Month: October 2025

A friendly reminder:

As part of this effort, all teachers and staff with an NIS email address are required to complete two online tasks:

1. Training Course (approx. 19 minutes)
   • Title: 2025 Your Role: Internet Security and You — a concise, impactful module focused on our individual roles in maintaining a secure digital environment
2. Assessment (approx.10 minutes)
   • Title: Security Awareness Proficiency Assessment (SAPA) — designed to evaluate our understanding of key cybersecurity concepts and help tailor future learning based on strengths and areas for improvement

** Who Must Complete These Tasks:**

• Teaching Faculty: Designated time has been allocated during PLD (Professional Learning & Development) days this week for these tasks. (However you may begin working on them once you recieve the invitation email from KnowBe4)
• All Other Staff: Please set aside time over the next month to complete the training and assessment.

** Completion Window:**
From September 22, 2025, through October 31, 2025.

The EARCOS Teacher Conference will be held in Bangkok 19 – 21 March 2026. The theme is ‘Elevating Voices, Enriching Worlds’ and the areas that will be the focus of the conference are: Literacy, Early Childhood, Learning Support and Special Needs, Modern Languages, Libraries, Counselors, ELL, Authors, Child Protection, Technology, General Education

NIS is able to put forward two presentations to be delivered at the conference (note: EARCOS has the final decision on all presentations). Presentations can be done individually or as a pair. NIS covers conference registration for staff that are chosen to present (flights and accommodation are not covered but can be paid with your PL fund).

If you are interested in applying to present, we will be holding applications Week 9 on Monday (12pm – 1pm) and Tuesday (12.30 – 1.30pm)in my classroom (D217).

Applicants will need to present a short (3 – 5 minute) pitch of their presentation topic, including why it is relevant for the conference and how it will provide participants with new learning in emerging trends and/or possibilities for practice within schools; and a sample activity that they would plan on including in their presentation (5 – 7 minutes). Pitches should be 10 minutes total, and will be assessed against the EARCOS Conference Session Design and Presentation Criteria.

If you would like to apply to present, please sign up with this form. If you have any questions in the meantime, please come speak to me or send me an email.

If you would like to apply to attend (and not present) as part of your PLD, please contact Sandra as normal.

Please be reminded that school lawn will be enclosed for seed-spreading, it will be re-open from October 20.

Thanks for your cooperation.

NIS Facility Team

Hi there,

The school is moving into the next phase of implementation of the Gate System. On Friday, Arek will be sending out a message to notify the community of this next phase. Gate timings below will begin Monday, October 13th.

Moving forward the Main Gates (near the swim changerooms) will have timed access as follows:

• Monday – Friday
  • Open for G6-10 5:30am-6:30pm
  • Open for Prek-Gr5 and for Parents 7:30am-6:00pm
  • Open for pickup personnel 7:30am – 8:00am & 3:00pm-5:45pm
  • Open for G11-12 5:30am-9:30pm in café study lounge (Centre)
  • Open for scheduled activities through the Activities Office
• Saturday
  • Open for parents, students PreK-10 from 10-3pm
  • Open for G11-12 5:30am-9:30pm in café study lounge (Centre)
  • Open for scheduled activities through the Activities Office
• Sunday
  • Closed for parents, students PreK-10
  • Open for G11-12 5:30am-9:30pm in café study lounge (Centre)

The Activities office will make sure for all regular activities outside of these times that those who have signed up have access through the Main Gate. If there are any issues please let the Activities office know.

If you have any “special” activities outside of these times, please make sure to put in a Facility (General) Ticket through Teams (See How to guide). On the ticket indicate your activity name, the date, the times, and send a list of students/parents who will need access through the main gate. If you are inviting outside visitors onto campus, please connect with Wendy to plan.

Here are minutes for the Monday Briefing.

Week 8 – Oct.7, 2025  (Web view)