Category: Staff

Sub Rota

Hi Secondary Teachers,

Please take a moment to review the Sub Rota. If you identify any potential schedule clashes this week, kindly inform Mandy this week.

We request that you avoid scheduling meetings during your potential coverage blocks. If you have any questions, feel free to email mandybueschlen@nanjing-school.com.

Thank you!

Best,
Mandy Bueschlen

Visitor Management System.

Hi everyone,

We now have a new Visitor Management system for inviting guests to campus. It’s quick, simple, and all done through Teams. This system is for inviting visitors such as vendors, guest speakers, and colleagues from other schools. Please note, you will not use it for alumni or student visitors, those will be handled by Communications & Marketing or the PA to the Head of School.You can check out the step-by-step guide on the IT Support Site in the Visitor Management folder.

If you need a hand getting started, just drop by the IT Department. As always, we’re happy to walk you through it.

The IT Support Team

Hot Weather Protocols

Our hot weather protocols can be found here. Temperatures are based on the “real feel”/”feels like” temperature and we use the Accuweather app.

Please remind children to take a water bottle with them to lunch and break, and wear a hat if they have one. Children who are playing outside without a water bottle, should be encouraged to take regular drink breaks at the water fountain (especially our Primary soccer players).

Be aware of your indoor break duty location, as we may need to call indoor break due to hot weather today or in the coming week.

Bell Song Submission

Hi Homeroom teachers & Advisors,

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

We get a lot of requests so fill in your request earlier and you’ll hear the song sooner!

Thanks for sharing your voice!

House T-shirts distribution 2025

Today please come to the PAC foyer to collect the house T-shirts(if needed) according to the following schedule. Staff may pick it up during lunch time (12pm-1pm).

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

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.