Category: Staff

Here is some further information about yesterday Bulletin Notice – Moving Soon of BOJ Xinjiekou:

As a BOJ officer said, the moving from Xinjiekou to Bank of Jiangsu Headquarters Mansion would be on Sat, 12 Sep 2015. Also he said that it would open at the new location next Sun, 13 Sep 2015.

Attached is the walking directions from Zhangfuyuan Station Exit 3 to the Bank of Jiangsu Headquarters Mansion, 26 Zhong Hua Road:

Head south toward Baixia Road

Turn left onto Baixia Road

Turn right onto Zhong Hua Road.

Bank of Jiangsu Headquarters Mansion will be on the right.

The walking directions map would be shown on the staff room notice board as well.

Any application for telegraphic transfer and foreign currency exchange will NOT be processed at BOJ during Chinese Holiday from September 3 (Thursday) to September 5 (Saturday), 2015.  They will be processed on September 6 (Sunday), 2015.

Adapt texts by eliminating non essential information and paraphrase concepts into simpler English.

Just informed by our BOJ, the BOJ Banking Department located at Xinjiekou would move to Bank of Jiangsu Headquarters Building, 26 Zhong Hua Lu on Sat, 12 Sep 2015.

To go to the new location of the BOJ, we need exchange from Subway Line 2 to Subway Line 1 at Xinjiekou for 1 more stop (Zhangfuyuan, Exit 3).

Attached is the google map direction from our school to 26 Zhong Hua Lu.

The opening hours is the same as before: 8:30am – 5:00pm, Sunday – Friday ( Overseas Telegraphic transfer (T/T) is only available from Monday to Friday Except Public Holidays)

Good morning, Please see attached SET minutes.

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The MYP inter house Tech Challenge is rapidly approaching. It will be block 5 on Friday Sept 4, this is a Day 1.

The following teachers will miss the chance to be involved because they are teaching grades 11/12 at that time: Ruth, Rob Battye, Danny, Juan, Luiz, Darren and myself.

I am making up the teacher supervision groups. If you have some reason why you cannot take part in the tech challenge please let Russel know, ex. you are a specialist teacher and are involved with PYP at that time or you will be away from school for some reason.

Please check the draft schedule below and let me know if there are any problems.

Thank you.

BICS and CALP

Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS) is the ability to function in everyday situations and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP) is the ability to use academic language. Research shows that children immersed in English can develop BICS in 2 years whereas CALP takes between 5 and 7 years. Non-native speakers who have attained a high degree of fluency and accuracy in everyday spoken English do not, in most cases, have the corresponding academic language proficiency.

How many times have you been asked by a parent for advice on how to help their child at home learn English?

Conceptual knowledge in the home language helps to make the input in the second language comprehensible. Asking students to research a topic, or talk about concepts they have learnt at school in their home language can help students gain a better understanding. By understanding the concept in the home language the student only needs to “cope” with the language. In the course of learning a concept/skill in one language s/he can transfer this to the second language.

Ladies and gentlemen, here are the 2015-2016 PYP student council officers:

• President: Angele

• Vice-President: Fiona

• Secretaries: Casey and Mathilda

• Publicity officers: Yongsuh and Suyeon

PYP Student Council will be using the display board outside Ms. Gijzen’s office so that PYP student voices are heard.

Treat ELL/English B students as full members of the class. Refer to them often and make it clear to them (and to the class) that you expect them to work and learn just like everyone else. Then ask for more and more participation and work as these students become able to accomplish it.

Student Council, a gentle reminder:

What: Student Council Camp

Where: Meet at the cafeteria

When: Friday 28t August at 8:25

Why: to enjoy our Student Council camp planned by Kostya and Cameron

Who: Student Council Students (except Semester Two PYP children) & Ms. Bezzerides, Ms. Bella, Mr. Langston and Mrs. Langston

Give students as much opportunity as possible to practice using new words. The only way to make sure students understand a new word is to have them produce it themselves either orally or in writing.