Dr. Daniel Mullen | Head of School

Dear UISG Families,

Happy Friday! As we wrap up another week, I want to remind everyone about the exciting UPTA Welcome Picnic happening tomorrow. I look forward to gathering as a community, enjoying delicious food, and connecting with one another in a relaxed and fun atmosphere.

Additionally, as we look ahead to the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday next week, I hope you all have a wonderful time celebrating with family and friends. I am looking forward to my first time experiencing this celebration with our community (and all the Mooncake)!

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our UISG Cross Country Team taking both 1st and 2nd place at the Cross-Country Tournament this week. Both the middle and high school teams took the top place against other schools in our region. Way to go Wolves and thank you coaches!

Have a wonderful weekend and a joyful holiday!

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Chantelle Parsons | Head of Primary

Friday September 13th
Dear Early Years and Primary Families,

Xiao Xi is a long one this week, get ready…Thank you to all parents who came on campus this week to speak with teachers. It was great to see so many parents here and so many smiles as you got to share information about your children.

Parent Workshops

Coming up on September 23rd is a very important workshop on Safeguarding. We highly recommend as many parents as possible to attend. Please fill it out by 8am on Thursday 19th September 2024.

Workshop Title: Safeguarding at UISG

Workshop Leader: Lars Jirmann

Date: Monday 23rd September

Time: 15:30 – 16:30

Location: Lecture Theater

Intended Audience: All Parents

Description: An overview of safeguarding measures at UISG. Parents learn about the teacher training, our teacher report system, and the new anonymous reporting for students. We will look into types of child abuse and how we identify this on campus. Parents get to know how they can spot signs of abuse and how they can report this to UISG.

Year 3 – 5 Camp Talks for Parents

On Thursday 19th September, we will have Year 3, 4 and 5 camp talks presented to us by Milan, the Director of China New Horizons. The camp talks will be in the lecture theatre and will last approximately 30 minutes.

Year 3 and 4 – start at 10:15

Year 5 – start at 9:00

Meet The Team

A new section of Xiao Xi will be to introduce different members of our school team and some key information connected to their role. First in our ‘Meet The Team’ section are the nurses…

Names: Michelle Guo & Quincy Shen

Job: School Nurse

Email: schoolnurse@uisgz.org

We…

1 Provide direct services to students, using the nursing process to provide care to the school community.

2 Manage and control acute and chronic diseases. Carry out policies and procedures for the control of communicable diseases.

3 Provides health teaching and counseling.

4 Promotes a safe and healthy school environment.

Information for parents:

Here is important information for parents, more can be found in the Parent/Student Handbook.

Year 1 – 5 MAP Results

If you haven’t seen your child’s MAP results yet, please look through ManageBac messages. If you still can’t find them, contact the primary office. If you have any questions about the MAP results, please direct questions to the homeroom teacher in the first instance.

 
Events Coming Up
 September 14: UPTA Welcome Picnic (postponed to the 14th September)
 September 17: Mid-Autumn Festival (no school)
 September 19: Year 3 – 5 Camp Talks for Parents
 September 28 – October 7: Chinese National Holiday (no school)
 October 8: Return to school
 
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Year 3 Year 4 – 10:15  

Year 5 – 9:00  

Year 1 – 5 MAP

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Martin Grist | Head of Secondary

16 Sept – 20 Sept (Week 6B)

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Two key highlights this week in the Secondary section, which fit with Pillar 3 of our Strategic Plan: Authentic Education and the Student Experience – The Year 11 Camp trip to Beijing; and the Dot Day activities in the atrium. These both fit well with the second strand of that Pillar – “Embed experiential and authentic learning opportunities and build relationships with the host country”.

The highlights for the Year 11s were the visits to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. Photos of the trip have been shared with the Year 11 parents through the school’s Sharepoint.

Secondary students worked collaboratively over the week to create artworks celebrating Dot Day, bringing a real buzz to the Secondary atrium and creating a sense of community.

Secondary students also had an assembly this week where they were reminded of the slogan I keep sharing with them this year – Be the Best Team Ever – in all the different ‘teams’ you are on. They were encouraged to think about how they can support, help and encourage one another. These kinds of attributes are so important for us as a school community, and also connect with our school Mission as a 3 programme IB school.

Parent Sessions
We have the following parent workshops coming up in September.

 Sept 18 – eAssessment meeting + Personal Project (Y10 focus) – Admin Hall from 8:30 – 9:30am
 Sept 23 – An overview of the final year in DP including College Counseling (Year 12) – Admin Hall from 8:30 – 9:30am
 Sept 23 – Safeguarding at UISG (Whole school focus) – Lecture Theatre from 3:30 – 4:30pm
 Sept 27 – Coffee morning with Martin Grist, Head of Secondary – Wolves Cafe 8:30 – 9:30am

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

Events Coming Up
 September 14: UPTA Welcome Picnic
 September 17: Mid-Autumn Festival (no school)
 September 23-27: Years 6-10 Camps
 September 28 – October 7: Chinese National Holiday (no school)