Category: Student

Volunteering/SA on ManageBac G6-10

Have you updated your ManageBac recently???? Next Deadline is in May!

Please check past emails or the one that will be sent to you during advisory today.

To make your life easier, under Description, you only need to fill out the A and B:

Activity: what is the experience?

Benefit: how was your action beneficial to other people or the community?

and then under Reflection, you answer C, D, E:

Change: How have your changed/What change(s) have you made or will you make?

Description: Describe explicitly how you achieved the learning outcome (and then tick the box).

Evidence: Please upload your evidence (photo, email, video)

Biking Volunteer(s) Needed G 10+

Two – four volunteers who can confidently ride a bike to help at lunch time.  You will be teaching/encouraging/supporting your peers who are learning to ride a bike for Discover China.

Practice will be everyday at lunch for 20-30 minutes unless it rains.

We start Tuesday, March 30 at 12.45 pm

Contact Ms Anna.

ASWS Reminder

The After School Work Space (formerly called Homework Club) is open every Monday and Wednesday from 3:00-4:10 in the Learning Support Area. ALL grade 6-12 students are invited to come ask questions, receive help with organization, and/or find a quiet place to study.

There will always be teachers at ASWS ready to support you, including Mandarin Support on Wednesdays!

 

Discover China Biking Practice G6-11

Going to:

  • Chongming
  • Lin’an
  • Wuxi
  • Moganshan?

These trips all have a biking activity. If you can’t comfortably ride a bike yet, Bike Practice starts on Tuesday at 12.45pm.

Please bring your bike/helmet if you can. We’ll meet in the Bike Parking Lot at 12.45.

Book Fair & Book Week Celebration

Friday is the final day for the book fair, which will be open from 9:00-12:00 in front of the library. Parents are welcome to come to the book fair!

We will also have an outdoor Book Week Celebration from 9:00-9:30 on Friday which parents and older students are welcome to attend. We will have a character book parade (Friday is “Dress up like a character from a book”), student names will be drawn for prizes, and I will announce the winner of the Panda Tournament of Books. The Celebration will be held on the cement outside of the library entrance.

Service Learning Grants and Koerschen Awards

Each year, ACAMIS provides funding for both Service Learning Projects and School Innovation. Would your Service as Action or your CAS project benefit from a little financial boost? Apply today! The deadline is April 1st. See Ms Anna for more information.

https://www.acamis.org/student-activities/service-learning-grants

https://www.acamis.org/student-activities/jim-koerschen-award

X-Block Project Changes

Hello X-Blockers

Next Tuesday is a really good opportunity to finalise your last X-Block project for the year.

Thursday, April 22 (two weeks after Spring Break) will be the last date to change your project or location. No changes will happen after this date.

As of next Tuesday, the kitchen will be ready for 6 new cooks and the music room has space for a few more musicians or people that don’t need any special equipment. Please email Mr Synder if you would like to cook.

Happy choosing.

G8 Wellness Block 1 today

Dear Grade 8 Students, please go to these locations for your Wellness class today:

8A: D241 with Mrs Clarke

8B:  LGR with Mr Joyner

8C: Design Centre with Mr Griffiths

Have Fun!!

 

X-Block Artists

Calling all X-Block Artists and Designers.

After Spring Break we are hoping to schedule a mini-art exhibition of all your best works for the year – photos, ceramic, crafts, paintings, drawings…

Please choose one or two pieces of which you are really proud to bring to X-Block next Tuesday or have ready to print so we can begin to plan our space options.

Looking forward to a showcase of your talents.

Wanted Film Submissions for the ACAMIS Virtual Student Film Festival!

 

 

 

All submissions 3-4 minutes in length that follow (strictly or loosely) the theme of “Growing Up” will be accepted.

The submission deadline is Friday, April 16, 2021.

Depending how you show the theme, your film could be used for creativity, possibly service for our Grade 11 students or for our Grade 9 and 10s for GCD stories: personal goal, artistic expression, management, intercultural communication etc… What are you waiting for?

Electricity Saving Competition

Parents, Staff and Students!!!  During the month of April compete against other households for a chance to win a 500 RMB La Mia Casa voucher.  We’re hoping to raise awareness and instill energy saving habits.  Everyone is welcome to participate, but to be eligible for the 500 RMB voucher a household must:

  1. Upload a photo of your household electricity meter.
    • Photo must include a piece of paper with your name, date and be taken between the dates of March 31st – April 3rd
  2. Donate 50 RMB or more
    • Donations go towards charity & supporting other Service As Action projects.
    • Donations should be forwarded to Mr. Oliver Lietz.
  3. Upload a second photo of your electricity meter 30 days after your first photo.
    • We will email all registered participants with a new upload link.

**QR Code & Link is only accessible to @nanjing-school accounts. (please ask your child for support uploading the photo)

TEDxYouth@NIS

Please excuse all TEDxYouth@NIS presenters from the last 10 minutes of Block 2 on Friday so they can have their Speaker Photos taken in the Design Centre.

SAVE THE DATE

You don’t want to miss out! Saturday 17th April, 3PM, Black Box.