English Bulletin 657 February 01 2019 - Nanjing International ...

Contact InformationNanjing International School, Xue Heng Lu 8, Xian Lin College and University Town, Qi Xia District, Nanjing, P.R. China, 210023www.nischina.orgTel: +86 25 8589 9111 Email: [email protected]

NIS

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No.657

01/02/2019

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

ContentFrom Mr. McLellan 01ISA 02～03Notice 03Child Protection at NIS 04Grade2-5 Production 05～06Speech & Debate Trip to DCB 07ACAMIS Girls Basketball 08ACAMIS Boys Basketball 09Activities News 10PTA News 11PTA Minutes 12Link for Lunch Menu, Swimming Pool Schedule & Community Events 13Holiday Toiletries Needed 14

Design Centre

Happy Chinese New Year – The Year of the Pig

It is not often that I dedicate the front page of our weekly bulletin to the sports performance of our senior sports teams, but today I am doing exactly that. In Macau last weekend our ACAMIS girls came 5th in their tournament after narrowly missing the semi-‐finals. However, they were voted the most sporting team for the second ACAMIS tournament in a row. The boys won all their games and the first place trophy, which is also the second tournament in a row. Although we participate in many ACAMIS sports and cultural events there are three core sports: volleyball, basketball and football (soccer). We wish our teams more success in the football season as the boys go for an unbeaten year and the girls play hard, but most importantly play fair. Let’s get that Triple for the first time in NIS history.

A huge shout out to our coaches, who are teachers that dedicate extra time to coaching. Also, a shout out to Ms Anna who sends more WeChat updates than seems humanly possible making parents feel as if they are at the tournament.

Have a fabulous February,

Laurie McLellanlauriemclellan@nanjing-‐school.com

Congratulations to our ACAMIS Basketball teams

International Schools Assessment February 18-22, 2019 The International Schools Assessment (ISA) for students in Grades 5-10 will take place during Week 22. These assessments are one of many sources of data that we use to inform teaching and learning at NIS. Please read these common questions and answers for details: Q: Who designed the International Schools Assessment? A: The International Schools Assessment is designed by The Australian Council for Educational Research Ltd (“ACER”) for students in international schools and schools with an international focus. Q: What areas of learning does the test assess? A: At NIS, students will take two sub-tests: narrative writing, and expositional writing. Q: Why does NIS choose to run the ISAs? A: The results provides us with data on

-!longitudinal tracking of student growth over time at NIS; -!how NIS students perform against national school systems; -!how NIS students perform against other “like” schools; -!how we can continue to develop and improve our NIS curriculum outcomes.

ACER work very consciously to ensure that the ISAs are culturally unbiased. Q: How can my child prepare for the tests? A: There is no need for your child to do any special preparation. We encourage students to get a good night’s sleep and enjoy a healthy breakfast, as on any day of the year.

Upcoming Events:The Upcoming Week is W22Monday 18th FebruaryG3-‐10 ISAs StartG1-‐5 ASA Cycle 3 Starts

Thursday 21st February SCISAC Volleyball @ Chongqing

Friday 22nd February G3-‐10 ISAs EndSCISAC Volleyball @ ChongqingSSL Swim @ Shanghai

Saturday 23rd February SCISAC Volleyball @ ChongqingSSL Swim @ Shanghai

Sunday 24th February SCISAC Volleyball @ ChongqingSSL Swim @ Shanghai

Q: Do all students in Grades 5 to 10 take the ISAs? A: We strive to include as many students as possible. Students with particular learning needs may receive support in the form a scribe. Only students with very limited English or exceptional learning needs will be exempt from these tests. Q: Does this affect my child’s grades at NIS? A: No - the data is used internally for school improvement and student growth only. Q: When will I get the results? A: Individual student results will be sent home once we receive them from ACER in May. Q: Is there any cost to parents? A: No - all costs are borne by NIS. Q: What if my child is absent during one of the testing days? A: ISA testing takes place only on these days and cannot be rescheduled. There is no penalty for students who are absent. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Kasson Bratton [email protected]

Notice

During the Lunar New Year Holidays all internal school facilities will be closed, except the Fitness Room on Level 3 of The Centre.Opening hours 5.30am to 9.30pm every day.

Please ensure that you use and display your school ID card whenever you enter NIS.

Arek OwczarekDeputy Director - Operations and [email protected]

Child Protection at NIS

NIS Prioritizes Child Protection Find out more about the Child Protection Procedures and systems at NIS on:

Thursday February 21st at 9.15am in the Large Group Room.

The Child Safeguarding Team will explain how they work together to keep all our students safe at

school.

NIS has a clear procedure to safeguard all students and teachers and to respond to all incidents

relating to Child Protection. Please visit our website for more information

https://www.nischina.org/page.cfm?p=592 or contact me, Ruth Clarke, Child Protection Officer

[email protected]

Wear your NIS ID tag

every time you visit the

school campus. It helps

to keep our campus safe

for our students.

johnhammond@nanjing-‐school.com

SPEECH & DEBATE TRIP TO DULWICH COLLEGE BEIJING

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!!The$team$at$the$start$of$the$debate$weekend.$!Last!weekend!(26th!/27th!January)!a!hastily!assembled!Speech!&!Debate!team!travelled!to!Beijing!for!a!new!kind!of!event!held!at!Dulwich!College!Beijing:!an!entirely!student/organised!debate!event!focusing!only!on!debate,!and!only!on!topics!chosen!by!three!of!the!local!NGOs!that!that!school!works!with.!!!Two/thirds!of!the!NIS!team!had!never!debated!before,!and!suddenly!found!themselves!up!against!some!of!the!veteran!debate!teams!in!Beijing.!All!learned!valuable!lessons!about!the!importance!of!self/expression!and!clarity!in!speaking,!formulating!ideas!and!voicing!convincing!arguments!on!the!spot!with!little!preparation!time.!It!was!exciting!to!see!what!can!be!achieved!by!a!small!team!of!students!with!a!community/related!vision,!and!this!also!was!an!inspiration!to!some!of!our!students.!!While!NIS!didn’t!reach!the!final,!two!of!our!experienced!debaters!–!Anthony!(Grade!12)!and!Siya!(Grade!7)!came!away!with!individual!speaker!awards.!All!our!students!came!away!with!new!experiences!and!some!with!a!desire!to!debate!again!in!future!tournaments.!You!can’t!argue!with!that!!

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Last%weekend%the%ACAMIS%Basketball%girls%team%came%home%with%our%second%

consecutive%sportsmanship%award%and%grins%on%our%faces.%Our%venture%down%to%

Macao%for%the%2019%ACAMIS%basketball%tournament%started%on%a%lower%point%

but%we%fought%our%way%up%to%the%top%of%our%pool%and%finally%placed%fifth%out%of%

eight%teams.%We%continued%to%show%the%importance%of%fair%play%and%

friendliness%on%and%off%court%as%we%supported%not%only%our%own%team%but%

others’%as%well.%It%is%the%taking%part%and%enjoying%the%game%that%really%counts%

and%we%couldn’t%be%prouder%of%the%outcome.%%% % % % %H%Eliza%

annayuen@nanjing-‐school.com

On the 23rd of January we took twelve boys to Macao to compete in the Orange Division ACAMIS Basketball Tournament. These NIS Lions were considered favorites from day one and were undefeated as they went on to win the championship trophy.

leemayes@nanjing-‐school.com

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Contact us:!

ACTIVITIES

Swimming 18!NIS!sea!lions!went!to!the!Cu

Swimming NIS!Swim!Team!will!be!busy!throughout!the!Chinese!New!Year!holidays!in!preparation!for!the!ACAMIS!swim!championships!and!other!upcoming!competitions.!During!the!second!week!of!the!holidays!our!Sea!Lions!may!participate!in!run/gym/swim!sessions!at!NIS.!!The!dryland/run!sessions!are!offered!by!members!of!the!NIS!community.!!Katja!Schubert!is!working!the!swimmers!using!her!running!expertise!while!Patrick!Heckelmann!will!bend!the!NIS!Sea!Lions!into!shape!using!gym!and!stretching!techniques.!Team!member!Chloe!is!offering!a!studentKled!nutrition!session.!!The!seminar!is!for!a!better!understanding!of!the!right!nutrients!and!fluids!to!keep!the!body!well!hydrated!and!functioning!at!all!times.!Go!Sea!Lions!!!!!

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Athletics Congratulations!to!our!US!Basketball!teams,!girls!were!5th!place!and!voted!Most!Sporting!

Team!and!the!boys!were!crowned!Champions!! !!

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Service Outcome #6: Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance.

Students!identify!and!demonstrate!their!understanding!of!global!issues!

(https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainableKdevelopmentKgoals/).!

!They!make!responsible!decisions!and!take!appropriate!action!in!response!to!the!issue!at!local,!national!and!or!international!levels.!

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Updates Coming'up!'Grade! 1K5!ASA! Cycle!3!starts! on!18th!Feb.!21!–! 24!Feb:! SCISAC!Volleyball!in!Chongqing!22!–! 24!Feb:! SSL!Swim!in!Shanghai!8!–! 9!March:! CISSA! Badminton!@!Shanghai !

Grade 1.5 ASAs and Clubs Activities Starts from 18th February

Cycle!3:!Week!22K27!Cycle!4:!Week!30K35!

session!time:!Tuesday:!2:45!K!3:45pm!Thursday:!3:15!K!4:15pm!

Swimming!ASA!session!time!will!be!different!as!above,!please!follow!the!class!information!

according!to!each!signup.!Note:'Students'below'Grade'3'must'be'collected'by'parents/authorized'guardians/siblings/bus'Ayi'

from'ASAs’'venues'on'ASAs’'finishing'time.'!

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2018-2019 PTA COMMITTEEPresident: Kristen PebleyVice President: Yvonne ZollnerTreasurer: Sandy WarmSecretary: Stine GiversenPTA Shop: Chanley Webber

PTA EVENTSPTA Coffee Meeting -Wednesday, February 27Centre Cafe - 8:15amTeacher Appreciation Day -March 19

Early Years Event - April 12Spring Fun Day - April 27

To join the volunteer group for any of our PTA events, please contact Kristen Pebley, Yvonne Zollner, Sandy Warm, Stine Giversen or Sue Northcott, Or contact us on this email : [email protected]

WEEK 21

PTA SHOP Come visit our shop for your NIS apparel, swim gear, bike lights, rain jackets water bottles, etc.Tuesday 2:00-3:00Friday 2:30-3:30

• Thank you to everyone who attend our January PTA Coffee Meeting and helped us welcome all the new families to our school community. We’ve all been new and know there are a lot of things to figure out. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us! We are happy to help out. Our email is listed below.

• For Semester 2, PTA is planning some great events. In March we will have Teacher Appreciation Day to support our NIS teachers. In April we will host an Early Years Event for PreK-Grade 1. Also, in April will be Spring Fun Day for our whole school community. More details to come soon about these upcoming events.

• If you have fresh, new ideas, or want to get involved in our school community please contact us.

• Next PTA Coffee Meeting is February 27 at 8:15am in Cafe.

ptapresident@nanjing-‐school.com

PTA$Minutes,$January$24th$2019$$

Welcome$by$Kristen,$Laurie,$Kasson,$Ruth$and$Adam$All$our$new$parents$were$warmly$welcomed$into$the$NIS$Community.$Kristen$was$keen$to$tap$into$any$$ideas$for$events$–$please$let$her$or$any$of$the$PTA$know$if$you$have$any$suggestions.$$1.! This$Semester’s$Upcoming$PTA$events,$Kristen:$Teacher'Appreciation'Day'

March'19th,'Early'Year’s'Event'April'19th,'Spring'Fun'Day'April'27th,'$'

2.! International$Day,$Kristen:'will'be'hosted'by'Student'Council'May'25th,'PTA'are'looking'into'how'to'support'the'event.'

'3.! PTA$Shop,$Chanley:$Introduction'given,'opening'hours'Tues'2J3pm,'Fri'2.30J

3.30pm$$4.! $New$Families,$Sue:'New'Parent'Welcome'Coffee'on'21st'Feb'from'8.15am'

followed'by'Child'Protection'Workshop'for'all'parents'–'new'and'old.''See'Weekly'Bulletin'for'details.''

''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Next'PTA'Coffee'Meeting'February'27th'''Minutes:'Stine'Giversen''''$

Lunch Menuhttp://www.nischina.org/page.cfm?p=571

Community Eventshttp://www.nischina.org/page.cfm?p=534

Swimming Pool Calendarhttp://www.nischina.org/page.cfm?p=585

PLEASE DONATE YOUR UNWANTED HOLIDAY TOILETRIES! Nanjing Rotary Initiative We are supporting Nanjing Rotary and Eton House School with their initiative to provide pupils at Xia Ba School in Luhe District with care packages. Complimentary hotel toiletries are ideal for these packages. If you are travelling over the Spring Festival holiday, please do consider bringing back some of these items to add to our donation box. New school stationery items such as pens and note books are also welcome. Thank you for your support!

Donation box in school foyer

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18th to 25th February 2019

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Ideal items: toothbrushes, toothpaste,

shower gel and shampoo

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For more information

contact Lucy Mrstica or Isobel

Stubbs

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[email protected]

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