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Contact InformationNanjing International School, Xue Heng Lu 8, Xian Lin College and University Town, Qi Xia District, Nanjing, P.R. China, 210023www.nischina.org Tel: +86 25 8589 9111 Email: [email protected]
NIS
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No.552
5/02/2016
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
ContentFrom Mr. McLellan 01~03 G2-5 Production 04 Maths at NIS 05 ACAMIS Girls Basketball 06 ACAMIS Boys Hoops 07 Parent Tech Workshop 08 ACAMIS Cultural Convention 09 Amy’s General Store 10 PYP Swim Class Reminder 11 NIS Swim Records 12 PTA Notice 12 International Day 2016 13 Thai Cuisine Promotion 14 Link for Lunch Menu, Swimming Pool & Community Activities 15 Earth Hour at NIS 16
Happy Chinese New Year 新年快乐！
We would like to wish all our community a safe and enjoyable Chinese New Year. The Year of the Monkey should be a year of good fortune. One description I read about the people born in the Year of the Fire Monkey is that they are ‘Ambitious and adventurous, but irritable.’ I wonder which teachers, parents or friends this describes?
Have a fantastic February
Laurie McLellan [email protected]
Chinese New Year Assembly
Mathematics
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Students who have been 2-3 years at NIS outperform all schools at all grade levels in Mathematics. These students also showed a higher rate of growth at Grades 5, 8-9, an equal rate of growth at Grades 6 & 10 and slower rate at Grade 7 compared to all schools.
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Students who have been 2-3 years at NIS outperform all schools at all grade levels, except Grade 9, in Reading. These students also showed a higher rate of growth compared to all schools at all grade levels except Grade 9 where it was equal.
Data defined as ‘same’ equals + or – 3 points
International School Assessment (ISA) - Data as Evidence of Learning
All parents of students who were at NIS in October 2015, Grades 3-10, already received important feedback from the ISA testing. The most important data is the performance of your own child(ren).
What I look for is evidence of the impact that NIS has on student learning. Although the best and most reliable data comes from teachers, it is always worth looking at independent data. As the enrollment trends have changed over time at NIS with students staying longer we now have data for students who have stayed for 2-3 years and are now in Grades 5-10. Below are graphs showing the average performance of students that have spent 2-3 years at NIS against students at All Schools in the sample regardless of their proportion of students from English speaking backgrounds.
Upcoming Events:The Upcoming Week is W23Wednesday 24th Feb.MYP PPP Due PTA Meeting&Welcome Coffee
Thursday 25th Feb.SCISAC Volleyball@XIS
Friday 26th Feb.TSA-Think, Speak, Act SCISAC Volleyball@XIS
Saturday 27th Feb.TSA-Think, Speak, Act SSL Swim Meet @ Shanghai SCISAC Volleyball@XIS
Sunday 28th Feb.TSA-Think, Speak, Act SCISAC Volleyball@XIS
Writing - Narrative/Reflective
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Students who have been 2-3 years at NIS outperform all schools at Grades 5, 6 & 8, perform at the same level at Grade 10, and below at Grades 7 & 9 in narrative/reflective style writing. The only Grade that showed a lower rate of growth compared to all schools was Grade 7.
Writing - Expositionary/Argumentative
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Students who have been 2-3 years at NIS outperform all schools at all grades levels except Grade 9 in expository/argument style writing. All Grades that showed a higher rate of growth compared to all schools.
1. NIS students who have 2-3 years experience at NIS have equal or higher rates of growth in 22 of 24 categories when compared against all schools.
2. NIS students who have 2-3 years experience at the school have equal or higher scores in 21 of 24 categories when compared against like schools.
The ISA evidence suggests that NIS has an accelerated impact on student growth and achievement over time. However, we would also like other forms of data at the individual student level to meet our mission desire for personal excellence so we are also looking at a responsive platform which automatically levels questions to match the student, thus stretching all students at an appropriate level.
Laurie [email protected]
Data defined as ‘same’ equals + or – 3 points
Grades 2 to 5 Production (March 4th, 2016)
We are now rehearsing as whole grades in the theatre so that we can practice on the stage.
We are also rehearsing with the props crew and the main cast runner at the main cast rehearsals.
Please encourage your child/children to perform their performance pieces to you, and encourage them to practice the bits that you think
that they are struggling with.
All access to their song lyrics, dance moves, spoken lines and actions can be found by clicking on the link below:
http://share.nanjing-school.com/pypmusic/grades-2-to-5-production/
Ms. Heidi [email protected] Mr. Sam [email protected] (Co-directors)
2 school weeks to go!
Online Mathematics - Individual Competition Results: January 13th, 2016
Online Mathematics - Team Competition Results: January 26th, 2016
Upcoming Events: North East Asian Mathematics Competition (NEAMC)Shanghai: 3-6th March.
Caribou - round 4: Feb 17th. Highfour - round 6: Feb 24th.
World data Grade 3/4 Grade 5/6 Grade 7/8 Grade 9/10
no. participants 4017 5737 5579 468
Top 5% Roy HyeonkyoSangwoo
Top 10% Inyeong ArronKyeongmin
Top 20% Jennifer SunnyJason
YunchaeDonghyun
Luna
Team Result Grade Members
Denominators 1st place 6 - 8 Yoonji, Jaewoo, Suyeon, Hyeonseo
NIS B1 3rd place 9 - 10 Junwoo, Sangwoo, Luna
NIS 81 5th place 6 - 8 Arron, Donghyun, Kyeongmin
Mathematics at NIS
NIS Lions Athletics - Twitter: @NISLions
Danny Clarke (Athletics Director) [email protected] extension:3058 Vicki Hong (Athletics Secretary) [email protected] extension 1036
ACAMIS GIRLS BASKETBALL
The Basketball Teams traveled to International School Beijing on Thu 28 - Sun 30th January for the ACAMIS Championships. The girls squad were Brydie (Co-Capt), Kalila (Co-Capt), Michelle L, Michelle G, Sophia R, Sophie G, Eliza, Morgan, Cosima & Isobel, with Coaches Snyder & Clarke
The girls came out of the group stages in 4th place after 2 wins and 2 losses. In the semi final they came up against a very tough team from Dulwich Shanghai who overpowered them. In the 3rd/4th Play off they were up against the other Dulwich team, this one from Beijing. The girls got off to a strong start, taking an early lead. Dulwich pulled back in the later stages of the game and finally beat our girls by just 1 point. An exciting finish to a great season. Thank you to all the squad players for making it a fun season and we are looking forward to next year’s tournament here at NIS
NIS ACAMIS BOYS HOOPS TOURNEY IS A SUCCESS!
The NIS ACAMIS Boys squad came home from Beijing with some hard-earned hardware this season, finishing in Third Place and being voted the Sportsmanship Award winners!
The boys began the tournament with two tight wins, including an epic buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Joe and a clutch lay-up in overtime by Hyunseok, vs. the home team, ISB. Day Two saw the boys fight their way into the semi-final based upon the steady, and often charismatic play of guards Ryan and Hamzah, as well as the bedrock of the defense, Jose “The Robot." Solid contributions from the ever-improving Jonathan, Anthony, Alex, and Patrick “The Shooter” helped the team battle towards the final day.
After a narrow loss in the semis, the boys rallied and defeated a resilient SCIS team to claim 3rd place, largely based on the surprise start of the team’s only senior, Denny “No Foul.”
The team is looking forward to hosting the ACAMIS tournament next year here at NIS, and will settle for nothing less than the top spot. Congrats to our ACAMIS squad and the rest of our teammates, who helped us prepare. Go Lions!
Kasson Bratton ([email protected]) Ray Wang ([email protected])
What do you need? C136 (Beside the Library) Friday, February 26th 2016 9am
Session includes: • Trouble Shooting tech issues • Understanding Cloud Systems • Screen Time recommendations - AAP & more
Contact: [email protected]@nanjing-school.com
Parent Tech Workshop
Tom Johnson | Cindy Kong
Please bring your devices (iPads, Smartphones, or Laptops)
Having trouble with iTunes, iCloud, Syncing, Bookmarks, Email, or anything else? Want to know about Seesaw, Veracross, or how to check your Lunch Card? This is a time where we offer help.
We will also revisit the conversation about screen time to talk about the latest recommendations.
shop for snacks & knick knacks
friday, february 26 Morning break
located in front of the library
look for the sale once every month!
parents and students – don’t forget your pocket money!
your generosity benefits the
Amy Yang Fund
Louisa [email protected]
PYP Swim Class Starts Week 23 Monday Feb 22nd
you need to bringSwim CapGoggles
Swim Suit/Shorts
Swim Bag
Towel
Mark Shipley [email protected]
International Day will be upon us very soon on March 12th. I hope all of the planning is coming along smoothly.If you have any questions don't hesitate to email PTA or contact Ken : [email protected]
-Our next PTA Meeting is Wednesday (not Thursday next month), February 24th at 8:15am in the Centre Cafe. This is our Welcome Meeting for all of the new families that have arrived, more plans and details to come. Everyone is welcome to join us for our monthly meetings, and we look forward to seeing you there!
-The PTA Shop is open every Tuesday from 2-3pm. We are looking for extra volunteers for the shop and our other events. If you would like to help please contact PTA.
Korean parents, please contact Mrs Kim [email protected] for more information or offers of help.
Thank you for your support. Brandy Rewekant PTA Chairman [email protected]
PTA birthday cupcakes
NEW SCHOOL RECORD Ages 13 - 14
Ages 15 & Over
GIRLS EVENTS BOYS
200 IM Toshi 2:28.61
Sofia SA 40.32 50 Breast Sasha 34.21
Sofia SA 30.99 50 Free
GIRLS EVENTS BOYS
Anselma 34.79 50 Fly
Mark Shipley [email protected]
NIS Swim Records Further Update From The NIS Invitational Meet
It’s time to start organizing!
Each nation or group needs someone to serve as the main contact for the PTA’s terrific annual expo, which takes place on March 12. That will come sooner than you think!
If you have not done so, please send the name and contact details of your team leader to Ken Ellingwood at [email protected] or [email protected].
International Day 2016
Fe b 2 5 th ,2 0 1 6 Thai Beef Salad
Seafood Tom YumThai Spicy Potato
Bok Choy & Mushroom Thai Garlic SauceThai Stir Fried Noodles
Green Curry Chicken with BeansThai Lettuce Wrap with Curry PorkThai Lettuce Wrap with Curry Pork
Coconut Custards
Lunch Menu http://www.nischina.org/page.cfm?p=571
Community Events http://www.nischina.org/page.cfm?p=534
Swimming Pool Calendar http://www.nischina.org/page.cfm?p=585
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Earth Hour at NIS!March 19th
Renew your sky !WWF China!
Contact [email protected] if you would like to contribute to the evening