Dr. Daniel Mullen | Head of School

UISG 가족 여러분,

It was a pleasure to welcome all the parents on campus this week, from the IFOL t-shirt workshop and theatre performances to the coffee parent session this morning! Your presence and engagement are very welcome at UISG and make our community thrive. We are deeply appreciative of all the parents and teachers who volunteered their time and energy to make these events successful.

Looking ahead, I’m excited to extend a warm invitation for you to join our upcoming International Festival of Lights (IFOL) next Saturday, December 7, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

It’s an excellent opportunity to connect with other families, experience the unique learning environment we have at UISG, and engage with Guangzhou’s international community. We look forward to seeing you there and continuing to build our vibrant school community together.

교육의 동반자로서,

Daniel Mullen 박사

교장

Parent Coffee Morning – Language & Literature
November 29, 2024

Daniel Mullen 박사

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Chantelle Parsons | Head of Primary

Friday November 29th

Can you believe that it is the end of November already? This semester has flown by so quickly!

As it’s American Thanksgiving this week, it’s a good time for everyone to reflect on what they are thankful for. This semester, I’m thankful for such a welcoming UISG community. You’ve all made me transition a very smooth one and I’m very grateful for this. What are you thankful for this semester?

Battle of the Books 독서 대회

Battle of the Books is back!! And the books are in the library!!

For those new to the Battle of the Books, this is a competition for Years 4 and 5 where they read a list of books and then in teams of 6 they compete with other schools to answer questions about all the books. One way of supporting your children is to scan the QR codes and watch the book trailers together. Which of these books are your children interested in reading? Go check them out from the library once they have decided!

학부모 워크샵

Don’t miss out on our final parent workshop of 2024..

워크숍 제목: 평가 언플러그드: 모든 학부모가 알아야 할 사항
워크샵 리더: 샹텔 파슨스, 자이 로아
날짜 날짜: 2024년 12월 12일
시간: 13:30 - 15:00
위치 관리자 홀
대상 대상: 모든 유치원 - 5학년 학부모

예정된 이벤트

• December 5 – Primary Choir performing at Hilton Baiyun
• 12월 7일 - IFOL
• 12월 12일 - 학부모 워크숍: 평가 언플러그드: 모든 학부모가 알아야 할 사항
• 12월 13일 - AIO에서 공연하는 초등부 합창단
• 12월 14일 - 포시즌스 호텔에서 공연하는 초등 합창단
• 12월 19일 - 탑 플라자에서 공연하는 초등부 합창단
• 12월 20일 - 1학기 마지막 날(오후 12시에 종료)

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마틴 그리스트 | Head of Secondary

2 Dec – 6 Dec (Week 16A)

부모님 및 보호자 여러분,

The Arts at UISG

This week has been an important one in the MYP Theatre classes, as each group has had a culminating performance: Year 7 with “Half hour Hamlet”, Year 9 with Shakespeare monologues and Year 10 with The Trojan Women. The opportunity to perform fits with one of our schoolwide aims of ensuring a safe environment for students to thrive.

Speaking of performances, there will be a whole afternoon of performances at the IFOL on Saturday December 7th. It is sure to be a great event, so do get your tickets as soon as you can.

Visual art also “performed” in an ‘Art Battle’ competition at CISG this week, and our students created some good artwork under the time pressure situation:

From one arts ‘battle’ to another: The Battle of the Books, coming up next Semester. This is a competition between local schools where students showcase their reading prowess and teamwork! The books are in the library and details are available from Mr. Luker.

Connections with the Community

Another schoolwide goal is to build connections with the community, and this has also been a highlight of this week. On Monday we took over 100 students to UISZ for our first ever combined Hong Kong and China University fair. This excellent opportunity, organised by the college counsellors on both campuses, gave students the chance to hear panel discussions on important topics and then ask follow-up questions at the university stands. For students in Years 10-12, building their awareness and understanding of college life really helps to build their power to make appropriate decisions.  We also had our Secondary Coffee Morning today, with a focus on Language and Literature, led by our Head of Department, Fred Lemesle, and supported by Korean, Chinese and Japanese teachers. It was fascinating to see the inquiry into universal elements of Fairy Tales and hear the different cultural experiences. Thank you to Ms. Fred for organising, the languages teachers for supporting, and to the parents who came and participated so actively.

학부모 세션

• 12월 4일 수요일 - DP(포커스 10학년 학부모) 알아보기, 8:30 - 9:30, 관리자 홀에서 진행
• 1월 24일 - 중등 학부모 커피 모닝 - 수학에 집중하기

자녀와 관련된 주제에 대해 함께 해주시길 바랍니다.

예정된 이벤트

• 12월 7일 - 국제 빛의 축제(IFOL)
• 12월 13일 - 고등학교 졸업 파티 @UISG
• 12월 17일 - 1학기 보고서 발행
• 12월 18일 - 실내악 페스티벌(AIO) - 중등부 UISG SQ
• 12월 20일 - 1학기 말
• 1월 7일(화) - 2학기 시작

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