The courtyard outside of cafeteria closed today due to Tech Challenge set-up. Please enjoy your lunch in another location for today.
MYP Tech Challenge-when and where?
Today is the MYP Tech Challenge after lunch!
To avoid the long hallway being filled with MYP students and blocking the passageway for teachers and PYP students, the MYP Students will be lining up in grade levels outside of the foyer in the courtyard (under the roof). Please start lining 5-10 minutes before the end of lunch. Leave your bags in your lockers.
There will be 5 teams per house per grade level. While waiting in line, please start organizing your teams. There may be less students because of swim meet and other activities. Each house can still have 5 teams to have most chances for success.
Here are the locations for each grade:
- Grade 6: Robotics Area (Ms. Weatherly)
- Grade 7: C154 / Drama Room (please go straight there) (Mr. Orteza)
- Grade 8: Back Courtyard area (enter via the cafeteria) (Ms. Fox)
- Grade 9: Hallway between gym and design centre (Mr. Messom)
- Grade 10: Workshop (Mr. Wiggins)
Enjoy you afternoon and represent your house well.
Inter House Trivia Challenge
Congratulations to Xuanwu, winners of the Inter House Trivia Challenge yesterday. Wutaishan came in 2nd whilst, the overall leaders, Taiping came in 3rd. This closes the gap a bit for the House Shield but Taiping still well out in front. Current points are:
Taiping 675
Wutaishan 605
Xuanwu 560
MYP/DP Book Week Assembly!
Breaking News: MYP/DP Book Week Assembly this Friday at 8am sharp! in the PAC
Our prestigious visiting author, Mr. Ed Vere, will be speaking with us on Friday morning…
Now listen….We went to great lengths to hand-pick this literary professional… just for you, arranged (and paid) for him to fly (literally) across the world…just for you, created an entire schedule to get the most out of his visit in your Arts blocks… just for you, coordinated with your block one teachers to allow this assembly to run until 9:00… just for you, brought in a book fair… just for you, took untold numbers of “shelfies,” wrote “spine poems,” and heard the story “Bananas!” at least two dozen times (just for you)…. The least you can do is be on-time come Friday morning, right?
See you then!
What if you are an ACAMIS swimmer? No worries! Ed Vere will stop the assembly at 8:40…just for you… and excuse the team. Please wait until he lets you go (don’t go by your phone, watch, or “spidey-senses.” Thanks.
slow network? email help@nanjing-school.com
We’ve been hearing student’s having slow network issues. If that is the case for you, email help@nanjing-school.com and provide us with some details. Knowing time of day, web address, and location is useful is figuring out a solution.
Grade 10 Work Week Reminder
Grade 10s – Please remember that your provisional plans are due by the end of the month. Make sure you are moving on this now and that you are seeking help if you need it.
The website is here: http://share.nanjing-school.com/g10workexperienceweek/timeline/
FYI – I will be out of school from this Friday until Monday 30th March.
ACT testing @NIS
The ACT test is held at school on Saturday 18 April. More about the test itself here.
You need to register online HERE: http://www.actstudent.org/
Cost: 434RMB No Writing or 533RMB with Writing
Test centre code: 872250
Action for Service Expo June 2nd @Shanghai C&S / CAS G7-11
The second Action for Service Expo will be held in Shanghai on June 2nd. The Expo is an opportunity for students to showcase NIS C&S / CAS activities and to learn about Service activities that other schools have undertaken. If you would like to attend please email me for more information. This is a 3 point C&S activity.
Maps Needed
Searching for world and city maps
Looking for different world and city maps for an art project. The maps will not be returned to their owners. Any condition accepted (old/ new).
Maps can be brought to Mr. Wiggins’ room (D246) on the second floor of the main building.
Thank you,
Dorothea Moldenhauer
10D
Trent University, Canada – today @Counsellor’s Office
When? Lunchtime…..
Come by for info on Canada generally and Trent in particular. Please check their website before you come…
PM2.5 readings in Week 26
Dear all, please refer to enclosed weekly updates on PM2.5 readings.
CISSA Basketball starts this week
A reminder that CISSA basketball has started this week. For juniors (Gr5&6), practices are on Mondays 4.20 – 5.30pm and Wednesdays 3.15 – 4.1pm. If you missed Monday’s session, don’t worry, sign up on Veracross and go along on Wednesday. For Seniors (Gr7-8), practices are Tuesdays (today) and Thursdays 4.20 – 5.30pm.
G12 Mock Exams
Mock exams run from today until March 25. Please do not use the corridor in front of the MYP LGR. Thanks for your understanding, and good luck to the G12s.
Student Homework Survey
Hello MYP Pupils,
Thanks to the 184 students that dutifully completed this HW survey on Friday! Now the rest of you… don’t make Uncle Sam angry (does he look like a dude you want to mess with?). If you were out for ACAMIS, CISSA, NEAMC, some other acronym I’m not aware of, or just sick, then welcome back! Now please complete this survey in homeroom today or tomorrow. Your input is important!
Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VH3NRMR
Many thanks,
Mr. Bratton (Uncle Sam’s nephew)
ACAMIS Badminton
The NIS badminton team brought 24 players up to Beijing for the ACAMIS badminton tournament.
Fifteen different schools came to the tournament to compete inside the famous ISB dome.
At the end of three days of badminton, the NIS 1 team finished third in Division 1 and the NIS 2 team finished first in Division 2. These were great results for the NIS shuttlers. All the NIS players improved over the course of the tournament but special mention should go to Jia Yue Seow, Jason Oh and Hyunuk Kang for their outstanding performances.
While not playing badminton, many of the Grade 12 students spent their free time preparing for the upcoming mock exams. These students provided a great example of what it means to be a student athlete.
MYP Tech Challenge is coming!
On Friday March 20th after lunch be ready to create, build to solve challenges and lead your house to victory.