Dr. Daniel Mullen | Head of School

Dear UISG Families,

September is upon us, and I look forward to another action-packed month of learning, parent engagement, and opportunities for our students to thrive! A big THANK YOU to all the parents that have joined our various on-campus sessions so far. This is something we will continue as we look for added ways to build stronger relationships with our families.

Of special note is the UPTA Welcome Picnic this coming Saturday, September 7th from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. The UPTA, students, and our staff have been busy planning for a fantastic day filled with activities, food, music, art, and community spirit. This event is a wonderful opportunity for families to connect, meet new friends, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors together. I look forward to my first UPTA Welcome Picnic at UISG!

Additionally, I am excited to share that Extra Curricular Activities (ECAs) will start on Monday, and a Whole School Spirit Week that will run all week long! This is a great chance for our students to show their school pride and participate in fun themed days and activities.

Please join us Wednesday, September 4th, for the grade 11 parent session titled “Understanding the DP”. This is designed to inform and engage your understanding of the values and goals of the IB Diploma Programme, and how it prepares your child for success in the world and higher education.

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Chantelle Parsons | Head of Primary

Lots of news this week…

Class Reps

Still a few more reps are needed, if you’d like to take on this role, please email Chantelle or the Primary Office.

We need reps for:

K2R 
K2Y
K3R 
Y5Y 

Parent Workshops

Leaving this form open for one more week, I’ve only had 16 responses so far, we’d like to see A LOT more parents attending workshops this year…

As stated in our definition of High-Quality Learning and Teaching, here at UISG, we are firm believers in lifelong learning. Therefore, we invite and encourage parents to learn with and form our dedicated team of educators. We are starting to build our Parent Learning Workshop schedule for this coming year but would like more information from YOU so we can best suit your needs.

Please complete this Parent Learning Workshop form by Friday 6th September.

Parent Teacher Conference (PTC) Information

Information to be sent in a separate message. Sign-up for PTCs begins September 2nd.

Please note, we are offering an online option for PTCs but we highly encourage as many parents as possible to attend in person. Face-to-face meetings build deeper connections and are much more personable than online and we are looking to build more connections between home and school.

Spirit Week

We are building our community spirit through our Wolf Spirit and our houses. Next week we will have joint dress up days for the Secondary school:

Monday – ‘Colour Wars’ (dress in one colour day)

• Early Years – Orange
• Year 1 – Yellow
• Year 2 – Black
• Year 3 – White
• Year 4 – Blue
• Year 5 – Red

Tuesday – Twin Day

Wednesday – Wacky Wednesday (Pyjamas, crazy hair, mismatched clothes etc)

Thursday – Celebrity Day – dress up as someone famous

Friday – House colour or mascot day

Events Coming Up

• September 2: ECAs Begin
• September 2 – 6: Whole School Spirit Week
• September 7: UPTA Welcome Picnic
• September 11: Parent Teacher Conferences (no school for children)
• September 17: Mid-Autumn Festival (no school)
• September 28 – October 7: Chinese National Holiday (no school)
• October 8: Return to school

K2R 
K2Y
K3R 
Y5Y 

Parent Learning Workshop form 

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Martin Grist | Head of Secondary

2 Sept – 6 Sept (Week 4B)

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Next week is School Spirit Week. Student House Captains and the Student Council have been working hard to plan for this event. They are asking for your help in encouraging your children to participate. Here are the themes for the week:

Awards

At the Secondary assembly this week, students received awards and recognition for the Harvard MUN event earlier this month, for last year’s Chinese/French art competition and for the National Science League competition. Most significantly, we recognised the EARCOS Global Citizenship Award. This prestigious award is given to a student who is “open-minded, aware and empathetic, concerned and caring for others, and is strongly committed to engagement and action to make our world a better place”. The award winner is Nayoung Oh. Congratulations.

Parent Workshops

We have the following parent workshops coming up in September. These will be the Admin Hall from 8:30 – 9:30am

• Sept 4 – Understanding the DP (Year 11)
• Sept 18 – eAssessment meeting + Personal Project (Y10 focus)
• Sept 23 – An overview of the final year in DP including College Counseling (Year 12)

We hope you are able to join us for the ones that are relevant to your child.

Events Coming Up

• September 2: ECAs Begin
• September 2 – 6: Whole School Spirit Week
• September 7: UPTA Welcome Picnic
• September 9-13: Year 11 Camp
• September 17: Mid-Autumn Festival (no school)
• September 23-27: Years 6-10 Camps
• September 28 – October 7: Chinese National Holiday (no school)