Good Morning, Middle School and Upper School students!
If you would like to be part of the MS/US Assembly agenda, such as, being the Master of Ceremony (MC), or perform, or do a skit, or ride a unicycle, or perfect your speech and debate skills, or lead a mindfulness, or simply make an announcement, or anything else we are not thinking of…Contact Mrs. Galaty or Ms. Bezzerides. They are your Assembly go-to people.
Have a great week!
Hello NIS MS/US,
It’s on. The writer, rapper, entrepreneur, news maker, and 2014 Australian Slam Poetry Champion Zohab Zee Khan will return to NIS this week! His visit will begin tomorrow with an Assembly for all students in Grades 6-12 during Block Two, then feature double block breakout sessions for all students in Grades 6-10. Zohab will also join a Grade 11 TOK class, work with the Speech and Debate team, and meet with our Grade 5 students as well.
Please see this schedule to see when you might be working with ZZK this week. Reminders and details will be posted each morning this week.
Enjoy!
Swing those hips! And meet in the gyms at 8:10:
Early Years: (PreK, K1, and K2) GREEN GYM
Grades 1-5: HULA HOOP CHALLENGE! BLUE GYM
Who? All PreK-G5 students, teachers, and specialists.
If you would like to represent your house in the G6-8 soccer inter house soccer next week please contact your house leaders and captains.
There’s still time to buy tickets for the PTA Dance in the Black Box tonight! Grades 2-5 from 4:30-6:00pm and Grades 6-9 from 7:00-9:00pm. Tickets are 30 rmb and include a snack and a drink.
Do you like to be creative? Do you like to make Greeting Cards?
There is an ASA to make cards to sell for the Amy Yang Foundation starting on Monday 30th October in C140. 3:15 to 4:15.
Even if you have not signed up for the ASA, AND if you are in Grade 4, 5, or 6 AND you would like to participate in Card-Making for the Amy Yang Foundation, please see Mrs Buckley (C140). There is room for about 10 more students. Come once or more than once!
All materials supplied!
4 Mondays left.
Hello Again MS/US Assembly-Goers,
Don’t forget to check out this cool new assembly seating map to figure out which row your Advisory will sit in for all Friday assemblies for the remainder of the school year. Each Advisory now has an assigned row for your convenience in which you MUST sit. Here you will sit in comfort, with your loving advisory-mates on either side of you and happily embedded within your House communities, as you enjoy the good times which are our MS/US assemblies.
Check the map and memorize your row so you’ll be ready for tomorrow!
See you there on-time and sans bags.
Signups are now open for High School Basketball tournament (Sat Nov 25) scorers.
Two times available : 8.15am – 12.30pm and 12.30pm – 5pm, Sat Nov 25.
Possible Service CAS Outcomes you could achieve
a. become more aware of own strengths and areas for growth
b. undertake challenges that develop new skills
c. work collaboratively with others
Practices start next week and are on Tuesdays and Thursdays 4.20 – 6pm. Sign ups are now open on veracross for Grades 7 – 9.
SCISAC Tournament will be held in Macao in February.
Buy your tickets for the Dance in the Black Box on Friday. Tickets cost 30rmb. Grades 2-5 Dance is from 4:30-6:00. Grades 6-9 Dance is from 7:00-9:00pm. See attached poster.
