Category: Staff

There are still available seats for afternoon activities like Chinese, Pilates, Yoga etc.

Please also sign up for evening and weekend activities like Golden Balls, Touch Rugby, Badminton, Basketball, Crossfit….

Let’s move…

Dear all, there will be an Evacuation Drill on Thursday 27 August, 2015@11.30am as scheduled for whole school.

Thanks/Myra

Don’t put ELL/English B students on the spot by asking them to participate (e.g., give an answer in front of the rest of the class) before they are ready. Have other students model what is required before asking an ELL/English B student so that they do not feel threatened.

Today will be another session about the ePortfolio iPad session – SEESAW!

It will be very similar to Tuesday’s session, so there is no need to come again (unless you really want to).

Sessions are held in the Strategy Room (C115), starting at the beginning of Lunch (12:50), and running for about 30 minutes.

Thursday, August 20 – iPads – Seesaw – Tom
Friday, August 21 – Organizing your life with OneNote – Emily

(category students)

For all those fashionable people who ordered jean bags from the Grade 8 ‘Jeanious’ company during last year’s Earth Hour, please see Ms. Runte for pick up!

Angela Runte MYP English B
Nanjing International School
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Mob: +86-182-6000 6554
NIS: Inspiring International Mindedness, Personal Excellence, Creative Thinking

Hello All,

You should find a sweetie in your pigeon hole this morning as a SMALL token of thanks for your extra efforts, can-do attitude, and mental gymnastics required to facilitate our first-ever Parent-Led Conferences. They are much appreciated!

The taste of the chocolate will be temporary, but the impact your efforts make on our students’ well-being are forever. Thanks and enjoy!

-Your SET

Sessions are held in the Strategy Room (C115), starting at the beginning of Lunch (12:50), and running for about 30 minutes.

Wednesday, August 19 – Creating and Sharing Spreadsheets and Forms in Microsoft 365 – Emily
Thursday, August 20 – iPads – Seesaw – Tom
Friday, August 21 – Organizing your life with OneNote – Emily

Use non-verbal cues (such as gestures, pictures and concrete objects) in your teaching to assist comprehension. Don’t assume that ELL/English B students understand what you are saying  (even if they act as if they do!). Ask questions to confirm.

PYP Student Council Elections

Bella and Marthe-Sophie will work together with PYP Student Council this year. Student voices and choices will be heard!

Please kindly proceed to your class rep elections by Friday. There will be one rep per class for Grades 2, 3 and 4. There will be 2 reps per class for Grade 5. Please send Marthe-Sophie the names of your class rep by Friday morning.

We will send you further information about all the PYP class reps and place&time of our meetings.

Thank you.

Make sure that ELL/English B  students are seated where they can see and hear well. Provide them with maximum access to the instructional and linguistic input that you are providing. Involve them in some manner in all classroom activities. Make sure that ELL/English B students are not sitting in groups with the same home language.  Sitting in the same home language groups will make it easier for students to get off task. Time should be set aside in the lesson for stronger students to help weaker ones. This should not take up a major part of the lesson, so they do not need to be sitting next to each other. This will also minimise the time spent off task in the home language. Don’t separate and isolate students away from the rest of the class – physically or instructionally.

Dear all,

You are all invited to this year’s first TGIF  in Laurie’s house at Top Regent on Friday Aug 21.

Please DO sign up for bus in the Staff Lounge  by 3pm Aug 18 today  if you want to take the bus.  The bus will leave school at 4.30pm on Friday Aug 21.

If you want to drive your own way, please find the map attached.

Lucy

TGIF – map

Dear all,

The NIS Bulk SMS Test will be held on TUESDAY 18TH AUGUST 2015 AT 14.00h

“NIS BULK SMS TEST”

If you do NOT receive this SMS test on your mobile phone, please check on the Veracross Web Page on the right hand side and click on  “Update my Household Profile”.

It is important that in the unlikely event of an emergency we are able to contact you.

If you still have a problem, contact wendyhuang@staff.nanjing-school.com

Now it is time for Community Activity registration. Here is how you can do it from Veracross:

1. Login Veracross Teacher portal: .

2. From School Report which is at right bottom side of the window, you will find “Community Activity Registration” link. Click on the link to launch the sign-up.

There are a lot of interesting activities such as Yoga, Pilates, Chinese, Basketball, Soccer…..

Sandra Fuchs
珊迪
Community Activity Coordinator

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Nanjing International School
phone: +86 25 85899111*3065
mobile: +86 1590 5165 217

Calling North American Christmas/Holiday-folk! This year will be the first RFG Holiday Market!

Purpose:
-To bring some more Christmas spirit to our ex-pat life here in Nanjing
-To have a lot of fun

This is a call for people from North America to help out with building, choosing items to sell, sourcing, and selling.
There will be about 10 stalls, one which is for us, from NORTH AMERICA.

Dates: November 28, 29
Times: Current open times are 3pm -10pm Saturday and 3pm – 7pm Sunday
Stall Size: about 2.5m x 1.5m Stall Location: They will be lined up in RFG near to each other, like a German Xmas market

Please contact Tom Johnson if you would like to help with the North American stall
or Robin Marsh if you are keen to help with all things else.