Dr. Daniel Mullen | Head of School
Dear UISG Families,
Welcome back after our New Year’s break!
As we wrap up a vibrant first week, I’m excited about the semester ahead. Next week brings the start of the setup for our Chinese New Year’s Celebrations, with art and culture throughout the campus. This is an exciting time, celebrating the rich history and culture of our host country.
In exciting news, our basketball team is heading to Hong Kong for the ACAMIS Tournament, while our MUN delegation will represent UISG at the UNESCO Conference at UISZ throughout the weekend. These events highlight our students’ diverse talents and global engagement. Thank you for your continued support, and here’s to another great week at UISG!
Yours in Education,
Dr. Daniel Mullen
Head of School
Primary Friday Assembly
January 10, 2025
Dr. Daniel Mullen
Chantelle Parsons | Head of Primary
Friday January 10th
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderfully relaxing holiday and are ready for 2025.
We have had an excellent start to semester 2, welcoming many new families to UISG and we are especially excited about the opening of our K class. Thank you so much to Anne-Catherine, Ashley, Eling and Jai for making it happen.
Class Parent Reps
We are currently looking for a class parent representative for the following homerooms:
- KR
- K2Y
- Y1R
- Y4R
- Y5Y
This role is vital in supporting our parents and facilitating communication between the school and home. If you are interested in being the parent representative, please let the Primary Office (primaryschooloffice@uisgz.org) know by next Friday. Your involvement would be greatly appreciated!
ECAs January 15th
Please note that there will be no after-school ECA and Athletics Program on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, due to the Chinese New Year Celebration program for all UISG faculty. All students will be dismissed at 3:20 PM. After-school activities will continue as normal on Thursday, January 16.
CNY Music Festival
A reminder that our music festival is coming up next week and parents are invited to join us. So far 150 parents have signed up, we can’t wait to see you all singing and celebrating with us.
Parent Workshops
Our January workshop is ready for sign up, this is targeted at Early Years parents:
Workshop Title: Play Schema
Workshop Leader: Jai Roa
Date change: 23.01.2024
Time: 2:15 – 3:15 pm
Location change: Lecture Theatre
Intended Audience: UNC and Early Years Parents
Description: This interactive session is designed to celebrate the concept of schema and its important role in enhancing children’s learning. We will discover effective ways to provide support and thoughtfully consider whether specific behaviors should be viewed as opportunities for growth rather than challenges.
Events Coming Up
- January 15 – No ECAs
- January 17 – CNY music festival
- January 23 – Parent Workshop: Play Schema
- January 24 – Wear red, Chinese tradition clothing or something to do with a snake on Friday!
- January 24 – Last day (finish normal time, 3:20pm)
- KR
- K2Y
- Y1R
- Y4R
- Y5Y
Martin Grist | Head of Secondary
13 – 17 Jan (Week 20A)
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to 2025 at UISG, and a warm welcome to the new families that have joined us this Semester. It can be challenging for students and families to make that transition partway through the year, and I would like to thank the student buddies, the counsellor, the homeroom teachers and the Heads of Year for helping with the transition. For new parents, if you have not been in contact with the UPTA, please do reach out to them as they are a great resource for supporting yourselves and your children with the transition.
Student Council
The Secondary student council led an assembly this week, as a way of introducing themselves and their roles, and giving them the chance to set out some of their goals for the year.
The same assembly also had the House Captains lead an activity and pave the way for the new 2025 House Captains
Parent Sessions
- January 24 – Secondary Parent Coffee Morning – focus on maths
- February 28 – Secondary Parent Coffee Morning – focus to be confirmed
We hope you are able to join us for the ones that are relevant to your child.
Events Coming Up
- January 7 – 24 – Year 12 mock exams
- January 16-18 – U2NESCO MUN event @UISZ
- January 16-18 – ACAMIS basketball
- January 21st – Chinese New Year celebration assembly – students are encouraged to wear red of Chinese celebration
- January 25 – February 9 – Chinese New Year Holiday
- February 12 – 14 – Year 10 MYP eAssessment mock exams
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