Category: Staff

A reminder that today we will be holding our 400m and 800m track events.

We aim to start at 8.10 and be finished by 8.40.

Events order:

1. Grade 3 Girls 400m
2. Grade 3 Boys 400m
3. Grade 4 Girls 400m
4. Grade 4 Boys 400m
5. Grade 4 Girls & Boys 800m (Combined)
6. Grade 5 Girls 400m
7. Grade 5 Boys 400m
8. Grade 5 Girls & Boys 800m (Combined)

Please join us to cheer on our runners!

Teachers: Please send the runners out as soon as possible.

This award is presented to a student who embraces the qualities of a global citizen. This student is a proud representative of his/her nation while respectful of the diversity of other nations, has an open mind, is well informed, aware and empathetic, concerned and caring for others encouraging a sense of community and strongly committed to engagement and action to make the world a better place. Finally, this student is able to interact and communicate effectively with people from all walks of life while having a sense of collective responsibility for all who inhabit the globe.

Do you know a grade 11 student who meets the criteria above? If so, please nominate them for the EARCOS GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AWARD.

https://forms.office.com/r/hwZuvba72T

Nominations close on Monday, April 15th.

Thank you.

This week I will be covering some recent updates to the MagicSchool Platform as well as allowing those who have already used MagicStudent with their students to share more about what you did and how it went. Hopefully, this will be a great way to learn form the experience of other fantastic educators here at NIS! If you are willing to share please come and join us!  If you want to learn, please come and join us!

Tue 09/04/2024 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Room D220
Thu 11/04/2024 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Room D220

Come learn more about these awesome additions and how AI can be integrated into your classroom.

Hope to see you there!

Hey team,

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is our Athletics Day event.

During your closing circle this afternoon, can I please ask for your help in doing a final reminder for students to bring:

• sports shoes
• drink bottle
• hat and suncream
• plenty of healthy snacks
• and most importantly to wear house shirts

If you have any last-minute questions, don’t hesitate to reach out!

See you out there tomorrow!

Lee

Please check the list of students from K1-G5 will be attending football training this afternoon after school from 3:15-4:15pm  AI Football Academy

The following students will be out for B4 on Monday 15th April for a Leaver’s Assembly practice;

G10:

Alvin

Ian

Anna

Eric

Sohyun

G7:

Harris

G6:

Isaac

I’ve created a resource list of picture books and nonfiction books available in the library you can use in your classes for Earth Week. There are many more books in the library that would support Earth Week in case you’re looking for something specific, especially for secondary students! You can ask one of the lovely library ladies for help in finding any of them.

A film crew from the Nanjing Culture and Tourism Bureau will be on campus today interviewing ten of our Grade 4-6 students and doing some filming around the school. Please proceed as normal and contact Kyle or Christine with any questions. Thanks!

Primary teachers, please send me 3 book-related questions (and answers) that your class comes up with that we will use as part of the Book Quiz Challenge on Friday during extended homeroom. Please send by break on Thursday. Examples could be:  What is the name of the book that has Bilbo Baggins as the main character? Answer: The Hobbit; What is the little girl’s name in Clifford the Big Red Dog? Answer: Emily Elizabeth; Who wrote The Very Hungry Caterpillar? Answer: Eric Carle.

There will be 2 sets of questions, one for PK-1 and one for grades 2-5. The quiz will take place in your homerooms during extended homeroom on Friday. Specifics will be sent out Thursday but we want to keep it low-key, easy, and fun!

Dear all,

Arek will be the MOD on April 13, 2024.

Best wishes,

Clara

Good morning all,

For the secondary collaboration time today, please meet in departments and continue working forward on the goals you set earlier this year. If those goals are complete, consider the following action points:

Language Agreements – what language expectations can you make in your departments and grade levels to support students working in English and engaging in productive stuggle?

Language scaffolds – look ahead to the upcoming units and consider the language demands of them. What vocabulary will the students need? What type of writing, reading or speaking wiill they need to do? Where can you plan mini-lessons or scaffolds to target those language skills as you teach the content?

AI proof assessments – what assessments – formative or summative – can you update so that you have an authentic and accurate picture of what the students know and can do without the help of apps or their friends?

Accessible assessments – knowing that students are coming with a wide range of language abilities, what scaffolds can you add to ensure the widest possible access of the questions?

Data and Interventions – look at your assessment data/map data for students and devise small group or individual interventions to address student needs and/or update upcoming lessons/units to address those needs.

Thank you!

This week I will be covering some recent updates to the MagicSchool Platform as well as allowing those who have already used MagicStudent with their students to share more about what you did and how it went. Hopefully, this will be a great way to learn form the experience of other fantastic educators here at NIS! If you are willing to share please come and join us!  If you want to learn, please come and join us!

Tue 09/04/2024 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Room D220
Thu 11/04/2024 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Room D220

Come learn more about these awesome additions and how AI can be integrated into your classroom.

Hope to see you there!