Sign ups are now open on Veracross for Junior CISSA Volleyball for Gr 5 – 6 girls and boys. Practices are Mondays and Wednesdays starting next Monday (19th Jan)
Teachers’ buses next year
There will be a meeting Wednesday 14th January at 12:50 in the Drama Classroom to discuss issues pertaining to the teacher bus next school year. We will discuss some possible solutions following an initial meeting before the Winter Break. All are welcome, but this is particularly for staff members who use the school bus and/or whose children use the bus.
Tech Committee – New Date
Hello all,
It appears that the original date for the next Teach-Meet/Tech Committee will have some other excellent things happening at the same time, namely the KidsRead Competition. Due to this, we will reschedule our event to the date below. Please update your calendars!
Come and join us for our next “Tech Committee”-”New Literacies Teach-Meet”
What: A relaxed, sharing, spurring ideas group
Where: Design | Strategy Room (C115)
When: 1:10 – 2:00pm Friday, February 13, 2015
Who: All teachers, TAs, and staff are welcome
Why: To bounce ideas off one another.
How: Please pick up your lunch and bring it along. Feel free to drop in late if you pass by and see us chatting.
To Share: Please add items here – http://bit.ly/1szGwNm
- Do you use neat programs, subscriptions, or online resources in class that you would like to share with others?
- How about an app that would be neat for learning or life?
- Do you have certain techniques for teaching that others should know about?
- Are there things you would just like to share?
C&S Opportunity
C&S Opportunity
Grade 9-12 students, If you would like to help translation(Korean-English) for Three-way Conference, please email me by Friday Jan 16th.
Grace Kim
Korean Community Advisor
admissions
Tel + 86 25 8589 9111 extn 3064
Fax: +86 25 85899222
www.nanjing-school.com
NIS: Inspiring International Mindedness, Personal Excellence, Creative Thinking
Teachers’ buses next year
There will be a meeting Wednesday 14th January at 12:50 in the Drama Classroom to discuss issues pertaining to the teacher bus next school year. We will discuss some possible solutions following an initial meeting before the Winter Break. All are welcome, but this particularly for staff members who use the school bus
Inter house spelling competition
On Thursday the 15th of January we will be holding the inter house spelling competition. Your house needs 2 boys and 2 girls from grade 6-8 and 2 boys and 2 girls from grade 9-12 who are keen to compete in a new and improved spelling competition. We have revised the previous format and instead of an individual effort you will be working in house teams to topple the opposition. Contact your house leaders and/or captains.
Tabletennis and Chess ASAs- Vacancies
There are some vacancies in the Tabletennis G6-12 ASA on Tuesday and the Chess G6-12 ASA on Wednesday. Please email me if you would like to join.
CISSA Badminton – more Gr6-8 boys places now available
As we did not fill all the girls available places we have now some spaces opened up for boys from Gr6-8. First come first served, based on veracross sign ups so if you want to take part, sign up on veracross today.
Lost History Book
Kyana Ghani in Grade 11 has lost her History notebook. It is black, wire bound with lots of handwriting!! Please contact me or her if you think you know where it is.
Thanks.
Tech Committee
Hey all!
Welcome to 2015!!
Come and join us for our next “Tech Committee”-“New Literacies Teach-Meet”
What: A relaxed, sharing, spurring ideas group
Where: Design | Strategy Room (C115)
When: 1:10 – 2:00pm Friday, January 30, 2015
Who: All teachers, TAs, and staff are welcome
Why: To bounce ideas off one another.
How: Please pick up your lunch and bring it along. Feel free to drop in late if you pass by and see us chatting.
To Share: Please add items here – http://bit.ly/1szGwNm
- Do you use neat programs, subscriptions, or online resources in class that you would like to share with others?
- How about an app that would be neat for learning or life?
- Do you have certain techniques for teaching that others should know about?
- Are there things you would just like to share?
NIS MUN Runners Needed – Sat Jan 31st and Sunday Feb 1st – C&S Opportunity
NIS will hold the ACAMIS MUN on Sat Jan 31st and Sunday Feb 1st and we need some “runners”. The basic task of runners is to carry messages between delegates and various meeting rooms. If you would like to be part of this high level event and get in early to get some C&S points please register on the C&S / CAS registration link. Limited places available.
Eco Logo Design Challenge
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you………The Great Eco Logo Design Competition!
Design a logo to remind the NIS community to be environmentally conscious at all times-the winning entry will appear around school. All entries will be displayed at Earth Hour on March 28th and the winner chosen then. A prize will be awarded. Get your designs, with your full name and class, to C122 by Friday 27th March. Good luck!
Poet Laureate Launch
A reminder that the Inaugural Poet Laureate meeting will be held today at lunchtime in D341.
Bring your lunch, creative ideas and, if you have them, examples of the poetry you’ve written in the past.
See you there!
Friday Assembly: A New Era is Born…
This Friday, January 9th 2015, the NIS MYP/DP will usher in a new era in assembly planning and execution.
Our Mission: To avoid running over time.
Our Goal: Happy Block One teachers.
Our Dream: 60 minutes of uninterrupted learning each and every Friday AM.
The Plan:
Students-Please put your bags in your locker and report directly to the theatre. No homeroom required! Why not help your hardworking HR teacher but sitting together with your fellow “Homeroomies” to make attendance a breeze. Late? Check in with the nurse, put your bag in your locker, and get to the assembly! We believe in you.
Teachers-Please remember to bring your laptop to the theatre to take attendance. Your little angels will be sitting together eager to be counted.
Thanks for your flexibility, can-do attitude, and willingness to participate in this epic undertaking. If this works, we’ll do it again. If it doesn’t work, we’ll fix it. If it really doesn’t work, we’ll bin it. Risk takers unite!
Get caught in a random act…
Read something really great lately and wish you had a place to share it?
Bring your lunch and join us in Random Acts of Reading Thursdays at lunch in room C115 (the strategy zone). Share what you’re reading that really excites you or maybe you’ll find inspiration from others.
Readers of all types, speakers of all languages, and students in grade 6 and above are welcome!
“Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.” -Edmund Burke
Parent Coffee Slides and Homework Guidelines
Thanks so much to those of you could make it to our coffee today! I have attached the slides and the homework guidelines to this post as a reminder to those that were in attendance and as an FYI to those who could not make it. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns regarding these or any other topics. Looking forward to our next opportunity to connect!
-Kasson