Here are minutes for the Monday Briefing.
Grade 9 Science Fair Invitations
Dear Teachers, you are kindly invited to bring your students to the Science Fair.
Date: Monday, June 19th
Location: The HUB (Primary Library, Secondary Library, Amphitheaters and LGR2)
Time: 8am to 12pm
G10 Food Festival Returns
The G10 Food Festival is Back! 🍜🎉
After a two-year pause, the G10 Food Festival is returning on June 17th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM outside The HUB!
To enjoy the delicious food, tickets are required for purchase.
- Secondary students may purchase tickets on the day of the event.
- Primary students must pre-purchase tickets (max 50RMB).
🎟 Ticket Sales Info (Cash Only, 5RMB increments):
- Monday, June 9th – Friday, June 13th | 7:30–7:55 AM
- Tuesday, June 10th & Thursday, June 12th | 2:50–3:15 PM📍 Location: Center Foyer
Most food items will be around 10RMB, and any unused tickets can be saved for next year, as we plan to make this a yearly tradition!
SLT Meeting Minutes – June 4
Dear All,
Please find attached the SLT meeting minutes of week 36 for your information.
G8 and G7 Music Coffeehouses!
To anyone who might like to attend, the G8 Music class will put on their end-of-semester Coffeehouse showcase this afternoon, June 6, in the HUB LGR2, starting from 3:15pm. The showcase should last about 30-40 minutes.
Also, don’t miss the G7 Coffeehouse showcase next Monday, June 9, at the same time and place! The showcase that day should end between 4:15pm and 4:20pm.
Hope to see you there!
Primary Assembly
This morning’s assembly will run overtime so we want to start right on time. Can all classes be in the PAC, seated, ready for a prompt 8.10 start.
Scott Corbett will be the MOD on June 7.
Best wishes,
Monday Morning Briefing
Here are minutes for the Monday Briefing.
Upcoming Summer IT Work – Server Migration Project
This summer, the IT Department at NIS will complete critical final work on our new server project. Below is a detailed schedule of tasks and impacted systems:
- June 28: Initial preparation work (no expected disruptions).
- June 29 – July 2: Optical fiber lines will be cut and reconnected, and firewall configurations will be updated. This may cause temporary disruptions to internet and IPBX telephone systems.
- No phone on campus
- No Internet Access on campus
- June 30: Migration of network switches to the new Cisco Core will affect both internal and external networks, including printing services, finance systems, internet access, and telephones.
- No access at school.
- All cloud-based services will be accessible at home
- Office 365 (Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint etc…)
- Faria Systems (OpenApply, ManageBac, SchoolsBuddy)
- Veracross
- Anything on the file server or locally hosted server will not be accessible.
- Times HR
- Financial Server
- Large File Storage
- July 1 – 4: Data from the NAS server and part of the Hyper-V virtual machines will be migrated. Some file storage systems may be briefly unavailable.
- Anything on the file server or locally hosted server will not be accessible.
- Times HR
- Financial Server
- Large File Storage
- Anything on the file server or locally hosted server will not be accessible.
- July 5 – 6: Final equipment checks and full system testing. No impact is expected during this phase.
If you have any questions about this timeline, please coordinate with our Network Engineer & Systems Security Administrator, York Zha.
Thank you for your understanding and support as we work to enhance our infrastructure and ensure a smooth experience for the upcoming school year.
The NIS IT Team!