Category: Student

A reminder to sign up for auditions – we would love to see a range of performances -please sign up asap!

Thanks

Remember to join in for the dress up days for spirit week – its points for your house and lots of fun – we hope EVERYONE is involved

here’s a reminder of what to wear each day

Monday: Movie Character Day (Dress up as a fictional character!)

Tuesday: Pajama Day (Come to school in your cozy pajamas)

Wednesday: Grade Color Day

Thursday: Matching Day (Wear the same outfit and match with your friend(s)!)

Friday: Lunar New Year Dress (Wear a traditional Chinese outfit or bright red to celebrate Chinese Lunar New year!)

Grade Colors: 

G6: Blue

G7: Orange

G8: Black

G9: Grey

G10: Purple

G11: Pink

G12: Maroon

ISA Writing assessments will be coming up beginning next week during Weeks 22-23.

To get ready for the upcoming assessments, all students must:

• Update Chrome – Ensure that the latest version of Google Chrome is being used. Ms. Kong and Dr. Doak have created a video to guide students through checking and updating Chrome.
• Run Browser Exam – Run the browser exam to quickly identify potential issues that might affect the test. The browser exam URL is : https://oars.acer.edu.au/browserexam/#
• Bookmark the Test Site – Bookmark the test site for easy access during the test date. https://oars.acer.edu.au/nanjing-international-school 

Complete the update and browser exam by Thursday, January  30. If you encounter any issues, please visit the IT Office for support — they promise they only bite when Chrome isn’t updated. 😄

• Event: TETR College of Business Information Session 
• Date: Thursday January 29
• Time: 12:10-13:00
• Location: LGR 3
• RSVP link: click HERE to RSVP
• Description: UBI Business School is a private international business school founded in Brussels in 1992, offering BSc, MSc, MBA and DBA degrees validated by Middlesex University, UK. It emphasises globalisation, digitalisation and corporate citizenship with campuses in Brussels, Luxembourg, Shanghai and Madrid, plus hybrid options for worldwide learners.  
• Tetr College of Business is a global, experience-driven business college where students learn by building real ventures across multiple countries, partnering with UBI to offer collaborative international business programmes
• Programme blurb for information session:
• What if university wasn’t four years of theory—but four years of building real businesses, testing ideas, and learning from people who actually do it?
• The UBI Business School × Tetr College of Business Undergraduate Programme is built for ambitious high-school students who want more than lectures and exams.
• You’ll study across global business hubs, learn directly from founders, VCs, and operators, and graduate with real-world experience—not just a transcript.
• Join the info session and hear directly from UBI leaders and academic heads as they share the programme vision, structure, global pathways—and what it really takes to thrive in the real business world.

Calling all Performers, Dancers, Musicians, anyone who would like to share their amazing talents, the talent show is on March 27th and auditions are right after CNY. So please, get rehearasing now and sign up USING THIS FORM 2025/26 Talent Show – Fill out form

We hope to see many of you participate in this years show

• Event: TETR College of Business Information Session 
• Date: Thursday January 29
• Time: 12:10-13:00
• Location: LGR 3
• RSVP link: click HERE to RSVP
• Description: UBI Business School is a private international business school founded in Brussels in 1992, offering BSc, MSc, MBA and DBA degrees validated by Middlesex University, UK. It emphasises globalisation, digitalisation and corporate citizenship with campuses in Brussels, Luxembourg, Shanghai and Madrid, plus hybrid options for worldwide learners.  
• Tetr College of Business is a global, experience-driven business college where students learn by building real ventures across multiple countries, partnering with UBI to offer collaborative international business programmes
• Programme blurb for information session:
• What if university wasn’t four years of theory—but four years of building real businesses, testing ideas, and learning from people who actually do it?
• The UBI Business School × Tetr College of Business Undergraduate Programme is built for ambitious high-school students who want more than lectures and exams.
• You’ll study across global business hubs, learn directly from founders, VCs, and operators, and graduate with real-world experience—not just a transcript.
• Join the info session and hear directly from UBI leaders and academic heads as they share the programme vision, structure, global pathways—and what it really takes to thrive in the real business world.

ISA Writing assessments will be coming up on Weeks 22-23.

To get ready for the upcoming assessments, all students must:

• Update Chrome – Ensure that the latest version of Google Chrome is being used. Ms. Kong and Dr. Doak have created a video to guide students through checking and updating Chrome.
• Run Browser Exam – Run the browser exam to quickly identify potential issues that might affect the test. The browser exam URL is : https://oars.acer.edu.au/browserexam/#
• Bookmark the Test Site – Bookmark the test site for easy access during the test date. https://oars.acer.edu.au/nanjing-international-school 

Complete the update and browser exam by Thursday, January  30. If you encounter any issues, please visit the IT Office for support — they promise they only bite when Chrome isn’t updated. 😄

Dear all,

This is a kind reminder that the next SAT exam at NIS will take place on Saturday March 14th, 2026. Please register through College Board (click HERE) if you are planning to take the test. Thank you.