Dr. Daniel Mullen | Head of School
April 25, 2025: Shortened Week Ahead!
Dear UISG Community,
As we prepare for the upcoming holiday, I’d like to highlight some important upcoming events. Due to the May 1-2 holiday, we’ll have just three regular school days before the break next week.
This next week our DP students will commence their IB examinations, while our MYP students will launch into their Arts & Design showcase weeks – always a wonderful celebration of creativity. Our Year 2 students will then embark on their much-anticipated camp adventure from Monday through Tuesday.
I’d particularly like to draw attention to our UISG Artwork Collection Initiative (see poster below). This exciting project gives all students the opportunity to contribute original artwork for potential use in our school’s promotional materials, with the first project being custom tote bags. Submissions are due by May 1, and we encourage all aspiring artists to take part.
As we navigate this busy period, I’m continually impressed by our community’s dedication and creativity.
Kindest regards,
Dr. Daniel Mullen
Head of School
UISG Celebrating Book Week – Book Character Parade
UISG Artwork Collection Initiative
Dr. Daniel Mullen
Chantelle Parsons | Head of Primary
Friday April 25th 2025
What a book week! An exciting author, some mystery readers and of course our amazing book character parade. Thank you to the library team for organising all the events.
Student Led Conferences (SLCs)
I’d like to give parents advanced notice to keep some time on May 14 free. We will have SLCs, a time when your children tell you all about their learning, what has happened over the year, what they are proud of and what they are working on.
Sign up for SLCs will come from the Primary Office on May 5th. Watch this space for more information!
MAP Results
Parents will have all received their child’s MAP results this week. If you haven’t yet seen it, please check ManageBac, if you still can’t see them, please reach out to the primary office.
Just a reminder that MAP Growth is an assessment of a moment in time. While children all work very hard on their MAP test, the results may not always be reflective of their learning in the classroom. If you have any questions or concerns about the results, please reach out to your child’s homeroom teacher.
Holidays Are Coming
Just a reminder that there is no school next Thursday and Friday (May 1st and 2nd) for the national holiday. I hope you all enjoy a relaxing 4-day weekend.
Events Coming Up
April 28/29 – Year 2 Sleepover
May 1-2 – May Day holiday, no school
May 5 – School’s Buddy for Student Led Conferences sent to parents
May 14 – Student Led Conferences
Martin Grist | Head of Secondary
28 April – 2 May (Week 32A)
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Although it was a bit of a quieter week this week, we still had Book Week, Year 11 Business Bonanza, Year 11 Collaborative Science Project, Middle School basketball games, and an inaugural Middle School Dance.
Next week, the Year 12 final exams begin. Best wishes and good luck to our Seniors for these exams.
Book Week
Monday had a mystery reader entertain homerooms with their chosen stories; Tuesday was a book week competition; Wednesday was character dress-up day (see the picture below); Thursday we had a visiting author; Friday culminated with a Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) activity. Students had a chance to read in their home language as well as in English, and I really hope we can keep alive the regular reading of books. Thank you to parents for encouraging your children to read.
Year 11 Business Bonanza
The atrium was filled on Thursday with entrepreneurial spirit, as the Year 11 Business students had the chance to put their learning into practice, with their one-day Business Bonanza. This kind of hands-on activity gives the students much greater insight into what it takes to plan, prepare and put into practice than theoretical classroom tasks. [It also gave other Secondary students a chance to buy a variety of different snacks!]
Year 11 Collaborative Science Project
Some of the best learning at school also happens when students see the connections between different subjects; how by using knowledge and skills from one subject it can enhance understanding of another subject. And the Year 11 Collaborative Science Project (CSP) provides that opportunity. It is a chance for students who are studying different sciences to come together and collaborate on a specific challenge, recognising how each science can work together to create a solution. Students will be displaying the products of their CSP on May 8th from 2:30 – 3:20pm.
Parent Sessions
POSTPONED – Secondary Parent Coffee Morning – focus on Physical and Health Education
May 8 – Information session on Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) and Service as Action (SA)
Events Coming Up
- April 28 – Year 12 final DP exams begin
- May 1-2 – school holiday [DP exams still take place on May 2nd]
- May 5 – MYP eAssessments begin
- May 7 – Year 8 Baiyun mountain hike activity
- May 15–17-SDRC Basketball, Shenzhen
- May 16 – CIS SWIM Gala @ 8:30am
- May 21 – Year 8 and 9 Community Project
- May 21 – Annual Sports Awards
- May 22 – Summer concert (10:15 – 11:00)
- May 23 – Year 12 Graduation @MFH
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