Dr. Aleksa Moss | Head of Early Years 幼儿园园长

Friday 22 March 2024    

Dear Early Years Families,     

General Information:     

Next week is a shortened week for children to allow for teachers to participate in valuable professional development opportunities including upskilling on Managebac, learning more about Positive Discipline, creative storytelling, and cool new technology resources. Children will be dismissed at 12:00 on Thursday 28 March and there will be no school for children on Friday.

We have a dentist visiting our school next week to do quick dental checks for any of our UISG students whose parents have given permission. Please look for Ms Michelle’s ManageBac message to fill out the form. 

We look forward to seeing many of you for a fun and sporty UEF Family Day tomorrow! 

• 23 March 10:00-15:20 UEF Family Day  
• 28 March 12:00 Early Dismissal    
• 29 March No School, Teacher Professional Development    
• 1-5 April No School, Spring Break (Ching Ming Festival)    
• 15-19 April Book Week  
• 24 April EY Sports Day 

Parent Workshops:

• 28 March: Anger Management for Kids and Parents (10:30am-11:45am)  
• 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 (14:10 – 15:20) 

2024年3月22日星期五

亲爱的幼儿家庭

日常信息：

下周是孩子们短暂的一周，以便教师有能参与宝贵的专业发展的机会，包括提高 Managebac 技能，了解更多有关正面管教、创意说故事和珍贵的新技术资源。儿童将于3月28日星期四中午12:00放学，星期五儿童不上学。

下周将有一位牙医来访学校，为任何经过家长许可的 UISG 学生进行快速牙科检查。请查看 Michelle 女士的 ManageBac 消息来填写表格。

我们期待明天与大家见面，度过一个充满乐趣和活力的 UEF 家庭日！

• 3 月 23 日 11:00-15:00 UEF 家庭日
• 3月28日 12:00 提早放学
• 3 月 29 日 不上课，教师专业发展
• 4 月 1 日至 5 日 不上课，春假（清明节）
• 4 月 15 日至 19 日读书周
• 4 月 24 日幼儿年级运动会

家长座谈会:

• 3月28日：儿童和家长的愤怒情绪管理（10:30 am -11:45 am）
• 4月22日：母语研讨会（中文、韩文、日文、德文和法文）（8:45am-10:00am）
• 5月21日：培养读者和作家：连接家庭和 UISG (14:10–15:20）

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Michelle Jones | Head of Primary 小学校长

22nd March 2024

Dear Primary Families,

Well done to the Year 6 Middle School category Battle of the Books team who read many wonderful books in preparation for the battle that took place on Wednesday 20th March. The team showed teamwork and team spirit on the day.

BOEN Dental Clinic will be on campus on Tuesday 26th March to give a free dental check up to all Primary students whose parents have given permission. 

The Utahloy Action Committee (UAC) will be hosting a charity sale during recess on Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th March to raise funds for Guangzhou Gold Ribbon Special Children Parent Centre, which supports children battling cancer. As part of our fundraising efforts, UAC members visited homerooms to promote the event and provided more information to students. We kindly ask for your support in allowing your child to bring cash on the days of the sale to contribute to this meaningful cause. Ice creams are 10RMB, bracelets range from 3 to 5RMB and hair accessories range from 6 to 8RMB. Together, we can make a positive impact in the lives of these children in need.

On 28th March, Ms Sharon will be running a parent workshop on Anger Management for Kids and Parents, we look forward to seeing many Primary parents attending this valuable workshop.

Next week is a shortened week for students to allow for teachers to participate in professional development opportunities including upskilling on Managebac, delving more into Positive Discipline, Artificial Intelligence and creative writing. Students will be dismissed at noon on Thursday 28th March and there will be no school for students on Friday 29th March.

I look forward to welcoming our Primary families to Family Day on Saturday, it will be an exciting day for meeting with families and teachers and being active together. 

Coming Up

• 23rd March: UEF Family Day
• 28th March: 12:00 Early Dismissal
• 29th March: No School (Teacher Professional Development)
• 1st – 5th April: Spring Break (Ching Ming Festival)
• 8th April: School resumes

Parent Workshops (sign up through Managebac)

• 28th March: Anger Management for Kids and Parents (10:30am-11:45am)
• 22nd April: Workshops in Mother Tongue Language (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German and French) (8:45am-10:00am)
• 21st May: Raising Readers and Writers: connecting home and UISG (14:10 – 15:20)

2024年3月22日

亲爱的小学家庭，

六年级中学组“书籍之战”团队做得很棒，他们阅读了许多精彩的书籍，为3月20日星期三举行的竞赛做准备。当天，队员们展现了合作精神和团队精神。

博恩口腔门诊部将于 3 月 26 日星期二在校园内为所有经家长许可的小学生提供免费口腔检查。

誉德莱行动委员会（UAC）将于3月25日星期一和26日星期二课间休息期间举办慈善义卖活动，为广州金丝带特殊儿童家长中心筹集资金，该中心支持儿童抗击癌症。作为我们筹款活动的一部分，UAC 成员将参观班级教室以宣传该活动并向学生提供更多信息。我们诚挚地请求您的支持，让您的孩子在义卖当天携带现金，为这一有意义的事业做出贡献。冰淇淋10元，手链3到5元，发饰6到8元。我们齐心协力，就能对这些有需要的儿童的生活产生积极影响。

3月28日，Sharon 女士将为孩子和家长举办一场关于愤怒情绪管理的家长座谈会，我们期待看到许多小学部家长参加这个有价值的座谈会。

下周是学生们短暂的一周，以便教师能够参与专业发展机会，包括提高 Managebac 技能、深入研究正面管教、人工智能和创意写作。学生将于3月28日星期四中午放学，3月29日星期五不上课。

我期待我们的小学家庭参加周六的家庭日，这将是与家人和老师见面并一起积极活动的激动人心的一天。

接下来

• 3 月 23 日：UEF家庭日
• 3 月 28 日：12:00 提早放学
• 3 月 29 日：不上课（教师专业发展）
• 4月1日至5日：春假（清明节）
• 4月8日：学校复课

家长座谈会（通过 Managebac 报名）

• 3 月 28 日：儿童和家长的愤怒情绪管理（10:30am-11:45am）
• 4月22日：母语座谈会（中文、韩语、日语、德语和法语）（8:45am-10:00am）
• 5 月 21 日：培养读者和作家：连接家庭和 UISG（14:10 – 15:20）

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Martin Grist | Head of Secondary 代理中学校长

25 Mar – 29 Mar (Week 28A) 

Dear Parents and Guardians, 

As you know, Thursday March 28th is a half day for students, with school finishing at 12, and Friday March 29th there is no school for students. This gives us time as teachers to meet together for Professional Development. Our key focus for these two days is on curriculum development. The IB recommends that schools regularly undergo “curriculum reviews that contribute to coherent vertical articulation of written, taught, and assessed curriculum”, and we will be working on this to continue enhancing the learning experience for our students. To do this, we consider what students need to be successful at the end of their Diploma years, what students have studied in the PYP, and how we can embed the knowledge, skills and content throughout the MYP to foster student success. We will also be looking at Universal Design for Learning, we will have further training on the use of Managebac, and we will be starting on one of our policy reviews. 

This week Middle School students were involved in an all-day volleyball tournament, hosted here at UISG, and a couple of Year 9 students represented the school at the Battle of the Books competition in Shenzhen. Next week, it is the turn of the Seniors to represent the school at the GISSA Cup football tournament at BSG. 

Tomorrow, of course, is the UEF Family Day, and I hope that many of you will be able to join us for this fun day. 

Looking Ahead: 

• March 23 – UEF Family Day 
• March 28 – 12:00 Early Dismissal (Teacher Professional Development in the afternoon) 
• March 29 – No School, Teacher Professional Development 
• March 29 – DP Visual Art show opening at the AIO 
• April 1-5 – No School, Spring Break (Ching Ming Festival) 
• April 10 – TEDx event “Just push play” – in the Admin Hall (postponed from March 20) 
• April 12 – Year 12 final assembly and last day 
• April 19 – In-school maths competition (postponed from March 28) 
• April 25 – UISG Careers Fair 

3月25日至3月29日(第28A周) 

亲爱的家长和监护人， 

3月28日星期四是学生半天，12点放学，3月29日星期五不上课。这给了我们作为教师聚在一起进行专业发展的时间。我们这两天的重点是课程开发。国际文凭组织建议学校定期进行“课程审查，以促进书面、教学和评估课程的连贯垂直衔接”，我们将在这方面努力，继续提高学生的学习体验。为了做到这一点，我们考虑学生在毕业时需要什么才能取得成功，学生在PYP中学习了什么，以及我们如何将知识、技能和内容融入到MYP中，以促进学生的成功。我们还将研究通用学习设计，我们将对Managebac的使用进行进一步的培训，我们将开始一项政策审查。 

本周，中学生们参加了在UISG举办的全天排球比赛，几名9年级学生代表学校参加了在深圳举行的图书之战比赛。下周，将轮到高年级学生代表学校参加在BSG举行的GISSA杯足球锦标赛。

明天，当然是UEF家庭日，我希望家长们都能和我们一起度过这个有趣的日子。 

展望未来: 

• 3月23日—UEF家庭日 
• 3月28日—12:00放学(下午教师专业发展) 
• 3月29日—不上学，教师专业发展 
• 3月29日—DP视觉艺术展在AIO开幕 
• 4月1-5日—放假(清明节) 
• 4月10日—TEDx活动“Just push play”——在行政大厅(原定于3月20日推迟) 
• 4月12日—12年级的最后一天课堂 
• 4月19日—校内数学竞赛(原定于3月28日举行) 
• 4月25日—UISG职业博览会