Dr. Daniel Mullen | Head of School
Dear UISG Families,
As we look forward to the upcoming week, we have an exciting lineup of events that promote community involvement and highlight our students’ talents. On Monday, we have the GISES Primary School Golf Tournament, along with the opening of ECAs Season 2 sign-ups and the U9 Swimming competition at CISGZ.
Thursday marks the celebration of International Mother Language Day, and I invite everyone to join us for the Secondary Talent Show and the HS Basketball game against BSG. We will also hold a workshop titled “Big Questions for Young Minds,” aimed at our EY parents. The week will conclude with Year 1 – 5 Sports Day, the ECA Fair Season 2, and the UPTA All Parents Meeting on Friday, followed by various sports events on Saturday & Sunday, including the Yr. 4/5 Basketball Jamboree and HS Tennis PRC.
Thank you for your continued support as we embrace another dynamic week at UISG!
Yours in Education,
Dr. Daniel Mullen
Head of School
GISES Swim Meet – November 13, 2024
Dr. Daniel Mullen
Chantelle Parsons | Head of Primary
Friday November 15th
Teachers are learners too!! We’ve had such a fantastic couple of days learning more and ready to apply new ideas to the classroom.
Events on Friday November 22nd – SIGN UP
*IMPORTANT – please make sure your child brings a lunch to school on Friday
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8:30 – 11:00 Year 1 – 5 Sports Day – including some parent races!
11:15 – 12:00 ECA Fair – sign your children up to Round 2 of ECAs
12:00 – 13:00 Bring a picnic and enjoy lunch on the field (all children from year 1 – 5 are required to bring lunch, there will be no lunch available in the canteen)
13:15 – 15:00 Children will go back to afternoon classes and the UPTA All Parents Meeting will take place
Parent Workshops
This week….
Events Coming Up
- November 18 – ECA Sign Up Begins
- November 21 – Parent Workshop: Big Questions for Young Minds
- November 22 – Year 1 – 5 Sports Day, ECA Fair and Family Picnic
- November 22 – UPTA all Parents Meeting
- December 7 – IFOL
- December 12 – Parent Workshop: Assessment Unplugged: What Every Parent Should Know
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Martin Grist | Head of Secondary
18 Nov – 22 Nov (Week 14A)
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Professional Development
On Thursday and Friday we had two staff Professional Development days. This gave us the opportunity to meet together as teachers to discuss how we can further our understanding and implementation of High Quality Learning. There were sessions on supporting language learners, use of data, use of Teams, and Social Emotional Learning. These days are so helpful in upskilling us all as we build our ongoing professional capacity.
Competitions
A group of students headed off today for the ACAMIS maths Olympiad in Nanjing, the Cross-Country teams headed off yesterday to Chengdu for the ACAMIS meet, in two weeks’ time there is an “Art Battle” competition at CIS in Panyu, and early in December the International Science Bee takes place. These competitions give our students a variety of different opportunities to see how they fare against their peers and build community as a team.
We also have the Secondary Talent Show on Thursday November 21st – part competition and part entertainment, this should be a great showcase of our different students’ performing talents.
Parent Sessions
- November 29 Friday – Coffee morning – focus on language and literature, 8:30 in the Wolves Cafe
- December 4 Wednesday – Getting to know the DP (focus Year 10 parents), 8:30 – 9:30 in the Admin Hall
We hope you are able to join us for the ones that are relevant to your child.
Events Coming Up
- November 21 – Secondary Talent Show
- November 22 – UPTA All Parent meeting
- November 25 – Hong Kong university fair @UISZ for Year 10-12 students (sign-up done through the College Counselor)
- November 28 – “Art Battle” competition in CIS
- December 7 – International Festival of Lights (IFOL)
- December 13 – High School Prom @UISG
- December 17 – Semester 1 reports issued
- December 20 – End of Semester 1
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