CISSA & NUX Basketball – sign ups are open

The CISSA and NUX basketball season is nearly upon us. Sign ups are now open on Veracross. Open to all Gr5 – 8 boys and girls of all levels of experience and ability. Practices start next week:

Jr (Gr5-6) boys & girls: Mon 4.15 – 5.30pm and Wed 3.15 – 4.15pm

Sr (Gr7-8) Boys & Girls: Tue & Thu 4.15pm – 5.30pm

 

Language Acquisition

Helping Non Native Students Understand What You Say 2:

Try not to use idioms and colloquial expressions. Non native students often translate these expressions literally. For example, a teacher might say “Take a stab at it,” to encourage a student; the non native students could be very confused. Which idioms/colloquial expressions do you use in class?

 

Book Week

Book week is next week! (March 16th-20th) and we would like your help with a few things:

  1. Bell songs – Maximum 15 seconds of you reading a poem, a quote, or some piece of literature.
  2. Shelfies – Bookshelf + Selfie = Shelfie
  3. Spine Poetry – Stack up books to create a poem or short story

Submissions should be placed in the proper folder on teacher large storage here afp://largestorage.nanjing-school.com/Teacher_1Yr_Temp_Large/Book Week 2015  (link only works in Safari)

We also invite students to submit Shelfies and Spine Poetry and there is a corresponding folder on Student large storage afp://largestorage.nanjing-school.com/Student_1Yr_Temp_Large/Book Week 2015 (link only works in Safari)

Bell songs must be submitted before 5 pm on Wednesday March 11th. For more information, there are examples and instructions in the folder or you can email emilyjohnson@staff.nanjing-school.com

Seeking Spine Poets and Shelfies for Book Week

Book week is coming up (March 16th-20th) and we would like your help with a couple of things:

  1. Shelfies – Bookshelf + Selfie = Shelfie
  2. Spine Poetry – Stack up books to create a poem or short story

Submissions should be placed in the proper folder on student large storage here afp://largestorage.nanjing-school.com/Student_1Yr_Temp_Large/Book Week 2015 (link only works in Safari)

For more information, there are examples and instructions in the folder or you can email emilyjohnson@staff.nanjing-school.com

Submissions will be vetted and streamed via LCD screens during book week.

ACAMIS Swim Meet Helpers – MYP C&S

We are still looking for some MYP students to help with the ACAMIS Swim Meet on Friday and Saturday March 20 and 21. Please sign up on the C&S link on Veracross. Please note that if you sign up for Friday you will need to complete an OLF that will be sent to you after you sign up.

 

ISOS First Aid Training on March 22nd 2015 (Sunday)

Dear All,

Please be advised that School will hold the second session of ISOS First Aid Training on Sunday March 22nd 2015.

Limited to 12 participants, first come, first served!  Please send an email to dorali@staff.nanjing-school.com.

Best wishes,

Dora Li

HR Officer

Intermediate Orchestra

Miss Keus is away on professional development, but intermediate orchestra will continue with substitute conductors. Please come with Mamma Mia and your instruments ready.

Language Acquisition

This week the Language Acquisition post will look at helping non native students understand what you say.

Helping Non Native Students Understand What You Say 1:

Listening  is easier if supported by visual material. Apart fromm pictures or diagrams of what is being talked about, it is often helpful for them to have key words written on the board.

MCPHS University, formerly Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Screen Shot 2015-03-08 at 7.24.52 PMMCPHS University (Massachusetts, Manchester, New Hampshire.)

Monday 9th March 9.15am @HS Counsellor’s Office – Talks for prospective students on pharmacy, premed, nursing or other healthcare majors. Information on careers out there for students who chose to major in the health sciences. Email me NOW if you are interested in attending… Grade 10, 11 and 12 students, at the discretion of their teachers.

Wanted-tubes

We need empty kitchen rolls, Pringles tubes etc for Earth Hour. We would also like large paper cups, e.g. the McDonalds variety. Please drop them off in the box outside C122. THANK YOU.

MYP/ DP Library Overdues

Thanks for bringing them back!

  • 6A-  Noah, Eric, Ida
  • 6B- Suyeon, Yoonji, Ben, Lucy, Levi
  • 6C- Austin
  • 7A- Kharis, Gloria, Lena F.,Tillman, Ang
  • 7B- Felicity, Hae In, Eunsuh
  • 7C- Donghwan, Arron, Runzhou, Chuan, Apple
  • 8A- Toshi, Nancy
  • 8B- Sophia L., Lucas S.
  • 8C- Yoojin, Irving, Runzhi, Sally
  • 9A- Alex, Chloe, Lianna, Wonjun, Charles, Johanna
  • 9B- Isobel, Julien, Brian, Zeju
  • 9C- Ilwoo, Seungyeon, Ji Hyun, Dong Young
  • 10B- Ellie, Hajin, Sangjun, Poppy, Jungyoon, Bruce
  • 10C- Abby, Anabel, Seungjun, Jun Pyo, Sonja, Sophia
  • 10D- Lauren, Ebba, Chanho, Tae Gun, Jiayi, Dina, Alex

DP: Elissa, William, Denny, Elena, Isnadya, Alice, Nam Won, Emma, Erica, Mohamad, Arianna, Pan, Rhys, Lena

Displaced People

Dear NIS,  This year the ‘shanty town experience’ is being replaced with a ‘displaced people experience’. For this to be successful we need a large collection of materials for Grade 8 to use to build shelters. As this will be in March / April this year they will need to keep warm and dry. We are looking for cardboard boxes, tarpaulins, plastic sheeting, string, wood, bamboo poles and whatever else would be useful for shelter construction. We only want used items.

If you have anything please bring to our classrooms (D220), the Design Centre, or contact us and we will collect. We are the Grade 8 Humanities team (Ruth, Rebecca and Laurie) and the Grade 8 Design team (Francis, Robin and Nikolai). Many thanks.