask questions of the students. However, if you already have something important to complete like an exam, then the class work should take priority. Similarly, you can give your students as much or as little time to visit within the time slot, but please ensure that you are also present in the PAC.

Thanks for your support, and see you all next Wednesday in the PAC!

Dear all,

Jacqui Patrick will be the MOD on Mar 16, 2024.

Best wishes,

Clara

Dear NIS literacy lumin and wonderful school staff,

I would like to share my Padlet page with you, dedicated to literacy education resources, as we are all literacy teachers across different grades and subjects. This page contains discussion points, research papers, and reading resources about evidence-based strategies and differentiated instruction (DI) techniques. As fellow literacy enthusiasts and educators, I warmly invite you to explore the page, contribute your own resources, and even challenge me with fresh ideas.

To access the Padlet page, simply click on the following link: [Padlet Link: https://padlet.com/pearl4728/the-literacy-lions-e8dny9jd3x3v]

All the best

Pearl