Dr. Aleksa Moss | Head of Early Years

Friday 12 April 2024

Dear Early Years Families,

General Information:

Next week is Book Week! We will celebrate literacy and books with fun activities, dress up days, and mystery readers. Please check your MangeBac messages for details from homeroom teachers and the library staff so your Wolf Cub does not miss out on any fun. Here is a quick overview of the week in Early Years:

• Monday: Pajama Day
• Tuesday: Book Character Day
• Wednesday: Read My Shirt and Wacky Sock Day
• Thursday: Crazy Hair Day
• Friday: Picnic Celebration

Coming up on April 24 the Year 10 Physical Education classes will be organizing an Early Years Sports Day. For families who were with us last year in May, the event will be similar with games and stations for children to enjoy. We will group children according to their houses (Pandas, Warriors, Tigers, Dragons), and each ‘team’ will rotate through the stations with a teacher or TA to support. Parents are invited to come along and cheer on their Wolf Cub that morning.

• 15-19 April: Book Week
• 24 April: EY Sports Day
• 5월 1일 메이데이 공휴일(학교 휴교)
• 5월 15일 K-Y4 학생 주도 컨퍼런스(학교 없음)
• 5월 24일 UPTA 전체 학부모 회의
• 6월 10일 드래곤 보트 축제(휴교)
• 6월 12일 K3 졸업
• 6월 14일 학교 마지막 날(12:00 하교)

학부모 워크샵:

• 22 April: Workshops in Mother Tongue Language (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German, and French) (8:45am-10:00am)
• 21 May: Raising Readers and Writers: connecting home and UISG (14:10pm – 15:20pm)

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Michelle Jones | Head of Primary

12th April 2024

초등 가족 여러분,

Next week is Book Week! There are lots of fun activities with a book focus that will happen throughout the week, including class visits from mystery readers, D. E. A. R. (Drop Everything and Read!) and buddy reading. On Tuesday, students can come dressed as their favourite book character and on Wednesday wear a shirt that we can read.

Congratulations to the teams that have been selected to compete in the 2024 Pearl River Delta Battle of the Books on Friday, 26th April at AISG! UISG students will be competing in a friendly battle with students from six other area international schools. Good luck to the teams. The mission of Battle of the Books is to encourage and recognise students who enjoy reading and share their love of reading by connecting with the international school community.

On Wednesday 17th April, the Year 3 students will be going on a field trip. The purpose of this trip is to have an authentic learning experience, which is mainly linked to their ‘Sharing the Planet’ unit of inquiry. Students will have a hands-on experience on a farm where they can experience rewarding hard work in the outdoors whilst learning about sustainable living. They will learn about teamwork as they build a compost and understand the importance of participating in community composting at home and at school. Students will also enjoy a farm-to-table lunch using vegetables and fruit from the farm.

곧 출시 예정

• 5월 1일 메이데이(학교 휴교)
• 5월 15일 K-Y4 학생 주도 컨퍼런스(수업일 없음)
• 5월 15일: Y5, Y6 정상 수업일, PYP 전시회 준비
• 5월 24일 UPTA 전체 학부모 회의
• 5월 29일 6학년 PYP 전시회
• 6월 5일 5학년 PYP 전시회
• 6월 10일 드래곤 보트 축제(학교 휴교)
• 6월 12일 5학년 및 6학년 졸업식(별도 시간 미정)
• 6월 14일: 학교 마지막 날(12:00 하교)

학부모 워크샵(Managebac을 통해 등록)

• 4월 22일 모국어 워크숍(중국어, 한국어, 일본어, 독일어, 프랑스어) (오전 8:45~10:00)
• 21st May: Raising Readers and Writers: connecting home and UISG (14:10pm – 15:20pm)

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마틴 그리스트 | Head of Secondary

Friday 12 April 2024

15 April – 19 April (Week 30A)

부모님 및 보호자 여러분,

The Year 12s had their last official day of school today, which was marked with a touching, poignant and joyful final assembly. This was followed by the “Grad Walk”, with the Year 12s filing out past the chorus of applause, high fives and flag waving from the rest of the student body. The Year 12s now have a week’s study leave before their exams begin on April 24th.

The long-awaited TEDx event finally took place this week. The successful event featured 2 student speakers and 2 staff speakers. Kudos to DongHyeon in Year 10 and PeiSen in Year 11 for their command of the stage and their enlightening talks.

This weekend we will be welcoming 150 educators from around China to the ACAMIS English Language Learners Conference here at UISG. There is a very impressive line-up of keynote speakers, and there are also a number of UISG teachers who are leading workshops during the conference. The Conference provides a great opportunity for Professional Development, a time to make connections between educators, and also a chance to showcase our school and its campus.

Next week is Book Week throughout the school. Secondary students are encouraged to come dressed as a favourite book character on Tuesday, and to also make sure they have a book to read throughout the week. There will be some reading buddies across the school, a book trivia event, a literary scavenger hunt, mystery readers and an opportunity to Drop Everything and Read (DEAR). This is a perfect time to promote reading and see the power and value in books.

Also next week is the UISG Rockfest, where a range of bands from different year levels get to perform in the Secondary building atrium. It is great for students to get a chance to perform to their peers, and to have a real-live audience.

앞으로의 전망:

• April 13-14 – ACAMIS ELL Conference (for teachers)
• April 15-19 – Book Week
• April 15-19 – Rockfest
• April 17-20 – ACAMIS High School Football tournament in Shanghai
• April 19 – In-school maths competition (more details will be shared on Managebac)
• April 24 – Parent workshop on how we support English Language Learners in the Secondary school – “Integrating English Language Support within the Secondary Curriculum at UISG”
• 4월 25일 - UISG 채용 박람회