Month: October 2025

Volunteer Assistance for NIS Robotics Competition

Dear Teachers,

On Saturday 8th November, our Robotics Team will be participating in the NIS VEXV5 Robotics Rumble here in the Blue Gyms at NIS. 

To ensure that the hosting of this event runs smoothly, there are a lot of small jobs that need to happen on that day.  As a number of you have expressed interest in knowing more about the robotics here at NIS, I am reaching out to see if you would be interested in volunteering some time on the Saturday to assist.

Activities that we will need assistance with include;

  • Robot Check-in: Making sure robots have their correct color license plate on before each match
  • Pit Monitor:  Making sure teams head to match check-in ready for their match
  • Field Setup: Checking students reset the field correctly after each match
  • Robot Judging: Judging the Innovate Award (using a supplied rubric)

None of these activities require any knowledge of robotics, except perhaps the judging. 

If you are interested and able to volunteer some of your time on Saturday, please let me know (in person or by email). I will be running an information session this coming Saturday morning (1st Nov) from 9:00am for anybody who is interested and able to assist, where I will be showing people exactly what each activity involves.  After the session you are welcome to stay to watch the students participate in the NIS Playoffs in preparation for the Robotics Rumble Competition

Cheers Ken 

University of Toronto Information Session Today

  • Event: University of Toronto Information Session 
  • Date: Monday October 27th, 2025
  • Time: 12:10-13:00
  • Location: LGR 1
  • Description: University of Toronto is a research based institution. Established in 1827, it is Canada’s largest university. It has three campuses: St. George, Mississauga, and Scarborough. It offers over 700 undergraduate and 200 graduate programs.

Please RSVP through the LINK or QR code below. Thank you!

G10 Field Trip to Nanjing Massacre Memorial

On Tuesday, October 28, 2025, Grade 10 students will visit the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre. This field trip is an important part of our course, helping students understand how historians study evidence and perspectives to learn about the past.

Students will leave school at 8:10 a.m. and return by 1:30 p.m. 

Students should bring a packed lunch and a refillable water bottle since we will not return to school until after lunch. They should also bring a notebook, pen or pencil, and their passport or Chinese ID, which will be collected after Discover China.

It is very important that students dress respectfully for this solemn and reflective visit. Please avoid casual clothing such as shorts, ripped jeans, or shirts with large logos or graphics. Students who are not dressed appropriately will not be allowed to enter the museum.

🔔 Bell Songs – Share your Voice!

Do you want to hear your favourite song being played throughout the whole school for a week? Discuss in your homerooms or advisories. Afterwards please fill in the form if you have a song clip to submit. We would love for you to share your voice via the form.
https://forms.office.com/r/5pkNMPbecS

Please note that clips should be:
– 15 seconds long
– in m4a or mp3 format
– appropriate lyrics, topic and content for Early Years to Gr. 12

Thanks for sharing your voice!