Month: August 2025

TGIF at Laurie’s House Today!

Dear All,

Just a quick reminder – our TGIF gathering starts today at 4pm at Laurie’s House.

Parking Notes: No parking inside the compound, please park outside and walk in. E-bikes/Scooters, feel free to enter, and please park neatly.

Come ready to relax, enjoy the foods and drinks, and kick off the weekend together! See you there!

Sports Teams Season 1

Dear wonderful student athletes,

The first Sports Team season starting is U19 Volleyball in week 2 (Tuesday 19th August)

Training days are Tuesday and Thursday’s 16:20 – 18:00 (Optional training on Friday’s 15:15 – 16:30)

It is a short season so if you wish to be considered for selection (tournaments) you need to sign-up on schools buddy and attend the 2 week ‘try out’ period (more information to come)

All students will still be able to participate throughout the season and continue developing.

All other season 1 sports are also open on schoolsbuddy (with days and timings)

U12 Table Tennis, U15/U19 Table Tennis (Week 4 start)

U12 Football, U15 Football (Week 4 start)

U12 Floorhockey (Week 5 start)

U12/U15/U19 Cross Country (Week 3/4 start)

Any questions please come and see Mr Dutton or Ms Vicki

Secondary Production -‘Oliver’

All those involved in the secondary production please come to your first rehearsal on MONDAY (August 18th) afterschool in the PAC FROM 3-15 -5:15

Any NEW STUDENTS please come to a short meeting at breaktime ( 10 40) on Friday ( tomorrow) in the black box if you are interested in being involved.

We look forward to a wonderful production

The production team

Primary Children – Pick Up Survey Results

We are collating the Primary Pick Up survey results and will publish them, along with bus lists, to home room teachers today. We will have some parents who have not replied. Assume these children are “classroom pick up” unless a parent informs you otherwise. Please pay extra attention to all new students, including in the upper grades, and ensure they are met by a carer or find their bus. Any child not picked up by 3.15 can be sent to the Primary Office.

Child Protection Training & Quiz

Hi Everyone,

As mentioned in the Morning Briefing, we are introducing a new asynchronous format for this year’s Child Protection & Safeguarding Basics Training. This training is an annual requirement for our accreditation and ensures that all staff are informed and equipped to uphold our child safeguarding responsibilities. The new format provides greater flexibility and personalization to support your learning.

Below are the resources you’ll need to review key information about child protection & safeguarding for this year:

After reviewing the materials, please complete the Child Protection and Safeguarding – Basics Training Quiz. To meet the requirements, you must achieve a passing grade of 100%. The quiz can be retaken as many times as needed to reach this score. Please ensure that the quiz is completed by August 31, 2025.

If you have any questions or need further clarification, please feel free to reach out to Scott, Zhang Bo, or Sandra.

Thank you for your commitment to ensuring a safe and supportive environment for our students.

House Shirts Collection on August 15

Please collect the house T-shirts(if needed) according to the following schedule on this Friday (August 15 Day 2). Staff may pick it up during lunch time (12pm-1pm)

Primary: Information for Today

We’re excited to welcome new students into classrooms this morning. A list of new students expected today can be found in the Beginning of Year folder – “New Student List 25-26”.

Can G1-5 HR teachers and TAs come to the PAC at around 8.00 and sit in the front seats. We will release new students from the PAC by grade.

After a short introduction to NIS in the PAC, Primary parents will move to LGR1

EY students will go directly to the EY.

Parents will collect children from the classrooms at around 9.20. Please ensure you are there in your rooms at that time.

Class Lists on Managebac and SeeSaw will go live this morning. We have cross referenced to make sure Managebac lists are accurate. New students who are not beginning tomorrow do not yet appear in Managebac. We will inform teachers of those children. Please check your class lists in Managebac this morning and notify us ASAP if you notice any discrepancies.

Welcome Letters: If you have not done so already, please check with your grade level colleagues to ensure you are sending out the same information. Letters can go out between 3 pm- 4pm – we will share class email addresses today.

We have a quick touch base scheduled for 1pm today. This should last around 30 minutes.