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Weishan South Road,
Shuanggang, Jinnan District
Tianjin 300350 P.R.China
Tel: 86 22 28592001
Fax: 86 22 28592007
Email: info@istianjin.net
www.istianjin.org
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Dear Parents and Students
With our Director out of school on an accreditation visit, it is once again my pleasure to take over the
responsibility of Blaze communication. As the temperatures have rapidly dropped we have been
fortunate to benefit from low AQI and a resumption of our normal sports training and match
programme. We hope that it keeps with us a while longer.
This is a month of dressing up, with the ‘character dress-up day’ today and ‘pink day’ a little
later in the month. It is always pleasing to see how enthusiastically students approach these
days, although we are aware that they are sometimes a little work for parents.
As you are all aware, we are communicating a lot this year about our new learning platform,
ManageBac. Blogs and the website have, up to now, provided our online portals but ManageBac
offers many different school uses. Since we decided to move down this road, Secondary and
Elementary schools have developed different plans for its introduction.
While Elementary teachers are working at developing their ManageBac presence, they will be
maintaining blogs as their main communication tool for the foreseeable future, while introducing ManageBac
as a curricular and reporting tool during this semester.
In Secondary school, we have been placing our units on ManageBac in each subject area. This has allowed materials,
including assignments, to be communicated to students. The calendar helps them to keep track of their work in
different subjects. We brought students from Grade 9-12 onto the platform in August and Grades 6-8 began on their
return from Week Without Walls. Today, Secondary parents will be invited to log in to ManageBac for the first time.
We have explained to all parties that this is a ‘soft opening.’ Last week, at the Secondary principal-parent meeting, I
demonstrated how the interface would look, and pointed out the Parent Guide on the right of the screen. The easiest
way to find your way around the site is to ask your child to help you! We will, however, provide an opportunity for
parents to visit the school and get advice or make comments after the parent-teacher-student conferences.
Diwali also known as the “festival of lights”, is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in
autumn every year.Diwali is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs to mark historical
events, stories or myths, but they all spiritually mark the victory of light over darkness,
knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, hope over despair.
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Elementary parents should continue to access the blogs to find out what is going on in the grade programme. For
Secondary parents, the blogs will become less of a focus as ManageBac is phased in. Secondary
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Friday 17 October 2014
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Weishan South Road,
Shuanggang, Jinnan District
Tianjin 300350 P.R.China
Tel: 86 22 28592001
Fax: 86 22 28592007
Email: info@istianjin.net
www.istianjin.org
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The UN committee has been very busy making preparations for UN Day on Wednesday 22nd October. You will
remember that the theme is international mindedness with the slogan ‘LOOK OUT!’ I have completed auditions
of student-led groups in the performance and have asked adult organisers to take responsibility for the quality of
their national groups. We can promise a varied and entertaining performance commencing at 9.05 in the theatre.
Before that, there is the ‘parade of nations’ with students dressed in clothes representing their cultures. This
starts outside the Director’s office shortly after 8.30 and parents of younger children are welcome to walk with
the students- in costume of course! A reminder that we do not use national flags for these occasions!
After a period of Internationally-related learning activities in school, students move to the lunch provided so
generously by the parents. I know that the PFO has been working hard to organise this and we thank everyone
involved. The final event of the day is the school photograph, celebrating our 20th anniversary.
The following week we have the parent-teacher conferences on 29th and 30th so look out for communications
from school about those.
As usual, a very busy but productive learning environment!
Have a good weekend!
Mick Hilleson
Secondary Principal/ Deputy Director
International Schools Library Week, 20 to 24 October
Celebrate our international community of readers with us!
Beijing Bookstore Book Fair – 21 and 22 October
7:30-4:30 Tuesday, 7:30-3:00 Wednesday
Panda Book Quizzes & Checkout - all week
DEAR (Drop Everything AND Read) – in class, weeklong
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Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, October 29 2.30 to 6.30
Thursday, October 30 3.30 to 6.30
We are looking forward to meeting with you soon to discuss your child’s
achievements and challenges. Please be aware of the following dates:
 October 17 – Parent Teacher Conference invitations and letters will be
sent home
 October 23 – Parents should have returned the appointment request or
contacted the teacher for a different date and time. Parents may also
submit, in advance, any questions that they may wish to address with the
teacher
 October 24 – Homeroom teacher confirms each child’s appointment.
Parents will also receive information regarding conferences with our
specialist teachers.
If you require any further information about conferences please do not hesitate to
ask the Homeroom teacher or me at catherine_nicol@istianjin.net.
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IST Library & Information Literacy Center International Schools Library Week, 20 to 24 October
Celebrate our international community of readers with us!
¥ Beijing Bookstore Book Fair – 21 and 22 October
7:30-­‐4:30 Tuesday, 7:30-­‐3:00 Wednesday ¥ Panda Book Quizzes & Checkout -­‐ all week
¥ DEAR (Drop Everything AND Read) – in class, weeklong Student Book Clubs
Congratulations!
Please join us in congratulating the members of the Grade 1 & 2 Book Club and the MYP Book Club who collaborated to provide us today with a memorable performance of the book Oh NO! by Candace Fleming & Eric Rohmann. Parent Book Club
Next meeting, 21 November, 9:15 a.m. Eleven members of the IST-­‐Library Parent Book Club met this week and had a lively discussion of the book, The Husband’s Secret, by Liane Moriarty. This international book club is open to all readers in the Tianjin expat community. Our November selection is Orphan Train, by Christina Baker Kline. Please register via the library blog. Scholastic Book Club
The fall orders arrived and were distributed beginning on Wednesday. Please contact us if you have any questions. As always, visit the library blog for the latest news and information.
For more information and news, subscribe to the library blog: http://istianjinelearning.org/library
Library OPAC From home or school library.istianjin.net
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Dear IST Families,
UN Day, Wednesday, October 22th is quickly approaching! The final arrangements for the PFO UN
Day lunch are now in place.
Upon arrival Wednesday morning we ask that parents or students bring in their two dishes and
drop them off at either the main entrance of the Elementary Building (in front of principal's office).
A PFO Committee member will be at those locations to receive your food.
Otherwise, you may bring in your dishes anytime during that morning before 11:00am and take
them directly to the 2-5 Playroom where the lunch will be served.
Please label all pans/trays/bowls with your child's full name and grade so that they may be easily
located after the lunch. Also, please note that we will not be able to clean any items, but we can
keep any remaining items in the PFO room for you to retrieve after the lunch.
Also, please be sure to bring along any special serving utensils if necessary. Remember to label
these as well!
With your dishes, please include 2 cards (one for each dish) with the following information:
NAME OF DISH:
COUNTRY:
MEAT OR VEGETARIAN
MAIN INGREDIENTS, e.g. pork, milk, wheat, eggs, peanuts/nuts
The PFO will provide these cards and send them home with your child in their black folder by the
end of this week. If you prefer to create your own cards, certainly feel free to do so.
*** We are in need of volunteers to help serve the lunch from 11:00am – 1:30pm. If you would
be willing to help at this time, please email your Community Liaison. Thank you very much!!
Thank you so much for your assistance and support!
PFO Committee
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Main A
Main B
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
2014.10.20
2014.10.21
2014.10.22
Fish Fingers w/Tartar
Sauce
炸鱼条
Chicken w/Soya Onion
扒酱油鸡胸洋葱
Daily Starch
Soup/Salad
Hot
Vegetable
Yellow Chicken Curry
咖喱鸡
French Fries
薯条
Egg Fried Rice
鸡蛋米饭
Drink
2014.10.23
UN Day
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Meat Ball w/Spicy
Tomato Sauce
牛肉丸辣味番茄汁
Sauteed Chicken
w/Mushroom
炒鸡肉蘑菇
Mashed Potato
土豆泥
Stir Fried Korean Rice
韩式拌饭
Spinach Fried Rice
菠菜米饭
Broccoli Soup
Kimchi Tofu Soup
西兰花汤
韩式白菜汤
Waldorf Salad
Coleslaw
拌洋白菜胡萝卜
华道夫沙拉
Green Bean & Carrot
Cherr Tomato&
Stick
Corn&Celery
芹菜小番茄玉米粒
甜豆胡萝卜条
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2014.10.24
Sweet and Sour Chicken
咕噜鸡肉
Fried Rice w/Spring
Onions
香葱炒米饭
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Friday
Baked Penne w/Mozzarella
Tomato Sauce
芝士番茄焗斜切面
Spaghetti Bolognese
肉酱面
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Dessert
Thursday
Zucchini Soup
西葫芦汤
Salad Nicoise w/French
Dressing
尼古拉沙拉
Cream of Cauliflower
菜花汤
Garden Salad
田园沙拉
Cauliflower & Pea & Cherry Mix Vegetable
Tomato 菜花豌豆小番茄
炒什蔬
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Banana Bread
Oat Cookies
Apple Strudel
Fruit Tart
Daily Fruit
Daily Fruit
Daily Fruit
Daily Fruit
Juice/Water/Yoghurt
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Juice/Water/Yoghurt
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Main Course
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Dessert
Juice/Water/Yoghurt
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Potato
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Soup
Juice/Water/Yoghurt
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Vegetable
Set menu includes: Choice of 1 main dish from (A or B) + daily starch & hot veggie; Choice of 1 (dessert or daily fruit cut); Choice of
daily soup or salad; Choice of 1 (juice,water, or yoghurt).
Name:
Morning
Snacks
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
2014.10.20
2014.10.21
2014.10.22
2014.10.23
2014.10.24
UN Day
Steamed BaoZi
Fruit Cut
Yoghurt
Fruit Cut
Sauteed Chicken
with Broccoli
Set
Lunch
Grade:
Carrot Cake
Fruit Cut
Cheese Sandwich
Fruit Cut
Mini Hotdog
Spaghetti w/
Meat Balls in
Bolognese Sauce
Baked Penne
w/Mozzarella
Bolognese Sauce
Sweet Corn
Vegetable Sticks
Broccoli and Corn
Cherry Tomato
Daily Fruit
Daily Fruit
Daily Fruit
Daily Fruit
Juice/Water/Yoghurt
Juice/Water/Yoghurt
Juice/Water/Yoghurt
Juice/Water/Yoghurt
Rice
Potato Sticks
Morning snack offer available at 5 rmb , Sanck are only available for daily set lunch consumers.
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Weishan South Road,
Shuanggang, Jinnan District
Tianjin 300350 P.R.China
Tel: 86 22 28592001
Fax: 86 22 28592007
Email: info@istianjin.net
www.istianjin.org
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diary dates
Sports Dates
October 20,2014
HS VB friendly against TIS at IST
Monday~Friday - October 20~24, 2014
International Schools Library Week
October 21,2014
MS soccer friendly games against TEDA at
IST
Tuesday~Wednesday - October 21~22, 2014
Beijing Book Fair
Wednesday - October 22, 2014
UN Day
Wednesday~Thursday - October 29~30, 2014
Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences
(Afternoon & Evening)
Friday - October 31, 2014
Elementary Halloween & Secondary Fright Night
October 23~25, 2014
ACAMIS HS volleyball tournament in Suzhou
October 25, 2014
MS soccer ISAC tournaments: U14 boys
at YCIS, U14 girls at IST, U13 boys at ISB,
U12 boys at BIBA
November 1, 2014
HS VB ISAC tournaments: Boys at DSP and
girls at WAB
November 3, 2014
IST season 2 sports starts (MS volleyball,
HS basketball)
IST Co – Curricular Activities (CCA) information:
Welcome to the IST Co- Curricular Activities (CCA) Program for 2014-2015
Session 1 Co – Curricular Activities (CCA) Dates:
• Wed. -Sat. Aug 13-16 CCA Session 1 Sign Up Online OPEN
• Sat. Aug 16- Registration DEADLINE
• Wed. Aug 20 – Confirmation List of Session 1 CCAs Distributed to Students & Teachers
• Mon. Aug. 25 – First Day of Session 1
• Fri. Oct. 31 – Last Day of Session 1
For any questions about the IST Co- Curricular Activities (CCA) program, please
contact the activities office, Guo Ying or Durian Wang, telephone 022 2859
2003 extension 8150, or visit http://istianjinelearning.org/asa